Liam Murphy
@limbamurphy.bsky.social
Working at The Independent. Editor for @listencorp.org. Bylines for Tribune, Clash, DJ Mag, Byline Times, Off-Chance.
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Liam Murphy
@limbamurphy.bsky.social
· Oct 2
Why Gen Z want dial-up back – and how the internet could be driven to extinction
The ‘you’ve got mail’ era already feels like a lifetime ago, but in the week dial-up connections are finally turned off by AOL, Liam Murphy-Robledo talks to the pioneers of commercial dial-up internet...
www.the-independent.com
Neither sleep nor death will sever your connection. But it wasn't always this way...
I spoke to the pioneers of dial-up, as well as Dr Lui Gough and @coletteshade.bsky.social about internet nostalgia. And Geert Lovink about how it could all come to an end.
www.the-independent.com/tech/gen-z-n...
I spoke to the pioneers of dial-up, as well as Dr Lui Gough and @coletteshade.bsky.social about internet nostalgia. And Geert Lovink about how it could all come to an end.
www.the-independent.com/tech/gen-z-n...
Neither sleep nor death will sever your connection. But it wasn't always this way...
I spoke to the pioneers of dial-up, as well as Dr Lui Gough and @coletteshade.bsky.social about internet nostalgia. And Geert Lovink about how it could all come to an end.
www.the-independent.com/tech/gen-z-n...
I spoke to the pioneers of dial-up, as well as Dr Lui Gough and @coletteshade.bsky.social about internet nostalgia. And Geert Lovink about how it could all come to an end.
www.the-independent.com/tech/gen-z-n...
Why Gen Z want dial-up back – and how the internet could be driven to extinction
The ‘you’ve got mail’ era already feels like a lifetime ago, but in the week dial-up connections are finally turned off by AOL, Liam Murphy-Robledo talks to the pioneers of commercial dial-up internet...
www.the-independent.com
October 2, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Neither sleep nor death will sever your connection. But it wasn't always this way...
I spoke to the pioneers of dial-up, as well as Dr Lui Gough and @coletteshade.bsky.social about internet nostalgia. And Geert Lovink about how it could all come to an end.
www.the-independent.com/tech/gen-z-n...
I spoke to the pioneers of dial-up, as well as Dr Lui Gough and @coletteshade.bsky.social about internet nostalgia. And Geert Lovink about how it could all come to an end.
www.the-independent.com/tech/gen-z-n...
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🚨 LISTENCORP 007 IS HERE 🚨
Octa Sheffner (@gerogerigaygaygay.bsky.social) reveals why it's over after 850+ releases and we dive into their 8-hour masterpiece, LUX.
Baths (@bathsmusic.bsky.social) gives insight into his new album and its brutal poetry...
www.listencorp.co.uk/post/listenc...
Octa Sheffner (@gerogerigaygaygay.bsky.social) reveals why it's over after 850+ releases and we dive into their 8-hour masterpiece, LUX.
Baths (@bathsmusic.bsky.social) gives insight into his new album and its brutal poetry...
www.listencorp.co.uk/post/listenc...
The seventh edition of listencorp is here
Octa Mobius Sheffner! An exclusive cassette! Baths! Lucy Liyou! Ninjarachi and more!
www.listencorp.co.uk
September 28, 2025 at 5:26 PM
🚨 LISTENCORP 007 IS HERE 🚨
Octa Sheffner (@gerogerigaygaygay.bsky.social) reveals why it's over after 850+ releases and we dive into their 8-hour masterpiece, LUX.
Baths (@bathsmusic.bsky.social) gives insight into his new album and its brutal poetry...
www.listencorp.co.uk/post/listenc...
Octa Sheffner (@gerogerigaygaygay.bsky.social) reveals why it's over after 850+ releases and we dive into their 8-hour masterpiece, LUX.
Baths (@bathsmusic.bsky.social) gives insight into his new album and its brutal poetry...
www.listencorp.co.uk/post/listenc...
Wrote about FBI raids on bootleg Bart Simpson shirts, @alansiegella.bsky.social’s fantastic new book on it, and how an animated show helped shape our modern times for @the-independent.com
www.independent.co.uk/arts-enterta...
www.independent.co.uk/arts-enterta...
The Simpsons didn’t predict the modern world – it shaped it
The record-breaking animation may be returning for a 37th season, but many fans have long switched off. If ‘The Simpsons’ is struggling to make an impact, it only has its own success to blame, writes ...
www.independent.co.uk
September 28, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Wrote about FBI raids on bootleg Bart Simpson shirts, @alansiegella.bsky.social’s fantastic new book on it, and how an animated show helped shape our modern times for @the-independent.com
www.independent.co.uk/arts-enterta...
www.independent.co.uk/arts-enterta...
‘Cry more lib!’ I cry, as I force the woke mob to write Charlie Kirk on my Starbucks coffee
September 18, 2025 at 12:35 PM
‘Cry more lib!’ I cry, as I force the woke mob to write Charlie Kirk on my Starbucks coffee
Reposted by Liam Murphy
A prolific online visual style brought to life… 🌈 🎠 🏘️
Crossing Bridges’ Dreamcore OST draws out the strange familiarity of nightmarishly idyllic cul-de-sacs and endless green hills.
@forestcorp.bsky.social
Crossing Bridges’ Dreamcore OST draws out the strange familiarity of nightmarishly idyllic cul-de-sacs and endless green hills.
@forestcorp.bsky.social
July 29, 2025 at 8:47 PM
A prolific online visual style brought to life… 🌈 🎠 🏘️
Crossing Bridges’ Dreamcore OST draws out the strange familiarity of nightmarishly idyllic cul-de-sacs and endless green hills.
@forestcorp.bsky.social
Crossing Bridges’ Dreamcore OST draws out the strange familiarity of nightmarishly idyllic cul-de-sacs and endless green hills.
@forestcorp.bsky.social
In a week where UK vs US discourse grew – a debate both invigorating and fatiguing – Jim Legxacy is busy flicking through his Blackberry, laying a patchwork of disparate influences over a nucleus of Black London musicality
My review for @clashmusic.com
www.clashmusic.com/reviews/jim-...
My review for @clashmusic.com
www.clashmusic.com/reviews/jim-...
Jim Legxacy - black british music (2025) | Reviews | Clash Magazine Music News, Reviews & Interviews
UK rapper charges a formidable first album with heart and quick-step style changes, aglow with Bluetooth-charged eclecticism… --- --- “A lot of shit
www.clashmusic.com
July 21, 2025 at 7:31 AM
In a week where UK vs US discourse grew – a debate both invigorating and fatiguing – Jim Legxacy is busy flicking through his Blackberry, laying a patchwork of disparate influences over a nucleus of Black London musicality
My review for @clashmusic.com
www.clashmusic.com/reviews/jim-...
My review for @clashmusic.com
www.clashmusic.com/reviews/jim-...
Anybody else up loving their music?
July 16, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Anybody else up loving their music?
Luke, I am your drum and bass father
June 28, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Luke, I am your drum and bass father
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Like booting up some strange PC game…
w o r l d 2 0 0 0 by International Telecom, out on Deep Sea
deepsea-nostalgia.bandcamp.com/album/--6
w o r l d 2 0 0 0 by International Telecom, out on Deep Sea
deepsea-nostalgia.bandcamp.com/album/--6
June 11, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Like booting up some strange PC game…
w o r l d 2 0 0 0 by International Telecom, out on Deep Sea
deepsea-nostalgia.bandcamp.com/album/--6
w o r l d 2 0 0 0 by International Telecom, out on Deep Sea
deepsea-nostalgia.bandcamp.com/album/--6
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Great piece by Liam Murphy @the-independent.com on how AI deepfake voice scams are becoming the most insidious threat on the internethttps://www.independent.co.uk/tech/ai-deepfake-scams-chatgpt-b2775006.html
How AI deepfake voice scams are becoming the most insidious threat on the internet
Most deepfake programmes need only one picture to create a semi-believable facial model, and experts say AI can make voices indistinguishable from the real thing with just a few minutes of audio. This...
www.independent.co.uk
June 26, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Great piece by Liam Murphy @the-independent.com on how AI deepfake voice scams are becoming the most insidious threat on the internethttps://www.independent.co.uk/tech/ai-deepfake-scams-chatgpt-b2775006.html
From Jean Baudrillard’s ‘The Evil Demon of Images’:
‘It is precisely when it appears most truthful and most in conformity to reality that the image is most diabolical…’
‘There is … a seduction, a force of diversion and distortion. There is a kind of fatal strategy of conformity.’
‘It is precisely when it appears most truthful and most in conformity to reality that the image is most diabolical…’
‘There is … a seduction, a force of diversion and distortion. There is a kind of fatal strategy of conformity.’
June 25, 2025 at 9:24 AM
From Jean Baudrillard’s ‘The Evil Demon of Images’:
‘It is precisely when it appears most truthful and most in conformity to reality that the image is most diabolical…’
‘There is … a seduction, a force of diversion and distortion. There is a kind of fatal strategy of conformity.’
‘It is precisely when it appears most truthful and most in conformity to reality that the image is most diabolical…’
‘There is … a seduction, a force of diversion and distortion. There is a kind of fatal strategy of conformity.’
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I didn’t see the spaghetti but I have commented nonetheless 😀 As we are engulfed by Israel/Iran deepfakes, the threat of unreality gets ever nearer.
They made Will Smith eat spaghetti. What can AI make you do?
‘Personal misinformation’ is growing, fuelled by bad actors, but also by our own habits.
Spoke to @lilianedwards.bsky.social and @swachter.bsky.social for this piece in @the-independent.com
www.independent.co.uk/tech/ai-deep...
‘Personal misinformation’ is growing, fuelled by bad actors, but also by our own habits.
Spoke to @lilianedwards.bsky.social and @swachter.bsky.social for this piece in @the-independent.com
www.independent.co.uk/tech/ai-deep...
How AI deepfake voice scams are becoming the most insidious threat on the internet
Most deepfake programmes need only one picture to create a semi-believable facial model, and experts say AI can make voices indistinguishable from the real thing with just a few minutes of audio. This...
www.independent.co.uk
June 23, 2025 at 12:02 PM
I didn’t see the spaghetti but I have commented nonetheless 😀 As we are engulfed by Israel/Iran deepfakes, the threat of unreality gets ever nearer.
They made Will Smith eat spaghetti. What can AI make you do?
‘Personal misinformation’ is growing, fuelled by bad actors, but also by our own habits.
Spoke to @lilianedwards.bsky.social and @swachter.bsky.social for this piece in @the-independent.com
www.independent.co.uk/tech/ai-deep...
‘Personal misinformation’ is growing, fuelled by bad actors, but also by our own habits.
Spoke to @lilianedwards.bsky.social and @swachter.bsky.social for this piece in @the-independent.com
www.independent.co.uk/tech/ai-deep...
How AI deepfake voice scams are becoming the most insidious threat on the internet
Most deepfake programmes need only one picture to create a semi-believable facial model, and experts say AI can make voices indistinguishable from the real thing with just a few minutes of audio. This...
www.independent.co.uk
June 23, 2025 at 7:59 AM
They made Will Smith eat spaghetti. What can AI make you do?
‘Personal misinformation’ is growing, fuelled by bad actors, but also by our own habits.
Spoke to @lilianedwards.bsky.social and @swachter.bsky.social for this piece in @the-independent.com
www.independent.co.uk/tech/ai-deep...
‘Personal misinformation’ is growing, fuelled by bad actors, but also by our own habits.
Spoke to @lilianedwards.bsky.social and @swachter.bsky.social for this piece in @the-independent.com
www.independent.co.uk/tech/ai-deep...
The Bidenification didn’t really take long, did it?
BREAKING: Trump is reportedly very ticked off with Netanyahu 😡 told them NOT to do that!!!
Trump angy at Putin, per Reuters
BREAKING: Trump is reportedly very ticked off with Netanyahu 😡 told them NOT to do that!!!
Trump angy at Putin, per Reuters
June 13, 2025 at 10:54 AM
The Bidenification didn’t really take long, did it?
BREAKING: Trump is reportedly very ticked off with Netanyahu 😡 told them NOT to do that!!!
Trump angy at Putin, per Reuters
BREAKING: Trump is reportedly very ticked off with Netanyahu 😡 told them NOT to do that!!!
Trump angy at Putin, per Reuters
Instagram doing incredible things
May 31, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Instagram doing incredible things
I spoke to @jcz.bsky.social about his album Horizons™ and what it can tell us about the metaverse and its strange, empty spaces
For @digital-frontier.bsky.social
www.digitalfrontier.com/articles/metaverse-meta-horizon-worlds-john-zobele
For @digital-frontier.bsky.social
www.digitalfrontier.com/articles/metaverse-meta-horizon-worlds-john-zobele
May 22, 2025 at 4:32 PM
I spoke to @jcz.bsky.social about his album Horizons™ and what it can tell us about the metaverse and its strange, empty spaces
For @digital-frontier.bsky.social
www.digitalfrontier.com/articles/metaverse-meta-horizon-worlds-john-zobele
For @digital-frontier.bsky.social
www.digitalfrontier.com/articles/metaverse-meta-horizon-worlds-john-zobele
Reposted by Liam Murphy
👁️ FEATURE ANALYSIS 👁️
A new dawn arrives.
We dive into the new album from t e l e p a t h テレパシー能力者 on @geometriclullaby.bsky.social, with the help of @desertsand.bsky.social to understand what it means for slushwave and to explore the beauty of the genre
www.listencorp.co.uk/post/spirit-...
A new dawn arrives.
We dive into the new album from t e l e p a t h テレパシー能力者 on @geometriclullaby.bsky.social, with the help of @desertsand.bsky.social to understand what it means for slushwave and to explore the beauty of the genre
www.listencorp.co.uk/post/spirit-...
Spirit of slushwave: the return of t e l e p a t h テレパシー能力
With the help of slush aficionado desert sand feels warm at night, we dive into one of the new albums and what they mean for the genre
www.listencorp.co.uk
May 14, 2025 at 6:28 PM
👁️ FEATURE ANALYSIS 👁️
A new dawn arrives.
We dive into the new album from t e l e p a t h テレパシー能力者 on @geometriclullaby.bsky.social, with the help of @desertsand.bsky.social to understand what it means for slushwave and to explore the beauty of the genre
www.listencorp.co.uk/post/spirit-...
A new dawn arrives.
We dive into the new album from t e l e p a t h テレパシー能力者 on @geometriclullaby.bsky.social, with the help of @desertsand.bsky.social to understand what it means for slushwave and to explore the beauty of the genre
www.listencorp.co.uk/post/spirit-...
Only just realised how much I need to see Casey Frey dance to a song from James Ferraro’s BEBETUNE$ album
April 30, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Only just realised how much I need to see Casey Frey dance to a song from James Ferraro’s BEBETUNE$ album
It’s 25 years since a signed sci-fi book shoved into a young John Travolta’s mailbox hit the big screen, powered by Scientology.
So how come we’re not eating popcorn out of novelty e-meters?
My piece on the Dutch-angled disaster, Battlefield Earth for @lwlies.com
lwlies.com/articles/bat...
So how come we’re not eating popcorn out of novelty e-meters?
My piece on the Dutch-angled disaster, Battlefield Earth for @lwlies.com
lwlies.com/articles/bat...
Psychlo killer: Battlefield Earth 25 years on
Scientology's spectacular flop went down in history for all the wrong reasons. A quarter-century on, what went wrong?
lwlies.com
April 29, 2025 at 4:00 PM
It’s 25 years since a signed sci-fi book shoved into a young John Travolta’s mailbox hit the big screen, powered by Scientology.
So how come we’re not eating popcorn out of novelty e-meters?
My piece on the Dutch-angled disaster, Battlefield Earth for @lwlies.com
lwlies.com/articles/bat...
So how come we’re not eating popcorn out of novelty e-meters?
My piece on the Dutch-angled disaster, Battlefield Earth for @lwlies.com
lwlies.com/articles/bat...
A true masterpiece of the internet age has been analysed and I’m honoured to tell you about it!
📕 FEATURE INSIGHT 📕
BUY NOW’s BRILLIANCE IS CLEARER WITH EVERY PAGE
We look at @jingajik.bsky.social brand new book on @disasteradio.bsky.social’s MIDI masterpiece, and how incredible it is to see it celebrated
Released via @bloomsburyacad.bsky.social
www.listencorp.co.uk/post/eyeline...
BUY NOW’s BRILLIANCE IS CLEARER WITH EVERY PAGE
We look at @jingajik.bsky.social brand new book on @disasteradio.bsky.social’s MIDI masterpiece, and how incredible it is to see it celebrated
Released via @bloomsburyacad.bsky.social
www.listencorp.co.uk/post/eyeline...
The brilliance of Eyeliner's BUY NOW
Dr Michael Brown's new book does the impossible, in drawing together every element that made this vaporwave touchstone
www.listencorp.co.uk
April 28, 2025 at 10:18 AM
A true masterpiece of the internet age has been analysed and I’m honoured to tell you about it!
Reposted by Liam Murphy
📕 FEATURE INSIGHT 📕
BUY NOW’s BRILLIANCE IS CLEARER WITH EVERY PAGE
We look at @jingajik.bsky.social brand new book on @disasteradio.bsky.social’s MIDI masterpiece, and how incredible it is to see it celebrated
Released via @bloomsburyacad.bsky.social
www.listencorp.co.uk/post/eyeline...
BUY NOW’s BRILLIANCE IS CLEARER WITH EVERY PAGE
We look at @jingajik.bsky.social brand new book on @disasteradio.bsky.social’s MIDI masterpiece, and how incredible it is to see it celebrated
Released via @bloomsburyacad.bsky.social
www.listencorp.co.uk/post/eyeline...
The brilliance of Eyeliner's BUY NOW
Dr Michael Brown's new book does the impossible, in drawing together every element that made this vaporwave touchstone
www.listencorp.co.uk
April 27, 2025 at 5:44 PM
📕 FEATURE INSIGHT 📕
BUY NOW’s BRILLIANCE IS CLEARER WITH EVERY PAGE
We look at @jingajik.bsky.social brand new book on @disasteradio.bsky.social’s MIDI masterpiece, and how incredible it is to see it celebrated
Released via @bloomsburyacad.bsky.social
www.listencorp.co.uk/post/eyeline...
BUY NOW’s BRILLIANCE IS CLEARER WITH EVERY PAGE
We look at @jingajik.bsky.social brand new book on @disasteradio.bsky.social’s MIDI masterpiece, and how incredible it is to see it celebrated
Released via @bloomsburyacad.bsky.social
www.listencorp.co.uk/post/eyeline...
‘Such is life at a paranormal convention, where everyone is looking for a story that might provide a gateway into the unknown.’
April 11, 2025 at 4:33 PM
‘Such is life at a paranormal convention, where everyone is looking for a story that might provide a gateway into the unknown.’
The US is so hilarious
HABERMAN: iPhones specifically -- is that something that he thinks is the kind of technology that can move to the US?
LEAVITT: Absolutely
LEAVITT: Absolutely
April 8, 2025 at 6:03 PM
The US is so hilarious