Robert Shaw

Listening to a report about Google chopping down a quarter of a million trees in Finland to build a data centre while washing out yoghurt pots for the recycling

I worked in bookselling when this came out and although I never read it I read a lot about it. The words "otherwise central zone" are written into my brain, sadly. They remind me of nothing so much as murderous psychopath Nice Pete getting writing advice from Téodor in Achewood.

Most months I get to play a few vinyl records at a local brewery tap and in August I played Ah Leah!, a song I've loved for 20 years. It wasn't a hit here in the UK but people were like "what is this?" Do You Compute? and The Rapper are also extremely great. RIP to a real one.

The Ghosts movie is the greatest thing ever. I laughed, I cried. A hundred out of ten.

Jail time for people who stand on the left on tube escalators. Public stoning for people who walk at you looking at their phone. Stay tuned for more mad, unenforceable policy ideas aimed at minor daily irritations.

What is this guy compensating for?! 😂

Happy #Caturday every buddy!

Hadn't heard of Nathan Fielder until 2 days ago. Now every third post is about him. Half-convinced we are in psyop territory.

As well as sending Martin Duffy to an early grave, Bobby Gillespie was dead wrong about Josephine (La Version Française) by Chris Rea. It absolutely rips.

I preferred Angelica to Angelic. youtu.be/bdzSAyOup1g

You know, the thing is, I had drafted this piece a month ago, and then never published it, because I thought maybe it was too mean.

Remembering John Prine on his birthday youtu.be/gpUoILdBQXQ

Glory to Ukraine

30 pts on round one #popmaster

"YOU’RE LISTENING TO SISYPHUS FM, THE HOME OF NON-STOP ROCK"

"Most civil servants work in Justice, Home Office, DWP, HMRC & Defence. Cut 224,000 jobs and you cut: prisons, borders, benefits, pensions, tax collection, the armed forces. Then the specialists who keep rivers clean, stop cyber attacks and contain animal disease ..." via Reform Are Not Your Friends

You done messed up, A-A-ron! #popmaster

Don't be too proud of this technological terror you've constructed.

fuck LLMs I miss Dr. Sbaitso

You think you're smart because you chose ChatGPT as your analyst? I've been telling all my troubles to Dr Sbaitso since 1991

Your regular reminder: If the Russians stop fighting, the war ends. If the Ukrainians stop fighting, their land will be occupied, their leaders will be killed, their history and language will be erased, their children will be kidnapped to serve Russia.

I tell you what we're going to have to do... What? 'Jazz Odyssey'

It's nonsense to suggest that people who support Brexit and Reform are motivated by racism. And if you don't believe me, check out this perfectly reasonable tweet by prominent Reform member and former mayoral candidate, Arron Banks.

Speaking of Trevor Moss and Hannah-Lou - they're the greatest. I saw them for the 20th time last night, at the Betsey Trotwood. New album on Loose next year.

Usually if I'm in this neck of the woods I'm working but tonight it's Rough Trade East to see Dexys Midnight Runners. I've seen several of my faves on this stage: The Darkness, Trevor Moss and Hannah-Lou, a disappointingly tossed off Divine Comedy and indeed Dexys themselves.

Bill Bryson’s words seem appropriate to post right now

And a happy #Caturday from Luna!

Mum, mum! He's been! The Discogs man has been! Some things that came in the post today for #weekendsingles Ah! Leah! by Donnie Iris, Der Kommissar by After The Fire, Hot Child in the City by Nick Gilder and I Think We're Alone Now by The Rubinoos

Periwinkle Woolworth(s)

One of the more obscure facts I remember about Dolly Parton is this: just like Star Trek would not exist without Lucille Ball, Buffy would not exist without Dolly Parton. She was a silent producer of the movie and show. That's why Buffy Summers has the same birthday as Dolly: January 19.

Radio Caroline playing tribute to Frank Beard by playing something off of Eliminator which I'm pretty sure does not feature him at all. It's all programmed / a drum machine. Frank wasn't needed and spent the majority of the sessions at the golf course.

How much has Big Sardine paid to take over my Instagram?!

@nickharkaway.com I enjoyed The Taper Man enormously, bravo. Having seen DC's doodles at The Bodleian, I can't help but think you had your dad in mind when you wrote of "little scenes which came alive in a few lines".

Do you know how many books you can buy for £250k? How much holiday childcare you could fund? This by-election should be seen as a scandal

Apparently £5million can’t buy you enough security to protect you from an imaginary threat.

#Clacton