Mike JD
@mike-j-d.bsky.social
Formerly @atomike on Twitter. Irish in Tenerife. Into vinyl, food, history and travel.
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Agatha Christie’s Poirot is always on our minds 🥰
April 18, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Agatha Christie’s Poirot is always on our minds 🥰
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Happy Trek Tuesday!
April 15, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Happy Trek Tuesday!
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BIGFOOT was a real celeb in the 1970s. But arguably, nothing catapulted Bigfoot into the mainstream more than the two occasions when the Bionic Man fought him (he was a robot created by aliens to scare humans away from their mountain base!)
The Bionic Bigfoot became a highly sought-after toy...
The Bionic Bigfoot became a highly sought-after toy...
April 14, 2025 at 7:34 PM
BIGFOOT was a real celeb in the 1970s. But arguably, nothing catapulted Bigfoot into the mainstream more than the two occasions when the Bionic Man fought him (he was a robot created by aliens to scare humans away from their mountain base!)
The Bionic Bigfoot became a highly sought-after toy...
The Bionic Bigfoot became a highly sought-after toy...
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Is it just me or do shut down pubs always look really sad? Even the ones that were absolute shitholes when they were open
April 11, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Is it just me or do shut down pubs always look really sad? Even the ones that were absolute shitholes when they were open
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Ad we put in the Village Voice mid March 1975
April 11, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Ad we put in the Village Voice mid March 1975
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On the headphones now (thanks to @mike-j-d.bsky.social for the heads up):
music-from-memory.bandcamp.com/album/total-...
music-from-memory.bandcamp.com/album/total-...
Total Blue, by Total Blue
9 track album
music-from-memory.bandcamp.com
April 9, 2025 at 9:48 PM
On the headphones now (thanks to @mike-j-d.bsky.social for the heads up):
music-from-memory.bandcamp.com/album/total-...
music-from-memory.bandcamp.com/album/total-...
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There will be a TWITTER/BLUESKY LISTENING PARTY- today, Wed 9 April, 8pm UK time on both Twitter & Bluesky simultaneously, when we will groove communally to LIFE, DEATH & DENNIS HOPPER. Mike,Paul & James will all join & other luminaries too.
Log in at 8pm and join us!
Log in at 8pm and join us!
April 9, 2025 at 7:28 AM
There will be a TWITTER/BLUESKY LISTENING PARTY- today, Wed 9 April, 8pm UK time on both Twitter & Bluesky simultaneously, when we will groove communally to LIFE, DEATH & DENNIS HOPPER. Mike,Paul & James will all join & other luminaries too.
Log in at 8pm and join us!
Log in at 8pm and join us!
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Everybody romanticizing about the heyday of American manufacturing needs to carefully listen to one (1) Bruce Springsteen song.
April 8, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Everybody romanticizing about the heyday of American manufacturing needs to carefully listen to one (1) Bruce Springsteen song.
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It’s a great day friends
April 8, 2025 at 1:29 PM
It’s a great day friends
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Magnificent 🙏
David Hepworth says his proudest moment was commissioning Harry North, the Look-In and MAD magazine illustrator to tell the story of THE HUMAN LEAGUE as a cartoon strip with all of Phil Oakey's family having the lopsided hairdo😁
April 8, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Magnificent 🙏
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PREORDER: 'Issue Eight' by Weird Walk
One of the finest zines about returns, once again focussing on the landscapes and folklore of the UK.
Maxine Peake, Rachel Adams, Lucy Wright, Isaura Barbé-Brown, and Beccy Mccray all feature.
@weirdwalk.bsky.social
www.normanrecords.com/records/2087...
One of the finest zines about returns, once again focussing on the landscapes and folklore of the UK.
Maxine Peake, Rachel Adams, Lucy Wright, Isaura Barbé-Brown, and Beccy Mccray all feature.
@weirdwalk.bsky.social
www.normanrecords.com/records/2087...
April 8, 2025 at 8:01 AM
PREORDER: 'Issue Eight' by Weird Walk
One of the finest zines about returns, once again focussing on the landscapes and folklore of the UK.
Maxine Peake, Rachel Adams, Lucy Wright, Isaura Barbé-Brown, and Beccy Mccray all feature.
@weirdwalk.bsky.social
www.normanrecords.com/records/2087...
One of the finest zines about returns, once again focussing on the landscapes and folklore of the UK.
Maxine Peake, Rachel Adams, Lucy Wright, Isaura Barbé-Brown, and Beccy Mccray all feature.
@weirdwalk.bsky.social
www.normanrecords.com/records/2087...
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I want my government to be boring and competent enough so that I don’t have to think about it every goddamn minute.
April 4, 2025 at 3:10 PM
I want my government to be boring and competent enough so that I don’t have to think about it every goddamn minute.
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WIN! - A Vinyl Copy of 'SABLE, fABLE' by Bon Iver
Bon Iver's anticipated fifth album drops next week, and we're giving away a 2LP black/salmon to one winner.
Simply like, share, and follow us to be entered.
@jagjaguwar.bsky.social
www.normanrecords.com/records/2077...
Bon Iver's anticipated fifth album drops next week, and we're giving away a 2LP black/salmon to one winner.
Simply like, share, and follow us to be entered.
@jagjaguwar.bsky.social
www.normanrecords.com/records/2077...
April 4, 2025 at 3:05 PM
WIN! - A Vinyl Copy of 'SABLE, fABLE' by Bon Iver
Bon Iver's anticipated fifth album drops next week, and we're giving away a 2LP black/salmon to one winner.
Simply like, share, and follow us to be entered.
@jagjaguwar.bsky.social
www.normanrecords.com/records/2077...
Bon Iver's anticipated fifth album drops next week, and we're giving away a 2LP black/salmon to one winner.
Simply like, share, and follow us to be entered.
@jagjaguwar.bsky.social
www.normanrecords.com/records/2077...
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JUST IN! 'III Of Pentacles' by Thought Leadership
First-ever vinyl release of a once-tape only album from the enigmatic Stockport musician, a DIY release of ethereal homespun guitars, sitting between ambient and the dreamy guitarwork of The Durutti Column.
www.normanrecords.com/records/2077...
First-ever vinyl release of a once-tape only album from the enigmatic Stockport musician, a DIY release of ethereal homespun guitars, sitting between ambient and the dreamy guitarwork of The Durutti Column.
www.normanrecords.com/records/2077...
Thought Leadership - III Of Pentacles
Buy III OF PENTACLES by THOUGHT LEADERSHIP. LP £26.49. Order online today and get FREE UK delivery on orders over £75.
www.normanrecords.com
April 1, 2025 at 11:47 AM
JUST IN! 'III Of Pentacles' by Thought Leadership
First-ever vinyl release of a once-tape only album from the enigmatic Stockport musician, a DIY release of ethereal homespun guitars, sitting between ambient and the dreamy guitarwork of The Durutti Column.
www.normanrecords.com/records/2077...
First-ever vinyl release of a once-tape only album from the enigmatic Stockport musician, a DIY release of ethereal homespun guitars, sitting between ambient and the dreamy guitarwork of The Durutti Column.
www.normanrecords.com/records/2077...
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She died in binary. That’s dedication. RIP.
Bletchley Park code breaker Betty Webb dies aged 101
Bletchley Park code breaker Betty Webb dies aged 101
Betty Webb MBE worked at Bletchley Park during World War Two intercepting enemy messages.
www.bbc.com
April 1, 2025 at 12:05 PM
She died in binary. That’s dedication. RIP.
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David Bowie, 1976, by Andrew Kent.
March 29, 2025 at 7:43 PM
David Bowie, 1976, by Andrew Kent.
Jim Ghedi's epic new album on this afternoon. Rousing electrified folk, harrowing moments and I'm struggling to keep it together. A must listen and one of my favourite new albums.
March 30, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Jim Ghedi's epic new album on this afternoon. Rousing electrified folk, harrowing moments and I'm struggling to keep it together. A must listen and one of my favourite new albums.
If you don't do this with the wrapper from a tunnock's tea cake then you're not right... Right?
March 28, 2025 at 4:55 PM
If you don't do this with the wrapper from a tunnock's tea cake then you're not right... Right?
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The Magic of an Irish rainforest 🌏
March 27, 2025 at 6:08 AM
The Magic of an Irish rainforest 🌏
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Station to Station...
March 22, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Station to Station...