Stephen Palmer
@stephenauthor.bsky.social
Author of music, anthropology & genre fiction books. Musician, atheist & materialist. Likes tea, T Dream, Pink Floyd, Stranglers, Steve Reich. Considers the nature of consciousness a lot. #EmbraceTheRandom
12 Songs Of Xmas, No. 7: Toiler On The Sea, The Stranglers. From an extraordinary album that, 48 years later, still sounds futuristic...
The Stranglers 03 Toiler On The Sea (Rockstage in Stereo) Upscaled
YouTube video by RileyELFuk
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December 31, 2025 at 10:56 AM
12 Songs Of Xmas, No. 7: Toiler On The Sea, The Stranglers. From an extraordinary album that, 48 years later, still sounds futuristic...
12 Songs Of Xmas, No. 6: Bullets For Brains by Roland Orzabal, this superb song from his 2001 solo album. Highly recommended!
Roland Orzabal - Bullets For Brains
YouTube video by filoage musichouse
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December 30, 2025 at 9:48 AM
12 Songs Of Xmas, No. 6: Bullets For Brains by Roland Orzabal, this superb song from his 2001 solo album. Highly recommended!
12 Songs Of Xmas, No. 5: Mike Oldfield, Moonlight Shadow. In this video they're playing inside a mansion of some kind...
Mike Oldfield - Moonlight Shadow ft. Maggie Reilly
YouTube video by MikeOldfieldVEVO
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December 29, 2025 at 8:33 AM
12 Songs Of Xmas, No. 5: Mike Oldfield, Moonlight Shadow. In this video they're playing inside a mansion of some kind...
12 Songs Of Xmas, No. 4: Up, Up And Away, The Fifth Dimension. The genius of Jimmy Webb married to the unique Fifth Dimension. It doesn't get any better!
The 5th Dimension Up, Up and Away
YouTube video by In Celebration: The 5th Dimension
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December 28, 2025 at 5:04 PM
12 Songs Of Xmas, No. 4: Up, Up And Away, The Fifth Dimension. The genius of Jimmy Webb married to the unique Fifth Dimension. It doesn't get any better!
12 Songs Of Xmas, No. 3: Can You Dig It? The Mock Turtles. A bona fide classic from the era when British music inspired the world again. Always loved this song!
The Mock Turtles - Can You Dig It?
YouTube video by crelp074
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December 26, 2025 at 11:40 AM
12 Songs Of Xmas, No. 3: Can You Dig It? The Mock Turtles. A bona fide classic from the era when British music inspired the world again. Always loved this song!
A good read.
Truth in fantasy: what Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials taught us over its 30-year run
The ‘religious atheist’ author held a reputation as CS Lewis’s opposite. But his two trilogies – which came to a close this year – were a celebration of humanity and imagination
www.theguardian.com
December 25, 2025 at 8:19 PM
A good read.
I've just been told it's mince pie o'clock.
December 25, 2025 at 6:49 PM
I've just been told it's mince pie o'clock.
Thought for today.
December 25, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Thought for today.
December 25, 2025 at 6:33 PM
12 Songs Of Xmas, No. 2: A Design For Life, Manic Street Preachers. Could hardly be more epic! And that amazing opening line... "Libraries gave us power..."
Manic Street Preachers - A Design for Life (Official Video)
YouTube video by ManicStPreachersVEVO
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December 25, 2025 at 4:02 PM
12 Songs Of Xmas, No. 2: A Design For Life, Manic Street Preachers. Could hardly be more epic! And that amazing opening line... "Libraries gave us power..."
Merry Green Manmass to all my followers! 🎄
December 25, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Merry Green Manmass to all my followers! 🎄
Reposted by Stephen Palmer
Suffragette Christmas card from the Women's Social and Political Union, 1909. UK.#Womensart
December 25, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Suffragette Christmas card from the Women's Social and Political Union, 1909. UK.#Womensart
12 Songs Of Xmas, No. 1: Renaissance, 'Ocean Gypsy.' I'm sharing twelve marvellous songs this holiday; some classics, some that I've been thinking about during the year...
Renaissance - Ocean Gypsy (BBC Sight & Sound 1977)
YouTube video by 2old2Rock
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December 24, 2025 at 4:01 PM
12 Songs Of Xmas, No. 1: Renaissance, 'Ocean Gypsy.' I'm sharing twelve marvellous songs this holiday; some classics, some that I've been thinking about during the year...
December 24, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Today I have been mostly smashing it up 😁
December 24, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Today I have been mostly smashing it up 😁
Stop Sonicbond.
The Stop Sonicbond Campaign
As regular fans & friends of mine will know, Stephen Lambe of the publisher Sonicbond Publishing refused to answer emails, give sales figures, or pay any royalties on my winter 2021 book Tanger…
stephenpalmersf.wordpress.com
December 23, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Stop Sonicbond.
Sonicbond Publishing have in recent years ripped off me and at least a dozen other music book authors. No sales figures or royalties. Today I've begun a coordinating group. If you know any Sonicbond authors who have also been ripped off, please ask them to get in touch.
#progrock
#progressiverock.
#progrock
#progressiverock.
Stop Sonicbond
WhatsApp Group Invite
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December 22, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Sonicbond Publishing have in recent years ripped off me and at least a dozen other music book authors. No sales figures or royalties. Today I've begun a coordinating group. If you know any Sonicbond authors who have also been ripped off, please ask them to get in touch.
#progrock
#progressiverock.
#progrock
#progressiverock.
The Holly King & The Oak King, by Mooch
from the album Stations Of The Sun
mooch2.bandcamp.com
December 21, 2025 at 2:37 PM
The Yule Garden, by Mooch
from the album Stations Of The Sun
mooch2.bandcamp.com
December 21, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Red sky in the morning, shepherd's warning...
#photography.
#photography.
December 17, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Red sky in the morning, shepherd's warning...
#photography.
#photography.
Today's book signing in Ludlow.
#punk
#punks
#punkrock
#punkrockhistory
#punkrockmusic
#streetpunk
#punksnotdead.
#punk
#punks
#punkrock
#punkrockhistory
#punkrockmusic
#streetpunk
#punksnotdead.
December 13, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Today's book signing in Ludlow.
#punk
#punks
#punkrock
#punkrockhistory
#punkrockmusic
#streetpunk
#punksnotdead.
#punk
#punks
#punkrock
#punkrockhistory
#punkrockmusic
#streetpunk
#punksnotdead.