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Jack of many trades, master of none: Media researcher @ https://researchthemedia.com Podcaster@ theFollycast.com and @ asiconferences.com/asicasts/ Music blogger @ theuncertainsmile.com Artist @ artbyrichardmarks.wordpress.com
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I wonder if FIFA told the US it had to be a dictatorship with a poor human rights record before it was allowed to host the World Cup.

This was great fun last time and tickets are just 2.4% of the price of seeing Oasis at Wembley Stadium the following week. #DoctorWho #TargetBookClub

7:30pm this evening UK time. ☕🍒🥧

Genuine lol from @privateeyenews.bsky.social

Today I found out exactly where I've reached on the sliding scale of depressingly inevitable uncoolness…

I need to interrupt your evening with this joke Kid 1 just told me: What noise does James Bond's doorbell make? Dong. Ding Dong.

Doctor Who was really ahead of the game when it came to telling ai art to fuck off.

Frozen Gold from Iain Banks’s Espedair Street

“At 4 o’clock we have our tea”, 1962 Artist: Harry Wingfield (For the strange story of why this image is so significant in Indonesia, see here: ladybirdflyawayhome.com/the-strange-...

Once again

Here it is: The Garlandz Top 15 for 2024. It includes my views on the best music from 2024 and some observations on the music industry this year. Let me know what music took your fancy. mailchi.mp/dc1f1020498f...

Animals that look like they’re about to drop an album: #Timeline #Cleanser

Christmas Day - Official Ratings: A strong night for the BBC as #GavinAndStacey & #WallaceAndGromit lead the evening with a HUGE 19.11m and 16.29m viewers, respectively. Numerous shows climbed the charts: #DoctorWho went from 6th to 4th as #Corrie edged into the Top 10.

….and finally! 2024 Top Twenties #1 – The The, MJ Lenderman, Fat Dog, & Royel Otis richardmlive.wpcomstaging.com/2024/12/20/2...

An explanation, for tonight

You know why I love reading? These days it’s one of the few respites from being constantly advertised to.

2024 Top Twenties #2 - Hope Of The States, Bodega, Underworld & The Bevis Frond richardmlive.wpcomstaging.com/2024/12/19/2...

2024 Top twenties #3 – Mercury Rev, Jane Weaver, King Stingray & Fontaines DC richardmlive.wpcomstaging.com/2024/12/18/2...

2024 Top Twenties #4 – Eels, Amyl & The Sniffers, The Cure & St Vincent by Richardmlive richardmlive.wpcomstaging.com/2024/12/17/2...

2024 Top Twenties #5 – Michael Kiwanuka, Elbow, The Waeve & Fontaines DC richardmlive.wpcomstaging.com/2024/12/16/2...

I love how Denmark isn’t taking any shit from Donald Trump. 🇩🇰 🤣

2024 Top twenties #6 – John Grant, Deadletter, Thus Love & Mount Kimbie richardmlive.wpcomstaging.com/2024/12/15/2...

2024 Top Twenties #7 – Pet Shop Boys, King Hannah, Temples & Wunderhorse richardmlive.wpcomstaging.com/2024/12/14/2...

Steptoe & Son - A Perfect Christmas (25th December 1974). The prospect of Christmas television fills Harold with dread.

2024 Top Twenties #8 – Elbow, Common Goldfish, Justice feat Kevin Parker & SPRINTS richardmlive.wpcomstaging.com/2024/12/13/2...

The Uncertain Smile’s 2024 Top twenties #9 – Saint Etienne, John Grant, The Jesus & Mary Chain & Thus Love richardmlive.wpcomstaging.com/2024/12/12/2...

The Goodies - The Goodies Rule O.K? (21st December 1975). The trio fall foul of the puppet government ....

2024 Top Twenties #10 - James, Halo Maud, Warpaint & Pale Blue Eyes wp.me/p2Yft8-1U5