Jason Finch
@jasonpfinch.bsky.social
Turku-based academic (Prof. of English, Åbo Akademi U). Londoner; St Louis fan; Estophile. Books, cities, trams, metros, weird old cars, jazz, blues, hip-hop, THFC, England cricket, STL Cards.
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen.
Placing myself in time here.
Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy
My Bloody Valentine
The Young Gods
Happy Mondays
Public Enemy
Placing myself in time here.
Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy
My Bloody Valentine
The Young Gods
Happy Mondays
Public Enemy
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen
The Undertones
Gregory Isaacs
Al Green
Euros Childs
Cabaret Voltaire
The Undertones
Gregory Isaacs
Al Green
Euros Childs
Cabaret Voltaire
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen
The Kinks
Get Down Services
Collapsed Lung
Adult DVD
The Bodysnatchers
The Kinks
Get Down Services
Collapsed Lung
Adult DVD
The Bodysnatchers
November 27, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen.
Placing myself in time here.
Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy
My Bloody Valentine
The Young Gods
Happy Mondays
Public Enemy
Placing myself in time here.
Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy
My Bloody Valentine
The Young Gods
Happy Mondays
Public Enemy
Reposted by Jason Finch
Would anyone be interested in being part of a roundtable on Working-Class Victorians in heritage/fiction/public imagination today at next year's BAVS conference?
Let me know if you're keen 😁
Let me know if you're keen 😁
November 27, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Would anyone be interested in being part of a roundtable on Working-Class Victorians in heritage/fiction/public imagination today at next year's BAVS conference?
Let me know if you're keen 😁
Let me know if you're keen 😁
There's a taste of musicals, parody and comedy in the Parliament album, which is utterly unlike the murky and groovy Funkadelic one.
youtu.be/jhomkPPo7jg?...
#5debutalbums7074
Parliament, Osmium
The great George
youtu.be/jhomkPPo7jg?...
#5debutalbums7074
Parliament, Osmium
The great George
Parliament My Automobile
YouTube video by Musical delicacy
youtu.be
November 25, 2025 at 8:49 PM
There's a taste of musicals, parody and comedy in the Parliament album, which is utterly unlike the murky and groovy Funkadelic one.
youtu.be/jhomkPPo7jg?...
#5debutalbums7074
Parliament, Osmium
The great George
youtu.be/jhomkPPo7jg?...
#5debutalbums7074
Parliament, Osmium
The great George
Great news that Pieces of a Man is in the mix for #5debutalbums7074 -- what a wonderful album.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=FoSC...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=FoSC...
November 24, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Great news that Pieces of a Man is in the mix for #5debutalbums7074 -- what a wonderful album.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=FoSC...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=FoSC...
Guys! This is the best: m.youtube.com/watch?v=aGsE...
Archie Shepp Lester Bowie Quintet
YouTube video by 2300skidoo1
m.youtube.com
November 16, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Guys! This is the best: m.youtube.com/watch?v=aGsE...
Imagine Central London without the BL. Where could one sit for free in a lovely leather chair at a desk with one's stockinged feet on the carpet, snoozing, phone charging and waiting till pub o'clock?
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Joking aside, ZS is 💯% right. BL workers deserve far better.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Joking aside, ZS is 💯% right. BL workers deserve far better.
Does Britain value culture any more? Ask the striking workers at the British Library | Zadie Smith
The dispute over pay at this great national institution gets to the heart of our misplaced priorities, says novelist Zadie Smith
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Imagine Central London without the BL. Where could one sit for free in a lovely leather chair at a desk with one's stockinged feet on the carpet, snoozing, phone charging and waiting till pub o'clock?
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Joking aside, ZS is 💯% right. BL workers deserve far better.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Joking aside, ZS is 💯% right. BL workers deserve far better.
Nuts album. Punk as hell.
#5debutalbums1014
youtu.be/YLMEOoO5TQk?...
Death Grips, 'I've Seen Footage' from The Money Store (2012)
#5debutalbums1014
youtu.be/YLMEOoO5TQk?...
Death Grips, 'I've Seen Footage' from The Money Store (2012)
Death Grips - I’ve Seen Footage [가사/한글자막/해석]
YouTube video by 현장검거
youtu.be
November 7, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Nuts album. Punk as hell.
#5debutalbums1014
youtu.be/YLMEOoO5TQk?...
Death Grips, 'I've Seen Footage' from The Money Store (2012)
#5debutalbums1014
youtu.be/YLMEOoO5TQk?...
Death Grips, 'I've Seen Footage' from The Money Store (2012)
It shouldn’t be forgotten that a big piece of Mamdani’s campaign was simply “cities are cool and lots of people enjoy living in them” which in and of itself dismantles alot of rightwing talking points
November 7, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Reposted by Jason Finch
This person took this when they called the race
November 5, 2025 at 6:07 AM
This person took this when they called the race
Reposted by Jason Finch
Fine finch.
The Male Hawfinch ~ It is the largest finch in the UK. It is larger than other finches and is distinguished by its powerful, thick bill and large head and neck ~ Picture taken at Fforestganol ~ South Wales 🦉🪶 #birdingWales #ukbirding #birds #finches #naturetherapy #wildlife #ukwildlife #bluesky
November 5, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Fine finch.
Class in a glass. Can't see this missing my #5debutalbums1014.
Mike and Jaime are a killer combination.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=aES4...
Run the Jewels, 'Get It' from Run the Jewels (2013)
Mike and Jaime are a killer combination.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=aES4...
Run the Jewels, 'Get It' from Run the Jewels (2013)
Run The Jewels - Get It (Official Music Video from Run The Jewels)
YouTube video by RunTheJewels
m.youtube.com
November 1, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Class in a glass. Can't see this missing my #5debutalbums1014.
Mike and Jaime are a killer combination.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=aES4...
Run the Jewels, 'Get It' from Run the Jewels (2013)
Mike and Jaime are a killer combination.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=aES4...
Run the Jewels, 'Get It' from Run the Jewels (2013)
Quality stuff.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=y14F...
#5debutalbums1014
Frank Ocean, 'Sweet Life' from Channel Orange (2012)
m.youtube.com/watch?v=y14F...
#5debutalbums1014
Frank Ocean, 'Sweet Life' from Channel Orange (2012)
Sweet Life
YouTube video by Frank Ocean - Topic
m.youtube.com
October 31, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Quality stuff.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=y14F...
#5debutalbums1014
Frank Ocean, 'Sweet Life' from Channel Orange (2012)
m.youtube.com/watch?v=y14F...
#5debutalbums1014
Frank Ocean, 'Sweet Life' from Channel Orange (2012)
An incredibly ambitious debut and, incredibly, she pulls it off. Shades of the White Album and the Boos' Giant Steps alongside Prince and (here) Eddie Hazel/-era Funkadelic.
youtu.be/jLSEYYazmKc?...
#5debutalbums1014
Janelle Monáe, 'Mushrooms and Roses' from The ArchAndroid.
A near-cert for me.
youtu.be/jLSEYYazmKc?...
#5debutalbums1014
Janelle Monáe, 'Mushrooms and Roses' from The ArchAndroid.
A near-cert for me.
Mushrooms & Roses
YouTube video by Janelle Monáe - Topic
youtu.be
October 29, 2025 at 5:25 PM
An incredibly ambitious debut and, incredibly, she pulls it off. Shades of the White Album and the Boos' Giant Steps alongside Prince and (here) Eddie Hazel/-era Funkadelic.
youtu.be/jLSEYYazmKc?...
#5debutalbums1014
Janelle Monáe, 'Mushrooms and Roses' from The ArchAndroid.
A near-cert for me.
youtu.be/jLSEYYazmKc?...
#5debutalbums1014
Janelle Monáe, 'Mushrooms and Roses' from The ArchAndroid.
A near-cert for me.
Remembering the great Prunella Scales (1932-2025).
October 28, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Remembering the great Prunella Scales (1932-2025).
Reposted by Jason Finch
“Nothing ever dies; everything is infinite. We've been taught a watered-down version of what ’time and space’ is, that we're in a three-dimensional reality, which we are not. We're in a multidimensional reality”.
Onwards / Upwards to the great Jack DeJohnette.
Onwards / Upwards to the great Jack DeJohnette.
October 27, 2025 at 1:02 PM
“Nothing ever dies; everything is infinite. We've been taught a watered-down version of what ’time and space’ is, that we're in a three-dimensional reality, which we are not. We're in a multidimensional reality”.
Onwards / Upwards to the great Jack DeJohnette.
Onwards / Upwards to the great Jack DeJohnette.
Reposted by Jason Finch
If you've been pondering doing a #PhD on #Preraphaelite literature and/or #Gothic (as Jane Morris clearly is here), do get in touch - at Birmingham City University we have funded studentships for UK applicants in English&Media; more info here www.bcu.ac.uk/research/doc... #phdfunding #doctoralstudy
October 23, 2025 at 6:24 PM
If you've been pondering doing a #PhD on #Preraphaelite literature and/or #Gothic (as Jane Morris clearly is here), do get in touch - at Birmingham City University we have funded studentships for UK applicants in English&Media; more info here www.bcu.ac.uk/research/doc... #phdfunding #doctoralstudy
Post your first record.
October 26, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Post your first record.
Just auditioned this so it's not in my #5debutalbums8084. An absolute knockout.
D.C. go-go seems almost forgotten now but it was an amazing meeting point of funk, hip-hop and club genres.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=s485...
Trouble Funk, 'Part D' from Live / Straight Up Funk Go Go Style (1981)
D.C. go-go seems almost forgotten now but it was an amazing meeting point of funk, hip-hop and club genres.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=s485...
Trouble Funk, 'Part D' from Live / Straight Up Funk Go Go Style (1981)
Trouble Funk - Live - Straight Up Funk Go Go Style - Part D
YouTube video by VinylRip Disco-Funk
www.youtube.com
October 25, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Just auditioned this so it's not in my #5debutalbums8084. An absolute knockout.
D.C. go-go seems almost forgotten now but it was an amazing meeting point of funk, hip-hop and club genres.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=s485...
Trouble Funk, 'Part D' from Live / Straight Up Funk Go Go Style (1981)
D.C. go-go seems almost forgotten now but it was an amazing meeting point of funk, hip-hop and club genres.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=s485...
Trouble Funk, 'Part D' from Live / Straight Up Funk Go Go Style (1981)
#5debutalbums8084.
youtu.be/eyAuk3vDDF0?...
Biggest underground thing I've ever felt part of was when Outer Boroughs NYC hip-hop hit outer-boroughs London in the mid-80s. I was 14/15.
Run-DMC, 'Jam Master Jay' from Run D.M.C. (1984)
Note how they don't insult women or pretend to be gangsters.
youtu.be/eyAuk3vDDF0?...
Biggest underground thing I've ever felt part of was when Outer Boroughs NYC hip-hop hit outer-boroughs London in the mid-80s. I was 14/15.
Run-DMC, 'Jam Master Jay' from Run D.M.C. (1984)
Note how they don't insult women or pretend to be gangsters.
Run-D.M.C. - Jam-Master Jay
YouTube video by Da.Marley
youtu.be
October 23, 2025 at 12:16 PM
#5debutalbums8084.
youtu.be/eyAuk3vDDF0?...
Biggest underground thing I've ever felt part of was when Outer Boroughs NYC hip-hop hit outer-boroughs London in the mid-80s. I was 14/15.
Run-DMC, 'Jam Master Jay' from Run D.M.C. (1984)
Note how they don't insult women or pretend to be gangsters.
youtu.be/eyAuk3vDDF0?...
Biggest underground thing I've ever felt part of was when Outer Boroughs NYC hip-hop hit outer-boroughs London in the mid-80s. I was 14/15.
Run-DMC, 'Jam Master Jay' from Run D.M.C. (1984)
Note how they don't insult women or pretend to be gangsters.
#5debutalbums8084
Chooooon! Lyrics spot on too.
youtu.be/vHmUUiXTyOM?...
The whole album is 'eighties' in the best possible way. Still love it.
Sade, 'Hang On To Your Love', from Diamond Life
Chooooon! Lyrics spot on too.
youtu.be/vHmUUiXTyOM?...
The whole album is 'eighties' in the best possible way. Still love it.
Sade, 'Hang On To Your Love', from Diamond Life
Sade - Hang On To Your Love (Long Version)
YouTube video by Music Jukebox
youtu.be
October 23, 2025 at 11:02 AM
#5debutalbums8084
Chooooon! Lyrics spot on too.
youtu.be/vHmUUiXTyOM?...
The whole album is 'eighties' in the best possible way. Still love it.
Sade, 'Hang On To Your Love', from Diamond Life
Chooooon! Lyrics spot on too.
youtu.be/vHmUUiXTyOM?...
The whole album is 'eighties' in the best possible way. Still love it.
Sade, 'Hang On To Your Love', from Diamond Life
Great visit to Sumner High and surroundings today. Thanks to 4theville, and WashU's Engaged City project. Happy 99th to CEB.
October 18, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Great visit to Sumner High and surroundings today. Thanks to 4theville, and WashU's Engaged City project. Happy 99th to CEB.
St. Louis today. Hi from U. City!
October 12, 2025 at 1:13 AM
St. Louis today. Hi from U. City!
Massive Prince-y Twin Cities stuff in #5debutalbums8084 -- if you've seen the film Purple Rain as many 💜 times as I have you'll know Morris Day as our boy's adversary.
youtu.be/wAEtfP7W6eI?...
youtu.be/wAEtfP7W6eI?...
The Time - Get It Up - The Time
YouTube video by The Time
youtu.be
October 10, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Massive Prince-y Twin Cities stuff in #5debutalbums8084 -- if you've seen the film Purple Rain as many 💜 times as I have you'll know Morris Day as our boy's adversary.
youtu.be/wAEtfP7W6eI?...
youtu.be/wAEtfP7W6eI?...