Colors of Nice (2018) by Liudmila Kondakova

Night (2023) by Francisco Fonseca

Here are some of the songs I've been listening to this summer. It starts with a song Michelle and I love by Glen Hansard, a great musician who passed tragically this week. Our hearts go out to his family.

Buddy Guy - The First Time I Met the Blues (live) Buddy Guy is 90 today! I just saw him last year or the year before. He's a legendary guitar player, his influence writ large. His playing is always moving. #BuddyGuy #MusicBirthday #MusicSky #TheBlues #Blues youtu.be/irS2SlVOHY0?...

Buddy Guy - First Time I Met The Blues

YouTube video by Meb-ROCK & Poésie

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Himbeer-Zitronen-Muffins 🌸

“It’s fair to assume that Peart would be very, very cool with this...” In an epic, two-act set, Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, new drummer Anika Nilles, plus surprise guest Aimee Man triumph in Canadian prog heroes Rush’s first show since Neil Peart’s death. Read MOJO’s review and the setlist in full👇

Rush Live In LA Review: Prog heroes' epic comeback

Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, new drummer Anika Nilles, plus a surprise guest Aimee Man triumph in Canadian icons Rush’s first show since Neil Peart’s death.

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“Music is all just one thing for me. You have to be careful about applying terms or categories, otherwise you end up with a political discussion rather than a musical one.” Pat Metheny just wants to understand music:

Pat Metheny just wants to understand music

Multi-faceted pioneer Pat Metheny hadn’t played guitar for six months - but was soon up and working by 5am every day

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6) The Band - Music From... 7) Pink Floyd - The Piper... 8) Flying Burrito Brothers - The... 9) Kim Deal - Nobody Loves... 10) Elvis Costello - My Aim... 11-20 (unranked) J Prine, Big Star, Steely Dan, The Clash, The Jam, Killing J, Marillion, Belle & Sebastian, The Coral, The XX #5DebutAlbumsSF2

Thank you, Richard. My #5DebutAlbumsSF2 are: 1) The Doors - The Doors 2) The Strokes - Is This It 3) Dire Straits - Dire Straits 4) Wire - Pink Flag 5) Grandaddy - Under The Western Freeway

“When she wrote, there was no editing. It came out, like, this is the truth and this is how it’s gonna stay.” Remembering Amy Winehouse, who died on this day 15 years ago. Friends, family and collaborators remember Amy’s inspired, but tragically short musical life...

"Her intelligence astounded me..."

15 years on from her death, aged 27, friends, family and collaborators remember Amy Winehouse’s inspired, but tragically short musical life.

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Das ZDF hat uns mit dem Verbot des Songd "Keine Angst" zwei Gefallen getan: 1. erneut klar gemacht, wer es ist. 2. astreine Werbung für diesen antifaschistischen Song Danke, Danger Dan und Igor Levit! youtu.be/Gg-SCpXba64

Danger Dan - Keine Angst

YouTube video by Danger Dan

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From @theathleticfc.bsky.social: Erling Haaland described the previous month at the World Cup as the greatest adventure of his life. "It has been the best weeks and the best journey I’ve had in my entire life." nyti.ms/4aO9etu

Erling Haaland beaten but unbowed after 40 days that changed his life, and put Norway on the map

Norway's talismanic striker could not prevent his side exiting the tournament but he leaves some golden memories

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Great job 👏

"In Norway, youth excel at sports by not worrying about wins" www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe...

Why is tiny Norway so good at sports? It’s more than Erling Haaland.

The success of Norway’s athletes might be rooted in the way its youth learn sports – by first focusing on the process, rather than on wins and losses.

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Pretty classy message by the Norwegian Embassy. #WorldCup

Matteo Mancuso - Route 96 (2026) The second album by the incredibly talented guitar virtuoso. It's very varied, melodic and accessible. Excellent! #NowPlaying as the football match 🇳🇴 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 is not being shown in my area

Diese deutsche Mini-MAGA-Bundesregierung tut ihr bestes, in diesem Glutsommer 2026 die Menschen vieler hart und lang erkämpfter Rechte und Sozialleistungen zu berauben.

Paul McCartney: “Writing a song is still a magic feeling for me, and hopefully always will be” NME interview by Rhian Daly, 30th May 2026 www.nme.com/features/mus...

Paul McCartney: “Writing a song is still a magic feeling for me, and hopefully always will be”

As the Beatle and legendary musician releases his 19th solo album, ‘The Boys Of Dungeon Lane’, he sits down with NME to share memories of his friends in the Fab Four, and discuss working with the Roll...

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Paul McCartney - The Boys Of Dungeon Lane (2026) #NowPlaying Sunday morning music ☕

6) Jimi Hendrix - Are You Experienced 7) AC/DC - High Voltage 8) Aztec Camera - High Land, Hard Rain 9) The Specials - The Specials 10) The Libertines - Up The Bracket 11-20 (unranked) Lennon, Pistols, Dexys, Big Country, Pearl Jam, Weezer, B Orton, Arctic M, Vampire W, J Grant #5DebutAlbumsSF1

Thank you, Richard ⚽My #5DebutAlbumsSF1 are: 1) The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground & Nico 2) Pavement - Slanted And Enchanted 3) King Crimson - In The Court Of The Crimson King 4) Portishead - Dummy 5) Pixies - Surfer Rosa

Finally, I don’t consider myself an activist, but I do feel very strongly about the right of all people to live happy, safe, healthy, and supported lives, and I don’t shy away from discussing that. I only work with and for organisations and people who share these goals and values.

##HydrationBreak

#Accusing #Israel of #genocide while #defending those who really tried to #commit one, and still seek to #repeat it, is not just absurd. IT IS COMPLICITY." & #evil #projection !

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"The word #genocide” is being thrown around so casually & dishonestly that it has lost all meaning. Genocide requires intent. On #October7th, #Palestinians showed clear #intent to kill as many Jews as possible. They wiped out entire #Jewish #communities & they remain #determined to #finish the job."

The 1968 album Paul Weller considers mandatory listening for any true music fan

The 1968 album Paul Weller considers mandatory listening for any true music fan

Any guesses? The post The 1968 album Paul Weller considers mandatory listening for any true music fan first appeared on Far Out Magazine.

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"It was a seedy hotbed of sex, drugs, edgy music and A-list celebrities where Lou Reed and Andy Warhol partied alongside Blondie and Bowie. How did Max’s Kansas City fall apart?" The debauched rise of New York’s wildest bar:

‘The drugs were so new, they weren’t illegal yet’: the debauched rise of New York’s wildest bar

It was a seedy hotbed of sex, drugs, edgy music and A-list celebrities where Lou Reed and Andy Warhol partied alongside Blondie and Bowie. How did Max’s Kansas City fall apart?

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Nine feet underground. Few years ago I was in a pub near Canterbury (I think The Olde Yew Tree in West Bere) and a chap looked at my Cropredy T shirt and said 'I played that one'. It was Pye Hastings!