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Laura Ankles
@headoflondon.bsky.social
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I'm probably already in your band
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headoflondon.bsky.social
Yakkie are playing the UK dates of the Dead Pioneers tour and somehow it's 4 venues that (I think) I've never played???
A tour poster for the Dead Pioneers UK and Europe tour in 2026. Yakkie are supporting on the UK shows. 26th Feb Bristol, 27th Manchester, 28th Leeds, 1st March London, 3rd Arnhem, 5th Wiesbaden, 6th Stuttgart, 7th Cologne, 9th Zurich, 11th Vienna, 12th Munich, 13th Berlin, 14th Hamburg.
September 17, 2025 at 4:25 PM
headoflondon.bsky.social
Why would they do this
"Mind the gap" on the edge of a train platform, which has been repainted over with a new stencil which says "Mind the Gap" with a capital G. The bigger G misaligns the whole thing and enrages L'Ankles (not pictured).
September 8, 2025 at 3:11 PM
headoflondon.bsky.social
I don't know who needs to hear this but there are LOADS of fairly cheap returns on Twickets for St Vincent at the Proms tonight
September 3, 2025 at 11:31 AM
headoflondon.bsky.social
The most powerful kind of sub-heading on Wikipedia
A screencap from Wikipedia. The sub-heading is "Personal life" and the only content is "She is bisexual."
September 1, 2025 at 8:18 PM
headoflondon.bsky.social
The other day some kids outside Tesco were shouting "Dora The Explorer" and I was really confused until I looked up what she looks like
ICON Ankles in pink tee, shorts and rucksack ICON Dora the Explorer in pink tee, shorts and rucksack
July 23, 2025 at 12:01 PM
headoflondon.bsky.social
Colour Me Wednesday are playing our first full band show this decade (?!) on Sunday at the Victoria in Dalston! It's for the Spark The Noise (fka Girls Rock London) relaunch! Come! dice.fm/event/l86qdp...
Poster reading "SPARK THE NOISE RELAUNCHED AND REIGNITED." There are photos of Colour Me Wednesday and Widget, who are also playing. Bandeoke is also advertised.
May 21, 2025 at 7:44 AM
headoflondon.bsky.social
This is my next gig! We're getting ready to record a full album next week so come be our riff Guinea pigs. Also buy shirts so we can pay for said recording of the album 👀 www.eventbrite.com/e/yakkie-and...
A poster advertising a gig. Text reads: YAKKIE. Friday 11th April Album Preview Show. The Victoria, Dalston. 7:30pm, £10 advance. Support from Tarantina and Jay Cavalier. Sneak a peek at some of the sickest riffs in DIY. The main image on the poster is singer Janey Starling and bassist Laura Ankles performing at a previous gig, both wearing Palestinian football shirts. The image is grayscale on pink.
April 8, 2025 at 7:23 AM
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janeystarling.bsky.social
I have written about the sentencing guidelines shitshow.

Infuriating to see yet another Labour government seek to appease a rightwing voter base by reinforcing the “tough on crime” doom loop that has gridlocked our justice system for the past 30 years.

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Labour's populist pantomime over sentencing rules plays into the hands of the right | Janey Starling
Forcing the abandonment of new commonsense, evidence-based guidelines is a new low for a party that once prided itself on justice reform, says Janey Starling of campaign group Level Up
www.theguardian.com
April 1, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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exceedhergrasp1.bsky.social
Worth sharing with alt text. Brian Eno's response to the Quaker arrests.
Brian Eno 2h. On the Arrest of Young People at a Quaker Meeting House Last night, six young people were arrested by police during a peaceful gathering at a Quaker Meeting House. They had assembled to talk, reflect, and organise around two issues of overwhelming moral gravity: the climate emergency, and the continuing destruction in Gaza. That the police chose to forcibly enter a Quaker space-a site known throughout history for its deep commitment to peace and nonviolence—is both alarming and telling. These young people were not disrupting the peace. They were enacting it. We live in a time where the greatest threats to our future go unchallenged by those in power, while those who speak out are increasingly met with suspicion, hostility, and force. When the state begins to treat moral concern as criminal intent, we should all be paying close attention. The people arrested last night were not extremists. They were citizens who care-young people who see the interconnected crises of climate collapse and human suffering and refuse to turn away. They gathered not in violent defiance, but in peaceful conscience. I stand with them. I believe their voices are not only valid, but vital. If the institutions meant to protect us cannot bear to hear these voices, then it is not the protesters who are disrupting order—it is the silence of those who look away. - Brian Eno
March 29, 2025 at 7:40 PM
headoflondon.bsky.social
Maaaaaan I listened to so much Fugazi in my teens. So hyped for this show
charleston51.bsky.social Charley Stone @charleston51.bsky.social · Feb 7
Well well well guess what? I’m supporting The Messthetics at 100 Club on 16th Feb, and for the first time ever I’m gonna have an *extended* Actual Band. Will we be rolling out an extended jazz punk odyssey…? Who can say..? www.alttickets.com/the-messthet...
The Messthetics & James Brandon Lewis Tickets
Buy tickets and see event information for The Messthetics & James Brandon Lewis.
www.alttickets.com
February 9, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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charleston51.bsky.social
So honoured to support Shilpa Ray’s sold out gig at the start of her tour - great night all round inc opening act Aloha Dead.
b&w photo of three persons, being Charley Stone’s actual band, shot from below in a strong stance Blurry pic of Shilpa Ray live onstage Light box advertising Shilpa Ray at The Grace London
February 3, 2025 at 1:24 AM
headoflondon.bsky.social
Thought I'd be young forever, but RIP my Young Person's Railcard. Never gonna be able to get the tube for a quid ever again rosecolouredrecords.bandcamp.com/track/tube-f...
Tube for a Quid, by Sugar Rush!
from the album Sugar Rex
rosecolouredrecords.bandcamp.com
February 8, 2025 at 7:41 AM
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tamahero.bsky.social
Cooltrainer in the Ever Grande Pokemon Center: "If you've come this far, what choice do you have but to keep going?"
February 6, 2025 at 5:15 AM
headoflondon.bsky.social
They're the same picture
A photo of Laura Ankles mid-sentence outside on an overcast day, wearing an Adidas tracksuit A photo of Robert Pattinson, mid moving his arms in a kitchen. He is also in an Adidas tracksuit.
January 24, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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charleston51.bsky.social
New gig alert! For my first gig of 2025 I’m supporting Shilpa Ray at The Grace London on 31st Jan. I’ll have the Actual Band v1.3 with me aka Mar K who played bass on the album and @headoflondon.bsky.social from all-the-bands. Further info and tickets at alt.tkts.me/tl/bagk
Gig flyer for Shilpa Ray at The Grace London on 31st Jan. Monochrome, woman in pattern shortsleeved blouse, shorts and shades seen through a cat-shaped hole in an otherwise black square with gig details overlaid. Charley Stone live onstage - holding a guitar and laughing joyously - drummer holding a stick aloft behind.
January 14, 2025 at 3:38 PM
headoflondon.bsky.social
Think Grace Petrie's Lefty Christmas was my final gig of the year? THINK AGAIN! Joining @charleston51.bsky.social on drums supporting Ye Nuns THIS MONDAY at the Lexington! Couldn't find a pic of me on drums so have one of me playing the stringed and fretted drum
Laura and Jasmine Kennedy off of Grace Petrie's band playing guitar and bass respectively, shredding on their knees on the floor in the classic folk tradition.
December 28, 2024 at 12:27 PM
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Paul McCartney’s song “Wonderful Christmastime” is a good song but Michael M’s “The Moon is Right” is a great song. Hope the moon is right for you all today! youtu.be/Rt0dflSPD5o
Paul McCartney by 'Wonderful Christmastime' but all the lyrics are THE MOON IS RIGHT
YouTube video by Michael M
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December 25, 2024 at 2:24 AM
headoflondon.bsky.social
Muddy Christmas to one and all
A selfie of Laura running, with eyes closed and a goofy grin. She is wearing a bright red running jacket and a big pair of headphones. A muddy flood park is visible in the background. A raised path, thick with mud. There are trees either side on the lower banks, and a lake visible behind the trees on the right hand side. Fog hangs over the scene, obscuring the greenery further back in the photo. Laura's legs, shot from above. Her trainers are absolutely caked in mud.
December 25, 2024 at 3:11 PM
headoflondon.bsky.social
Still can't believe I literally got in the sea last week
December 24, 2024 at 3:55 PM
headoflondon.bsky.social
Hyped for Lefty Christmas with Grace Petrie tonight! Here I am elsewhere on tour.
A photo of Laura from around 1999 at Christmas, posting with a plastic toy guitar and microphone. There is a big plastic Christmas tree in the background. You can't tell from the picture, but it was nicked from a closing down shoe shop.
December 21, 2024 at 2:13 PM
headoflondon.bsky.social
Coffee #1 of tour: oat flat white, Hermanos in Walthamstow. £4.20. Delicious but pricey 8/10
December 4, 2024 at 10:50 AM
headoflondon.bsky.social
Hello I'm Laura Ankles and I'm now on the less Nazi-riddled social media!
Laura is wearing some reddish-brown sunglasses, a black pair of headphones and a black Revello tshirt whilst waiting for a train. You can see the train platform reflected in the sunglasses.
December 3, 2024 at 1:54 PM