Sean | Drowned in Sound
@drownedinsound.bsky.social
Founder of Drowned in Sound (est. 2000). Manager of musicians including Charlotte Church and The Anchoress.
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The government have decided to remark in Hansard that 10 million people in Britain use X as their primary news source. A statistic that cannot possibly be true. Probably needs a correction I think.
If there is an argument then this is the argument. But lol I can’t find where this obviously false stat is coming from. And if the government does believe more than half the families in the UK are using it as their primary news source then woah maybe time to up the scrutiny of it!
January 5, 2026 at 8:38 PM
The government have decided to remark in Hansard that 10 million people in Britain use X as their primary news source. A statistic that cannot possibly be true. Probably needs a correction I think.
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BBC journalists have been banned from describing the kidnapped Venezuelan leader as having been kidnapped.
The BBC News Editor has sent this to BBC journalists.
The BBC News Editor has sent this to BBC journalists.
January 5, 2026 at 1:19 PM
BBC journalists have been banned from describing the kidnapped Venezuelan leader as having been kidnapped.
The BBC News Editor has sent this to BBC journalists.
The BBC News Editor has sent this to BBC journalists.
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NEW: Teesworks Ltd has published its latest accounts.
Despite plummeting revenues, the businessmen at the centre of the controversial redevelopment project continue to increase their dividends each year.
This year they paid themselves more than £32m against revenue of £6m.
Despite plummeting revenues, the businessmen at the centre of the controversial redevelopment project continue to increase their dividends each year.
This year they paid themselves more than £32m against revenue of £6m.
Teesworks: Dividends increased to £30m despite plummeting income
Latest accounts for Teesworks Ltd show increase in payments to shareholders
teesside.thelead.uk
January 5, 2026 at 6:06 PM
NEW: Teesworks Ltd has published its latest accounts.
Despite plummeting revenues, the businessmen at the centre of the controversial redevelopment project continue to increase their dividends each year.
This year they paid themselves more than £32m against revenue of £6m.
Despite plummeting revenues, the businessmen at the centre of the controversial redevelopment project continue to increase their dividends each year.
This year they paid themselves more than £32m against revenue of £6m.
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Lots of albums to look forward to in 2026! www.drownedinsound.org/upcoming-alb...
Upcoming Album Releases (Jan 2026 - April 2026)
Your essential guide to forthcoming releases plus various mainstream releases.
www.drownedinsound.org
January 5, 2026 at 2:26 PM
Lots of albums to look forward to in 2026! www.drownedinsound.org/upcoming-alb...
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This doesn’t have to be true! Leaders could be hammering on this point!
Elon Musk chatbot repeatedly making CSAM on demand should be one of the single biggest stories right now and it's effectively a collective shrug instead
January 5, 2026 at 3:21 PM
This doesn’t have to be true! Leaders could be hammering on this point!
Whenever you hear the host of Question Time say they’re reflecting the electorate, don’t ever forget how the ‘didn’t vote’ or ‘won’t vote’ or ballot spoiling crowd are never reflected, yet they represent a huge bloc of the electorate
Here's a thing I did for the Observer yesterday looking at non-voters - the 'dark matter' of electoral politics- hard to observe, seldom discussed, yet potentially very influential
observer.co.uk/news/politic...
observer.co.uk/news/politic...
January 5, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Whenever you hear the host of Question Time say they’re reflecting the electorate, don’t ever forget how the ‘didn’t vote’ or ‘won’t vote’ or ballot spoiling crowd are never reflected, yet they represent a huge bloc of the electorate
Lots of albums to look forward to in 2026! www.drownedinsound.org/upcoming-alb...
Upcoming Album Releases (Jan 2026 - April 2026)
Your essential guide to forthcoming releases plus various mainstream releases.
www.drownedinsound.org
January 5, 2026 at 2:26 PM
Lots of albums to look forward to in 2026! www.drownedinsound.org/upcoming-alb...
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NEWS: A source confirms DOJ has NOT provided Congress the legally required explanation for redactions in the Epstein file releases, despite a Jan. 3 statutory deadline under the Epstein Files Transparency Act.
Department of Justice Violates Epstein Files Law By Failing to Inform Congress of Reasons Behind Redactions
The Justice Department has now blown through another deadline.
meidasnews.com
January 5, 2026 at 12:39 AM
NEWS: A source confirms DOJ has NOT provided Congress the legally required explanation for redactions in the Epstein file releases, despite a Jan. 3 statutory deadline under the Epstein Files Transparency Act.
It’s a shame the PM isn’t a leading human rights lawyer to advise on this
And perhaps the govt don’t have the ability to bring in experts to consult or don’t have access to Google
They do govern like they’re still in the 20th century tbf
And perhaps the govt don’t have the ability to bring in experts to consult or don’t have access to Google
They do govern like they’re still in the 20th century tbf
Darren Jones truly woeful on Times Radio right now. Managing to sound both condescending and craven.
Answering “I’m not a commentator” when asked to comment on the legality of the USA’s actions in Venezuela just comes across terribly. The government would’ve been better just putting no one up.
Answering “I’m not a commentator” when asked to comment on the legality of the USA’s actions in Venezuela just comes across terribly. The government would’ve been better just putting no one up.
January 4, 2026 at 10:27 AM
It’s a shame the PM isn’t a leading human rights lawyer to advise on this
And perhaps the govt don’t have the ability to bring in experts to consult or don’t have access to Google
They do govern like they’re still in the 20th century tbf
And perhaps the govt don’t have the ability to bring in experts to consult or don’t have access to Google
They do govern like they’re still in the 20th century tbf
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A post shared by the US Defence Secretary
January 4, 2026 at 1:24 AM
A post shared by the US Defence Secretary
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Wrote a thing:
The carnage associated with fossil fuel is why speeding the transition to renewables is good for international stability as well as everything else. Fossil fuel is inseparable from violence, and dependence on it it has created a brutal world order....
The carnage associated with fossil fuel is why speeding the transition to renewables is good for international stability as well as everything else. Fossil fuel is inseparable from violence, and dependence on it it has created a brutal world order....
Five Facets of the Attack on Venezuela by the Rogue Nation the US Has Become
1
They are saying it baldly: this is an oil grab. There is a history of oil grabs going back to British imperialism in the middle east in the late nineteenth century and murders of Osage Nation triba...
www.meditationsinanemergency.com
January 3, 2026 at 8:28 PM
Wrote a thing:
The carnage associated with fossil fuel is why speeding the transition to renewables is good for international stability as well as everything else. Fossil fuel is inseparable from violence, and dependence on it it has created a brutal world order....
The carnage associated with fossil fuel is why speeding the transition to renewables is good for international stability as well as everything else. Fossil fuel is inseparable from violence, and dependence on it it has created a brutal world order....
Even if Farage was our PM, I wouldn’t support a foreign regime swooping in and kidnapping him
I guess that’s the difference between people who care about human rights and international laws, and people drunk on ideology with no moral compass
I guess that’s the difference between people who care about human rights and international laws, and people drunk on ideology with no moral compass
January 3, 2026 at 12:31 PM
Even if Farage was our PM, I wouldn’t support a foreign regime swooping in and kidnapping him
I guess that’s the difference between people who care about human rights and international laws, and people drunk on ideology with no moral compass
I guess that’s the difference between people who care about human rights and international laws, and people drunk on ideology with no moral compass
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The US attack on Venezuela is an illegal act of aggression against a sovereign country (with lots of oil). Venezuela has become a more deeply repressive dictatorship & urgently needs democratic solution but this is unjustified & unjustifiable. Look forward to seeing swift UK Government condemnation.
January 3, 2026 at 11:12 AM
The US attack on Venezuela is an illegal act of aggression against a sovereign country (with lots of oil). Venezuela has become a more deeply repressive dictatorship & urgently needs democratic solution but this is unjustified & unjustifiable. Look forward to seeing swift UK Government condemnation.
There’s always a tweet
January 3, 2026 at 12:03 PM
There’s always a tweet
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The PM and Foreign Secretary should be condemning this illegal strike and breach of international human rights law.
After years of arming a genocide and worshipping the “special relationship”, Trump now believes he can act with impunity.
After years of arming a genocide and worshipping the “special relationship”, Trump now believes he can act with impunity.
Trump just kidnapped President Nicolas Maduro of Venezuela
January 3, 2026 at 11:27 AM
The PM and Foreign Secretary should be condemning this illegal strike and breach of international human rights law.
After years of arming a genocide and worshipping the “special relationship”, Trump now believes he can act with impunity.
After years of arming a genocide and worshipping the “special relationship”, Trump now believes he can act with impunity.
Fossil fuel funds right wing politics
Fossil fuel is where a lot of the super rich invest their money
Super rich own right wing media
Super rich will be looking at yacht brochures this morning
Fossil fuel is where a lot of the super rich invest their money
Super rich own right wing media
Super rich will be looking at yacht brochures this morning
January 3, 2026 at 9:21 AM
Fossil fuel funds right wing politics
Fossil fuel is where a lot of the super rich invest their money
Super rich own right wing media
Super rich will be looking at yacht brochures this morning
Fossil fuel is where a lot of the super rich invest their money
Super rich own right wing media
Super rich will be looking at yacht brochures this morning
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Breaking 🔥 Winner of the FiFA peace prize is bombing another country - “a serious military escalation” says BBC’s Lyse Doucet
January 3, 2026 at 8:34 AM
Breaking 🔥 Winner of the FiFA peace prize is bombing another country - “a serious military escalation” says BBC’s Lyse Doucet
Repost if you're planning to give Bluesky a proper go in 2026
January 2, 2026 at 3:53 PM
Repost if you're planning to give Bluesky a proper go in 2026
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How broken is the music biz and can this be fixed? It's so frustrating being a fan sometimes... www.drownedinsound.org/celebrating-...
Celebrating Music You Love Shouldn't Be This Complicated
Why 15-Year-Old Gamers Get Sponsors But Musicians & Music Fans Get Copyright Strikes
www.drownedinsound.org
December 29, 2025 at 12:24 PM
How broken is the music biz and can this be fixed? It's so frustrating being a fan sometimes... www.drownedinsound.org/celebrating-...
How broken is the music biz and can this be fixed? It's so frustrating being a fan sometimes... www.drownedinsound.org/celebrating-...
Celebrating Music You Love Shouldn't Be This Complicated
Why 15-Year-Old Gamers Get Sponsors But Musicians & Music Fans Get Copyright Strikes
www.drownedinsound.org
December 29, 2025 at 12:24 PM
How broken is the music biz and can this be fixed? It's so frustrating being a fan sometimes... www.drownedinsound.org/celebrating-...
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No idea who Laurent Brindeau is, but isn’t this caricature of @zackpolanski.bsky.social in today’s @dailymailpolitics.bsky.social ragingly antisemitic?
December 28, 2025 at 6:42 PM
No idea who Laurent Brindeau is, but isn’t this caricature of @zackpolanski.bsky.social in today’s @dailymailpolitics.bsky.social ragingly antisemitic?
What can the creator economy teach the ailing music industry?
I sat down with the brilliant researcher @kahlerthanna.bsky.social to discuss her latest study into how differently gamers and streamers are using the internet and what music can learn from it
I learnt a lot
I sat down with the brilliant researcher @kahlerthanna.bsky.social to discuss her latest study into how differently gamers and streamers are using the internet and what music can learn from it
I learnt a lot
Can music still cut through in 2026? DiS meets a leading researcher
Podcast Episode · Drowned in Sound · 27/12/2025 · 1h 11m
podcasts.apple.com
December 28, 2025 at 8:41 PM
What can the creator economy teach the ailing music industry?
I sat down with the brilliant researcher @kahlerthanna.bsky.social to discuss her latest study into how differently gamers and streamers are using the internet and what music can learn from it
I learnt a lot
I sat down with the brilliant researcher @kahlerthanna.bsky.social to discuss her latest study into how differently gamers and streamers are using the internet and what music can learn from it
I learnt a lot
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will also add - yes, this is my personal crusade - that turning podcasts into videos implicitly asks women to once again make more effort than men, as the bar for "camera-ready" for one gender is obviously higher than for the other
‘Painful to hear!’ How podcasts’ rush to video is turning them into dreadful listens
‘Painful to hear!’ How podcasts’ rush to video is turning them into dreadful listens
From Joe Marler’s visual-only stunts to the incomprehensible shuffling sounds Steven Bartlett recently subjected headphone users to, dodgy audio experiences are on the rise
www.theguardian.com
December 27, 2025 at 10:20 AM
will also add - yes, this is my personal crusade - that turning podcasts into videos implicitly asks women to once again make more effort than men, as the bar for "camera-ready" for one gender is obviously higher than for the other