Roger Milton
@rogermilton.bsky.social
Music, beer, telly, politics, books, photos of my dinner, cats, and prehistoric monuments.
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This thread is why I’m not ready to give up on social media just yet.
Man, everything is so bleak, anyone got a fun fact or little bit of trivia they want to share
November 21, 2025 at 8:30 AM
This thread is why I’m not ready to give up on social media just yet.
Gah, annoyed to not get all the answers in the "unix-like commands" round on University Challenge tonight. I may be wrong, but I thought use of the finger command had fallen out of use. (Shakes fist at Amol Rajan)
November 17, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Gah, annoyed to not get all the answers in the "unix-like commands" round on University Challenge tonight. I may be wrong, but I thought use of the finger command had fallen out of use. (Shakes fist at Amol Rajan)
Yes!!!
Now, about those ridiculous admin fees...
Now, about those ridiculous admin fees...
Oh wow! UK to ban resale of tickets above face value for live events
UK to ban resale of tickets above face value for live events
Aggressive crackdown on touts comes after backlash over cost of watching live music and sport
on.ft.com
November 17, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Yes!!!
Now, about those ridiculous admin fees...
Now, about those ridiculous admin fees...
Interesting article this. Personally I'm always looking on social media to find out set times in advance, and usually end up following the artist and support as a result.
If the support look interesting and I know what time they will be on then I'll make an extra effort to get there for them.
If the support look interesting and I know what time they will be on then I'll make an extra effort to get there for them.
Should venues share stage times?
We went deep into this bugbear of many fans in this week’s newsletter
www.drownedinsound.org/the-guesswor...
We went deep into this bugbear of many fans in this week’s newsletter
www.drownedinsound.org/the-guesswor...
The guesswork of gig-going: why don't venues share their stage times?
Estimating what time a gig starts is a dilemma for any music fan. Why is it such a problem? And what are artists doing to help?
www.drownedinsound.org
November 13, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Interesting article this. Personally I'm always looking on social media to find out set times in advance, and usually end up following the artist and support as a result.
If the support look interesting and I know what time they will be on then I'll make an extra effort to get there for them.
If the support look interesting and I know what time they will be on then I'll make an extra effort to get there for them.
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Anyway, we need some joy, so here's the Egyptian foreign minister being given a Lego Pyramid by the Danish foreign minister.
November 3, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Anyway, we need some joy, so here's the Egyptian foreign minister being given a Lego Pyramid by the Danish foreign minister.
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Defend band T-shirts
Australian prime minister's Joy Division T-shirt sparks major political controversy
Australian Prime Minister's Joy Division T-Shirt Sparks Major Political Controversy
The biggest story in Australian politics this week has involved the Prime Minister wearing a Joy Division T-shirt. On Oct. 23, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, of the center-left Labor Party, was film...
www.stereogum.com
November 1, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Defend band T-shirts
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The frogs have made it to Exeter.
October 25, 2025 at 10:34 AM
The frogs have made it to Exeter.
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Very proud of Exeter today. Huge turn out to face off the far right. #ExeterIsForEveryone #RefugeesWelcome 🍉🌿🌈💚
October 25, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Very proud of Exeter today. Huge turn out to face off the far right. #ExeterIsForEveryone #RefugeesWelcome 🍉🌿🌈💚
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October 25, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Exeter is for everyone!
Anti-fascist counter-protest earlier today.
Anti-fascist counter-protest earlier today.
October 25, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Exeter is for everyone!
Anti-fascist counter-protest earlier today.
Anti-fascist counter-protest earlier today.
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Happy birthday to Steve Cropper. Here's a fantastically cool clip of Booker T. & the M.G.'s performing Time Is Tight at Stax Studios. It's taken from a French mini-documentary from 1969, which also features Isaac Hayes, the Memphis Horns etc. Watch it at 📺▶️ youtu.be/ste1KIwjbLE
October 21, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Happy birthday to Steve Cropper. Here's a fantastically cool clip of Booker T. & the M.G.'s performing Time Is Tight at Stax Studios. It's taken from a French mini-documentary from 1969, which also features Isaac Hayes, the Memphis Horns etc. Watch it at 📺▶️ youtu.be/ste1KIwjbLE
Rainy afternoon rearranging bookshelves.
House!
I have now read biographies of all members of the Small Faces...
House!
I have now read biographies of all members of the Small Faces...
October 19, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Rainy afternoon rearranging bookshelves.
House!
I have now read biographies of all members of the Small Faces...
House!
I have now read biographies of all members of the Small Faces...
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It'll be wild when Charlotte Church reveals she's been pretending to be Welsh this entire time #TheTraitorsUK #CelebrityTraitors
October 8, 2025 at 8:57 PM
It'll be wild when Charlotte Church reveals she's been pretending to be Welsh this entire time #TheTraitorsUK #CelebrityTraitors
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Hotly tipped Scottish duo, The Cords, arrive in Manchester with Danish indie band Josie in tow.
@iainkey.bsky.social reviews for LTW
@skepwax.bsky.social @johnrobbofficial.bsky.social
louderthanwar.com/the-cords-ka...
@iainkey.bsky.social reviews for LTW
@skepwax.bsky.social @johnrobbofficial.bsky.social
louderthanwar.com/the-cords-ka...
The Cords: Kamera, Chorlton - Live Review
Hotly tipped Scottish duo, The Cords, arrive in Manchester with Danish indie band Josie in tow. Iain Key reviews for LTW
louderthanwar.com
October 5, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Hotly tipped Scottish duo, The Cords, arrive in Manchester with Danish indie band Josie in tow.
@iainkey.bsky.social reviews for LTW
@skepwax.bsky.social @johnrobbofficial.bsky.social
louderthanwar.com/the-cords-ka...
@iainkey.bsky.social reviews for LTW
@skepwax.bsky.social @johnrobbofficial.bsky.social
louderthanwar.com/the-cords-ka...
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Happy birthday to PP Arnold. Here's her amazing version of To Love Somebody filmed in France in 1968
October 3, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Happy birthday to PP Arnold. Here's her amazing version of To Love Somebody filmed in France in 1968
Loving the precision of this weather forecast location...
September 20, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Loving the precision of this weather forecast location...
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Style lessons from Robert Redford, one of the most stylish men in the last century. 🧵
September 16, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Style lessons from Robert Redford, one of the most stylish men in the last century. 🧵
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Great to see a really positive development in the UK’s social science data infrastructure.
Announcing Generation New Era: the first UK-wide birth cohort study in 25 years.
It will study 30,000 children born in 2026 across the four nations of the UK.
Watch out for upcoming opportunities for researchers and other stakeholders to engage with the study team via @clscohorts.bsky.social
It will study 30,000 children born in 2026 across the four nations of the UK.
Watch out for upcoming opportunities for researchers and other stakeholders to engage with the study team via @clscohorts.bsky.social
UKRI announces first UK-wide birth cohort study in 25 years
A ground-breaking UK-wide scientific study will help improve the lives of future generations by studying 30,000 children born in 2026.
www.ukri.org
September 9, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Great to see a really positive development in the UK’s social science data infrastructure.
Today we joined the 21st century and got fibre to the house installed. Thanks John.
September 8, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Today we joined the 21st century and got fibre to the house installed. Thanks John.
“Well, there’s that Bertrand Russell quote about the Liechtenstein women,” Tufnel says. “But I can’t quote it, because it’s rude.”
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/se...
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/se...
‘Our songs last three minutes but they feel like an hour’: the return of Spinal Tap – an exclusive that goes up to 11!
Over 40 years since This Is Spinal Tap was mistaken for a comedy, its hard-rocking subjects are back for a legally obligated final gig. Our writer smells the glove
www.theguardian.com
September 5, 2025 at 12:05 PM
“Well, there’s that Bertrand Russell quote about the Liechtenstein women,” Tufnel says. “But I can’t quote it, because it’s rude.”
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/se...
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/se...
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Ian Catt's bedroom stinking of chips /Meeting Q-Tee's mum in Kidbrooke /Memories of Bond sets/Cardiac arrests of QPR chairmen/Gaudete terror...loved doing this for @thequietus.com with the first band in the 1993 Yanks Go Home Select issue, @bobpetesarah.bsky.social thequietus.com/interviews/s...
The Strange World Of… Saint Etienne | The Quietus
In the April 1993 issue of Select (a key text in the run-up to Britpop) the first band interviewed in its famous ‘Yanks Go Home’ feature wasn’t its cover stars, Suede. It was Saint Etienne, a trio nam...
thequietus.com
September 3, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Ian Catt's bedroom stinking of chips /Meeting Q-Tee's mum in Kidbrooke /Memories of Bond sets/Cardiac arrests of QPR chairmen/Gaudete terror...loved doing this for @thequietus.com with the first band in the 1993 Yanks Go Home Select issue, @bobpetesarah.bsky.social thequietus.com/interviews/s...
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“Britpop’s best foundational band. From day one – in the post-perestroika summer of Italia 90 – their approach to music, lyrics, and films has always crossed borders, been open-minded, and kept time-travelling.” Thank you Jude Rogers. thequietus.com/interviews/s...
The Strange World Of… Saint Etienne | The Quietus
In the April 1993 issue of Select (a key text in the run-up to Britpop) the first band interviewed in its famous ‘Yanks Go Home’ feature wasn’t its cover stars, Suede. It was Saint Etienne, a trio nam...
thequietus.com
September 3, 2025 at 5:32 PM
“Britpop’s best foundational band. From day one – in the post-perestroika summer of Italia 90 – their approach to music, lyrics, and films has always crossed borders, been open-minded, and kept time-travelling.” Thank you Jude Rogers. thequietus.com/interviews/s...