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Indiepop music, photography, Leicester City, Raith Rovers, comics etc Insta: therebelliousjukebox808 New profile picture as I seem to have mislaid the one from Tw*tter. I’m the one on the left… “You get old, you get scared, but you get no wiser”
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Day 26 #BookJacketTunes #MusicChallenge “BURY MY HEART AT WOUNDED KNEE” BURY ME DEEP IN LOVE The Triffids youtu.be/h0OwLIY9moA?...

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Love music? Want to tell people in power how the future of music should be shaped? Have your voice heard musicfansvoice.uk Please repost to spread the word @theanchoress.bsky.social

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Day 25 #BookJacketTunes #MusicChallenge “THE HORSE WHISPERER” HORSE OF THE OTHER WORLD See Through Dresses youtu.be/tIcryN7h2jw?...

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Day 24 #BookJacketTunes #MusicChallenge “NOBLE HOUSE” CAN YOU PARTY? Royal House One of the many aliases Todd Terry has used for his releases. youtu.be/qZuQyjhstYU?...

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Made it back to Fife after surviving the skull-rattling post-rock onslaught that is a Mogwai live show. May need people to speak up a little tomorrow…

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Cloth sounding ace in Edinburgh tonight. The album on @rockactionrecords.scot in April should be something special. @clothband.bsky.social

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Mogwai Old Team in Edinburgh tonight at the Usher Hall.

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ZIP UP A Witness (From the “ONE FOOT IN THE GROOVE” EP) Awkward. Angular. Awesome. “My head is full of poison I try to sort my life out But it’s not that easy…” youtu.be/1-vRpNwgbY0?... #BestSongHeardToday #MusicChallenge #NowPlaying

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Day 20 #1994AlbumsTop20 #MusicChallenge HARD TO EARN Gang Starr I tried just choosing albums I liked at the time, but have allowed myself this one later discovery as it’s a Hip Hop classic, full of powerhouse beats, precision rhymes & inventive samples. Try MASS APPEAL youtu.be/y9lNbNGbo24?...

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Day 23 #BookJacketTunes #MusicChallenge “THE PELICAN BRIEF” SURPRISE ME AGAIN (from the “Pelican West” album) To avoid surprises, it’s a help to be properly BRIEFed… ;-) youtu.be/1AzbiLNyu6o?...

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Day 22 #BookJacketTunes #MusicChallenge “KATHERINE” KATHERINE The Durutti Column youtu.be/4hyp8kTdtuY?...

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Day 19 #1994AlbumsTop20 #MusicChallenge SEIZE THE TIME Fun-Da-Mental An exhilarating collision of Indian classical samples, percussive African rhythms, shuffling Western electronics, hip-hop beats, Islamic chants & fiery political polemic. Try ENGLISH BREAKFAST youtu.be/_r1htG1-uK4?...

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After a gentle nudge from @indieover40.bsky.social last night, I had a go at some choices for #25TitleTracks over lunch Came out OK considering I didn’t spend ages (over)thinking about it Contains Burial, Sleater-Kinney, GZA, Wire, J&MC, Blushing, Wolfhounds etc open.spotify.com/playlist/0u3...

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These @indieover40.bsky.social shows are always worth a listen, but the one last night was particularly good I thought.

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Day 18 #1994AlbumsTop20 #MusicChallenge NATURAL INGREDIENTS Luscious Jackson A loose-limbed and soulfully-funky album of jazzy hip-hop influenced New York alt.rock. Try CITYSONG youtu.be/IjN2mQ6IYQY?...

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Day 21 #BookJacketTunes #MusicChallenge “THE RAZOR’S EDGE” RAZOR WALK The Blue Aeroplanes youtu.be/rhJdJaMawjQ?...

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A reminder it’s Show Day Hopefully see you at 7pm 👇

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Day 20 #BookJacketTunes #MusicChallenge “THE SATANIC VERSES” MOGWAI FEAR SATAN Mogwai Really looking forward to seeing them live on Sunday in Edinburgh. youtu.be/gJRtMnZoYEs?...

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Day 17 #1994AlbumsTop20 #MusicChallenge NOW I’M A COWBOY The Auteurs Finding himself out on the sinister & cerebral fringes of Britpop, Luke Haines set about bringing the bad vibes (and cellos) while plotting out his part in its downfall. Try LENNY VALENTINO youtu.be/0S-xxO11piA?...

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Day 19 #BookJacketTunes #MusicChallenge “SILENT SPRING” BOING! The Wedding Present youtu.be/-m-oYPxUfSU?...

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Day 16 #1994AlbumsTop20 #MusicChallenge CROOKED RAIN, CROOKED RAIN Pavement Lazy loping stoner indierock, stumbling around in a daze after sustaining major head trauma, but yet somehow still sounding vibrant & vital. They’re foxy to me, are they foxy to you? RANGE LIFE youtu.be/1VVj1zqbWpU?...

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A couple of musical milestones here. The first single I ever bought with my own money, and the first thing I ever bought as an import, which seemed terribly exotic at the time. “I caught a fashion from the dreams of children…” RIP #RickBuckler

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Day 15 #1994AlbumsTop20 #MusicChallenge INTERNATIONAL TIMES Transglobal Underground An intoxicating fusion of shuffling beats, smart samples, relentless percussive dhol, evocative strings, harsh rapping, the soaring vocal dramatics of Natacha Atlas & more. Try TAAL ZAMAN youtu.be/vjwokF6JOAI?...

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Day 18 #BookJacketTunes #MusicChallenge “THE QUIET AMERICAN” OXYMORON The Fall youtu.be/RLc-3lHlkOY?...

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THE PERFECT NEEDLE The Telescopes Had to pop in to see the doc earlier for a routine blood test, so of course this comes up on shuffle just as I’m pulling into the car park… youtu.be/2rW8z4m4c64?... #BestSongHeardToday #MusicChallenge #NowPlaying

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Here’s my Favourite “Indie” Songs Of The Year playlist if you’re stuck for something to listen to. Constantly evolving and capped to 100 tracks to keep it focused, so it usually goes to one-in-one out sometime towards the end of the summer. #nowplaying open.spotify.com/playlist/3X3...

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There’s no way like the American way, Louisville in 1937 by Margaret Bourke-White.

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Five years ago. Fuck.

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Day 17 #BookJacketTunes #MusicChallenge “THE THORN BIRDS” SHRIKE Cowboy Junkies Shrikes are also known as Butcher Birds due to their habit of impaling their prey on the thorns of plants. youtu.be/p3UTX7IrBl0?...

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Day 14 #1994AlbumsTop20 #MusicChallenge DUMMY Portishead An endlessly inventive melting pot of submarine bleeps & beats, smoky yearning vocals from Beth Gibbons, beguilingly scratchy-yet-soulful sampling, bewitching theremins & who knows what else. Try STRANGERS youtu.be/wCAURNnKqFo?...

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Been meaning to get a copy of this for ages after three songs (Texan/Looking For A Girl/Nothing At All) appeared on a literally taste-changing tape a pal did for me at Uni, and finally found a decent(ly priced) copy. youtu.be/25W_bRYStPk?... #BestSongHeardToday #MusicChallenge #NowPlaying

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Day 16 #BookJacketTunes #MusicChallenge “THE ONCE AND FUTURE KING” FIRST AND LAST AND ALWAYS The Sisters Of Mercy youtu.be/RdlNrYmNdQ4?...

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Day 13 #1994AlbumsTop20 #MusicChallenge THE DECLINE AND FALL OF Heavenly With just 8 tracks of smart feisty janglepop that clock in at 25 minutes in total, this is arguably a “mini-album”, but quality wins out over any quantity quibbles. Try SPERM MEETS EGG, SO WHAT? youtu.be/utSomV9xp-A?...

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Day 15 #BookJacketTunes #MusicChallenge “MIDNIGHT IN THE GARDEN OF GOOD AND EVIL” CEMETRY GATES The Smiths As the Garden of the title is apparently a cemetery in South Carolina, I think this works. youtu.be/dfXqxjMkyQ4?...

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