Alex McLaughlan
@alexmclaughlan.bsky.social
Family. Football. Music. And books. Still working on that first novel (writing, not reading...).
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Bertie and Bobby in the USA in 1966. 😎🍀
February 8, 2026 at 11:48 AM
Bertie and Bobby in the USA in 1966. 😎🍀
GC @garycrowleyonair.bsky.social
This Steve Pilgrim track is great.
Reminds me of early Elvis Costello.
This Steve Pilgrim track is great.
Reminds me of early Elvis Costello.
February 7, 2026 at 1:26 PM
GC @garycrowleyonair.bsky.social
This Steve Pilgrim track is great.
Reminds me of early Elvis Costello.
This Steve Pilgrim track is great.
Reminds me of early Elvis Costello.
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Finneas is better at political messaging than 99% of the Democratic consultants in DC.
February 6, 2026 at 8:44 PM
Finneas is better at political messaging than 99% of the Democratic consultants in DC.
Mark Kermode (@kermodemovie.bsky.social) taking one for the team here.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTyU...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTyU...
Mark Kermode reviews Melania
YouTube video by Kermode and Mayo's Take
www.youtube.com
February 6, 2026 at 2:55 PM
Mark Kermode (@kermodemovie.bsky.social) taking one for the team here.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTyU...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTyU...
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International Clash Day originated in 2013 on the Seattle radio station KEXP, as a fun way to celebrate The Clash. The day has since become a global phenomenon.
Today is International Clash Day 2026. Enjoy and play loud.💥
Today is International Clash Day 2026. Enjoy and play loud.💥
February 6, 2026 at 6:42 AM
International Clash Day originated in 2013 on the Seattle radio station KEXP, as a fun way to celebrate The Clash. The day has since become a global phenomenon.
Today is International Clash Day 2026. Enjoy and play loud.💥
Today is International Clash Day 2026. Enjoy and play loud.💥
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The club really are beyond words now. 😡😡😡
This is so sad, frustrating, annoying and negligent from #Celticfc.
#SackTheBoard
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
This is so sad, frustrating, annoying and negligent from #Celticfc.
#SackTheBoard
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
🚨Celtic FC Women Coverage Update
We have an update from @CynicWomen on the coverage of Celtic FC Women and how it has been impacted by the Fan Media ban.
Available ⬇️
thecynic.co/writing/celt...
We have an update from @CynicWomen on the coverage of Celtic FC Women and how it has been impacted by the Fan Media ban.
Available ⬇️
thecynic.co/writing/celt...
February 3, 2026 at 5:33 PM
The club really are beyond words now. 😡😡😡
This is so sad, frustrating, annoying and negligent from #Celticfc.
#SackTheBoard
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
This is so sad, frustrating, annoying and negligent from #Celticfc.
#SackTheBoard
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
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🚨Celtic FC Women Coverage Update
We have an update from @CynicWomen on the coverage of Celtic FC Women and how it has been impacted by the Fan Media ban.
Available ⬇️
thecynic.co/writing/celt...
We have an update from @CynicWomen on the coverage of Celtic FC Women and how it has been impacted by the Fan Media ban.
Available ⬇️
thecynic.co/writing/celt...
February 3, 2026 at 5:07 PM
🚨Celtic FC Women Coverage Update
We have an update from @CynicWomen on the coverage of Celtic FC Women and how it has been impacted by the Fan Media ban.
Available ⬇️
thecynic.co/writing/celt...
We have an update from @CynicWomen on the coverage of Celtic FC Women and how it has been impacted by the Fan Media ban.
Available ⬇️
thecynic.co/writing/celt...
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Please share. Deconstructing the remarkable evidence BBC Scotland Director Hayley Valentine and Luke McCullough just gave to MSPs at the Scottish Parliament CEEAC Committee regarding BBC Radio Scotland late-night changes. Unbelievable.
youtu.be/hOFP0-PG44g
youtu.be/hOFP0-PG44g
Hayley Valentine (BBC Scotland Director) and Luke McCullough's remarkable CEEAC Committee evidence
YouTube video by Constant Follower
youtu.be
January 30, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Please share. Deconstructing the remarkable evidence BBC Scotland Director Hayley Valentine and Luke McCullough just gave to MSPs at the Scottish Parliament CEEAC Committee regarding BBC Radio Scotland late-night changes. Unbelievable.
youtu.be/hOFP0-PG44g
youtu.be/hOFP0-PG44g
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Also forgot to add that when they're talking about their 'huge' playlist - of course this is mostly catalogue music - so suggesting it in the same breath as 'new' Scottish music is misleading. To get a new track onto the station playlist isn't going to be easy.
Worth a watch/listen, questioning the 'evidence' given to the Scottish Parly's Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee by BBC Scotland on revisions to their Scottish music output.
We would add that barely any music is released around Xmas/New Year, so comparing Dec/Jan is daft.
We would add that barely any music is released around Xmas/New Year, so comparing Dec/Jan is daft.
Please share. Deconstructing the remarkable evidence BBC Scotland Director Hayley Valentine and Luke McCullough just gave to MSPs at the Scottish Parliament CEEAC Committee regarding BBC Radio Scotland late-night changes. Unbelievable.
youtu.be/hOFP0-PG44g
youtu.be/hOFP0-PG44g
January 31, 2026 at 10:26 AM
Also forgot to add that when they're talking about their 'huge' playlist - of course this is mostly catalogue music - so suggesting it in the same breath as 'new' Scottish music is misleading. To get a new track onto the station playlist isn't going to be easy.
Please do watch. This is important for music and musicians in Scotland.
www.facebook.com/share/v/1GEs...
www.facebook.com/share/v/1GEs...
January 31, 2026 at 10:59 AM
Please do watch. This is important for music and musicians in Scotland.
www.facebook.com/share/v/1GEs...
www.facebook.com/share/v/1GEs...
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Good piece by Mike Small in @bellacaledonia.bsky.social this morning on the collapse of new music support at BBC Radio Scotland and the questionable evidence by BBC Scotland's Hayley Valentine to the Scottish Parliament CEEAC committee.
bellacaledonia.org.uk/2026/01/30/b... @scottishgreens.org
bellacaledonia.org.uk/2026/01/30/b... @scottishgreens.org
January 31, 2026 at 10:38 AM
Good piece by Mike Small in @bellacaledonia.bsky.social this morning on the collapse of new music support at BBC Radio Scotland and the questionable evidence by BBC Scotland's Hayley Valentine to the Scottish Parliament CEEAC committee.
bellacaledonia.org.uk/2026/01/30/b... @scottishgreens.org
bellacaledonia.org.uk/2026/01/30/b... @scottishgreens.org
January 30, 2026 at 6:56 PM
January 30, 2026 at 10:00 AM
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Wow 44 years ago today, 30 of January 1982. The NME announces a tour by The Jam. It’s the Trans-global Express tour to promote the soon to be released Gift album.#TheJam
January 30, 2026 at 9:01 AM
Wow 44 years ago today, 30 of January 1982. The NME announces a tour by The Jam. It’s the Trans-global Express tour to promote the soon to be released Gift album.#TheJam
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Grab a ticket for our album launch show TONIGHT at Tramway for Celtic Connections. Tickets are available here: www.universe.com/events/hen-h...
January 30, 2026 at 8:09 AM
Grab a ticket for our album launch show TONIGHT at Tramway for Celtic Connections. Tickets are available here: www.universe.com/events/hen-h...
"What do you mean, we need signings!?"
January 29, 2026 at 8:29 PM
"What do you mean, we need signings!?"
That's the first Barkas has ever found a Celtic player with a pass.
January 29, 2026 at 8:13 PM
That's the first Barkas has ever found a Celtic player with a pass.
Warning!
If you receive an email saying you've won two tickets to a screening of the "Melania" documentary, don't open it.
You've won two tickets to a screening of the "Melania" documentary.
If you receive an email saying you've won two tickets to a screening of the "Melania" documentary, don't open it.
You've won two tickets to a screening of the "Melania" documentary.
January 29, 2026 at 5:41 PM
Warning!
If you receive an email saying you've won two tickets to a screening of the "Melania" documentary, don't open it.
You've won two tickets to a screening of the "Melania" documentary.
If you receive an email saying you've won two tickets to a screening of the "Melania" documentary, don't open it.
You've won two tickets to a screening of the "Melania" documentary.
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I liked Andy Kershaw's tale of being on tour with The Jam and meeting Weller Snr.
'You play cards, boys?'
'Only for matchsticks, John' (nervous laugh)
'Well you better bring Epping fucking Forest with ya'
'You play cards, boys?'
'Only for matchsticks, John' (nervous laugh)
'Well you better bring Epping fucking Forest with ya'
January 29, 2026 at 2:17 PM
I liked Andy Kershaw's tale of being on tour with The Jam and meeting Weller Snr.
'You play cards, boys?'
'Only for matchsticks, John' (nervous laugh)
'Well you better bring Epping fucking Forest with ya'
'You play cards, boys?'
'Only for matchsticks, John' (nervous laugh)
'Well you better bring Epping fucking Forest with ya'
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Still 20 too many.
"Vue's Scottish cinemas sell just 20 tickets for Melania"
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2580472...
"Vue's Scottish cinemas sell just 20 tickets for Melania"
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2580472...
Almost nobody in Scotland is going to see Melania Trump’s new film
Amazon’s authorised documentary about Melania Trump has sold just 1.04 per cent of available tickets in Scotland’s Vue cinemas.
www.heraldscotland.com
January 28, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Still 20 too many.
"Vue's Scottish cinemas sell just 20 tickets for Melania"
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2580472...
"Vue's Scottish cinemas sell just 20 tickets for Melania"
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2580472...
This is a brilliant episode of @wellerfanpod.bsky.social
Dee C Lee is a joy to listen to.
Check out Dee C. Lee - Singer, Songwriter - The Style Council, Solo, Wham! and more... from Paul Weller Fan Podcast on Amazon Music.
music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/71b...
Dee C Lee is a joy to listen to.
Check out Dee C. Lee - Singer, Songwriter - The Style Council, Solo, Wham! and more... from Paul Weller Fan Podcast on Amazon Music.
music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/71b...
January 28, 2026 at 1:22 PM
This is a brilliant episode of @wellerfanpod.bsky.social
Dee C Lee is a joy to listen to.
Check out Dee C. Lee - Singer, Songwriter - The Style Council, Solo, Wham! and more... from Paul Weller Fan Podcast on Amazon Music.
music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/71b...
Dee C Lee is a joy to listen to.
Check out Dee C. Lee - Singer, Songwriter - The Style Council, Solo, Wham! and more... from Paul Weller Fan Podcast on Amazon Music.
music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/71b...
Focus On: Alan Rough (Partick Thistle).
January 27, 2026 at 8:04 PM
Focus On: Alan Rough (Partick Thistle).