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@monkeypicks.bsky.social
· Dec 7
Delighted to announce new MONKEY’S WANDERING WIRELESS SHOW: THE CHILDREN OF MARX & COCA-COLA. 21 carefully curated cuts from across the decades and continents with a healthy crop of current artists. Music and art as a form of resistance to enjoy and share. ✊🏼🐵🚶🏻♂️📻🎭 www.mixcloud.com/markraison12...
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Glyn Johns with his E-Type Jaguar. I didn't learn to drive, and I've never wanted to drive, but if I was offered one of these I'd book lessons tomorrow and booyah sucks to Greta.
📷 Gered Mankowitz
📷 Gered Mankowitz
February 15, 2026 at 9:13 PM
Glyn Johns with his E-Type Jaguar. I didn't learn to drive, and I've never wanted to drive, but if I was offered one of these I'd book lessons tomorrow and booyah sucks to Greta.
📷 Gered Mankowitz
📷 Gered Mankowitz
That Was The Week That Was
February 15, 2026 at 6:09 PM
That Was The Week That Was
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I don’t post this every time I play it - you’d wonder what is wrong with me. But damn it seems to get better every time I hear it.
February 14, 2026 at 11:12 PM
I don’t post this every time I play it - you’d wonder what is wrong with me. But damn it seems to get better every time I hear it.
Waiting For The Out. Just finished this BBC prison based series. Surprised not seen it mentioned much. A lot to unpack, exceptional telly.
February 15, 2026 at 10:04 AM
Waiting For The Out. Just finished this BBC prison based series. Surprised not seen it mentioned much. A lot to unpack, exceptional telly.
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Diana Rigg in her Robin Hood outfit from The Avengers episode 'A Sense Of History', 1965.
A Saturday treat for @monkeypicks.bsky.social as a token of appreciation for his splendid shows.
A Saturday treat for @monkeypicks.bsky.social as a token of appreciation for his splendid shows.
February 14, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Diana Rigg in her Robin Hood outfit from The Avengers episode 'A Sense Of History', 1965.
A Saturday treat for @monkeypicks.bsky.social as a token of appreciation for his splendid shows.
A Saturday treat for @monkeypicks.bsky.social as a token of appreciation for his splendid shows.
“Art is to me, now, probably one of the last good things we’ve got left as human beings”.
‘Regrets? Number one: smoking. Number two: taking it up the wrong hole’: Tracey Emin on reputation, radical honesty – and Reform
‘Regrets? Number one: smoking. Number two: taking it up the wrong hole’: Tracey Emin on reputation, radical honesty – and Reform
She scandalised the art world in the 1990s with her unmade bed, partied hard in the 2000s – then a brush with death turned the artist’s life upside down. Now she’s as frank as ever
www.theguardian.com
February 14, 2026 at 11:32 AM
“Art is to me, now, probably one of the last good things we’ve got left as human beings”.
Sorry Bo, you can give me those eyes all you want but they don’t make Weejuns in your size.
February 14, 2026 at 10:22 AM
Sorry Bo, you can give me those eyes all you want but they don’t make Weejuns in your size.
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Jay’s Shoebox Shuffle Vol 5. This, my friends, is truly exceptional. 50 minutes of mostly mid-late 60s pop obscurities. Every single one a mini masterpiece. A Bob Stanleyesque deep dive worthy of its own Ace release. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ youtu.be/4Ua4cPr6TAA?...
Jay's Shoebox Shuffle VOL 5
YouTube video by Jason Groom
youtu.be
February 13, 2026 at 8:04 AM
Jay’s Shoebox Shuffle Vol 5. This, my friends, is truly exceptional. 50 minutes of mostly mid-late 60s pop obscurities. Every single one a mini masterpiece. A Bob Stanleyesque deep dive worthy of its own Ace release. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ youtu.be/4Ua4cPr6TAA?...
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I expect this one will have a certain demographic all in a lather. Felicity Kendal on her Vespa in 1966 TV play 'The Mayfly And The Frog'.
February 13, 2026 at 8:13 PM
I expect this one will have a certain demographic all in a lather. Felicity Kendal on her Vespa in 1966 TV play 'The Mayfly And The Frog'.
Impossibly 30 years ago tonite, The Electric Fayre and our buddies The Sires were ripping it up at the Dirty Water Club.
February 13, 2026 at 8:38 PM
Impossibly 30 years ago tonite, The Electric Fayre and our buddies The Sires were ripping it up at the Dirty Water Club.
This really is health and safety gone mad!
February 13, 2026 at 10:05 AM
This really is health and safety gone mad!
Jay’s Shoebox Shuffle Vol 5. This, my friends, is truly exceptional. 50 minutes of mostly mid-late 60s pop obscurities. Every single one a mini masterpiece. A Bob Stanleyesque deep dive worthy of its own Ace release. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ youtu.be/4Ua4cPr6TAA?...
Jay's Shoebox Shuffle VOL 5
YouTube video by Jason Groom
youtu.be
February 13, 2026 at 8:04 AM
Jay’s Shoebox Shuffle Vol 5. This, my friends, is truly exceptional. 50 minutes of mostly mid-late 60s pop obscurities. Every single one a mini masterpiece. A Bob Stanleyesque deep dive worthy of its own Ace release. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ youtu.be/4Ua4cPr6TAA?...
Style goals…
Happy B'Day Feb 12 to Pink Anderson Carolina blues great & namesake of Pink Floyd (1900-1974)!
Blues Legend youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Carolina Blues Man (Bluesville, 1961) youtube.com/playlist?lis...
#Blues #bluesmusic #bluesguitar #bluessinger
Blues Legend youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Carolina Blues Man (Bluesville, 1961) youtube.com/playlist?lis...
#Blues #bluesmusic #bluesguitar #bluessinger
February 12, 2026 at 10:54 PM
Style goals…
Disco del día
Owen Gray - Reggae With Soul (1969)
Owen Gray - Reggae With Soul (1969)
February 12, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Disco del día
Owen Gray - Reggae With Soul (1969)
Owen Gray - Reggae With Soul (1969)
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One new @mojomagazine.bsky.social today, but two covers to choose from: Miles Davis at 100, or Punk at 50. Both come with all the same exceptional writing, and a beautiful Miles & Friends CD compiled by myself and @andrewmale.bsky.social. Get a copy: shorturl.at/AmnqA 1/3
February 12, 2026 at 12:42 PM
One new @mojomagazine.bsky.social today, but two covers to choose from: Miles Davis at 100, or Punk at 50. Both come with all the same exceptional writing, and a beautiful Miles & Friends CD compiled by myself and @andrewmale.bsky.social. Get a copy: shorturl.at/AmnqA 1/3
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I say this every time I see it crop it but this is such a good little film. Sexual desire meets a pragmatic Shirley Anne Field over lunch and I think about it often
A designer on the brink of an affair... what else is there to fit into a...
🍽️ LUNCH HOUR (1961) 1:45pm #ShirleyAnneField #RobertStephens #KayWalsh black comedy #TPTVsubtitles
🍽️ LUNCH HOUR (1961) 1:45pm #ShirleyAnneField #RobertStephens #KayWalsh black comedy #TPTVsubtitles
February 12, 2026 at 11:49 AM
I say this every time I see it crop it but this is such a good little film. Sexual desire meets a pragmatic Shirley Anne Field over lunch and I think about it often
Me and the Polish lads went to the Wojtek Mazolewski Quintet at the Jazz Cafe last nite. Strong Electric Miles/Headhunters vibes and loved the rock star on Rhodes.
February 12, 2026 at 7:46 AM
Me and the Polish lads went to the Wojtek Mazolewski Quintet at the Jazz Cafe last nite. Strong Electric Miles/Headhunters vibes and loved the rock star on Rhodes.
Oh no. This film is getting another airing pronto. Big fave.
French poster for HAROLD AND MAUDE (1971)
Starring Bud Court (RIP)
Starring Bud Court (RIP)
February 11, 2026 at 11:05 PM
Oh no. This film is getting another airing pronto. Big fave.
Seven Days… Seven Nights (1960). Same year as Breathless for Jean-Paul Belmondo but couldn’t be more different. Whatever’s the opposite of joie de vivre, this is it. Jeanne Moreau (what a cast) is typically (brilliantly) unnerving.
February 10, 2026 at 8:10 PM
Seven Days… Seven Nights (1960). Same year as Breathless for Jean-Paul Belmondo but couldn’t be more different. Whatever’s the opposite of joie de vivre, this is it. Jeanne Moreau (what a cast) is typically (brilliantly) unnerving.
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Something compelled me to make this
February 10, 2026 at 10:57 AM
Something compelled me to make this
That Was The Week That Was
February 8, 2026 at 6:22 PM
That Was The Week That Was
Not usually a fan of reunion gigs but after reading this would love a chance to show appreciation for Dolly Mixture. Come on Debsey, Rachel and Hester, please make it happen.
February 8, 2026 at 8:54 AM
Not usually a fan of reunion gigs but after reading this would love a chance to show appreciation for Dolly Mixture. Come on Debsey, Rachel and Hester, please make it happen.
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Finished 168 Songs of Hatred and Failure by @keithcameron2.bsky.social. Real, heartfelt thanks to him for giving the Manics back to me. I have picked up the conversation where I left off (Journal for Plague Lovers FWIW). If you are a lapsed fan, you need this book. 🙏
February 7, 2026 at 9:36 AM
Finished 168 Songs of Hatred and Failure by @keithcameron2.bsky.social. Real, heartfelt thanks to him for giving the Manics back to me. I have picked up the conversation where I left off (Journal for Plague Lovers FWIW). If you are a lapsed fan, you need this book. 🙏
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#OtD 7 Feb 1919 construction workers in Essex, NJ, voted to strike if alcohol prohibition came into force. However, union leaders called off the action, saying it would make them "look ridiculous". We made this commemorative merch: shop.workingclasshistory.com/collections/...
February 7, 2026 at 9:10 AM
#OtD 7 Feb 1919 construction workers in Essex, NJ, voted to strike if alcohol prohibition came into force. However, union leaders called off the action, saying it would make them "look ridiculous". We made this commemorative merch: shop.workingclasshistory.com/collections/...
Mia Wilson (2025). One of the most perfectly realised albums I’ve heard in a very long time. If these lush Laurel Canyon vibes had been released in 1971 you’d all own this by now. Get on it, thank me later. ❤️
February 7, 2026 at 8:14 AM
Mia Wilson (2025). One of the most perfectly realised albums I’ve heard in a very long time. If these lush Laurel Canyon vibes had been released in 1971 you’d all own this by now. Get on it, thank me later. ❤️