Going to tell the grandchildren this was The Mandalorian and Grogu.

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Happy Birthday Herbie Hancock! The legendary pianist debuted on Blue Note in 1962 with "Takin' Off," the first in a run of brilliant 1960s albums that established him as one of the all-time greats. Stream our playlist "Herbie Hancock: The Finest": bluenote.lnk.to/HerbieHancoc...

Mike Westbrook - Original Peter (Multimedia event created by Mike Westbrook and John Fox 1970) YouTube video by Free Soul Inc.

RIP Mike Westbrook
youtu.be/-H3ZgRCvTBI

RIP James Gadson, drummer.

Working with everyone from Marvin Gaye to Norah Jones, Aretha Franklin to Justin Timberlake, his career spanned 6 decades. He played on over 500 gold records, including Marvin Gaye's "Let's Get It On," the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack and Herbie Hancock's "Manchild"

The secret lives of six body doubles: ‘They wanted Julia Roberts to have curvier legs’ What is it like to be Michael B Jordan’s twin, Andie MacDowell’s hands or Rachel Weisz’s hair? Some of Hollywood’s best stand-ins reveal all

Chilly Gonzales played Serge Gainsbourg's hands in Joann Sfar's Gainsbourg: La Vie Heroique... not a fact that's as widely known as it perhaps should be...
www.theguardian.com/film/2026/ma...

I tell you who's just failed to win anything at the Oscars, Ray Bloody Purchase!

Oh this is fantastic. Elegantly brutal and funny. Cor.

I'm a vicar in a small rural village. I could never say this to my flock because of the outcry, but Reform are blatantly opposed to genuine Christian values and it's clear that anyone considering voting for them has not been listening to a single word I say each week

It's 35 years today since Gainsbourg died, which is a long time if you're young and not so long if you're not. That also means my book must be five years old which feels like last week when you get to my age. Anyway, just to say, it's still out there hanging just outside the Ethnomusicology Hot 100

Serge Gainsbourg’s Best Albums Ranked MOJO salutes the genius of French pop with a rundown of Serge Gainbourg's greatest albums. 10. Rock Around The Bunker 9. Live 8. Aux Armes Et Caetera

Remembering Serge Gainsbourg, who died on this day in 1991. MOJO salutes the genius of French pop with a selection of Serge’s finest records...

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Yet another nail in the coffin for @bandcamp.com sellers and others in the UK and elsewhere from next week, as France introduces a €2 Tax on every parcel, ahead of the forthcoming EU wide €3 fixed customs duty. Thanks Brexit again, we love you so much!

John Zorn's S & M Circus YouTube video by The Lounge Lizards - Topic

Henry Threadgill & Tim Berne usually have great song titles, but this one still may take the 🍰

Nigel Farage's pitch to lead the UK into a bright new tomorrow includes his claim that he doesn't know how to use a computer.

Heard a lad earlier talking about ‘Belgian whistles’

“A basic website costs 10k or 25k upwards if you want all the Belgian whistles”

BELGIAN WHISTLES

Welcome to new Bluesky users.

Here’s how we do things:

1. Always observe the Hambledon Protocol

2. No flisking

3. If someone tealights you, rink them without apology

4. I don’t mind them so much, but tissue-posts are generally frowned on

5. No questions

Good luck!

‘You can’t drink Fanta. You have to smoke marijuana’: Fela Kuti’s artist recalls their wild collaborations When the Afrobeat sensation first saw Lemi Ghariokwu’s work, he said, ‘Wow!’ Then he plied him with marijuana and asked him to design his album sleeves. The artist recalls their extraordinary partners...

Fela Kuti's records are some of my very favourite music. Just before Xmas, I jumped on a zoom with Lemi Ghariokwu, who painted a number of Fela Kuti's greatest album sleeves.
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...

Daft Punk’s ‘Teachers’ loop starts…

Go round the outside.

Today's listening: this playlist of tunes played at NYC's Roxy club, selected by Kool Lady Blue and Afrika Bambaataa. Features Yazoo, Hashim, Freeez, Mohawks, ESG, Strafe, Grace Jones, Chic, Kraftwerk, Madonna, Talking Heads, Fela Kuti, James Brown etc
▶️ open.spotify.com/playlist/5WK...

Nothing says getting into the festive spirit like going online to shout at some biscuits

Remember when Brexiters were reduced to pretending that pint bottles of champagne represented a major win?

Sign the Petition Moth Club Faces Second Building Planning Application

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JESUS CHRIST IN RICHMOND PARK: ORIGINAL UPLOAD YouTube video by JAGGL113

Happy Fenton Day to all who celebrate. Jesus Christ, fourteen years.

youtu.be/3GRSbr0EYYU

RIP Lô Borges (1952-2025)

the Muppets have been real quiet since the Louvre heist

Walked past a woman pushing a huge roasting chicken & a big pair of brown leather boots along the street in a pushchair & godspeed you, you living breathing Jan Švankmajer film

Tom Zé was born in Irará, Bahia 🇧🇷 on this day in 1936. He turns 89 today.

📸 Jeff Caltabiano, São Paulo, Brazil, 1.8.23

Prince - Dirty Mind album cover. The artist wearing only a jacket, underpants and a bandana around his neck.

'Dirty Mind is a reminder that once upon a time, Prince saw music as a boundless, constraint-free orgy of creativity...'

Many Happy Returns to #Prince’s Dirty Mind, which turns 45 today!

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