Mike
@mike-solo.bsky.social
#BHAFC season ticket holder.
Hip Hop, funk, jazz soul, preferably on vinyl.
Beer snob & son of toil.
Hip Hop, funk, jazz soul, preferably on vinyl.
Beer snob & son of toil.
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Annals of James Brown history: The Funky Drummer was recorded on this day in 1969. If you want to skip ahead to the skidillion dollar break, it's at 5:19.
youtu.be/QXw6YZltKJk?...
youtu.be/QXw6YZltKJk?...
Funky Drummer (Pt. 1 & 2)
YouTube video by James Brown - Topic
youtu.be
November 20, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Annals of James Brown history: The Funky Drummer was recorded on this day in 1969. If you want to skip ahead to the skidillion dollar break, it's at 5:19.
youtu.be/QXw6YZltKJk?...
youtu.be/QXw6YZltKJk?...
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so many legendary music history sites that look like this, we don't value our culture part bazillion
OTD 1969 James Brown drags his road-weary band into King Studios in Cincinnati to record. Drummer Clyde Stubblefield bangs out a drum pattern Brown crafts into "Funky Drummer." Minor hit but it forms a foundational beat in Hip-Hop. The bldg remains vacant & standing but King left in 1971.
November 20, 2025 at 3:24 PM
so many legendary music history sites that look like this, we don't value our culture part bazillion
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Remembering Sharon Jones today on the 9th anniversary of her passing (November 18, 2016)
album.ink/SJonesRIP
album.ink/SJonesRIP
November 19, 2025 at 4:47 AM
Remembering Sharon Jones today on the 9th anniversary of her passing (November 18, 2016)
album.ink/SJonesRIP
album.ink/SJonesRIP
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one of the 3 most gifted persons behind the iron curtain“ said a
certain mr. zappa:
krzystof komeda
> svantetic <
live in praque 1964
#jazzsky
#jazzwaltz
#soundtrack
youtu.be/YzUkJoUgAuo?...
certain mr. zappa:
krzystof komeda
> svantetic <
live in praque 1964
#jazzsky
#jazzwaltz
#soundtrack
youtu.be/YzUkJoUgAuo?...
Svantetic
YouTube video by Release - Topic
youtu.be
November 16, 2025 at 11:46 AM
one of the 3 most gifted persons behind the iron curtain“ said a
certain mr. zappa:
krzystof komeda
> svantetic <
live in praque 1964
#jazzsky
#jazzwaltz
#soundtrack
youtu.be/YzUkJoUgAuo?...
certain mr. zappa:
krzystof komeda
> svantetic <
live in praque 1964
#jazzsky
#jazzwaltz
#soundtrack
youtu.be/YzUkJoUgAuo?...
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According to Fox News, if you are a racist Young Republican you are still a "kid" when you are 34, but if you are an Epstein victim, you are an adult when you're 15.
November 15, 2025 at 5:25 PM
According to Fox News, if you are a racist Young Republican you are still a "kid" when you are 34, but if you are an Epstein victim, you are an adult when you're 15.
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Why Solarpunk is already happening in #Africa - climatedrift.substack.com/p/why-solarp... "But here’s the meta-point: This is the template for building infrastructure in the 21st century." amazingly hopeful stuff; do read if you want to be cheered up. (v slashdot) #renewables
Why Solarpunk is already happening in Africa
Or: How Africa is building the future by skipping the past
climatedrift.substack.com
November 16, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Why Solarpunk is already happening in #Africa - climatedrift.substack.com/p/why-solarp... "But here’s the meta-point: This is the template for building infrastructure in the 21st century." amazingly hopeful stuff; do read if you want to be cheered up. (v slashdot) #renewables
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My most woke opinion is that "woke" at root is a beautiful concept: active socio-political consciousness in the context of the Black American liberation struggle. And the way it's been turned into a sneering pejorative is one of the ugliest things I've ever seen in Western political discourse.
"my least woke opinion is---"
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
November 14, 2025 at 12:54 PM
My most woke opinion is that "woke" at root is a beautiful concept: active socio-political consciousness in the context of the Black American liberation struggle. And the way it's been turned into a sneering pejorative is one of the ugliest things I've ever seen in Western political discourse.
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“On a willow twig a kingfisher perches. It watches the eels with interest, but these are well-grown and too big for him to catch”
‘What to Look for in Autumn’
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe Writer:
EL Grant Watson
‘What to Look for in Autumn’
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe Writer:
EL Grant Watson
November 16, 2025 at 8:17 AM
“On a willow twig a kingfisher perches. It watches the eels with interest, but these are well-grown and too big for him to catch”
‘What to Look for in Autumn’
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe Writer:
EL Grant Watson
‘What to Look for in Autumn’
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe Writer:
EL Grant Watson
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Beastie Boys Licenced To Ill era press slides, 1987
📷 Ron Wolfson
Happy 39th Birthday Licenced To Ill!
Slides from Egg Raid On Hörnblowèr's collection
📷 Ron Wolfson
Happy 39th Birthday Licenced To Ill!
Slides from Egg Raid On Hörnblowèr's collection
November 15, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Beastie Boys Licenced To Ill era press slides, 1987
📷 Ron Wolfson
Happy 39th Birthday Licenced To Ill!
Slides from Egg Raid On Hörnblowèr's collection
📷 Ron Wolfson
Happy 39th Birthday Licenced To Ill!
Slides from Egg Raid On Hörnblowèr's collection
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Drroppp!
Labcabincalifornia was released 30 years ago OTD. Initially seen as a damp squib by those fiendin for Bizarre Ride 2 it's now widely seen as a 90s classic, not least for the unique production style of a rookie JDilla. Any excuse to post the best music video ever..
youtu.be/wqVsfGQ_1SU?...
Labcabincalifornia was released 30 years ago OTD. Initially seen as a damp squib by those fiendin for Bizarre Ride 2 it's now widely seen as a 90s classic, not least for the unique production style of a rookie JDilla. Any excuse to post the best music video ever..
youtu.be/wqVsfGQ_1SU?...
The Pharcyde - Drop (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by PharcydeVEVO
youtu.be
November 14, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Drroppp!
Labcabincalifornia was released 30 years ago OTD. Initially seen as a damp squib by those fiendin for Bizarre Ride 2 it's now widely seen as a 90s classic, not least for the unique production style of a rookie JDilla. Any excuse to post the best music video ever..
youtu.be/wqVsfGQ_1SU?...
Labcabincalifornia was released 30 years ago OTD. Initially seen as a damp squib by those fiendin for Bizarre Ride 2 it's now widely seen as a 90s classic, not least for the unique production style of a rookie JDilla. Any excuse to post the best music video ever..
youtu.be/wqVsfGQ_1SU?...
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The most helpful phrase of 2025 👇
November 13, 2025 at 3:24 PM
The most helpful phrase of 2025 👇
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It's literally a plagiarism machine.
ChatGPT violated copyright law by ‘learning’ from song lyrics, German court rules
OpenAI ordered to pay undisclosed damages for training its language models on artists’ work without permission
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:25 PM
It's literally a plagiarism machine.
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Hey Bluesky, my better half @gailmyerscough.co.uk has had a heck of a lot to deal with this year. She’s also a bit down because she hasn’t sold much recently. Please visit her site www.gailmyerscough.co.uk and have a look at her amazing designs. Thank you for reading, much appreciated xx
Gail Myerscough | Surface Pattern Designer & Illustrator | Manchester
Discover a world of bold and colourful prints, homewares and stationery by Gail Myerscough, a surface pattern designer and illustrator. Designed in Manchester, made in the UK.
www.gailmyerscough.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Hey Bluesky, my better half @gailmyerscough.co.uk has had a heck of a lot to deal with this year. She’s also a bit down because she hasn’t sold much recently. Please visit her site www.gailmyerscough.co.uk and have a look at her amazing designs. Thank you for reading, much appreciated xx
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a new genre of photo in the last year is federal agents working for ICE pointing guns directly at photographers
November 11, 2025 at 12:41 AM
a new genre of photo in the last year is federal agents working for ICE pointing guns directly at photographers
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The reason I'm reluctant to concede Remembrance Sunday and the symbol of the poppy to jingoistic scolds and nationalistic chauvinists is that I'm old enough to remember the generation who experienced the horrors of 1914-45. Nothing disrespects them more than what many are trying to turn today into.
I recall around 1990 an elderly supply teacher explaining to my class what war is actually like, macho mythology aside. The sound bullets make. Men crying for their mummys as they die on the battlefield. It's haunted me ever since, and certainly played a role in politicising me.
As a teen or young adult in the 1990s you had constant encounters with people in their 50s-80s who were combatants, victims or perpetrators during catastrophes of the mid-20th century
That direct link to realities of Nazism and other forms of oppression such as Stalinism or colonialism is now gone
That direct link to realities of Nazism and other forms of oppression such as Stalinism or colonialism is now gone
November 9, 2025 at 9:21 AM
The reason I'm reluctant to concede Remembrance Sunday and the symbol of the poppy to jingoistic scolds and nationalistic chauvinists is that I'm old enough to remember the generation who experienced the horrors of 1914-45. Nothing disrespects them more than what many are trying to turn today into.
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I honestly don’t get the value of this company. They hoover up energy and water. Their product constantly gets things wrong and, in extreme cases, coaches people into suicide.
And it’s all built on what seems to be malicious and vast intellectual property theft.
What does OpenAI offer the world?
And it’s all built on what seems to be malicious and vast intellectual property theft.
What does OpenAI offer the world?
“authors & publishers who filed a lawsuit against the Sam Altman-led firm have secured access to internal Slack messages… discussing the mass deletion of a pirated books dataset… A NY district court ordered OpenAI to hand over the communications regarding data deletion”
futurism.com/artificial-i...
futurism.com/artificial-i...
OpenAI in Danger After Authors Suing It Gain Access to Its Internal Slack Messages
Authors and publishers, who are suing OpenAI, secured access to internal Slack messages and emails discussing the deletion of pirated books.
futurism.com
November 9, 2025 at 7:35 AM
I honestly don’t get the value of this company. They hoover up energy and water. Their product constantly gets things wrong and, in extreme cases, coaches people into suicide.
And it’s all built on what seems to be malicious and vast intellectual property theft.
What does OpenAI offer the world?
And it’s all built on what seems to be malicious and vast intellectual property theft.
What does OpenAI offer the world?
Excellent article for anyone who cares to understand the rivalry.
Another installment of Brighton v Palace takes place this Sunday. A rivalry which much of the football world still fails to understand
So here are 10 matches which explain how and why the Seagulls (formerly known as Dolphins) and the Eagles came to despise each other #BHAFC 👇🏼
So here are 10 matches which explain how and why the Seagulls (formerly known as Dolphins) and the Eagles came to despise each other #BHAFC 👇🏼
10 games which explain the Brighton v Crystal Palace rivalry
Why do Brighton and Crystal Palace have a rivalry? Here are 10 games explaining how Seagulls and Eagles became hated enemies
wearebrighton.com
November 9, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Excellent article for anyone who cares to understand the rivalry.
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Please enjoy the healing power of Funkadelic, even in despair, led by the soaring guitar of Eddie Hazel.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOKn...
From their third album. The third one. And they kept going.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOKn...
From their third album. The third one. And they kept going.
Funkadelic - Maggot Brain [HQ]
YouTube video by NickMystic
www.youtube.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Please enjoy the healing power of Funkadelic, even in despair, led by the soaring guitar of Eddie Hazel.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOKn...
From their third album. The third one. And they kept going.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOKn...
From their third album. The third one. And they kept going.
Gotta play this today as it's 7/11. (Unless you're American!)
youtu.be/fRVeiJwupo4?...
youtu.be/fRVeiJwupo4?...
Dance the Slurp
YouTube video by robowen1
youtu.be
November 7, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Gotta play this today as it's 7/11. (Unless you're American!)
youtu.be/fRVeiJwupo4?...
youtu.be/fRVeiJwupo4?...
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Gang Starr is one of the groups who crafted that classic 90’s New York/East Coast sound and the fact that neither of them is from New York is the most New York shit ever. Guru (RIP) was originally from Boston, and DJ Premier is originally from the Houston area.
a couple of men are standing next to each other and one of them is pointing at the camera .
ALT: a couple of men are standing next to each other and one of them is pointing at the camera .
media.tenor.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Gang Starr is one of the groups who crafted that classic 90’s New York/East Coast sound and the fact that neither of them is from New York is the most New York shit ever. Guru (RIP) was originally from Boston, and DJ Premier is originally from the Houston area.
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REMINDER: A socialist act by a New Yorker was a major reason why polio was eliminated in the US.
November 4, 2025 at 10:41 PM
REMINDER: A socialist act by a New Yorker was a major reason why polio was eliminated in the US.
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They hate to see Black women flourish
November 2, 2025 at 2:56 PM
They hate to see Black women flourish
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Next time someone tells you that train drivers "just push buttons" show them this from the BBC
November 2, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Next time someone tells you that train drivers "just push buttons" show them this from the BBC