Been really enjoying the new @robertrotifer.bsky.social album since it arrived. robertrotifer.bandcamp.com/album/radica...
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Still the same one I was over there and there and there. (It’s not my bike!) Posting mainly from anywhere.
Lovely piece on Radical Friendship Theory in Austrian weekly profil. www.profil.at/kultur/pop-f...
Ein Pop-Juwel: Robert Rotifer bringt seine „Radical Friendship Theory“ zur Blüte
In seinem jüngsten Pop-Projekt entwirft der Musiker Robert Rotifer eine Theorie der radikalen Freundschaft. Sie klingt bestens – und very british.
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Radical Friendship by Radical Friendship Theory, with a video by genius German graphic novelist Barbara Yelin. Watch this, then buy all her books (and our record, obviously) youtu.be/vHVEc0xOjuY
Radical Friendship by Radical Friendship Theory
YouTube video by Robert Rotifer
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It’s release day for the Radical Friendship Theory album out now on Spinout Nuggets. Very excited that people finally get to hear it. Thanks to Kenji, @ianbutton, Helen McCookerybook, The Zew and John Howard for being part of the gang.
Thanks to this piece I have discovered there's a business called Artists Included, and I cannot think of a more hideous waste of everyone's time and the earth's precious resources.
Robert Rotifer@robertrotifer.bsky.social · 6d agoI had to write this for @fm4.orf.at about the Boy George song, the seriously dodgy AI aspect in particular. fm4.orf.at/story/boy-ge...
I had to write this for @fm4.orf.at about the Boy George song, the seriously dodgy AI aspect in particular. fm4.orf.at/story/boy-ge...
Boy Georges pro-israelischer Protest-Song: „Behave like a human“
Über die körperlose Existenz des verborgenen Ko-Autors hinter Boy Georges pro-israelischem Protest-Song.
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A political pogrom launched by the sitting vice president and presumptive leader of the Republican Party for the next few decades.
Heba Gowayed هبة جويد@hebagowayed.bsky.social · last wk.My Haitian friend was just fired from his job. "They said I don't have a legal status now." This is likely happening to hundreds of thousands of people across this country today. Sick.
New edition of Shindig magazine. Lovely piece by Michael Björn. Partly blacked out a) because the record is actually on Spinout Nuggets, not Gare du Nord and b) because people need to buy the actual magazine to keep good music journalism alive (even if they get the label wrong occasionally)
Of course, the thing is while Trump says crazy shit all the time it's generally either: a) Something he won't do; b) Something he won't do/maintain if everyone yells loud enough; or c) Something he will do regardless. ... and we can't always tell which, so it's worth screaming in case it's b.
Princess Vimentin PhD | Cancer Biologist@princess-vimentin.bsky.social · last wk.No comment
Tonight’s @fm4.orf.at Heartbeat from 22:00 CET / 9pm GMT was recorded in between watching bands at Popfest Wien Thanks to all the people I met there telling me how much the show and my articles mean to them, which, in turn, means an awful lot to me. Playlist here: www.instagram.com/p/DbTgn0gshI...
Adam Curtis's next series is, very appropriately given the subject matter, writing itself.
Josh Sternberg@joshsternberg.com · 2w agowe're so cooked www.wsj.com/lifestyle/wo...
Out of a rich choice of dystopias offered up by this morning’s first casual scroll I’ve chosen this one, dedicated to you asking ChatGPT or Claud to go over your script and you sending me funny videos of dancing paintings etc. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Not enough water for UK’s datacentre plans, trade body says
Industry says government’s failure to address cooling demands means AI growth plans are ‘fatally flawed’
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Thanks @gidcoe.bsky.social for playing Considering off Radical Friendship Theory on tonight’s Riley & Coe Show, and thanks to radical friends Kenji, Ian Button, Helen McCookerybook,The Zew and Jojn Howard for singing and playing on it.
Pre-ordered the new @robertrotifer.bsky.social album, the singles are very moving. Out at the end of the month. robertrotifer.bandcamp.com/album/radica...
Radical Friendship Theory, by Radical Friendship Theory
12 track album
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I wrote something for @fm4.orf.at about the legacy of the Falklands war. Contains 12-year-old me material. Auf Deutsch. fm4.orf.at/story/wm-las...
I’ve drawn the stage plan for the Theater am Spittelberg gig in Vienna on July 30, and realised it’s going to be quite a thing. 11 people onstage. Ian Button, The Zew, Maiija, Beauchamp*Geissler, Resi and Tobi from Laundromat, Stootsie, plus special guest…
“With Brian’s writing, what you didn’t know was more important than what you did know because he made it your next mission to find out. That was how musical journalism used to work in those days and, if you know where to look, still does.” PP on Brian Case, a perfect tribute to music writing itself
Pete Paphides@petepaphides.bsky.social · 3w agoIn memory of Brian. There'll never be another.
Wild @robertrotifer.bsky.social mix, ranging from late Krautrock to new Austrian Indie and the fabulous Railcard. Plus Vanishing Twin, @downtownboys.bsky.social, John Howard, @themountaingoats.bsky.social, Sari Lightman, @lowcutconnie.bsky.social, Luluc, Lenny Kaye. fm4.orf.at/sendung/1016...
Heartbeat
fm4.ORF.at: Berichte und Kommentare zu Musik, Popkultur, Film, Literatur, Games und Politik.
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About tonight’s @fm4.orf.at Heartbeat, on air & stream from 22.00 CET / 9pm GMT: It’s as summery as they come, and I offer no apologies, and yes, that's a young Lenny Kaye, but you should hear the old/new one! In fact you can, here’s the playlist: www.instagram.com/p/DavTFurBi9...
In many ways Anne Widdecombe helped to usher in this culture of people with despicable views being tolerated because they're 'so funny!' that's led us to where we are now. A miserable legacy but one I suspect she would be quite pleased with.
Not being smug but some of us quietly boycotted that thing from the start because it was always an utter farce. Experience of the past few weeks is it’s surprisingly easy to ignore.
Happy MAGA World Cup to all who continue to celebrate.
Brandon Friedman@brandonfriedman.bsky.social · last mo.In front of fans and kids taking photos, a Dallas police officer starts shoving staff members of the Egyptian national team here for the World Cup. At one point, he even reaches for his handcuffs. The video is already being shared internationally by news outlets.
Hearing about the antisemitic incidents in Vienna round the awful Lueger monument, think I’ll better say this in German: 1) Man sieht, dass der Antisemitismus in Wien immer noch von den Wienern kommt und nicht des Imports bedarf.
Readers of the German language could do worse than... das hier von @tomerdd.bsky.social lesen. Guter Punkt: Warum Ideologie sich lieber als Identität verkauft. www.derstandard.at/story/300000...
Labour can threaten a £10k charge on migrants and still it’s never enough for the hard right. Perhaps there’s a lesson here? 🤔
A month to the release of the Radical Friendship Theory album. Just put up another track from it on bandcamp: The Words, sung mainly by Kenji. I wrote this about the semantic abuse we’ve been dealing with for a while now in public debate. robertrotifer.bandcamp.com/track/the-wo...
The Words, by Radical Friendship Theory
from the album Radical Friendship Theory
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Graham Coxon has missed the bus again. But of course, @robertrotifer.bsky.social's show is still the best in town: Roomer, @lukehaines.bsky.social, Family Stereo, Thee Marloes, Marianne Mendt, @robertstadlober.bsky.social, Gran Bankrott, @brosaleigh.bsky.social, Lambchop. fm4.orf.at/sendung/1014...
Heartbeat
fm4.ORF.at: Berichte und Kommentare zu Musik, Popkultur, Film, Literatur, Games und Politik.
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Die fast bedingungslose Unterstützung der jeweiligen israelischen Regierung gilt in Deutschland als Staatsräson. Längst bedroht dies die Meinungsfreiheit und lenkt ab vom wahren deutschen Antisemitismus-Problem. Ein Essay von Eva Menasse.
Böse Erinnerungen
Die deutsche Staatsräson lenkt ab vom wahren Antisemitismus-Problem.
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