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Writer/broadcaster/academic. Author of She Bop: the history of women in popular music, plus in-depth biogs on Dusty, Madonna, Karen Carpenter. Co-memoirist with Skin, the Liverbirds. www.lucyobrien.co.uk 🩵🦋💕
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Musk has been and is way out of line. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

submitted 57 days ago • 3 comments

Book 1 / 2025 Neneh Cherry - A Thousand Threads Absolutely loved this book. Not only fascinating & beautifully written but a perfect evocation of womanhood as a daughter, friend, girlfriend, wife, mother - but also as a person and artist + body, heart, soul, feeling joy & pain. So much resonated!

submitted 57 days ago • 7 comments

Come and join us on Feb 2nd. I'll be talking about my book Lead Sister - a moving, challenging and inspiring project - the true story of Karen Carpenter. @hannahwhitemusic.bsky.social & Keiron Marshall will be playing Carpenters' songs. Can't wait! 😁🎶❤️

submitted 56 days ago • 1 comment

HI MIKI…just joined too!

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Ed Templeton. Hula Hoop Girl. Trinity, Huntington Beach. 2017.

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Hi folks, I’ve escaped from Twitter & just joined. That’s me and my dad. Moving into the light, discovering hope! I write music biography, history, memoir. Love feminist writers, intuitive thinking, good conversation, punk DIY, visual art…do follow me! 😀🌹

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kind of convinced this is the greatest pop song ever recorded youtu.be/eLbmdG8U60E?...

submitted 112 days ago • 571 comments

I rarely bring it up anymore (IDK why, it feels weird to promote??) but feels sadly/newly relevant again: If you're thinking about running for office, I wrote a book for you. www.simonandschuster.com/books/Run-fo...

submitted 113 days ago • 85 comments

Okay, I'm gonna give blue sky another shot. BECAUSE MAANNNN, FUCK X AND FUCK META.

submitted 112 days ago • 1406 comments

Lovely to meet you. I’ve just joined. I’m a writer too, of music books!

submitted 112 days ago • 0 comments

Happy Tuesday BlueSky fam. 🫶🏽

submitted 113 days ago • 376 comments

Giving up Twitter… heard it’s nice here… here is a picture I took from my front door. If you see it give me a follow….

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