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Ian Whiteside @ianwhiteside.bsky.social · 15h

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

The best gig I ever saw cost £4. Spiralling concert prices are a cultural disaster | John Harris

Tickets for big tours have vastly outstripped inflation, while smaller artists and venues struggle. The magic is in danger of being snuffed out entirely, says Guardian columnist John Harris

www.theguardian.com

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Ian Whiteside @ianwhiteside.bsky.social · 3d

Love this

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Ian Whiteside @ianwhiteside.bsky.social · 3d

So many fabulous albums to choose from

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Ian Whiteside @ianwhiteside.bsky.social · 3d

Prefuse 73 didn’t make the top 100 🤷‍♂️

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Ian Whiteside @ianwhiteside.bsky.social · 4d

youtu.be/njUUTNGQssI?...

Melt

YouTube video by Siouxsie & The Banshees - Topic

youtu.be

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Preston North End Post @pnefcpost.bsky.social · 4d

🔢 A great day at the office!

#pnefc

Preston North End player ratings vs Charlton Athletic with three 8/10s

Thierry Small and Daniel Jebbison were on the score sheet

www.lep.co.uk

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Ian Whiteside @ianwhiteside.bsky.social · 5d

Hopefully get a ticket for Nottingham

Ian Whiteside @ianwhiteside.bsky.social · 5d

Thanks as ever Richard 🍻

#5debutalbums0004
1 Broadcast The noise made by people
2 Goldfrapp Felt Mountain
3 Prefuse 73 Vocal Studies & Uprock Narratives
4 Franz Ferdinand s/t
5 Joanna Newsom The Milk-eyed Mender

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Ian Whiteside @ianwhiteside.bsky.social · 5d

youtube.com/watch?v=fx7x...

Check the record
Check the guy's track record
He is not appreciated
#FallFriday

The Fall - Big New Prinz (The Other Side of Midnight, Granada TV, live 1988)

YouTube video by ReleaseTheCanines

youtube.com

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Ian Whiteside @ianwhiteside.bsky.social · 6d

Sounds about standard

Ian Whiteside @ianwhiteside.bsky.social · 6d

Can you deliver on a wet Thursday night away at Stoke?

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Ian Whiteside @ianwhiteside.bsky.social · 8d

I’ve never heard the recording but I was at the gig

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Ian Whiteside @ianwhiteside.bsky.social · 8d

Is it the BBC Radio Lancashire broadcast?

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Ian Whiteside @ianwhiteside.bsky.social · 9d

Jealous

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Ian Whiteside @ianwhiteside.bsky.social · 9d

www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

This is a fabulous listen

Desert Island Discs - Michael Sheen, actor - BBC Sounds

Michael sheen, actor, shares the soundtrack fo his life with Lauren Laverne.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Ian Whiteside @ianwhiteside.bsky.social · 10d

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Ian Whiteside @ianwhiteside.bsky.social · 12d

Julian Cope

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Ian Whiteside @ianwhiteside.bsky.social · 12d

youtube.com/watch?v=9oc_...

I say "Wait sir, wait sir,
You'd better wait sir"
Guaranteed
#FallFriday

Behind the Counter

YouTube video by The Fall - Topic

youtube.com

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Ian Whiteside @ianwhiteside.bsky.social · 15d

You see this, post a concert pic you took

Peter Buck playing guitar at The Ferret, Preston, August 2025.

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Ian Whiteside @ianwhiteside.bsky.social · 15d

Mad rambling old man gonna ramble

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plastiknancy.bsky.social @plastiknancy.bsky.social · 18d

m.youtube.com/watch?v=YwEX...

Plastic Palace People

YouTube video by Scott Walker - Topic

m.youtube.com

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Ian Whiteside @ianwhiteside.bsky.social · 17d

Sounds more like cross stitch

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Ian Whiteside @ianwhiteside.bsky.social · 17d

4. old & weird

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Ian Whiteside @ianwhiteside.bsky.social · 18d

They are after your custard

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Zoom Unit @zoomunit.bsky.social · 18d

youtu.be/ew7avyBHi1E?... Pere Ubu - Over My Head

Pere Ubu - Over My Head

YouTube video by firerecords

youtu.be

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