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Songs that have particularly caught my ears over the last few months.

Not usually one for standing towards the back, but really enjoyed the view. And boy were #TheJimJonesAllStars on fire, it was religious (blasphemous), it was soulful, and it was heavy. Great support from #Spitfire too. #GigGang #GimmeTheGrease

Should you get the chance I'd recommend getting to a @perennialtheband.bsky.social gig, like #GigGang did last night at the Cav in South London. So fun, so much energy!

Parents of Chloe Moffat want Treasury staff held to account over her death

Build-it-yourself housing project was a huge success in 1970s Lewisham | Letters

Very interesting piece on evolution of tactics both in the type of spinner employed and in how they bowl. (I think the sample sizes are pretty tiny, but the anecdotal evidence is fascinating) What jumped out at me though was the aside that hardly any young players are being encouraged to bowl fast.

#YummyFur were absolutely on it last night at The Lexington. New songs, old songs, a bit of banter, what more could you want. Great support too from Bruno and the Outrageous Methods of Presentation

Essex have announced that batter Robin Das is no longer employed by the club after he appeared in court on Friday, charged with raping a woman twice.

Looking forward to seeing them on Friday.

'They are often filed under industrial, pigeonholed as punk, but belong to neither; if they must fit into a genre then that genre is Neubauten.' Happy Birthday to #EinstürzendeNeubauten’s Kollaps, which turns 45 today! buff.ly/MmUYkJ4

Knocked off the last 3 sections of the northern part of @ldnloop-capring.bsky.social yesterday - Harrold Wood to Purfleet. Loved it.

🐬📢 We're taking action against destructive bottom trawling in Italy📢🐬 With our partners Legambiente and the support of @bluemarinef.bsky.social, we’re urging the authorities to take steps to avoid the destruction of MPAs and protect their vitally important marine habitats and species. 1/5

This tune is one of the best things you will ever hear. It's somewhere between This Town Ain't Big Enough For Both Of Us by Sparks, You Keep Me Hanging On by The Supremes, Fox On The Run by The Sweet, Heart Of Glass by Blondie and the theme tune to ITN's First Report. Right up my strada.

Highest successful ODI chase for England women: 282 v IRE at Leicester, today 264 v AUS at Bristol, 2023 245 v NZ at Derby, 2021 243 v NZ at Lincoln, 2008 242 v NZ at Lincoln, 2008 #ENGvIRE ecb.co.uk/matches/1125...

Generous of Bouch to get the ton and then give some batting to someone else.

Bouch!!!

Dunks!!!

Like it or not, today is a day to listen to #Fugazi #EveryDayMusic

'The first UK release that truly captured the amphetamine energy of punk, even if it was not itself punk. Better records would come, by great songwriters, but none had the effortless energy and promise of this' #NickLowe – ‘Heart Of The City’ The Strange World of… #StiffRecords buff.ly/gkfAyay

Haven't watched yet, but as it has a new season let's bring over to Bluesky my cast list for Lord of the Rings using the cast of S1-3 of Ted Lasso. Let's start with an easy one: Aragorn. No fucking second breakfasts for any fucking hobbits or any other fucking muppets with this Aragorn.

ICYMI

As advertised this interesting engineering.

MI London have FINALLY won a game... in the least convincing fashion imaginable.

MI London 122-9 v Spirit #The100 🏏

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I have to admit that I've not been as invested in the Hundred as in previous years but the transition to MI London seems to have been pretty terrible as far as the women's team goes.

#Hercules&LoveAffair Blind open.spotify.com/track/2P6QV6...

Everything featured here, as well as all the other knockout music we’ve covered at tQ this month, will be compiled into an hours-long playlist exclusive to our subscribers... Music of the Month(s): The Best Albums and Tracks of June and July 2026 buff.ly/9yaz69P

you gotta talk about Gloria here, right

'AFC joins Uefa and Concacaf in opposing Fifa plan' Showing solidarity and literally refusing to play ball is something boards in cricket never manage to do. Instead, they are meekly (and cheaply) bought off as they waive through whatever last minute changes the ICC makes to World Cups etc.

If you're anywhere near Manchester. Then get to see the Button Up exhibition of Ai Weiwei's works.

This tree was alive before London and England even existed Perhaps a Roman soldier out of their new town of Londinium set eyes on it The oldest tree in London +2000 years - The Totteridge Yew 🌲

I've got tickets to see @perennialtheband.bsky.social bring their sound (the *Perennial Sound*) and energy to The Cav in October. Can't wait! #GigGang @statsgeekclare.bsky.social

When you're trying to lay low in a meeting... 📷 Mark Singleton

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As if thy weren't motivated enough, Sachin Tendulkar just popped round to Lord's before play on day four to give the Indian team an impromptu team-talk. #INDvENG www.ecb.co.uk/matches/1125...

I'm sure that Heather and Tammy would have loved things to have been a bit different today. But they leave the game stronger than when they debuted and that's no small thing. #ThankYouHeather #ThankYouTammy

From where we sitting looks like mostly India fans are staying to see the coup de grace delivered.

Tammy Beaumont bows out with 7327 international runs and 14 centuries for England 👏