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Following the untimely passing of Optimo's JD Twitch, aka Keith McIvor, we celebrate his unwavering devotion to activism and supporting his local community.

How the rap supergroup came to record one of the defining underground rap albums of the ’00s.

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Blair's ties to the Oracle founder and Trump booster should disqualify him from any role in Gaza - or in Britain's tech future

BlindboyBoatclub reflects on his experiences of autism and the role of creativity.

Trying out a different way to disseminate my online musings.

An ode to online mixes

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A few months ago I had the fleeting thought to write a post about Stephen Biesty, the DK books cross-section legend.

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Full tracklist & Video Mix: bleep.com/bleep-mix-309-dj-food To celebrate the release of the Telepathic Fish compilation, we have a special ‘O Is For Orange 2025’ Bleep Mix from DJ Food.

We didn’t get a ticket to see Peter Thiel talk, but we did speak with attendees about what the hell happened.

I was working at the magazine as a fact-checker and my parents no longer considered me a failure, not because they read or admired it, but because when they said its name to friends and relatives it s...

What is it with Glasgow and long-running club nights? Harri and Domenic are nearing 30 years of Subculture, Orde and Stuart have put on Pressure for almost as long, and now Keith and Jonnie are celebrating 25 years of Optimo. On the eve of an anniversary compilation from the latter DJ duo, we had the chance to ask exactly that.

TikTok bandits, machete threats and dismal döner meat