Boy, was this a hard secret to keep.

Yes, I am now the lead singer in Cardiacs.

I don’t have the words to properly do justice to what all this means.

But if you know anything about me, then you know what an honour this is.

First single ‘Woodeneye’ is out now.

Few, if any, better 1, 2, 3 albums 🙏

'The brutal innovations that followed – at the fringes of heavy metal and at its centre – were built upon the foundations of these albums. They constitute a revolution in 20th C metal, itself a revolutionary form'

How 20th Century Metal Never Bettered #Slayer’s Unholy Trilogy

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R.I.P.

I'm tin-rattling! The primary school writers room I run has produced a cracking script for our latest short film (comedy, time-travel). If we can muster a decent total by next Monday (July 21st) we can apply for matching funding from the county council and we hope go for a Spring shoot.

1/2

SO gloriously sunny outside.

Björk: "Spotify is probably the worst thing that has happened to musicians"

Finally got around to seeing Le Trou. Outstanding cinema.

Using Spotify is incompatible with loving music. Every stream is another nail in the coffin of some indie musician's career. It is legalized theft.

Don't use it.
Don't share links to it.
Don't re-post links to it.
Avoid those that support it.
Buy music!

bsky.app/profile/fran...

Today Guardian and Observer journalists are on strike over plans to sell the Observer to a loss-making digital start up and put its journalism behind a paywall. 🧵

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More men need to tell us they've never been a fan of The Beatles. It shows an independence of thought but also profound intellectual insight; a refusal to run with the herd. I especially like to see it in response to someone expressing their love of the group. It's outspoken, contrary and brave.

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Currently listening to Fela in Berlin.