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Newcastle upon Tyne based Music Curator.
Protecting your ears from the bland, boring & the uninteresting. Music with a dash of film, art & culture.

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EAR>PROTECTION>REQUIRED> @earprotectreq.bsky.social · Nov 22
Welcome to all our new followers, here is a little intro about us…

Why are we called….
EAR>PROTECTION>REQUIRED> ?

We took inspiration from the Cultural Catalyst Tony Wilson and the whole Factory Records story.
Left to right: graphic designer Peter Saville with Factory Records founders Tony Wilson (1950 - 2007) and Alan Erasmus, circa 1979. Photo by Kevin Cummins/Getty Images
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www.nme.com/news/music/t...
The Twilight Sad tell us about devastating new album ‘It’s The Long Goodbye’: “Everybody is going to go through something like this”
The Twilight Sad on how frontman James Graham losing his mother to dementia shaped the band’s sixth album – featuring Robert Smith of The Cure
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January 8, 2026 at 9:18 AM
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petshopboys.co.uk
40 years ago, on Tuesday, January 7, 1986, “West End girls” hit number one in the UK singles chart and stayed there for two weeks.

#PetText
January 7, 2026 at 8:34 AM
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www.rollingstone.co.uk/music/rollin...
Rolling Stone UK’s Ones To Watch 2026
Introducing the artists who are going to rule your year...
www.rollingstone.co.uk
January 7, 2026 at 5:18 AM
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[LOOK] Dry Cleaning (@drycleaningband) “Joy” Video #drycleaning
[LOOK] Dry Cleaning (@drycleaningband) “Joy” Video #drycleaning
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January 5, 2026 at 6:40 PM
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[LOOK] The Cribs (@thecribs) “Never The Same” Video #thecribs
[LOOK] The Cribs (@thecribs) “Never The Same” Video #thecribs
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January 5, 2026 at 6:37 PM
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mbrandvold.bsky.social
How to support artists for free!
January 4, 2026 at 4:10 PM
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Check out the YouTube Playlist for Sounds of 2026 youtube.com/playlist?lis...
January 3, 2026 at 7:35 PM
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www.theguardian.com/music/2025/d...
‘Being annoying is worse than being evil’: the high-octane, low-culture genius of indie duo Getdown Services
Scatological lyrics, social conscience and a shoutout from Walton Goggins – 2026 is going to be the laptop garage band’s year
www.theguardian.com
January 3, 2026 at 6:21 PM
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www.theguardian.com/film/2026/ja...
Doomed lovers, high heels and The Odyssey: films to get excited about in 2026
Margot Robbie busts her corset in Wuthering Heights, the Devil Wears Prada sequel goes fashionably to war, and Christopher Nolan brings us a Greek epic. Plus much more in our pick of the best films co...
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January 3, 2026 at 6:19 PM
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filmstories.bsky.social
For years, it looked as though 1987’s RoboCop would be getting a direct sequel. We look at the fate of RoboCop Returns - and why it never happened...
filmstories.co.uk/features/wha...
Whatever happened to RoboCop Returns?
For years, it looked as though 1987’s RoboCop would be getting a direct sequel. We look at the fate of RoboCop Returns…
filmstories.co.uk
January 3, 2026 at 4:03 PM
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faroutmagazine.co.uk/the-guitaris...
The two guitarists Eddie Van Halen crowned as the greatest
While Eddie Van Halen had his fair share of classic licks, there were a few guitarists he was convinced no one could outmatch in their field.
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January 3, 2026 at 5:56 PM
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filmstories.co.uk/features/why...
“Why me?” | The bizarre experience of watching films on British TV in the 80s and 90s
From dubbed actors to jarring edits to terrible image quality, watching films on British TV was a minefield in the 80s and 90s…
filmstories.co.uk
January 3, 2026 at 5:55 PM
earprotectreq.bsky.social
The start of the year means we all take out our crystal balls to try and predict who will be the stars and sounds of 2026.

Therefore, here are the EPR Predictions for the stars of tomorrow, today……

#newmusic #soundsof2026 #starsoftomorrowtoday
January 3, 2026 at 3:16 PM
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After doing plenty of reading around the issues, cancelled my Spotify subscription and now heading over to #qobuz for all my music…..
January 2, 2026 at 8:05 PM
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mixmag.net/feature/spot...
Inside The Movement of Artists and Fans Boycotting Spotify
The meagre financial returns of streaming for artists has been a point of controversy since its inception. Now substantial investments in AI weaponry are causing musicians, labels, and consumers to fu...
mixmag.net
January 2, 2026 at 7:34 PM
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www.theguardian.com/music/2025/d...
‘Being annoying is worse than being evil’: the high-octane, low-culture genius of indie duo Getdown Services
Scatological lyrics, social conscience and a shoutout from Walton Goggins – 2026 is going to be the laptop garage band’s year
www.theguardian.com
December 31, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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Last trip to @reflexrecordshop.bsky.social in 2025 and picked up albums by #highschool and #humour #goodtimes #vinyl #everydayisarecordstoreday
December 31, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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Last trip to #tynesidecinema in 2025 to see the wonderful #sentimentalvalue #goodtimes #film #cinema
December 31, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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markcousinsfilm.bsky.social
Years ago I watched film clips with Terence Stamp from his great career: Fellini, Pasolini, Priscilla, The Hit, Superman.
He was elegant, reflective, generous, insightful.
The conversation is back on the BBC
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
December 29, 2025 at 9:49 AM
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[LOOK] Hector Gannet (@hectorgannet) “A Stitch in The Fold” Video #hectorgannet
[LOOK] Hector Gannet (@hectorgannet) “A Stitch in The Fold” Video #hectorgannet
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December 28, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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www.ranker.com/list/classic...
Classic Albums That Were Trashed By Critics When They Were Released
There’s something oddly satisfying about watching critics fumble the bag. Whether it’s calling an album “incoherent” only for it to be canonized five years later, or acting like an artist’s weird phas...
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December 28, 2025 at 8:56 AM
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Happy Birthday to my better half @christinepyounger proving I am indeed the luckiest man in the world #goodtimes
December 27, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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www.theguardian.com/film/2025/de...
And the 2025 Braddies go to … Peter Bradshaw’s film picks of the year
Now the Guardian’s Top 50 countdowns, as voted for by the whole film team, have announced their No 1s, here are our chief critic’s personal choices – in no particular order
www.theguardian.com
December 27, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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www.theguardian.com/film/2025/de...
Best movies of 2025 in the US: No 1 – One Battle After Another
Leonardo DiCaprio is a former revolutionary searching for his daughter in Paul Thomas Anderson’s exhilaratingly audacious counterculture epic
www.theguardian.com
December 27, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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www.theguardian.com/film/2025/de...
Best films of 2025 in the UK: No 1 – One Battle After Another
Leonardo DiCaprio is a former revolutionary searching for his daughter in Paul Thomas Anderson’s exhilaratingly audacious counterculture epic
www.theguardian.com
December 27, 2025 at 4:32 PM