Mantra Mavers
@mantramavers.bsky.social
Writer / Musician / Rock n’ Roll Specialist
thebigdrum.bandcamp.com
callresponseco.substack.com
thebigdrum.bandcamp.com
callresponseco.substack.com
Great interview. His last book, Rip It Up, was fantastic. This new one’s gonna be great.
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Simon Reynolds is releasing a new book, Still In A Dream: Shoegaze, Slackers And The Reinvention Of Rock 1984–1994
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February 1, 2026 at 7:08 PM
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Simon Hanselmann
February 1, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Simon Hanselmann
“Ormerod deals with Bowie as text; as the occasion for close reading, which I think is what his work, like all good art, deserves.”
This came today, purchased off the back of Simon Critchley’s brilliant @theguardian.com review.
Thank you, @bowiegod.bsky.social - can’t wait to get started on it
This came today, purchased off the back of Simon Critchley’s brilliant @theguardian.com review.
Thank you, @bowiegod.bsky.social - can’t wait to get started on it
February 1, 2026 at 12:44 PM
“Ormerod deals with Bowie as text; as the occasion for close reading, which I think is what his work, like all good art, deserves.”
This came today, purchased off the back of Simon Critchley’s brilliant @theguardian.com review.
Thank you, @bowiegod.bsky.social - can’t wait to get started on it
This came today, purchased off the back of Simon Critchley’s brilliant @theguardian.com review.
Thank you, @bowiegod.bsky.social - can’t wait to get started on it
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When you notice the ‘seams’ that hold a song together, you experience its archeology: the little buried artifacts that tell its story. When you hear the seams in AI music, you just hear the screws holding it together.
October 22, 2024 at 5:00 PM
When you notice the ‘seams’ that hold a song together, you experience its archeology: the little buried artifacts that tell its story. When you hear the seams in AI music, you just hear the screws holding it together.
“The song seems to be saying that the very power of music lies in finding hope in sound.”
A brilliant short documentary that just made a great song even greater.
A brilliant short documentary that just made a great song even greater.
What exactly is a 'Brimful of Asha' anyway? Why Cornershop's classic hit is deeper than you think
YouTube video by The Title Track
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October 21, 2024 at 11:27 AM
“The song seems to be saying that the very power of music lies in finding hope in sound.”
A brilliant short documentary that just made a great song even greater.
A brilliant short documentary that just made a great song even greater.