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Stephen Palmer
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Author of music, anthropology & genre fiction books. Musician, atheist & materialist. Likes tea, T Dream, Pink Floyd, Stranglers, Steve Reich. Considers the nature of consciousness a lot. #EmbraceTheRandom
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February 16, 2026 at 8:12 AM
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More of artist Helga Stentzel's fun clothesline creatures #WomensArt #Monday
Four images of clothes on a line which are positioned to resemble animals, an elephant, a zebra, a cow and a fox
February 16, 2026 at 6:03 AM
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#PinkFloydAlbumByAlbum
#PinkFloyd
#SydBarrett
#DavidGilmour
#RickWright
#RichardWright
#NickMason
#RogerWaters
#DarkSideOfTheMoon
#WishYouWereHere
#Animals
#TheWall
#ILovePinkFloyd
#PinkFloydForever
#PinkFloydMusic
#PinkFloydFan
#PinkFloydFans
#ComfortablyNumb
#TimePinkFloyd
#MoneyPinkFloyd
😁
February 14, 2026 at 4:52 PM
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Happy birthday Peter Gabriel.
#PeterGabriel
#Genesis.
Peter Gabriel - San Jacinto (Secret World Live HD)
YouTube video by Peter Gabriel
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February 13, 2026 at 12:32 PM
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Very happy 75th birthday today to one of our greatest rock guitarists!
#SteveHackett
#Genesis.
Time To Get Out
YouTube video by Steve Hackett - Topic
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February 12, 2026 at 9:47 AM
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#photography #EmbraceTheRandom.
The mysterious blob.
February 10, 2026 at 11:44 AM
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Very much looking forward to this!
#PaulWeller
#TheJam.
February 8, 2026 at 11:08 AM
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The original Dave Greenfield Hohner Cembalet is restored...
#Stranglers
#DaveGreenfield.
Stranglers keyboard in The Repair Shop
YouTube video by Zero Swamp
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February 6, 2026 at 9:03 AM
stephenauthor.bsky.social
Anyone here see Genesis on the "Seconds Out" tour?
#Genesis
#SecondsOut.
February 5, 2026 at 3:31 PM
stephenauthor.bsky.social
Some sad news :(
LaMonte McLemore, Grammy-winning singer with 5th Dimension, dies aged 90
Singer was member of vocal group that scored 1960s hits with Up, Up and Away and Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In
www.theguardian.com
February 5, 2026 at 8:52 AM
stephenauthor.bsky.social
Astonishing news!
#Stranglers.
February 2, 2026 at 3:17 PM
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Happy Imbolc!
#Imbolc.
Imbolc Chant, by Mooch
from the album Stations Of The Sun
mooch2.bandcamp.com
February 1, 2026 at 10:50 AM
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Very happy 70th birthday today to the one and only John Lydon.
#PiL
#SexPistols
#JohnLydon
#JohnnyRotten
#punk.
Public Image Limited - Rise
YouTube video by PublicImageLimitVEVO
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January 31, 2026 at 10:02 AM
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Free to subscribe to my Substack "Play On."
#Genesis
#PhilCollins
#PeterGabriel
#MikeRutherford
#SteveHackett
#AnthonyPhillips
#TonyBanks.
January 23, 2026 at 10:49 AM
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Big news from Subvert.
#Subvert
#Bandcamp
#AImusic
#PlatformCooperativism.
Reflections from the Platform Cooperativism Conference in Istanbul
by Austin Robey For those of you who don't know, Subvert is part of a small corner of the tech world called "Platform Cooperatives". The idea is that there are many different kinds of cooperatives: w...
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January 22, 2026 at 2:51 PM
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I've begun work on my new music book, 'Genesis: Album By Album.'
#Genesis
#TonyBanks
#PhilCollins
#PeterGabriel
#SteveHackett
#MikeRutherford
#AnthonyPhillips.
January 21, 2026 at 4:21 PM
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Well that's very sad news.
Pioneering Guitarist Ralph Towner Has Died | News | Clash Magazine Music News, Reviews & Interviews
Influential jazz guitarist Ralph Towner has died. The musician's passing was confirmed earlier today - January 18th - by his long-term label ECM. Ralph
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January 19, 2026 at 10:49 AM
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Excerpt from an LP I jointly created with Devon psych legend Icarus Peel. Out on splatter vinyl in mid-March from the highly esteemed Fruits De Mer Records.
#psychedelia
#progressive.
Superpurpleshine
YouTube video by icarus peel
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January 18, 2026 at 10:48 AM
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#photography.
Things I can see without getting up off the sofa, No. 10.
January 17, 2026 at 7:18 PM
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#photography.
Things I can see without getting up off the sofa, No. 9.
January 17, 2026 at 7:15 PM
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#photography.
Things I can see without getting up off the sofa, No 8.
January 17, 2026 at 7:12 PM
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#photography.
Things I can see without getting up off the sofa, No. 7.
January 17, 2026 at 7:08 PM
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#photography.
Things I can see without getting up off the sofa, No. 6.
January 17, 2026 at 7:05 PM
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#photography.
Things I can see without getting up off the sofa, No. 5.
January 17, 2026 at 7:01 PM
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#photography.
Things I can see without getting up off the sofa, No. 4.
January 17, 2026 at 6:59 PM