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Sid Smith

@sidsmith.bsky.social

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Freelancer writing about music & musicians in print & online. I share an office with a cat called The Bug. Contact me here or via [email protected]

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Sid Smith @sidsmith.bsky.social · Nov 11

My King Crimson biog is available here:
burningshed.com/sid-smith_in...
“Vivid and incisive” Mojo
"Beautifully written and engaging" Classic Rock
“Properly indispensable” Record Collector
"The most compendious, exhaustive history of the band that anyone could want." Stuart Maconie BBC Radio 6.

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Palm, erection and cloud

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Sid Smith @sidsmith.bsky.social · 4h

Despite the branding we are in Menorca. After a day beaching about, this morning we are lazing about in the room reading. Out later. Bliss.

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And another…

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Sid Smith @sidsmith.bsky.social · 8h

Remembered Sky
Whitley Bay 2018

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Look out

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Sid Smith @sidsmith.bsky.social · 21h

Remembered Sky
Whitley Bay 2017

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Sid Smith @sidsmith.bsky.social · 1d

The struggle continues

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This morning’s reading

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Sid Smith @sidsmith.bsky.social · 1d

If I've told The Bug once, I've told him a thousand times NOT to bring his kills back home, but does he ever listen?

The Bug, a cat, stalks a patch of waste ground containing a human skull while looking guilty as fuck

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Sid Smith @sidsmith.bsky.social · 2d

Remembered Sky
Alciston 2025

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If I've told The Bug once, I've told him a thousand times NOT to bring his kills back home, but does he ever listen?

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Sid Smith @sidsmith.bsky.social · 2d

Music so diaphanous I'm tempted to say it just wafted in here on a passing breeze rather than being delivered by our postie

The cover of After The Wildfire by Jan Bang & Arve Henriksen stands next to the turntable playing the LP

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Sid Smith @sidsmith.bsky.social · 2d

Remembered Sky
Alciston 2025

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Kasey Gifford @kaseygifford.bsky.social · 2d

We should be asking this
c o n s t a n t l y.

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Andrew Orton @andreworton.bsky.social · 2d

The death of multi-camera TV: a thread. I know most of you will know the technical parts of this (and may have read it in the other place) but bear with me. 1/ 🧵