Leon McDermott
@leonmcdermott.bsky.social
Top Five Documentary Genres
1. Spanish people do a mad thing that relies on a 4yr old kid to work
2. Ex-Red Brigade/Baader Meinhof tells all
3. Silent-era screenwriters spill the beans
4. BBC Documentary about railways from 1972
5. Portrait Of Jason by Shirley Clarke
1. Spanish people do a mad thing that relies on a 4yr old kid to work
2. Ex-Red Brigade/Baader Meinhof tells all
3. Silent-era screenwriters spill the beans
4. BBC Documentary about railways from 1972
5. Portrait Of Jason by Shirley Clarke
Top Five Favourite Documentary Genres
1. Oh wait, it was a Ponzi Scheme all along.
2. Terrible U.S. sportsperson is metaphor for entire country.
3. Unknown crackpot was greatest person who ever lived.
4. Old alcoholics talk about famous old alcoholic.
5. Nature is cute but evil.
1. Oh wait, it was a Ponzi Scheme all along.
2. Terrible U.S. sportsperson is metaphor for entire country.
3. Unknown crackpot was greatest person who ever lived.
4. Old alcoholics talk about famous old alcoholic.
5. Nature is cute but evil.
November 17, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Top Five Documentary Genres
1. Spanish people do a mad thing that relies on a 4yr old kid to work
2. Ex-Red Brigade/Baader Meinhof tells all
3. Silent-era screenwriters spill the beans
4. BBC Documentary about railways from 1972
5. Portrait Of Jason by Shirley Clarke
1. Spanish people do a mad thing that relies on a 4yr old kid to work
2. Ex-Red Brigade/Baader Meinhof tells all
3. Silent-era screenwriters spill the beans
4. BBC Documentary about railways from 1972
5. Portrait Of Jason by Shirley Clarke
The extended coda of this is one the best things that Creation ever released: (FAO @nedraggett.bsky.social @plasmatron.bsky.social @natepatrin.bsky.social)
youtu.be/Dy4S_HxXRjs?...
youtu.be/Dy4S_HxXRjs?...
Swervedriver - Never Lose That Feeling / Never Learn
YouTube video by strn
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November 14, 2025 at 4:40 PM
The extended coda of this is one the best things that Creation ever released: (FAO @nedraggett.bsky.social @plasmatron.bsky.social @natepatrin.bsky.social)
youtu.be/Dy4S_HxXRjs?...
youtu.be/Dy4S_HxXRjs?...
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Dolly Mixture 1978-1984. Launch party for Debsey Wykes' amazing book, Teenage Daydream is this Wednesday. Dolly Mixture film with Paul Kelly, Jenny Rollo and Stephen Pastel (dj). And, and Matthew Rich will be live screenprinting an edition of this image. Tix here... monorailmusic.com/product/teen...
September 27, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Dolly Mixture 1978-1984. Launch party for Debsey Wykes' amazing book, Teenage Daydream is this Wednesday. Dolly Mixture film with Paul Kelly, Jenny Rollo and Stephen Pastel (dj). And, and Matthew Rich will be live screenprinting an edition of this image. Tix here... monorailmusic.com/product/teen...
It’s Bandcamp Friday tomorrow - what better time to drop some cash on this great compilation.
New megacomp just dropped to raise some money for support for Keith @optimo-espacio.bsky.social - organised by @nedraggett.bsky.social and released by @darkoutside.co.uk. Only a fiver for 40 tunes!
thedarkoutside.bandcamp.com/album/ilx-an...
thedarkoutside.bandcamp.com/album/ilx-an...
ILX and Friends Celebrate JD Twitch - ONE MORE TUNE, by The Dark Outside, TDO Cassettes & Bibliotapes
41 track album
thedarkoutside.bandcamp.com
July 31, 2025 at 6:27 PM
It’s Bandcamp Friday tomorrow - what better time to drop some cash on this great compilation.
New megacomp just dropped to raise some money for support for Keith @optimo-espacio.bsky.social - organised by @nedraggett.bsky.social and released by @darkoutside.co.uk. Only a fiver for 40 tunes!
thedarkoutside.bandcamp.com/album/ilx-an...
thedarkoutside.bandcamp.com/album/ilx-an...
ILX and Friends Celebrate JD Twitch - ONE MORE TUNE, by The Dark Outside, TDO Cassettes & Bibliotapes
41 track album
thedarkoutside.bandcamp.com
July 28, 2025 at 8:01 PM
New megacomp just dropped to raise some money for support for Keith @optimo-espacio.bsky.social - organised by @nedraggett.bsky.social and released by @darkoutside.co.uk. Only a fiver for 40 tunes!
thedarkoutside.bandcamp.com/album/ilx-an...
thedarkoutside.bandcamp.com/album/ilx-an...
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25 years; the unimpeachable reference point for a particular sound that only gets better with age:
youtu.be/9fcwtFW4cy0?...
youtu.be/9fcwtFW4cy0?...
Summer
YouTube video by Pub - Topic
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July 10, 2025 at 5:16 PM
25 years; the unimpeachable reference point for a particular sound that only gets better with age:
youtu.be/9fcwtFW4cy0?...
youtu.be/9fcwtFW4cy0?...
Just devastating news from Keith @optimo-espacio.bsky.social; what he and Jonnie have done over the decades has been phenomenal. They introduced me and so many others to so much amazing music and proved that you can do your thing without concessions. Leave a message here if you can. www.jdtwitch.com
A message from Keith (JD Twitch)
A message from Keith (JD Twitch)
www.jdtwitch.com
July 3, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Just devastating news from Keith @optimo-espacio.bsky.social; what he and Jonnie have done over the decades has been phenomenal. They introduced me and so many others to so much amazing music and proved that you can do your thing without concessions. Leave a message here if you can. www.jdtwitch.com
I still love this one.
June 20, 2025 at 7:00 PM
I still love this one.
Fantastic essay by @danhancox.bsky.social on the last days of Walter Benjamin.
Love this essay by @danhancox.bsky.social on the Walter Benjamin’s unlucky death, the mystery of his black briefcase, and what his final piece of work teaches us about the world we live in now. on.ft.com/4hbdBQ1
The last days of Walter Benjamin
[FREE TO READ] Hounded by the Nazis, the great philosopher took his life in 1940, leaving several mysteries unanswered
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January 12, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Fantastic essay by @danhancox.bsky.social on the last days of Walter Benjamin.
Followed Nick Bramham’s recipe and cooked some spinach for 3 hours, added cumin, paprika and chickpeas for a silky-smooth bit of stodge. Looks perhaps less than appetising but tastes amazing.
November 24, 2024 at 8:44 PM
Followed Nick Bramham’s recipe and cooked some spinach for 3 hours, added cumin, paprika and chickpeas for a silky-smooth bit of stodge. Looks perhaps less than appetising but tastes amazing.
Dammit. RIP the great John Byrne. This is a great doc about Byrne doing a mural for the King’s Theatre in Edinburgh youtu.be/eUPKic-MN7A?...
1/2 John Byrne - What Do Artists Do All Day ?
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLM4S2hGZDSE4645tTLQ-q0CGiR4eSFlBWFirst broadcast: 22 Aug 2013Episode 5/12 This documentary offers a snapshot of the lif...
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December 1, 2023 at 6:17 PM
Dammit. RIP the great John Byrne. This is a great doc about Byrne doing a mural for the King’s Theatre in Edinburgh youtu.be/eUPKic-MN7A?...
You Are Always On My Mind (Pet Shop Boys version) by Martin Rev
November 29, 2023 at 1:12 PM
You Are Always On My Mind (Pet Shop Boys version) by Martin Rev
The best angry lion playing a trumpet that you'll see all day.
November 4, 2023 at 9:58 PM
The best angry lion playing a trumpet that you'll see all day.
Wow. I saw them in Glasgow about a month or two after this and it was magical.
Blimey, someone posted footage of an entire Silver Jews gig from 2006, professing to have no idea how it came into their possession
Silver Jews- Live at the Grey Eagle, Asheville, NC March 12th, 2006 (COMPLETE SHOW)
I did not shoot this footage. I found it in my archive and really have no idea how I got it. It doesn't seem to be widely circulated, so I figured it was wor...
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November 3, 2023 at 6:37 AM
Wow. I saw them in Glasgow about a month or two after this and it was magical.
Sad fish is sad.
October 23, 2023 at 6:05 PM
Sad fish is sad.