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Warrington-Runcorn New Town Development Plan @warringtonruncorn.com · Aug 29

NEW ALBUM NEWS
Public Works and Utilities, the sixth Warrington-Runcorn New Town Development Plan album will be released on Friday 10 October via @castlesinspace.bsky.social.

A mockup of how the new Warrington-Runcorn record might look. It has a red a black cover with the words Public Works and Utilities. The record is also red and black.

The front cover of Public Works and Utilities depicts a 1970s library in stylised red and black.

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Warrington-Runcorn New Town Development Plan @warringtonruncorn.com · 6h

Be thankful I didn't take a photo of the bathroom.

Warrington-Runcorn New Town Development Plan @warringtonruncorn.com · 6h

This was as good as it got.

Warrington-Runcorn New Town Development Plan @warringtonruncorn.com · 8h

I stopped at a hotel in Middleton Stoney on my way to my gig in Portsmouth. It was a proper shitehole.

The hotel, that is.

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Richard Littler @richardlittler.bsky.social · 9h

🧵Thread. I collect photos that people took of their TV screens (in the days before video) because they wanted to capture a historical moment, or at least something that meant something to them.

1950s/60s? shot of a TV screen. Female presenter

1950s/60s shot of a TV screen. Unknown guitarists

Blurry pink shot of a TV screen. Women in evening dress

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Warrington-Runcorn New Town Development Plan @warringtonruncorn.com · 9h

Good luck to Clop Brunttock of the Alberquerque Blobfish in the big game today.

Warrington-Runcorn New Town Development Plan @warringtonruncorn.com · 6d

I love finding completely nonsensical American sports names trending on here at weekends.

Anyway, congrats to Chud Spleknik of the Portland Caterpillars for doing well at one of the incomprehensible American sports.

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Warrington-Runcorn New Town Development Plan @warringtonruncorn.com · 10h

Thank you Katy!

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Katy Jay (#MixedFeelings on Skylab Radio) @katyskylab.bsky.social · 10h

Got a cracker of a chilled compendium for you with #MixedFeelings tomorrow night on Skylab...

@elsehowmusic.bsky.social, #Glacis & #PolaroidNotes, @warringtonruncorn.com & more, plus 2 x global exclusives from impending single & album releases from #TwentyOneGrammes.

Hope you'll join me... xx

Skylab Radio @skylabradio.com · 10h

FANCY TWO HOURS OF CHILLED MUSIC CURATED FROM THE HEART?

Join @katyskylab.bsky.social for 120 minutes of consciously-curated music, both old & new, that has accompanied her on the journey of the past month - TOMORROW NIGHT from 10pm UK/IRL - on #MixedFeelings on Skylab Radio.

Come fly with us?
🎧🧡

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Warrington-Runcorn New Town Development Plan @warringtonruncorn.com · 12h

I’d attempted (and failed) to get synchronised projections for my tour, to really capitalise on this track. Alas it took too much processing power and far too much work (with the way I was doing it) for the tour.

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Warrington-Runcorn New Town Development Plan @warringtonruncorn.com · 12h

The industrial track I’ve been opening my live sets with this autumn is called This Machine in an entirely deliberate homage to Woody Guthrie.

Stuff By Mark @stuffbymark.bsky.social · 13h

A Woody Guthrie thing…

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Kayla Painter @kaylapainter.bsky.social · 13h

Thank you all for a spectacular evening in an incredible space ✨
@warringtonruncorn.com

Thank you Gordon for inviting me to join the night!

Gordon chapman-fox (Warrington Runcorn new town development plan) and Kayla painter standing inside Stoller Hall Manchester.

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matthewcreeves.bsky.social @matthewcreeves.bsky.social · 16h

Great gig @warringtonruncorn.com with top visuals in a great venue. Top support too from @kaylapainter.bsky.social and the BFI film(nice to see Stockport in it). Looking forward to Belgium in May next year and maybe some circa 1970s Belgian footage.

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Warrington-Runcorn New Town Development Plan @warringtonruncorn.com · 17h

Thank you!

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groovegenerator @groovegenerator.co.uk · 17h

Outstanding immersive experience with @warringtonruncorn.com last night. Was sucked in completely to a world of the past dominated by optimism - so much so that I only took one photo. But I did buy the new CD. Full of the DNA of Kraftwerk but so much more. These are the songs I dream about creating

Warrington Runcorn New Town Development Plan on stage at Stoller Hall, Manchester

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Keith W. Dickinson @keithwdickinson.bsky.social · 4d

Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

buff.ly

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Warrington-Runcorn New Town Development Plan @warringtonruncorn.com · 20h

@polypores.bsky.social this thread is for you, sir.

Joel Morris @gralefrit.bsky.social · 21h

Spinal Tap / 3-part clown troupe.

David St Hubbins: Whiteface
Nigel Tufnell: Auguste
Derek Smalls: Tramp

Spinal Tap / 4-part clown troupe.

David St Hubbins: Patriarch
Janine: Matriarch
Nigel Tufnell: Craftsman
Derek Smalls: Clown

Knew it worked.

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Kat Lister @katlister.bsky.social · 21h

I’ve just watched a tribute that Meryl Streep gave to Diane Keaton in which she said that Keaton had “a stream of consciousness like a hummingbird” & my goodness that’s it, that was her entirely.

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Warrington-Runcorn New Town Development Plan @warringtonruncorn.com · 21h

And Smalls tells you exactly what you need to know about Derek’s status within the group and his clown status. Full marks for Squatney too.

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Warrington-Runcorn New Town Development Plan @warringtonruncorn.com · 21h

I’ve yet to see the new one, I must admit. I loved Sue Perkins insight that Ian Faith is a man of absolutely zero faith. Also, it’s such a perfect 70s British band manager name. They’re all so perfectly named.

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Warrington-Runcorn New Town Development Plan @warringtonruncorn.com · 21h

Swift, Safe and Comfortable off the new album, live in Brighton. youtu.be/WglcJ6sgUwk?...

Gordon Chapman-Fox’s Warrington-Runcorn New Town Development Plan at Dust, Brighton 20th Sept 2025

YouTube video by MarcusA

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Warrington-Runcorn New Town Development Plan @warringtonruncorn.com · 21h

Or is he a rival matriarch?

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Warrington-Runcorn New Town Development Plan @warringtonruncorn.com · 21h

Is Ian Faith not the patriarch? David and Nigel are the naughty boys who just want to play. And Nigel can sometimes flit into the fool role too.

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Warrington-Runcorn New Town Development Plan @warringtonruncorn.com · 21h

Meta: “sign up for an authorised Meta account, for a blue tick on your name and a host of other exciting features”

Me: “what features?”

Meta: [long pause]

Me: “what features?”

Meta: [longer pause]

Me: “what features?”

Meta: “look, just give us money, you fucking smart arse twat”

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Miller on the Threshold @iammilliam.bsky.social · 22h

Readers of my first book Tilting at Windmills may be interested to learn that the inner sleeve of @warringtonruncorn.com’s new LP depicts the ‘betong’ category of miniature golf course, as utilised in international minigolf tournaments to this day. Hats off to that dead town planner!

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spiral-tat.bsky.social @spiral-tat.bsky.social · 1d

Been to see this tonight in Manchester @Stollar Hall with @miketyl.bsky.social and @noise-research.bsky.com Brilliant reportage and soundscape of modernity in all aspects of the minutiae of mid centuryeveryday life @warringtonruncorn.com

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Stephen Hampshire @shampshire.bsky.social · 1d

Great @warringtonruncorn.com gig at a lovely venue in Stoller Hall.

Two men on stage with electronic instruments and laptops. Behind them a screen showing a film and a projected symbol with a wash of red light.

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