Mike Byrne

Mike Byrne

@diskono.bsky.social

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Gail Myerscough
@gailmyerscough.co.uk

Hello! It doesn’t cost anything to repost but it helps me spread the word about my small business. My online shop is full of bold & colourful prints, homewares and cards. I’m also available for freelance design work and art licensing. gailmyerscough.co.uk

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Stone Club
@stoneclub.bsky.social

Stone Club is coming to Manchester with our good friends Heresy and some special guests. Who’s coming?

Stone Club@stoneclub.bsky.social

Heresy X Stone Club. Manchester July 25th stoneclub.rocks/events/heres...

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Birmingham 81
@birmingham81.bsky.social

Happy birthday to Mavis Staples. Here are the Staple Singers with their version Slippery People by Talking Heads. Mavis has two shows lined up at London's Union Chapel next month

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Jon Savage
@jonsavage.bsky.social

Going through my attic found this great hand printed Bridget Riley shirt, bought from Pollocks Brixton High Road December 1976. Original photo by the great Ida Kar

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Stuart Benjamin Pulls It Off.
@stuartbenjamin.bsky.social

‘We had no future. So we made a future for ourselves’: the untold history of Welsh reggae sound systems www.theguardian.com/music/2026/m...

theguardian.com‘We had no future. So we made a future for ourselves’: the untold history of Welsh reggae sound systemsA country known more for rock and choral music was a hotspot of the dub reggae sound system scene in the 70s. Rival crews recall Cardiff’s riotous parties – and racist hostility

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The Quietus
@thequietus.com

Cabaret Voltaire are to release a live album, But What Time Is It Really?, featuring 16 tracks recorded during their UK tour last year to mark 50 years since the project’s formation Listen to the live version of ‘Nag Nag Nag’ here: buff.ly/lUsMQ7h

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Colossive Press
@colossive.com

It's obscene that people are sleeping rough in weather like this. For the next few days we'll donate the proceeds from digital sales of Ad Astra Per Croydon to @sheltercharity.bsky.social It's only £2, so pls consider it even if you've got a copy. And pls repost! colossive.com/product/ad-a...

colossive.comAd Astra Per Croydon: The Lost History of London's Forgotten Spaceport (DIGITAL EDITION) • Colossive PressA lavishly illustrated look at the history of Croydon Spaceport - London's lost link to the stars. A tribute to the pioneers of the municipal space movement.

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Tom Cox
@dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social

All I have left of the 1000s of books I bought from my ex-publisher's warehouse are about 200 copies of Ring The Hill. I'd *love* to get them to good homes this week. If you're in the UK & you'd like one, for the price of your choice (any price!), pls email me your address at hello@tom-cox.com.

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Humanoid History
@humanoidhistory.bsky.social

Transmitting from 180,000 miles away, Apollo 8 astronaut Jim Lovell speaks to the world on December 26, 1968: “What I keep imagining is, if I'm some lonely traveler from another planet, what I’d think about the Earth at this altitude, whether I’d think it'd be inhabited or not.”

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Gail Myerscough
@gailmyerscough.co.uk

Hello! It doesn’t cost anything to repost but it helps me spread the word about my small business. My online shop is full of bold & colourful prints, homewares, accessories and stationery. I’m also available for freelance design work and art licensing. gailmyerscough.co.uk

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The Quietus
@thequietus.com

Today, 13 May 2025, is the 50th anniversary of the first performance by #CabaretVoltaire. This will be commemorated in October by a live collaboration by founding members Chris Watson and Stephen Mallinder as Cabaret Voltaire Redux buff.ly/P1gzgZy