Steven Reid
@tranquilityfire.bsky.social
The one you can't understand from The UK Connection on Sea of Tranquility YouTube Channel. SoT writer and one time Fireworks Rock and Metal contributor and Ast Editor. Music talk and other assorted bletherings.
Highly recommend.
A festive freebie for anyone up and about and already a bit bored. It’s issue 1 of Stramash’63 as a PDF. Link should be good for a month
www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/dnuza...
www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/dnuza...
December 26, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Highly recommend.
Well, that's the Christmas listening sorted courtesy of the ever dependable @brighterdayvinyl.bsky.social . Thanks Joel, have a great Christmas!
December 23, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Well, that's the Christmas listening sorted courtesy of the ever dependable @brighterdayvinyl.bsky.social . Thanks Joel, have a great Christmas!
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we can kill them all if we just work together and ✨believe💫
December 15, 2025 at 5:11 PM
we can kill them all if we just work together and ✨believe💫
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youtu.be/RKFq8hXuQKM?... Have you wondered if the mighty Saxon still bring it? Fear not, @tranquilityfire.bsky.social and myself have got you covered. #FTUKC:USASGFS
From The UK Connection: Saxon & Dirkschneider UK Concert Reviews
YouTube video by Sea of Tranquility
youtu.be
November 22, 2025 at 9:15 AM
youtu.be/RKFq8hXuQKM?... Have you wondered if the mighty Saxon still bring it? Fear not, @tranquilityfire.bsky.social and myself have got you covered. #FTUKC:USASGFS
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Have added a couple of recent sketches and the last small bunch of Voldugur copies to my store there is a sketch option for the Voldugur well.
jamescorcoran.bigcartel.com
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November 9, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Have added a couple of recent sketches and the last small bunch of Voldugur copies to my store there is a sketch option for the Voldugur well.
jamescorcoran.bigcartel.com
jamescorcoran.bigcartel.com
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youtu.be/EWszhetTclI?... I did an Album Homework Assignment with George Lamie because @tranquilityfire.bsky.social wouldn't.
Apparently I talk funny!
Apparently I talk funny!
Album Homework Assignment: Simon Bray & George Lamie!
YouTube video by Sea of Tranquility
youtu.be
November 9, 2025 at 7:52 AM
youtu.be/EWszhetTclI?... I did an Album Homework Assignment with George Lamie because @tranquilityfire.bsky.social wouldn't.
Apparently I talk funny!
Apparently I talk funny!
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Whilst I'm always looking to buy record collections, at the moment it's a priority!
Do you know anyone looking to shift their collection, or perhaps are you embracing a different format... or moving, whatever the reason.
DM
WhatsApp - 07455680866
Email - [email protected]
Let's chat! 🌞
Do you know anyone looking to shift their collection, or perhaps are you embracing a different format... or moving, whatever the reason.
DM
WhatsApp - 07455680866
Email - [email protected]
Let's chat! 🌞
October 15, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Whilst I'm always looking to buy record collections, at the moment it's a priority!
Do you know anyone looking to shift their collection, or perhaps are you embracing a different format... or moving, whatever the reason.
DM
WhatsApp - 07455680866
Email - [email protected]
Let's chat! 🌞
Do you know anyone looking to shift their collection, or perhaps are you embracing a different format... or moving, whatever the reason.
DM
WhatsApp - 07455680866
Email - [email protected]
Let's chat! 🌞
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Stramash ‘63 my weird 60’s Glaswegian crime/ sci-fi comic is available here in print and digital
jamescorcoran.bigcartel.com
jamescorcoran.bigcartel.com
October 12, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Stramash ‘63 my weird 60’s Glaswegian crime/ sci-fi comic is available here in print and digital
jamescorcoran.bigcartel.com
jamescorcoran.bigcartel.com
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Blustery day, isn't it? Here's the National Grid: Live generation data. Wind and solar are generating 74.2% of our electricity. Gas is generating 13.1%. And yet our household electricity prices are pegged to... the volatile price of gas. Which is the basis on which the right attacks... renewables.
October 4, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Blustery day, isn't it? Here's the National Grid: Live generation data. Wind and solar are generating 74.2% of our electricity. Gas is generating 13.1%. And yet our household electricity prices are pegged to... the volatile price of gas. Which is the basis on which the right attacks... renewables.
Cum on feel the noize!
youtu.be/rFUI1yPGpUY?...
Time to give the people even more of what they want as @tranquilityfire.bsky.social and myself discuss the first decade of the mighty Slade. Mainly because the Murcan couldn't join in😂
Time to give the people even more of what they want as @tranquilityfire.bsky.social and myself discuss the first decade of the mighty Slade. Mainly because the Murcan couldn't join in😂
From The UK Connection: Slade-An Overview of Their Album Catalog...Part 1
YouTube video by Sea of Tranquility
youtu.be
September 27, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Cum on feel the noize!
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the post office is a public service. it doesn’t need to make money. public transit doesn’t need to make money. the library doesn’t need to make money. some things exist for the public good and we desperately need lawmakers to stop thinking about them in terms of capitalism. these are not businesses.
September 25, 2025 at 11:09 PM
the post office is a public service. it doesn’t need to make money. public transit doesn’t need to make money. the library doesn’t need to make money. some things exist for the public good and we desperately need lawmakers to stop thinking about them in terms of capitalism. these are not businesses.
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“I mean, your society’s broken, so who should we blame? Should we blame the rich, powerful people who caused it? No let’s blame the people with no power & no money & these immigrants who don’t even have the vote, yeah it must be their fucking fault.”
—Iain Banks
www.theguardian.com/books/2013/j...
—Iain Banks
www.theguardian.com/books/2013/j...
Iain Banks: the final interview
Iain Banks died last Sunday, just before the publication of his final novel The Quarry. Last month he talked to Stuart Kelly about writing, politics and all the things still left to do . . .
www.theguardian.com
September 16, 2025 at 1:06 PM
“I mean, your society’s broken, so who should we blame? Should we blame the rich, powerful people who caused it? No let’s blame the people with no power & no money & these immigrants who don’t even have the vote, yeah it must be their fucking fault.”
—Iain Banks
www.theguardian.com/books/2013/j...
—Iain Banks
www.theguardian.com/books/2013/j...
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Yes. I suggest we all write letters today to all the PSBs asking why they’re not covering Ed Davey’s call to all leaders about Elon Musk inciting violence in their broadcast coverage. Make it specific. Don’t mention Farage. Then they can’t reply with a standard response
This is a fair point. There is no mention of Davey's efforts on the BBC web-site. The top story is *obviously* Farage collecting another Tory stray...
Fair Political Coverage - we want to hear from ALL our parties
@fairpoliticsnow.bsky.social
· Sep 15
Ed Davey is leading narrative on Elon Musk’s incitement to violence msg. But is it getting ANY broadcast media attention? @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social @itvnews.bsky.social @skynewsrss.bsky.social @itvnewspolitics.bsky.social We demand ALL our parties get proper coverage not just overplatforming of one
September 15, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Yes. I suggest we all write letters today to all the PSBs asking why they’re not covering Ed Davey’s call to all leaders about Elon Musk inciting violence in their broadcast coverage. Make it specific. Don’t mention Farage. Then they can’t reply with a standard response
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Mandelson was architect of 2nd State visit for Trump. That visit should not happen. It is sickening to confer special UK honour on Mandelson's fellow Epstein acolyte who is a dangerous autocrat, banning books, militarising police & destroying democratic freedoms.
September 11, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Mandelson was architect of 2nd State visit for Trump. That visit should not happen. It is sickening to confer special UK honour on Mandelson's fellow Epstein acolyte who is a dangerous autocrat, banning books, militarising police & destroying democratic freedoms.
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Nearly 17k sigs. let’s get it to 20k at least by Sat. @libdems.org.uk today joined the call for fair coverage. Will @greenparty.org.uk @snp.org @plaidcymru.bsky.social do same. Cross party calls for fair coverage have more legitimacy. Encourage people to sign petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...
September 9, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Nearly 17k sigs. let’s get it to 20k at least by Sat. @libdems.org.uk today joined the call for fair coverage. Will @greenparty.org.uk @snp.org @plaidcymru.bsky.social do same. Cross party calls for fair coverage have more legitimacy. Encourage people to sign petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...
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No one would be confused about what is happening here if they saw it in another country.
September 9, 2025 at 6:26 PM
No one would be confused about what is happening here if they saw it in another country.
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Elo elo elo, what's all this then??
youtu.be/XeLt9wD9fQ0?... Finally something we can all agree on (kinda.) Find out what @tranquilityfire.bsky.social thinks about E to the L to the O tonight at the normal time then available forever.
The UK Connection-Ranking the Songs on Classic Albums: ELO 'A New World Record'
YouTube video by Sea of Tranquility
youtu.be
September 6, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Elo elo elo, what's all this then??
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Since this is apparently a resigning matter, I’ll just leave this here…
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Nigel Farage uses private company to pay less tax on GB News earnings
Exclusive: Reform leader’s use of personal services firm is a practice criticised across the political spectrum
www.theguardian.com
September 5, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Since this is apparently a resigning matter, I’ll just leave this here…
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Broadcasters go first to Farage for a response to Rayner Resignation. Badenoch, Davey, Flynn, even Polanski? Come on @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social @itvnews.bsky.social @skynewsrss.bsky.social he’s NOT defacto leader of opposition however much you will it on. Start reflecting the parliament we elected
September 5, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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We’re going up at a rate of 700 signatures an hour currently. In the time it took me to boil the kettle it went up by 50. Keep the message in minds folks. Fair coverage is what we want so we hear from ALL parties not just the narrative of one. Sign and pass on petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...
August 31, 2025 at 8:58 AM
We’re going up at a rate of 700 signatures an hour currently. In the time it took me to boil the kettle it went up by 50. Keep the message in minds folks. Fair coverage is what we want so we hear from ALL parties not just the narrative of one. Sign and pass on petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...
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The signatures are soaring tonight. We’re nearly at 9,200. I think the message must be sinking in. The map is getting hotter. We want fair coverage and to hear ALL our parties in a multi party democracy not just one over and over again. Sign now. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...
August 30, 2025 at 8:34 PM
The signatures are soaring tonight. We’re nearly at 9,200. I think the message must be sinking in. The map is getting hotter. We want fair coverage and to hear ALL our parties in a multi party democracy not just one over and over again. Sign now. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...
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Stramash ‘63 and the previous issues are now on sale at La Belle Adventure in that fancy Edinburgh with the Castle and all the Culture. It’s a great shop that mostly does French imports and translations but do carry some Scottish titles as well as running some great exhibitions.
August 29, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Stramash ‘63 and the previous issues are now on sale at La Belle Adventure in that fancy Edinburgh with the Castle and all the Culture. It’s a great shop that mostly does French imports and translations but do carry some Scottish titles as well as running some great exhibitions.
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⏭️ Coming up on our YouTube channel this week, we will be uploading a selection of highlights from the 70s.
🔗 youtube.com/@thedeearchive
🔗 youtube.com/@thedeearchive
August 27, 2025 at 11:33 AM
⏭️ Coming up on our YouTube channel this week, we will be uploading a selection of highlights from the 70s.
🔗 youtube.com/@thedeearchive
🔗 youtube.com/@thedeearchive
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Bumper Day for Reform in media. Falling over to allow Farage to set agenda. Little real debate but the word REFORM, not liberal, green, labour, Tory, Plaid or SNP is what will be first on lips when they think of politics. This is the agenda! Fair coverage now petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...
Petition: Ensure plurality of political coverage across UK broadcast media at all times
We want to ensure that a plurality of views from all political parties in Westminster are represented and the nations parliaments are heard all year round, not just election times. The rules for coverage during elections should apply at all times.
petition.parliament.uk
August 26, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Bumper Day for Reform in media. Falling over to allow Farage to set agenda. Little real debate but the word REFORM, not liberal, green, labour, Tory, Plaid or SNP is what will be first on lips when they think of politics. This is the agenda! Fair coverage now petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...