West Pennine Glen
@westpennineglen.bsky.social
Bassist in The Walter Pistols. Former scientist, engineer, luthier, sheet metal fabricator and bottle-upper. Now just a curmudgeonly old eco-socialist that's good at mending stuff.
The Guardian is not yet entirely shit. It mainly follows where the wind blows, but today at least it published some undiluted truth.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
On Gaza’s killing fields, journalism faces its darkest hour – but that won’t stop us reporting | Asef Hamidi
Israel’s actions are an assault not only on individual reporters but on the entire global public’s right to know the truth, says Asef Hamidi of Al Jazeera
www.theguardian.com
August 12, 2025 at 10:24 PM
The Guardian is not yet entirely shit. It mainly follows where the wind blows, but today at least it published some undiluted truth.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Think I am going to be an AI vegan from now on...
Sorry for no alt text on this, but you can probably guess what happened when I used Google to search how to turn off its AI overviews.
Sorry for no alt text on this, but you can probably guess what happened when I used Google to search how to turn off its AI overviews.
August 6, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Think I am going to be an AI vegan from now on...
Sorry for no alt text on this, but you can probably guess what happened when I used Google to search how to turn off its AI overviews.
Sorry for no alt text on this, but you can probably guess what happened when I used Google to search how to turn off its AI overviews.
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The Walter Pistols - Alpaca Male
"Songs about how pathetic it is trying to be top dog."
#indierock #postpunk #altrock #music
getmusic.fm/l/oTVIVQ
"Songs about how pathetic it is trying to be top dog."
#indierock #postpunk #altrock #music
getmusic.fm/l/oTVIVQ
July 27, 2025 at 4:16 PM
The Walter Pistols - Alpaca Male
"Songs about how pathetic it is trying to be top dog."
#indierock #postpunk #altrock #music
getmusic.fm/l/oTVIVQ
"Songs about how pathetic it is trying to be top dog."
#indierock #postpunk #altrock #music
getmusic.fm/l/oTVIVQ
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Lead track of the new ep. It's on Spotify, Deezer, Tidal, Amazon, AppleMusic/iTunes and other sources too. Bandcamp download available (see bio) and a video version on YouTube (will link in replies).
music.youtube.com/watch?v=5Mog...
music.youtube.com/watch?v=5Mog...
Wishing She Was Something (2025 mix)
YouTube video by The Walter Pistols - Topic
music.youtube.com
June 11, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Lead track of the new ep. It's on Spotify, Deezer, Tidal, Amazon, AppleMusic/iTunes and other sources too. Bandcamp download available (see bio) and a video version on YouTube (will link in replies).
music.youtube.com/watch?v=5Mog...
music.youtube.com/watch?v=5Mog...
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Alpaca Male is our new EP, only on Bandcamp until 30 May when it goes live everywhere else. This is the third track, a strange tale possibly based on a 1980s conspiracy theory...
thewalterpistols.bandcamp.com/track/perhaps
thewalterpistols.bandcamp.com/track/perhaps
Perhaps, by The Walter Pistols
from the album Alpaca Male
thewalterpistols.bandcamp.com
May 17, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Alpaca Male is our new EP, only on Bandcamp until 30 May when it goes live everywhere else. This is the third track, a strange tale possibly based on a 1980s conspiracy theory...
thewalterpistols.bandcamp.com/track/perhaps
thewalterpistols.bandcamp.com/track/perhaps
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Abstaining doesn't count either - it's a no and risk losing the whip becoming an independent MP and not crawling back when they give you false promises again. Anything less will NOT DO.
If you're in the Labour party and oppose the Supreme Court ruling AND the upcoming cuts to disabled people and DON'T defy the whip to humiliate the monsters that control your party - you'll be deemed complicit from hereon in.
April 22, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Abstaining doesn't count either - it's a no and risk losing the whip becoming an independent MP and not crawling back when they give you false promises again. Anything less will NOT DO.
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If you're in the Labour party and oppose the Supreme Court ruling AND the upcoming cuts to disabled people and DON'T defy the whip to humiliate the monsters that control your party - you'll be deemed complicit from hereon in.
April 18, 2025 at 10:30 AM
If you're in the Labour party and oppose the Supreme Court ruling AND the upcoming cuts to disabled people and DON'T defy the whip to humiliate the monsters that control your party - you'll be deemed complicit from hereon in.
Shit times for so many people right now but at least Spring's sprung (sprang/sprong/spreng?)
March 19, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Shit times for so many people right now but at least Spring's sprung (sprang/sprong/spreng?)
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New mix of our most popular track, not formally released yet.
Sounds like the offspring of The Chameleons and Can (only not as good, but I'm pretty happy with it.) Exact same video as 2021 version.
Love to hear comments.
Sounds like the offspring of The Chameleons and Can (only not as good, but I'm pretty happy with it.) Exact same video as 2021 version.
Love to hear comments.
The Walter Pistols - These Days (2025 remix)
YouTube video by The Walter Pistols
youtu.be
February 17, 2025 at 9:44 AM
New mix of our most popular track, not formally released yet.
Sounds like the offspring of The Chameleons and Can (only not as good, but I'm pretty happy with it.) Exact same video as 2021 version.
Love to hear comments.
Sounds like the offspring of The Chameleons and Can (only not as good, but I'm pretty happy with it.) Exact same video as 2021 version.
Love to hear comments.
Parking round here is diabolical these days...
February 21, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Parking round here is diabolical these days...
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Been struggling to create a suitable video for this 2024 release, but I like the way this old silent short works with it. The dancing pig seems both hilarious and grotesque. Unlisted on YouTube atm but the link works. Would love to hear feedback, positive or negative. Thank you!
youtu.be/l8_OZOU64u0
youtu.be/l8_OZOU64u0
Cuban Heels
YouTube video by The Walter Pistols
youtu.be
February 13, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Been struggling to create a suitable video for this 2024 release, but I like the way this old silent short works with it. The dancing pig seems both hilarious and grotesque. Unlisted on YouTube atm but the link works. Would love to hear feedback, positive or negative. Thank you!
youtu.be/l8_OZOU64u0
youtu.be/l8_OZOU64u0
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Just for us BSkyers, here's a link to our unlisted visualiser video. I'm waiting approval from two band members, hoping you might have some views that persuade them.
Song is (for us) boppy and light, vid is like mixing mushrooms and speed (so I'm told!) What do you think?
youtu.be/N484WfNB7dU
Song is (for us) boppy and light, vid is like mixing mushrooms and speed (so I'm told!) What do you think?
youtu.be/N484WfNB7dU
The Walter Pistols - Silly Thing
YouTube video by The Walter Pistols
youtu.be
January 11, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Just for us BSkyers, here's a link to our unlisted visualiser video. I'm waiting approval from two band members, hoping you might have some views that persuade them.
Song is (for us) boppy and light, vid is like mixing mushrooms and speed (so I'm told!) What do you think?
youtu.be/N484WfNB7dU
Song is (for us) boppy and light, vid is like mixing mushrooms and speed (so I'm told!) What do you think?
youtu.be/N484WfNB7dU
I think today I found the place where all the snowmen go to die 😉
January 7, 2025 at 7:12 PM
I think today I found the place where all the snowmen go to die 😉
This morning's encounter with a young roe deer that had just been separated from it's parents and sibling. It went the right way in the end!
#deer #urbanwildlife
#deer #urbanwildlife
December 13, 2024 at 9:32 PM
This morning's encounter with a young roe deer that had just been separated from it's parents and sibling. It went the right way in the end!
#deer #urbanwildlife
#deer #urbanwildlife
Those Gothic revivalists certainly knew how to give people the willies, didn't they?
December 10, 2024 at 10:01 AM
Those Gothic revivalists certainly knew how to give people the willies, didn't they?
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I guess most of you already know what special day it is - today's the day the teddy bears have their picnic! Sorry, no, it's when musicians on #Bandcamp keep a bit more of what folks pay them. 'Course there's still taxes, paypal fees, more taxes, but hey...
thewalterpistols.bandcamp.com
thewalterpistols.bandcamp.com
December 6, 2024 at 9:54 AM
I guess most of you already know what special day it is - today's the day the teddy bears have their picnic! Sorry, no, it's when musicians on #Bandcamp keep a bit more of what folks pay them. 'Course there's still taxes, paypal fees, more taxes, but hey...
thewalterpistols.bandcamp.com
thewalterpistols.bandcamp.com
I find a walk with the dog is a good opportunity for reflecting...
November 30, 2024 at 10:49 AM
I find a walk with the dog is a good opportunity for reflecting...
In the aftermath of storm Bert, you can see the power of water at this weir. Built in the late 18th century, it was the start of the power feed to two cotton mills on the Irwell. Now there's just a lot of energy being wasted. Would love it if we could harness this into a local #hydropower supply.
November 26, 2024 at 1:34 PM
In the aftermath of storm Bert, you can see the power of water at this weir. Built in the late 18th century, it was the start of the power feed to two cotton mills on the Irwell. Now there's just a lot of energy being wasted. Would love it if we could harness this into a local #hydropower supply.
Ableism. The -ism that those in power never take seriously, despite almost 1/4 of UK having some form of disability. This poor guy was refused entry to a restaurant because of his guide dog, and when he argued this was illegal two other diners told him to leave cos he was spoiling their meal!😡
'Refused service again with my guide dog, I'm done speaking out'
Sean Dilley is inundated with abuse on social media whenever he posts about discrimination issues.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 24, 2024 at 1:27 PM
Ableism. The -ism that those in power never take seriously, despite almost 1/4 of UK having some form of disability. This poor guy was refused entry to a restaurant because of his guide dog, and when he argued this was illegal two other diners told him to leave cos he was spoiling their meal!😡
November 22, 2024 at 12:46 PM
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Here's the second track from the new EP, a boppy, poppy, 80's-indie-style thing.
open.spotify.com/track/57RPLi...
open.spotify.com/track/57RPLi...
Silly Thing
open.spotify.com
November 17, 2024 at 1:56 PM
Here's the second track from the new EP, a boppy, poppy, 80's-indie-style thing.
open.spotify.com/track/57RPLi...
open.spotify.com/track/57RPLi...
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Back when we couldn't do anything together in lockdown, some old 4-track cassette demos re-emerged, so we decided to see what we could turn them into. This is one of the songs from that time, and we thought it was worth adding a video too. Hope some of you guys like it!
youtu.be/UIj4RBBa6Pg?...
youtu.be/UIj4RBBa6Pg?...
The Walter Pistols - These Days
YouTube video by The Walter Pistols
youtu.be
November 21, 2024 at 7:23 PM
Back when we couldn't do anything together in lockdown, some old 4-track cassette demos re-emerged, so we decided to see what we could turn them into. This is one of the songs from that time, and we thought it was worth adding a video too. Hope some of you guys like it!
youtu.be/UIj4RBBa6Pg?...
youtu.be/UIj4RBBa6Pg?...
Max is a bit of an impressionist (not the artistic type). When he's not being a cat, sometimes he can be found pretending to be a magnificent wild beast
November 16, 2024 at 7:19 PM
Max is a bit of an impressionist (not the artistic type). When he's not being a cat, sometimes he can be found pretending to be a magnificent wild beast