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Lord ZigstaMonkey
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Music lover, Dog Lover, Mountains, Countryside, fresh air, Vinyl Records, sunshine, Real Ale, Running, Mental Health, Gigs, Be Happy 😁
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mrhenrymorris.substack.com
🚨NEW - My latest piece for The New Yorker.

Nigel Farage: Canterbury Pilgrim

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Nigel Farage: Canterbury Pilgrim
A New Yorker Profile
mrhenrymorris.substack.com
December 15, 2025 at 8:03 AM
zigstamonkey.bsky.social
These are the gigs I managed to see this year. A good year for gigs but missed out on a few due to illness which is bugging.
December 14, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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zackpolanski.bsky.social
GB News grilled me apparently?

Only problem with this is I've never been on their nonsense channel.

They lie - obsessively.

Help us grow an alternative to all the bollocks:

Join.greenparty.org.uk
Zack Polanski grilled over Calais trip
December 13, 2025 at 7:20 PM
zigstamonkey.bsky.social
Saw the Charlatans this week. A lovely band. 2 hour + set. They are very respectful of their fans. Very enjoyable. First time st the Bath Forum, lovely art deco venue. I was up in the gods, but nice to have a seat for a change 😁. Last gig of the year for me. Missed Shack due to illness. Lots of Love
December 14, 2025 at 9:43 AM
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greenparty.org.uk
We kept the receipts. These comments, taken together, paint a picture of the man he is today.
December 1, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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creepingbent.bsky.social
THRUM will be performing a second night at the Glad Cafe, Glasgow, on Saturday 14th March. The first concert sold out within a day of being announced, tickets are on sale, here's the ticket link - better get in quick: wegottickets.com/event/685158
December 1, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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gregjenner.bsky.social
Very pleased to see You're Dead To Me has roared back into the Top 25 UK podcasts, following our very well-received 10th series! Series 11 is in production right now and will launch in early January podnews.net/press-releas...
The Top 25 Podcasts in the UK for Q3 2025
RedHanded hits the top 25 for the first time
podnews.net
December 2, 2025 at 11:53 AM
zigstamonkey.bsky.social
Another highlight of the year. My Bloody Valentine were immense this week at Wembley.
November 29, 2025 at 10:29 AM
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normanrecords.com
RELEASED TODAY: 'Forever, I've Been Being Born' by Jesse Sykes & The Sweet Hereafter

Sykes and co. return with their first batch of moody slowcore and goth-tinged Americana and folk rock tracks in fourteen years.

www.normanrecords.com/records/2124...
November 28, 2025 at 10:59 AM
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messmonstergigi.bsky.social
petition.parliament.uk/signatures/1...
Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
We are concerned about reported efforts from Russia to influence democracy in the US, UK, Europe and elsewhere. We believe we must establish the depth and breadth of possible Russian influence campaig...
petition.parliament.uk
November 23, 2025 at 11:17 AM
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mikiberenyi.bsky.social
Here's an interview I did while on the road in the US/Canada...

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Artist Profile: Miki Berenyi Won't Be Back
#Post Excerpt
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November 22, 2025 at 8:45 AM
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tim-burgess.bsky.social
I shared this photo a week or so ago on Mani’s birthday
- It never failed to bring a smile to my face - and that was exactly the same for the man himself.

One of the absolute best in every way - such a beautiful friend

Love you Mani x x
Never to be forgotten
November 20, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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hazelene.bsky.social
I've been sonically shaken, thank you! 🙌✨️
November 19, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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victoriaredfern.bsky.social
From @privateeyenews.bsky.social:
Lily Allen Album Decoded The Eye tries to get to the bottom of the biggest mystery in popular music. Who is Lily Allen making coded references to in her new album 'My Ex-Husband is a Bastard'? Track 1: Beardy Bastard This first track has got the whole world guessing. Could it possibly be a reference to David Harbour? Or is it a more obtuse reference to Jeremy Corbyn or possibly Brian Blessed? Track 2: Harbour is a Bastard Lily often talks about auto-fiction in her own work, which makes it difficult to fathom the exact meaning of her lyrics. This could be a reference to David Harbour, her ex-husband, but it could equally be about an unhappy childhood trip to Portsmouth. Perhaps we will never know. Track 3: The Bastard from 'Stranger Things' is a Bastard 'Strange Things' is a song in 'Toy Story', sung when Woody realises he is no longer Andy's favourite toy and has been replaced by Buzz Lightyear. So this track may well refer to Lily's failed relationship with an absurdly optimistic astronaut, who had promised to love her "to infinity and beyond". Or could it be about 'Stranger Things' actor and Lily's ex, David Harbour? Track 4: My Ex-Husband is a Bastard who had an Affair with a Costume Designer who is a Bitch Don't be fooled by the jaunty reggae backbeat, this is a profoundly negative song, and it's possible that Lily is referring to recent events in her own life. The ex-husband could be a reference to her actual ex-husband David Harbour, but more likely this is an astute political allegory about Boris Johnson or possibly Matt Hancock, with 'costume designer' being code for PPE supplier. Track 5: I'm Going to Get my Revenge on my Beardy Bastard Ex-Husband David Harbour from 'Stranger Things' by Writing an Album Telling the World What a Beardy Bastard He Is This is perhaps the most obtuse and impenetrable of all Lily's complex and nuanced lyrics on this puzzling enigma of an album, but it seems to be a bittersweet reflection on love, monogamy, polyamory...
November 17, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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southrecordshop.bsky.social
The Charlatans' We Are Love is their first studio album since 2017, produced by Stephen Street and featuring Dev Hynes - a confident, melodic return, available on limited translucent orange vinyl

🧡 www.southrecordshop.com/products/the...
November 4, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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davidrvetter.bsky.social
Private Eye nailing it.
A story in Private Eye, headlined "Minority representation on TV causes outrage". The article reads: "There has been widespread support for prominent Reform MP Sarah Pochin after she complained about the over-representation of minorities on television. Said one angry viewer, "She's right. Every time you turn on the telly there's another Reform MP being interviewed by Laura Kuenssberg." She added, "I respect their way of life and their strange customs, but Reform MPs comprise only 0.7 percent of the House of Commons. Yet Nigel Farage is on Question Time more than Fiona Bruce." "I'm not prejudiced. Some of my best friends are swivel-eyed loons, but enough is enough. There are too many people with angry red faces on television."
October 29, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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agarr45.bsky.social
#NowPlaying
October 28, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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agarr45.bsky.social
#NowPlaying
October 28, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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agarr45.bsky.social
#NowPlaying
October 28, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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agarr45.bsky.social
#90sTop30 Near Misses (Random Order)

Starting to prep for November.

Velvet Crush - Time Wraps Around You (1994)

"You're looking back
Then you find
You're learning that
It's time to leave the past far behind"

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Velvet Crush - Time warps around you
YouTube video by Alfredo COBO CONLLEDO
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October 26, 2025 at 10:02 PM
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jackkost.bsky.social
On this day in movie history:
Un Flic
directed by Jean-Pierre Melville
released October 25, 1972.
Cast: Alain Delon, Richard Crenna, Catherine Deneuve, Riccardo Cucciolla, Michael Conrad, Paul Crauchet, Simone Valère, André Pousse, Jean Desailly, Valérie Wilson, Henri Marteau, Catherine Rethi. #Noir
October 25, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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aldorado.bsky.social
HOT BODIES NEED HOT CASSETTES.
January 1986 TDK blank cassette ad. Man and woman working out, lifting weights, listening to cassettes HOT BODIES NEED HOT CASSETTES.
October 7, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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rosieisaholt.bsky.social
OUR PODCAST IS BACK! if you’ve never tried ‘Noncensored’ -give it a go, we love making it so much, it’s a parody of all the terrible right wing media you hate. Podfollow.com/noncensored
September 5, 2025 at 9:19 AM
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slumberlandrecords.com
Out today: The Cords new single “I’m Not Sad” is an instant classic, 1:40 of pure, uncut indiepop. FFO The Primitives, Tiger Trap, The Flatmates, and timeless tunes. Brilliant!
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@skepwax.bsky.social
The Cords - I'm Not Sad
Listen to I'm Not Sad by The Cords.
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August 13, 2025 at 12:50 PM