Tim the Guitarist
@tim-guitar.bsky.social
Working musician. Composer. Bibliophile. Occasional writer. Erstwhile hen-keeper. Optimist (not necessarily in that order).
Posts mainly about books, guitars & politics.
My opinions only. Reposts ≠ endorsements.
Posts mainly about books, guitars & politics.
My opinions only. Reposts ≠ endorsements.
R.I.P., Steven Lee Cropper (1941-2025).
Veteran guitarist, songwriter & producer, notably with Stax Records, Brooker T & the MGs, and of course, The Blues Brothers, Steve was one of my foundational guitar influences.
I'm very sad to learn of his passing.
#SteveCropper #guitar #RIP
Veteran guitarist, songwriter & producer, notably with Stax Records, Brooker T & the MGs, and of course, The Blues Brothers, Steve was one of my foundational guitar influences.
I'm very sad to learn of his passing.
#SteveCropper #guitar #RIP
Steve Cropper, guitarist of Booker T and the MGs, dies aged 84
The musician was known for his work on hits including Green Onions and Otis Redding’s The Dock of the Bay.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 4, 2025 at 12:07 PM
R.I.P., Steven Lee Cropper (1941-2025).
Veteran guitarist, songwriter & producer, notably with Stax Records, Brooker T & the MGs, and of course, The Blues Brothers, Steve was one of my foundational guitar influences.
I'm very sad to learn of his passing.
#SteveCropper #guitar #RIP
Veteran guitarist, songwriter & producer, notably with Stax Records, Brooker T & the MGs, and of course, The Blues Brothers, Steve was one of my foundational guitar influences.
I'm very sad to learn of his passing.
#SteveCropper #guitar #RIP
Everything I hear about the rise & proliferation of AI music (such as Sunk et al), the more I feel like we're being robbed of our souls.
The joy of learning, writing & performing music is essentially being gamified for someone else's financial gain.
#AI #AImusic #MusicIndustry
The joy of learning, writing & performing music is essentially being gamified for someone else's financial gain.
#AI #AImusic #MusicIndustry
December 4, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Everything I hear about the rise & proliferation of AI music (such as Sunk et al), the more I feel like we're being robbed of our souls.
The joy of learning, writing & performing music is essentially being gamified for someone else's financial gain.
#AI #AImusic #MusicIndustry
The joy of learning, writing & performing music is essentially being gamified for someone else's financial gain.
#AI #AImusic #MusicIndustry
I haven't bought a new guitar in a while...
December 1, 2025 at 2:01 PM
I keep hearing the media describe the government as "unpopular".
I can't help feeling that's because they seem to be governing by opinion poll, instead of the anti-tory vote which got them elected.
Just imagine if they stopped pandering to Reform. An unpopular gov has nothing to lose... #budget
I can't help feeling that's because they seem to be governing by opinion poll, instead of the anti-tory vote which got them elected.
Just imagine if they stopped pandering to Reform. An unpopular gov has nothing to lose... #budget
November 26, 2025 at 8:32 AM
I keep hearing the media describe the government as "unpopular".
I can't help feeling that's because they seem to be governing by opinion poll, instead of the anti-tory vote which got them elected.
Just imagine if they stopped pandering to Reform. An unpopular gov has nothing to lose... #budget
I can't help feeling that's because they seem to be governing by opinion poll, instead of the anti-tory vote which got them elected.
Just imagine if they stopped pandering to Reform. An unpopular gov has nothing to lose... #budget
I was just about to highlight this lecture and encourage more people to listen to it. Deeply worrying...
#ReithLecture #Morals #Facism
#ReithLecture #Morals #Facism
November 25, 2025 at 10:43 AM
I was just about to highlight this lecture and encourage more people to listen to it. Deeply worrying...
#ReithLecture #Morals #Facism
#ReithLecture #Morals #Facism
R.I.P. James Chambers, AKA Jimmy Cliff (1944-2025).
Jimmy Cliff, Jamaican reggae singer, actor and cultural icon, dies aged 81
Star of The Harder They Come had hits including You Can Get It If You Really Want and I Can See Clearly Now
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:20 PM
R.I.P. James Chambers, AKA Jimmy Cliff (1944-2025).
Finally getting some much-needed coffee on this very cold day ☕❄️
November 20, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Finally getting some much-needed coffee on this very cold day ☕❄️
"The wrongs which we seek to condemn and punish have been so calculated, so malignant, and so devastating, that civilization cannot tolerate their being ignored, because it cannot survive their being repeated" - Justice Robert Jackson, at the opening of the Nuremberg Trials, 20th November 1945.
It all began 80 years ago: 20 November 1945
The Nuremberg trials were held jointly by the United States, Soviet
Union, France, and the United Kingdom against representatives of the defeated Nazi Germany in the aftermath of World War II.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nurembe...
The Nuremberg trials were held jointly by the United States, Soviet
Union, France, and the United Kingdom against representatives of the defeated Nazi Germany in the aftermath of World War II.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nurembe...
Nuremberg trials - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 20, 2025 at 9:01 AM
"The wrongs which we seek to condemn and punish have been so calculated, so malignant, and so devastating, that civilization cannot tolerate their being ignored, because it cannot survive their being repeated" - Justice Robert Jackson, at the opening of the Nuremberg Trials, 20th November 1945.
Autumn's progress over the space of around six weeks...
(late September - early November)
#autumn #seasons #river #sky #autumnleaves #photography
(late September - early November)
#autumn #seasons #river #sky #autumnleaves #photography
November 18, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Autumn's progress over the space of around six weeks...
(late September - early November)
#autumn #seasons #river #sky #autumnleaves #photography
(late September - early November)
#autumn #seasons #river #sky #autumnleaves #photography
Turns out if I don't have a gig on a Friday night, I'll happily spend much of the (rare free) evening on researching PhD funding...
#RockAndRoll
#RockAndRoll
November 14, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Turns out if I don't have a gig on a Friday night, I'll happily spend much of the (rare free) evening on researching PhD funding...
#RockAndRoll
#RockAndRoll
Since everyone has decided "it's all over for Kier Starmer", the funniest thing he could do is introduce a tax on the ultra wealthy & highest earners.
Even if it speeds up his removal, it's a hell of a hospital pass to his predecessor - they'd struggle to justify its removal to the electorate.
Even if it speeds up his removal, it's a hell of a hospital pass to his predecessor - they'd struggle to justify its removal to the electorate.
November 12, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Since everyone has decided "it's all over for Kier Starmer", the funniest thing he could do is introduce a tax on the ultra wealthy & highest earners.
Even if it speeds up his removal, it's a hell of a hospital pass to his predecessor - they'd struggle to justify its removal to the electorate.
Even if it speeds up his removal, it's a hell of a hospital pass to his predecessor - they'd struggle to justify its removal to the electorate.
November 10, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Central Bar, Gateshead. Located right at the south end of the Tyne Bridge, and looking lovely in the autumn sunshine.
#Gateshead #Newcastle #railway #NorthEast #pub #architecture
#Gateshead #Newcastle #railway #NorthEast #pub #architecture
November 10, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Central Bar, Gateshead. Located right at the south end of the Tyne Bridge, and looking lovely in the autumn sunshine.
#Gateshead #Newcastle #railway #NorthEast #pub #architecture
#Gateshead #Newcastle #railway #NorthEast #pub #architecture
Two overseas gigs confirmed for next year 🎸🎶
November 10, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Two overseas gigs confirmed for next year 🎸🎶
Reposted by Tim the Guitarist
We were sold AI on the basis it was going to cure cancer, solve climate change and advance our lives. Instead all it does is produce social media slop and put ordinary people out of work. I think we're entitled to feel a lot more pissed off than we currently seem to.
November 6, 2025 at 9:55 PM
We were sold AI on the basis it was going to cure cancer, solve climate change and advance our lives. Instead all it does is produce social media slop and put ordinary people out of work. I think we're entitled to feel a lot more pissed off than we currently seem to.
I haven't bought a new guitar in a while...
November 6, 2025 at 2:58 PM
I haven't bought a new guitar in a while...
Rather sad news in the guitar world as G&L - the company founded by Leo Fender (over a decade after selling the Fender Corp) to continue improving on his original designs - seems to have quietly folded #guitar #news #Fender
Legendary Leo Fender-founded guitar brand G&L reportedly shutting down – with Fender acquiring its intellectual property
Over the past few weeks, reports have surfaced suggesting that G&L – the guitar company Leo Fender co-founded in 1979 – may be in the middle of a quiet but complete shutdown.
guitar.com
November 3, 2025 at 2:33 PM
This is the third derailment in Cumbria in the last few years. Does the track need replacing?
The 0428 Avanti West Coast service from Glasgow to London Euston derailed at Shap in Cumbria around 6.10am on Monday (November 3) morning and disruption is expected to last for days.
Glasgow to London train derails as major emergency response on scene
www.glasgowlive.co.uk
November 3, 2025 at 11:11 AM
This is the third derailment in Cumbria in the last few years. Does the track need replacing?
In & around the Cathedral Caves, near Ambleside in Cumbria, UK. These caves and tunnels are the remnants of an old slate mine (a staple for roof and even wall material in the local houses).
#LakeDistrict #Cumbria #caves #travel #slate #Ambleside
#LakeDistrict #Cumbria #caves #travel #slate #Ambleside
November 1, 2025 at 9:36 AM
In & around the Cathedral Caves, near Ambleside in Cumbria, UK. These caves and tunnels are the remnants of an old slate mine (a staple for roof and even wall material in the local houses).
#LakeDistrict #Cumbria #caves #travel #slate #Ambleside
#LakeDistrict #Cumbria #caves #travel #slate #Ambleside
Turkish coffee & baklava? Don't mind if I do...
October 26, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Turkish coffee & baklava? Don't mind if I do...
It's interesting that we *rightly* view the Louvre Heist as a crime when a physical asset (i.e., a rich person's property) has been taken without consent, but AI art/music based off real artists work is simply 'the future' with no recourse for credit, let alone royalty payments.
October 20, 2025 at 6:49 AM
It's interesting that we *rightly* view the Louvre Heist as a crime when a physical asset (i.e., a rich person's property) has been taken without consent, but AI art/music based off real artists work is simply 'the future' with no recourse for credit, let alone royalty payments.
Reposted by Tim the Guitarist
BREAKING: Ace Frehley, Kiss' original lead guitarist and founding member, has died at 74.
Ace Frehley, Kiss' original lead guitarist and founding member, dies at 74
Ace Frehley, the original lead guitarist and founding member of the glam rock band Kiss who captivated audiences with his elaborate makeup and smoke-filled guitar, has died.
bit.ly
October 16, 2025 at 10:44 PM
BREAKING: Ace Frehley, Kiss' original lead guitarist and founding member, has died at 74.
Here are some lovely mushrooms.
Loads of these around at the moment. Toadstools, too.
Loads of these around at the moment. Toadstools, too.
October 16, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Here are some lovely mushrooms.
Loads of these around at the moment. Toadstools, too.
Loads of these around at the moment. Toadstools, too.