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Matt Brennan @profmattbrennan.bsky.social · May 12

Excited to announce the return of Dear Green Music Scene, a free solar and hydrogen powered outdoor music festival, Sunday 15 June at @uofglasgow.bsky.social! Fab musicians, kids activities, and a ceilidh starting at 12.30pm, see you there! 🎵🎵🎵 Eventbrite here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dear-green...

Matt Brennan @profmattbrennan.bsky.social · Apr 25

True 🤣

Matt Brennan @profmattbrennan.bsky.social · Apr 25

It's as if transphobes have never actually considered that trans men (assigned female at birth, but now on hormones and passing as men) aren't equal in numbers to trans women. Do these folk not have any trans people in their lives?

On a clear day @icanseeforever1.bsky.social · Apr 25

This moment when the penny drops that trying to implement bathroom bans is an impossibility for the former Tory Chief Secretary Simon Clarke is delicious.

On a clear day @icanseeforever1.bsky.social · Apr 25

This moment when the penny drops that trying to implement bathroom bans is an impossibility for the former Tory Chief Secretary Simon Clarke is delicious.

Matt Brennan @profmattbrennan.bsky.social · Mar 27

I was chuffed to be interviewed by @nature.com for this new article on reducing the climate impact of live music. Feeling very scientific today 🧪🤓

Nature @nature.com · Mar 26

Climate researchers collaborated with the trip-hop band Massive Attack to reduce the climate impact of live music

https://go.nature.com/4hXzB0Y

How a scientist–pop industry partnership slashed a live gig’s carbon emissions by 98%

Climate researchers collaborated with the trip-hop band Massive Attack to reduce the climate impact of live music.

go.nature.com

Nature @nature.com · Mar 26

Climate researchers collaborated with the trip-hop band Massive Attack to reduce the climate impact of live music

https://go.nature.com/4hXzB0Y

How a scientist–pop industry partnership slashed a live gig’s carbon emissions by 98%

Climate researchers collaborated with the trip-hop band Massive Attack to reduce the climate impact of live music.

go.nature.com

UofG Culture @uofgculture.bsky.social · Feb 27

We’re recruiting for a Part Time Lecturer in Creative Practice in Music!

The post is 17.5 hours per week and open-ended.

Closing date is 25 March 2025.

@uofgartshums.bsky.social
@music-in-the-uni.bsky.social

www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMA427/l...

Lecturer in Creative Practice in Music (LTS Track) at University of Glasgow

Discover Lecturer in Creative Practice in Music (LTS Track) jobs and more in higher education on jobs.ac.uk. Apply for further details on the top job board.

www.jobs.ac.uk

Matt Brennan @profmattbrennan.bsky.social · Feb 26

En route to Manchester for a radio session with the band tonight, butterflies abound 🦋🦋🦋

Beautiful Cosmos @beautiful-cosmos.bsky.social · Feb 26

Incredibly excited to travel to Manchester today for a live radio session on Riley & Coe beamed out on BBC 6 Music! Adventure times, tune in at 9pm tonight 😘

Beautiful Cosmos @beautiful-cosmos.bsky.social · Feb 26

Incredibly excited to travel to Manchester today for a live radio session on Riley & Coe beamed out on BBC 6 Music! Adventure times, tune in at 9pm tonight 😘

Matt Brennan @profmattbrennan.bsky.social · Feb 17

New survey findings published today from over 1,000 Taylor Swift fans on their vinyl record consumption, listening habits, and environmental sustainability attitudes. Interesting differences between why Gen Z buy vinyl vs. a more traditional middle-aged demographic 🎵🎵🎵👀

UofGNews @uofgnews.bsky.social · Feb 17

New @uofglasgow.bsky.social research led by @uofgartshums.bsky.social @profmattbrennan.bsky.social Brennan & @uofgengineering.bsky.social Dr Graeme Hunt reveals changing vinyl consumption patterns among Taylor Swift fans with 25% open to eco-friendly alternatives.

www.gla.ac.uk/news/headlin...

Taylor Swift fans may be ready to ‘Shake Off’ plastic vinyl records, new University of Glasgow study shows

New research from the University of Glasgow reveals that Taylor Swift fans might be ready for an eco-friendly evolution of how they collect their favourite artist’s music, with one in four willing to ...

www.gla.ac.uk

UofGNews @uofgnews.bsky.social · Feb 17

New @uofglasgow.bsky.social research led by @uofgartshums.bsky.social @profmattbrennan.bsky.social Brennan & @uofgengineering.bsky.social Dr Graeme Hunt reveals changing vinyl consumption patterns among Taylor Swift fans with 25% open to eco-friendly alternatives.

www.gla.ac.uk/news/headlin...

Taylor Swift fans may be ready to ‘Shake Off’ plastic vinyl records, new University of Glasgow study shows

New research from the University of Glasgow reveals that Taylor Swift fans might be ready for an eco-friendly evolution of how they collect their favourite artist’s music, with one in four willing to ...

www.gla.ac.uk

Seán Clancy @seanlclancy.bsky.social · Feb 10

Re-amplifying this job going in digital music cultures in @ucddublin.bsky.social @ucdschoolofmusic.bsky.social
Come work with me and many other nice people in arts & humanities. Plenty of opportunity to collaborate in the school & in the college

The search is deep & wide

www.ucd.ie/adastrafello...

Matt Brennan @profmattbrennan.bsky.social · Jan 31

Some good news: we are hiring a new Professor of Music at @uofglasgow.bsky.social ! Come work with us 🎵🎵 🎵 www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/professo...

Professor in Music

Job Purpose To take a senior leadership role by conducting internationally-leading research, delivering research-led education and demonstrating excellence in teaching that supports the strategic o...

www.jobs.gla.ac.uk

Matt Brennan @profmattbrennan.bsky.social · Jan 30

It's a grim time for arts education in the UK. The latest in a series of such announcements, Cardiff University has announced plans to close its music department (along with a host of other subjects). Please sign and share the petition if you can.

Sign the Petition

SAVE CARDIFF UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MUSIC

www.change.org

Matt Brennan @profmattbrennan.bsky.social · Jan 26

Had a lovely album launch gig at the Glad Cafe last night, excited to put this little labour of love out into the cosmos 😊

Beautiful Cosmos @beautiful-cosmos.bsky.social · Jan 26

Our debut album officially is out now! Thank you so much to @fieldmusicmusic.bsky.social for lending their incredible musical talents and generous collaborative hearts, and everyone else who has helped along the way ❤️
beautifulcosmos.bandcamp.com/album/dance-...

linksta.cc/@beautifulco...

Dance of the Atoms, by Beautiful Cosmos

11 track album

beautifulcosmos.bandcamp.com

Beautiful Cosmos @beautiful-cosmos.bsky.social · Jan 26

Our debut album officially is out now! Thank you so much to @fieldmusicmusic.bsky.social for lending their incredible musical talents and generous collaborative hearts, and everyone else who has helped along the way ❤️
beautifulcosmos.bandcamp.com/album/dance-...

linksta.cc/@beautifulco...

Dance of the Atoms, by Beautiful Cosmos

11 track album

beautifulcosmos.bandcamp.com

Matt Brennan @profmattbrennan.bsky.social · Jan 24

Excited to share that my wife and I formed a band (@beautiful-cosmos.bsky.social) and our debut album is out this weekend! It's also part of a new art and research project called Doughnut Music Lab. Read all about it here:

Beautiful Cosmos @beautiful-cosmos.bsky.social · Jan 24

Thank you to The Skinny for publishing our first feature interview! We talk all about how we made our new album, as well as a new project called Doughnut Music Lab. 🍩🎵🥼

Spotlight On... Doughnut Music Lab - The Skinny

This week we shine a spotlight on Doughnut Music Lab, Beautiful Cosmos and Diljeet Kaur Bhachu ahead of a release show as part of Celtic Connections.

www.theskinny.co.uk

Beautiful Cosmos @beautiful-cosmos.bsky.social · Jan 24

Thank you to The Skinny for publishing our first feature interview! We talk all about how we made our new album, as well as a new project called Doughnut Music Lab. 🍩🎵🥼

Spotlight On... Doughnut Music Lab - The Skinny

This week we shine a spotlight on Doughnut Music Lab, Beautiful Cosmos and Diljeet Kaur Bhachu ahead of a release show as part of Celtic Connections.

www.theskinny.co.uk

Matt Brennan @profmattbrennan.bsky.social · Jan 23

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Les Back @academicdiary.bsky.social · Jan 23

Always a thrill to see a piece of writing as an actual thing on paper. Identities has been the best experience I’ve had with journal publishing would endorse them
highly. The editors really care about ideas. @nasarmeer.bsky.social

Les Back @academicdiary.bsky.social · Jan 23

Always a thrill to see a piece of writing as an actual thing on paper. Identities has been the best experience I’ve had with journal publishing would endorse them
highly. The editors really care about ideas. @nasarmeer.bsky.social

Matt Brennan @profmattbrennan.bsky.social · Jan 8

I'll be giving my inaugural professorial lecture, 'Making sense of popular music inside and outside the academy,' on Wednesday 22 January at @uofglasgow.bsky.social. Drinks reception afterward, all welcome, please come along if you fancy it! Free via Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/professor-...

Matt Brennan @profmattbrennan.bsky.social · Jan 6

I enjoyed chatting to @variety.bsky.social about the opportunities and challenges for environmentally sustainable live music tours, you can have a read here:

variety.com/2025/music/n...

Are Eco-Friendly Tours the Future of Live Music? How Billie Eilish and Coldplay Make Their Concerts Sustainable

Billie Eilish's 'Hit Me Hard and Soft' and Coldplay's 'Music of the Spheres' tours are aiming to reduce carbon emissions and set an example.

variety.com

Jack who wrote Aether Torrent @jackscarab.bsky.social · Dec 27

"What trillion-dollar problem is AI trying to solve?"

Wages. They're trying to use it to solve having to pay wages.

Sarah Hill @hillgower.bsky.social · Dec 17

Big job: Open-rank Professor of Popular Music, Smith College

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Matt Brennan @profmattbrennan.bsky.social · Dec 4

Hi, please add me!

Paul Eric Scannell @pauleric70.bsky.social · Nov 28

Absolutely ✨❤️✨

Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · Nov 27

It's the two year anniversary of the launch of ChatGPT and still nobody can actually say what it is or why it's the future

Matt Brennan @profmattbrennan.bsky.social · Nov 26

I thought I wanted to go somewhere like Twitter used to be, but have realized that what I actually want is to go back to 2015 🫠

Matt Brennan @profmattbrennan.bsky.social · Nov 24

Prepping a lecture for a 1st year undergrad course tomorrow on the changing status of the drum kit and drummers. This Spinal Tap clip may have to make an appearance #drums #drummers #drumming