Absolute Beginner
@leaderofthesect.bsky.social
All for art and art for all. Music, films, resistance, culture, books, travel and happy to be part of the industry of human happiness. Y’know, the good stuff in life that doesn’t attract bad people.
I think that this speaks for many of us today. Is ‘Looming WWIII’ a good enough reason ? youtu.be/18o5n-sQK2U?...
New York Port Authority - I Don't Want To Work Today
YouTube video by Vitoomega
youtu.be
January 5, 2026 at 8:44 AM
I think that this speaks for many of us today. Is ‘Looming WWIII’ a good enough reason ? youtu.be/18o5n-sQK2U?...
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Heads up! @crackedankles.bsky.social are having a flash sale, you can get my album "Cosmically A Shambles" on VINYL for a fiver! That's cheaper than the digital download! polypores.bandcamp.com/album/cosmic...
Cosmically A Shambles, by Polypores
9 track album
polypores.bandcamp.com
January 2, 2026 at 11:53 AM
Heads up! @crackedankles.bsky.social are having a flash sale, you can get my album "Cosmically A Shambles" on VINYL for a fiver! That's cheaper than the digital download! polypores.bandcamp.com/album/cosmic...
That’s my enthusiasm for 2026 well and truly over.
January 3, 2026 at 11:18 AM
That’s my enthusiasm for 2026 well and truly over.
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“I’m a developer for a major food delivery app. The 'Priority Fee' and 'Driver Benefit Fee' go 100% to the company.
The driver sees $0 of it.”
www.reddit.com/r/confession...
The driver sees $0 of it.”
www.reddit.com/r/confession...
January 2, 2026 at 9:36 PM
“I’m a developer for a major food delivery app. The 'Priority Fee' and 'Driver Benefit Fee' go 100% to the company.
The driver sees $0 of it.”
www.reddit.com/r/confession...
The driver sees $0 of it.”
www.reddit.com/r/confession...
Some excellent film and music choices here at half price - worth checking out.
It's January! Officially the start of 2026! We hope you have amazing things planned. To celebrate, we are offering a huge 50% off selected titles for the whole month. Get shopping! Simply use the code JAN26 at checkout.
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#january #newyear #januarysale #sale
T&C's apply buff.ly/GyMv6Rg
#january #newyear #januarysale #sale
January 2, 2026 at 1:20 PM
Some excellent film and music choices here at half price - worth checking out.
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Just some of those we lost in 2025. The gaps are there for us to remember those close to us. Wishing us all a better 2026. x
December 31, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Just some of those we lost in 2025. The gaps are there for us to remember those close to us. Wishing us all a better 2026. x
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First day of 2026 and the Brits are at it again....
We will not be silent.
FREE PALESTINE 🇵🇸
We will not be silent.
FREE PALESTINE 🇵🇸
January 1, 2026 at 12:25 PM
First day of 2026 and the Brits are at it again....
We will not be silent.
FREE PALESTINE 🇵🇸
We will not be silent.
FREE PALESTINE 🇵🇸
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All I want in this world is sex, drugs, and well-maintained public infrastructure
December 29, 2025 at 1:40 AM
All I want in this world is sex, drugs, and well-maintained public infrastructure
This is my house guest Lux - who can go for a long walk in a muddy forest and still come out completely white.
December 27, 2025 at 7:01 PM
This is my house guest Lux - who can go for a long walk in a muddy forest and still come out completely white.
I’ll be honest - this was not the present I was expecting from my 24 yo stepson, he said he heard the first track and ‘thought it was weird and your sort of thing, but have you ever heard of him?’.
Definitely way up in my estimation!
Definitely way up in my estimation!
December 25, 2025 at 3:09 PM
I’ll be honest - this was not the present I was expecting from my 24 yo stepson, he said he heard the first track and ‘thought it was weird and your sort of thing, but have you ever heard of him?’.
Definitely way up in my estimation!
Definitely way up in my estimation!
Happy Yule tide to those that celebrate.
December 24, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Happy Yule tide to those that celebrate.
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Wish there were still TV programmmes interviewing French critical theorists
December 24, 2025 at 6:34 AM
Wish there were still TV programmmes interviewing French critical theorists
One more day of work then I can spend the next four drinking and eating like my life depends on it. Johnny and David my spirit guides until Monday!
December 23, 2025 at 6:43 PM
One more day of work then I can spend the next four drinking and eating like my life depends on it. Johnny and David my spirit guides until Monday!
Just been talking to boy#3 in Australia and jealous of his 24degree C Christmas - so have some excellent fuzz from the beach by way of consolation. youtu.be/m0aOQPZPKdw?...
BLACK DIAMONDS 60s AUSSIE GARAGE BEAT
YouTube video by tomtokenator
youtu.be
December 22, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Just been talking to boy#3 in Australia and jealous of his 24degree C Christmas - so have some excellent fuzz from the beach by way of consolation. youtu.be/m0aOQPZPKdw?...
For everyone on here not closing laptops, clocking out, shutting up shop for the next two weeks - this is for you (and me) youtu.be/jmCYIlBAtE4?...
I'm Still Here
YouTube video by The Notations - Topic
youtu.be
December 19, 2025 at 4:37 PM
For everyone on here not closing laptops, clocking out, shutting up shop for the next two weeks - this is for you (and me) youtu.be/jmCYIlBAtE4?...
With it being Toni Basil’s birthday, here’s her version of Mood Six’s Hanging Around. The original below that for comparison - always had a soft spot for Mood Six. 1/2 youtu.be/e8yusuvDfO4?...
Toni Basil - Hanging Around [1981] {1982 by Mood Six}
YouTube video by 80s beginner
youtu.be
December 17, 2025 at 8:01 PM
With it being Toni Basil’s birthday, here’s her version of Mood Six’s Hanging Around. The original below that for comparison - always had a soft spot for Mood Six. 1/2 youtu.be/e8yusuvDfO4?...
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Make fascists afraid again.
December 15, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Make fascists afraid again.
Top gig from @mikiberenyi.bsky.social and trio at the Cavern in Exeter last night. Small but perfectly formed crowd in a proper music venue. Hope the cider went down ok!
December 14, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Top gig from @mikiberenyi.bsky.social and trio at the Cavern in Exeter last night. Small but perfectly formed crowd in a proper music venue. Hope the cider went down ok!
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As we hear about yet another mass shooting in the US, it's worth remembering that I described the UK ban on handguns as "ludicrous" and said our gun laws were "repressive".
December 14, 2025 at 9:14 PM
As we hear about yet another mass shooting in the US, it's worth remembering that I described the UK ban on handguns as "ludicrous" and said our gun laws were "repressive".
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Just so we're clear, one incident of alleged anti-semitism by a musician = a major national scandal that should be roundly condemned.
Multiple incidents of alleged anti-semitism from the man leading the race to run the country = a load of nothing that should be completely ignored
Multiple incidents of alleged anti-semitism from the man leading the race to run the country = a load of nothing that should be completely ignored
December 13, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Just so we're clear, one incident of alleged anti-semitism by a musician = a major national scandal that should be roundly condemned.
Multiple incidents of alleged anti-semitism from the man leading the race to run the country = a load of nothing that should be completely ignored
Multiple incidents of alleged anti-semitism from the man leading the race to run the country = a load of nothing that should be completely ignored
I wouldn’t normally talk about my dreams - but last night in one a Spanish policeman stopped me to ask ‘Does the disco inferno still burn?’ - anyone know the answer?
December 12, 2025 at 8:02 AM
I wouldn’t normally talk about my dreams - but last night in one a Spanish policeman stopped me to ask ‘Does the disco inferno still burn?’ - anyone know the answer?
Every now and then I remember that XTC are one of the best bands ever to grace the planet - and their yearning love songs are beyond compare.
youtu.be/Mr05Kw64SAQ?...
youtu.be/Mr05Kw64SAQ?...
XTC - The Meeting Place
YouTube video by langerlomysterioso
youtu.be
December 10, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Every now and then I remember that XTC are one of the best bands ever to grace the planet - and their yearning love songs are beyond compare.
youtu.be/Mr05Kw64SAQ?...
youtu.be/Mr05Kw64SAQ?...
With politics edging us closer to the both hands on midnight stage of the doomsday clock, this feels like a perfectly sane response through the unlikely medium of perfect powerpop. youtu.be/jdsay8roQJQ?...
The Freshies - Wrap up the rockets (Video)
YouTube video by Freed Wave
youtu.be
December 10, 2025 at 4:55 PM
With politics edging us closer to the both hands on midnight stage of the doomsday clock, this feels like a perfectly sane response through the unlikely medium of perfect powerpop. youtu.be/jdsay8roQJQ?...
Frank’s place.
December 5, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Frank’s place.