Peter Blake
@peterblake.bsky.social
Still trying to figure out what I'm doing here
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We’re heartbroken to learn that Dr Jane Goodall has passed away, aged 91.
Dr Goodall was one of the true conservation giants of our time. Let’s honour her legacy by choosing to make a difference in the world - by protecting it.
Thank you, Jane, for everything you did for our planet. 💚
Dr Goodall was one of the true conservation giants of our time. Let’s honour her legacy by choosing to make a difference in the world - by protecting it.
Thank you, Jane, for everything you did for our planet. 💚
October 1, 2025 at 8:40 PM
We’re heartbroken to learn that Dr Jane Goodall has passed away, aged 91.
Dr Goodall was one of the true conservation giants of our time. Let’s honour her legacy by choosing to make a difference in the world - by protecting it.
Thank you, Jane, for everything you did for our planet. 💚
Dr Goodall was one of the true conservation giants of our time. Let’s honour her legacy by choosing to make a difference in the world - by protecting it.
Thank you, Jane, for everything you did for our planet. 💚
Reposted by Peter Blake
What was remarkable about the Sea Power sets at @krankenhausfest.bsky.social was the strength of the songs they could leave out: Remember Me, Oily Stage, Atom, Lights Out, Bohemian, Machineries, PSU, Zeus, St Louis, Lakeland... They could easily have done another Greatest Hits set. Incredible band
August 26, 2025 at 6:14 AM
What was remarkable about the Sea Power sets at @krankenhausfest.bsky.social was the strength of the songs they could leave out: Remember Me, Oily Stage, Atom, Lights Out, Bohemian, Machineries, PSU, Zeus, St Louis, Lakeland... They could easily have done another Greatest Hits set. Incredible band
Just following anyone who has mentioned they were at Krankenhaus festival this weekend because these are very much my people
August 25, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Just following anyone who has mentioned they were at Krankenhaus festival this weekend because these are very much my people
That’s genuinely one of the best saves I’ve ever seen, good grief
July 19, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Very few artists I would pay so much in advance to support, but @shearwaterband.bsky.social are one of them.
igg.me/at/shearwate...
igg.me/at/shearwate...
A New Shearwater Album
Help beloved indie-rock band Shearwater produce, distribute, and publicize a new LP. | Check out 'A New Shearwater Album' on Indiegogo.
igg.me
July 9, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Very few artists I would pay so much in advance to support, but @shearwaterband.bsky.social are one of them.
igg.me/at/shearwate...
igg.me/at/shearwate...
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Meanwhile
The Spectator is condoning the bombing of Brighton and Glastonbury
I'm sure it will be a proscribed organisation any minute now...
The Spectator is condoning the bombing of Brighton and Glastonbury
I'm sure it will be a proscribed organisation any minute now...
July 5, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Meanwhile
The Spectator is condoning the bombing of Brighton and Glastonbury
I'm sure it will be a proscribed organisation any minute now...
The Spectator is condoning the bombing of Brighton and Glastonbury
I'm sure it will be a proscribed organisation any minute now...
Reposted by Peter Blake
I understand it must be hard for people who grew up in the 60s and 70s to accept music being political.
June 30, 2025 at 4:42 PM
I understand it must be hard for people who grew up in the 60s and 70s to accept music being political.
My interpretation of #glastonbury is that there's a line up of artists I'd be happy to see hidden among 10x more artists I don't want to see.
Like a life-size Where's Wally.
Like a life-size Where's Wally.
June 27, 2025 at 6:45 PM
My interpretation of #glastonbury is that there's a line up of artists I'd be happy to see hidden among 10x more artists I don't want to see.
Like a life-size Where's Wally.
Like a life-size Where's Wally.
I feel seen
Never Google the witty things your gen-x male coworkers say, it'll only turn out to be a Half Man, Half Biscuit lyric
June 21, 2025 at 12:09 PM
I feel seen
Our town's lovely little bookshop is under threat, which precisely no one is happy about. If you know of anyone in Beds or Bucks who could help please share.
cc the independent bookshop champion @robinince.bsky.social
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/save-book-...
cc the independent bookshop champion @robinince.bsky.social
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/save-book-...
Save BOOK Leighton Buzzard - our local bookshop
Our base target of £10,000 will cover the shop’s fixed costs for one year, securing this beloved community asset.
www.crowdfunder.co.uk
June 20, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Our town's lovely little bookshop is under threat, which precisely no one is happy about. If you know of anyone in Beds or Bucks who could help please share.
cc the independent bookshop champion @robinince.bsky.social
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/save-book-...
cc the independent bookshop champion @robinince.bsky.social
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/save-book-...
Common People by Pulp
Have you got a song you consider a banger by a band or artist you otherwise aren't interested in? It's 'Sit Down' by James for me
June 7, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Common People by Pulp
This is great news
FANS CALLED TO PROTECT THE FUTURE OF LIVE MUSIC
For the first time, Parliament has launched a fan-led review into live music, placing the voices of fans at the centre of efforts to protect the UK’s grassroots music venues.
For the first time, Parliament has launched a fan-led review into live music, placing the voices of fans at the centre of efforts to protect the UK’s grassroots music venues.
June 5, 2025 at 8:00 AM
This is great news
Public service announcement:
There's a new Half Man Half Biscuit album on the horizon... always a cause for celebration.
#hmhb
There's a new Half Man Half Biscuit album on the horizon... always a cause for celebration.
#hmhb
OK, your excitement about this may not be at my level (I'm almost gasping for air)... but there appears to be a new Half Man Half Biscuit album imminent (well, as imminent as they come these days).
More at halfmanhalfbiscuit.uk/new-half-man... as we get it. #HMHB
More at halfmanhalfbiscuit.uk/new-half-man... as we get it. #HMHB
The Half Man Half Biscuit Lyrics Project
Half Man Half Biscuit discussed in microscopic detail by a bunch of pedants. Make yourself a coffee and lose yourself in the world of HMHB.
halfmanhalfbiscuit.uk
April 25, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Public service announcement:
There's a new Half Man Half Biscuit album on the horizon... always a cause for celebration.
#hmhb
There's a new Half Man Half Biscuit album on the horizon... always a cause for celebration.
#hmhb
A brilliant achievement all things considered. Absolutely delighted!! 🙂
This afternoon's result and defeat for Bristol Rovers means we have secured another year of League One football! 🤩
#ShoeArmy 👞
#ShoeArmy 👞
April 21, 2025 at 3:55 PM
A brilliant achievement all things considered. Absolutely delighted!! 🙂
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A new blog post on positive reading in negative times
thecosmicshamblesnetwork.substack.com/p/godammit-y...
thecosmicshamblesnetwork.substack.com/p/godammit-y...
Godammit, You’ve Got to be Kind
A reading list from Robin to help deal with the next four years of a sexual predator criminal as President of the USA
thecosmicshamblesnetwork.substack.com
January 22, 2025 at 9:13 AM
A new blog post on positive reading in negative times
thecosmicshamblesnetwork.substack.com/p/godammit-y...
thecosmicshamblesnetwork.substack.com/p/godammit-y...
#Traitors narrative arc:
1. Claudia picks all female Traitors
2. Minah goes all in on the sisterhood
3. Charlotte betrays Minah
4. Charlotte recruits a male, who then betrays her
5. The male Traitor walks away with the sisterhood's money
Final scene: Claudia goes full McBain - "THE PATRIARCHY!!!"
1. Claudia picks all female Traitors
2. Minah goes all in on the sisterhood
3. Charlotte betrays Minah
4. Charlotte recruits a male, who then betrays her
5. The male Traitor walks away with the sisterhood's money
Final scene: Claudia goes full McBain - "THE PATRIARCHY!!!"
January 17, 2025 at 11:00 PM
#Traitors narrative arc:
1. Claudia picks all female Traitors
2. Minah goes all in on the sisterhood
3. Charlotte betrays Minah
4. Charlotte recruits a male, who then betrays her
5. The male Traitor walks away with the sisterhood's money
Final scene: Claudia goes full McBain - "THE PATRIARCHY!!!"
1. Claudia picks all female Traitors
2. Minah goes all in on the sisterhood
3. Charlotte betrays Minah
4. Charlotte recruits a male, who then betrays her
5. The male Traitor walks away with the sisterhood's money
Final scene: Claudia goes full McBain - "THE PATRIARCHY!!!"
"our place in the world actually can rest on books and pop music more than on advanced manufacturing“
Yes, absolutely.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Yes, absolutely.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Impoverished authors are told they should do it for the love. Try saying that to a dentist | Gareth Rubin
The average income for a writer is now £7,000. For our sake and the country’s, we need financial assistance
www.theguardian.com
January 7, 2025 at 6:42 PM
"our place in the world actually can rest on books and pop music more than on advanced manufacturing“
Yes, absolutely.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Yes, absolutely.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Excellent write-up of a sorry saga. I'd been wondering why it's taken so long to publish as the Peterborough game was weeks ago but I presume now that the writer's lawyers must've ordered several re-writes!
#ntfc
#ntfc
I went to Northampton Town because I wanted to see the club’s infamous East Stand before it is finished.
This is a wild story, one of a missing £10m, an ongoing police enquiry and the former owner’s wife having her home seized.
inews.co.uk/sport/footba...
This is a wild story, one of a missing £10m, an ongoing police enquiry and the former owner’s wife having her home seized.
inews.co.uk/sport/footba...
The incredible saga of Northampton Town and the missing £10m
Sixfields' East Stand is a painful reminder of the misery that may never fully heal
inews.co.uk
January 7, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Excellent write-up of a sorry saga. I'd been wondering why it's taken so long to publish as the Peterborough game was weeks ago but I presume now that the writer's lawyers must've ordered several re-writes!
#ntfc
#ntfc
I think the Traitors should be made to do more. My improvement would be a spy, someone who can listen in on the turret. Their role is to protect the traitors, but the traitors need to root them out in order to win. I might be overcomplicating it but make them risk exposure more, somehow.
#TraitorsUK
#TraitorsUK
January 2, 2025 at 8:18 PM
I think the Traitors should be made to do more. My improvement would be a spy, someone who can listen in on the turret. Their role is to protect the traitors, but the traitors need to root them out in order to win. I might be overcomplicating it but make them risk exposure more, somehow.
#TraitorsUK
#TraitorsUK
New year's resolutions:
1. 10,000 steps a day
2. Read at least 24 books
3. Go to at least 12 gigs (+ a festival).
Off we go then...
#NewYearResolutions
1. 10,000 steps a day
2. Read at least 24 books
3. Go to at least 12 gigs (+ a festival).
Off we go then...
#NewYearResolutions
January 1, 2025 at 11:49 AM
New year's resolutions:
1. 10,000 steps a day
2. Read at least 24 books
3. Go to at least 12 gigs (+ a festival).
Off we go then...
#NewYearResolutions
1. 10,000 steps a day
2. Read at least 24 books
3. Go to at least 12 gigs (+ a festival).
Off we go then...
#NewYearResolutions