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PaulaGoodale
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Infopro, currently working on an NHS EPR, but this is mostly music, theatre, arts, Sheffield, cats & a bit of leftish politics...

Also, @Sheffiness on IG for anyone who likes fuzzy phone gig pics
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I made a starter pack - mainly to see how it works - comprising some of my music picks - artists and labels - indie with a UK flavour...

I also have a much longer list via my profile page, with loads of additional music related accounts on it.

#IndieMusic
#StarterPack

go.bsky.app/QdRyiTN
Nope. Not going anywhere today.
November 29, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Transcendental soulful pop.

Dusty is one of my all-time favourite singers.
November 29, 2025 at 10:15 AM
The GOAT
November 28, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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November 28, 2025 at 6:41 AM
David Byrne is planning another concert film share.google/84v30LMPbZWM...

Still waiting for that Piece Hall gig too 🤞
David Byrne is planning another concert film
David Byrne has revealed he is considering making another concert film around his current 'Who Is The Sky?' tour
share.google
November 28, 2025 at 8:11 PM
King - Love & Pride - opening Guy Garvey From The Vaults 1985

This was huge in the months before I started at Coventry Poly and the boys were locals too, so there was no escaping it!
November 28, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Boney M - Belfast opening #totp 1977

Absolute banger!

youtu.be/LQivCtW0Juo?...
Boney M. - Belfast (ZDF Silvester-Tanzparty 31.12.1977)
YouTube video by BoneyMVEVO
youtu.be
November 28, 2025 at 8:02 PM
God this 90s #totp episode is painful
November 28, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Inconvenient facts. Someone please do tell the right wing media.
Is welfare spending ''out of control''?

It's estimated to be 10.8 per cent of GDP this financial year.

That's just 0.8 per cent of GDP higher than in 2007-08, and total welfare spending has actually fallen fallen by 1.2 per cent of GDP since 2012-13⤵️ buff.ly/s5mz97u
November 28, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen:

Japan (1st)
Red Wedge (that's not a band, btw)
Amy Winehouse (x3) 💔
Françouz Breut (more info below)
Richard Hawley (many times)
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen

Cliff Richard
Gwenno
Dave Pike
Michel Polnareff
Salena Jones
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen;

Captain Beefheart
Roxy Music
Miles Davis
The Clash
Suicide
November 28, 2025 at 1:10 PM
I don't think John Lewis want me buy this...

Also they closed their Sheffield store a while ago
November 28, 2025 at 10:18 AM
CMAT, live in Sheffield last night.

A fantastic feel good show, high energy, great singalong tunes, and such an incredible stage presence. Loved it!

#SheffieldGigs
November 27, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Apparently, after today's budget, I'll be £6.25 a year worse off

Twas always thus... single person, no kids & no major vices

Of course, the calcs don't take into account cost of living factors or below inflation public sector pay increases, but that's fine.

No drama. No hard working family...
November 26, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Tonight's gig is CMAT at the Octagon (sold out)

Should be enormous fun!

[Pic from Tramlines 25]

#SheffieldGigs
November 26, 2025 at 11:45 AM
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I’m a past winner of the Orwell Prize & won partly because I exposed Vote Leave’s unlawful activities.

Michael Gove was its co-convener & refused to answer a single q. He’s now a judge of the prize & our world is truly one that Orwell would recognise

bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/m...
Michael Gove Made Orwell Prize Judge Despite Record of Attacking Journalists and Dodging Scrutiny
Critics say "Orwell would have enjoyed the irony" of the former Conservative minister's appointment
bylinetimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Much less helpful than Clippy tbh
I think AI might have been a bit... overhyped.
It's just Clippy on steroids and even more annoying.
November 26, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Finally got hearing aids... jeez, my keyboard sounds deafening this morning!

Have a gig later too. Cannot comprehend how that's going to feel.
November 26, 2025 at 9:30 AM
As an older adult this does not surprise me. My brain does not require that level of 'always on', constant motion.

One of the joys of BlueSky is there are no reels, and I can decide if I want to play a video.

I crave an off setting for video content on Instagram too.
Younger adults are far more likely than older adults to report using YouTube and TikTok daily. www.pewresearch.org/...
November 25, 2025 at 5:58 PM
This is fascinating! Apparently your brain hears and responds to music even when anaesthetised.

BBC News - Music eases surgery and speeds recovery, Indian study finds
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Indian study finds music helps patients heal under anaesthesia
A new study finds patients who listen to music during surgery wake faster and need fewer painkillers.
www.bbc.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:58 AM
This is such a good read. I was not a Stone Roses fan whilst they were in their prime, and came to know of Mani through Primal Scream. I saw him play with them a few times (that's a story for another day)... anyway so much of this resonates, except I've never tried to play bass.
November 24, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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“Reggae can still be important, it can have a message. Because we need music to have a message right now.”

In tribute to Jimmy Cliff, who has sadly passed away aged 81, MOJO revisits a career-spanning interview with the reggae icon...
Jimmy Cliff Remembered: “Reggae can still have a message”
In tribute to Jimmy Cliff, who has sadly passed away aged 81, MOJO revisits our career-spanning interview with the reggae icon.
www.mojo4music.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:25 PM
I have a big soft spot for Paul Heaton, and his various incarnations, & especially his approach to fair ticket pricing.

This song is a fan favourite and I sang along to it with c. 20k folks at his Bramall Lane gig earlier this year, alongside highlights from the rest of his extensive back catalogue
November 24, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Always try to see the support act folks...

Some great ones I've seen this year:

- Casino
- She Drew The Gun
- Joshua Idehen
- The Hanging Stars
- The Pill
- Ronboy
- Michele Stodart
- Moonchild Sanelly
- Nadine Shah
- Gabrielle Sey

And no doubt, more to come before Xmas...
Brilliant new music is out there waiting to be discovered - we’re talking to an incredible new upcoming band, hoping they can support @thecharlatans on our April / May dates. Fingers crossed we can make it work. News soon

x x
November 23, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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There’s been an influx of letters in our postbag about Christmas records and how early they seem to be released through the years, so we thought we’d look into the science for you, our viewers.

So… It’s a WAFR Pop Explainer!
November 23, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Ash in Sheffield tonight

Pics from the last time I saw them, at Tramlines festival in 2011, the halcyon days of council-funded free live music

#SheffieldGigs
November 23, 2025 at 9:19 AM