Bob Collins
@bobc1965.bsky.social
Bob Collins, purveyor of indie pop guitar and other musical adventures, formerly of The Dentists now appearing with the Treasures of Mexico and Swansea Sound. From the Medway Towns. Gillingham FC supporter. Spreadsheet lover. Ex-Civil Servant.
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It's that time of year again when everyone's favourite 'Corporate Indie Band' remind us that Christmas isn’t just about consumerism... kind of...
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Watch This! Swansea Sound: Not My Order - Video Premiere
It's that time of year again when everyone's favourite 'Corporate Indie Band' remind us that Christmas isn’t just about consumerism... kind of...
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December 5, 2025 at 11:08 AM
It's that time of year again when everyone's favourite 'Corporate Indie Band' remind us that Christmas isn’t just about consumerism... kind of...
#swanseasound @johnrobbofficial.bsky.social @nigelcarruk.bsky.social @skepwax.bsky.social @iainkey.bsky.social
louderthanwar.com/watch-this-s...
#swanseasound @johnrobbofficial.bsky.social @nigelcarruk.bsky.social @skepwax.bsky.social @iainkey.bsky.social
louderthanwar.com/watch-this-s...
I don't post enough on here about the rather interesting things i sometimes get involved in. I've been privileged to be in the touring line-up of BB and the CW for most of the last month. The final date of this stint is on Thursday in Herne Bay, with my more regular combo Swansea Sound.
December 2, 2025 at 1:18 PM
I don't post enough on here about the rather interesting things i sometimes get involved in. I've been privileged to be in the touring line-up of BB and the CW for most of the last month. The final date of this stint is on Thursday in Herne Bay, with my more regular combo Swansea Sound.
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December 2, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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Here is a list of reasons why some of my hearings and trials this year have been delayed and kicked off into the long grass, stuck in our record court backlog. Serious allegations which will now be tried *years* after the event. 🧵👇
November 27, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Here is a list of reasons why some of my hearings and trials this year have been delayed and kicked off into the long grass, stuck in our record court backlog. Serious allegations which will now be tried *years* after the event. 🧵👇
Recommended ;)
If you fancy seeing the brilliant Brian Bilston & The Catenary Wires play in Swansea tomorrow night for a few quid less than face value we have two tickets up on @twickets.bsky.social as our friends have been taken ill….
www.swanseagrand.co.uk/BrianBilston...
www.swanseagrand.co.uk/BrianBilston...
Brian Bilston and The Catenary Wires - Swansea Grand Theatre
www.swanseagrand.co.uk
November 13, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Recommended ;)
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Love being reminded to do this every year. It's a win/win all round
November 11, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Love being reminded to do this every year. It's a win/win all round
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My god, the sheer relief of reading a piece by someone who knows something about this football match and didn't just learn to spell Maccabi two days ago www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Standing with Maccabi’s football hooligans against local police – is that what patriotism looks like now? | Jonathan Liew
Tommy Robinson is said to be going to Villa Park as a Maccabi Tel Aviv fan. Do the politicians jumping on this bandwagon care what they are doing, asks Guardian columnist Jonathan Liew
www.theguardian.com
October 21, 2025 at 8:47 AM
My god, the sheer relief of reading a piece by someone who knows something about this football match and didn't just learn to spell Maccabi two days ago www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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When your water supply has human faeces in it, but is also available in “sparkling”.
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October 7, 2025 at 3:43 PM
When your water supply has human faeces in it, but is also available in “sparkling”.
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There is a difference between righteous anger, directed at injustice, and hateful anger, directed at those who are different. Authoritarian regimes deliberately conflate the two to silence criticism and create false equivalence. It's important we don't let those in power succeed in this endeavor.
September 28, 2025 at 6:35 PM
There is a difference between righteous anger, directed at injustice, and hateful anger, directed at those who are different. Authoritarian regimes deliberately conflate the two to silence criticism and create false equivalence. It's important we don't let those in power succeed in this endeavor.
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One of my favourite "interviews". The great Dick Dale. I don't think I asked one question. Just pure unadulterated Dick.
September 28, 2025 at 8:29 PM
One of my favourite "interviews". The great Dick Dale. I don't think I asked one question. Just pure unadulterated Dick.
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This is a "conversation" that is about as relevant or as useful to Labour as a Liberace impersonator communing with Liberace's ghost on a Ouija Board might yield valuable insights on how Mozart ought to be conducted.
September 25, 2025 at 1:42 PM
This is a "conversation" that is about as relevant or as useful to Labour as a Liberace impersonator communing with Liberace's ghost on a Ouija Board might yield valuable insights on how Mozart ought to be conducted.
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This is the thanks we get for lavishing him with a full state visit - more racist lies and smears about our capital city and its mayor.
I assume the condemnation from Starmer will be coming any moment now?
I assume the condemnation from Starmer will be coming any moment now?
September 23, 2025 at 4:39 PM
This is the thanks we get for lavishing him with a full state visit - more racist lies and smears about our capital city and its mayor.
I assume the condemnation from Starmer will be coming any moment now?
I assume the condemnation from Starmer will be coming any moment now?
I'm surprised more attention isn't drawn to this. "Where are Israelis borders?" and "what country are the west bank and Gaza in?" should be elementary questions asked regularly of Israeli spokespeople.
I love how rightwingers keep saying you can’t recognize a Palestinian state because it doesn’t even have any agreed-upon borders.
Erm, are they aware that Israel is one of the only countries in the world that refuses to define its own borders?
Erm, are they aware that Israel is one of the only countries in the world that refuses to define its own borders?
September 23, 2025 at 12:30 PM
I'm surprised more attention isn't drawn to this. "Where are Israelis borders?" and "what country are the west bank and Gaza in?" should be elementary questions asked regularly of Israeli spokespeople.
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Wedding Anniversaries:
1 year - Nail Varnish.
2 years - Tracker Bars.
3 years - Polystyrene.
4 years - Ruud Gullit.
5 years - Tarpaulin.
6 years - Blancmange.
7 years - HDMI Cable.
8 years - Hedex.
9 years - Lynx Africa.
10 years - Milk.
1 year - Nail Varnish.
2 years - Tracker Bars.
3 years - Polystyrene.
4 years - Ruud Gullit.
5 years - Tarpaulin.
6 years - Blancmange.
7 years - HDMI Cable.
8 years - Hedex.
9 years - Lynx Africa.
10 years - Milk.
September 20, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Wedding Anniversaries:
1 year - Nail Varnish.
2 years - Tracker Bars.
3 years - Polystyrene.
4 years - Ruud Gullit.
5 years - Tarpaulin.
6 years - Blancmange.
7 years - HDMI Cable.
8 years - Hedex.
9 years - Lynx Africa.
10 years - Milk.
1 year - Nail Varnish.
2 years - Tracker Bars.
3 years - Polystyrene.
4 years - Ruud Gullit.
5 years - Tarpaulin.
6 years - Blancmange.
7 years - HDMI Cable.
8 years - Hedex.
9 years - Lynx Africa.
10 years - Milk.
Things that would make me become a royalist.
No, hang on. It's not things. It's one thing. It's this...
No, hang on. It's not things. It's one thing. It's this...
Wouldn’t it be amazing if Trump stayed overnight in Windsor Castle but tomorrow, the royals just come out and wave, and he doesn’t.
It’s never mentioned again.
But on Sunday, by the town hall, the whole of Windsor, rich and poor, gathers to tuck into this enormous fuck-off pie.
It’s never mentioned again.
But on Sunday, by the town hall, the whole of Windsor, rich and poor, gathers to tuck into this enormous fuck-off pie.
September 17, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Things that would make me become a royalist.
No, hang on. It's not things. It's one thing. It's this...
No, hang on. It's not things. It's one thing. It's this...
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There's probably no more relevant show you could watch in 2025 than I, Claudius, which can be tough to find online. Link unrelated archive.org/details/i-cl...
September 15, 2025 at 4:19 PM
There's probably no more relevant show you could watch in 2025 than I, Claudius, which can be tough to find online. Link unrelated archive.org/details/i-cl...
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This is an incredible milestone: the first time in history that dark glasses have made someone look considerably less cool.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has told analysts that people without smart glasses may one day be at a "significant cognitive disadvantage" compared to those who do use the tech: https://cnn.it/47L2Y5a
September 15, 2025 at 2:45 PM
This is an incredible milestone: the first time in history that dark glasses have made someone look considerably less cool.
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Seems the BBC significantly exaggerated the Home Office case here, both in their wording on Twitter and on the broadcast itself. Home Office lawyers did *not* say this, which would be politically toxic, and play right into the hands of you know who. >
August 29, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Seems the BBC significantly exaggerated the Home Office case here, both in their wording on Twitter and on the broadcast itself. Home Office lawyers did *not* say this, which would be politically toxic, and play right into the hands of you know who. >
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Polling from @Moreincommon_ on Lucy Connolly
More than half think her sentence was too lenient or about right. Only a third that it was too harsh.
Only 18% think politicians should associate themselves her, while 51% think they should actively distance themselves from her.
More than half think her sentence was too lenient or about right. Only a third that it was too harsh.
Only 18% think politicians should associate themselves her, while 51% think they should actively distance themselves from her.
August 29, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Polling from @Moreincommon_ on Lucy Connolly
More than half think her sentence was too lenient or about right. Only a third that it was too harsh.
Only 18% think politicians should associate themselves her, while 51% think they should actively distance themselves from her.
More than half think her sentence was too lenient or about right. Only a third that it was too harsh.
Only 18% think politicians should associate themselves her, while 51% think they should actively distance themselves from her.
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When Paul McCartney wrote Paperback Writer, the Penguin paperback line was only 30 years old. The equivalent today would be a song about wanting to design a game for the Sega Saturn.
August 28, 2025 at 7:33 AM
When Paul McCartney wrote Paperback Writer, the Penguin paperback line was only 30 years old. The equivalent today would be a song about wanting to design a game for the Sega Saturn.
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Maybe Eric Cantona’s trawler statement was actually an attempt to warn Man United about Grimsby
August 27, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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This was ridiculously good value even at the original price. If you have the slightest interest in 80s indie you'd be mad not to indulge (says this 'indie wrecking crew' member!)
A BARGAIN BANK HOLIDAY £3.50 gets you Sensitive – The Film. Indiepop Wrecking Crew plays house band to singers from The Sea Urchins, Talulah Gosh, Soup Dragons, Altered Images, Weather Prophets, June Brides, Waltones & Jetstream Pony – playing 100% #indiepop smashes. www.sensitivealbum.com/the-film
The Film – Sensitive
www.sensitivealbum.com
August 25, 2025 at 8:27 AM
This was ridiculously good value even at the original price. If you have the slightest interest in 80s indie you'd be mad not to indulge (says this 'indie wrecking crew' member!)
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The overlap of "paying attention to the charts in 1974", "watching Nirvana's Unplugged set", and "completely unaware of David Bowie's 70s work" has got to be the empty set.
August 24, 2025 at 7:53 PM
The overlap of "paying attention to the charts in 1974", "watching Nirvana's Unplugged set", and "completely unaware of David Bowie's 70s work" has got to be the empty set.