Jason Finch
@jasonpfinch.bsky.social
Turku-based academic (Prof. of English, Åbo Akademi U). Londoner; St Louis fan; Estophile. Books, cities, trams, metros, weird old cars, jazz, blues, hip-hop, THFC, England cricket, STL Cards.
Merry Christmas, BlueSkyers from me, and from Lester Bowie's Brass Fantasy! 🎺 🎄
Not that y'all need reminding but do get some time off the grid. Let the spirit return!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ERd...
#jazz
Not that y'all need reminding but do get some time off the grid. Let the spirit return!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ERd...
#jazz
Unchained Melody
YouTube video by Lester Bowie's Brass Fantasy - Topic
www.youtube.com
December 24, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Merry Christmas, BlueSkyers from me, and from Lester Bowie's Brass Fantasy! 🎺 🎄
Not that y'all need reminding but do get some time off the grid. Let the spirit return!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ERd...
#jazz
Not that y'all need reminding but do get some time off the grid. Let the spirit return!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ERd...
#jazz
What a time indeed.
December 18, 2025 at 12:57 AM
What a time indeed.
Another for the #jazzers in #5debutalbums7074.
Woody Shaw, 'Think On Me' from Blackstone Legacy.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=6A-8...
Borderline fusion.
Woody Shaw, 'Think On Me' from Blackstone Legacy.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=6A-8...
Borderline fusion.
Think On Me
YouTube video by Woody Shaw - Topic
m.youtube.com
December 10, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Another for the #jazzers in #5debutalbums7074.
Woody Shaw, 'Think On Me' from Blackstone Legacy.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=6A-8...
Borderline fusion.
Woody Shaw, 'Think On Me' from Blackstone Legacy.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=6A-8...
Borderline fusion.
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Doctorow's essay (was a public lecture) is probably the best thing on "AI" and where we are and where we ought to try to go that I have yet read. I learned something important in here about copyright as well, and how creatives and authors need to think about all this. Well worth your time.
"AI is the asbestos in the walls of our technological society, stuffed there with wild abandon by a finance sector and tech monopolists run amok. We will be excavating it for a generation or more."
This piece on AI by Cory Doctorow is spectactular.
pluralistic.net/2025/12/05/p...
This piece on AI by Cory Doctorow is spectactular.
pluralistic.net/2025/12/05/p...
December 9, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Doctorow's essay (was a public lecture) is probably the best thing on "AI" and where we are and where we ought to try to go that I have yet read. I learned something important in here about copyright as well, and how creatives and authors need to think about all this. Well worth your time.
When is the Revolution coming? Serious question
Top three for me for sure. #5debutalbums7074
m.youtube.com/watch?v=2p02...
The Last Poets, s/t (1970)
Top three for me for sure. #5debutalbums7074
m.youtube.com/watch?v=2p02...
The Last Poets, s/t (1970)
The Last Poets - Jones Coming Down
YouTube video by Dusty Records
m.youtube.com
December 9, 2025 at 4:25 PM
When is the Revolution coming? Serious question
Top three for me for sure. #5debutalbums7074
m.youtube.com/watch?v=2p02...
The Last Poets, s/t (1970)
Top three for me for sure. #5debutalbums7074
m.youtube.com/watch?v=2p02...
The Last Poets, s/t (1970)
(1967) GREEN ONIONS - Live - Booker T. and MG's
YouTube video by LeeEstradaMusic
youtu.be
December 4, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Thought I'd dig out a few #jazz debuts in #5debutalbums7074, starting with this. A noodly soul-jazz affair out of Oakland, CA, that I'm sure would go well accompanied by one or two j's.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZ7M...
Calvin Keys, 'Gee-Gee' from Shawn-Neeq (Black Jazz, 1971)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZ7M...
Calvin Keys, 'Gee-Gee' from Shawn-Neeq (Black Jazz, 1971)
Calvin Keys - Gee-Gee
YouTube video by Mandrilčina ®
www.youtube.com
December 2, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Thought I'd dig out a few #jazz debuts in #5debutalbums7074, starting with this. A noodly soul-jazz affair out of Oakland, CA, that I'm sure would go well accompanied by one or two j's.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZ7M...
Calvin Keys, 'Gee-Gee' from Shawn-Neeq (Black Jazz, 1971)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZ7M...
Calvin Keys, 'Gee-Gee' from Shawn-Neeq (Black Jazz, 1971)
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen.
Placing myself in time here.
Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy
My Bloody Valentine
The Young Gods
Happy Mondays
Public Enemy
Placing myself in time here.
Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy
My Bloody Valentine
The Young Gods
Happy Mondays
Public Enemy
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen
The Undertones
Gregory Isaacs
Al Green
Euros Childs
Cabaret Voltaire
The Undertones
Gregory Isaacs
Al Green
Euros Childs
Cabaret Voltaire
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen
The Kinks
Get Down Services
Collapsed Lung
Adult DVD
The Bodysnatchers
The Kinks
Get Down Services
Collapsed Lung
Adult DVD
The Bodysnatchers
November 27, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen.
Placing myself in time here.
Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy
My Bloody Valentine
The Young Gods
Happy Mondays
Public Enemy
Placing myself in time here.
Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy
My Bloody Valentine
The Young Gods
Happy Mondays
Public Enemy
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Would anyone be interested in being part of a roundtable on Working-Class Victorians in heritage/fiction/public imagination today at next year's BAVS conference?
Let me know if you're keen 😁
Let me know if you're keen 😁
November 27, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Would anyone be interested in being part of a roundtable on Working-Class Victorians in heritage/fiction/public imagination today at next year's BAVS conference?
Let me know if you're keen 😁
Let me know if you're keen 😁
There's a taste of musicals, parody and comedy in the Parliament album, which is utterly unlike the murky and groovy Funkadelic one.
youtu.be/jhomkPPo7jg?...
#5debutalbums7074
Parliament, Osmium
The great George
youtu.be/jhomkPPo7jg?...
#5debutalbums7074
Parliament, Osmium
The great George
Parliament My Automobile
YouTube video by Musical delicacy
youtu.be
November 25, 2025 at 8:49 PM
There's a taste of musicals, parody and comedy in the Parliament album, which is utterly unlike the murky and groovy Funkadelic one.
youtu.be/jhomkPPo7jg?...
#5debutalbums7074
Parliament, Osmium
The great George
youtu.be/jhomkPPo7jg?...
#5debutalbums7074
Parliament, Osmium
The great George
Great news that Pieces of a Man is in the mix for #5debutalbums7074 -- what a wonderful album.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=FoSC...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=FoSC...
November 24, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Great news that Pieces of a Man is in the mix for #5debutalbums7074 -- what a wonderful album.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=FoSC...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=FoSC...
Guys! This is the best: m.youtube.com/watch?v=aGsE...
Archie Shepp Lester Bowie Quintet
YouTube video by 2300skidoo1
m.youtube.com
November 16, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Guys! This is the best: m.youtube.com/watch?v=aGsE...
Imagine Central London without the BL. Where could one sit for free in a lovely leather chair at a desk with one's stockinged feet on the carpet, snoozing, phone charging and waiting till pub o'clock?
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Joking aside, ZS is 💯% right. BL workers deserve far better.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Joking aside, ZS is 💯% right. BL workers deserve far better.
Does Britain value culture any more? Ask the striking workers at the British Library | Zadie Smith
The dispute over pay at this great national institution gets to the heart of our misplaced priorities, says novelist Zadie Smith
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Imagine Central London without the BL. Where could one sit for free in a lovely leather chair at a desk with one's stockinged feet on the carpet, snoozing, phone charging and waiting till pub o'clock?
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Joking aside, ZS is 💯% right. BL workers deserve far better.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Joking aside, ZS is 💯% right. BL workers deserve far better.
Nuts album. Punk as hell.
#5debutalbums1014
youtu.be/YLMEOoO5TQk?...
Death Grips, 'I've Seen Footage' from The Money Store (2012)
#5debutalbums1014
youtu.be/YLMEOoO5TQk?...
Death Grips, 'I've Seen Footage' from The Money Store (2012)
Death Grips - I’ve Seen Footage [가사/한글자막/해석]
YouTube video by 현장검거
youtu.be
November 7, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Nuts album. Punk as hell.
#5debutalbums1014
youtu.be/YLMEOoO5TQk?...
Death Grips, 'I've Seen Footage' from The Money Store (2012)
#5debutalbums1014
youtu.be/YLMEOoO5TQk?...
Death Grips, 'I've Seen Footage' from The Money Store (2012)
It shouldn’t be forgotten that a big piece of Mamdani’s campaign was simply “cities are cool and lots of people enjoy living in them” which in and of itself dismantles alot of rightwing talking points
November 7, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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This person took this when they called the race
November 5, 2025 at 6:07 AM
This person took this when they called the race
Reposted by Jason Finch
Fine finch.
The Male Hawfinch ~ It is the largest finch in the UK. It is larger than other finches and is distinguished by its powerful, thick bill and large head and neck ~ Picture taken at Fforestganol ~ South Wales 🦉🪶 #birdingWales #ukbirding #birds #finches #naturetherapy #wildlife #ukwildlife #bluesky
November 5, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Fine finch.
Class in a glass. Can't see this missing my #5debutalbums1014.
Mike and Jaime are a killer combination.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=aES4...
Run the Jewels, 'Get It' from Run the Jewels (2013)
Mike and Jaime are a killer combination.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=aES4...
Run the Jewels, 'Get It' from Run the Jewels (2013)
Run The Jewels - Get It (Official Music Video from Run The Jewels)
YouTube video by RunTheJewels
m.youtube.com
November 1, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Class in a glass. Can't see this missing my #5debutalbums1014.
Mike and Jaime are a killer combination.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=aES4...
Run the Jewels, 'Get It' from Run the Jewels (2013)
Mike and Jaime are a killer combination.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=aES4...
Run the Jewels, 'Get It' from Run the Jewels (2013)
Quality stuff.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=y14F...
#5debutalbums1014
Frank Ocean, 'Sweet Life' from Channel Orange (2012)
m.youtube.com/watch?v=y14F...
#5debutalbums1014
Frank Ocean, 'Sweet Life' from Channel Orange (2012)
Sweet Life
YouTube video by Frank Ocean - Topic
m.youtube.com
October 31, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Quality stuff.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=y14F...
#5debutalbums1014
Frank Ocean, 'Sweet Life' from Channel Orange (2012)
m.youtube.com/watch?v=y14F...
#5debutalbums1014
Frank Ocean, 'Sweet Life' from Channel Orange (2012)
An incredibly ambitious debut and, incredibly, she pulls it off. Shades of the White Album and the Boos' Giant Steps alongside Prince and (here) Eddie Hazel/-era Funkadelic.
youtu.be/jLSEYYazmKc?...
#5debutalbums1014
Janelle Monáe, 'Mushrooms and Roses' from The ArchAndroid.
A near-cert for me.
youtu.be/jLSEYYazmKc?...
#5debutalbums1014
Janelle Monáe, 'Mushrooms and Roses' from The ArchAndroid.
A near-cert for me.
Mushrooms & Roses
YouTube video by Janelle Monáe - Topic
youtu.be
October 29, 2025 at 5:25 PM
An incredibly ambitious debut and, incredibly, she pulls it off. Shades of the White Album and the Boos' Giant Steps alongside Prince and (here) Eddie Hazel/-era Funkadelic.
youtu.be/jLSEYYazmKc?...
#5debutalbums1014
Janelle Monáe, 'Mushrooms and Roses' from The ArchAndroid.
A near-cert for me.
youtu.be/jLSEYYazmKc?...
#5debutalbums1014
Janelle Monáe, 'Mushrooms and Roses' from The ArchAndroid.
A near-cert for me.
Remembering the great Prunella Scales (1932-2025).
October 28, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Remembering the great Prunella Scales (1932-2025).
Reposted by Jason Finch
“Nothing ever dies; everything is infinite. We've been taught a watered-down version of what ’time and space’ is, that we're in a three-dimensional reality, which we are not. We're in a multidimensional reality”.
Onwards / Upwards to the great Jack DeJohnette.
Onwards / Upwards to the great Jack DeJohnette.
October 27, 2025 at 1:02 PM
“Nothing ever dies; everything is infinite. We've been taught a watered-down version of what ’time and space’ is, that we're in a three-dimensional reality, which we are not. We're in a multidimensional reality”.
Onwards / Upwards to the great Jack DeJohnette.
Onwards / Upwards to the great Jack DeJohnette.
Reposted by Jason Finch
If you've been pondering doing a #PhD on #Preraphaelite literature and/or #Gothic (as Jane Morris clearly is here), do get in touch - at Birmingham City University we have funded studentships for UK applicants in English&Media; more info here www.bcu.ac.uk/research/doc... #phdfunding #doctoralstudy
October 23, 2025 at 6:24 PM
If you've been pondering doing a #PhD on #Preraphaelite literature and/or #Gothic (as Jane Morris clearly is here), do get in touch - at Birmingham City University we have funded studentships for UK applicants in English&Media; more info here www.bcu.ac.uk/research/doc... #phdfunding #doctoralstudy