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Sex Pistols at 50: how punk’s most notorious band became part of the mainstream The Sex Pistols’ trajectory eventually resembled that of many rock acts they had ostensibly sought to disrupt.

Filth, fury, sterling crisis, youth unemployment, break-ups, reunions, anniversaries and popular music history. A few words for @uk.theconversation.com on the emergence and trajectory of the Sex Pistols, 50 years later.

theconversation.com/sex-pistols-...

Sex Pistols at 50: how punk’s most notorious band became part of the mainstream The Sex Pistols’ trajectory eventually resembled that of many rock acts they had ostensibly sought to disrupt.

Filth, fury, sterling crisis, youth unemployment, break-ups, reunions, anniversaries and popular music history. A few words for @uk.theconversation.com on the emergence and trajectory of the Sex Pistols, 50 years later.

theconversation.com/sex-pistols-...

What the National Gallery staff cuts reveal about the state of arts funding The cuts are a sign of how exposed even our best-known cultural institutions have become.

"a sector exposed to shocks, with insufficient room to adapt"

A few words for @uk.theconversation.com on the recent news of National Gallery staff cuts, and the wider context.

theconversation.com/what-the-nat...

What the National Gallery staff cuts reveal about the state of arts funding The cuts are a sign of how exposed even our best-known cultural institutions have become.

The cuts are a sign of how exposed even our best-known cultural institutions have become.

What the National Gallery staff cuts reveal about the state of arts funding The cuts are a sign of how exposed even our best-known cultural institutions have become.

"a sector exposed to shocks, with insufficient room to adapt"

A few words for @uk.theconversation.com on the recent news of National Gallery staff cuts, and the wider context.

theconversation.com/what-the-nat...

Bruce Springsteen’s Streets of Minneapolis: how digital circulation boosts the impact of a protest song The singer’s song about the killings in Minneapolis translates private loss into a collective experience rapidly shared through social media.

The Boss and the president's men. A few words for @uk.theconversation.com on @brucespringsteen.net, Minneapolis and the evolution of protest music.

theconversation.com/bruce-spring...

Lukather also cited Steely Dan as an influence (though not sure if directly on 'Rosanna' itself).

Also lived on, highly regarded just below the surface in pockets - e.g. Lukather/Toto very big in guitar/muso-land ('Rosanna' often features in 'best guitar solo' type lists). Porcaro, too, as a drummer too. But not too much of a distance to jump into wider attention.

Bruce Springsteen’s Streets of Minneapolis: how digital circulation boosts the impact of a protest song The singer’s song about the killings in Minneapolis translates private loss into a collective experience rapidly shared through social media.

The Boss and the president's men. A few words for @uk.theconversation.com on @brucespringsteen.net, Minneapolis and the evolution of protest music.

theconversation.com/bruce-spring...

UK earmarks £1.5 billion in arts funding until 2030 – expert panel responds While many cultural leaders have applauded the move, others are more critical.

UK earmarks £1.5 billion in arts funding until 2030
– expert panel responds
theconversation.com/uk-earmarks-...

UK earmarks £1.5 billion in arts funding until 2030 – expert panel responds While many cultural leaders have applauded the move, others are more critical.

UK earmarks £1.5 billion in arts funding until 2030
– expert panel responds
theconversation.com/uk-earmarks-...

Wondered why it was a 'think tank' and not a 'thought' tank.

TV conspiracies: we’ve hacked their computers but they’ve perfectly cleaned up the evidence!

Real conspiracies:
To: conspirator
From: famous person
Attachment: evidence.png

At last! (Need a new starter word now).

dumbagogue?

Plus, I assume, saves time at the front end in terms of 'cashing up'. It's been a good while for me but back when I was in the service industry a big chunk of time involved actual counting (especially checking weekly bankings). Presumably more straightforward if mostly card payments.

Congratulations!

Excellent, thanks. Didn't know about this - but it's great.

Quick chat on Tony Livesey show @bbc5live.bsky.social last night about Donald Trump, Jess Glynne and political uses of music (about 1hr20mins)
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Does seem to suggest a massive misunderstanding about how both therapy and LLMs work.

A map showing South West England and Wales, labelled "Graph of British Rivers". Two river courses are shown, labelled 'Wye axis' and 'Exe axis'. Does anyone read these descriptions, or am I wasting my time?

Graph of British Rivers

Sly Stone: influential funk pioneer who embodied the contradictions at the heart of American life Sly Stone and his band synthesised disparate strands of American popular music, tracking the musical and social shifts as the 1960s wore into the 1970s.

“synthesised disparate strands of American popular music into a unique melange… his mark was indelible.” A few words for @uk.theconversation.com on Sly Stone.

theconversation.com/sly-stone-in...

Sly Stone: influential funk pioneer who embodied the contradictions at the heart of American life Sly Stone and his band synthesised disparate strands of American popular music, tracking the musical and social shifts as the 1960s wore into the 1970s.

“synthesised disparate strands of American popular music into a unique melange… his mark was indelible.” A few words for @uk.theconversation.com on Sly Stone.

theconversation.com/sly-stone-in...

The Fearless Flyers // "Flyers Crusade" YouTube video by Cory Wong

New Fearless Flyers always a good start the weekend:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGur...

Great comic timing from the Danes here.

Standards are slipping, in that there is a golden opportunity to have made a 'here's one we made earlier' gag in any of a) this tweet b) the headline c) the standfirst d) the intro all of them cruelly passed up.

cf: 'begs the question'