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Musician, producer and teacher from Sydney who is constantly attempting to fail better at songwriting, recording and mixing. Interested in music, literature, movies, history and philosophy. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBzxpcykzQvdUQI_yiyflXQ
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Watch: Follow music icon Roberta Flack from a piano lounge through her rise to stardom. From “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” to “Killing Me Softly,” Flack’s virtuosity was inseparable from her commitment to civil rights. (1hr20m)

Are we going to have to get proof of polio and measles vaccination before these idiots visit? www.smh.com.au/world/north-...

Hey #MusicianSky! If you release any singles/albums in the week Feb 17 - 23 (or later), please let me know! The same if you have a listening party going on. Submissions that get to me until Sunday will get included in the next release overview. All genres are welcome!

Saturday read #1. It turns out those songs I (you?) loved were doing some heavy lifting, teaching me how to be. Some thoughts on a life of learning - and still learning - in 4 minute blocks. Comes with a playlist soundtrack, of course. www.bernardzuel.net/post/the-fin...

Big Hoot out to Tits upon Tyne for including the Doctor's new single, Bemusement Park Blues, on her Blog Archives playlist and providing a sparkling review 🦉 titsupontynenortheast.wordpress.com/2025/02/04/n...

The Corporate Con. With corporate greed out of control, it's time for Labour to start governing. youtu.be/qj-gAUaUF-4?...

Ride the Holy Roller Coaster with The Doctor. New single out now distrokid.com/hyperfollow/...

New Single out now. Bemusement Park Blues by Dr Effector open.spotify.com/album/1xMsgq...

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Bemusement Park Blues by Dr Effector New Single Out Today! "A roller coaster ride through the amusement park of the mind" open.spotify.com/album/1xMsgq...

Shot of a lifetime. 📸: Ian Turner

Hey folks! 👋 With everything going on around here, I think I need to ask something of you. So far, everything is going pretty smoothly with the musician community. But that will not always stay that way, it's just how these things always work. 👇

Do me a kindness! Share this if you love and support your local library & librarians (and remember: that includes your school library & school librarian) 😊📚 Thank you libraries & library workers… for everything ✨💚

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Please remember when doing Karaoke…. These are the correct words!

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Big Hoot out to Bob, Pat, Laurie and Kip wherever you are! Music Video by Dr Effector Inspired by David Bowie's frequent subliminal allusions to ten pin bowling youtu.be/CkY8yqP-5hY

A young visitor to Earth is torn between the love of a pretty Southern belle and the lure of a flamboyant and androgynous intergalactic glam-rock star...How will he decide? Music Video by Dr Effector youtu.be/fRUmkwgnqAk

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Robin Gibb starts a joke.

Behold the rosé fountain at the De Bortolis winery in Bilbul, New South Wales, in 1972 (National Archives of Australia) @ozkitsch.bsky.social

operation what

A map of the world... but it’s all Australia

Sue the lot of them!

The sound of summer c/- Luke Million 🏏

Did you KNOW President Jimmy Carter campaigned on National Health Insurance? Ronald Reagan snickers in the background in the 1980 Presidential debates when President Carter mentions it. An AMAZING Humanitarian & perhaps a 2nd term might of ensured a RESPONSE to the AIDS Epidemic. RIP & THANK YOU.🙏💜

The mirror stage for pugs can be especially confronting

my spotify wrapped: 1. buy 2. music 3. from 4. artists 5. directly

Some fun Spotify wrapped stats: 86%: How many tracks artists say Spotify has demonetized on its platform. $0.004: How much the average artist makes per stream. US$114M: Spotify CEO's investment firm spending on AI military tech. $0: How much the intern who says she created Wrapped was paid.

Ronnie Spector has what is easily the funniest quote in that new Beatles '64 documentary.

Saturday read #2. In the 2nd leg of this interview, Paul Kelly teaches himself new tricks, shows off his Shakespeare battle rap skills & discovers that nearly 50 years after his first song he can completely change his method & still find his way. www.bernardzuel.net/post/old-dog...

Saturday read #1. In the first leg of a 2-part interview about songwriting, Paul Kelly explains how songs never die though they may get slashed; collaboration changes everything, so he still needs people; & lessons keep coming, even from - yes! - the company man. www.bernardzuel.net/post/paul-ke...

Saw this and had to repost. <3 Credit to Marpal Embroidery for the work!

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