Douglas Baptie
@douglasbaptie.bsky.social
www.wordsandguitars.co.uk (currently on hiatus).
Charity shop haul.
November 16, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Charity shop haul.
In a Sainsbury's local and they wanted £3.50 for a bag of Doritos.
Give me a moment while I look for my "We used to be a real country" meme.
Give me a moment while I look for my "We used to be a real country" meme.
November 16, 2025 at 10:03 AM
In a Sainsbury's local and they wanted £3.50 for a bag of Doritos.
Give me a moment while I look for my "We used to be a real country" meme.
Give me a moment while I look for my "We used to be a real country" meme.
"But he knows not what it means..." 😕
November 11, 2025 at 9:49 PM
"But he knows not what it means..." 😕
Seeing this for sale in Sainsbury's was a bit like the time Texas Chainsaw Massacre hit the racks in Woolworths.
Well, maybe not quite. But you get the idea.
Well, maybe not quite. But you get the idea.
November 11, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Seeing this for sale in Sainsbury's was a bit like the time Texas Chainsaw Massacre hit the racks in Woolworths.
Well, maybe not quite. But you get the idea.
Well, maybe not quite. But you get the idea.
There's a Ghost in My House
YouTube video by The Damned - Topic
youtu.be
October 30, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Once a suspected player in one of Britain's most tragic and senseless crimes. Now a harmless Halloween mascot for a soft drink.
How things change.
How things change.
October 24, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Once a suspected player in one of Britain's most tragic and senseless crimes. Now a harmless Halloween mascot for a soft drink.
How things change.
How things change.
Some kind of new album coming from The Damned in January. Possibly the long-rumoured covers project.
October 23, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Some kind of new album coming from The Damned in January. Possibly the long-rumoured covers project.
This just sounds like some kind of undercover sex thing.
Tree lads.
Tree lads.
September 20, 2025 at 10:18 AM
This just sounds like some kind of undercover sex thing.
Tree lads.
Tree lads.
If this was the Reading/Leeds line-up, folks would be querying the lack of female artists.
September 14, 2025 at 2:39 PM
If this was the Reading/Leeds line-up, folks would be querying the lack of female artists.
This year's Winter work pal. Proper shouter.
September 12, 2025 at 6:51 PM
This year's Winter work pal. Proper shouter.
Big 'tape you might have seen at a petrol station in 1994' vibes from CMAT there. Presumably some kind of grand artistic statement because otherwise it's a bit Microsoft Paint.
September 1, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Big 'tape you might have seen at a petrol station in 1994' vibes from CMAT there. Presumably some kind of grand artistic statement because otherwise it's a bit Microsoft Paint.
A few remarkable images from the 2026 Cliff Richard calendar.
Guessing the 3rd is a nod to the garbage compactor scene in Star Wars.
Guessing the 3rd is a nod to the garbage compactor scene in Star Wars.
August 30, 2025 at 1:27 PM
A few remarkable images from the 2026 Cliff Richard calendar.
Guessing the 3rd is a nod to the garbage compactor scene in Star Wars.
Guessing the 3rd is a nod to the garbage compactor scene in Star Wars.
Is it short? Yes. Is it pop? Yes. Is it pop but with a bucket of distortion on top? Yes. That's all I want.
Sophie Truax - fifty50 (Official Video)
YouTube video by Sophie Truax
youtu.be
August 20, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Is it short? Yes. Is it pop? Yes. Is it pop but with a bucket of distortion on top? Yes. That's all I want.
Me: 1500 words deep into another "Is the vinyl boom finally over?" thinkpiece.
August 12, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Me: 1500 words deep into another "Is the vinyl boom finally over?" thinkpiece.
Aside from local coverage when the gigs take place, the #Oasis mania has faded a bit.
The static setlists, the unchanging support acts - there's nothing for the media to write about. Audiences know exactly what they're getting. 1/2
The static setlists, the unchanging support acts - there's nothing for the media to write about. Audiences know exactly what they're getting. 1/2
August 8, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Aside from local coverage when the gigs take place, the #Oasis mania has faded a bit.
The static setlists, the unchanging support acts - there's nothing for the media to write about. Audiences know exactly what they're getting. 1/2
The static setlists, the unchanging support acts - there's nothing for the media to write about. Audiences know exactly what they're getting. 1/2
July 30, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Can't remember the last time a song completely stopped me in my tracks.
Absolutely stunning musically and lyrically. #cmat
youtu.be/_SVNTv44C4g?...
Absolutely stunning musically and lyrically. #cmat
youtu.be/_SVNTv44C4g?...
CMAT - EURO-COUNTRY (Official Video)
YouTube video by CMAT
youtu.be
July 26, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Can't remember the last time a song completely stopped me in my tracks.
Absolutely stunning musically and lyrically. #cmat
youtu.be/_SVNTv44C4g?...
Absolutely stunning musically and lyrically. #cmat
youtu.be/_SVNTv44C4g?...
Only England team I will ever support.
July 22, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Only England team I will ever support.
Nigel Farage on 4 June: “Tell me a single government target that ever gets met?
“I’m bored with government targets – we are going to half this, double that."
NF on 21 July: promises to " cut crime in half. "
“I’m bored with government targets – we are going to half this, double that."
NF on 21 July: promises to " cut crime in half. "
July 21, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Nigel Farage on 4 June: “Tell me a single government target that ever gets met?
“I’m bored with government targets – we are going to half this, double that."
NF on 21 July: promises to " cut crime in half. "
“I’m bored with government targets – we are going to half this, double that."
NF on 21 July: promises to " cut crime in half. "
It was in July 2025 that I realized that Soft Cell was a play on the term 'hard sell'.
July 20, 2025 at 6:53 AM
It was in July 2025 that I realized that Soft Cell was a play on the term 'hard sell'.
From April 1884 to December 1886, Thomas Stevens rode a penny farthing around the world.
Thomas Stevens (cyclist) - Wikipedia share.google/bkv8AsJmH0Qa...
Thomas Stevens (cyclist) - Wikipedia share.google/bkv8AsJmH0Qa...
Thomas Stevens (cyclist) - Wikipedia
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July 18, 2025 at 1:42 PM
From April 1884 to December 1886, Thomas Stevens rode a penny farthing around the world.
Thomas Stevens (cyclist) - Wikipedia share.google/bkv8AsJmH0Qa...
Thomas Stevens (cyclist) - Wikipedia share.google/bkv8AsJmH0Qa...
A young friend just saw Pixies and noted that "all the old people were at the front." 😃
July 17, 2025 at 5:47 PM
A young friend just saw Pixies and noted that "all the old people were at the front." 😃
Some subcultures persist, but it's essentially cosplay.
The kids forming Northern Soul clubs or putting on corpse paint and spikes are the musical version of a Civil War re-enactment society.
The kids forming Northern Soul clubs or putting on corpse paint and spikes are the musical version of a Civil War re-enactment society.
Subcultures are dead, killed off by - amongst other things - the process of algorithmic enshittification and the almost immediate co-opting of emergent cultures for commercial gain.
Sameness is everywhere.
And the internet is to blame.
www.drownedinsound.org/why-we-might...
Sameness is everywhere.
And the internet is to blame.
www.drownedinsound.org/why-we-might...
Why we might be witnessing a return to the spirit of Punk
Hanna Chalmers can see the re-emergence of the spirit of punk across music, climate change activists, tech, art and politics...
www.drownedinsound.org
July 5, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Some subcultures persist, but it's essentially cosplay.
The kids forming Northern Soul clubs or putting on corpse paint and spikes are the musical version of a Civil War re-enactment society.
The kids forming Northern Soul clubs or putting on corpse paint and spikes are the musical version of a Civil War re-enactment society.
You: If we're re-branding WH Smiths, let's freshen things up and get shoppers excited about the brand again.
Your team:
Your team:
July 3, 2025 at 9:12 AM
You: If we're re-branding WH Smiths, let's freshen things up and get shoppers excited about the brand again.
Your team:
Your team: