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Jeremy Allen @jeres.bsky.social · 8h

It's majestic

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Jeremy Allen @jeres.bsky.social · 8h

Whoops, nearly forgot this

Jeremy Allen @jeres.bsky.social · 9h

These must be contenders

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The Lilac Time @thelilactime.bsky.social · 18h

Thank you @jeres.bsky.social for this excellent review xsd

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Jeremy Allen @jeres.bsky.social · 1d

I know there's a cooler answer but the Man-Machine is just perfect isn't it. Another vote for Ralf & Florian here and maybe Autobahn third.

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Jeremy Allen @jeres.bsky.social · 1d

Yeah, I shelled out £40 for a reasonably fancy player for my office and right now its taken possession of my Music For 18 Musicians and is refusing to their play it or give it back. It's infurating!

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Jeremy Allen @jeres.bsky.social · 1d

I know there's this counter movement of CD enthusiasts who disapprove of and feel slightly superior to vinyl collectors, but the last two CD players I bought this year both broke down and the one I owned before got filled up with gunk by my youngest. CDs are fine but CD players are a load of shit

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Jeremy Allen @jeres.bsky.social · 1d

Out in November. Naturally he's got great stories but he writes really well too. Heartily recommended!

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Jeremy Allen @jeres.bsky.social · 1d

I'll be going man on man with Roddy Bottum at Resident Records in Brighton on November 1st. His memoir is fantastic so far (I'm half way through) and anyone who knows me knows how much I love FNM, so it's fair to say I'm looking forward to it dice.fm/event/7dlmvv...

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Jeremy Allen @jeres.bsky.social · 1d

I think it's really interesting that Bitches Brew possibly put the idea into his head that you could move around from genre to genre without restraint if you so fancied

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John Doran @jahduran.bsky.social · 1d

Some killer records in this.

Jeremy Allen @jeres.bsky.social · 1d

I spoke to Ron Mael about the 13 albums that influenced Sparks, up on @thequietus.com today.

thequietus.com/interviews/b...

Set Everything On Fire: Ron Mael of Sparks' Favourite Albums | The Quietus

Ron Mael of Sparks talks us through his favourite albums of all time from foundational free jazz freak out to cutting edge J-pop via Bach

thequietus.com

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Jeremy Allen @jeres.bsky.social · 1d

I spoke to Ron Mael about the 13 albums that influenced Sparks, up on @thequietus.com today.

thequietus.com/interviews/b...

Set Everything On Fire: Ron Mael of Sparks' Favourite Albums | The Quietus

Ron Mael of Sparks talks us through his favourite albums of all time from foundational free jazz freak out to cutting edge J-pop via Bach

thequietus.com

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Jeremy Allen @jeres.bsky.social · 2d

Obviously I recognise George but I don’t get the reference I’m afraid

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Jeremy Allen @jeres.bsky.social · 2d

His reputation was tarnished irreparably with the line "I have my books and my poetry to protect me" but so many great, smart, evocative lyrics over the years

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Jeremy Allen @jeres.bsky.social · 2d

Nobody ever says Paul Simon but the answer is actually Paul Simon.

Emily, a Two-Shoes-Gooder @rebelmusicteach.bsky.social · 5d

I also need to know: I am fairly middle-of-the-road on Taylor Swift but someone I know called her the Greatest Living Lyricist. She is not.

Who is yours? Either the greatest or your favorite?

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Jeremy Allen @jeres.bsky.social · 2d

*that's

Jeremy Allen @jeres.bsky.social · 2d

Oh, I just learned Véronique Vincent of Aksak Maboul and the Honeymoon Killers has died. Apparently the only Belgian to ever grace the cover of NME (not sure if they'd true but it's possible). Commiserations to Marc Hollander and the whole Crammed family. What sad news.

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Jeremy Allen @jeres.bsky.social · 2d

You might well be right. He's probably feeling bullish after the "unite the kingdom" rally

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Jeremy Allen @jeres.bsky.social · 2d

Cheeky, I like it. Do you have my email? I obviously can't promise anything as I don't commission what I write about but I'll certainly give it a listen!

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Jeremy Allen @jeres.bsky.social · 2d

He'll cancel due to low ticket sales and blame it on being bitten by a moth or something

www.nme.com/news/music/m...

Morrissey announces 2026 "UK exclusive" show in London

Morrissey has announced a one-off headline show in London for early 2026. Find all the details and buy tickets here.

www.nme.com

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Jeremy Allen @jeres.bsky.social · 2d

Try telling that to Yes.

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Keith W. Dickinson @keithwdickinson.bsky.social · 2d

Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

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Jeremy Allen @jeres.bsky.social · 2d

Haha, basically Smash Hits with shagging, which is what you need when you're 19

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Jeremy Allen @jeres.bsky.social · 2d

Hooray! I was beginning to think I'd imagined it haha. I'm very glad to hear that it made a similar impression on someone else

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Jeremy Allen @jeres.bsky.social · 2d

I think I learnt everything I wanted to know about sex but was afraid to ask from Karen Krizanovich's Dear Karen columns. They were eyewateringly brilliant to a small person in a very conservative milieu. I guess that's what ChatGBT is for these days.

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