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Sarah @ssarahthomsonn.bsky.social · 1d

very nice uber driver handing a jesus pamphlet to this acct. wearing a v. occult black sabbath tee ✨

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Sarah @ssarahthomsonn.bsky.social · 3d

for coward dogs / most spend their mouths when what they seem to threaten / runs far before them

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Sarah @ssarahthomsonn.bsky.social · 13d

got asked "what's this?" (complimentary) twice when playing this out and about this week

get your physical copy now coz only 300 pressed - also available from flying out in tāmaki

EP1 + EP2, by Half Hexagon

9 track album

halfhexagon.bandcamp.com

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Sarah @ssarahthomsonn.bsky.social · 17d

today is a good day 🎹

Amamelia - The Floating Opera

YouTube video by Sunreturn

youtu.be

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Steve Newall @stevenewall.bsky.social · 22d

#NoMusicForGenocide is a cultural boycott of Israel. Over 400 initial artists and labels have geo-blocked and removed their music from that territory - Massive Attack, Primal Scream, Amyl and The Sniffers etc etc

Expect to see some Aotearoa artists on the list today nomusicforgenocide.net

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Sarah @ssarahthomsonn.bsky.social · Aug 27

this acct. has entered the waiting room for yr meeting

⚠️🤬🟠 c/o @stevenewall.bsky.social + saga 😼

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Flicks @flicks.bsky.social · Aug 20

Cinema's not a contest, sure, but we ranked our 20 faves of the fest anyway.

The best of NZIFF, as selected by Rachel Ashby, Matthew Crawley, @adamfresco.bsky.social, @liammaguren.bsky.social, @stevenewall.bsky.social, @itskatie.bsky.social, @danielrutledge.bsky.social, @ssarahthomsonn.bsky.social

Counting down our favourite films of NZ International Film Festival 2025

Get your watchlists ready – there’s plenty we can recommend from our NZIFF viewing this year.

www.flicks.co.nz

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Sarah @ssarahthomsonn.bsky.social · Aug 17

…um

(yes, the one on the left was first)

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Sarah @ssarahthomsonn.bsky.social · Aug 16

the frequency w/ which cathode plays sharon o’neill’s ‘maxine’ vid makes this acct. feel silly proud 🥲

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Sarah @ssarahthomsonn.bsky.social · Aug 4

love** how many people cycle in tāmaki

**as an epileptic who walks everywhere not so keen on the constant high watt strobes

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Sarah @ssarahthomsonn.bsky.social · Jul 26

ty @waybackmachine.bsky.social + @jmbrnt.online 🤝

web.archive.org/web/20250118...

HtownWiki

web.archive.org

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Sarah @ssarahthomsonn.bsky.social · Jul 26

sometimes yr a real one ay sus 🤝

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Sarah @ssarahthomsonn.bsky.social · Jul 26

someone pls help what has befallen the h-town wiki?!?

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Sarah @ssarahthomsonn.bsky.social · Apr 10

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Sarah @ssarahthomsonn.bsky.social · Apr 10

hi 👋

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Sarah @ssarahthomsonn.bsky.social · Mar 21

happy birthday rick breeze - the best to ever do [so very many things actually] 🙂‍↕️

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Sarah @ssarahthomsonn.bsky.social · Mar 13

ugggggghhhhhh this is fantastic 🥲

www.nts.live/shows/the-br...

The NTS Breakfast Show W/ Womb & LEAO 5th March 2025

Playing Live Performance, Indie Rock, Leftfield Pop, Dream Pop. Flo is live this morning from Tāmaki Makaurau, joined by two rising stars of the city's music scene: Flying Nun's newest dream pop signe...

www.nts.live

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Sarah @ssarahthomsonn.bsky.social · Mar 8

happy iwd where you simply cannot throw this acct. off the decks for playing all the julian mendelsohn/pet shop boys produced dusty springfield tracks at once in the venue because doing so would be ILLEGAL

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Sarah @ssarahthomsonn.bsky.social · Feb 21

✊ + nice one @garethshute.bsky.social

www.audioculture.co.nz/articles/sav...

Saving Our Venues: the ongoing campaign - Article | AudioCulture

Shepherds Reign at Whammy Bar, Auckland, during the 2022 Others Way Festival. L to R: Gideon Voon, Filiva

www.audioculture.co.nz

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Sarah @ssarahthomsonn.bsky.social · Feb 12

...this acct. cannot speak on this point tbqh

Sarah @ssarahthomsonn.bsky.social · Feb 11

compunction
blandishments
depredations
filigree
toey
animus

categorically fanging for the shane jones thesaurus ay 📖

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Sarah @ssarahthomsonn.bsky.social · Feb 10

dude

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Sarah @ssarahthomsonn.bsky.social · Feb 10

listening to younger colleagues discuss halina reijn's babygirl (...!?) makes this acct. v. glad for @stevenewall.bsky.social's good and clever interview w/ the director here 🥛

www.flicks.co.nz/features/bab...

Babygirl director interview: Sex, orgasms, erotic thrillers and more

“I always felt very lonely in my dark sexuality.”

www.flicks.co.nz

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Sarah @ssarahthomsonn.bsky.social · Feb 5

would you like to live with this cat?**

sunny rooms available w/ offstreet carpark, courtyard + karangahape at yr fingertips

apply within!

**ok ok it's also w/ this acct. and two others ok

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Sarah @ssarahthomsonn.bsky.social · Feb 4

a woman wipes her face with a tissue while wearing ace necklace

ALT: a woman wipes her face with a tissue while wearing ace necklace

media.tenor.com

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