fray 🇵🇸
@ultravcatastrophe.bsky.social
mainly here to talk about fan music videos. If I randomly talk about weather/climate: I have a PhD in atmospheric science and worked as a researcher for 15 years. Also fuck terfs and free Palestine. But I'm really here to talk about fan music videos.
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@ultravcatastrophe.bsky.social
· Oct 22
uv catastrophe (fray-adjacent)
Hello, I'm a fanvidder in the UK. Feel free to comment & subscribe!
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Here are my fanvids!
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#MusicAdvent -- yesterday was i for Indigo Girls!
Poseidon and the Bitter Bug is their most underrated album. I love the middle-aged angst of it all. My fave from that album is Sugar Tongue, but here's my leaving academia anthem, Second Time Around:
youtu.be/l4WzEWNY5wc?...
Poseidon and the Bitter Bug is their most underrated album. I love the middle-aged angst of it all. My fave from that album is Sugar Tongue, but here's my leaving academia anthem, Second Time Around:
youtu.be/l4WzEWNY5wc?...
Indigo Girls - 06 - Second Time Around (Poseidon And The Bitter Bug Disc 01)
YouTube video by chaotikmind
youtu.be
December 10, 2025 at 7:18 AM
#MusicAdvent -- yesterday was i for Indigo Girls!
Poseidon and the Bitter Bug is their most underrated album. I love the middle-aged angst of it all. My fave from that album is Sugar Tongue, but here's my leaving academia anthem, Second Time Around:
youtu.be/l4WzEWNY5wc?...
Poseidon and the Bitter Bug is their most underrated album. I love the middle-aged angst of it all. My fave from that album is Sugar Tongue, but here's my leaving academia anthem, Second Time Around:
youtu.be/l4WzEWNY5wc?...
One thing I’ve learned working with young children is that “biting off more than you can chew” is not just a metaphor
December 9, 2025 at 12:35 PM
One thing I’ve learned working with young children is that “biting off more than you can chew” is not just a metaphor
Reposted by fray 🇵🇸
*gentle Vince Guaraldi Trio piano intro*
angelic but tired-sounding children's choir: CLEMentiiines are heeeeere
angelic but tired-sounding children's choir: CLEMentiiines are heeeeere
December 8, 2025 at 11:50 PM
*gentle Vince Guaraldi Trio piano intro*
angelic but tired-sounding children's choir: CLEMentiiines are heeeeere
angelic but tired-sounding children's choir: CLEMentiiines are heeeeere
#MusicAdvent Day 8 -- H is for Heart! A band I could reliably listen to with my dad. Speaking of, he painted the guitarist's house in the 70s. Or maybe it was the bassist.
Here's a fun live performance of Magic Man. Ann Wilson is doing great and wearing a surprising dress.
youtu.be/gQhzdq5-T3U?...
Here's a fun live performance of Magic Man. Ann Wilson is doing great and wearing a surprising dress.
youtu.be/gQhzdq5-T3U?...
Magic Man - Heart | The Midnight Special
YouTube video by The Midnight Special
youtu.be
December 8, 2025 at 8:39 PM
#MusicAdvent Day 8 -- H is for Heart! A band I could reliably listen to with my dad. Speaking of, he painted the guitarist's house in the 70s. Or maybe it was the bassist.
Here's a fun live performance of Magic Man. Ann Wilson is doing great and wearing a surprising dress.
youtu.be/gQhzdq5-T3U?...
Here's a fun live performance of Magic Man. Ann Wilson is doing great and wearing a surprising dress.
youtu.be/gQhzdq5-T3U?...
Back from the appointment and I have officially joined the proud ranks of the Syndrome-havers
At the doctors office thinking they are running really late but I just realised I arrived an hour and a half early 🤦🏻
December 8, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Back from the appointment and I have officially joined the proud ranks of the Syndrome-havers
At the doctors office thinking they are running really late but I just realised I arrived an hour and a half early 🤦🏻
December 8, 2025 at 2:32 PM
At the doctors office thinking they are running really late but I just realised I arrived an hour and a half early 🤦🏻
Reposted by fray 🇵🇸
Glad I saved this by @longwall26.bsky.social
December 7, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Glad I saved this by @longwall26.bsky.social
#MusicAdvent day 7 -- G is for Ariana Grande.
This is technically not an Ariana Grande song, but she's the reason I rewatch this every six months or so
youtu.be/s37x2VSZrLw?...
This is technically not an Ariana Grande song, but she's the reason I rewatch this every six months or so
youtu.be/s37x2VSZrLw?...
The Weeknd & Ariana Grande – Save Your Tears (Live on The 2021 iHeart Radio Music Awards)
YouTube video by TheWeekndVEVO
youtu.be
December 7, 2025 at 5:23 PM
#MusicAdvent day 7 -- G is for Ariana Grande.
This is technically not an Ariana Grande song, but she's the reason I rewatch this every six months or so
youtu.be/s37x2VSZrLw?...
This is technically not an Ariana Grande song, but she's the reason I rewatch this every six months or so
youtu.be/s37x2VSZrLw?...
Reposted by fray 🇵🇸
In 2026 it’s going to become fashionable to have 2 or 3 REALLY long eyebrow hairs and I’m going to be feeling pretty smug when that happens.
December 7, 2025 at 10:16 AM
In 2026 it’s going to become fashionable to have 2 or 3 REALLY long eyebrow hairs and I’m going to be feeling pretty smug when that happens.
Fugees & Roberta Flack - Killing Me Softly LIVE
YouTube video by S Meno
youtu.be
December 6, 2025 at 10:28 PM
#MusicAdvent Day 5: E is for Erykah Badu
I love her 2015 mixtape But You Caint Use My Phone, and I'll Call U Back is my favourite track
youtu.be/l5LWXCSD9hs?...
I love her 2015 mixtape But You Caint Use My Phone, and I'll Call U Back is my favourite track
youtu.be/l5LWXCSD9hs?...
I'll Call U Back
YouTube video by Erykah Badu - Topic
youtu.be
December 5, 2025 at 8:34 PM
#MusicAdvent Day 5: E is for Erykah Badu
I love her 2015 mixtape But You Caint Use My Phone, and I'll Call U Back is my favourite track
youtu.be/l5LWXCSD9hs?...
I love her 2015 mixtape But You Caint Use My Phone, and I'll Call U Back is my favourite track
youtu.be/l5LWXCSD9hs?...
#MusicAdvent -- alphebetical by artist.
D is for Doechii. I was going back and forth on this because my favourite songs of hers are so different from each other, but then I realised I had to do Denial is a River, because the buildup to this video was so fun
youtu.be/F0cdbR5ognY?...
D is for Doechii. I was going back and forth on this because my favourite songs of hers are so different from each other, but then I realised I had to do Denial is a River, because the buildup to this video was so fun
youtu.be/F0cdbR5ognY?...
Doechii - DENIAL IS A RIVER
YouTube video by IamdoechiiVEVO
youtu.be
December 4, 2025 at 5:21 PM
#MusicAdvent -- alphebetical by artist.
D is for Doechii. I was going back and forth on this because my favourite songs of hers are so different from each other, but then I realised I had to do Denial is a River, because the buildup to this video was so fun
youtu.be/F0cdbR5ognY?...
D is for Doechii. I was going back and forth on this because my favourite songs of hers are so different from each other, but then I realised I had to do Denial is a River, because the buildup to this video was so fun
youtu.be/F0cdbR5ognY?...
Anyway pick a number between 1 and 100 and I’ll tell you the corresponding song on my 2025 playlist. But don’t pick 2 because that’s a festivids spoiler
December 4, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Anyway pick a number between 1 and 100 and I’ll tell you the corresponding song on my 2025 playlist. But don’t pick 2 because that’s a festivids spoiler
My first Tidal Rewind! The Children finally made their mark on my listening stats lol
December 4, 2025 at 8:11 AM
My first Tidal Rewind! The Children finally made their mark on my listening stats lol
#MusicAdvent day 3 -- alphabetical by artist
C is for Bruce Cockburn's If I Had a Rocket Launcher. For the guitar work and the rage.
youtu.be/nOjHior0RfU?...
C is for Bruce Cockburn's If I Had a Rocket Launcher. For the guitar work and the rage.
youtu.be/nOjHior0RfU?...
Bruce Cockburn Live ...If I Had A Rocket Launcher
YouTube video by tarkineWild
youtu.be
December 3, 2025 at 5:40 PM
#MusicAdvent day 3 -- alphabetical by artist
C is for Bruce Cockburn's If I Had a Rocket Launcher. For the guitar work and the rage.
youtu.be/nOjHior0RfU?...
C is for Bruce Cockburn's If I Had a Rocket Launcher. For the guitar work and the rage.
youtu.be/nOjHior0RfU?...
#MusicAdvent Day 2 -- you know I'm picking Beyoncé
Here is her Tidal performance of All Night, one of my favourite songs of hers. She just sounds incredible, and so does her band
youtu.be/As9WnqRTeDQ?...
Here is her Tidal performance of All Night, one of my favourite songs of hers. She just sounds incredible, and so does her band
youtu.be/As9WnqRTeDQ?...
Beyoncé - All Night (Live at TIDAL x 10/15)
YouTube video by Beyoncé LIVE
youtu.be
December 2, 2025 at 9:36 PM
#MusicAdvent Day 2 -- you know I'm picking Beyoncé
Here is her Tidal performance of All Night, one of my favourite songs of hers. She just sounds incredible, and so does her band
youtu.be/As9WnqRTeDQ?...
Here is her Tidal performance of All Night, one of my favourite songs of hers. She just sounds incredible, and so does her band
youtu.be/As9WnqRTeDQ?...
In an attempt to actually post on here, I am going to do #MusicAdvent, starting with yesterday's post:
Amy Ray -- Black Heart Today, from her first solo album, a collaboration with The Butchies. 20-something fray listened to this one a LOT
youtu.be/nDC6XABTIXw?...
Amy Ray -- Black Heart Today, from her first solo album, a collaboration with The Butchies. 20-something fray listened to this one a LOT
youtu.be/nDC6XABTIXw?...
December 2, 2025 at 5:38 PM
In an attempt to actually post on here, I am going to do #MusicAdvent, starting with yesterday's post:
Amy Ray -- Black Heart Today, from her first solo album, a collaboration with The Butchies. 20-something fray listened to this one a LOT
youtu.be/nDC6XABTIXw?...
Amy Ray -- Black Heart Today, from her first solo album, a collaboration with The Butchies. 20-something fray listened to this one a LOT
youtu.be/nDC6XABTIXw?...
I have spontaneously said "have you got" instead of "do you have" a half dozen times this week so I should be able to skip the UK citizenship test
November 27, 2025 at 4:53 PM
I have spontaneously said "have you got" instead of "do you have" a half dozen times this week so I should be able to skip the UK citizenship test
the two shows I want to watch right now are Pluribus and the Mussolini one. I already have the streaming service that Mussolini is on so I keep thinking I should watch that first, but I'm never in the mood to start something that intense. So obvs instead of watching Pluribus I watch nothing
November 23, 2025 at 8:19 PM
the two shows I want to watch right now are Pluribus and the Mussolini one. I already have the streaming service that Mussolini is on so I keep thinking I should watch that first, but I'm never in the mood to start something that intense. So obvs instead of watching Pluribus I watch nothing
Steven is an expert at this one. Connie says no thank you to the whole thing and waits upstairs until the last child has gone home for the day
Another sub-genre of my collection is “cats just barely out of the reach of small children”. No date/info.
November 20, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Steven is an expert at this one. Connie says no thank you to the whole thing and waits upstairs until the last child has gone home for the day
youtube loves to show me videos of Black people approving of something a white person has done, usually related to food, music, or dance. the videos are genenerally made by Black people and are all in good fun, nothing wrong with them, but the algo goes so hard for them in a way that makes me go hmm
November 17, 2025 at 3:28 PM
youtube loves to show me videos of Black people approving of something a white person has done, usually related to food, music, or dance. the videos are genenerally made by Black people and are all in good fun, nothing wrong with them, but the algo goes so hard for them in a way that makes me go hmm
I went to my city's queer indy bookshop in search of Metal From Heaven, The Spear Cuts Through Water, and Rakesfall. They didn't have any of them! But they did have S.L. Huang's Burning Roses and the Monk & Robot series, so it wasn't a total loss
November 17, 2025 at 8:33 AM
I went to my city's queer indy bookshop in search of Metal From Heaven, The Spear Cuts Through Water, and Rakesfall. They didn't have any of them! But they did have S.L. Huang's Burning Roses and the Monk & Robot series, so it wasn't a total loss
I am so curious how Mamdani's free childcare pledge will work out. Not only does it mean spending a lot of money, it also means having a lot more childcare providers -- both in terms of workers and in terms of physical space.
November 5, 2025 at 6:24 PM
I am so curious how Mamdani's free childcare pledge will work out. Not only does it mean spending a lot of money, it also means having a lot more childcare providers -- both in terms of workers and in terms of physical space.
#UKpolitics
a bunch of councillors in Nottingham have left the labour party and formed a new local group called Nottingham People's Alliance, and their logo has a bow and arrow. no notes
a bunch of councillors in Nottingham have left the labour party and formed a new local group called Nottingham People's Alliance, and their logo has a bow and arrow. no notes
October 31, 2025 at 7:07 PM
#UKpolitics
a bunch of councillors in Nottingham have left the labour party and formed a new local group called Nottingham People's Alliance, and their logo has a bow and arrow. no notes
a bunch of councillors in Nottingham have left the labour party and formed a new local group called Nottingham People's Alliance, and their logo has a bow and arrow. no notes
Tonight I was going to go out for Iranian vegetarian food + a screening of A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night at a community centre nearby. fray makes plans, migraines laugh
October 31, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Tonight I was going to go out for Iranian vegetarian food + a screening of A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night at a community centre nearby. fray makes plans, migraines laugh