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Cape of Irmin Schmidt's Sideburns @thestain.bsky.social · 2h

Oh mVIII...

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Cape of Irmin Schmidt's Sideburns @thestain.bsky.social · 23h

Can't help but feel England have been denied a glorious victory there

#TheCricket

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Tudor Acid @tudoracid.bsky.social · 1d

My new release- dancing with the weather- out now on bleep £4.99 download for 51 minutes of music

bleep.com/release/5286...

Dancing with the weather screenshot from bleep.com

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Rob Watts (RobWords) @robwords.bsky.social · 1d

The NATO Phonetic Alphabet (ALFA, BRAVO, CHARLIE etc.) is neither a phonetic alphabet, nor a product of NATO.

I've sifted through loads of old documents to find its true origins and, OSCAR MIKE GOLF, is it fascinating.

Check out my video here (2 million people already have!): youtu.be/UAT-eOzeY4M

The genius logic of the NATO phonetic alphabet

YouTube video by RobWords

youtu.be

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Cape of Irmin Schmidt's Sideburns @thestain.bsky.social · 1d

Having a good old look at things is an underrated pastime

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Cape of Irmin Schmidt's Sideburns @thestain.bsky.social · 1d

I think we should be encouraging people to have fewer opinions

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Baller Alert @balleralert.com · 2d

Soul Legend D’Angelo Passes Away After Private Battle With Pancreatic Cancer

R&B and soul legend D’Angelo has passed away following a private battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 51. Born Michael Eugene Archer in Richmond, Virginia, D’Angelo changed the sound of […] The post Soul Legend D’Angelo Passes Away After Private Battle With Pancreatic Cancer appeared first on Baller Alert.

dlvr.it

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Cape of Irmin Schmidt's Sideburns @thestain.bsky.social · 2d

This is all extremely upsetting

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Cape of Irmin Schmidt's Sideburns @thestain.bsky.social · 2d

I'm not cool and I resent this generalisation

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Cape of Irmin Schmidt's Sideburns @thestain.bsky.social · 3d

If we're taking slight liberties with age, a couple of years later was this one. They remain my two favourites.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfI1...

New Order - True Faith (1987) (Official Music Video) [HD REMASTERED]

YouTube video by New Order

www.youtube.com

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Cape of Irmin Schmidt's Sideburns @thestain.bsky.social · 3d

Pretty route one, but I was only 10. And it is great.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=djV1...

a-ha - Take On Me (Official Video) [4K]

YouTube video by a-ha

www.youtube.com

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Cape of Irmin Schmidt's Sideburns @thestain.bsky.social · 3d

Though I 'liked' this, I want you to know I don't like it

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Matt Owen @mjowen174.bsky.social · 3d

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Cape of Irmin Schmidt's Sideburns @thestain.bsky.social · 4d

Mash-up bands:

The Special AKLFOMD:Ream

Al Kennedy @alkennedy.bsky.social · 4d

R.E.M. Speedwagon
My Chemical Addiction
Ned's Atomic Kitten

TheSocioPhi @thesociophi.bsky.social · 4d

Mash up bands:

Chumbastank

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Moose Allain @mooseallain.bsky.social · 4d

www.worldofmoose.com/products/ape...

Cartoon of a social gathering. A man is talking to a vampire. The man says "Welcome, Count Dracula. Would you like a small aperitif?". The vampire replies "No, I think mine are just the right size".

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Cape of Irmin Schmidt's Sideburns @thestain.bsky.social · 4d

This is magnificent

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Cape of Irmin Schmidt's Sideburns @thestain.bsky.social · 4d

I'm not saying Ray Reardon *did* fuck Frank Lampard...

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Cape of Irmin Schmidt's Sideburns @thestain.bsky.social · 5d

"How To Buy Electric Miles Davis (in short: buy it all)"

This might well be the best advice you'll ever get.

Andrew Male @andrewmale.bsky.social · 5d

I’m in this new @mojomagazine.bsky.social interviewing the great Brigitte Fontaine, telling you How To Buy Electric Miles Davis (in short: buy it all) and reviewing the wonderful new Steve Gunn LP plus multi-disc reissues by William Basinski and The Dream Syndicate.

MOJO 385 - December 2025

INCLUDES
JOHN
LENNON
INSIDE HIS ROCK'N'ROLL REVOLUTION
142
REVIEWS
PLUS BRIGITTE
FONTAINE
JANE WEAVER
PATTI SMITH
WRECKLESS ERIC
RICK DAVIES RIP
PRINCE
PSYCHS OUT!
MILES DAVIS
ELECTRIFIES!
FINE
YOUNG
CANNIBALS
EAT TO THE BEAT LUCINDA
WILLIAMS
AMERICANA'S HEART & SOUL
EAGLES
"LEAVING WAS AN ACT OF SURVIVAL"
THE
REPLACEMENTS
LET IT BE!
+ JMIHENDRIX
"DEVASTATINGLY LOUD! COMPLETE INSANITY!"

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Cape of Irmin Schmidt's Sideburns @thestain.bsky.social · 5d

Nat Sciver-Brunt, though

#TheCricket

Cape of Irmin Schmidt's Sideburns @thestain.bsky.social · 5d

You've inspired me to read her Wiki page.

Fuck me, what a life!

Cape of Irmin Schmidt's Sideburns @thestain.bsky.social · 5d

On a sensible platform, posts containing 'regular reminder' would trigger a timer mechanism that checked for subsequent iterations of the reminder. If none are forthcoming, the post is flagged as misinformation and the user branded with a scarlet letter. We cannot afford to deal in lies.

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Cape of Irmin Schmidt's Sideburns @thestain.bsky.social · 5d

Ryoko had a couple of singles in a kind of beat-induced-psychedelia IDM vein, that led me to this album. They're worth checking out (released as Ryo Co)

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