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Mike Press @mikepress.bsky.social · 14h

Our guided walk of the musical history of London's Soho this Saturday - 11 Oct - takes in Bowie, Beatles, punk, jazz, Pulp and much else. Free to attend, but donations invited for Centrepoint homeless charity.

Walk On The Wild Side

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MealyGarage @mealygarage.bsky.social · 1d

Find out my Top Ten Badly Drawn Boy tracks here. Or don't. Or do.

Toppermost @toppermost.bsky.social · 1d

The Badly Drawn Boy Toppermost by @mealygarage.bsky.social www.toppermost.co.uk/badly-drawn-...

Badly Drawn Boy - Toppermost

Badly Drawn Boy - aka Damon Gough, the singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who came to prominence when his debut studio album, The Hour Of Bewilderbeast, won the Mercury Prize in 2000 - is an ...

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Toppermost @toppermost.bsky.social · 1d

Coming Soon - to the Music Site with a difference ...

Rain Parade, Vulfpeck, Leo Kottke, Penny & Sparrow, Marcus Miller, Hot Chocolate, Sandy Denny, Nic Jones, Tuck & Patti, Cathal Coughlan, Chet Atkins, Betty Davis, Lush, Popguns ...

"That's (not) all Folks"

www.toppermost.co.uk

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Mike Press @mikepress.bsky.social · 4d

There’s another way of looking at AI

News from Nowhere 2.0

AI: The Architect and The Bee

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MealyGarage @mealygarage.bsky.social · 5d

🎉Exactly four years ago I published my short story collection which is quite fitting for the hallowe'en season. Once I've published my vampire novel next year, I'll be writing another collection. Obligatory link for any curious folk. books2read.com/b/VIFOF1

A book cover in the middle with short teaser of the stories inside with yellow arrows pointing to the book.

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Toppermost @toppermost.bsky.social · 5d

This week's Book Choice.

@mikepress.bsky.social reviews @stuartmaconie.bsky.social new Beatles book:

“A vivid portrait of a rich, diverse creative ecosystem. Maconie writes with his trademark wit, warmth, and unerring eye for human detail, a labour of love, a joy to read”

www.toppermost.co.uk

Stuart Maconie's With a little help from their friends.

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Mike Press @mikepress.bsky.social · 5d

My review of the excellent Beatles book by @stuartmaconie.bsky.social is now on Toppermost.

Toppermost - Music site with a difference

Where fans can have their say about a band – passionate writing, top 10s galore, all genres covered, new contributors welcome.

www.toppermost.co.uk

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Mike Press @mikepress.bsky.social · 7d

Our guided walk of London’s Soho on 11 October takes in music, culture and a bit of politics too. Free but inviting donations to Centrepoint homeless charity.

Walk On The Wild Side

Made with Tally, the simplest way to create forms.

tally.so

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Mike Press @mikepress.bsky.social · 6d

Thank you!

Mike Press @mikepress.bsky.social · 7d

Our guided walk of London’s Soho on 11 October takes in music, culture and a bit of politics too. Free but inviting donations to Centrepoint homeless charity.

Walk On The Wild Side

Made with Tally, the simplest way to create forms.

tally.so

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Mike Press @mikepress.bsky.social · 9d

A brilliant profile of a wonderful artist.

Billy Mackenzie - Toppermost

Billy Mackenzie, one of the very best singers of his generation, first came to prominence with the band the Associates that he co-founded with his musical soulmate Alan Rankine in 1979.

www.toppermost.co.uk

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Mike Press @mikepress.bsky.social · 14d

Hope it went well

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Mike Press @mikepress.bsky.social · 14d

Now the third and final musician who created this wonderful music has left us - Danny Thompson

Kingfisher

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Toppermost @toppermost.bsky.social · 16d

Coming Soon to the Music Site with a Difference ...

Death Cab For Cutie, Billy Mackenzie, Stray Cats, Sandy Denny, Leo Kottke, Marcus Miller, Hot Chocolate, Nic Jones, Tuck & Patti, Cathal Coughlan, Penny & Sparrow, Chet Atkins ...

"That's (not) all Folks"

www.toppermost.co.uk

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Peter Watts @peterwatts.bsky.social · 17d

There are still a handful of places left for my Alexander Baron/Lowlife walking tour of Stoke Newington next Saturday. Tickets here! www.faber.co.uk/product/walk...

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Mike Press @mikepress.bsky.social · 19d

Join us on our musical walking tour of Soho - Saturday 11th October - a tour led by your musical passions.

Walk On The Wild Side

Made with Tally, the simplest way to create forms.

tally.so

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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 25d

Fantastic news for David Bowie fans: the David Bowie Centre is now open at the V&A East Storehouse 🚀

From Ziggy Stardust to Blackstar, more than 90,000 items from David Bowie’s life and work will be available to the public for the first time ever - and it’s completely free.

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Mike Press @mikepress.bsky.social · 27d

You weren’t wrong.

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Johny Nocash/John Hartley @johnynocash.bsky.social · 28d

I’m playing songs from my new album (brokendownrecords.bandcamp.com) live in St.Albans on Sep 25th. It’d be lovely if you could come; I don’t do this very often at all. Tickets here (discount code JNC25): www.ticketweb.uk/event/civil-...

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Mike Press @mikepress.bsky.social · 28d

Hugely bad news

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Mike Press @mikepress.bsky.social · 28d

A musical walking tour of London's Soho - Saturday 11 October.

Walk On The Wild Side

Made with Tally, the simplest way to create forms.

tally.so

Mike Press @mikepress.bsky.social · Sep 1

Join our walking tour exploring the music and cultural history of London’s Soho.

Walk On The Wild Side

Made with Tally, the simplest way to create forms.

tally.so

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Toppermost @toppermost.bsky.social · Aug 22

This week's new book choice on Toppermost is Justin Currie's reflections on life as a touring musician in the shadow of his life changing Parkinson’s diagnosis, reviewed by @daveamitri.bsky.social
www.toppermost.co.uk

Justin Currie's memoir The Tremolo Diaries book cover

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blogmywiki @blogmywiki.bsky.social · Aug 21

The first part of the XTC Play at Home is here. Never seen this either. Like Andy’s BBC Bristol RPM appearance they’ve done the mural, will we get the Avery Scale Shop? youtu.be/Lh6fi46waIY?...

XTC-PLAY AT HOME-C4-1984-PART 1/3

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Dr Eleanor Janega @goingmedieval.bsky.social · Aug 16

London, in fact, is the best. I will go to the mat time and time again for my city, and anyone telling you it is scary or dangerous is just a weird racist.

Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · Aug 15

London is the greatest city in the world to live, work and study.

I wrote for @bylinetimes.bsky.social on why the city millions of us know and love is far from the bleak picture some are trying to paint:

‘These People Can’t Stand What London Represents… It Makes a Mockery of their Entire Worldview’

Sadiq Khan, the Labour Mayor of London, addresses the increasing number of claims by those in the media and politics of the capital city’s apparent decline

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