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christopher brooke 🇵🇸

@twrhq.bsky.social

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Birth. Music. Death. ex-radio prod/host, lapsed writer, record collecting vinyl saddo, Crohn's, Diverticulitis, Fibromyalgia, Abba Zaba. #DimlyLitTurntableForOne

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christopher brooke 🇵🇸 @twrhq.bsky.social · May 12

If you're still a member of the Labour party after today then you're part of the racist, Zionist, Right Wing problem.

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christopher brooke 🇵🇸 @twrhq.bsky.social · 2h

Wonderwall Music?

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christopher brooke 🇵🇸 @twrhq.bsky.social · 9h

The proliferation of online & TV commercials either aping or employing 'influencers' & their pouty poses & style of upper inflective speaking is getting very annoying indeed.

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Wales Goes Pop! @walesgoespop.bsky.social · 12h

Early bird tickets are now on sale ✨
www.gigantic.com/wales-goes-p...

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christopher brooke 🇵🇸 @twrhq.bsky.social · 1d

#NowSpinning

Los Lobos - The Neighborhood (US 1990)

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Photograph of the Los Lobos LP The Neighborhood spinning on a turntable next to the displayed sleeve, which is still in shrink wrap

christopher brooke 🇵🇸 @twrhq.bsky.social · 1d

#NowSpinning

Premiata Forneria Marconi - Photos of Ghosts (Japan 1973)

As prog as these may be, this is an almost gentle & calming LP. Not my favourite P.F.M. but a very pleasant early AM soundtrack.

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Photograph of the album sleeve for Premiata Forneria Marconi's Photos of Ghosts next to its record playing on a turntable

christopher brooke 🇵🇸 @twrhq.bsky.social · 1d

#NowSpinning

The Academy - Pop Lore According to The Academy (UK 1969)

Cleanest copy i've ever found. Pastoral psych-folk pop of the 'lost to history' variety.

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Photograph of the album sleeve for The Academy's album Pop Lore According to The Academy + its record spinning on a turntable

christopher brooke 🇵🇸 @twrhq.bsky.social · 1d

#NowSpinning

The Rolling Stones - Through The Past, Darkly (Big Hits vol. 2) (US 1969)

These old comps properly exhibit just how good the Stones were, even when jumping on bandwagons & trends.

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Photograph of the octagonal Rolling Stones sleeve for the Through The Past, Darkly (Big Hits Vol. 2) compilation + its vinyl spinning on a turntable

christopher brooke 🇵🇸 @twrhq.bsky.social · 1d

#NowSpinning

John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band - John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band (Japan 1971)

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Photograph of the sleeve for John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band's LP of the same name & its vinyl spinning on a turntable in a dimly lit corner of a room

christopher brooke 🇵🇸 @twrhq.bsky.social · 1d

Pretty much every legacy pub in Cardiff.

christopher brooke 🇵🇸 @twrhq.bsky.social · 2d

But what a bath salt that would be.

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Gareth Bonello @gentlegood.bsky.social · 2d

See you tomorrow Sŵn Festival!

Welwn ni chi fory Gŵyl Sŵn!

Saturday 18th / Sadwrn 18fed
St John's Church
5:45pm

swnfest.com

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christopher brooke 🇵🇸 @twrhq.bsky.social · 2d

Round 13

#Crohns

Photo of my left arm resting on a pillow & hooked up to a cannula & drip delivering a drug infusion

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Gareth Bonello @gentlegood.bsky.social · 3d

Have a listen to 'Elan' on your favourite streaming service

"deserves to be hailed as not only a Welsh, but a worldwide folk classic" Joyzine

"Syd Barrett meets The Beach Boys" Fatea

"A veritable triumph" Klof Mag

"a quite remarkable record" Folking.com

⭐⭐⭐⭐ Songlines

⭐⭐⭐⭐ Americana UK

Elan

Dewiswch wasanaeth // Choose your preferred music service

orcd.co

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Gareth Bonello @gentlegood.bsky.social · 3d

Currently looking for shows in Europe for early next year - I've got two gigs in the Netherlands in early February I'd like to link up, drop me a line with your suggestions! Have guitar, will travel...

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Nialler9 @nialler9.com · 3d

A €2 million fund is available for Irish musicians and arts venues to buy instruments through the Music Capital Scheme

nialler9.com/a-e2-million...

A €2 million fund is available for Irish musicians and arts venues to buy instruments through the Music Capital Scheme | Nialler9

The details: Applications are now open for Awards 1, 2 & 3 of the 2024 Music Capital Scheme, with a total of €1,040,000 in funding

nialler9.com

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christopher brooke 🇵🇸 @twrhq.bsky.social · 3d

Somewhere on the internet there's a Butt Huff community foruming like they've never forumed before.

christopher brooke 🇵🇸 @twrhq.bsky.social · 3d

it's Frank's world
the rest of us just live in it

christopher brooke 🇵🇸 @twrhq.bsky.social · 3d

🐷🏗️ I built a #Styscraper 🔺18.64m high! Rating: 🐽🐽🐽🐽🐽 vole.wtf/styscraper/

One of the ropiest i've built above 15m; the lean was there from the beginning.

Screenshot of #Styscrapers game showing my complete tower at 18.64m

christopher brooke 🇵🇸 @twrhq.bsky.social · 4d

#NowSpinning

George Russell Sextet, Guest Artist - Don Cherry - At Beethoven Hall (Germany 1965)

Not sure what i was thinking, putting on some New York rush hour post-bop at 4:30am, but despite the discordance at this hour, this is a mighty fine LP.

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Photograph of the sleeve of the German Stereo LP release of the George Russell Sextet Guest, At Beethoven Hall, with Guest Artist Don Cherry, leaning against a record & turntable shelf.

christopher brooke 🇵🇸 @twrhq.bsky.social · 5d

Where i was it seemed the only copies on vinyl available were imports & way too pricey for us 15/16yos. Got it on tape then CD instead. i stalked the vinyl for a few years, waiting for a price drop, until i got a minty secondhand UK 1st for peanuts during the '90s vinyl slump. It's a magical hour.

christopher brooke 🇵🇸 @twrhq.bsky.social · 5d

That's wonderful news! Welcome to Bluesky x

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Wales Goes Pop! @walesgoespop.bsky.social · 5d

Hi everyone here we go here we go here we go
WGP! is back at The Gate 3-5 Apr 2026 and we can reveal our headliners will be HEAVENLY!

Early bird 3-day tickets go on sale shortly
Next week we'll announce most of our line up

We recommend booking travel/accomm early while cheaper as it's a bank hol x

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christopher brooke 🇵🇸 @twrhq.bsky.social · 6d

i do wish we had better options for football commentators on BBC Wales rather than the rambling giddy nonsense of the current pair.

christopher brooke 🇵🇸 @twrhq.bsky.social · 8d

Goodnight, Miss Keaton x

christopher brooke 🇵🇸 @twrhq.bsky.social · 8d

Fknell. Nice find on The Time x