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Andy Catlin @andycatlin.com · 17m

Surveillance kettlism?

Andy Catlin @andycatlin.com · 3h

Why We Can't Have Nice Things: apparently we can't solve climate change but at least your kettle has wi-fi and will be future-ready ozonecoffee.co.uk/products/fel...

A block of text which reads: "The EKG Pro also includes Wi-Fi connectivity, allowing firmware updates via the Fellow Updater app to keep your kettle current with the latest features. While remote control isn’t yet supported, the smart connectivity ensures your kettle stays future-ready."

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Andy Catlin @andycatlin.com · 1d

"To give someone their dignity, you must show their complexity" Great talk from @damianbarr.bsky.social with @sarasheridan.bsky.social at @nationalgalleries.bsky.social discussing his excellent new book 'The Two Roberts'.

A writer onstage reading from their book to the audience

Two people on stage in front of an audience with a projected image behind them of a book cover which reads "The Two Roberts" by Damian Barr

A writer onstage holds open their book to show the audience the inside pages

A writer sitting at a table and signing their book for a fan

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Andy Catlin @andycatlin.com · 1d

Cracking album launch show from The Shell + @obakegaku.bsky.social tonight at the Voodoo Rooms. Definitely give their album a listen at the-shell.bandcamp.com/album/the-sh... 👏👏👏

An electronica musician onstage during a concert

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Andy Catlin @andycatlin.com · 3d

Part 2 catch-up from the inaugural #Edinburgh Indiepop All-dayer with @fightmilkband.bsky.social + Lande Hekt + The Cords + The Proctors closing the day on a high 👏 Big shout out to organisers, artists + staff who made it a great day 😀 Photo album > andycatlin.myportfolio.com/edinburgh-in...

A guitarist onstage at a concert leaning backwards and staring upwards

A guitarist onstage at a concert singing into a microphone

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Andy Catlin @andycatlin.com · 3d

Part 1 catch-up from today's super-fun inaugural Edinburgh Indiepop All-dayer at The Mash House with cracking sets from @thejustjoans.bsky.social + Maison d'Etre + @fomachete.bsky.social + Josie 👏 Photo album > andycatlin.myportfolio.com/edinburgh-in...

Two singers onstage at an indie pop festival

A musician playing bass guitar at an indie pop festival

A singer onstage at an indie pop festival

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Andy Catlin @andycatlin.com · 6d

How Thursday Ends: revisiting @strangetownco.bsky.social visceral production of Jennifer Adam's 'HER' which has only got more powerful since its 2023 premiere. Definitely see it if you get the chance (last @traversetheatre.bsky.social show is Fri 3 Oct, 7pm).

A young person holding their mobile phone in both hands which is illuminating their face in the darkness

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Andy Catlin @andycatlin.com · 6d

How Thursday Starts: ace morning taking photos of @dunedinconsort.bsky.social 'A Baroque in Motion' project at the Donaldson Trust in Linlithgow featuring a beautiful mix of music and movement 👏

Two dancers in a performance are sat on the floor with their bodies entwined and arms raised whilst a cello player performs behind them.

Andy Catlin @andycatlin.com · 7d

"The Grateful Dead get their own Pantone colours" Clumsy brand tie-ins are GO! musically.com/2025/10/01/t...

Touch of Spray: The Grateful Dead get their own Pantone colours

Discover the unique Grateful Dead Pantone colours launched for the 60th anniversary, featuring Grateful Red and Stealie Blue.

musically.com

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Andy Catlin @andycatlin.com · 8d

4.55pm on a Tuesday afternoon are BBC Radio 4 are playing Swans with a jolly anecdote about a dad taking his daughter to see them live and her being physically sick because of the volume / noise. Our work here is done. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

BBC Radio 4 - Artworks, For FUZZ Sake

John Robb explores how the sound of fuzz changed the world.

www.bbc.co.uk

Andy Catlin @andycatlin.com · 8d

"Our brain 'swivels' to focus on sounds from different directions" Well done brain: www.newscientist.com/article/2498... via @newscientist.com

Our brain 'swivels' to focus on sounds from different directions

Many mammals physically pivot their ears to hone in on a particular sound, and now it seems that a similar action takes place in our brain

www.newscientist.com

Andy Catlin @andycatlin.com · 9d

If you don't have Rachel's in your life, now is the time to get it sorted: www.theguardian.com/music/2025/s...

‘People seemed deeply insulted’: how cult 90s band Rachel’s took chamber music out of the classical world

The graceful ensemble prefigured the neo-classical phenomenon and found surprising success in the post-Nirvana alt-rock boom. After the deaths of two members, reissuing their debut has proven bittersw...

www.theguardian.com

Andy Catlin @andycatlin.com · 10d

Inspiring night taking photos for Cutting Edge Theatre as they celebrated their 30th birthday at the Festival Theatre with a powerful introduction by Daniel from their youth theatre 🎂

A young person at a birthday party speaks into a microphone in their left hand whilst pointing at someone in the audience with their right hand

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Andy Catlin @andycatlin.com · 11d

"The locations chosen in West Sussex to double for the environs around Loch Ness were superb and apart from the lack of mountains, you'd be hard-pressed to tell that it wasn't shot in the Highlands" It's always good to take a positive approach, right? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Why Doctor Who filmed the Highlands in West Sussex

Terror of the Zygons, filmed on location 50 years ago in West Sussex, is coming out on Blu-ray.

www.bbc.co.uk

Andy Catlin @andycatlin.com · 12d

Fun times at today's Friday Friends event at National Museum of Scotland 😀 Friday Friends is a monthly event for D/deaf and visually impaired children and their families, organised in partnership with City of Edinburgh Council's Additional Support for Learning Service www.nms.ac.uk/events/frida...

A smiling child tries on a soldier's helmet at a museum event

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Federation of Scottish Theatre @fedscottheatre.bsky.social · 12d

💙 FST’s bursary applications are officially open💙

These paid opportunities could allow you to gain experience by working within an established organisation or with an established practitioner in the performing arts for up to 12 weeks ✨

Find out more 👉👉👉 www.scottishtheatre.org/sector-suppo...

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Andy Catlin @andycatlin.com · 13d

How Thursday Ends: always a treat being able to document the work of @dunedinconsort.bsky.social and their current 'Bach’s Italy' programme sounds amazing 👏👏👏 (hear it at @rcsofficial.bsky.social #Glasgow - Fri 26 Sep / St John's Kirk, #Perth - Sat 27 Sep)

A cello player performing at a classical music concert

Andy Catlin @andycatlin.com · 13d

How Thursday Starts: ace morning capturing the excitement at the National Museum of Scotland when pupils taking part in the Wee Explorers workshop got to see the Lewis Chess pieces for the first time 😮

A group of excited children smiling and pointing at a display case of ancient chess pieces which are on display in a museum

Andy Catlin @andycatlin.com · 14d

Are the podcasts available on other platforms?

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Museums Galleries Scotland @museumsgalleriesscotland.org.uk · 14d

📸 We've just launched a new round of our bursary for museum marketing photography. Accredited and non-Accredited museum organisations in Scotland can apply for up to £1,000 to spend on commissioning photography for marketing purposes.

Applications close at 9am on 20th October 2025.

Bursary for museum marketing photography - Museums Galleries Scotland

Boost your marketing by applying for up to £1,000 to pay for new photographs of your museum or gallery.

www.museumsgalleriesscotland.org.uk

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Andy Catlin @andycatlin.com · 18d

Packed day documenting @edinburghnapier.bsky.social Open Day with hunners of potential students visiting the three campuses (and getting the photographer to clock up a bonus 🚴 20km + 🚶 10K) 😀

A group of people in a darkened recording studio where a sound engineer is demonstrating the sound mixing equipment.

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Andy Catlin @andycatlin.com · 19d

Perfect mix of skill, anger and humour at a legendary night from M(h)aol + @malloryhawk.bsky.social + Sloth at Sneaky Pete's (with optional M(h)aol pub quiz 😂). Photo album > andycatlin.myportfolio.com/mhaol-mallor...

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Andy Catlin @andycatlin.com · 24d

Last visit to see loveable doofus Qabid, the greater one-horned rhinoceros at @edinburghzoo.bsky.social, before he says au revoir for pastures new. During his time in Edinburgh he got his head stuck in both a feed bucket and a tractor tyre so he's sure to make an impact at his new home 😂)

Black and white image of a male greater one-horned rhinoceros

A male greater one-horned rhinoceros eating straw

A male greater one-horned rhinoceros rubbing its head against a tractor tyre inside its enclosure at a zoo

Andy Catlin @andycatlin.com · 25d

How Saturday Ends: couldn't resist another blast of DITZ at Glasgow's CORE festival - short, surreal, savage ❤️ Photo album > andycatlin.myportfolio.com/ditz-13-sept...

A singer at a concert stands on top of a monitor speaker under a large light shade with the audience looking up at them

A musician playing an electric guitar during a concert

A musician playing a bass guitar during a concert

A singer at a concert dances with the audience

Andy Catlin @andycatlin.com · 25d

How Saturday Starts: fun times at today's Dogs & Ducks event at National Museum of Rural Life when visitors got turned into a slalom course for a border collie and its flock of Indian Runner Ducks 😂

Two children and an adult are standing in a group and laughing as a border collie dog herds a group of ducks around their feet