Jillian Reilly
@jillianreilly.bsky.social
Beneath this wig I am wearing a tie
After listening to this episode I immediately went to the Cocaine & Rhinestones episode on Bobbie Gentry that @andrewhickey.500songs.com recommends and that is an excellent listen too! cocaineandrhinestones.com/bobbie-gentr...
November 9, 2025 at 2:27 PM
After listening to this episode I immediately went to the Cocaine & Rhinestones episode on Bobbie Gentry that @andrewhickey.500songs.com recommends and that is an excellent listen too! cocaineandrhinestones.com/bobbie-gentr...
I wish I had remembered that I read a while back that the Billy Joel documentary was 5 hours long. And So It Goes...
November 8, 2025 at 11:00 PM
I wish I had remembered that I read a while back that the Billy Joel documentary was 5 hours long. And So It Goes...
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B.B. King, Etta James and Dr John perform "I'd Rather Go Blind" in a live 1987 TV broadcast of B.B. King & Friends. #Blues m.youtube.com/watch?v=74dU...
B.B. King & Friends; A Blues Session. 04 I'd Rather Go Blind (Etta James & Dr. John)
YouTube video by Rocky Franklin
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November 8, 2025 at 3:52 AM
B.B. King, Etta James and Dr John perform "I'd Rather Go Blind" in a live 1987 TV broadcast of B.B. King & Friends. #Blues m.youtube.com/watch?v=74dU...
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Remembering Minnie Riperton on her birthday. Here she is performing Inside My Love on the Midnight Special in 1975. Watch the full show, which also includes Lovin' You and Adventures in Paradise at
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November 8, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Remembering Minnie Riperton on her birthday. Here she is performing Inside My Love on the Midnight Special in 1975. Watch the full show, which also includes Lovin' You and Adventures in Paradise at
📺▶️ youtu.be/jBmqT8eu4SY
📺▶️ youtu.be/jBmqT8eu4SY
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Auld Reekie Scrievers, an Edinburgh group of short story writers, today launched our anthology "Pulling At Threads." Published by Dean Park Press, all profits to the homeless charity Streetwork for its library and creative writing group. Available from local bookshops and online.
November 7, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Auld Reekie Scrievers, an Edinburgh group of short story writers, today launched our anthology "Pulling At Threads." Published by Dean Park Press, all profits to the homeless charity Streetwork for its library and creative writing group. Available from local bookshops and online.
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A thing of great beauty. 🩵
Ingram Cecil Connor III AKA Gram Parsons. Born OTD in 1946, Winter Haven, FL. Died 19/9/1973, Joshua Tree, CA
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The Flying Burrito Brothers - Hot Burrito #1
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November 6, 2025 at 1:32 PM
A thing of great beauty. 🩵
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For years, but especially for the past year, Democrats have been in thrall to the idea that they need to chase an imagined median voter, and adopt that voter’s positions. Mamdani’s victory shows another way: hold principles, and persuade people to share them.
I wrote about Zohran’s victory. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Mamdani’s victory is a rebuke to the failed strategies of the Democratic party | Moira Donegan
The Democratic party appears listless and unprincipled, unwilling to fight because they do not believe in anything. Zohran Mamdani is the opposite of this
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November 5, 2025 at 6:13 AM
For years, but especially for the past year, Democrats have been in thrall to the idea that they need to chase an imagined median voter, and adopt that voter’s positions. Mamdani’s victory shows another way: hold principles, and persuade people to share them.
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If Trump and other autocrats are to be defeated, it will be by bold, bright, anti-establishment candidates, who speak for those who struggle with enormous rents, failing public services, lousy pay and insecure, unsatisfying jobs, rather than for those inflicting these miseries.
November 5, 2025 at 7:01 AM
If Trump and other autocrats are to be defeated, it will be by bold, bright, anti-establishment candidates, who speak for those who struggle with enormous rents, failing public services, lousy pay and insecure, unsatisfying jobs, rather than for those inflicting these miseries.
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And going "We will simply have more growth if people work harder" is magic thinking with no basis in reality. You get growth when money is in the pockets of people who spend it, not being hoarded by a tiny minority. This is why every sector is struggling and businesses everywhere are failing.
November 4, 2025 at 4:18 PM
And going "We will simply have more growth if people work harder" is magic thinking with no basis in reality. You get growth when money is in the pockets of people who spend it, not being hoarded by a tiny minority. This is why every sector is struggling and businesses everywhere are failing.
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A long shot, but does anyone out there have a copy of this Doris Troy album, and if so would you be willing to rip me some audio of 'My Father's House'?
I would be eternally grateful 🙏
I would be eternally grateful 🙏
November 2, 2025 at 11:28 AM
A long shot, but does anyone out there have a copy of this Doris Troy album, and if so would you be willing to rip me some audio of 'My Father's House'?
I would be eternally grateful 🙏
I would be eternally grateful 🙏
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"As she releases a new album, the soul and gospel legend answers questions on Stax Records, duetting with David Byrne and the fight for civil rights …"
‘It’s dark in the US right now. But I turn on a light, you know?’ — Mavis Staples on Prince, Martin Luther King and her 75-year singing career:
‘It’s dark in the US right now. But I turn on a light, you know?’ — Mavis Staples on Prince, Martin Luther King and her 75-year singing career:
‘It’s dark in the US right now. But I turn on a light, you know?’: Mavis Staples on Prince, Martin Luther King and her 75-year singing career
As she releases a new album, the soul and gospel legend answers your questions on Stax Records, duetting with David Byrne, and the fight for civil rights
www.theguardian.com
November 2, 2025 at 6:45 PM
"As she releases a new album, the soul and gospel legend answers questions on Stax Records, duetting with David Byrne and the fight for civil rights …"
‘It’s dark in the US right now. But I turn on a light, you know?’ — Mavis Staples on Prince, Martin Luther King and her 75-year singing career:
‘It’s dark in the US right now. But I turn on a light, you know?’ — Mavis Staples on Prince, Martin Luther King and her 75-year singing career:
November 2, 2025 at 7:07 PM
November 2, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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Chatterley fans have this to dip into for the next three weeks...
The Chatterley Affair: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00876jt via @bbciplayer
The Chatterley Affair: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00876jt via @bbciplayer
November 2, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Chatterley fans have this to dip into for the next three weeks...
The Chatterley Affair: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00876jt via @bbciplayer
The Chatterley Affair: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00876jt via @bbciplayer
November 2, 2025 at 9:14 AM
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I live in a glimpse
of all that didn’t happen
of all that didn’t happen
August 26, 2025 at 5:02 AM
I live in a glimpse
of all that didn’t happen
of all that didn’t happen
Ken Boothe - Lonely Teardrops
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Ken Boothe - Lonely Teardrops
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November 1, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Ken Boothe - Lonely Teardrops
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November 1, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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October 29, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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12 seconds from 8 stop-motion films (1968–present) across the career of animator Yuri Norstein
October 28, 2025 at 11:51 PM
12 seconds from 8 stop-motion films (1968–present) across the career of animator Yuri Norstein
This will be a top, top evening! Envious of those in Dún Laoghaire and its environs who can make it along. And if you can, you should!
October 29, 2025 at 5:08 PM
This will be a top, top evening! Envious of those in Dún Laoghaire and its environs who can make it along. And if you can, you should!
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Most Autumns, I try and paint the trees. This is Crystal Palace Park. These paintings are £35 each if you wanted one.
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October 28, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Most Autumns, I try and paint the trees. This is Crystal Palace Park. These paintings are £35 each if you wanted one.
darrenhaymanart.com/collections/...
darrenhaymanart.com/collections/...
October 27, 2025 at 7:13 AM
A fantastic episode. 'Scuse me while I fall down a Doug Sahm rabbit hole...
New backer-only episode out now!
500 Songs Bonus: "Mendocino" by The Sir Douglas Quintet 🎧
Take a 45 minute dive into the life of Doug Sahm, and one of The Sir Douglas Quintet’s most recognizable songs.
Listen on Patreon today: www.patreon.com/posts/500-so...
500 Songs Bonus: "Mendocino" by The Sir Douglas Quintet 🎧
Take a 45 minute dive into the life of Doug Sahm, and one of The Sir Douglas Quintet’s most recognizable songs.
Listen on Patreon today: www.patreon.com/posts/500-so...
October 26, 2025 at 10:36 AM
A fantastic episode. 'Scuse me while I fall down a Doug Sahm rabbit hole...
My picks for #5debutalbums8084
1. Searching for the Young Soul Rebels - Dexys Midnight Runners
2. Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
3. Never Too Much - Luther Vandross
4. Black Snake Diamond Role - Robyn Hitchcock
5. Give Me Your Love - Sylvia Striplin
1. Searching for the Young Soul Rebels - Dexys Midnight Runners
2. Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
3. Never Too Much - Luther Vandross
4. Black Snake Diamond Role - Robyn Hitchcock
5. Give Me Your Love - Sylvia Striplin
October 26, 2025 at 9:10 AM
My picks for #5debutalbums8084
1. Searching for the Young Soul Rebels - Dexys Midnight Runners
2. Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
3. Never Too Much - Luther Vandross
4. Black Snake Diamond Role - Robyn Hitchcock
5. Give Me Your Love - Sylvia Striplin
1. Searching for the Young Soul Rebels - Dexys Midnight Runners
2. Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
3. Never Too Much - Luther Vandross
4. Black Snake Diamond Role - Robyn Hitchcock
5. Give Me Your Love - Sylvia Striplin