Hock
@hock17.bsky.social
Music, movies and the occasional bit of TV. Sometimes those intersect with other aspects of life.
Continuing the countdown of my favourite albums of 2025.
8. Underneath - Floodlights
Floodlights are one of the few bands I know that are reminiscent of the great bands of Australian rock. They sound Australian and their connection to Australia shines through in their music.
8. Underneath - Floodlights
Floodlights are one of the few bands I know that are reminiscent of the great bands of Australian rock. They sound Australian and their connection to Australia shines through in their music.
December 13, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Continuing the countdown of my favourite albums of 2025.
8. Underneath - Floodlights
Floodlights are one of the few bands I know that are reminiscent of the great bands of Australian rock. They sound Australian and their connection to Australia shines through in their music.
8. Underneath - Floodlights
Floodlights are one of the few bands I know that are reminiscent of the great bands of Australian rock. They sound Australian and their connection to Australia shines through in their music.
Continuing the countdown of my favourite albums of 2025.
9. Twilight Override - Jeff Tweedy
My appreciation for Tweedy comes and goes so it is kind of surprising that a triple album hits the mark. But there is something about it that keeps drawing me in.
9. Twilight Override - Jeff Tweedy
My appreciation for Tweedy comes and goes so it is kind of surprising that a triple album hits the mark. But there is something about it that keeps drawing me in.
December 12, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Continuing the countdown of my favourite albums of 2025.
9. Twilight Override - Jeff Tweedy
My appreciation for Tweedy comes and goes so it is kind of surprising that a triple album hits the mark. But there is something about it that keeps drawing me in.
9. Twilight Override - Jeff Tweedy
My appreciation for Tweedy comes and goes so it is kind of surprising that a triple album hits the mark. But there is something about it that keeps drawing me in.
Feels like forever since the Bill Fox album came out.
December 11, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Feels like forever since the Bill Fox album came out.
It feels weird to me that I can’t get into This Is Loralai. They just don’t hit for me.
December 11, 2025 at 10:36 PM
It feels weird to me that I can’t get into This Is Loralai. They just don’t hit for me.
Continuing the countdown of my favourite albums of 2025.
10. Minor Gold - Way To The Sun
Australia’s own Minor Gold play a 60s/70s style of easy to listen to folk rock that is perfect for these warm summer nights.
10. Minor Gold - Way To The Sun
Australia’s own Minor Gold play a 60s/70s style of easy to listen to folk rock that is perfect for these warm summer nights.
December 11, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Continuing the countdown of my favourite albums of 2025.
10. Minor Gold - Way To The Sun
Australia’s own Minor Gold play a 60s/70s style of easy to listen to folk rock that is perfect for these warm summer nights.
10. Minor Gold - Way To The Sun
Australia’s own Minor Gold play a 60s/70s style of easy to listen to folk rock that is perfect for these warm summer nights.
Continuing my countdown of my favourite albums of 2025.
11. Jason Isbell - Foxes In The Snow
No understanding of Foxes In The Snow is complete without knowledge of the breakdown in the marriage of Isbell and his wordsmith wife Amanda Shires.
11. Jason Isbell - Foxes In The Snow
No understanding of Foxes In The Snow is complete without knowledge of the breakdown in the marriage of Isbell and his wordsmith wife Amanda Shires.
December 10, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Continuing my countdown of my favourite albums of 2025.
11. Jason Isbell - Foxes In The Snow
No understanding of Foxes In The Snow is complete without knowledge of the breakdown in the marriage of Isbell and his wordsmith wife Amanda Shires.
11. Jason Isbell - Foxes In The Snow
No understanding of Foxes In The Snow is complete without knowledge of the breakdown in the marriage of Isbell and his wordsmith wife Amanda Shires.
White Nights (1985)
Director: Taylor Hackford
I have definitely watched this before but have only fleeting memory of it. As a time capsule from the 80s it is pretty entertaining. The music and dance sequences are great.
Director: Taylor Hackford
I have definitely watched this before but have only fleeting memory of it. As a time capsule from the 80s it is pretty entertaining. The music and dance sequences are great.
December 10, 2025 at 9:33 AM
White Nights (1985)
Director: Taylor Hackford
I have definitely watched this before but have only fleeting memory of it. As a time capsule from the 80s it is pretty entertaining. The music and dance sequences are great.
Director: Taylor Hackford
I have definitely watched this before but have only fleeting memory of it. As a time capsule from the 80s it is pretty entertaining. The music and dance sequences are great.
Starting a countdown of my favourite albums of 2025.
12. Tracks II - Bruce Springsteen
Tracks II consists of 7 albums recorded over 40 years that were shelved. There is plenty here that should have been released. It doesn’t all work but it is all essential for Springsteen fans.
12. Tracks II - Bruce Springsteen
Tracks II consists of 7 albums recorded over 40 years that were shelved. There is plenty here that should have been released. It doesn’t all work but it is all essential for Springsteen fans.
December 9, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Starting a countdown of my favourite albums of 2025.
12. Tracks II - Bruce Springsteen
Tracks II consists of 7 albums recorded over 40 years that were shelved. There is plenty here that should have been released. It doesn’t all work but it is all essential for Springsteen fans.
12. Tracks II - Bruce Springsteen
Tracks II consists of 7 albums recorded over 40 years that were shelved. There is plenty here that should have been released. It doesn’t all work but it is all essential for Springsteen fans.
Finding it really hard to sort a favourite albums list this year.
December 7, 2025 at 6:25 AM
Finding it really hard to sort a favourite albums list this year.
The Specialist (1994)
Director: Luis Llosa
This is one of those wonderful situations where a couple of actors think they are in a great movie and one guy knows he is in a bad movie. So much unintentional comedy here that it becomes a fun watch. The poster is almost as funny as the movie.
Director: Luis Llosa
This is one of those wonderful situations where a couple of actors think they are in a great movie and one guy knows he is in a bad movie. So much unintentional comedy here that it becomes a fun watch. The poster is almost as funny as the movie.
November 28, 2025 at 11:17 PM
The Specialist (1994)
Director: Luis Llosa
This is one of those wonderful situations where a couple of actors think they are in a great movie and one guy knows he is in a bad movie. So much unintentional comedy here that it becomes a fun watch. The poster is almost as funny as the movie.
Director: Luis Llosa
This is one of those wonderful situations where a couple of actors think they are in a great movie and one guy knows he is in a bad movie. So much unintentional comedy here that it becomes a fun watch. The poster is almost as funny as the movie.
Cinema Paradiso (1988)
Director: Giuseppe Tornatore
I’ve owned this for years and only just gotten around to watching it. I should have done so when I bought it. What a fabulous film. A real one for lovers of film.
Director: Giuseppe Tornatore
I’ve owned this for years and only just gotten around to watching it. I should have done so when I bought it. What a fabulous film. A real one for lovers of film.
November 25, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Cinema Paradiso (1988)
Director: Giuseppe Tornatore
I’ve owned this for years and only just gotten around to watching it. I should have done so when I bought it. What a fabulous film. A real one for lovers of film.
Director: Giuseppe Tornatore
I’ve owned this for years and only just gotten around to watching it. I should have done so when I bought it. What a fabulous film. A real one for lovers of film.
Reposted by Hock
This is an accidentally honest answer. What she's saying in code is:
"The President is a misogynist, petulant bully. You've all seen him be a misogynist, petulant bully. And lots of voters out there are also misogynist or petulant or bullies and that's why they like him."
"The President is a misogynist, petulant bully. You've all seen him be a misogynist, petulant bully. And lots of voters out there are also misogynist or petulant or bullies and that's why they like him."
Q: What did the president mean when he called a reporter "piggy"?
LEAVITT: Look, the president is very frank & honest with everyone in this room. You'll all seen it yourself. You've all experienced it yourselves. And I think it's one of the many reasons the American people reelected this president
LEAVITT: Look, the president is very frank & honest with everyone in this room. You'll all seen it yourself. You've all experienced it yourselves. And I think it's one of the many reasons the American people reelected this president
November 20, 2025 at 7:17 PM
This is an accidentally honest answer. What she's saying in code is:
"The President is a misogynist, petulant bully. You've all seen him be a misogynist, petulant bully. And lots of voters out there are also misogynist or petulant or bullies and that's why they like him."
"The President is a misogynist, petulant bully. You've all seen him be a misogynist, petulant bully. And lots of voters out there are also misogynist or petulant or bullies and that's why they like him."
Better Man (2024)
Director: Michael Gracey
Boy I really did not like this movie. It looks great and sounds great but the use of the CGI monkey in the Robbie Williams part did not work for me at all.
Director: Michael Gracey
Boy I really did not like this movie. It looks great and sounds great but the use of the CGI monkey in the Robbie Williams part did not work for me at all.
November 20, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Better Man (2024)
Director: Michael Gracey
Boy I really did not like this movie. It looks great and sounds great but the use of the CGI monkey in the Robbie Williams part did not work for me at all.
Director: Michael Gracey
Boy I really did not like this movie. It looks great and sounds great but the use of the CGI monkey in the Robbie Williams part did not work for me at all.
Green Room (2015)
Director: Jeremy Saulnier
I had seen Green Room before but I remember being very distracted at the time and didn’t really absorb it so consider this a first time watch. What a great little film for its genre. Not for the faint hearted.
Director: Jeremy Saulnier
I had seen Green Room before but I remember being very distracted at the time and didn’t really absorb it so consider this a first time watch. What a great little film for its genre. Not for the faint hearted.
November 18, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Green Room (2015)
Director: Jeremy Saulnier
I had seen Green Room before but I remember being very distracted at the time and didn’t really absorb it so consider this a first time watch. What a great little film for its genre. Not for the faint hearted.
Director: Jeremy Saulnier
I had seen Green Room before but I remember being very distracted at the time and didn’t really absorb it so consider this a first time watch. What a great little film for its genre. Not for the faint hearted.
The Big Chill (1983)
Director: Lawrence Kasdan
Never really knew what this film was about. A lot going on here but to be honest I didn’t really enjoy any of it. Every single character here is unlikeable and their plot lines are stupid. I don’t believe any of these people would actually be friends.
Director: Lawrence Kasdan
Never really knew what this film was about. A lot going on here but to be honest I didn’t really enjoy any of it. Every single character here is unlikeable and their plot lines are stupid. I don’t believe any of these people would actually be friends.
November 18, 2025 at 8:14 AM
The Big Chill (1983)
Director: Lawrence Kasdan
Never really knew what this film was about. A lot going on here but to be honest I didn’t really enjoy any of it. Every single character here is unlikeable and their plot lines are stupid. I don’t believe any of these people would actually be friends.
Director: Lawrence Kasdan
Never really knew what this film was about. A lot going on here but to be honest I didn’t really enjoy any of it. Every single character here is unlikeable and their plot lines are stupid. I don’t believe any of these people would actually be friends.
Urban Legend (1998)
Director: Jamie Blanks
It’s quite stunning how this film looks so good but is so bad.
Director: Jamie Blanks
It’s quite stunning how this film looks so good but is so bad.
November 17, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Urban Legend (1998)
Director: Jamie Blanks
It’s quite stunning how this film looks so good but is so bad.
Director: Jamie Blanks
It’s quite stunning how this film looks so good but is so bad.
Reposted by Hock
Reposted by Hock
"Also amazing are pancakes, folks. A new word nobody has ever heard. I came up with it. They're like cakes but from a pan. I call them pancakes. Christians too. Adopting to pancakes. Very big stuff. Ballroom. Huge. And some say flarpnozzle bing. Bingidy bangidy. So sad. Flurp."
Trump: "Christians and more, think of this, more than twice as likely foster care they'll adopt the general population. They adopt to it so easily. When they get out, they adopt to it like it's become second nature. It's amazing."
November 13, 2025 at 8:12 PM
"Also amazing are pancakes, folks. A new word nobody has ever heard. I came up with it. They're like cakes but from a pan. I call them pancakes. Christians too. Adopting to pancakes. Very big stuff. Ballroom. Huge. And some say flarpnozzle bing. Bingidy bangidy. So sad. Flurp."
Just watched The Running Man. Can someone explain Glen Powell’s redeeming qualities to me please.
November 13, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Just watched The Running Man. Can someone explain Glen Powell’s redeeming qualities to me please.
Nina + Field of Cops should be the final song on Heavy Metal.
November 13, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Nina + Field of Cops should be the final song on Heavy Metal.
Love seeing an opposition party faction smugly come out of a party room after winning a vote that will doom them to opposition status for a while to come.
Yesterday's Liberal partyroom meeting revealed a significant majority of MPs and senators want the party's commitment to net zero dropped, and Labor is pushing forward with its news bargaining incentive.
Liberal partyroom sets fire to net zero
Yesterday's Liberal partyroom meeting revealed a significant majority of MPs and senators want the party's commitment to net zero dropped, and Labor is pushing forward with its news bargaining incentive.
www.crikey.com.au
November 12, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Love seeing an opposition party faction smugly come out of a party room after winning a vote that will doom them to opposition status for a while to come.
Morning all. Have a wild Wednesday.
November 11, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Morning all. Have a wild Wednesday.
Morning all. Have a taut Tuesday.
November 10, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Morning all. Have a taut Tuesday.
I still don’t know who is through. Maria and Bailey are bloody awful. #MKR But then again, Lol and Lil not exactly charmers tonight either.
November 10, 2025 at 10:22 AM
I still don’t know who is through. Maria and Bailey are bloody awful. #MKR But then again, Lol and Lil not exactly charmers tonight either.