Harry
@grumpyrocker.bsky.social
More amiable than the username would suggest | Head like an upside-down potato | He/Him |
🎸 Guitars
🤘 Metal
🕹️ Videogames
📷 Photography
🎸 Guitars
🤘 Metal
🕹️ Videogames
📷 Photography
Storm Chandra devastation here in West Dorset.
January 27, 2026 at 8:43 AM
Storm Chandra devastation here in West Dorset.
So much flooding it looks like many of the routes out of our West Dorset village are impassible this morning.
January 27, 2026 at 7:47 AM
So much flooding it looks like many of the routes out of our West Dorset village are impassible this morning.
There's an awful lot of weather going on here in West Dorset right now.
January 26, 2026 at 11:17 PM
There's an awful lot of weather going on here in West Dorset right now.
Film: Master & Commander
Book: Rendezvous With Rama by Arthur C Clarke
Album: Cruelty and the Beast by Cradle of Filth.
Okay, some of you may want to skip the last one.
Book: Rendezvous With Rama by Arthur C Clarke
Album: Cruelty and the Beast by Cradle of Filth.
Okay, some of you may want to skip the last one.
There's a lot of awful news being discussed on here. Rightly and understandably. Me included.
How about we intersperse it with some joy.
Post the name of a book/album/movie people should check out and a happy photo.
How about we intersperse it with some joy.
Post the name of a book/album/movie people should check out and a happy photo.
January 26, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Film: Master & Commander
Book: Rendezvous With Rama by Arthur C Clarke
Album: Cruelty and the Beast by Cradle of Filth.
Okay, some of you may want to skip the last one.
Book: Rendezvous With Rama by Arthur C Clarke
Album: Cruelty and the Beast by Cradle of Filth.
Okay, some of you may want to skip the last one.
I am always confused by people of colour joining white racist political parties.
What is going on inside?
What is going on inside?
January 26, 2026 at 1:13 PM
I am always confused by people of colour joining white racist political parties.
What is going on inside?
What is going on inside?
Feels like I'm getting my monkey's paw wish.
I wish the Tories ceased to be.
No not like that.
I wish the Tories ceased to be.
No not like that.
January 26, 2026 at 12:43 PM
Feels like I'm getting my monkey's paw wish.
I wish the Tories ceased to be.
No not like that.
I wish the Tories ceased to be.
No not like that.
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If the US were a geopolitical rival the headlines would be like: US Secret Police Execute Second Dissident In the Streets As Militarized Occupation Enters Sixth Week
January 24, 2026 at 4:14 PM
If the US were a geopolitical rival the headlines would be like: US Secret Police Execute Second Dissident In the Streets As Militarized Occupation Enters Sixth Week
I was at the announcement at UbiDays in Paris back in 2008. For context one of the other big games there was Far Cry 2. It's wild BGAE still hasn't been released.
Ubisoft has confirmed Beyond Good and Evil 2 - which it first announced almost two decades ago - remains a priority for the studio, and "fits with [its] strategy of focusing on Open World Adventures". https://bit.ly/4jWJNJC
January 24, 2026 at 8:06 AM
I was at the announcement at UbiDays in Paris back in 2008. For context one of the other big games there was Far Cry 2. It's wild BGAE still hasn't been released.
The new Megadeth album is a good time. Not on a par with Endgame or Dystopia, but better than the last album. I even like the stuff I was unsure about previously now in their album context.
January 23, 2026 at 12:09 PM
The new Megadeth album is a good time. Not on a par with Endgame or Dystopia, but better than the last album. I even like the stuff I was unsure about previously now in their album context.
If I was feeling mischievous I'd say it was nice to hear Ride the Lightning with some decent drumming.
January 22, 2026 at 11:38 PM
If I was feeling mischievous I'd say it was nice to hear Ride the Lightning with some decent drumming.
I heard the new song Myrkur (Amalie Bruun) is hoping to enter Eurovision with. It's great a metal artist is having a crack at the competition; but I wish she was entering with one of her harsher songs like this one. I love that scream.
youtu.be/M9cNZQIzShc?...
youtu.be/M9cNZQIzShc?...
MYRKUR - Ulvinde (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by RelapseRecords
youtu.be
January 22, 2026 at 11:36 PM
I heard the new song Myrkur (Amalie Bruun) is hoping to enter Eurovision with. It's great a metal artist is having a crack at the competition; but I wish she was entering with one of her harsher songs like this one. I love that scream.
youtu.be/M9cNZQIzShc?...
youtu.be/M9cNZQIzShc?...
I've just listened to the Megadeth cover of Ride The Lightning. It's pretty good. But also makes me think about how our memories flatter the songs of our youth. Are they really as good as we remember? Really? Are we remembering the joy of the time as much if not more than the song?
January 22, 2026 at 11:14 PM
I've just listened to the Megadeth cover of Ride The Lightning. It's pretty good. But also makes me think about how our memories flatter the songs of our youth. Are they really as good as we remember? Really? Are we remembering the joy of the time as much if not more than the song?
Forza Horizon 6 looks amazing.
January 22, 2026 at 6:14 PM
Forza Horizon 6 looks amazing.
Oops sorry. My bad.
#AmericanTruckSimulator
#AmericanTruckSimulator
January 22, 2026 at 5:33 PM
Oops sorry. My bad.
#AmericanTruckSimulator
#AmericanTruckSimulator
In my old age I'm getting rather bored of metal reviewers who use "rock music" as a way of demeaning a song. This whole tru metal kvlt thing is for wankers.
January 22, 2026 at 2:14 PM
In my old age I'm getting rather bored of metal reviewers who use "rock music" as a way of demeaning a song. This whole tru metal kvlt thing is for wankers.
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Just watched Mark Carney's extraordinary speech at Davos. A brilliant response to the orange narcissist Epstien pal pedo.
Truly worth a watch.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=btqH...
Truly worth a watch.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=btqH...
Mark Carney's full speech at the World Economic Forum
YouTube video by National Post
www.youtube.com
January 22, 2026 at 8:26 AM
Just watched Mark Carney's extraordinary speech at Davos. A brilliant response to the orange narcissist Epstien pal pedo.
Truly worth a watch.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=btqH...
Truly worth a watch.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=btqH...
This is Alta Vista's moment
Yahoo and AOL are down
Yahoo and AOL are down
www.independent.co.uk
January 21, 2026 at 5:11 PM
This is Alta Vista's moment
Journalists still reporting as though he's a statesman, rather than someone clearly very unwell who should be quietly removed and sent to the farm with the puppies and chickens.
January 21, 2026 at 3:08 PM
Journalists still reporting as though he's a statesman, rather than someone clearly very unwell who should be quietly removed and sent to the farm with the puppies and chickens.
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To think if the Nobel committee had just sucked it up and given him the prize, they could have won next year's Nobel Peace Prize.
January 21, 2026 at 7:19 AM
To think if the Nobel committee had just sucked it up and given him the prize, they could have won next year's Nobel Peace Prize.
Maybe they should buy an Airbus instead.
January 21, 2026 at 6:45 AM
Maybe they should buy an Airbus instead.
Same.
January 21, 2026 at 6:26 AM
Same.
A controversial opinion I know. But I think sourdough bread is overrated. And it's dreadful for toast, especially if you want to avoid jam or marmalade falling through its voids.
January 20, 2026 at 11:13 AM
A controversial opinion I know. But I think sourdough bread is overrated. And it's dreadful for toast, especially if you want to avoid jam or marmalade falling through its voids.
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This statement will probably be deleted in the coming hours or days, or conveniently edited, but the Internet never forgets... We're going to need a new nickname that includes his flip-flop tendencies. Any ideas?
January 20, 2026 at 10:44 AM
This statement will probably be deleted in the coming hours or days, or conveniently edited, but the Internet never forgets... We're going to need a new nickname that includes his flip-flop tendencies. Any ideas?