James Maxwell-Smith
@bobsynthesis.bsky.social
Maker, designer, amateur luthier, music obsessive, Procrastinator.
December 4, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Here's something to ruin your morning.
I can’t sleep knowing this video exists.
Disco Christmas - The Rock-afire Explosion
YouTube video by CEC Florida
youtu.be
December 4, 2025 at 6:57 AM
Here's something to ruin your morning.
That reminds me. I must go and actually close my Spotify Account.
December 3, 2025 at 3:40 PM
That reminds me. I must go and actually close my Spotify Account.
Great video about the dangers of nostalgia. On a side note, If you are into music, I'd recommend Retromainia by Simon Reynolds.
Vlad Vexler - The lesson I learnt in the USSR that still fools millions
The Lesson I Learnt in the USSR That Still Fools Millions
YouTube video by Vlad Vexler
youtube.com
December 3, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Great video about the dangers of nostalgia. On a side note, If you are into music, I'd recommend Retromainia by Simon Reynolds.
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Genuinely think this is all we need for a psychopath test. Show kids the Muppets, if they laugh, feel empathy and love them they can carry on, if not they get put in to some kind of machine. Humanity will be saved.
Just found out that I work with someone who doesn't like The Muppets x
December 1, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Genuinely think this is all we need for a psychopath test. Show kids the Muppets, if they laugh, feel empathy and love them they can carry on, if not they get put in to some kind of machine. Humanity will be saved.
So what are you saying kids is that you didn't want the very Frankenstein caterpillar? Oh...
#Greatbritishsewingbee
#Greatbritishsewingbee
November 29, 2025 at 2:02 PM
So what are you saying kids is that you didn't want the very Frankenstein caterpillar? Oh...
#Greatbritishsewingbee
#Greatbritishsewingbee
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen.
Beastie Boys
Kraftwerk
Elliott Smith
Yo La Tengo
Wilco.
I could go on and go on... I've murdered some darling here.
Beastie Boys
Kraftwerk
Elliott Smith
Yo La Tengo
Wilco.
I could go on and go on... I've murdered some darling here.
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen.
Kate Bush
The Field
David Bowie
Public Enemy
A Winged Victory For The Sullen
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Kate Bush
The Field
David Bowie
Public Enemy
A Winged Victory For The Sullen
bsky.app/profile/stag...
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen.
Pulp
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
American Music Club
Super Furry Animals
Chalk
Pulp
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
American Music Club
Super Furry Animals
Chalk
November 28, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen.
Beastie Boys
Kraftwerk
Elliott Smith
Yo La Tengo
Wilco.
I could go on and go on... I've murdered some darling here.
Beastie Boys
Kraftwerk
Elliott Smith
Yo La Tengo
Wilco.
I could go on and go on... I've murdered some darling here.
Finally got to watch The Holdovers. Everything I want in a film. 2 hours of brilliant company. Made me laugh, cry. Loved it. Christmas classic
November 28, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Finally got to watch The Holdovers. Everything I want in a film. 2 hours of brilliant company. Made me laugh, cry. Loved it. Christmas classic
RIP Mani. Such iconic bass lines in both bands he served with.
Primal Scream - Exterminator (Official Audio)
YouTube video by PrimalScreamVEVO
youtu.be
November 20, 2025 at 5:33 PM
RIP Mani. Such iconic bass lines in both bands he served with.
Listened to a 2many DJ's album a mate burned for me many years ago, and it's still not for me. Still mostly sounds like two records being played at the same time. Granted, there are some brilliant mashups of the genre, but most don't hit the mark for me.
November 20, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Listened to a 2many DJ's album a mate burned for me many years ago, and it's still not for me. Still mostly sounds like two records being played at the same time. Granted, there are some brilliant mashups of the genre, but most don't hit the mark for me.
It sounds crunchy outside ❄️🌨️
November 19, 2025 at 6:50 AM
It sounds crunchy outside ❄️🌨️
Finally bought Wilco's Cruel Country. It's been impossible to get hold of on CD for a reasonable price. On sale on the Wilco's web site, but p&p made me take a sharp intake of breath!
November 16, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Finally bought Wilco's Cruel Country. It's been impossible to get hold of on CD for a reasonable price. On sale on the Wilco's web site, but p&p made me take a sharp intake of breath!
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SST describing landlords as an *industry*.
Soooo what do landlords produce? Nothing. They produce nothing. They do not convert labour or goods to something else and add value.
They are nothing more than middlemen who inflate the cost of housing and skim yields from a human need.
Soooo what do landlords produce? Nothing. They produce nothing. They do not convert labour or goods to something else and add value.
They are nothing more than middlemen who inflate the cost of housing and skim yields from a human need.
November 15, 2025 at 9:21 PM
SST describing landlords as an *industry*.
Soooo what do landlords produce? Nothing. They produce nothing. They do not convert labour or goods to something else and add value.
They are nothing more than middlemen who inflate the cost of housing and skim yields from a human need.
Soooo what do landlords produce? Nothing. They produce nothing. They do not convert labour or goods to something else and add value.
They are nothing more than middlemen who inflate the cost of housing and skim yields from a human need.
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#NowPlaying Tomorrow's Harvest. It's so long since #BoardsofCanada released their last album that I'm starting to think I bought it on 8-track tape.
November 13, 2025 at 2:53 PM
#NowPlaying Tomorrow's Harvest. It's so long since #BoardsofCanada released their last album that I'm starting to think I bought it on 8-track tape.
I think I must of been asleep or something for those years, because I hardly know anything anyone's posting #5debutalbum1014
November 9, 2025 at 3:08 PM
I think I must of been asleep or something for those years, because I hardly know anything anyone's posting #5debutalbum1014
An Evening with The Fast Show at the Usher Hall👌
November 8, 2025 at 11:18 PM
An Evening with The Fast Show at the Usher Hall👌
Although I was a bit nonplussed about the recent Geese album, Cameron Winters solo album is strange and compelling. Totally marmite I suspect and doesn't really sound like his band at all. Gentle and slightly odd. Liking it.
November 8, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Although I was a bit nonplussed about the recent Geese album, Cameron Winters solo album is strange and compelling. Totally marmite I suspect and doesn't really sound like his band at all. Gentle and slightly odd. Liking it.
Anyone with arachnophobia, look away now. The picture I took this morning of what my daughter has named "legatron"
November 5, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Anyone with arachnophobia, look away now. The picture I took this morning of what my daughter has named "legatron"
Hells bells! Just made some roast tomatoes salsa with some unidentified tiny finger chillies from hell. Oh and I've touched my nose 😬
November 2, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Hells bells! Just made some roast tomatoes salsa with some unidentified tiny finger chillies from hell. Oh and I've touched my nose 😬
Just replaced the faulty usb on my phone. All very modular and easy, the problem is the board contains the mic and head phone jack. Now the jack is faulty... I think I'll live with it.
November 2, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Just replaced the faulty usb on my phone. All very modular and easy, the problem is the board contains the mic and head phone jack. Now the jack is faulty... I think I'll live with it.
I haven't enough time to listen to all the music, radio shows and podcasts I want to. It's a bit distressing.
November 2, 2025 at 9:07 AM
I haven't enough time to listen to all the music, radio shows and podcasts I want to. It's a bit distressing.
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With Halloween a couple of days away I thought it’d be a good time to repost this series from early this year, where I reimagined a bunch of songs by US alt-rock bands as covers for old horror comics.
October 29, 2025 at 5:10 PM
With Halloween a couple of days away I thought it’d be a good time to repost this series from early this year, where I reimagined a bunch of songs by US alt-rock bands as covers for old horror comics.
I love Wilco, and this list is pretty sound I'd say. The only thing I disagree with is Ode to Joy, but it may be a slow, slow grower.
On this day in 1996, @wilcohq.bsky.social released their second album, Being There. A sprawling set of alt-country, ragged-assed Stones boogies and questing, less generic pieces like Misunderstood, see where it landed in MOJO editor @johnmulvey.bsky.social’s pick of Wilco’s best albums...
Wilco's Best Albums Ranked
MOJO charts the long-playing progress of Jeff Tweedy and co. 10. Kicking Television 9. Cruel Country 8. Wilco (The Album) 7. Ode to Joy
www.mojo4music.com
October 29, 2025 at 7:03 PM
I love Wilco, and this list is pretty sound I'd say. The only thing I disagree with is Ode to Joy, but it may be a slow, slow grower.
Boo @michaellamonato.bsky.social like you've never mentioned Melbourne suburbs!😉
October 29, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Boo @michaellamonato.bsky.social like you've never mentioned Melbourne suburbs!😉
Happy fuck circadian rhythms day everyone (special shout out to all the parents out there)
October 26, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Happy fuck circadian rhythms day everyone (special shout out to all the parents out there)