Gordon Moakes
@moakesy.com
Bass player (Bloc Party, The None, Young Legionnaire), musician, occasional writoir and designist. Pro-guillotine moakesy.com
On this matter, as in many others, it’s worth quoting Mark E. Smith: “Some men want to cram up to women/ I've been down that street before/ It just makes meat out of the soul…”
November 21, 2025 at 11:57 PM
On this matter, as in many others, it’s worth quoting Mark E. Smith: “Some men want to cram up to women/ I've been down that street before/ It just makes meat out of the soul…”
One cannot overstate the extent to which you should not do any of this in a bar or anywhere else
November 21, 2025 at 7:31 PM
One cannot overstate the extent to which you should not do any of this in a bar or anywhere else
I can’t help thinking this of a piece with RFK. These germ-y idiots eventually foist their crackpot ideas on health and hygiene on the rest of us
October 20, 2025 at 11:46 AM
I can’t help thinking this of a piece with RFK. These germ-y idiots eventually foist their crackpot ideas on health and hygiene on the rest of us
I mean at the time it was kind of an anti-uniform, but in retrospect they look like some accountants formed a band
October 13, 2025 at 3:52 PM
I mean at the time it was kind of an anti-uniform, but in retrospect they look like some accountants formed a band
They never surpassed this. Funny how ordinary their whole look is here though
October 13, 2025 at 10:38 AM
They never surpassed this. Funny how ordinary their whole look is here though
In that case I was on the right side of history… www.theguardian.com/music/2008/o...
Bloc Party takeover: Gordon Moakes' playlist
As part of our Bloc Party takeover, bassist Gordon Moakes picks the love songs which give him shivers and make him think of his wife. All together now, "awww"
www.theguardian.com
October 9, 2025 at 11:22 PM
In that case I was on the right side of history… www.theguardian.com/music/2008/o...
I didn’t know who he was, but apparently he’ll have time during this tour to also do countless appearances on GB News saying that all cops are Marxists now
October 7, 2025 at 11:18 AM
I didn’t know who he was, but apparently he’ll have time during this tour to also do countless appearances on GB News saying that all cops are Marxists now
This has been more contentious than the 2017 election
September 17, 2025 at 12:33 PM
This has been more contentious than the 2017 election
I know they’re trash but I can’t resist a Party Ring
September 17, 2025 at 11:26 AM
I know they’re trash but I can’t resist a Party Ring