Hey Pocky A-Way - 2002 Remaster

#TheMeters Hey Pocky A-Way
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My favourite album start ever…

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The greatest indie pop single ever, I’ll die in a ditch for it…

This aged well!!! IMPEACH TRUMP'S ASS!!!

One of my favourite ever tracks, and certainly one with the most emotional kick to it

Pink Frost, by The Chills from the album Original Psychedelic Music 1976-1996. Vol. 3

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The Chills:
🎵 Pink Frost

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▶️ 🪄 Automagic 🔊 show 📻 playlist on Spotify

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As Jewish Australians, we are devastated to learn of the Israeli assault on Lebanon yesterday. We urge @albomp.bsky.social and Foreign Minister Wong to speak out against Israel's violent escalation and call on the Government to take decisive action by demanding an immediate ceasefire.

Tankus - Valley of Distraction (Official Video) YouTube video by Tankus

Tankus, still just about the best live band around - go see them this summer. They were great at LVLS last weekend youtu.be/5-J83Btp-Pw?...

Great gig last night at the Oslo Hackney by Howling Bells, new LP is a worthy follow up to their debut album, one of my favourites of the last 20 years. Go see them!

At our event, we've asked our panellists and audience the following Q: Where should policy focus to close the earnings gap caused by childhood poverty?

The most popular answer was: Increasing school attainment for children in poverty.

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"Iran, which is completely defeated, is disrupting the Strait with the navy and missiles we've completely destroyed and that is unacceptable because it is making the oil price go up, which is good actually, and NATO which I do not support needs to come rescue us immediately. Thank you for your a..."

British Horseracing in crisis as Lord Allen resigns as Chair of the governing body after less than 6 months.

A great track, @mccookerybook.bsky.social is still going strong if you like this and want to follow her.

MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) vaccine Find out about the MMR vaccine for measles, mumps and rubella, including who should have it, when it's given and possible side effects.

Measles is on the rise in London.

It’s highly infectious and can be passed on even before a rash appears.

Protect yourself and your family from becoming seriously unwell by making sure you are all up to date with your MMR vaccinations.

Now Playing - 49 years old, a forgotten classic of the punk era. Debut album of John Foxx era Ultravox! before he and the exclamation mark left. Produced by Brian Eno and Steve Lilywhite - and more than a whiff of influence of Roxy Music, and none the worse for that.

Has Andi's head turned into a blue light?

A singalong for our times - The Sea by Helen McCookerybook @mccookerybook.bsky.social #VinylJunkies #NowPlaying #VinylCommunity #MusicSky #VinylSky

This couldn’t be clearer. Bannon’s texts to Epstein in mid July 2018 - “overthrowing May right now” and in “London with Boris” as well as his appearance on LBC with Nigel Farage are prettying damning evidence of a cross party plot with foreign backing

The End of Morgan McSweeney: Peter Oborne on Keir Starmer's Departing Chief of Staff As McSweeney resigns, we re-publish Peter Oborne’s exclusive Byline Times reporting on how Keir Starmer's chief strategist drove Labour towards defeat by the far-right

📌 ICYMI — The End of Morgan McSweeney: Peter Oborne on Keir Starmer’s Departing Chief of Staff

As McSweeney resigns, we re-publish Peter Oborne’s exclusive Byline Times…

bylinetimes.com/2026/02/08/the-end-of-mo...

A classic, at least partly because the late great Sly Dunbar played on it.

One of the great pioneering tracks of all time, can't wait for the King Tubby celebration at the Jazz Cafe next week,

Great discussion on cryptic crossword construction, useful for beginners and more experienced solvers, and especially for aspiring setters. Thanks Fez!

The same people who said that the mass murder of children in schools was a sad but necessary price to enable citizens to bear arms and oppose tyranny are now saying that if you carry a gun it’s your fault if you’re murdered.

My favourite band, favourite comedian, favourite bassist!

we hear so much about trans people from the British press yet so rarely hear from them - I'm really pleased this piece was commissioned, and will also be in the physical paper: www.thenewworld.co.uk/marie-le-con...

We are Christopher Isherwood, watching the violent racist authoritarian lawless scenes in the Berlin street below from our apartment window above.

Ex-Banshee John McKay is back after 40-odd years and can hardly believe how bad things have gotten for musicians… So if you’re a fan of independent artists, please please please consider buying their records and merch and going to their gigs! ❤️