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Mark M Smith

@markmsmith.bsky.social

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I like music. Buy records. Work for a University and live on the east coast of Scotland. Elsewhere: @cheasyweasel

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Annie Zaleski @anniezaleski.bsky.social · 5d

Cannot believe I am just learning Diane Keaton directed the music videos for Belinda Carlisle’s “Heaven is a Place on Earth” AND “ I Get Weak.” youtu.be/NOGEyBeoBGM?...

Belinda Carlisle - Heaven Is A Place On Earth (Official Music Video)

YouTube video by BelindaCarlisleVEVO

Mark M Smith @markmsmith.bsky.social · 6d

Earworm

youtu.be/uE0waEdE2Pw?...

Wednesday - Elderberry Wine (Official Video)

YouTube video by WednesdayVEVO

Mark M Smith @markmsmith.bsky.social · 8d

Lovely sunrise this morning

The silhouette of some trees and rooftops against a dramatic sunrise of yellow and orange.

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Joel Morris @gralefrit.bsky.social · 9d

Hey! Lots more fun here now.

Original versions of the title images from Cheers: UPDATED.

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Where nobody knows your name...

Tracing the anonymous faces at the start of Cheers.

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Mark M Smith @markmsmith.bsky.social · 13d

#nowplaying

Cory Hanson - Western Cum (2023)

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Stevie Chick @steviechick.bsky.social · 13d

I interviewed the lovely Roddy Woomble of Idlewild about life on the Isle of Iona. thequietus.com/interviews/t...

Idlewild’s Roddy Woomble on Living in Iona | The Quietus

The Idlewild frontman Roddy Woomble describes his life on the spiritual and golden 'island off an island' Iona.

Mark M Smith @markmsmith.bsky.social · 14d

A lesson when it comes to records I rarely follow.

Mark M Smith @markmsmith.bsky.social · 14d

Fair enough! I might keep an eye on Juno in case it turns up there.

I spent a ridiculous amount when I could ill afford it on a Japanese import of Bali bitd, before it got a UK release. A good reminder sometimes patience is key.

Mark M Smith @markmsmith.bsky.social · 14d

I’m apparently old too so perhaps would have ordered this but not at £25 for postage. Sticking to my CD.

Mark M Smith @markmsmith.bsky.social · 14d

That should be Francis Hime.

Mark M Smith @markmsmith.bsky.social · 14d

Listening to a Chico Buarque musical that is a strange mix of songs he wrote, Mack The Knife, and an operatic section sung by Gal Costa and Francis Hines. All over the place.

Mark M Smith @markmsmith.bsky.social · 16d

This has been bugging me so much. Glad I’m not the only one!

Mark M Smith @markmsmith.bsky.social · 17d

There’s a channel called U&Eden repeating Later… from the start.

Just turned it on and there’s Jellyfish doing the Ghost At Number One. Perfect timing.

Mark M Smith @markmsmith.bsky.social · 20d

Delighted to have a new Emma Pollock record to listen to today.

Mark M Smith @markmsmith.bsky.social · 22d

Season 17 of Always Sunny feels like a definite return to form. Enjoyed it much more than any of the recent seasons.

Mark M Smith @markmsmith.bsky.social · 23d

Clearly a realistic recreation but undermined at the end. McCartney would never have used the word schnitzels.

Stuart Houghton @stuarthoughton.bsky.social · 24d

This (via @johnhiggs.bsky.social and his excellent newsletter) looks like it will be an amazing and completely authentic telling of a moment in music history www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2eb...

EBONY & IVORY | Official Red Band Trailer | Drafthouse Films

YouTube video by Drafthouse Films

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Mark M Smith @markmsmith.bsky.social · 25d

Sunday long run in Denmark this weekend (visiting the in-laws).

One of those runs where you start in sun cream and sunglasses and finish in torrential rain soaked to the skin.

Mark M Smith @markmsmith.bsky.social · 28d

Cat post

Brian (a cat) lying on a rug beside the new issue of Mojo which just arrived in the post.

Mark M Smith @markmsmith.bsky.social · 29d

#nowplaying
Something a bit different for a Wednesday afternoon - for me anyway

Into The Sixties: Towards A Cosmic Music. Pre-echoes of a momentous decade. A 3cd box set on Cherry Red.

The back cover of Into The Sixties: Towards A Cosmic Music.

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Viz Comic @vizcomic.bsky.social · Sep 16

subscriptions >>> shop.viz.co.uk/viz348bs

WHY IS it so expensive to take
the train? They're going that way
anyway, why can't they just drop me off?
David Chittock, Cheltenham

Mark M Smith @markmsmith.bsky.social · Sep 14

Went for a long run as per usual on a Sunday. Thoughts on the music in my ears…
Hot Chip best of - I like them but a little goes a long way and was bored before the end. No true best of would miss off ‘Don’t Deny Your Heart’.
Much better running music is Sabrina Carpenter’s new record.

Mark M Smith @markmsmith.bsky.social · Sep 11

Mark M Smith @markmsmith.bsky.social · Sep 11

#nowplaying
Nara Leao - os meus amigos sao um barato (1977)

Beautiful record. Leao collaborates on a track each with the likes of Gil, Veloso, Lobo, Buarque, Donato and Jobim.

The cover of Nara Leao’s os meus amigos sao um barato

Mark M Smith @markmsmith.bsky.social · Sep 11

It’s also a terrible name for a band. But, it is a pre-Jellyfish Sturmer and Manning so happy to have a copy.

Mark M Smith @markmsmith.bsky.social · Sep 11

#nowplaying
Beatnick Beatch - s/t (1988)

This is *very* much a 1988 record.

Beatnick Beatch’s self-titled record from 1988