Michael Apter
@michaelapter.bsky.social
@memorialdevice.bsky.social Alternative National Treasure. #LFC. #SmallBusiness owner. #Edinburgh. #Retail. #Music. #Politics. The most ill considered opinions are probably mine.
November 25, 2025 at 12:19 AM
A wee trip to see the Hibees today. They should have won by 4 or 5 goals, but 2-0 was very comfortable. Some decent football on display.
November 22, 2025 at 8:18 PM
A wee trip to see the Hibees today. They should have won by 4 or 5 goals, but 2-0 was very comfortable. Some decent football on display.
Neeeeerrrrrrrrrddding out to this today has been an absolute tonic #Beatles #Anthology
November 21, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Neeeeerrrrrrrrrddding out to this today has been an absolute tonic #Beatles #Anthology
Years ago I took my youngest brother to see The Charlatans at St George's Hall in Blackburn. We were amongat the first people in the door, and as I was getting my bearings Mani swaygered past us in full Madchester clobber, loudly enquiring "where's the baaaaaar"? Bless him, I hope he's found the bar
November 20, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Years ago I took my youngest brother to see The Charlatans at St George's Hall in Blackburn. We were amongat the first people in the door, and as I was getting my bearings Mani swaygered past us in full Madchester clobber, loudly enquiring "where's the baaaaaar"? Bless him, I hope he's found the bar
Repost with an iconic fictional band
November 11, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Repost with an iconic fictional band
Fuck, and I cannot stress this enough, fuck Real Madrid
November 4, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Fuck, and I cannot stress this enough, fuck Real Madrid
A House Of Dynamite seems to have divided the room, literally in my house because I enjoyed it, but my wife and youngest daughter were underwhelmed.
I suspect that growing up under the threat of imminent nuclear immolation in the 80's has primed me to enjoy stuff like this. So I did.
I suspect that growing up under the threat of imminent nuclear immolation in the 80's has primed me to enjoy stuff like this. So I did.
November 1, 2025 at 10:34 PM
A House Of Dynamite seems to have divided the room, literally in my house because I enjoyed it, but my wife and youngest daughter were underwhelmed.
I suspect that growing up under the threat of imminent nuclear immolation in the 80's has primed me to enjoy stuff like this. So I did.
I suspect that growing up under the threat of imminent nuclear immolation in the 80's has primed me to enjoy stuff like this. So I did.
Looking For A Day In The Night by The Lilac Time has finally been re-released, and for those of us who put our CD collections in the attic twenty years ago, it's appearance on streaming services spares us from irritating YouTube Playlists, and is an opportunity for others to discover it.
October 30, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Looking For A Day In The Night by The Lilac Time has finally been re-released, and for those of us who put our CD collections in the attic twenty years ago, it's appearance on streaming services spares us from irritating YouTube Playlists, and is an opportunity for others to discover it.
The tragic remains of the Huly Hill Stone Circle, at Newbridge, West of Edinburgh. A manicured mound and less than a handful of stones, next to two motorways, separated from the huge outlier on the east side of the junction. There are other stones and marked rocks nearby. #StandingStoneSunday
October 26, 2025 at 8:54 AM
The tragic remains of the Huly Hill Stone Circle, at Newbridge, West of Edinburgh. A manicured mound and less than a handful of stones, next to two motorways, separated from the huge outlier on the east side of the junction. There are other stones and marked rocks nearby. #StandingStoneSunday
Well, as the saying goes 'Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn', and normally I'd not argue with you.
However, this only holds true if the sunken city of "R'lyeh" is actually a raised bed in our back garden, and "Cthulhu" is a rather grumpy and misshapen carrot
#Cthulhu #Lovecraft
However, this only holds true if the sunken city of "R'lyeh" is actually a raised bed in our back garden, and "Cthulhu" is a rather grumpy and misshapen carrot
#Cthulhu #Lovecraft
September 21, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Well, as the saying goes 'Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn', and normally I'd not argue with you.
However, this only holds true if the sunken city of "R'lyeh" is actually a raised bed in our back garden, and "Cthulhu" is a rather grumpy and misshapen carrot
#Cthulhu #Lovecraft
However, this only holds true if the sunken city of "R'lyeh" is actually a raised bed in our back garden, and "Cthulhu" is a rather grumpy and misshapen carrot
#Cthulhu #Lovecraft
New Gorillaz track (with R&R Mael) is absolutely magnificent, top notch, five stars, no notes.
The Palace Of Your Mind Will Be Bright.
So bang on my zeitgeist; Mr Albarn is 24 hours younger than me, and yet again I have the uncanny sensation that I'm travelling along an astral plane with Damon.
The Palace Of Your Mind Will Be Bright.
So bang on my zeitgeist; Mr Albarn is 24 hours younger than me, and yet again I have the uncanny sensation that I'm travelling along an astral plane with Damon.
September 17, 2025 at 1:46 PM
New Gorillaz track (with R&R Mael) is absolutely magnificent, top notch, five stars, no notes.
The Palace Of Your Mind Will Be Bright.
So bang on my zeitgeist; Mr Albarn is 24 hours younger than me, and yet again I have the uncanny sensation that I'm travelling along an astral plane with Damon.
The Palace Of Your Mind Will Be Bright.
So bang on my zeitgeist; Mr Albarn is 24 hours younger than me, and yet again I have the uncanny sensation that I'm travelling along an astral plane with Damon.
"I had been making the rounds of the Sacrifice Poles the day we heard my brother had escaped.”
July 26, 2025 at 4:34 PM
"I had been making the rounds of the Sacrifice Poles the day we heard my brother had escaped.”
Something from somewhere Sardinian for #StandingStoneSunday - Tomba Di Giganti di Li Lolghi. The slipcase cover superstar of the Megalithic European by Julian Cope. An interdimensional time shifting portal in his Sardinia-set gnostic hooligan road novel One Three One.
July 13, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Something from somewhere Sardinian for #StandingStoneSunday - Tomba Di Giganti di Li Lolghi. The slipcase cover superstar of the Megalithic European by Julian Cope. An interdimensional time shifting portal in his Sardinia-set gnostic hooligan road novel One Three One.
Managed to see The Ballad Of Wallis Island before it disappears from cinemas. I laughed. I cried. In actual fact, I mainly sobbed. I cry at most things, but this really struck a chord, films about the effects of music, and the associated affections, always leave me absolutely reeling. Loved it 😍
June 29, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Managed to see The Ballad Of Wallis Island before it disappears from cinemas. I laughed. I cried. In actual fact, I mainly sobbed. I cry at most things, but this really struck a chord, films about the effects of music, and the associated affections, always leave me absolutely reeling. Loved it 😍
Solstice weekend is currently being soundtracked by the truly marvellous XTC.
Disappointed that due to General Fuckery, their seminal album 'Apple Venus' is unavailable on Spotify.
I suspect that fuckery begins and ends in Andy's shed but I do hope he's frolicked around his maypole this weekend 👀
Disappointed that due to General Fuckery, their seminal album 'Apple Venus' is unavailable on Spotify.
I suspect that fuckery begins and ends in Andy's shed but I do hope he's frolicked around his maypole this weekend 👀
June 22, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Solstice weekend is currently being soundtracked by the truly marvellous XTC.
Disappointed that due to General Fuckery, their seminal album 'Apple Venus' is unavailable on Spotify.
I suspect that fuckery begins and ends in Andy's shed but I do hope he's frolicked around his maypole this weekend 👀
Disappointed that due to General Fuckery, their seminal album 'Apple Venus' is unavailable on Spotify.
I suspect that fuckery begins and ends in Andy's shed but I do hope he's frolicked around his maypole this weekend 👀
The Lingard Cottage
June 22, 2025 at 5:57 PM
The Lingard Cottage
Summer Solstice Sunset over three Firth Of Forth bridges.
June 21, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Summer Solstice Sunset over three Firth Of Forth bridges.
It's been a busy couple of weeks, so only just finished watching Dept Q. It's been a tremendous watch, excellent characters, a great plot and an excellent cast.
It also happens to have been shot in a great city! I very much enjoyed seeing the streets (and beaches) I live, walk and work on. #DeptQ
It also happens to have been shot in a great city! I very much enjoyed seeing the streets (and beaches) I live, walk and work on. #DeptQ
June 17, 2025 at 9:39 PM
It's been a busy couple of weeks, so only just finished watching Dept Q. It's been a tremendous watch, excellent characters, a great plot and an excellent cast.
It also happens to have been shot in a great city! I very much enjoyed seeing the streets (and beaches) I live, walk and work on. #DeptQ
It also happens to have been shot in a great city! I very much enjoyed seeing the streets (and beaches) I live, walk and work on. #DeptQ
Slogged up Corstorphine Hill on my morning run earlier this morning. Always worth it for the view east towards Edinburgh from The Rest And Be Thankful viewpoint (fans of RLS's Kidnapped will be familiar with the place).
June 17, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Slogged up Corstorphine Hill on my morning run earlier this morning. Always worth it for the view east towards Edinburgh from The Rest And Be Thankful viewpoint (fans of RLS's Kidnapped will be familiar with the place).
Strawberry Moon, low on the skyline, and at a lunar standstill. This is the lunistice, before the moon processes back to a higher point in the night sky over the next 18.6 years. I know a bit about this because I have read, and then largely forgotten, a bunch of stuff about #StoneCircles
June 10, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Strawberry Moon, low on the skyline, and at a lunar standstill. This is the lunistice, before the moon processes back to a higher point in the night sky over the next 18.6 years. I know a bit about this because I have read, and then largely forgotten, a bunch of stuff about #StoneCircles
Pulp at the Glasgow Hydro last night was an absolute joy. I first saw them in Sheffield in March 1988; never imagined I would be watching them again 38 years later.
Cracking photo of Jarvis, alongside band cut outs, by @ninajm.bsky.social
Setlist Playlist by me: open.spotify.com/playlist/4vt...
Cracking photo of Jarvis, alongside band cut outs, by @ninajm.bsky.social
Setlist Playlist by me: open.spotify.com/playlist/4vt...
June 8, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Pulp at the Glasgow Hydro last night was an absolute joy. I first saw them in Sheffield in March 1988; never imagined I would be watching them again 38 years later.
Cracking photo of Jarvis, alongside band cut outs, by @ninajm.bsky.social
Setlist Playlist by me: open.spotify.com/playlist/4vt...
Cracking photo of Jarvis, alongside band cut outs, by @ninajm.bsky.social
Setlist Playlist by me: open.spotify.com/playlist/4vt...
June 7, 2025 at 10:19 PM
