Fin
@finmilligan.bsky.social
Writing, always writing. Seen in Electronic Sound, Juno Daily. Music, games, film and telly.
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· Dec 17
Happening Again #51
It comes around quicker every year
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ICYMI: The last Happening Again of the year is out now. It's not a festive one, but Christmas is mentioned multiple times. Featuring the likes of @sulkrooms.bsky.social, Robinson's Village, and @carpenterbrut.com.
I was already really impressed with Wonder Man, but then it got "used Tangerine Dream as part of the score" good. Such a shame this show seems to be suffering from general Marvel malaise.
February 14, 2026 at 8:43 PM
I was already really impressed with Wonder Man, but then it got "used Tangerine Dream as part of the score" good. Such a shame this show seems to be suffering from general Marvel malaise.
Neil wanted a quiet one on @moonbuilding.bsky.social this week, which is why he asked me to review @confluxcoldwell.bsky.social new record 'Shadows And Simulacra', which was made in part with generative AI. It was great fun to write, knowing the strong feelings people have about this tech.
Moonbuilding Weekly Issue 94 is out now, starring @confluxcoldwell.bsky.social @haikusalut.bsky.social @vokagentle.bsky.social and much more!
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Issue 95 / 13 February 2026
The essential DIY electronic music lowdown: Track Of The Week: Haiku Salut & Meg Morley + Album Of The Week: Conflux Coldwell + Voka Gentle + Phexioenesystems + The Odes + Harry Christelis + more...
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February 13, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Neil wanted a quiet one on @moonbuilding.bsky.social this week, which is why he asked me to review @confluxcoldwell.bsky.social new record 'Shadows And Simulacra', which was made in part with generative AI. It was great fun to write, knowing the strong feelings people have about this tech.
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NEW ISSUE OUT NOW! This month’s Electronic Sound cover stars are Sheffield legends CLOCK DVA and we’re bundling the magazine with a grey vinyl seven-inch by the electro-industrial pioneers with the awesome ‘4 Hours’ as the lead track. Get your copy at electronicsound.squarespace.com/shop/magazine
February 12, 2026 at 12:29 PM
NEW ISSUE OUT NOW! This month’s Electronic Sound cover stars are Sheffield legends CLOCK DVA and we’re bundling the magazine with a grey vinyl seven-inch by the electro-industrial pioneers with the awesome ‘4 Hours’ as the lead track. Get your copy at electronicsound.squarespace.com/shop/magazine
A few days late with this but it was great to see @worriedaboutsatan.bsky.social pack the place out @ The Triangle on Friday night. Lovely atmosphere and a banging gig!
February 11, 2026 at 7:50 PM
A few days late with this but it was great to see @worriedaboutsatan.bsky.social pack the place out @ The Triangle on Friday night. Lovely atmosphere and a banging gig!
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Good morning. The first Happening Again of 2026 dropped into inboxes last night. Features great new records from @jamesadrianbrown.bsky.social, @kaylapainter.bsky.social, and The Protomen's third act of their rock opera - only 17 years in the making.
Happening Again #52
Back, back, back again
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February 3, 2026 at 10:06 AM
Good morning. The first Happening Again of 2026 dropped into inboxes last night. Features great new records from @jamesadrianbrown.bsky.social, @kaylapainter.bsky.social, and The Protomen's third act of their rock opera - only 17 years in the making.
Good morning. The first Happening Again of 2026 dropped into inboxes last night. Features great new records from @jamesadrianbrown.bsky.social, @kaylapainter.bsky.social, and The Protomen's third act of their rock opera - only 17 years in the making.
Happening Again #52
Back, back, back again
happeningagain.substack.com
February 3, 2026 at 10:06 AM
Good morning. The first Happening Again of 2026 dropped into inboxes last night. Features great new records from @jamesadrianbrown.bsky.social, @kaylapainter.bsky.social, and The Protomen's third act of their rock opera - only 17 years in the making.
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for connoisseurs of local journalism traffic farming, this is the latest frontier – you reprint ancient facts from Wikipedia and present them as news, in order to create curiosity gap headlines that appear in Google Discover / Apple News
February 2, 2026 at 2:12 PM
for connoisseurs of local journalism traffic farming, this is the latest frontier – you reprint ancient facts from Wikipedia and present them as news, in order to create curiosity gap headlines that appear in Google Discover / Apple News
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Some Saturday night fun for you... Here's me chatting with the excellent Steve Thorp about my formative years for his Ziggy's Lament Substack.
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Moonbuilding with Neil Mason, part 1
A MUSICAL LIVES conversation
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January 31, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Some Saturday night fun for you... Here's me chatting with the excellent Steve Thorp about my formative years for his Ziggy's Lament Substack.
open.substack.com/pub/ziggysla...
open.substack.com/pub/ziggysla...
Been playing a lot of Prime 4 on Switch 2 recently and I can't get over how lovely it looks. Not sure if these screenshots do it justice.
January 29, 2026 at 9:43 PM
Been playing a lot of Prime 4 on Switch 2 recently and I can't get over how lovely it looks. Not sure if these screenshots do it justice.
Really looking forward to this, love how vibrant it looks as well.
Lord of the Flies | Official trailer - BBC
YouTube video by BBC Trailers
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January 28, 2026 at 6:41 PM
Really looking forward to this, love how vibrant it looks as well.
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Calling transphobia a 'gateway drug' to the far right undersells it. It's pure accelerant. Grimly fascinating to guess what crankery becomes any famous transphobe's secondary obsession, cos they all have one: 15 minute cities are fascism! Grok noncing is cool! ICE are good! We should kill all dogs!
January 27, 2026 at 1:59 PM
Calling transphobia a 'gateway drug' to the far right undersells it. It's pure accelerant. Grimly fascinating to guess what crankery becomes any famous transphobe's secondary obsession, cos they all have one: 15 minute cities are fascism! Grok noncing is cool! ICE are good! We should kill all dogs!
Sorry but with everything else going on in the world at the moment, you can't expect me to care about anything related to Andy Burnham.
January 26, 2026 at 11:38 AM
Sorry but with everything else going on in the world at the moment, you can't expect me to care about anything related to Andy Burnham.
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Album number 20, No Knock No Doorbell, is now up for pre-order and general sharing around. It's out on March 27th.
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worriedaboutsatan.bandcamp.com/album/no-kno...
No Knock No Doorbell, by worriedaboutsatan
10 track album
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January 21, 2026 at 11:05 AM
Album number 20, No Knock No Doorbell, is now up for pre-order and general sharing around. It's out on March 27th.
worriedaboutsatan.bandcamp.com/album/no-kno...
worriedaboutsatan.bandcamp.com/album/no-kno...
Absolutely can't stop laughing at this.
"Without us you'd all be speaking German", Donald Trump tells an audience in Davos, in Switzerland. Where the most common language is German.
January 21, 2026 at 2:28 PM
Absolutely can't stop laughing at this.
I've been rewatching Superstore as a comfort programme, and have just reached the last series that's set (and filmed) during the pandemic. It is intensely surreal and despite this being a thing that everyone lived through, it feels like an event that happened in a pocket parallel universe.
January 21, 2026 at 1:47 PM
I've been rewatching Superstore as a comfort programme, and have just reached the last series that's set (and filmed) during the pandemic. It is intensely surreal and despite this being a thing that everyone lived through, it feels like an event that happened in a pocket parallel universe.
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the perennial "is this a good replacement for twitter / can it become as big as twitter" discussion is so confused. hominids became bipedal about 7 million years ago. for most of the time since we did not have microblogging. it's not a necessity it's a habit, if it all goes away that's fine
January 20, 2026 at 12:23 AM
the perennial "is this a good replacement for twitter / can it become as big as twitter" discussion is so confused. hominids became bipedal about 7 million years ago. for most of the time since we did not have microblogging. it's not a necessity it's a habit, if it all goes away that's fine
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I’ve posted this a million times, too many people forgot what social media was like before the algorithm spoon fed you
you can have cool stuff on your timeline if you actually follow people posting cool stuff it’s that easy
you can have cool stuff on your timeline if you actually follow people posting cool stuff it’s that easy
January 20, 2026 at 2:50 AM
I’ve posted this a million times, too many people forgot what social media was like before the algorithm spoon fed you
you can have cool stuff on your timeline if you actually follow people posting cool stuff it’s that easy
you can have cool stuff on your timeline if you actually follow people posting cool stuff it’s that easy
Mad that anyone would feel nostalgic for 2016 when it was the year the world started its descent into chaos, but I'm observing a weird phenomena where it feels like folk are trying to make it seem longer ago than it was.
January 16, 2026 at 9:10 PM
Mad that anyone would feel nostalgic for 2016 when it was the year the world started its descent into chaos, but I'm observing a weird phenomena where it feels like folk are trying to make it seem longer ago than it was.
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pretty sure he meant the other thing, grok, but very cool that those are your two things
January 16, 2026 at 4:55 PM
pretty sure he meant the other thing, grok, but very cool that those are your two things
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wikipedia turns 25 today! the last unenshittified major website! backbone of online info! triumph of humanity! powered by urge of unpaid randos to correct each other! somehow mostly reliable! "good thing wikipedia works in practice, because it sure doesn't work in theory" - old wiki adage
January 15, 2026 at 1:47 PM
wikipedia turns 25 today! the last unenshittified major website! backbone of online info! triumph of humanity! powered by urge of unpaid randos to correct each other! somehow mostly reliable! "good thing wikipedia works in practice, because it sure doesn't work in theory" - old wiki adage
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NEW ISSUE OUT NOW! We have synthpop giants PROPAGANDA on the cover of the latest Electronic Sound and we’re issuing the mag with a clear vinyl seven-inch featuring superb new mixes of the band’s classic tracks ‘Dr Mabuse’ and ‘Duel’. Get your copy at electronicsound.squarespace.com/shop/magazine
January 15, 2026 at 11:48 AM
NEW ISSUE OUT NOW! We have synthpop giants PROPAGANDA on the cover of the latest Electronic Sound and we’re issuing the mag with a clear vinyl seven-inch featuring superb new mixes of the band’s classic tracks ‘Dr Mabuse’ and ‘Duel’. Get your copy at electronicsound.squarespace.com/shop/magazine
Love it when my phone makes a notification sound I have literally never heard before.
January 15, 2026 at 10:45 AM
Love it when my phone makes a notification sound I have literally never heard before.