MJ
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I will never not reskeet fucking GARY
February 8, 2026 at 4:03 AM
I will never not reskeet fucking GARY
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Not an official feature, but another thing that's pissing me off is that someone has copied almost every "full album" playlist and inserted their own track in there, presumably to make money, and YouTube always puts the doctored playlist higher in the search results (maybe because it's longer)
Anyone else find that whenever they search for a video on youtube they are now served with an auto-generated playlist instead of just the single video they wanted? Any way to turn this "feature" off?
February 6, 2026 at 1:54 PM
Not an official feature, but another thing that's pissing me off is that someone has copied almost every "full album" playlist and inserted their own track in there, presumably to make money, and YouTube always puts the doctored playlist higher in the search results (maybe because it's longer)
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I like both these people, so I’m not throwing shade, but I laughed at Charli XCX in her fabulous Wuthering Heights dress, stood next to Martin Clunes. You can move to LA, you can write hit songs and define a summer with your most experimental work, but you can’t escape English Sunday evening TV.
February 6, 2026 at 8:49 AM
I like both these people, so I’m not throwing shade, but I laughed at Charli XCX in her fabulous Wuthering Heights dress, stood next to Martin Clunes. You can move to LA, you can write hit songs and define a summer with your most experimental work, but you can’t escape English Sunday evening TV.
The best track on that Wayne Berry. Shame the rest of the album doesn't have similar bass playing
youtu.be/AQLTSbGvUXs?...
youtu.be/AQLTSbGvUXs?...
Indian Woman from Wichita
YouTube video by Wayne Berry - Topic
youtu.be
February 5, 2026 at 3:50 PM
The best track on that Wayne Berry. Shame the rest of the album doesn't have similar bass playing
youtu.be/AQLTSbGvUXs?...
youtu.be/AQLTSbGvUXs?...
Charity shops have been a bit dry though. Picked these up the other day - Wayne Berry is S/SW, one track I liked a lot, 70s Dana Gillespie (probably won't be a keeper), the Lettermen (has "Spooky" and others on), and Les Baxter "The Enchanted Sea"
February 5, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Charity shops have been a bit dry though. Picked these up the other day - Wayne Berry is S/SW, one track I liked a lot, 70s Dana Gillespie (probably won't be a keeper), the Lettermen (has "Spooky" and others on), and Les Baxter "The Enchanted Sea"
Just bought a few cds
(£3 for the lot). Indo Jazz Fusions is a spare if anyone wants it.
(£3 for the lot). Indo Jazz Fusions is a spare if anyone wants it.
February 5, 2026 at 11:18 AM
Just bought a few cds
(£3 for the lot). Indo Jazz Fusions is a spare if anyone wants it.
(£3 for the lot). Indo Jazz Fusions is a spare if anyone wants it.
Recent upgrade via Oxfam of this to replace a sleeveless copy found a few years back. Moody, slightly folky stuff. Vangelis and singer Irene Papas, lyrics by Papas and Arianna Huffington (as in the Huffington Post!)
February 3, 2026 at 5:24 PM
Recent upgrade via Oxfam of this to replace a sleeveless copy found a few years back. Moody, slightly folky stuff. Vangelis and singer Irene Papas, lyrics by Papas and Arianna Huffington (as in the Huffington Post!)
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🎶 The choir of children sing their song,
They practiced all year long ... 🎶
They practiced all year long ... 🎶
February 3, 2026 at 4:51 AM
🎶 The choir of children sing their song,
They practiced all year long ... 🎶
They practiced all year long ... 🎶
Picked this up cheaply last week, a bit tatty though (completely split seams). Fairly experimental banjo playing on John Fahey's Takoma label. Not sure where I read a recommendation for this, probably would have been the Waxidermy board (which seems to have disappeared recently?)
February 2, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Picked this up cheaply last week, a bit tatty though (completely split seams). Fairly experimental banjo playing on John Fahey's Takoma label. Not sure where I read a recommendation for this, probably would have been the Waxidermy board (which seems to have disappeared recently?)
Don't know anything really about Swedish fiddle playing except for that Nonesuch LP and hearing Tom Paley always play some tunes at his gigs, but this recent £1 find is sounding nice. Father and daughter duo, he also played sax for years in a Swedish jazz band
February 2, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Don't know anything really about Swedish fiddle playing except for that Nonesuch LP and hearing Tom Paley always play some tunes at his gigs, but this recent £1 find is sounding nice. Father and daughter duo, he also played sax for years in a Swedish jazz band
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Here's Cliff welcoming us into February with a baffling caption and another below-par photo off his camera reel. (We used to get dolphins leaping in the background, ffs.)
February 1, 2026 at 4:28 PM
Here's Cliff welcoming us into February with a baffling caption and another below-par photo off his camera reel. (We used to get dolphins leaping in the background, ffs.)
This is excellent, listened to this just last night (whilst drinking beer and washing records)
About to start recording tomorrow’s Valentine’s/Mardi Gras special episode of Haunted Jukebox, but if you want to catch up on this month’s (which also has a wee sprinkling of good time New Orleans R&B), be my guest:
www.mixcloud.com/RockinRachel...
#musicsky #radio #DJ #nowspinning #nowplaying
www.mixcloud.com/RockinRachel...
#musicsky #radio #DJ #nowspinning #nowplaying
Haunted Jukebox #17 A Haunted New Year (January 2026)
Swingin' in the New Year with a party selection of hot-as-hell rock'n'roll, doo-wop, rhythm & blues, rockabilly & more, with your host and friendly ghost, Rockin' Rachel Roll.
www.mixcloud.com
January 31, 2026 at 8:14 PM
This is excellent, listened to this just last night (whilst drinking beer and washing records)
50p charity shop find this morning. Spine is tatty, but I gave them a fiver for it, which annoyed/confused the teenager serving as he'd already rung up the 50p
January 31, 2026 at 1:56 PM
50p charity shop find this morning. Spine is tatty, but I gave them a fiver for it, which annoyed/confused the teenager serving as he'd already rung up the 50p
Unexpected find the other day in a local shop - Prince Douglas "Dub Roots" on Wackie's
January 31, 2026 at 9:28 AM
Unexpected find the other day in a local shop - Prince Douglas "Dub Roots" on Wackie's
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I'm convinced the world would be a better place, if local communities around the globe would implement neighborhood dance sessions, such as the reggae dub culture events held in townships in South Africa. 🇿🇦
All the feels. 🙏🏼🌍🕊️
#PeaceOnEarth #OneLove
📷 Sbongile Maseko©️
All the feels. 🙏🏼🌍🕊️
#PeaceOnEarth #OneLove
📷 Sbongile Maseko©️
January 30, 2026 at 11:06 AM
I'm convinced the world would be a better place, if local communities around the globe would implement neighborhood dance sessions, such as the reggae dub culture events held in townships in South Africa. 🇿🇦
All the feels. 🙏🏼🌍🕊️
#PeaceOnEarth #OneLove
📷 Sbongile Maseko©️
All the feels. 🙏🏼🌍🕊️
#PeaceOnEarth #OneLove
📷 Sbongile Maseko©️
Bought these ex-BBC library LPs of Vietnamese music locally the other day, on Folkways, Ocora, etc.
None had ever been taken out...!
Paid a fiver each which is reasonable going by Discogs prices (and I don't mind the BBC stickers too much)
None had ever been taken out...!
Paid a fiver each which is reasonable going by Discogs prices (and I don't mind the BBC stickers too much)
January 30, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Bought these ex-BBC library LPs of Vietnamese music locally the other day, on Folkways, Ocora, etc.
None had ever been taken out...!
Paid a fiver each which is reasonable going by Discogs prices (and I don't mind the BBC stickers too much)
None had ever been taken out...!
Paid a fiver each which is reasonable going by Discogs prices (and I don't mind the BBC stickers too much)
Good thread from @andylewis.bsky.social about this (see quotes), but have to say (and you can call me a cloth eared poltroon) I've always found this (and the album) really annoying!
I don't know much about it though, sounds like they had heard hip-hop DJs playing stuff like the "Mardi Gras" break?
I don't know much about it though, sounds like they had heard hip-hop DJs playing stuff like the "Mardi Gras" break?
January 30, 2026 at 9:55 AM
Good thread from @andylewis.bsky.social about this (see quotes), but have to say (and you can call me a cloth eared poltroon) I've always found this (and the album) really annoying!
I don't know much about it though, sounds like they had heard hip-hop DJs playing stuff like the "Mardi Gras" break?
I don't know much about it though, sounds like they had heard hip-hop DJs playing stuff like the "Mardi Gras" break?
Best thing found today was this Charly Latin CD of pachangas and plenas, which is decent.
www.discogs.com/release/5047...
www.discogs.com/release/5047...
Various - Latindanceparty (20 Swinging Pachangas & Plenas)
View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 1998 CD release of "Latindanceparty (20 Swinging Pachangas & Plenas)" on Discogs.
www.discogs.com
January 29, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Best thing found today was this Charly Latin CD of pachangas and plenas, which is decent.
www.discogs.com/release/5047...
www.discogs.com/release/5047...
Pretty dry in the charities today, but I did spot this unusual sleeve portrait with impressive moustache
January 29, 2026 at 1:45 PM
Pretty dry in the charities today, but I did spot this unusual sleeve portrait with impressive moustache
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The Claudia Wickerman (1973)
January 28, 2026 at 8:09 AM
The Claudia Wickerman (1973)
What is this shit R3 is playing at the moment? Sounds like something from terrible Christian records
BBC Radio 3
Breakfast
Now Playing
Cat Burns, Dominika Mak, Hannah King, BBC Singers & Owain Park
live more & love more
Breakfast
Now Playing
Cat Burns, Dominika Mak, Hannah King, BBC Singers & Owain Park
live more & love more
January 27, 2026 at 7:44 AM
What is this shit R3 is playing at the moment? Sounds like something from terrible Christian records
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Carry On Zardoz
January 27, 2026 at 1:18 AM
Carry On Zardoz
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HMV on Oxford Street, London - mid sixties
Classical Records Department and the impressive Spiral Staircase
What a great store. I spent countless hours searching there. It was multi-leveled, had lots of departments and still had listening booths right through the mid 70s.
#HMV #London
Classical Records Department and the impressive Spiral Staircase
What a great store. I spent countless hours searching there. It was multi-leveled, had lots of departments and still had listening booths right through the mid 70s.
#HMV #London
January 26, 2026 at 11:06 PM