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🫠 Joe Sparrow ⧖⃝
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terelinck.com | Highly saturated artist; music biz word-vomiter; verbose bullshitter; furtive '93-'99 drum 'n' bass aficionado. Views “Я” mine.
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Hello! I make art and portraiture that's over-saturated, under-complicated, and dreamlike. Here's some stuff:
🧽 Art: terelinck.com/art/
🪣 Portraiture: terelinck.com/portraits/
🩻 Artist Statements: terelinck.com/artist-state...
🧬 A Gif That Remains Relevant:
the words lol nothing matters are written in green on a white background
Alt: the words lol nothing matters are written in green on a white background
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*UNLURKS* Hey it's a new ep of I Formed A Band with Dunstan Bruce from Chumbawamba! It's a good one! I accidentally compare Dunstan, an anarchist art prankster, to Kier Starmer! @eddieargos.bsky.social reveals that he's met 3 of the Wu-Tang! It's all going off, TBH open.spotify.com/episode/3dwD...
Dunstan Bruce formed a band! Chumbawamba, anarchy, and accidentally writing a global super-hit
I Formed A Band · Episode
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Lordy it’s a new I Formed A Band episode format: The Argos Catalogue - in which we learn… how @eddieargos.bsky.social was a traffic warden and REFUSED to give Mel C parking tickets;
his karate-feud with Kele off of Bloc Party; the value of Landfill Indie and more podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/i...
The Argos Catalogue: Eddie answers listener's letters (and reveals his time as a traffic warden, his beef with Kele from Bloc Party and the glory days of Landfiull Indie)
Podcast Episode · I Formed A Band · 13/03/2025 · 47m
podcasts.apple.com
Also here's one of those "clips" that's suppose to "encourage virality"
LIKE AND SUBSCRIBE LIKE AND SUBSCRIBE LIKE AND SUBSCRIBE LIKE AND SUBSCRIBE

I Formed A Band: iformedaband.com

Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i...

RSS: feeds.zencastr.com/f/dr7K47o8.rss
Unlurking to RUTHLESSLY PROMOTE me & @eddieargos.bsky.social's new podcast about – what else? – forming bands. In Ep.1: the amazing @bistheband.bsky.social, who talk about how their fanzine got them signed to the
Beastie Boy's label. LISTEN HERE :) -> open.spotify.com/episode/0IJN...
Bis formed a band! Top of the Pops, writing the Powerpuff Girls theme, and hanging by the pool with the Beastie Boys
I Formed A Band · Episode
open.spotify.com
This has been completely great; having live shows from @gillespeterson.bsky.social and the gang every day has 100% helped me limp across the line before I stop for xmas. Listen now! worldwidefm.net
ℂ𝕠𝕞𝕖 𝕛𝕠𝕚𝕟 𝕦𝕤!

As we count down to Christmas, WorldwideFM will be broadcasting daily throughout December starting this Monday! @gillespeterson.bsky.social

Stay tuned and watch the schedule for more details!
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A Brief History of Music Today Is Just Noise

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Jia Tolentino on the sometimes celebratory reaction to the death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson and what it says about business & violence in America. “A denied health-insurance claim can instantly bend the trajectory of a life toward bankruptcy and misery and death.” [newyorker.com]
A Man Was Murdered in Cold Blood and You’re Laughing?
What the death of a health-insurance C.E.O. means to America.
www.newyorker.com
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In his latest video, @hankgreen.bsky.social talks about a phenomenon you may have noticed here: LLM-driven bots programmed to relentlessly disagree with anyone and everyone.
Who is Creating The Non-Human Army
YouTube video by hankschannel
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Hey Darren, appreciate the reply. It’s absolutely good to hear your thoughts and we are all in the same boat (possibly literally) here I think!
I am told by dozens of people all year - especially DIY/emerging artists - that they find it really useful. That pleases me. I’m equally happy to hear a dissenting opinion and treat both the same. And finally, like all lists, this is our opinion, and we all know the analogy about opinions :) Onward!
If those things make the list imperfect, then: you are correct. But if these lists pleased everyone they wouldn’t be doing their job. Music Ally endorses great work that isn’t submitted all year round: see the Behind the Campaign, Behind the Single, Sandbox case studies, & Pro Campaign Trackers.
Sometimes a nominating person leaves off the names of partners who helped make it happen or they are not entirely open about their strategy or KPIs etc. Here, we do our best to mitigate against these things but it’s a challenge that has no simple solution. We think the pros outweighs the cons.
Hi Darren, I’ve not got much to add to what Stu said but re its “problematic” nature: this is a necessarily finite, flawed end-of-year list. Lots of good stuff didn’t make the cut; we draw the line and move on. We are open about the fact that, like plenty of awards/lists, these are self-nominated.
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Just a little reminder that the South Korean president who just declared martial law was elected two years ago on a wave of anti-feminist backlash. Misogyny is routinely part of the authoritarian package.

www.bbc.com/news/world-a...
Why misogyny is at the heart of South Korea's presidential elections
Disgruntled young men who resent feminism are the focus of candidates vying to be president.
www.bbc.com
I suddenly remembered the 1988 Pet Shop Boys annual I had as a kid and read from cover to cover a million times and then whoops, there goes my afternoon www.flickr.com/photos/57779...
Pet Shop Boys - 1988 Annual
Pet Shop Boys - 1988 Annual
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