Alex MacArthur
@alexmacarthur.bsky.social
Work: Theatre, Customer Service, Ops Management, ePOS, Tessitura (Co-chair of FOH Tessitura Community)
Pleasure: Beer, Cinema, Games (Board & Video), Music, Aikido.
Southampton, UK
Pleasure: Beer, Cinema, Games (Board & Video), Music, Aikido.
Southampton, UK
Outrageously good 2 days at Damnation Festival. First festival by myself and just lost myself in it. Drank less, got down the front for more bands, took no photos. Oh, bought merch.
Tired now.
Tired now.
November 10, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Outrageously good 2 days at Damnation Festival. First festival by myself and just lost myself in it. Drank less, got down the front for more bands, took no photos. Oh, bought merch.
Tired now.
Tired now.
Sparkled cask Boddie’s at the local. Sublime.
October 24, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Sparkled cask Boddie’s at the local. Sublime.
Great day at Abyssal Festival. Under and Mastiff not to my tastes but everything else just grand. Bands of the day were Margarita Witch Cult & @hundredyearoldman.bsky.social so bought albums from both of them.
September 27, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Great day at Abyssal Festival. Under and Mastiff not to my tastes but everything else just grand. Bands of the day were Margarita Witch Cult & @hundredyearoldman.bsky.social so bought albums from both of them.
Off out to a local metal festival. Southampton often gets missed for metal gigs, sandwiched between Brighton, Bristol & London so this is a great turn up for the books! 🤘
September 27, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Off out to a local metal festival. Southampton often gets missed for metal gigs, sandwiched between Brighton, Bristol & London so this is a great turn up for the books! 🤘
An absolute barnstormer from @elusivebrewing.com. A classic black IPA. Roasty malt and wonderful dank hoppy bitterness. The recipe’s been improved but generally why change what works.
September 19, 2025 at 8:20 PM
An absolute barnstormer from @elusivebrewing.com. A classic black IPA. Roasty malt and wonderful dank hoppy bitterness. The recipe’s been improved but generally why change what works.
Pint of Lost Pier Better Best Bitter, cheese & onion [regional round bread name of choice].
September 13, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Pint of Lost Pier Better Best Bitter, cheese & onion [regional round bread name of choice].
Missed aikido training tonight due to work so just catching up on new Damnation Festival announcements and prepping for sonic annihilation in November. 🤘
September 8, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Missed aikido training tonight due to work so just catching up on new Damnation Festival announcements and prepping for sonic annihilation in November. 🤘
Walked from Ventnor (sea level) to St. Boniface Down (241 metres), the highest point on the Isle of Wight. It was _steep_. But worth it at the end.
September 7, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Walked from Ventnor (sea level) to St. Boniface Down (241 metres), the highest point on the Isle of Wight. It was _steep_. But worth it at the end.
Monday night aikido training done. Pint in a local whilst I peruse the newest Damnation announcements. November may destroy my soul.
May 19, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Monday night aikido training done. Pint in a local whilst I peruse the newest Damnation announcements. November may destroy my soul.
Really nice time at The Butcher’s Hook for an @elusivebrewing.com event this weekend. Excellent beers (Double Sunset Oregon Trail!) and bonus hug from @tabamatu.bsky.social.
April 13, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Really nice time at The Butcher’s Hook for an @elusivebrewing.com event this weekend. Excellent beers (Double Sunset Oregon Trail!) and bonus hug from @tabamatu.bsky.social.
An hour between trains at Wolverhampton.
Pint of cask & a ham cob at The Great Western. 👍
Pint of cask & a ham cob at The Great Western. 👍
March 17, 2025 at 5:17 PM
An hour between trains at Wolverhampton.
Pint of cask & a ham cob at The Great Western. 👍
Pint of cask & a ham cob at The Great Western. 👍
Visiting friends in Scotland and we walked along the water from Edinburgh to Leith so naturally popped into the Newbarns taproom. Absolutely great place. So cosy. Peaceful atmosphere lots of old beer tat on the walls and great beers. 👍
March 15, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Visiting friends in Scotland and we walked along the water from Edinburgh to Leith so naturally popped into the Newbarns taproom. Absolutely great place. So cosy. Peaceful atmosphere lots of old beer tat on the walls and great beers. 👍
2nd training session after a silver medal at the British Aikido Association national championships. Competition is great - you meet new people who test your techniques in all kinds of ways. Lots to work on.
March 10, 2025 at 10:11 PM
2nd training session after a silver medal at the British Aikido Association national championships. Competition is great - you meet new people who test your techniques in all kinds of ways. Lots to work on.
Finally saw Conclave. Absolute belter of a film. Fiennes and Tucci own every scene they’re in, great supporting cast, excellent tension. Just superb.
February 11, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Finally saw Conclave. Absolute belter of a film. Fiennes and Tucci own every scene they’re in, great supporting cast, excellent tension. Just superb.
Nice lambic night at The Butcher’s Hook in Southampton. Kegs of 3 Fonteinen, beer boxes of Oud Beersel. Belgian niceness all round.
Naturally got chips for the artisanal vinegar.
Naturally got chips for the artisanal vinegar.
January 31, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Nice lambic night at The Butcher’s Hook in Southampton. Kegs of 3 Fonteinen, beer boxes of Oud Beersel. Belgian niceness all round.
Naturally got chips for the artisanal vinegar.
Naturally got chips for the artisanal vinegar.
Got a new board game! Iki: Be a lord in old Nihonbashi, put workers into shops and let other players trade with them… whilst naturally advancing yourself of course.
January 22, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Got a new board game! Iki: Be a lord in old Nihonbashi, put workers into shops and let other players trade with them… whilst naturally advancing yourself of course.
Games night! The Binding of Isaac!
January 10, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Games night! The Binding of Isaac!
Christmas reading sorted. Book 5 of Brandon Sanderson’s Stormlight Archive, Wind and Truth.
December 17, 2024 at 12:19 PM
Christmas reading sorted. Book 5 of Brandon Sanderson’s Stormlight Archive, Wind and Truth.
Restock of hot sauces from Lou’s Brews (lousbrews.co.uk). Mango & habanero, scotch bonnet & peach, jalapeño & wasabi and a punchy buffalo sauce.
Now to put them in everything.
Now to put them in everything.
December 16, 2024 at 2:12 PM
Restock of hot sauces from Lou’s Brews (lousbrews.co.uk). Mango & habanero, scotch bonnet & peach, jalapeño & wasabi and a punchy buffalo sauce.
Now to put them in everything.
Now to put them in everything.
Typical. Transformers: One is the best TF film since the ‘86 original but won’t get a sequel as Hasbro are no longer financing films on their IP.
Meanwhile Fine Art from Kneecap is some cracking hip-hop. It just absolutely barrels along!
Meanwhile Fine Art from Kneecap is some cracking hip-hop. It just absolutely barrels along!
December 16, 2024 at 9:20 AM
Typical. Transformers: One is the best TF film since the ‘86 original but won’t get a sequel as Hasbro are no longer financing films on their IP.
Meanwhile Fine Art from Kneecap is some cracking hip-hop. It just absolutely barrels along!
Meanwhile Fine Art from Kneecap is some cracking hip-hop. It just absolutely barrels along!
Beaujolais Nouveau. Interesting, I’ve always wanted to try it and finally got the chance. The youth lends it a certain funky tartness that reminds me of gueuze and its fruitiness is really fresh.
December 9, 2024 at 11:51 AM
Beaujolais Nouveau. Interesting, I’ve always wanted to try it and finally got the chance. The youth lends it a certain funky tartness that reminds me of gueuze and its fruitiness is really fresh.
All other beers are heresy.
December 6, 2024 at 9:12 PM
All other beers are heresy.
Popping a playlist together of bands that have been announced for Damnation 2025 so far. It’s going to be a… full-on weekend.
December 5, 2024 at 11:21 AM
Popping a playlist together of bands that have been announced for Damnation 2025 so far. It’s going to be a… full-on weekend.
A glass of Kasteel Cuvée in Belgium & Blues, who have a range of their beers on. There appears to be a Legend of Zelda-style ice dungeon at the bottom.
December 1, 2024 at 8:46 AM
A glass of Kasteel Cuvée in Belgium & Blues, who have a range of their beers on. There appears to be a Legend of Zelda-style ice dungeon at the bottom.