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Billy Bell @billybell99.bsky.social · 31m

Oh man that's sad & shocking. 51, christ. What a talent. RIP

Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 35m

D'Angelo has died after a battle with pancreatic cancer, his former manager says. He was 51

D'Angelo Dead at 51

Grammy-winning R&B soul singer D'Angelo is dead from pancreatic cancer ... TMZ has learned.

www.tmz.com

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Billy Bell @billybell99.bsky.social · 9h

I know they're not everyone's cup of tea but I bloody love this.

BBC Radio 6 Music Now Playing Bot (Unofficial) @bbcradio6musicbot.bsky.social · 9h

BBC Radio 6 Music
Nick Grimshaw

Now Playing
The War on Drugs
Red Eyes

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Billy Bell @billybell99.bsky.social · 9h

#TheTwen2ie5

37: Clipping - Nothing Is Safe (remix) | 2022 | US

youtu.be/gXRR58YLn18?...

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Billy Bell @billybell99.bsky.social · 9h

Only taken me about 40 years to realize he's just rewriting the words to Subterranean Homesick Blues 🤦

6music @6music.bsky.social · 9h

“Pump It Up” by Elvis Costello & The Attractions #nowplaying #6music

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Billy Bell @billybell99.bsky.social · 9h

FFS

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Billy Bell @billybell99.bsky.social · 19h

Good man.

Billy Bell @billybell99.bsky.social · 20h

Biggest Group Of Death of the whole thing tbf, smdh.

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Billy Bell @billybell99.bsky.social · 20h

Yes Egyptian Lover is great but Set It Off is one of the greatest singles of all time (& my nom) .

Peoples Pop Polls: Black Pop History 82-85 @peoples-pop-polls.bsky.social · 23h

#BPHM8285 Match A19

1 EGYPTIAN LOVER! www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjFs...
2 JOCELYN BROWN! www.youtube.com/watch?v=5J_5...
3 PRINCE AND THE REVOLUTION! www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXJh...
4 STRAFE! www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWUp...

Vote! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Egyptian Lover - Egypt Egypt - A guy in an open neck white shirt posing in front of "the sphinx"

Jocelyn Brown - Somebody Elses Guy - A set of yellow blinds with a woman peeking through them

Prince - Let's Go Crazy - Prince in purple on a big motorbike

Strafe - Set It Off - A white "Jus Born" record label

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Marc @atomised2000.bsky.social · 21h

Unsolicited Nick pic #NUFC

Von Woltemade celebrates scoring his goal in a World Cup qualifier.

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Billy Bell @billybell99.bsky.social · 20h

This is the way.

Billy Bell @billybell99.bsky.social · 1d

What. A. Chart. 🧵

DJ Punctum @djpunctum.bsky.social · 2d

It's Sunday afternoon, it's retro UK Top 40 time and what other chart could I do this week but the one I counted down on student radio at the time - the chart week ending 17 October 1981! Expect plenty of 12-inch mixes...

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Billy Bell @billybell99.bsky.social · 1d

Imagine your working day was like a 6Music DJ. Someone messaged to say that spreadsheet is 'giving them life'. One email followed by another email? I'm 'on fire' today. Someone said that report was just what they needed on a day like today. A new starter can't believe my meeting went so well.

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Billy Bell @billybell99.bsky.social · 1d

#TheTwen2ie5

38: The Mysterines - The Last Dance | 2024 | UK

youtu.be/MtUM1wo5y-Q?...

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Billy Bell @billybell99.bsky.social · 1d

What a song.

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Billy Bell @billybell99.bsky.social · 1d

Cheers, will give it a listen tomorrow. See also my follow-up post, which had me suspicious.

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Billy Bell @billybell99.bsky.social · 1d

Came across this interesting piece when I was googling the subject. I don't know much about the author's own biases, but he has a fair degree of scepticism about aspects of the show.

belfastmedia.com/say-nothing-...

REVIEW: ‘Say Nothing’ says a lot; none of it convincing

Author Timothy O’Grady finds the new Disney+ series too slight to be taken seriously.

belfastmedia.com

Billy Bell @billybell99.bsky.social · 1d

Just finished 'Say Nothing' on Disney+, the story of the Price sisters & the disappearance of Jean McConville during The Troubles. Very good, but also some flaws, and a hugely speculative scene at the end.

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Sexy Andrew Hickey Costume @andrewhickey.500songs.com · 1d

Agreed with everything in this thread. The ending of multi-camera VT drama (and increasingly sitcom) is one of the biggest of many cultural outrages caused by the Broadcasting Act 1990 and the outsourcing of so much BBC production.

Andrew Orton @andreworton.bsky.social · 1d

The death of multi-camera TV: a thread. I know most of you will know the technical parts of this (and may have read it in the other place) but bear with me. 1/ 🧵

A shot from the studio rehearsal of Doctor Who: The Daleks' Master Plan episode 'Volcano', showing several actors ont he TARDIS set, with various video cameras around the scene.

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Billy Bell @billybell99.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks for all the suggestions, gang.

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Billy Bell @billybell99.bsky.social · 2d

Bluesky Hivemind: I'm doing this pork shoulder joint in the slow cooker tomorrow for 12 hours to make pulled pork for the first time. Some recipes say cut the big layer of fat off beforehand, others say don't. What do *you* do?