Very excited to be #nowspinning this new 2026 reissue of Present Tense by Sagittarius

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#nowspinning The Way of the Vaselines

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#nowspinning The Only Ones by the Only Ones

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#nowspinning Push Barman to Open Old Wounds by Belle & Sebastian

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Great stuff, Conor! Btw, I have a Connolly referencing query I was hoping I could run by you if you didn't mind. Is there an email address I could reach you on?

#nowspinning How Sad, How Lovely by Connie Converse

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#nowspinning Negro Swan by Blood Orange

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#nowplaying Our Beloved Revolutionary Sweetheart by Camper Van Beethoven

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#nowplaying A Rainbow in Curved Air by Terry Riley

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I have a similar thing re Bew and Patterson but never figured out where it could be published!

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Heavy Metal by Cameron Winter

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#nowspinning Starsailor by Tim Buckley

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Lovely record

Loving this court sketch of John Burns, H.H. Champion, Hyndman and Jack Williams, indicted in February 1886 "for unlawfully and maliciously uttering seditious words of and concerning Her Majesty's Government, with intent to incite to riot" after riots of the unemployed in the West End.

#nowspinning Merriweather Post Pavilion by Animal Collective

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One of the best

#nowspinning More Songs About Buildings and Food by Talking Heads

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#nowspinning Talking Heads: 77 by Talking Heads

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#nowspinning Marquee Moon by Television

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#nowspinning In the Light of the Miracle by Arthur Russell

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Eric Hobsbawm, Hyndman and the SDF, NLR I/10, July–August 1961 the social democratic federation has long been the problem-child of labour historians, especially marxist ones or those anxious to “place“ it rather than merely to chronicle its erratic development. I...

It was in his review of Chushichi Tsuzuki's biography of Hyndman
newleftreview.org/issues/i10/a...

Eric Hobsbawm once famously stated that the "really interesting and original contributions to marxist theory in these islands came from men like William Morris and James Connolly.”

Having nearly finished a long article comparing the two, I am inclined to agree.

The owl of Minerva flies at dusk, so it does.

#nowspinning Cafe Exil: New Adventures in European Music 1972-1980

@rockingbob.bsky.social imagining the soundtrack to Bowie and Iggy Pop's regular haunt during the 'Berlin period'. Great stuff.

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At that age, Beckett's "I can't go on, I'll go on" came to mind during bedtime.

Oof. What age?

#nowspinning Big Science by Laurie Anderson

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#nowspinning All Over the Place by the Bangles

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#nowplaying Getting Killed by Geese

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I absolutely loved this record when it came out during my second year of university, so it brings back lots of memories. Lovely to get the 2024 reissue over Christmas.