Simoncarbon
@simoncarbon.bsky.social
Music, beer, gadgets/tech. Assertive bitterness. Mixcloud show https://www.mixcloud.com/simoncarbon/
5 gigs you’ve been to with female lead singers
All About Eve
Pure Reason Revolution
Heart
Goldfrapp
Cowboy Junkies
All About Eve
Pure Reason Revolution
Heart
Goldfrapp
Cowboy Junkies
5 gigs you’ve been to with female lead singers
Venom Prison
Arch Enemy
Fleetwood Mac
Employed To Serve
Svalbard
Venom Prison
Arch Enemy
Fleetwood Mac
Employed To Serve
Svalbard
5 gigs you’ve been to with female lead singers
Saint Etienne
NewDad
Halestorm
The Unthanks
Trembling Bells
Saint Etienne
NewDad
Halestorm
The Unthanks
Trembling Bells
January 22, 2026 at 10:40 PM
5 gigs you’ve been to with female lead singers
All About Eve
Pure Reason Revolution
Heart
Goldfrapp
Cowboy Junkies
All About Eve
Pure Reason Revolution
Heart
Goldfrapp
Cowboy Junkies
Great Biffy Clyro gig in Brum last night. #monthebiff #musicsky
January 17, 2026 at 11:37 AM
Great Biffy Clyro gig in Brum last night. #monthebiff #musicsky
Introduce yourself with five concerts you’ve seen #musicsky 🎶
1. Porcupine Tree
2. Black Sabbath
3. Rush
4. Pink Floyd
5. Frank Zappa
1. Porcupine Tree
2. Black Sabbath
3. Rush
4. Pink Floyd
5. Frank Zappa
January 17, 2026 at 10:53 AM
Introduce yourself with five concerts you’ve seen #musicsky 🎶
1. Porcupine Tree
2. Black Sabbath
3. Rush
4. Pink Floyd
5. Frank Zappa
1. Porcupine Tree
2. Black Sabbath
3. Rush
4. Pink Floyd
5. Frank Zappa
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I wish Trump would do a #parkrun He’d be baffled. Lots of people trying hard, supporting each other, volunteering, nobody pays or gets paid, and even if you come first you can’t crow about it because it’s not an actual race. That urge to invade somewhere just sort of slips away.
January 10, 2026 at 11:47 AM
I wish Trump would do a #parkrun He’d be baffled. Lots of people trying hard, supporting each other, volunteering, nobody pays or gets paid, and even if you come first you can’t crow about it because it’s not an actual race. That urge to invade somewhere just sort of slips away.
Exactly this. Podcasts are for listening to whilst you do other stuff.
‘Painful to hear!’ How podcasts’ rush to video is turning them into dreadful listens
‘Painful to hear!’ How podcasts’ rush to video is turning them into dreadful listens
From Joe Marler’s visual-only stunts to the incomprehensible shuffling sounds Steven Bartlett recently subjected headphone users to, dodgy audio experiences are on the rise
www.theguardian.com
December 28, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Exactly this. Podcasts are for listening to whilst you do other stuff.
Happy Christmas all. Here’s my playlist for the day music.apple.com/gb/playlist/...
Christmas 2025 by Simon Clarke on Apple Music
Playlist · 25 Songs
music.apple.com
December 25, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Happy Christmas all. Here’s my playlist for the day music.apple.com/gb/playlist/...
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Every time I'm in a restaurant I remember Kevin McAleer's reply to a waiter who told him the Soup Of The Day.
"Where there any other contenders?"
"Um, no?"
"A hollow victory, then".
"Where there any other contenders?"
"Um, no?"
"A hollow victory, then".
December 19, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Every time I'm in a restaurant I remember Kevin McAleer's reply to a waiter who told him the Soup Of The Day.
"Where there any other contenders?"
"Um, no?"
"A hollow victory, then".
"Where there any other contenders?"
"Um, no?"
"A hollow victory, then".
Oh yeah!
F*ck my HAT! Geese nailing Marquee Moon. 😱💥 Emily Green nailing Lloyd’s guitar parts… astounding. Woah.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLrz...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLrz...
Geese - Marquee Moon (Television) - Music Hall of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY | December 5, 2024
YouTube video by Chris Connelly
www.youtube.com
December 14, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Oh yeah!
This turned up today, which was nice…. @super-deluxe.bsky.social excellent service as always. Will give it a spin after work to see what @stevenwilsonhq.bsky.social has done with this classic album
December 12, 2025 at 4:12 PM
This turned up today, which was nice…. @super-deluxe.bsky.social excellent service as always. Will give it a spin after work to see what @stevenwilsonhq.bsky.social has done with this classic album
Same as it ever was. Legendary beer. 🍺
November 29, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Same as it ever was. Legendary beer. 🍺
Black Sabbath
The Cure
Radiohead
King Crimson
Porcupine Tree
The Cure
Radiohead
King Crimson
Porcupine Tree
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen:
ELP*
Be Bop Deluxe
The Clash
Bill Nelson
Sleaford Mods
*My first ever concert
ELP*
Be Bop Deluxe
The Clash
Bill Nelson
Sleaford Mods
*My first ever concert
November 27, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Black Sabbath
The Cure
Radiohead
King Crimson
Porcupine Tree
The Cure
Radiohead
King Crimson
Porcupine Tree
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Sometimes decisions are easy.
October 10, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Sometimes decisions are easy.
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MOJO’s next How To Buy is on modern-day progfather Steven Wilson. Reply to let us know your favourite Wilson albums and why, and we’ll print the best responses in a future issue 👇
September 24, 2025 at 12:22 PM
MOJO’s next How To Buy is on modern-day progfather Steven Wilson. Reply to let us know your favourite Wilson albums and why, and we’ll print the best responses in a future issue 👇
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NEW BLOG POST 📢
I feel like I might be opening myself up to a world of abuse with this, but I hope people take it with a pinch of salt and with the intended humour.
TLDR: gravity pour sucks (most of the time)
www.thecrowinn.co.uk/post/as-the-...
I feel like I might be opening myself up to a world of abuse with this, but I hope people take it with a pinch of salt and with the intended humour.
TLDR: gravity pour sucks (most of the time)
www.thecrowinn.co.uk/post/as-the-...
As The Crow Flies - Ed.9 - Defying Gravity
A slightly tongue-in-cheek lament on gravity poured pints and their over-utilisation by regional beer festivals.
www.thecrowinn.co.uk
September 23, 2025 at 10:42 AM
NEW BLOG POST 📢
I feel like I might be opening myself up to a world of abuse with this, but I hope people take it with a pinch of salt and with the intended humour.
TLDR: gravity pour sucks (most of the time)
www.thecrowinn.co.uk/post/as-the-...
I feel like I might be opening myself up to a world of abuse with this, but I hope people take it with a pinch of salt and with the intended humour.
TLDR: gravity pour sucks (most of the time)
www.thecrowinn.co.uk/post/as-the-...
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I've never really used Spotify, and given more recent revelations about the owner's wider business interests, I now never would.
What really infuriates me though is how media outlets routinely embed Spotify playlists into their music features. Time to change that too...
What really infuriates me though is how media outlets routinely embed Spotify playlists into their music features. Time to change that too...
Have you quit Spotify?
Now is the time to do so
Please take a time to watch (or bookmark for later) our latest podcast with @mynabirds.bsky.social about Spotify CEO’s investment in military tech youtu.be/svJnpYwgo9A?...
(Be grateful of any shares as I’m new to YouTube and building an audience)
Now is the time to do so
Please take a time to watch (or bookmark for later) our latest podcast with @mynabirds.bsky.social about Spotify CEO’s investment in military tech youtu.be/svJnpYwgo9A?...
(Be grateful of any shares as I’m new to YouTube and building an audience)
Why it's time to quit Spotify
YouTube video by Drowned in Sound
youtu.be
September 15, 2025 at 11:45 AM
I've never really used Spotify, and given more recent revelations about the owner's wider business interests, I now never would.
What really infuriates me though is how media outlets routinely embed Spotify playlists into their music features. Time to change that too...
What really infuriates me though is how media outlets routinely embed Spotify playlists into their music features. Time to change that too...
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"I said they are just ordinary people with legitimate concerns, peacefully protesting. What did I say Roy?"
"You said they're a bunch of far right racist twats"
"You said they're a bunch of far right racist twats"
September 14, 2025 at 7:47 AM
"I said they are just ordinary people with legitimate concerns, peacefully protesting. What did I say Roy?"
"You said they're a bunch of far right racist twats"
"You said they're a bunch of far right racist twats"
No, I didn’t manage to get Radiohead tickets either. ☹️
September 12, 2025 at 11:11 AM
No, I didn’t manage to get Radiohead tickets either. ☹️
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Sorry to be right about this. No GBBF next year as it made “a substantial loss”, according to CAMRA
Is the Great British Beer Festival still a going concern? I’m not sure. It’ll need more customers later in the week …
September 10, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Sorry to be right about this. No GBBF next year as it made “a substantial loss”, according to CAMRA
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Less than 300 responses for this petition to get an official response from the government. Take two minutes to do something good today.
At some point around 8am we hit 2,000 signatures on our petition to get cask ale recognised as living heritage by the UK government. 8,000 to go to get an official response, 98,000 to get a debate in Parliament!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...
Petition: Recognise the production and serving of cask ale as Intangible Cultural Heritage
Following the UK’s ratification of UNESCO's Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage, we call on the Government to recognise production and serving of traditional British cask a...
petition.parliament.uk
April 13, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Less than 300 responses for this petition to get an official response from the government. Take two minutes to do something good today.
New CMAT album! Waited ages for this. Will probably be number 1 by next week. 🎶😊🎶
August 30, 2025 at 10:46 AM
New CMAT album! Waited ages for this. Will probably be number 1 by next week. 🎶😊🎶
When in Falmouth…. The @verdantbrew.bsky.social Seafood bar never disappoints. Fish Taco totally on point.
July 15, 2025 at 8:23 PM
When in Falmouth…. The @verdantbrew.bsky.social Seafood bar never disappoints. Fish Taco totally on point.
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In a horrifying article about the dangers of Teslas, one point stands out: Teslas automatically disengage self-driving mode <1 second before an imminent crash--not enough time for the driver to react, but enough for Tesla to deny responsibility for fatal crashes, since self-driving "wasn't engaged."
July 5, 2025 at 9:53 AM
In a horrifying article about the dangers of Teslas, one point stands out: Teslas automatically disengage self-driving mode <1 second before an imminent crash--not enough time for the driver to react, but enough for Tesla to deny responsibility for fatal crashes, since self-driving "wasn't engaged."