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Andrea

@parramaterial.bsky.social

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Music news, writing and live gig reviews #MDANT I make music as @hazelenemusic https://linktr.ee/hazelenemusic

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Andrea @parramaterial.bsky.social · Nov 12

I made a shoegaze starter pack. I think the images on the front are generated by number of followers... This is a very imperfect list, I'll probably forget to update it, if you don't want to be on it let me know! go.bsky.app/MAoEsCe

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Crushing Death & Grief @crushingdeathcb.bsky.social · 2h

Blurring the lines between performance art and art rock, Shake Chain toy with and befuddle the audience, tumbling into the crowd in ways that induce unease. Absurdist skewerings of the mediocore are driven home by a musical battering ram. Unhinged thrillsfor the terminally paradoxical.

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Wendy O'Rourke @wendyo.bsky.social · 1h

Things To Do While Getting Well, illustrated by Mike Strouth (1971)

Practice your speech for when people ask, "How are you?"
Cartoon style depiction of a bedridden girl rehearsing an upbeat "Oh, fine!" response to the question "How are you?" as a humorous tip for handling visitors during illness.

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healees.bsky.social @healees.bsky.social · 4h

UK we cannot wait to get at your vegan sausage rolls also if anyone wants to have us come play on Nov 2nd, 3rd or 4th? 🤙😉

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Andrea @parramaterial.bsky.social · 4h

I have good memories of the Lab, yes very tiny!! It's been refurbished since my visits I think...

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Andrea @parramaterial.bsky.social · 4h

I am too, really impressive gigs last time they came through... they exude this happy gentle energy which is unusual in a psych performance!

Andrea @parramaterial.bsky.social · 4h

Ahh that's cool! They've got a new drummer in the lineup, curious about this...

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Andrea @parramaterial.bsky.social · 4h

@healees.bsky.social are such a charming band, so pretty happy to get another gig in with them (one of the London ones). Interested by those TBD dates on this IG post. Could be southwest, or Manchester, or Midlands or York etc. That's up to us, to commit to buying the tickets. 🙏

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Andrea @parramaterial.bsky.social · 7h

Sure! Their material is on the darker/moodier/atmospheric side, a similar path to what Just Mustard are doing... they are comfortable on stage but curious to see how bigger stages/different gigs grow them. When resource is made available to a band things can more easily grow...

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Andrea 🧡🌻💃 #MDANT @spectralheron.bsky.social · 10h

Any Newcastle and Edinburgh based shoegaze fans out there?

Make the effort to see Scoreboard (Newcastle tonight, Edinburgh Tuesday) who are over from Norway for a quick tour. They were absolutely cracking last night 🚀💜👠👁️ #shoegaze #scoreboardband

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Andrea @parramaterial.bsky.social · 10h

Adele Dazeem at Strongroom (OSP gig), an early crowd showing their interest in this new, darkly atmospheric signing to Sonic Cathedral...

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Andrea @parramaterial.bsky.social · 10h

Adele Dazeem @soniccathedral.bsky.social last night at Strongroom London for Other Side Promotions, giving an advance warning set of their intentions. 💫

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Andrea @parramaterial.bsky.social · 11h

Angular to melody and back again. Scoreboard (from Oslo) at Strongroom London for Other Side Promotions.

Andrea @parramaterial.bsky.social · 12h

This sweet Oslo shoegaze band you've never heard of ruled the night. 💥Scoreboard at Strongroom, London.

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Andrea @parramaterial.bsky.social · 1d

Ha I do this too, sometimes go past my old upper Haight apartment...

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Norman Records @normanrecords.com · 2d

PREORDER: 'WE WERE JUST HERE' by Just Mustard

Nab a copy of the Irish shoegaze and post-punk group's soon incoming full-length and you'll get a signed print.

All previous orders count.

www.normanrecords.com/records/2109...

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Yoko Ono @yokoono.bsky.social · 2d

POWER TO THE PEOPLE is Out Now!
→ bit.ly/JOLstore

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shapes like people @shapeslikepeople.bsky.social · 2d

New single ‘Supergirl’ lands 31/10/25 🎉
Who needs a video budget when you’ve got a doll, a broom and some fishing line…

#Supergirl #dccomics #JamesGunn #budgetmusicvideo #indiepop #indierock #janglepop #janglerock #diymusicvideo
#Superheroes #indiemusic #musicsky

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Assistant @assistant.bandcamp.com · 2d

What's this gingerly loping into view? Looks a bit like issue 3 to me.

An unfinished draft cover of issue 3 of my IN THE APRIL SUN fanzine.

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Andrea @parramaterial.bsky.social · 2d

I sat on her bench in Soho Square at times. She was a profoundly great songwriter. 🙏

Andrea @parramaterial.bsky.social · 2d

Ironic Leeds band name: "Luxury Student Flats". You're welcome. imgflip.com/i/a8pmen

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Tim Burgess @tim-burgess.bsky.social · 2d

Save the date…

Sunday Jan 11th

The Merch Market

Four venues in London
All events FREE entry all day

More info here t.co/D1vmbeNwJD

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Andrea @parramaterial.bsky.social · 2d

NP: @toughloverecords.bsky.social compilation, released today. What a tremendous label, straddling the intersection between jangle, post punk, post rock and experimentation. toughloverecords.bandcamp.com/album/v-a-to...

V/A - Tough Love 20: Don't Do Anything Important With Anybody Else, by Tough Love

10 track album

toughloverecords.bandcamp.com

Andrea @parramaterial.bsky.social · 2d

This is going to be like a mini starter gig for the Shoegaze All Dayer, a good room and good people. 💛

Andrea 🧡🌻💃 #MDANT @spectralheron.bsky.social · 2d

Next gig 🥁🎤🎸 Scoreboard and Adele Dazeem 👇

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The state51 Conspiracy @state51.bsky.social · 3d

We’ve cut a very special, very limited number of 7” lathes of
White Flowers new single, Tear 💿

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Andrea @parramaterial.bsky.social · 3d

The Thorn (formerly known as Large Plants). Featuring beautiful Sandy Denny style vocals (actually a duet) against folk stylings and a loping beat. Absolutely stunning track. thethorntheband.bandcamp.com/track/fountain

Fountain, by The Thorn

track by The Thorn

thethorntheband.bandcamp.com