Richard Marks
@richardmlive.bsky.social
Jack of many trades, master of none:
Media researcher @ https://researchthemedia.com
Podcaster@ theFollycast.com and @ asiconferences.com/asicasts/
Music blogger @ theuncertainsmile.com
Artist @ artbyrichardmarks.wordpress.com
Media researcher @ https://researchthemedia.com
Podcaster@ theFollycast.com and @ asiconferences.com/asicasts/
Music blogger @ theuncertainsmile.com
Artist @ artbyrichardmarks.wordpress.com
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Richard Marks
@richardmlive.bsky.social
· Nov 18
So hello Bluesky. If you were following me over on Twitter, here's a statistical breakdown of the tweets you endured over there. Past performance is not indicative of future success, but I'm probably too old to change now.
As some of you will know, each year friends and I do a musical advent calendar of our 20 songs of the year. Here's day one....
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2025 Top Twenties #20 – The Belair Lip Bombs, Cardiacs, Cari Cari & Coach Party
Richard M: So here we go again. For the fourteenth year running, the Uncertain Smile crew are counting down our top twenty songs of the year. Each day we’ll each be posting our latest entry, …
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December 5, 2025 at 9:27 AM
As some of you will know, each year friends and I do a musical advent calendar of our 20 songs of the year. Here's day one....
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The reviews have been a bit mixed, but I saw Spinal Tap 2 with a couple of friends yesterday and we were pleasantly surprised. Not as quotable as the original, but an engaging 90 minutes for Tap fans....
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Spinal Tap II: The End Continues - Official Trailer - Only In Cinemas Now
YouTube video by Sony Pictures Releasing UK
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September 15, 2025 at 10:05 AM
The reviews have been a bit mixed, but I saw Spinal Tap 2 with a couple of friends yesterday and we were pleasantly surprised. Not as quotable as the original, but an engaging 90 minutes for Tap fans....
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September 15, 2025 at 9:57 AM
@radiofreeskaro.bsky.social Out of the blue a friend presented me with this weighty tome - a Who book I had no idea existed! I don't think it has featured on RFS (published 2024), but perhaps the memory cheats. Might make an interesting interview given @legopolis.bsky.social musical tastes...?
September 15, 2025 at 8:36 AM
@radiofreeskaro.bsky.social Out of the blue a friend presented me with this weighty tome - a Who book I had no idea existed! I don't think it has featured on RFS (published 2024), but perhaps the memory cheats. Might make an interesting interview given @legopolis.bsky.social musical tastes...?
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We put this on the inside cover of Big Shoulders #1. I'd like to see notices like this on a lot more comics in the future.
September 5, 2025 at 1:34 PM
We put this on the inside cover of Big Shoulders #1. I'd like to see notices like this on a lot more comics in the future.
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Has a piece of art ever made you cry? A painting or sculpture, a poem or a song? Maybe this song. ‘Art’ is the latest single from the chart-smashing album ‘Stick’. Watch the full fantastic video from @happytoast.co.uk
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September 5, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Has a piece of art ever made you cry? A painting or sculpture, a poem or a song? Maybe this song. ‘Art’ is the latest single from the chart-smashing album ‘Stick’. Watch the full fantastic video from @happytoast.co.uk
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtNX...
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Good to see them updating the Richard Scarry books
July 27, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Good to see them updating the Richard Scarry books
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#DoctorWho #TargetBookClub news:
For the first time in my life I have sold out!
(Somewhere in the darkness, Death Comes To Time twitches angrily)
For the first time in my life I have sold out!
(Somewhere in the darkness, Death Comes To Time twitches angrily)
@gossjam.bsky.social I think I just bought the very last ticket so as of 10:50am Target Book Club is sold out. Congratulations!
July 18, 2025 at 10:05 AM
#DoctorWho #TargetBookClub news:
For the first time in my life I have sold out!
(Somewhere in the darkness, Death Comes To Time twitches angrily)
For the first time in my life I have sold out!
(Somewhere in the darkness, Death Comes To Time twitches angrily)
@gossjam.bsky.social I think I just bought the very last ticket so as of 10:50am Target Book Club is sold out. Congratulations!
July 18, 2025 at 10:01 AM
@gossjam.bsky.social I think I just bought the very last ticket so as of 10:50am Target Book Club is sold out. Congratulations!
Songs In The Key Of Life Day Six: Into the early Eighties with New Order, The Smiths, Bronski Beat & Matt Finish
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Songs In The Key Of Life Day Six: New Order, The Smiths, Bronski Beat & Matt Finish
Richard M: As we enter the second week of our summer theme, it seems appropriate to move into the 1980s. This is with some reluctance, as the late 70s are such a fascinating time. 80s music started…
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July 18, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Songs In The Key Of Life Day Six: Into the early Eighties with New Order, The Smiths, Bronski Beat & Matt Finish
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Songs In The Key Of Life Day Five: John Williams, Wire, Misty In Roots, David Greenslade & Patrick Woodroffe
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Songs In The Key Of Life Day Five: John Williams, Wire, Misty In Roots, David Greenslade & Patrick Woodroffe
Richard M: 1977 was quite the year: punk exploded into new wave (Hooray!), we had the Silver Jubilee (Boo!) and on 27th December came the moment that had as much of an enduring effect on popular cu…
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July 15, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Songs In The Key Of Life Day Five: John Williams, Wire, Misty In Roots, David Greenslade & Patrick Woodroffe
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People think money has ruined football but the sight of a rapist dictator standing next to a corrupt football official in front of a big gold trophy at a competition bankrolled by Saudi Arabia reminds me the game still belongs to us.
July 14, 2025 at 6:40 AM
People think money has ruined football but the sight of a rapist dictator standing next to a corrupt football official in front of a big gold trophy at a competition bankrolled by Saudi Arabia reminds me the game still belongs to us.
Songs in the Key of Life Day Four: ABBA, The Alan Parsons Project, The Clash & The Jam
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Songs in the Key of Life Day Four: ABBA, The Alan Parsons Project, The Clash & The Jam
Richard M: Many rock autobiographies cite the influence of the older brother in people’s musical development. The older sage who guides the musical traveler away from the childish attractions…
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July 13, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Songs in the Key of Life Day Four: ABBA, The Alan Parsons Project, The Clash & The Jam
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Songs in the Key of Life Day 3: Kraftwerk, Wings, Blue Öyster Cult, Cold Chisel & Donna Summer
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Songs in the Key of Life Day 3: Kraftwerk, Wings, Blue Öyster Cult, Cold Chisel & Donna Summer
Richard M: It’s March 1977 and I am sat after school watching the first episode of a new kids drama show called Out Of Bounds. It will run for just six episodes and disappear after that. No c…
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July 11, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Songs in the Key of Life Day 3: Kraftwerk, Wings, Blue Öyster Cult, Cold Chisel & Donna Summer
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Historical cartoon. History is (always) now.
July 10, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Historical cartoon. History is (always) now.
Songs In The Key of Life Day 2: Sweet, Frankie Valli, Mike Oldfield, Pink Floyd, Olivia Newton John & John Travolta...
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Songs In The Key of Life Day 2: Sweet, Frankie Valli, Mike Oldfield, Pink Floyd, Olivia Newton John & John Travolta
Richard M: The first music journalism that I was exposed to was not the NME, Sounds or even Smash Hits – which would not arrive until the early 80s – but the weekly kid’s magazine…
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July 10, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Songs In The Key of Life Day 2: Sweet, Frankie Valli, Mike Oldfield, Pink Floyd, Olivia Newton John & John Travolta...
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Songs In the key of Life Day One: Barry Gray, Badfinger, Then Shadows and Simon & Garfunkel
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Songs In The Key Of Life Day One: Barry Gray, Badfinger, The Shadows, Simon & Garfunkel
Richard M: So today we start our summer theme, with each of the Uncertain Smile collective nominating ten songs that are landmarks in our own musical journeys, that shape the music we like or open…
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July 9, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Songs In the key of Life Day One: Barry Gray, Badfinger, Then Shadows and Simon & Garfunkel
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July 4, 2025 at 10:10 AM
I have some paintings and greetings cards on sale at this pop up exhibition in Putney Exchange this coming week, plus lots of stuff from better artists than me! I shall be on the stall from time to time throughout the week refining my sales technique.
June 22, 2025 at 5:51 PM
I have some paintings and greetings cards on sale at this pop up exhibition in Putney Exchange this coming week, plus lots of stuff from better artists than me! I shall be on the stall from time to time throughout the week refining my sales technique.
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I’m starting an anti-podcast where me and a friend meet up once a week and keep our thoughts to ourselves without recording it or posting it. Please anti-like and anti-subscribe if you’d like to support it
May 26, 2025 at 10:27 PM
I’m starting an anti-podcast where me and a friend meet up once a week and keep our thoughts to ourselves without recording it or posting it. Please anti-like and anti-subscribe if you’d like to support it
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Let’s do this!!!
All votes must be in by 11pm on Fri 30th May 2025
Link to vote here: www.nationaltvawards.com/vote
All votes must be in by 11pm on Fri 30th May 2025
Link to vote here: www.nationaltvawards.com/vote
May 21, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Let’s do this!!!
All votes must be in by 11pm on Fri 30th May 2025
Link to vote here: www.nationaltvawards.com/vote
All votes must be in by 11pm on Fri 30th May 2025
Link to vote here: www.nationaltvawards.com/vote
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If Labour are getting accused of undoing Brexit, they might as well actually fucking undo Brexit!
Why is it we can all see this, but they can’t?
Why is it we can all see this, but they can’t?
May 19, 2025 at 11:22 AM
If Labour are getting accused of undoing Brexit, they might as well actually fucking undo Brexit!
Why is it we can all see this, but they can’t?
Why is it we can all see this, but they can’t?
@theathleticfc.bsky.social Podcasts on my Athletic subscriber app have not updated since Thursday. I have checked and I do have the latest version. Is it just me or a wider problem?
May 19, 2025 at 3:58 PM
@theathleticfc.bsky.social Podcasts on my Athletic subscriber app have not updated since Thursday. I have checked and I do have the latest version. Is it just me or a wider problem?
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the new york sewer rats have finally elected a new rat pope
May 8, 2025 at 4:18 PM
the new york sewer rats have finally elected a new rat pope