Brad Sked
@bradsked.bsky.social
Label manager of Strong Island Recordings / Sometimes write words about music / Put on shows / Do other stuff / Sadly also a Pompey fan
All opinions are my own and are mostly stupid.
Portsmouth, UK
All opinions are my own and are mostly stupid.
Portsmouth, UK
Good luck to them all to be fair, excluding Bristol, mainly because City of Culture is for shining a light on cities that are often over looked, and Bristol is wonderful and rightfully regarded as one of the most cultural cities in Europe in general anyway.
🚨 IN FULL: The cities currently bidding to be the UK's 2029 City of Culture
- Blackpool
- Bristol
- Exeter
- Ipswich
- Peterborough
- Plymouth
- Portsmouth
- Swindon
- Wrexham
- Blackpool
- Bristol
- Exeter
- Ipswich
- Peterborough
- Plymouth
- Portsmouth
- Swindon
- Wrexham
February 2, 2026 at 6:38 PM
Good luck to them all to be fair, excluding Bristol, mainly because City of Culture is for shining a light on cities that are often over looked, and Bristol is wonderful and rightfully regarded as one of the most cultural cities in Europe in general anyway.
Give it to Michael Eisner again and have him state he will cancel Welcome to Wrexham and Deadpool should Wrexham carry on with their pursuit of Terry Devlin.
February 2, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Give it to Michael Eisner again and have him state he will cancel Welcome to Wrexham and Deadpool should Wrexham carry on with their pursuit of Terry Devlin.
Good morning.
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Türkülerimiz 2 - Mehmet Emmi - YouTube
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February 2, 2026 at 9:09 AM
Good morning.
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I wrote some words for Hard of Hearing about the return of King Tuff and their new banger.
hardofhearingmagazine.com/2026/01/30/t...
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January 30, 2026 at 10:06 AM
I wrote some words for Hard of Hearing about the return of King Tuff and their new banger.
hardofhearingmagazine.com/2026/01/30/t...
hardofhearingmagazine.com/2026/01/30/t...
2 weeks today, we shall be doing this fun thing at Sebright Arms.
London! We return to Sebright Arms on the 15/02 & we have psychedelic acid-techno titans, LIPWORMS + we have the mega psychedelic-disco party starters, First Day of Spring and acid-house synth-goth-pop one person noise machine, Michael Georgian!
Free entry!
link.dice.fm/rUHLWJU13Zb
Free entry!
link.dice.fm/rUHLWJU13Zb
February 1, 2026 at 2:16 PM
2 weeks today, we shall be doing this fun thing at Sebright Arms.
My Analog Journal never doesn't deliver.
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Peruvian Psych-Tropical Guitar with Fierecita
YouTube video by MAJ
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February 1, 2026 at 2:09 PM
My Analog Journal never doesn't deliver.
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What a player. What an image.
January 31, 2026 at 8:23 PM
What a player. What an image.
Take me back to this Wiltshire wonderland
We've got some news coming soon... but in the meantime, sit back, relax and relive your favourite four days of Summer.
Featured Track: "Under the Sun" by DIIV
Directed and Edited by Hedley Marks
End of The Road 2026 tickets on sale here: endoftheroadfestival.com/tickets/
Featured Track: "Under the Sun" by DIIV
Directed and Edited by Hedley Marks
End of The Road 2026 tickets on sale here: endoftheroadfestival.com/tickets/
January 31, 2026 at 10:07 AM
Take me back to this Wiltshire wonderland
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(They're not your) steppin' stone: @luketurner.bsky.social on why we should value grassroots gig venues for their own sake silentwordsspeakloudest.blogspot.com/2026/01/they...
January 31, 2026 at 9:32 AM
(They're not your) steppin' stone: @luketurner.bsky.social on why we should value grassroots gig venues for their own sake silentwordsspeakloudest.blogspot.com/2026/01/they...
I was at peace with this had it had been a better fee, had there had been more time to recruit, and had the club recruited more players in the window in general. What is going on?
#Pompey turn attention to recruitment push as Callum Lang agrees £1.75m exit for Preston North End
Svante Ingelsson, Luke Graham and striker dominating incoming talk
Portsmouth News
Svante Ingelsson, Luke Graham and striker dominating incoming talk
Portsmouth News
Latest: Portsmouth turn to recruitment push as Lang agrees £1.75m exit for Preston
The transfer latest today as Pompey push on, with Callum Lang bound for Championship rivals Preston North End.
www.portsmouth.co.uk
January 31, 2026 at 7:38 AM
I was at peace with this had it had been a better fee, had there had been more time to recruit, and had the club recruited more players in the window in general. What is going on?
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📣 NEW SHOW 📣
We bring the very exciting new DIY noisemakers Restless Taxis to Sebright Arms. Support comes from garage-krautrock riot Rampressure and new faces being Portsmouth outfit Reubin X.
Fr££ £ntry.
We bring the very exciting new DIY noisemakers Restless Taxis to Sebright Arms. Support comes from garage-krautrock riot Rampressure and new faces being Portsmouth outfit Reubin X.
Fr££ £ntry.
January 30, 2026 at 12:02 PM
📣 NEW SHOW 📣
We bring the very exciting new DIY noisemakers Restless Taxis to Sebright Arms. Support comes from garage-krautrock riot Rampressure and new faces being Portsmouth outfit Reubin X.
Fr££ £ntry.
We bring the very exciting new DIY noisemakers Restless Taxis to Sebright Arms. Support comes from garage-krautrock riot Rampressure and new faces being Portsmouth outfit Reubin X.
Fr££ £ntry.
This is also very good. It's quite a shoegaze heavy new music Friday today.
The new @whitelands.bsky.social album ‘Sunlight Echoes’ is out now. It’s a sublime, emotional, melodic pop take on shoegaze – a true statement of intent...
January 30, 2026 at 11:05 AM
This is also very good. It's quite a shoegaze heavy new music Friday today.
This is indeed very good.
NEW MUSIC FRIDAY: 'Not Here Not Gone' by Blackwater Holylight
Clashes of heavy and ethereal doomgaze, goth, and psych washed stoner rock goodness from the L.A.-based outfit.
@suicidesqueeze.bsky.social
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Clashes of heavy and ethereal doomgaze, goth, and psych washed stoner rock goodness from the L.A.-based outfit.
@suicidesqueeze.bsky.social
www.normanrecords.com/features/bes...
January 30, 2026 at 10:57 AM
This is indeed very good.
It's very funny they're making FOUR individual movies. Imagine if they did a biopic of every member ever of The Fall?
First official look at Paul Mescal, Harris Dickinson, Barry Keoghan and Joseph Quinn in the upcoming biopic films for 'The Beatles'
Releasing in 2028
Releasing in 2028
January 30, 2026 at 10:21 AM
It's very funny they're making FOUR individual movies. Imagine if they did a biopic of every member ever of The Fall?
I wrote some words for Hard of Hearing about the return of King Tuff and their new banger.
hardofhearingmagazine.com/2026/01/30/t...
hardofhearingmagazine.com/2026/01/30/t...
hardofhearingmagazine.com
January 30, 2026 at 10:06 AM
I wrote some words for Hard of Hearing about the return of King Tuff and their new banger.
hardofhearingmagazine.com/2026/01/30/t...
hardofhearingmagazine.com/2026/01/30/t...
I need this.
SIMON REYNOLDS
Still in a Dream: Shoegaze, Slackers & the Reinvention of Rock, 1984–1994
*Signed* Paperback + Bonus Zine
Preorder: resident-music.com/product/reyn...
@simonreynolds.bsky.social (slow)dives into the era which saw the likes of mbv, Sonic Youth & Cocteau Twins emerge in a hail of reverb
Still in a Dream: Shoegaze, Slackers & the Reinvention of Rock, 1984–1994
*Signed* Paperback + Bonus Zine
Preorder: resident-music.com/product/reyn...
@simonreynolds.bsky.social (slow)dives into the era which saw the likes of mbv, Sonic Youth & Cocteau Twins emerge in a hail of reverb
January 29, 2026 at 10:12 AM
I need this.
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I think Portsmouth vs Southampton might be the best derby in English football.
In 10 reasons, with the help of Sunday's game, I tried to explain why.
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In 10 reasons, with the help of Sunday's game, I tried to explain why.
inews.co.uk/sport/footba...
My pilgrimage to Portsmouth and the best derby in English football
Bitter feuds, bubble matches, fights and a comparative lack of success - Daniel Storey delves into what makes Pompey's famous rivalry with Southampton so great
inews.co.uk
January 27, 2026 at 7:49 AM
I think Portsmouth vs Southampton might be the best derby in English football.
In 10 reasons, with the help of Sunday's game, I tried to explain why.
inews.co.uk/sport/footba...
In 10 reasons, with the help of Sunday's game, I tried to explain why.
inews.co.uk/sport/footba...
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Reminder that these are your fantastic #IVW26 venues, who else is as excited as us? 🎉 There is so much going on this week so head over to our website to have a look at all the shows and venues that you can go help support. See you in the crowd... 💛
January 26, 2026 at 6:33 PM
Reminder that these are your fantastic #IVW26 venues, who else is as excited as us? 🎉 There is so much going on this week so head over to our website to have a look at all the shows and venues that you can go help support. See you in the crowd... 💛
Fair bloody play to Wolf Alice. Can't say they haven't earned it.
Wolf Alice will play a massive Finsbury Park show in North London this summer -
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January 26, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Fair bloody play to Wolf Alice. Can't say they haven't earned it.
All the prison time for the person who threw the firework. The bloke who invaded the pitch was a massive embarrassment as well. We were 1-0 down. It hindered the chance of an instant comeback. Also, again, we were 1-0 down. Why give it the big 'un when you're losing? Was odd.
January 26, 2026 at 6:05 PM
All the prison time for the person who threw the firework. The bloke who invaded the pitch was a massive embarrassment as well. We were 1-0 down. It hindered the chance of an instant comeback. Also, again, we were 1-0 down. Why give it the big 'un when you're losing? Was odd.
As it's 11 years now, I think it's now OK to say without recency bias that this might be one of the greatest things in the last couple of decades.
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Preoccupations - Continental Shelf (Official Video)
YouTube video by Jagjaguwar
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January 26, 2026 at 12:11 PM
As it's 11 years now, I think it's now OK to say without recency bias that this might be one of the greatest things in the last couple of decades.
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'HAVE YOU CHECKED YOUR LOCAL LISTINGS FOR INDEPENDENT VENUE WEEK THIS WEEK?'
January 26, 2026 at 11:11 AM
'HAVE YOU CHECKED YOUR LOCAL LISTINGS FOR INDEPENDENT VENUE WEEK THIS WEEK?'
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Small thought about today’s game, and tbh this goes for every game - Abdul the steward continues to be our a shining ambassador for club, never fails to make everyone around him smile. An absolute gent. We’re incredibly lucky to have him. #Pompey
January 25, 2026 at 7:18 PM
Small thought about today’s game, and tbh this goes for every game - Abdul the steward continues to be our a shining ambassador for club, never fails to make everyone around him smile. An absolute gent. We’re incredibly lucky to have him. #Pompey
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I wrote some words about the real good garage rock banger from new Leeds outfit, Vehicle for Hard of Hearing.
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Tracks 23rd January 2026, ft. Lime Garden, Cardinals and more.
Essential new releases also Wendy Eisenberg, AtticOmatic, Hutch, Committee of Sleep, Group A.D. and Vehicle.
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January 23, 2026 at 10:11 AM
I wrote some words about the real good garage rock banger from new Leeds outfit, Vehicle for Hard of Hearing.
hardofhearingmagazine.com/2026/01/23/t...
hardofhearingmagazine.com/2026/01/23/t...