Mark J Wray

So smart to cover the Phoebe Bridgers no phones/cameras tour with a courtroom sketch artist

I know I shouldn’t be shocked at this stage by how openly racist he is, but I am.

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These are dispiriting times for many touring performers - Birmingham , Cardiff and London all proving hard sells - a deep sense of personal failure crosstownconcerts.seetickets.com/search?c=27&...

Got this record when I was quite young, before I was really ready for it, but it became one of my favourite albums of all time

I haven’t written a poem since I was a teenager, and have long since destroyed all evidence of the ones I wrote then, but started one today (two in fact, although the second one is pretty much just a title at this stage). Will share here once finished, whether I think they are good or not.

Artists on Bandcamp - beware the scam emails re: payment faults. Had two in the past couple of days. #pricks

Add piss to a band name Piss Explosions In The Sky

So we fly a pride flag in our front yard in a very conservative neighborhood and it’s been there for the last few years. Someone put this in our mailbox and my goodness…

Indeed. I was working in a low paid temp job 15 months after graduation. I did end up in a fairly well paid professional job, but not until a decade after uni. But I wouldn’t have got there without my degree! (Not that I judge the value of my university experience on the job I ended up doing)

Add “for Tax Purposes” to a movie: The Accountant for Tax Purposes

Ironically Frank Beard was the only member of ZZ Top who didn’t pretend to be heterosexual.

Amazing line up!

Once again back is the incredible POLL ANIMAL, the unforgettable #BPHM8689 BLACK POP HISTORY MONTH - It's 1987 Day 1 The usual procedures apply, give me your votes and bonuses! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Rush To Diagnose Children "Left Handed" Can Scar Them For Life, Worry Right Handed People Fears mount a recent influx of kids written off as "Left Handed" can lock them out of using right handed scissors Opinion: Jobson LeCruesset-Natwest - I was kicked if I used my left hand & I turned out great

#BPHM8689 It's the start of our NEW POLL BLACK POP HISTORY 1986-1989 In honour of Black History Month (UK) Four extraordinary years in Black music history, 256 tracks, one poll - vote for your favourites and cast your bonus votes! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

It’s wild I’ve been listening to music for forty plus years and people keep coming up with new songs that I love - like how many songs about love and sunrises does one human need but someone still says it just differently enough to keep me interested

Just block him

Googling Tony Blair Arms Deal to find out what the deal is with those arms

This is hilarious. I am one of two people nominated for best host, and the other person is Louis Theroux. It's done by public vote. Vote for me! We can do this!

Fans of Taylor Swift and Justinian shake their heads

This is still open - we officially have more nominators now than the 1982-1985 poll 🎉

Swedish poster for the Harold Lloyd silent comedy classic SAFETY LAST (1923)

#BPHM8689 This is the NOMINATIONS THREAD for the BLACK POP HISTORY 1986-1989 poll next month! Pick four tracks from 86-89 in order of preference and if you pick one from each year pick a fifth too! Guidelines: docs.google.com/document/d/1... Spreadsheet: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

UK people?

Nevermind, the first album I every truly loved, turns 35 today. Here’s what I wrote about it a couple of years back. markjwray.com/2024/03/03/e...

In one of our assemblies the head played us ‘Deep Deep Trouble’ by Bart & Homer Simpson to make sure we understood the important message about not getting in deep deep trouble

Nevermind, the first album I every truly loved, turns 35 today. Here’s what I wrote about it a couple of years back. markjwray.com/2024/03/03/e...

Such a great record

HUUUUUGE shout to Leeds Gig Guide leedsgigguide.com which dynamically scrapes both gig details from a variety of sites and artists' music from YT, BC, SC (NOT Spotify) so you can *listen to the flyer for a specific gig or venue* or check out new releases all in one place. V awesome indeed.

For my newsletter, Anxiety Shark, I wrote about my body being in pain, the body as a product of desire, and Wolf Like Me by TV On The Radio www.anxietyshark.ca/my-hearts-af...

I somehow seem to have deleted any evidence this post ever existed from my blog. If any Wordpress experts have any ideas of how I might recover it, that would be much appreciated.

I somehow seem to have deleted any evidence this post ever existed from my blog. If any Wordpress experts have any ideas of how I might recover it, that would be much appreciated.

I was also extremely confused as to why this was the lead story on the Radio news this morning? Why exactly are we supposed to give a fuck what this prick thinks?

On its 25th anniversary I wrote about Tori Amos's Strange Little Girls, Jean Rhys and what it means to be a 'real man' markjwray.com/2026/09/18/e...