Simon Tomes
@simontomes.com
Music Explorer | 💿 HiRes Digital Album Lover | Drummer | 🥁 #DrumsForWellbeing | Community Professional | Writing about Community Confidence simontomes.com | Bluesky User #383 since Feb 23 | he/him | Not active here for testing stuff, I use LinkedIn.
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Simon Tomes
@simontomes.com
· Oct 10
Sister Ray, Soho, London. You can pick only one.
January 13, 2026 at 11:18 PM
Sister Ray, Soho, London. You can pick only one.
@wavepal.app is genuinely helping me make sure I stay in touch with friends and family.
It’s the app I’ve been looking for for a while. 😀
It’s the app I’ve been looking for for a while. 😀
January 13, 2026 at 9:27 PM
@wavepal.app is genuinely helping me make sure I stay in touch with friends and family.
It’s the app I’ve been looking for for a while. 😀
It’s the app I’ve been looking for for a while. 😀
January 10, 2026 at 10:49 PM
Oh yeah! #RaveyardShift!
Everyone’s gone to bed. Solo kitchen disco for me, tidying up from our meal. Got some DM remixes to keep me company.
January 10, 2026 at 9:57 PM
Oh yeah! #RaveyardShift!
Everyone’s gone to bed. Solo kitchen disco for me, tidying up from our meal. Got some DM remixes to keep me company.
January 10, 2026 at 9:56 PM
Everyone’s gone to bed. Solo kitchen disco for me, tidying up from our meal. Got some DM remixes to keep me company.
Idea: Only Prince Songs Karaoke Night.
Princeraoke
You can only _attempt_ to sing any Prince song. Any era, any song from any album, any b-side, any song from the vaults.
I’d be there! It would be fun.😀
Princeraoke
You can only _attempt_ to sing any Prince song. Any era, any song from any album, any b-side, any song from the vaults.
I’d be there! It would be fun.😀
January 10, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Idea: Only Prince Songs Karaoke Night.
Princeraoke
You can only _attempt_ to sing any Prince song. Any era, any song from any album, any b-side, any song from the vaults.
I’d be there! It would be fun.😀
Princeraoke
You can only _attempt_ to sing any Prince song. Any era, any song from any album, any b-side, any song from the vaults.
I’d be there! It would be fun.😀
Yes to Prince Lovesexy!
What a tune. What an album!
Thanks, @louiseann.bsky.social.
I don’t think anyone has ever since perfected those synth meets trumpet glam slam stabs towards the start of the track. Not even Prince.
Totally inimitable.
#LoveWillSaveTheDay
What a tune. What an album!
Thanks, @louiseann.bsky.social.
I don’t think anyone has ever since perfected those synth meets trumpet glam slam stabs towards the start of the track. Not even Prince.
Totally inimitable.
#LoveWillSaveTheDay
January 10, 2026 at 3:57 PM
Yes to Prince Lovesexy!
What a tune. What an album!
Thanks, @louiseann.bsky.social.
I don’t think anyone has ever since perfected those synth meets trumpet glam slam stabs towards the start of the track. Not even Prince.
Totally inimitable.
#LoveWillSaveTheDay
What a tune. What an album!
Thanks, @louiseann.bsky.social.
I don’t think anyone has ever since perfected those synth meets trumpet glam slam stabs towards the start of the track. Not even Prince.
Totally inimitable.
#LoveWillSaveTheDay
Ah yeah, that’s what song sampled it! Soundtrack to my uni days @louiseann.bsky.social
January 10, 2026 at 3:32 PM
Ah yeah, that’s what song sampled it! Soundtrack to my uni days @louiseann.bsky.social
Feel good jazzy disco house vibes!
Cc: @louiseann.bsky.social @acidgrandads.bsky.social @ono-ch1.bsky.social @cartwheelcaff.bsky.social @sistapledge.bsky.social @jarmain-etc.bsky.social @andydunn295.bsky.social @squirlykat.bsky.social
youtu.be/2MrI2tlujP8?...
open.qobuz.com/track/18934320
Cc: @louiseann.bsky.social @acidgrandads.bsky.social @ono-ch1.bsky.social @cartwheelcaff.bsky.social @sistapledge.bsky.social @jarmain-etc.bsky.social @andydunn295.bsky.social @squirlykat.bsky.social
youtu.be/2MrI2tlujP8?...
open.qobuz.com/track/18934320
January 8, 2026 at 4:33 PM
TIL Larry Carlton played guitar on all my favourite The Crusaders albums.
I've love all Larry's work with Steely Dan and can't believe I hadn't made the connection before today.
Still learning! 😅
Here's Chain Reaction.
open.qobuz.com/album/000767...
I've love all Larry's work with Steely Dan and can't believe I hadn't made the connection before today.
Still learning! 😅
Here's Chain Reaction.
open.qobuz.com/album/000767...
January 6, 2026 at 5:39 PM
TIL Larry Carlton played guitar on all my favourite The Crusaders albums.
I've love all Larry's work with Steely Dan and can't believe I hadn't made the connection before today.
Still learning! 😅
Here's Chain Reaction.
open.qobuz.com/album/000767...
I've love all Larry's work with Steely Dan and can't believe I hadn't made the connection before today.
Still learning! 😅
Here's Chain Reaction.
open.qobuz.com/album/000767...
Much respect for all comedians out there. Just seen Clinton Baptiste test out someone new material in one of our local venues. Probably about 30 of us in the crowd listening in and laughing. Hard work goes into perfecting a set for the bigger stage.
He was hilarious! 🤣
He was hilarious! 🤣
January 5, 2026 at 10:27 PM
Much respect for all comedians out there. Just seen Clinton Baptiste test out someone new material in one of our local venues. Probably about 30 of us in the crowd listening in and laughing. Hard work goes into perfecting a set for the bigger stage.
He was hilarious! 🤣
He was hilarious! 🤣
Phil’s drum production on Fading Lights is exquisite. 😍
January 4, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Phil’s drum production on Fading Lights is exquisite. 😍
Happy New Year, awesome Bluesky people.
January 1, 2026 at 12:47 AM
Happy New Year, awesome Bluesky people.
💿 What’s an album you discovered and loved in 2025 yet wasn’t released in 2025?
December 31, 2025 at 10:26 AM
💿 What’s an album you discovered and loved in 2025 yet wasn’t released in 2025?
ruin two bands by combining them:
The Stone N' Roses
The Stone N' Roses
ruin two bands by combining them:
AC/U2
AC/U2
ruin two bands by combining them:
jamiroqueen
jamiroqueen
December 30, 2025 at 9:37 PM
ruin two bands by combining them:
The Stone N' Roses
The Stone N' Roses
ruin two bands by combining them:
AC/U2
AC/U2
ruin two bands by combining them:
jamiroqueen
jamiroqueen
ruin two bands by combining them:
the aerosmiths
the aerosmiths
December 30, 2025 at 9:31 PM
ruin two bands by combining them:
AC/U2
AC/U2
ruin two bands by combining them:
jamiroqueen
jamiroqueen
ruin two bands by combining them:
the aerosmiths
the aerosmiths
ruin two bands by combining them:
Fugazi Osbourne
Fugazi Osbourne
December 30, 2025 at 9:20 PM
ruin two bands by combining them:
jamiroqueen
jamiroqueen
Staying at my mother-in-laws. You can pick only one. 😀
December 27, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Staying at my mother-in-laws. You can pick only one. 😀
December 24, 2025 at 10:34 AM
December 19, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Revisiting this list and trying to come up with three genres per album. A few new ones revealing themselves:
Yacht Funk: A mixture of Yacht Rock and Funk. 😃
Jazz n Bass. Jazzy vibes with a Drum n Bass backbeat.
Yacht Funk: A mixture of Yacht Rock and Funk. 😃
Jazz n Bass. Jazzy vibes with a Drum n Bass backbeat.
Throughout the year I’ve updated a list of album releases that I’ve enjoyed listening to. They’ve been on repeat and shone in their own particular way.
Hopefully by the end of this year I’ll revisit them all and come up with a Top 10, with a bit of commentary.
Gonna start the revisit today. 😀
Hopefully by the end of this year I’ll revisit them all and come up with a Top 10, with a bit of commentary.
Gonna start the revisit today. 😀
December 19, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Revisiting this list and trying to come up with three genres per album. A few new ones revealing themselves:
Yacht Funk: A mixture of Yacht Rock and Funk. 😃
Jazz n Bass. Jazzy vibes with a Drum n Bass backbeat.
Yacht Funk: A mixture of Yacht Rock and Funk. 😃
Jazz n Bass. Jazzy vibes with a Drum n Bass backbeat.
Throughout the year I’ve updated a list of album releases that I’ve enjoyed listening to. They’ve been on repeat and shone in their own particular way.
Hopefully by the end of this year I’ll revisit them all and come up with a Top 10, with a bit of commentary.
Gonna start the revisit today. 😀
Hopefully by the end of this year I’ll revisit them all and come up with a Top 10, with a bit of commentary.
Gonna start the revisit today. 😀
December 19, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Throughout the year I’ve updated a list of album releases that I’ve enjoyed listening to. They’ve been on repeat and shone in their own particular way.
Hopefully by the end of this year I’ll revisit them all and come up with a Top 10, with a bit of commentary.
Gonna start the revisit today. 😀
Hopefully by the end of this year I’ll revisit them all and come up with a Top 10, with a bit of commentary.
Gonna start the revisit today. 😀
What’s one of your favourite backing vocals?
I think Sting on ‘Money For Nothing’ by Dire Straits is up there. 😀
I think Sting on ‘Money For Nothing’ by Dire Straits is up there. 😀
December 19, 2025 at 8:10 AM
What’s one of your favourite backing vocals?
I think Sting on ‘Money For Nothing’ by Dire Straits is up there. 😀
I think Sting on ‘Money For Nothing’ by Dire Straits is up there. 😀
December 18, 2025 at 3:05 PM