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Christian Ward @christianjward.bsky.social · 1h

If you're going to give the prize to a popular rock album, wouldn't you choose Fontaines? No shade on Sam and his conceptual art project to rewrite Born To Run 1000 times, but seems odd

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Jude Rogers @juderogers.bsky.social · 1h

This is incredible

Peter Chilvers @peterchilvers.com · 2h

The BBC are accidentally running the subtitles to Mrs Marple over the Mercury Prize, and it’s rather wonderful. A few of lines could plausibly have been written by Jarvis.

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Christian Ward @christianjward.bsky.social · 1h

Invented the CAT scan, cashed out to make free jazz. Got to be one of the best examples of career switcheroo ever (know any others?) daily.bandcamp.com/features/phi...

Recovering the Work of Phil Yost, Lost Jazz Visionary

With just two records released on Tacoma, his work was almost lost to forever.

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Christian Ward @christianjward.bsky.social · 1d

£54 from PRS today, folks! Can we make it £55 next quarter?? Smash play on this banger!!1!1 soundcloud.com/theechodept/...

Come On Let Me In

Transmissions from the liminal zone. Previously... Released records (some on Wall of Sound) including the track Selfish Girls Stay Thin (which received rave reviews from NME, Q and 6Music) and the al

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Christian Ward @christianjward.bsky.social · 1d

Definitely mis-categorised, but could actually imagine it as a Barrett song, stripped down to just acoustic guitar

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Christian Ward @christianjward.bsky.social · 7d

Did she die in vain?

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Christian Ward @christianjward.bsky.social · 8d

Just saw of clip of Taylor on TikTok and scoffed at the people in the comments thinking it was a real interview when it's obviously AI... And then saw the actual interview with Zane Lowe on YT. Weird times. www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUZ9...

Taylor Swift: The Life of a Showgirl and Writing Process | The Zane Lowe Interview

YouTube video by Apple Music

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Christian Ward @christianjward.bsky.social · 9d

Made a spec ad for Beavertown with a rave remix of Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now (because, er, why not?)

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Christian Ward @christianjward.bsky.social · 10d

ChatGPT has come up with Zooropa. (Which does, to be fair, contain the only U2 song I mildly like, Stay)

Christian Ward @christianjward.bsky.social · 10d

Pondering examples of an album made in the midst of a gruelling, record-breaking world tour, that turned out to be a better idea than just having a bit of a rest after

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Christian Ward @christianjward.bsky.social · 10d

Obviously you'd have to cut the "no autotune!1!!" guys

Christian Ward @christianjward.bsky.social · 10d

The boomer comments under YouTube vids of 60s/70s songs... 'Bittersweet' doesn't even start to cover it. Someone should compile a book. Here's just one example from recent Tubedigging www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBMG...

Carole King - So Far Away (BBC In Concert, February 10, 1971)

YouTube video by CaroleKingVEVO

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Christian Ward @christianjward.bsky.social · 10d

(or, indeed, the Gdn's TV 'critic')

Christian Ward @christianjward.bsky.social · 10d

Never trust a TV drama with plucked violins on the soundtrack

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Christian Ward @christianjward.bsky.social · 12d

Irony is that it's been trying to appeal to that audience for years due to fears of one day having to directly compete with Netflix et al, and its output has diminished as a result. So we end up here, with Netflixificaiton of BBC aside from prestige don't-mess-with-it output (e.g. Attenborough)

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Christian Ward @christianjward.bsky.social · 16d

Crepuscular Beatles, an idea I had last night, and here's the playlist. Love trying to find a new angle on the Fabs open.spotify.com/playlist/1QX...

3am Beatles

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Christian Ward @christianjward.bsky.social · 15d

I guess summer is finally over (little film I made yesterday)

Christian Ward @christianjward.bsky.social · 16d

Crepuscular Beatles, an idea I had last night, and here's the playlist. Love trying to find a new angle on the Fabs open.spotify.com/playlist/1QX...

3am Beatles

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Christian Ward @christianjward.bsky.social · 18d

Great new record alert open.spotify.com/album/1baFQc...

Daybreak

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Christian Ward @christianjward.bsky.social · 20d

It's a hackneyed analogy I know, but Starmer really is Sideshow Bob stepping on endless rakes. How hard can it be, my god. I've had part-time Saturday jobs with more rigorous strategising

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Christian Ward @christianjward.bsky.social · 20d

After wincing through ep 1 of Guinness, I feel very strongly we should just blame Mr Knight (more fairly, seems to have boomed post-Bridgerton? Saltburn hasn't helped either I think)

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 20d

Also, if your city isn't on this list yet and you run a theatre or event space there, let us know and we'll let you run it for free.

Email [email protected] and we'll get you fixed up. Again, this is real. Thank you.

Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 20d

Folks, some incredible news:

A couple of weeks ago, a national theatre chain axed our release of Jeffrey Epstein: Bad Pedophile because it mentioned Donald Trump.

Now, because of you, Jeffrey Epstein: Bad Pedophile will now run on over 25 screens throughout the world.

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A list of screenings for Jeffrey Epstein: Bad Pedophile from New York, New York to Kelowna, BC.

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Christian Ward @christianjward.bsky.social · 20d

Whose fault is it that every period drama now has to have BIG FONT TEXT on screen and modern music and hyperactive editing and exposition shoehorned into every scene? *sips Guinness*

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Christian Ward @christianjward.bsky.social · 23d

At that embarrassing point where I must ask for some help – need to get some work in! I am a videographer, content creator, trend analyst, also have PR experience. If you know of anyone who might be in need of these skills please let me know. Any tips greatly appreciated www.linkedin.com/in/cjward/

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Christian Ward @christianjward.bsky.social · 22d

Cut to two people finishing a jokey story and laughing so you know they’re OLD BUDDIES

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