Tom Ewing
@tomewing.bsky.social
Music, comics, assorted grousing, he/him. CURRENT THINGS are Discourse 2000, a 2000AD blog and Popular, about the UK’s No 1 hits. I also waste my time (and maybe yours!) with @peoples-pop-polls.bsky.com
https://freakytrigger.co.uk
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A new #Discourse2000 post - DAN DARE is back, and he's here to tell #2000AD readers "we have Star Wars at home". Plus horror in space and the unspeakable menace of - THE SNAPPERS!
freakytrigger.co.uk/wedge/2025/1...
freakytrigger.co.uk/wedge/2025/1...
Both these borrow from the ur-text that is STRONTIUM DOG: THE KILLING
November 26, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Both these borrow from the ur-text that is STRONTIUM DOG: THE KILLING
Some interesting factional splits in the NME’s albums of 89 - the Proper Music faction holding stronger than I remember with Lou, Van & the Neville Brothers. I pored over this endlessly though did not recall the N-bomb in the NWA entry @bestalbumbrackets.bsky.social
I'm certainly not arguing that a popular vote would produce the right result, but even contemporaneous lists ranked it highly.
November 26, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Some interesting factional splits in the NME’s albums of 89 - the Proper Music faction holding stronger than I remember with Lou, Van & the Neville Brothers. I pored over this endlessly though did not recall the N-bomb in the NWA entry @bestalbumbrackets.bsky.social
My vote made this 50-50 which bodes well IMO
The Best Album of 1989 Round 7 Match #128 - THE FINAL MATCH TO DETERMINE THE BEST ALBUM OF 1989
#1 Pixies, DOOLITTLE
vs.
#3 De La Soul, 3 FEET HIGH AND RISING
forms.gle/WZbDEMmYBZda...
#1 Pixies, DOOLITTLE
vs.
#3 De La Soul, 3 FEET HIGH AND RISING
forms.gle/WZbDEMmYBZda...
The Best Album of 1989 Round 7 Match #128 - The Final Match: Pixies vs. De La Soul
This is the Best Album of 1989 match for Wednesday, November 25th, 10am CST. It will be open for 24 hours, and the winner will be declared The Best Album of 1989. The losing album will be named The Se...
forms.gle
November 26, 2025 at 5:15 PM
My vote made this 50-50 which bodes well IMO
I’m mostly here to talk about music, books, and comics, and those things are being threatened by “AI” to zero benefit so I’m getting more against it by the day
Is this platform still massively against AI or has it moved more towards acceptance?
November 26, 2025 at 1:21 PM
I’m mostly here to talk about music, books, and comics, and those things are being threatened by “AI” to zero benefit so I’m getting more against it by the day
Dealing with #TheTwen2ie5 withdrawal by posting my 45 extra HMs, if you nominated one of these bangers good for you!
November 26, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Dealing with #TheTwen2ie5 withdrawal by posting my 45 extra HMs, if you nominated one of these bangers good for you!
Reposted by Tom Ewing
A new #Discourse2000 post - DAN DARE is back, and he's here to tell #2000AD readers "we have Star Wars at home". Plus horror in space and the unspeakable menace of - THE SNAPPERS!
freakytrigger.co.uk/wedge/2025/1...
freakytrigger.co.uk/wedge/2025/1...
November 25, 2025 at 7:15 PM
A new #Discourse2000 post - DAN DARE is back, and he's here to tell #2000AD readers "we have Star Wars at home". Plus horror in space and the unspeakable menace of - THE SNAPPERS!
freakytrigger.co.uk/wedge/2025/1...
freakytrigger.co.uk/wedge/2025/1...
Aliens, The Yeti: appear in Tintin, probably real
Bigfoot, Loch Ness Monster, Chupacabra: no Tintin appearance, fake
Bigfoot, Loch Ness Monster, Chupacabra: no Tintin appearance, fake
New polling on aliens
% of U.S. adult citizens who believe the following definitely or probably exist:
Aliens 56%
Bigfoot 28%
The Yeti 23%
The Loch Ness Monster 22%
Chupacabra 16%
today.yougov.com/health/artic...
% of U.S. adult citizens who believe the following definitely or probably exist:
Aliens 56%
Bigfoot 28%
The Yeti 23%
The Loch Ness Monster 22%
Chupacabra 16%
today.yougov.com/health/artic...
November 25, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Aliens, The Yeti: appear in Tintin, probably real
Bigfoot, Loch Ness Monster, Chupacabra: no Tintin appearance, fake
Bigfoot, Loch Ness Monster, Chupacabra: no Tintin appearance, fake
#EoD Edge Of Darkness Part 4 - back on form after the slightly wheel spinning 3; oddness creeping in at the edges. Must be one of the first hacking scenes in a British thriller complete with “we’re in!”
November 25, 2025 at 11:25 PM
#EoD Edge Of Darkness Part 4 - back on form after the slightly wheel spinning 3; oddness creeping in at the edges. Must be one of the first hacking scenes in a British thriller complete with “we’re in!”
Whizz-kid - amazing that “half this comic hates the other half” worked so well as a gimmick
November 25, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Whizz-kid - amazing that “half this comic hates the other half” worked so well as a gimmick
A new #Discourse2000 post - DAN DARE is back, and he's here to tell #2000AD readers "we have Star Wars at home". Plus horror in space and the unspeakable menace of - THE SNAPPERS!
freakytrigger.co.uk/wedge/2025/1...
freakytrigger.co.uk/wedge/2025/1...
November 25, 2025 at 7:15 PM
A new #Discourse2000 post - DAN DARE is back, and he's here to tell #2000AD readers "we have Star Wars at home". Plus horror in space and the unspeakable menace of - THE SNAPPERS!
freakytrigger.co.uk/wedge/2025/1...
freakytrigger.co.uk/wedge/2025/1...
Sorry, sorry, nothing's happening except 100 Gecs
And men are writing entire books saying nothing’s happening! Come on
November 25, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Sorry, sorry, nothing's happening except 100 Gecs
Doing this challenge made me firm up what I like about the 2020s and realise more than ever that people who think current music has stagnated are just weird. Surges of creativity across Africa, Asia and South America; a golden generation of women pop stars; tons of funny, filthy rap - good times!
#TheTwen2ie5 Day 50
1. CHAPPELL ROAN - “Good Luck, Babe!” (24, USA) - 12 POINTS
How do you do fellow normies? First time I heard this I thought “that chorus is like Dragostea Din Tei (derogatory)” but NOW I think “that chorus is like Dragostea Din Tei (complimentary)”
youtu.be/1RKqOmSkGgM?...
1. CHAPPELL ROAN - “Good Luck, Babe!” (24, USA) - 12 POINTS
How do you do fellow normies? First time I heard this I thought “that chorus is like Dragostea Din Tei (derogatory)” but NOW I think “that chorus is like Dragostea Din Tei (complimentary)”
youtu.be/1RKqOmSkGgM?...
November 25, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Doing this challenge made me firm up what I like about the 2020s and realise more than ever that people who think current music has stagnated are just weird. Surges of creativity across Africa, Asia and South America; a golden generation of women pop stars; tons of funny, filthy rap - good times!
#TheTwen2ie5 Day 50
1. CHAPPELL ROAN - “Good Luck, Babe!” (24, USA) - 12 POINTS
How do you do fellow normies? First time I heard this I thought “that chorus is like Dragostea Din Tei (derogatory)” but NOW I think “that chorus is like Dragostea Din Tei (complimentary)”
youtu.be/1RKqOmSkGgM?...
1. CHAPPELL ROAN - “Good Luck, Babe!” (24, USA) - 12 POINTS
How do you do fellow normies? First time I heard this I thought “that chorus is like Dragostea Din Tei (derogatory)” but NOW I think “that chorus is like Dragostea Din Tei (complimentary)”
youtu.be/1RKqOmSkGgM?...
November 25, 2025 at 9:02 AM
#TheTwen2ie5 Day 50
1. CHAPPELL ROAN - “Good Luck, Babe!” (24, USA) - 12 POINTS
How do you do fellow normies? First time I heard this I thought “that chorus is like Dragostea Din Tei (derogatory)” but NOW I think “that chorus is like Dragostea Din Tei (complimentary)”
youtu.be/1RKqOmSkGgM?...
1. CHAPPELL ROAN - “Good Luck, Babe!” (24, USA) - 12 POINTS
How do you do fellow normies? First time I heard this I thought “that chorus is like Dragostea Din Tei (derogatory)” but NOW I think “that chorus is like Dragostea Din Tei (complimentary)”
youtu.be/1RKqOmSkGgM?...
#CoOpPlays Maximo Park followed by Kings Of Leon - a dread suspicion forms…
November 24, 2025 at 9:43 PM
#CoOpPlays Maximo Park followed by Kings Of Leon - a dread suspicion forms…
An album with too many skits vs an album that feels like it’s *all* skits
The Best Album of 1989 Round 6 (Semifinal) Match #126
#2 Beastie Boys, PAUL'S BOUTIQUE
vs.
#3 De La Soul, 3 FEET HIGH AND RISING
forms.gle/bizatxQh3TFe...
#2 Beastie Boys, PAUL'S BOUTIQUE
vs.
#3 De La Soul, 3 FEET HIGH AND RISING
forms.gle/bizatxQh3TFe...
The Best Album of 1989 Round 6 (Semi-Final) Match #126: Beastie Boys vs. De La Soul
This is the Best Album of 1989 match for Monday, November 24th, 9am CST. It will be open for 24 hours, and the winner will move onto the finals to determine the Best Album of 1989. If you haven’t hear...
forms.gle
November 24, 2025 at 3:28 PM
An album with too many skits vs an album that feels like it’s *all* skits
RIP Jimmy Cliff, a sweet voiced man. Can't imagine I'm the only person who clicked with reggae thanks to the Harder They Come soundtrack
November 24, 2025 at 12:42 PM
RIP Jimmy Cliff, a sweet voiced man. Can't imagine I'm the only person who clicked with reggae thanks to the Harder They Come soundtrack
Got my draft HMs list for #TheTwen2ie5 - it's 64 long so a bit of trimming required, but all the really huge pop stars are there: Sabrina, Billie, Lana, Caroline...
November 24, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Got my draft HMs list for #TheTwen2ie5 - it's 64 long so a bit of trimming required, but all the really huge pop stars are there: Sabrina, Billie, Lana, Caroline...
#TheTwen2ie5 Day 49
2. FIONA APPLE - “I Want You To Love Me” (20, USA) - 11 POINTS
Best love song of the decade etc etc, also she really wallops the piano in this, Chas (or Dave) would be proud
youtu.be/N541HLPeG6Y?...
2. FIONA APPLE - “I Want You To Love Me” (20, USA) - 11 POINTS
Best love song of the decade etc etc, also she really wallops the piano in this, Chas (or Dave) would be proud
youtu.be/N541HLPeG6Y?...
November 24, 2025 at 9:43 AM
#TheTwen2ie5 Day 49
2. FIONA APPLE - “I Want You To Love Me” (20, USA) - 11 POINTS
Best love song of the decade etc etc, also she really wallops the piano in this, Chas (or Dave) would be proud
youtu.be/N541HLPeG6Y?...
2. FIONA APPLE - “I Want You To Love Me” (20, USA) - 11 POINTS
Best love song of the decade etc etc, also she really wallops the piano in this, Chas (or Dave) would be proud
youtu.be/N541HLPeG6Y?...
Mildly intellectual meme doing moderate numbers, you better believe I'm sitting here like Tuxedo Winnie The Pooh
November 24, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Mildly intellectual meme doing moderate numbers, you better believe I'm sitting here like Tuxedo Winnie The Pooh
Reposted by Tom Ewing
“when 2000AD is sold to Robert Maxwell’s Fleetway in 1988, it’s reportedly selling about 100,000 copies a week”
One thing I think that is interesting in this era is that also was the circulation of Transformers: UK, which probably explains a lot about some of us
freakytrigger.co.uk/wedge/2025/1...
One thing I think that is interesting in this era is that also was the circulation of Transformers: UK, which probably explains a lot about some of us
freakytrigger.co.uk/wedge/2025/1...
Dance Our Way Out Of Our Constrictions: INTRO ’78
Previously on Discourse 2000: After successfully helping launch war comic Battle, editor Pat Mills had the opportunity to launch a new kind of boys’ comic at publishers IPC – Action, a title which tur...
freakytrigger.co.uk
November 23, 2025 at 6:42 PM
“when 2000AD is sold to Robert Maxwell’s Fleetway in 1988, it’s reportedly selling about 100,000 copies a week”
One thing I think that is interesting in this era is that also was the circulation of Transformers: UK, which probably explains a lot about some of us
freakytrigger.co.uk/wedge/2025/1...
One thing I think that is interesting in this era is that also was the circulation of Transformers: UK, which probably explains a lot about some of us
freakytrigger.co.uk/wedge/2025/1...
No film has ever been set in Leatherhead, come on, be serious here
November 23, 2025 at 7:10 PM
No film has ever been set in Leatherhead, come on, be serious here
#Discourse2000 is back! This intro post sets the scene for the 1978 posts with an overview of the different tribes of early #2000AD creators - the professionals, the rebels, the fans and the outsiders - and their visions of what the comic is
freakytrigger.co.uk/wedge/2025/1...
freakytrigger.co.uk/wedge/2025/1...
Dance Our Way Out Of Our Constrictions: INTRO ’78
Previously on Discourse 2000: After successfully helping launch war comic Battle, editor Pat Mills had the opportunity to launch a new kind of boys’ comic at publishers IPC – Action, a title which tur...
freakytrigger.co.uk
November 23, 2025 at 6:26 PM
#Discourse2000 is back! This intro post sets the scene for the 1978 posts with an overview of the different tribes of early #2000AD creators - the professionals, the rebels, the fans and the outsiders - and their visions of what the comic is
freakytrigger.co.uk/wedge/2025/1...
freakytrigger.co.uk/wedge/2025/1...
November 23, 2025 at 4:50 PM
This song is another bit of evidence for my growing belief that the greatest legacy of post-punk was teaching British indie bands about basslines (a lesson often forgotten since mind you)
Also if you haven't heard that full version of "Lazarus," you really need to.
The Boo Radleys - Lazarus (single version) (12" Version)
YouTube video by sadmonkey62
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November 23, 2025 at 3:53 PM
This song is another bit of evidence for my growing belief that the greatest legacy of post-punk was teaching British indie bands about basslines (a lesson often forgotten since mind you)