Jon Arnold
@jonarnold.bsky.social
Black Archives, Strangers in Space, Busting Balls mainly. Former Westeros charcoal. Too old, too Welsh, too bad.
#TheTwen2ie5 Day 36
NOT LIKE US by KENDRICK LAMAR (2024)
Arguably the greatest diss track of all: brutal, relaxed but menacing. The musical equivalent of ‘Stop! He’s already dead!’
m.youtube.com/watch?v=H58v...
NOT LIKE US by KENDRICK LAMAR (2024)
Arguably the greatest diss track of all: brutal, relaxed but menacing. The musical equivalent of ‘Stop! He’s already dead!’
m.youtube.com/watch?v=H58v...
Kendrick Lamar - Not Like Us
YouTube video by KendrickLamarVEVO
m.youtube.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:53 AM
#TheTwen2ie5 Day 36
NOT LIKE US by KENDRICK LAMAR (2024)
Arguably the greatest diss track of all: brutal, relaxed but menacing. The musical equivalent of ‘Stop! He’s already dead!’
m.youtube.com/watch?v=H58v...
NOT LIKE US by KENDRICK LAMAR (2024)
Arguably the greatest diss track of all: brutal, relaxed but menacing. The musical equivalent of ‘Stop! He’s already dead!’
m.youtube.com/watch?v=H58v...
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Good God, someone's just uploaded to YouTube a nearly 2-hour long video of one of the original Vic Reeves Big Night Out live shows at the Albany Empire from 1989. www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKPU...
Vic Reeves Big Night Out - 30 April 1989
YouTube video by Peter Brooke Turner
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November 10, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Good God, someone's just uploaded to YouTube a nearly 2-hour long video of one of the original Vic Reeves Big Night Out live shows at the Albany Empire from 1989. www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKPU...
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Happy There Is A Circulatory System Walking Through The Kitchen Day to all who celebrate.
November 10, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Happy There Is A Circulatory System Walking Through The Kitchen Day to all who celebrate.
#TheTwen2ie5 Day 35
GENESIS by RAYE (2024) (11 pts)
Musically and lyrically, a clear-eyed dissection of what social media and the age of everything being available constantly is doing to all our heads. Probably the most successfully ambitious song on my list.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=aOX8...
GENESIS by RAYE (2024) (11 pts)
Musically and lyrically, a clear-eyed dissection of what social media and the age of everything being available constantly is doing to all our heads. Probably the most successfully ambitious song on my list.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=aOX8...
RAYE - Genesis.
YouTube video by RayeVEVO
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November 10, 2025 at 8:33 AM
#TheTwen2ie5 Day 35
GENESIS by RAYE (2024) (11 pts)
Musically and lyrically, a clear-eyed dissection of what social media and the age of everything being available constantly is doing to all our heads. Probably the most successfully ambitious song on my list.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=aOX8...
GENESIS by RAYE (2024) (11 pts)
Musically and lyrically, a clear-eyed dissection of what social media and the age of everything being available constantly is doing to all our heads. Probably the most successfully ambitious song on my list.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=aOX8...
#TheTwen2ie5 Day 34
NO TIME TO DIE by BILLIE EILISH (2020)
Obvious from her first album how good she was, but acing the stylistic challenge of a Bond song while bringing what she did well convinced me she was a keeper.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=BboM...
NO TIME TO DIE by BILLIE EILISH (2020)
Obvious from her first album how good she was, but acing the stylistic challenge of a Bond song while bringing what she did well convinced me she was a keeper.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=BboM...
Billie Eilish - No Time To Die
YouTube video by BillieEilishVEVO
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November 9, 2025 at 12:17 PM
#TheTwen2ie5 Day 34
NO TIME TO DIE by BILLIE EILISH (2020)
Obvious from her first album how good she was, but acing the stylistic challenge of a Bond song while bringing what she did well convinced me she was a keeper.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=BboM...
NO TIME TO DIE by BILLIE EILISH (2020)
Obvious from her first album how good she was, but acing the stylistic challenge of a Bond song while bringing what she did well convinced me she was a keeper.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=BboM...
#TheTwen2ie5 Day 33
ESPRESSO by SABRINA CARPENTER (2024)
A modern take on seaside postcard filth over a beguiling rhythm and delivery. All hail the Pennsylvania Barbara Windsor
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVli...
ESPRESSO by SABRINA CARPENTER (2024)
A modern take on seaside postcard filth over a beguiling rhythm and delivery. All hail the Pennsylvania Barbara Windsor
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVli...
Sabrina Carpenter - Espresso
YouTube video by SabrinaCarpenterVEVO
www.youtube.com
November 8, 2025 at 7:21 AM
#TheTwen2ie5 Day 33
ESPRESSO by SABRINA CARPENTER (2024)
A modern take on seaside postcard filth over a beguiling rhythm and delivery. All hail the Pennsylvania Barbara Windsor
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVli...
ESPRESSO by SABRINA CARPENTER (2024)
A modern take on seaside postcard filth over a beguiling rhythm and delivery. All hail the Pennsylvania Barbara Windsor
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVli...
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#BPHM8285 It's the FINAL GROUPS of
BLACK POP 1982-1985
32 songs, pick and (ideally) rank the best 10 of them for me to countdown next week
Here's the A-SIDE selection
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
BLACK POP 1982-1985
32 songs, pick and (ideally) rank the best 10 of them for me to countdown next week
Here's the A-SIDE selection
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Black Pop 1982-1985 A-SIDE FINAL GROUP
Welcome to the Black Pop History 1982-1985 poll, where we're polling the best Black music of the early 80s to determine the ULTIMATE TRACK of that era.
As usual with the Black Pop History polls I've ...
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November 7, 2025 at 6:17 PM
#BPHM8285 It's the FINAL GROUPS of
BLACK POP 1982-1985
32 songs, pick and (ideally) rank the best 10 of them for me to countdown next week
Here's the A-SIDE selection
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
BLACK POP 1982-1985
32 songs, pick and (ideally) rank the best 10 of them for me to countdown next week
Here's the A-SIDE selection
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Presuming there was an anti-video policy at this point, given how much were veering between ‘bands so desperate to be on they’re hanging round the stage door’ and ‘performances we can reuse’. #TOTP
November 7, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Presuming there was an anti-video policy at this point, given how much were veering between ‘bands so desperate to be on they’re hanging round the stage door’ and ‘performances we can reuse’. #TOTP
#TheTwen2ie5 Day 32
ACHILLES by THE DIVINE COMEDY
My first list was fully challenge clause compliant. But then a good friend died, and this song helped me to at least comprehend a world without him.
We’re sending him off today. This one’s for you Stevie.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=jJ6N...
ACHILLES by THE DIVINE COMEDY
My first list was fully challenge clause compliant. But then a good friend died, and this song helped me to at least comprehend a world without him.
We’re sending him off today. This one’s for you Stevie.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=jJ6N...
The Divine Comedy - Achilles
YouTube video by The Divine Comedy (Official)
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November 7, 2025 at 12:08 AM
#TheTwen2ie5 Day 32
ACHILLES by THE DIVINE COMEDY
My first list was fully challenge clause compliant. But then a good friend died, and this song helped me to at least comprehend a world without him.
We’re sending him off today. This one’s for you Stevie.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=jJ6N...
ACHILLES by THE DIVINE COMEDY
My first list was fully challenge clause compliant. But then a good friend died, and this song helped me to at least comprehend a world without him.
We’re sending him off today. This one’s for you Stevie.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=jJ6N...
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November 6, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Someone gif that Nick ‘oh fuck’ please. #CelebrityTraitors
November 6, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Someone gif that Nick ‘oh fuck’ please. #CelebrityTraitors
The #CelebrityTraitors ending on an act of idiocy is entirely thematically appropriate.
November 6, 2025 at 10:02 PM
The #CelebrityTraitors ending on an act of idiocy is entirely thematically appropriate.
#TheTwen2ie5
AFRIQUE VICTIM by MDOU MOVTAR (2021)
The most unexpected and welcome winner of the People’s Pop Polls; a proggy epic about colonialism. Know the Mdou massive is going another way, but that first listen impact of this means I wouldn’t go any other way.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6CU...
AFRIQUE VICTIM by MDOU MOVTAR (2021)
The most unexpected and welcome winner of the People’s Pop Polls; a proggy epic about colonialism. Know the Mdou massive is going another way, but that first listen impact of this means I wouldn’t go any other way.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6CU...
Mdou Moctar - "Afrique Victime" (Edit) (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by Mdou Moctar
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November 6, 2025 at 6:47 PM
#TheTwen2ie5
AFRIQUE VICTIM by MDOU MOVTAR (2021)
The most unexpected and welcome winner of the People’s Pop Polls; a proggy epic about colonialism. Know the Mdou massive is going another way, but that first listen impact of this means I wouldn’t go any other way.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6CU...
AFRIQUE VICTIM by MDOU MOVTAR (2021)
The most unexpected and welcome winner of the People’s Pop Polls; a proggy epic about colonialism. Know the Mdou massive is going another way, but that first listen impact of this means I wouldn’t go any other way.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6CU...
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ITS A COYOTE! CHASING A ROAD RUNNER!
Wonder why this scene looks so familiar...
#WildlifeWednesday 🐦🐕
#WildlifeWednesday 🐦🐕
November 5, 2025 at 10:07 PM
ITS A COYOTE! CHASING A ROAD RUNNER!
#TheTwen2ie5 Day 30
GOOD LUCK BABE! by CHAPPELL ROAN (2024) (11 points)
The drama! The tempo changes! I TOLD YOU SO!!! And the tragedy of the world stopping ending. Exactly the kind of song that justly sends the artist to the stratosphere.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=6ENz...
GOOD LUCK BABE! by CHAPPELL ROAN (2024) (11 points)
The drama! The tempo changes! I TOLD YOU SO!!! And the tragedy of the world stopping ending. Exactly the kind of song that justly sends the artist to the stratosphere.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=6ENz...
Chappell Roan - “Good Luck, Babe!” (Live From The 2024 MTV VMAs)
YouTube video by ChappellRoanVEVO
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November 5, 2025 at 6:47 AM
#TheTwen2ie5 Day 30
GOOD LUCK BABE! by CHAPPELL ROAN (2024) (11 points)
The drama! The tempo changes! I TOLD YOU SO!!! And the tragedy of the world stopping ending. Exactly the kind of song that justly sends the artist to the stratosphere.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=6ENz...
GOOD LUCK BABE! by CHAPPELL ROAN (2024) (11 points)
The drama! The tempo changes! I TOLD YOU SO!!! And the tragedy of the world stopping ending. Exactly the kind of song that justly sends the artist to the stratosphere.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=6ENz...
In which Jim asks the vexed question of why online fandom isn’t more excited that Doctor Who has a future.
buttondown.com/cooray_smith... New on Psychic Paper: New Doctor Who, you say?
"Look to the future now, it's only just beguuuuuu-un."
The announcement of a 2026 Doctor Who Christmas special less than a week after I wrote this led to considerable joy in this household and I’m sure many...
buttondown.com
November 4, 2025 at 12:55 PM
In which Jim asks the vexed question of why online fandom isn’t more excited that Doctor Who has a future.
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buttondown.com/cooray_smith... New on Psychic Paper: New Doctor Who, you say?
"Look to the future now, it's only just beguuuuuu-un."
The announcement of a 2026 Doctor Who Christmas special less than a week after I wrote this led to considerable joy in this household and I’m sure many...
buttondown.com
November 4, 2025 at 12:46 PM
buttondown.com/cooray_smith... New on Psychic Paper: New Doctor Who, you say?
Not only did they popularise the idea of the imperial phase, they proveeded to provide a practical example.
November 4, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Not only did they popularise the idea of the imperial phase, they proveeded to provide a practical example.
#TheTwen2ie5 Day 29
I SAW by YOUNG FATHERS (2022)
‘Back to basics’ is usually a sign of a band running low on inspiration, but these guys lean right into getting their ideas and sounds down immediately and powerfully.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPyC...
I SAW by YOUNG FATHERS (2022)
‘Back to basics’ is usually a sign of a band running low on inspiration, but these guys lean right into getting their ideas and sounds down immediately and powerfully.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPyC...
Young Fathers - 'I Saw' (Official Video)
YouTube video by YOUNG FATHERS
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November 4, 2025 at 9:26 AM
#TheTwen2ie5 Day 29
I SAW by YOUNG FATHERS (2022)
‘Back to basics’ is usually a sign of a band running low on inspiration, but these guys lean right into getting their ideas and sounds down immediately and powerfully.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPyC...
I SAW by YOUNG FATHERS (2022)
‘Back to basics’ is usually a sign of a band running low on inspiration, but these guys lean right into getting their ideas and sounds down immediately and powerfully.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPyC...
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BUSTING BALLS EPISODE 108 IS OUR YEARLY FASHION SHOW WOOHOO! @jonarnold.bsky.social @brasilianfury.bsky.social & I show you magnificence & monstrosity in this year's football kits!
#Soundcloud soundcloud.com/busting-ball...
#Spotify open.spotify.com/show/0Yz2r4p...
#soccer #football #futbol
#Soundcloud soundcloud.com/busting-ball...
#Spotify open.spotify.com/show/0Yz2r4p...
#soccer #football #futbol
Episode 108 - 2025 FASHION SHOW
This week, Jon, Chris & Geoffrey take our yearly trip down the grassy runway to tell you about magnificence and monstrosities in this year's football kits. We also talk Palmeiras's historic comeback i
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November 4, 2025 at 2:36 AM
BUSTING BALLS EPISODE 108 IS OUR YEARLY FASHION SHOW WOOHOO! @jonarnold.bsky.social @brasilianfury.bsky.social & I show you magnificence & monstrosity in this year's football kits!
#Soundcloud soundcloud.com/busting-ball...
#Spotify open.spotify.com/show/0Yz2r4p...
#soccer #football #futbol
#Soundcloud soundcloud.com/busting-ball...
#Spotify open.spotify.com/show/0Yz2r4p...
#soccer #football #futbol
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Picard: there ARE FOUR GUYS! FOUR
November 3, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Picard: there ARE FOUR GUYS! FOUR
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On 3rd November 1957 the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 2 with space dog Laika aboard, a mostly Siberian Husky, the first animal in space. She did not return. Cover art for “Laika” by Nick Abadzis | amzn.to/3JELFZA
November 3, 2025 at 8:33 AM
On 3rd November 1957 the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 2 with space dog Laika aboard, a mostly Siberian Husky, the first animal in space. She did not return. Cover art for “Laika” by Nick Abadzis | amzn.to/3JELFZA
#TheTwen2ie5 Day 28
THIS HELL by RINA SAWAYAMA (2022)
Love as glorious defiance against a world which always seems to want to bring you down. A gloriously catchy fuck you to the bigots.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=ekau...
THIS HELL by RINA SAWAYAMA (2022)
Love as glorious defiance against a world which always seems to want to bring you down. A gloriously catchy fuck you to the bigots.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=ekau...
Rina Sawayama - This Hell (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by RinaSawayamaVEVO
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November 3, 2025 at 6:52 AM
#TheTwen2ie5 Day 28
THIS HELL by RINA SAWAYAMA (2022)
Love as glorious defiance against a world which always seems to want to bring you down. A gloriously catchy fuck you to the bigots.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=ekau...
THIS HELL by RINA SAWAYAMA (2022)
Love as glorious defiance against a world which always seems to want to bring you down. A gloriously catchy fuck you to the bigots.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=ekau...