@paisleysparks44.bsky.social
Contributing editor for Albumism, writer of stuff and Prince fan(atic?). I have a million notebooks with ideas and unfinished scripts/books/screenplays in - maybe one day I’ll get one seen. Doubt it though!
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Stevie Wonder Setlist at Utilita Arena Birmingham, Birmingham
Get the Stevie Wonder Setlist of the concert at Utilita Arena Birmingham, Birmingham, England on July 7, 2025 from the Love, Light and Song UK Tour and other Stevie Wonder Setlists for free on setlist...
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Yesterday I fulfilled a dream and saw Stevie Winder in concert and it was as thrilling and exciting as you might imagine. He did 2.5 hours and did 28 FULL songs, no medley shit.
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I know John Candy up there, grinning.
Jamaican bobsleigh team captures historic gold medal at Whistler competition
Victory comes just weeks after country was devastated by Hurricane Melissa
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Victory comes just weeks after country was devastated by Hurricane Melissa
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#TheMoment Jamaica's bobsled team made history in Whistler
Shane Pitter and Junior Harris, members of the four-man Jamaican bobsled team, tell The National about the moment they made history, winning their first international competition at the North American...
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November 27, 2025 at 4:23 PM
I know John Candy up there, grinning.
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Fela used to make music in English then realized he was not talking to the people who he wanted to hear his music. He switched to pidgin and Yoruba exclusively. Varying the level based on the subject.
You can hear everything Billie Holliday went through in her voice.
You can hear everything Billie Holliday went through in her voice.
I’ve been trying to find ways to articulate my hatred of AI-generated music that won’t come across as snobbish, but most of what I have to say about it can be boiled down to this:
None of the artists I like in any genre, regardless of era, make music that can be accurately predicted by a computer.
None of the artists I like in any genre, regardless of era, make music that can be accurately predicted by a computer.
November 27, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Fela used to make music in English then realized he was not talking to the people who he wanted to hear his music. He switched to pidgin and Yoruba exclusively. Varying the level based on the subject.
You can hear everything Billie Holliday went through in her voice.
You can hear everything Billie Holliday went through in her voice.
Alfre Woodard is 73. 70 fucking 3. Incredible.
November 27, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Alfre Woodard is 73. 70 fucking 3. Incredible.
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Happy 30th Anniversary to McAlmont & Butler’s debut album ‘The Sound of McAlmont & Butler’ originally released November 27, 1995 | Listen to the album + read our tribute by @paisleysparks44.bsky.social here: album.ink/thesoundofmb
November 27, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Happy 30th Anniversary to McAlmont & Butler’s debut album ‘The Sound of McAlmont & Butler’ originally released November 27, 1995 | Listen to the album + read our tribute by @paisleysparks44.bsky.social here: album.ink/thesoundofmb
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I Photoshop Paddington into a movie, TV show, or pop culture until I forget: Day 1717
November 27, 2025 at 8:07 AM
I Photoshop Paddington into a movie, TV show, or pop culture until I forget: Day 1717
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The black hole in Durham County Council’s budget has grown by £11.1mn in the past two months under the control of Reform UK.
Its cabinet has been forced to approve a £10mn list of cuts.
Its cabinet has been forced to approve a £10mn list of cuts.
Reform cabinet backs £10mn cuts to start filling Durham’s growing black hole
Reform is now learning that running a big council is not as easy as it probably thought
northeastbylines.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 7:16 AM
The black hole in Durham County Council’s budget has grown by £11.1mn in the past two months under the control of Reform UK.
Its cabinet has been forced to approve a £10mn list of cuts.
Its cabinet has been forced to approve a £10mn list of cuts.
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What if we threw every person involved in private equity into the ocean:
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November 26, 2025 at 10:52 PM
What if we threw every person involved in private equity into the ocean:
aftermath.site/splash-damage-...
aftermath.site/splash-damage-...
I bloody love this album. Give it a spin if you’ve never heard it.
Happy 30th Anniversary to McAlmont & Butler’s debut album ‘The Sound of McAlmont & Butler’ originally released November 27, 1995 | Listen to the album + read our tribute by @paisleysparks44.bsky.social here: album.ink/thesoundofmb
November 27, 2025 at 11:12 AM
I bloody love this album. Give it a spin if you’ve never heard it.
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I'm an "A.i." abolitionist.
No consumer-facing LLMs or generative "A.i." in anything.
Sure, machine learning in science and a few other limited applications is fine.
But consumer-facing LLMs and generative "A.i." that are based on theft, push disinfo, and can be manipulated by billionaires?
No.
No consumer-facing LLMs or generative "A.i." in anything.
Sure, machine learning in science and a few other limited applications is fine.
But consumer-facing LLMs and generative "A.i." that are based on theft, push disinfo, and can be manipulated by billionaires?
No.
July 8, 2025 at 11:53 PM
I'm an "A.i." abolitionist.
No consumer-facing LLMs or generative "A.i." in anything.
Sure, machine learning in science and a few other limited applications is fine.
But consumer-facing LLMs and generative "A.i." that are based on theft, push disinfo, and can be manipulated by billionaires?
No.
No consumer-facing LLMs or generative "A.i." in anything.
Sure, machine learning in science and a few other limited applications is fine.
But consumer-facing LLMs and generative "A.i." that are based on theft, push disinfo, and can be manipulated by billionaires?
No.
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This country seems to have a bottomless well of sympathy towards asset rich pensioners and only contempt for anyone under 50 who is putting half their income into paying their landlords fourth mortgage and a big chunk of the rest into skyrocketing bills.
Look it’s never nice to find yourself in a position of having to move when you don’t want to but given that due to the volatility of the London housing market I have had to move FIVE TIMES since 2020 I’m struggling to feel very sympathetic towards people whose ’problem’ is a paid off 2mil property.
November 27, 2025 at 9:11 AM
This country seems to have a bottomless well of sympathy towards asset rich pensioners and only contempt for anyone under 50 who is putting half their income into paying their landlords fourth mortgage and a big chunk of the rest into skyrocketing bills.
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Facts. Brexit was yet another FUCKING IDIOTIC decision of bigots spurred by emotion, rather than logic.
Racism makes people STUPID.
This is true all over the world, and especially here.
My prayer is that real economic pain teaches lessons to the mean spirited that basic empathy would have
Racism makes people STUPID.
This is true all over the world, and especially here.
My prayer is that real economic pain teaches lessons to the mean spirited that basic empathy would have
The Irish News: Brian Feeney: Forget the Budget, Britain’s problems are all about Brexit
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Brian Feeney: Forget the Budget, Britain’s problems are all about Brexit
Report after report from think tanks and academics have all laid bare the terrible damage Brexit did, and still does, to the British economy
www.irishnews.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Facts. Brexit was yet another FUCKING IDIOTIC decision of bigots spurred by emotion, rather than logic.
Racism makes people STUPID.
This is true all over the world, and especially here.
My prayer is that real economic pain teaches lessons to the mean spirited that basic empathy would have
Racism makes people STUPID.
This is true all over the world, and especially here.
My prayer is that real economic pain teaches lessons to the mean spirited that basic empathy would have
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repost to make a mutual smile
November 26, 2025 at 8:29 PM
repost to make a mutual smile
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Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
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This is what Peak Male Performance looks like.
November 26, 2025 at 7:59 AM
This is what Peak Male Performance looks like.
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Gilles Peterson Presents...
We Out Here Festival
20th - 23rd August 2026
Dorset 🇬🇧
We Out Here Festival
20th - 23rd August 2026
Dorset 🇬🇧
November 26, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Gilles Peterson Presents...
We Out Here Festival
20th - 23rd August 2026
Dorset 🇬🇧
We Out Here Festival
20th - 23rd August 2026
Dorset 🇬🇧
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I've shared on here before, why more cops do not and cannot reduce the murder rate in US cities.
I've shared that criminal justice reformers have known what does work, and has worked in dozens of US cities. It's now driving record low homicide in Chicago and Baltimore♥️🕊️
Now let's talk cop killings
I've shared that criminal justice reformers have known what does work, and has worked in dozens of US cities. It's now driving record low homicide in Chicago and Baltimore♥️🕊️
Now let's talk cop killings
Baltimore Streets
YouTube video by Channel 5 with Andrew Callaghan
m.youtube.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:22 PM
I've shared on here before, why more cops do not and cannot reduce the murder rate in US cities.
I've shared that criminal justice reformers have known what does work, and has worked in dozens of US cities. It's now driving record low homicide in Chicago and Baltimore♥️🕊️
Now let's talk cop killings
I've shared that criminal justice reformers have known what does work, and has worked in dozens of US cities. It's now driving record low homicide in Chicago and Baltimore♥️🕊️
Now let's talk cop killings
Just lost the will to live doing a job application. How much can I write about my experience of Microsoft software? I’ve used it. For a long time. 🤷♂️
November 26, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Just lost the will to live doing a job application. How much can I write about my experience of Microsoft software? I’ve used it. For a long time. 🤷♂️
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Is The Beatles' 'Revolver' (1966) one of your all-time favorite albums?
Discover why Albumism's @paisleysparks44.bsky.social includes it among his favorite albums of all time + explore all of our writers' favorites here: album.ink/PCorcoran25
Discover why Albumism's @paisleysparks44.bsky.social includes it among his favorite albums of all time + explore all of our writers' favorites here: album.ink/PCorcoran25
November 26, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Is The Beatles' 'Revolver' (1966) one of your all-time favorite albums?
Discover why Albumism's @paisleysparks44.bsky.social includes it among his favorite albums of all time + explore all of our writers' favorites here: album.ink/PCorcoran25
Discover why Albumism's @paisleysparks44.bsky.social includes it among his favorite albums of all time + explore all of our writers' favorites here: album.ink/PCorcoran25
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As for Farage’s use of racist slurs being confined to his childhood - well, that's not what Alan Sked, the founder of UKIP, claimed in this 2014 interview.
He says here that Farage was using the "n" word as late as 1997.
Farage would have been about 33 at time.
www.theguardian.com/politics/201...
He says here that Farage was using the "n" word as late as 1997.
Farage would have been about 33 at time.
www.theguardian.com/politics/201...
Ukip founder Alan Sked: 'The party has become a Frankenstein's monster'
He may have founded Ukip, but Alan Sked's moderate, Brussels-boycotting party has gone rogue. Stuart Jeffries meets the academic who's desperate to stop the bandwagon he first set rolling
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:55 AM
As for Farage’s use of racist slurs being confined to his childhood - well, that's not what Alan Sked, the founder of UKIP, claimed in this 2014 interview.
He says here that Farage was using the "n" word as late as 1997.
Farage would have been about 33 at time.
www.theguardian.com/politics/201...
He says here that Farage was using the "n" word as late as 1997.
Farage would have been about 33 at time.
www.theguardian.com/politics/201...
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Native American Heritage Month, celebrated each November, offers a powerful opportunity to honor the history, cultures, and contributions of Native American communities.
Celebrating Native American Heritage Month: Exploring the Ties Between Native Americans and Black Americans | Black Girl Nerds
Native American Heritage Month, offers a powerful opportunity to honor the history, cultures, and contributions of Native Americans
blackgirlnerds.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Native American Heritage Month, celebrated each November, offers a powerful opportunity to honor the history, cultures, and contributions of Native American communities.
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“Being called a Paki isn’t hurtful?” asks Cyrus Oshidar, who was in Farage's year. He tells Guardian he recognises that it was “the language of that time” (1980). “He wasn’t the only one saying it. But he was the only one in Dulwich saying it regularly”, he says
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Three more ex-pupils at school with Nigel Farage reject ‘banter’ claims
Exclusive: Dulwich college contemporaries ‘rubbish’ Reform UK leader’s suggestion alleged racist taunts not intended to hurt
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:54 PM
“Being called a Paki isn’t hurtful?” asks Cyrus Oshidar, who was in Farage's year. He tells Guardian he recognises that it was “the language of that time” (1980). “He wasn’t the only one saying it. But he was the only one in Dulwich saying it regularly”, he says
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Tune in TONIGHT to watch our performance on Jimmy Kimmel Live 11:35pm EST on ABC. ☁️🏠⛅️
November 25, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Tune in TONIGHT to watch our performance on Jimmy Kimmel Live 11:35pm EST on ABC. ☁️🏠⛅️
Today’s future star in NYPD Blue cameo is . . . Drum roll please . . . Sara Ramirez.
November 25, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Today’s future star in NYPD Blue cameo is . . . Drum roll please . . . Sara Ramirez.