Dave Ross
@daveamitri.bsky.social
Lover of popular music but always wanting to find out more. That golden period between 1978 and 1985 is where my heart lies but always willing to try something else.
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Remembering Billy Mackenzie today with a look at his last album as The Associates - Wild and Lonely
"Throughout, Billy’s still remarkable vocal range and exquisite song writing is capable of sending a shiver down the coldest of spines."
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"Throughout, Billy’s still remarkable vocal range and exquisite song writing is capable of sending a shiver down the coldest of spines."
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So I’m watching a #DoctorWho Blu-Ray extra where @tobyhadoke.bsky.social goes round to Matthew Waterhouse’s house in Hastings, and on the packed bookshelves is a copy of the fanzine compendium ‘The XTC Bumper Book of Fun’.
Adric is an XTC fan — official.
#MakingPlansForAdric
Adric is an XTC fan — official.
#MakingPlansForAdric
February 16, 2026 at 10:47 PM
I've just finished 1983 by @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social Page 255 there is a minor error in one of the characters names or was it? If somehow he's woven in a subliminal nod to No Doubt About it by Hot Chocolate and more pertinently its video it's even more of an achievement 🤔
youtu.be/WeiufBduVE8?...
youtu.be/WeiufBduVE8?...
Hot Chocolate - No doubt about it
YouTube video by YanksOnTop
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February 16, 2026 at 10:44 PM
I've just finished 1983 by @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social Page 255 there is a minor error in one of the characters names or was it? If somehow he's woven in a subliminal nod to No Doubt About it by Hot Chocolate and more pertinently its video it's even more of an achievement 🤔
youtu.be/WeiufBduVE8?...
youtu.be/WeiufBduVE8?...
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The Smiths released their debut self-titled album on 20 Feb 1983. Possibly the most important debut album since "Led Zeppelin" (1969) or Nevermind the Bollocks" (1977), it showcased the songwriting genius of Morrissey and the melody constructing skills of Johnny Marr. I loved it. #TheSmiths
February 16, 2026 at 9:58 PM
The Smiths released their debut self-titled album on 20 Feb 1983. Possibly the most important debut album since "Led Zeppelin" (1969) or Nevermind the Bollocks" (1977), it showcased the songwriting genius of Morrissey and the melody constructing skills of Johnny Marr. I loved it. #TheSmiths
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@dirtyfeed.org posted about Some Mothers Do 'Ave Em earlier. It led me to a YouTube trawl which uncovered this. An absolute joy watching three incredible actors trying to hold it all together.
youtu.be/dm4kxu_R7X4?...
youtu.be/dm4kxu_R7X4?...
Some Mothers Do 'Ave Em - 40 Pounds
YouTube video by Ammanda Zelinski
youtu.be
February 16, 2026 at 7:34 PM
@dirtyfeed.org posted about Some Mothers Do 'Ave Em earlier. It led me to a YouTube trawl which uncovered this. An absolute joy watching three incredible actors trying to hold it all together.
youtu.be/dm4kxu_R7X4?...
youtu.be/dm4kxu_R7X4?...
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Yes,,, your boy has taken a ride in the 4 man bobsled,,, but im an adrenaline junkie and needed to try skeleton. And now I’ve officially joined the team and am gonna try to start competing.
66 years old going 66 mph.
66 years old going 66 mph.
February 16, 2026 at 7:29 PM
Yes,,, your boy has taken a ride in the 4 man bobsled,,, but im an adrenaline junkie and needed to try skeleton. And now I’ve officially joined the team and am gonna try to start competing.
66 years old going 66 mph.
66 years old going 66 mph.
@dirtyfeed.org posted about Some Mothers Do 'Ave Em earlier. It led me to a YouTube trawl which uncovered this. An absolute joy watching three incredible actors trying to hold it all together.
youtu.be/dm4kxu_R7X4?...
youtu.be/dm4kxu_R7X4?...
Some Mothers Do 'Ave Em - 40 Pounds
YouTube video by Ammanda Zelinski
youtu.be
February 16, 2026 at 7:34 PM
@dirtyfeed.org posted about Some Mothers Do 'Ave Em earlier. It led me to a YouTube trawl which uncovered this. An absolute joy watching three incredible actors trying to hold it all together.
youtu.be/dm4kxu_R7X4?...
youtu.be/dm4kxu_R7X4?...
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Happy "WUTHERING HEIGHTS" 📽️ day everybody! I remain shocked at how good it is
No I mean seriously fuck me, "WUTHERING HEIGHTS" is smoking hot melodrama from start to finish that never puts a foot wrong. I was and am astonished movieswetextedabout.com/wuthering-he...
'Wuthering Heights' Film Review: A Stone Cold, Smoking Hot Banger
Talk about melodrama! It is not so much that this adaption of Wuthering Heights goes to eleven, but that this version of Wuthering Heights starts at eleven and keeps going and going, and going, withou...
movieswetextedabout.com
February 13, 2026 at 10:29 AM
Happy "WUTHERING HEIGHTS" 📽️ day everybody! I remain shocked at how good it is
The nearest I ever came to being a metal head. For two albums The Cult convinced me of the possibilities of ROCK 🤘🏼I never took it any further but Love and Electric remain magnificent. Love Removal Machine the pinnacle.
February 16, 2026 at 5:48 PM
The nearest I ever came to being a metal head. For two albums The Cult convinced me of the possibilities of ROCK 🤘🏼I never took it any further but Love and Electric remain magnificent. Love Removal Machine the pinnacle.
No details but can I say that gift shops as you leave attractions during half term are the work of the devil. Our entrance fees, extras, food and drink haven't shafted you enough. Have a fight in which no-one wins with your 5 year old over our loosely connected tat which you MUST pass through. 🤬
February 16, 2026 at 5:17 PM
No details but can I say that gift shops as you leave attractions during half term are the work of the devil. Our entrance fees, extras, food and drink haven't shafted you enough. Have a fight in which no-one wins with your 5 year old over our loosely connected tat which you MUST pass through. 🤬
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For those commenting on my glass last night.
It was apparently part of a promo they did back in 2000 where you could get "free" Guinness products if you collected enough bottle tops or ring pulls.
It still had its box and the little catalogue inside that showed what else you could get.
#BskyBeer
It was apparently part of a promo they did back in 2000 where you could get "free" Guinness products if you collected enough bottle tops or ring pulls.
It still had its box and the little catalogue inside that showed what else you could get.
#BskyBeer
February 15, 2026 at 12:19 PM
For those commenting on my glass last night.
It was apparently part of a promo they did back in 2000 where you could get "free" Guinness products if you collected enough bottle tops or ring pulls.
It still had its box and the little catalogue inside that showed what else you could get.
#BskyBeer
It was apparently part of a promo they did back in 2000 where you could get "free" Guinness products if you collected enough bottle tops or ring pulls.
It still had its box and the little catalogue inside that showed what else you could get.
#BskyBeer
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#ArtistFave15 is over for another month. Could be another 15 by The Jam another day but here's my selection. Thanks as always to @olgalovesyuri.bsky.social and @geodrew.bsky.social
open.spotify.com/playlist/44D...
open.spotify.com/playlist/44D...
February 15, 2026 at 4:36 PM
#ArtistFave15 is over for another month. Could be another 15 by The Jam another day but here's my selection. Thanks as always to @olgalovesyuri.bsky.social and @geodrew.bsky.social
open.spotify.com/playlist/44D...
open.spotify.com/playlist/44D...
That whole important album when you were 19 thing. It's this for me for so many reasons....
February 15, 2026 at 7:27 PM
That whole important album when you were 19 thing. It's this for me for so many reasons....
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The next round of #ArtistFaveLP is coming up!
Join @geodrew.bsky.social & moi as we highlight a fave album from a fave artist!
Early posts begin Feb 18 after 5pm EST
Deets below! 👇️
Join @geodrew.bsky.social & moi as we highlight a fave album from a fave artist!
Early posts begin Feb 18 after 5pm EST
Deets below! 👇️
February 15, 2026 at 12:15 AM
The next round of #ArtistFaveLP is coming up!
Join @geodrew.bsky.social & moi as we highlight a fave album from a fave artist!
Early posts begin Feb 18 after 5pm EST
Deets below! 👇️
Join @geodrew.bsky.social & moi as we highlight a fave album from a fave artist!
Early posts begin Feb 18 after 5pm EST
Deets below! 👇️
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Was in Birmingham yesterday and saw a woman dancing to Whitney Houston in the Superdrug hair dye aisle, then she walked up to the counter and said ‘you don’t sell teeth do ya’
February 15, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Was in Birmingham yesterday and saw a woman dancing to Whitney Houston in the Superdrug hair dye aisle, then she walked up to the counter and said ‘you don’t sell teeth do ya’
This alongside Condemnation is right up there with their very best. That darkness cannot be faked. This was them at that moment and you can almost taste the depravity and depression.
February 15, 2026 at 7:07 PM
This alongside Condemnation is right up there with their very best. That darkness cannot be faked. This was them at that moment and you can almost taste the depravity and depression.
They don't care about you.
They don't care about me.
Everything is a distraction.
They care about themselves, their backers and billionaires.
The party of the 1%.
If you're in the 99% they're coming for you, your family, your livelihood, your schools, your hospitals, your community, your hope.
They don't care about me.
Everything is a distraction.
They care about themselves, their backers and billionaires.
The party of the 1%.
If you're in the 99% they're coming for you, your family, your livelihood, your schools, your hospitals, your community, your hope.
Multi-millionaire Zia Yusuf claims there are only very, very small pockets of poverty in this country.
That'll be news to the huge numbers of people who can't pay their bills and are struggling to feed their kids.
Reform are out of touch.
Let's keep them out of power.
That'll be news to the huge numbers of people who can't pay their bills and are struggling to feed their kids.
Reform are out of touch.
Let's keep them out of power.
February 15, 2026 at 5:58 PM
They don't care about you.
They don't care about me.
Everything is a distraction.
They care about themselves, their backers and billionaires.
The party of the 1%.
If you're in the 99% they're coming for you, your family, your livelihood, your schools, your hospitals, your community, your hope.
They don't care about me.
Everything is a distraction.
They care about themselves, their backers and billionaires.
The party of the 1%.
If you're in the 99% they're coming for you, your family, your livelihood, your schools, your hospitals, your community, your hope.
#ArtistFave15 is over for another month. Could be another 15 by The Jam another day but here's my selection. Thanks as always to @olgalovesyuri.bsky.social and @geodrew.bsky.social
open.spotify.com/playlist/44D...
open.spotify.com/playlist/44D...
February 15, 2026 at 4:36 PM
#ArtistFave15 is over for another month. Could be another 15 by The Jam another day but here's my selection. Thanks as always to @olgalovesyuri.bsky.social and @geodrew.bsky.social
open.spotify.com/playlist/44D...
open.spotify.com/playlist/44D...
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A fine selection of Cliff plates in Cambridge Emmaus.
February 15, 2026 at 1:20 PM
A fine selection of Cliff plates in Cambridge Emmaus.
Another fantastically feel good 45.
February 15, 2026 at 10:40 AM
Another fantastically feel good 45.
Had a Winter Olympics inspired thought last night watching the big air stuff. These kids are under 25 so their parents would have been listening to Blink 182, Avril Lavigne, Sum 41 and these guys. The lead singer has had a torrid time by the looks of it. Always loved this.
youtu.be/xJJsoquu70o?...
youtu.be/xJJsoquu70o?...
Puddle Of Mudd - Blurry (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by PuddleOfMuddVEVO
youtu.be
February 15, 2026 at 9:51 AM
Had a Winter Olympics inspired thought last night watching the big air stuff. These kids are under 25 so their parents would have been listening to Blink 182, Avril Lavigne, Sum 41 and these guys. The lead singer has had a torrid time by the looks of it. Always loved this.
youtu.be/xJJsoquu70o?...
youtu.be/xJJsoquu70o?...
Why don't we revere Harry Kane more? This article basically just leaves Messi ahead of him. Astonishing record and he's enhanced the reputation of those lucky enough to work with him. Seems like a decent bloke too.
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
Harry Kane reaches 500 goals - what other records could he break?
Bayern Munich striker Harry Kane became the first Englishman to reach 500 career goals on Saturday, but what other records could he break?
www.bbc.co.uk
February 15, 2026 at 9:19 AM
Why don't we revere Harry Kane more? This article basically just leaves Messi ahead of him. Astonishing record and he's enhanced the reputation of those lucky enough to work with him. Seems like a decent bloke too.
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...