Nick Portnell
@nportnell.bsky.social
England seemed to him to be nothing but horrors and misery now. The very shapes of the trees were like frozen screams.
#new2me25
15. Advance Base - Nephew in the Wild (2015)
Another @andrewmale.bsky.social tip-off, Advance Base is basically a man named Owen Ashworth who specialises in writing darkly humorous songs mostly about the everyday happenings of middle America. Lyrically up there with Berman & Jeff Lewis.
15. Advance Base - Nephew in the Wild (2015)
Another @andrewmale.bsky.social tip-off, Advance Base is basically a man named Owen Ashworth who specialises in writing darkly humorous songs mostly about the everyday happenings of middle America. Lyrically up there with Berman & Jeff Lewis.
December 3, 2025 at 7:05 PM
#new2me25
15. Advance Base - Nephew in the Wild (2015)
Another @andrewmale.bsky.social tip-off, Advance Base is basically a man named Owen Ashworth who specialises in writing darkly humorous songs mostly about the everyday happenings of middle America. Lyrically up there with Berman & Jeff Lewis.
15. Advance Base - Nephew in the Wild (2015)
Another @andrewmale.bsky.social tip-off, Advance Base is basically a man named Owen Ashworth who specialises in writing darkly humorous songs mostly about the everyday happenings of middle America. Lyrically up there with Berman & Jeff Lewis.
Colour me shocked.
December 3, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Colour me shocked.
BBC News - Trans girls can no longer join Girlguiding, organisation says
www.bbc.com/news/article...
This is sad news. The pressure they must be under because of certain high profile individuals makes this inevitable. British society is regressing at an alarming rate.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
This is sad news. The pressure they must be under because of certain high profile individuals makes this inevitable. British society is regressing at an alarming rate.
Trans girls banned from joining Girlguiding
Girlguiding says the move is in response to the Supreme Court ruling that said sex meant biological sex in equality law.
www.bbc.com
December 2, 2025 at 11:26 PM
BBC News - Trans girls can no longer join Girlguiding, organisation says
www.bbc.com/news/article...
This is sad news. The pressure they must be under because of certain high profile individuals makes this inevitable. British society is regressing at an alarming rate.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
This is sad news. The pressure they must be under because of certain high profile individuals makes this inevitable. British society is regressing at an alarming rate.
I love Victoria Derbyshire. Newsnight tonight is a hard watch, but she is the best BBC News journalist by a long stretch.
December 2, 2025 at 10:45 PM
I love Victoria Derbyshire. Newsnight tonight is a hard watch, but she is the best BBC News journalist by a long stretch.
#new2me25
16. Ann Peebles - I Can't Stand The Rain (1974)
The first time I played this, I wrongly assumed that it was a greatest hits album, it's that good. I'm guessing most of you know the title track, but there isn't a duff song on the whole album. This is peak mid-70s pre-disco/soul music.
16. Ann Peebles - I Can't Stand The Rain (1974)
The first time I played this, I wrongly assumed that it was a greatest hits album, it's that good. I'm guessing most of you know the title track, but there isn't a duff song on the whole album. This is peak mid-70s pre-disco/soul music.
December 2, 2025 at 9:10 PM
#new2me25
16. Ann Peebles - I Can't Stand The Rain (1974)
The first time I played this, I wrongly assumed that it was a greatest hits album, it's that good. I'm guessing most of you know the title track, but there isn't a duff song on the whole album. This is peak mid-70s pre-disco/soul music.
16. Ann Peebles - I Can't Stand The Rain (1974)
The first time I played this, I wrongly assumed that it was a greatest hits album, it's that good. I'm guessing most of you know the title track, but there isn't a duff song on the whole album. This is peak mid-70s pre-disco/soul music.
@safety.bsky.app You might want to look into this account, seems less than safe to me.
December 2, 2025 at 4:08 PM
@safety.bsky.app You might want to look into this account, seems less than safe to me.
Can they just let him go, allow him to grow his hair out a bit and then cast him as Tim Buckley in a movie much better than either the Dylan or Springsteen ones?
"you get those photos of luigi on trial"
"sure did boss, real fucking sexy like you asked"
"sure did boss, real fucking sexy like you asked"
December 1, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Can they just let him go, allow him to grow his hair out a bit and then cast him as Tim Buckley in a movie much better than either the Dylan or Springsteen ones?
#new2me25
17. Veronique Chalot - A L'Entrée Du Temps Clair (1979)
Achingly beautiful Breton folk music that sounds as though it was teleported from 300 years before. Her voice is that of an angel and the combination of medieval instruments is utterly hypnotic.
17. Veronique Chalot - A L'Entrée Du Temps Clair (1979)
Achingly beautiful Breton folk music that sounds as though it was teleported from 300 years before. Her voice is that of an angel and the combination of medieval instruments is utterly hypnotic.
December 1, 2025 at 7:49 PM
#new2me25
17. Veronique Chalot - A L'Entrée Du Temps Clair (1979)
Achingly beautiful Breton folk music that sounds as though it was teleported from 300 years before. Her voice is that of an angel and the combination of medieval instruments is utterly hypnotic.
17. Veronique Chalot - A L'Entrée Du Temps Clair (1979)
Achingly beautiful Breton folk music that sounds as though it was teleported from 300 years before. Her voice is that of an angel and the combination of medieval instruments is utterly hypnotic.
open.spotify.com/playlist/4IQ...
It's now officially December so you can shove this up your chimneys.
It's now officially December so you can shove this up your chimneys.
Winter Songs
open.spotify.com
December 1, 2025 at 9:04 AM
open.spotify.com/playlist/4IQ...
It's now officially December so you can shove this up your chimneys.
It's now officially December so you can shove this up your chimneys.
I see that crisis team Liverpool are 9 points behind league leaders Arsenal with 25 matches still to play. I hope Slot finally sleeps well tonight.
November 30, 2025 at 9:56 PM
I see that crisis team Liverpool are 9 points behind league leaders Arsenal with 25 matches still to play. I hope Slot finally sleeps well tonight.
We bought a posh set of knives in the Black Friday sale. I am attempting to cook an Indian feast from scratch and things aren't going well.
November 30, 2025 at 7:22 PM
We bought a posh set of knives in the Black Friday sale. I am attempting to cook an Indian feast from scratch and things aren't going well.
#NowPlaying
#5debutalbums7074
This is a corker of an album. Featuring three members of the brilliant psych band Blossom Toes along with special guests including Julie Driscoll (that's her behind the bar on the cover) & Mick Taylor, it's funky guitar driven rock with a splash of jazz colouring.
#5debutalbums7074
This is a corker of an album. Featuring three members of the brilliant psych band Blossom Toes along with special guests including Julie Driscoll (that's her behind the bar on the cover) & Mick Taylor, it's funky guitar driven rock with a splash of jazz colouring.
November 30, 2025 at 6:55 PM
#NowPlaying
#5debutalbums7074
This is a corker of an album. Featuring three members of the brilliant psych band Blossom Toes along with special guests including Julie Driscoll (that's her behind the bar on the cover) & Mick Taylor, it's funky guitar driven rock with a splash of jazz colouring.
#5debutalbums7074
This is a corker of an album. Featuring three members of the brilliant psych band Blossom Toes along with special guests including Julie Driscoll (that's her behind the bar on the cover) & Mick Taylor, it's funky guitar driven rock with a splash of jazz colouring.
Really weird seeing a T.Rex album on Casablanca Records. The label was home to Kiss, Cher, Donna Summer & The Village People. This was a 1974 US only album that completely flopped.
November 30, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Really weird seeing a T.Rex album on Casablanca Records. The label was home to Kiss, Cher, Donna Summer & The Village People. This was a 1974 US only album that completely flopped.
I normally wait until December (or completely fail to locate them), but it's Sufjan Christmas boxset time.
November 29, 2025 at 9:27 PM
I normally wait until December (or completely fail to locate them), but it's Sufjan Christmas boxset time.
#new2me25
18. Pharaoh Sanders - Karma (1969)
I've bought a fair amount of jazz albums this year with varying degrees of success, but this one clicked for me immediately. Only two tracks, but the groove instantly feels familiar, possibly a nod to A Love Supreme? Hypnotic, dreamlike & beautiful.
18. Pharaoh Sanders - Karma (1969)
I've bought a fair amount of jazz albums this year with varying degrees of success, but this one clicked for me immediately. Only two tracks, but the groove instantly feels familiar, possibly a nod to A Love Supreme? Hypnotic, dreamlike & beautiful.
November 29, 2025 at 8:23 PM
#new2me25
18. Pharaoh Sanders - Karma (1969)
I've bought a fair amount of jazz albums this year with varying degrees of success, but this one clicked for me immediately. Only two tracks, but the groove instantly feels familiar, possibly a nod to A Love Supreme? Hypnotic, dreamlike & beautiful.
18. Pharaoh Sanders - Karma (1969)
I've bought a fair amount of jazz albums this year with varying degrees of success, but this one clicked for me immediately. Only two tracks, but the groove instantly feels familiar, possibly a nod to A Love Supreme? Hypnotic, dreamlike & beautiful.
@profanity.accountant How's my cursing?
November 29, 2025 at 12:59 PM
@profanity.accountant How's my cursing?
George Harrison, 24 years gone.
November 29, 2025 at 9:09 AM
George Harrison, 24 years gone.
#5debutalbums7074 If you only know this band because of their rather annoying All Around My Hat hit, this is will surprise you. It's a stunning debut that is well worth checking out. You can find lots of nice original copies for under £20.
November 28, 2025 at 9:26 PM
#5debutalbums7074 If you only know this band because of their rather annoying All Around My Hat hit, this is will surprise you. It's a stunning debut that is well worth checking out. You can find lots of nice original copies for under £20.
#new2me25
17. Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood - Again (1971)
I didn't know this album even existed until this year. Titled Did You Ever? in Europe with a different running order, this is every bit as great as their 1968 collaboration. It's gentle, funny & warm and contains some amazing tracks.
17. Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood - Again (1971)
I didn't know this album even existed until this year. Titled Did You Ever? in Europe with a different running order, this is every bit as great as their 1968 collaboration. It's gentle, funny & warm and contains some amazing tracks.
November 28, 2025 at 7:14 PM
#new2me25
17. Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood - Again (1971)
I didn't know this album even existed until this year. Titled Did You Ever? in Europe with a different running order, this is every bit as great as their 1968 collaboration. It's gentle, funny & warm and contains some amazing tracks.
17. Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood - Again (1971)
I didn't know this album even existed until this year. Titled Did You Ever? in Europe with a different running order, this is every bit as great as their 1968 collaboration. It's gentle, funny & warm and contains some amazing tracks.
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Here are the Top 5 Dogs of the week!
November 28, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Here are the Top 5 Dogs of the week!
Spotted on my way to work.
November 28, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Spotted on my way to work.
Post something random or you'll have an awful December.
November 28, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Post something random or you'll have an awful December.
Love
Big Star
The Rutles
Fiery Furnaces
Jimmy Cliff
Public Enemy
Lee 'Scratch' Perry
Nirvana
Bert Jansch
Lana Del Rey
Big Star
The Rutles
Fiery Furnaces
Jimmy Cliff
Public Enemy
Lee 'Scratch' Perry
Nirvana
Bert Jansch
Lana Del Rey
Ten acts you've seen that nobody on BlueSky can match
Grant McLennan
The Field Mice
Northern Picture Library
Trembling Blue Stars
The Luxembourg Signal
Moose
Steve Kilbey
Vetchinsky Settings
The Railway Children
The Durutti Column
Grant McLennan
The Field Mice
Northern Picture Library
Trembling Blue Stars
The Luxembourg Signal
Moose
Steve Kilbey
Vetchinsky Settings
The Railway Children
The Durutti Column
November 27, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Love
Big Star
The Rutles
Fiery Furnaces
Jimmy Cliff
Public Enemy
Lee 'Scratch' Perry
Nirvana
Bert Jansch
Lana Del Rey
Big Star
The Rutles
Fiery Furnaces
Jimmy Cliff
Public Enemy
Lee 'Scratch' Perry
Nirvana
Bert Jansch
Lana Del Rey
I've listened to a lot of Stone Roses over the last week or so. They genuinely were the worst band that I ever saw live, but God when they were good they were great. Ian Brown maybe is a fool these days, but he was totally brilliant in that band. Godspeed Mani & come back to Earth King Monkey.
November 27, 2025 at 10:13 PM
I've listened to a lot of Stone Roses over the last week or so. They genuinely were the worst band that I ever saw live, but God when they were good they were great. Ian Brown maybe is a fool these days, but he was totally brilliant in that band. Godspeed Mani & come back to Earth King Monkey.
youtu.be/bRJbm0SUHXM?...
Wow. This is mad. Black Sabbath on telly with a singer that replaced Ozzy yet never got to sing on an album. Dave Walker was a midlands mate of Tony Iommi, but Ozzy was back before Never Say Die was recorded.
Wow. This is mad. Black Sabbath on telly with a singer that replaced Ozzy yet never got to sing on an album. Dave Walker was a midlands mate of Tony Iommi, but Ozzy was back before Never Say Die was recorded.
Black Sabbath - War Pigs intro/Junior's Eyes - FOUND FOOTAGE DAVE WALKER VOCALS - Look! Hear! 1978
YouTube video by DoomMetalSludge
youtu.be
November 27, 2025 at 9:58 PM
youtu.be/bRJbm0SUHXM?...
Wow. This is mad. Black Sabbath on telly with a singer that replaced Ozzy yet never got to sing on an album. Dave Walker was a midlands mate of Tony Iommi, but Ozzy was back before Never Say Die was recorded.
Wow. This is mad. Black Sabbath on telly with a singer that replaced Ozzy yet never got to sing on an album. Dave Walker was a midlands mate of Tony Iommi, but Ozzy was back before Never Say Die was recorded.