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John Earls

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Director of Research at Unite the Union, writer, music & arts lover, Wealdstone FC season ticket holder, #MDANT, London-Irish. Post in a personal capacity. Subscribe to my blog on cultural and other reflections at https://johnearls.substack.com/

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John Earls @johnearls.bsky.social · 4h

Excellent piece by @kenanmalik.bsky.social on culture and class. Certainly resonates with this football, opera and ballet going lover of jazz who used to play drums in a post-punk band and produce a fanzine. observer.co.uk/news/columni...

It’s not opera that’s elitist but the idea that art is to...

The myth that culture has not been for the masses is debunked in a new book

John Earls @johnearls.bsky.social · 6h

ICYMI my latest ‘Hanging Out a Window’ column is a piece on the incomparable Peter Hammill and a review of his stunning solo performance at the Royal Festival Hall. Read and subscribe (free) here: johnearls.substack.com

John Earls @johnearls.bsky.social · 6h

Morning Des. Immaculate.

John Earls @johnearls.bsky.social · 20h

Cheers, Des. When in Belgium…😉

John Earls @johnearls.bsky.social · 20h

👌

John Earls @johnearls.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you, Helen. You too.

John Earls @johnearls.bsky.social · 1d

You too, Des. Safe journey.

John Earls @johnearls.bsky.social · 1d

Morning Des. I trust you travelled well.

John Earls @johnearls.bsky.social · 1d

Cheers Des. Have a great weekend.

John Earls @johnearls.bsky.social · 1d

Gorgeous.

John Earls @johnearls.bsky.social · 1d

Postie’s been.
Mulatu Astatke - ‘Mulatu Plays Mulatu’ (Strut, 2025).
Phenomenal.

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Tanita Tikaram @tanitatikaram.bsky.social · 2d

My new album LIAR (Love Isn't A Right) is out now! ☀️

Thank you so much to everyone who has joined me on this journey to the release of LIAR. I am beyond proud and excited to finally share this with you all and I want to know what you think! ❤️

John Earls @johnearls.bsky.social · 2d

Morning Des. “8am to Sunset”.

John Earls @johnearls.bsky.social · 2d

My latest ‘Hanging Out a Window’ column is just out and it’s a paen to the incomparable Peter Hammill and a review of last week’s stunning solo performance at the Royal Festival Hall. Read and subscribe (free) here: johnearls.substack.com

John Earls @johnearls.bsky.social · 2d

Enjoy. Thank you. And “don't you be so crude and feckless”. 😉

John Earls @johnearls.bsky.social · 2d

From listings section of NME, 19 October 1985
Siouxsie and the Banshees
R.E.M.
Everything But The Girl
Wild Swans
Sonic Youth
@punkandnewwave.bsky.social

John Earls @johnearls.bsky.social · 3d

The Ox.

John Earls @johnearls.bsky.social · 3d

Morning Des.

John Earls @johnearls.bsky.social · 3d

John Earls @johnearls.bsky.social · 3d

“Mojique sees his village from a nearby hill
Mojique thinks of days before Americans came
He serves the foreigners in growing numbers
He sees the foreigners in fancy houses
He dreams of days that he can still remember now…”
@punkandnewwave.bsky.social

John Earls @johnearls.bsky.social · 4d

Excellent @resfoundation.bsky.social event examining wealth in Britain with @mollybroome.bsky.social, Polly Toynbee, Mike Savage & David Willetts. As total wealth has grown, so have gaps between wealthy and less wealthy. Full RF report here: www.resolutionfoundation.org/publications...

John Earls @johnearls.bsky.social · 4d

Morning Des. Chopper.

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Tanita Tikaram @tanitatikaram.bsky.social · 4d

LIAR (Love Isn't A Right) is out on Friday. Not long to go until you can listen to my new album! Pre-save it now to get it in your library on release day ☀️
ttikaram.lnk.to/LIAR

John Earls @johnearls.bsky.social · 4d

“…Dance, dance, dance, dance, dance, to the radio…”
@punkandnewwave.bsky.social

John Earls @johnearls.bsky.social · 4d

Frankly speaking, today’s charity shop haul was most satisfactory. £1.50 the lot.