Stuart Dredge
@stuartdredge.bsky.social
I scribble a little. Music Ally; The Week Junior; MIPCOM Daily News...
There were bad people on BOTH sides of the cold-blooded, state-sanctioned bone-saw murder, y’say?
Trump suggests Khashoggi had it coming: "You're mentioning someone that was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about. Whether you like him or didn't like him, things happen. But he knew nothing about it. You don't have to embarrass our guest."
November 18, 2025 at 7:19 PM
There were bad people on BOTH sides of the cold-blooded, state-sanctioned bone-saw murder, y’say?
I see Elon has hit the ‘promote anti-BBC tweets from rando accounts in push notifications’ button…
November 13, 2025 at 9:45 AM
I see Elon has hit the ‘promote anti-BBC tweets from rando accounts in push notifications’ button…
Spent this afternoon writing about something I'm fascinated by: the world of micro-dramas – and what they could mean for music. I even came up with some ideas, and a TERRIBLE AI-generated teaser for one of them...
musically.com/2025/11/07/m...
musically.com/2025/11/07/m...
Music Ally's guide to micro-dramas – and what they mean for music
Very few things wouldn't be improved by the addition of a nine-tailed fox demon, don't you think? It's certainly the case for TV romance.
musically.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Spent this afternoon writing about something I'm fascinated by: the world of micro-dramas – and what they could mean for music. I even came up with some ideas, and a TERRIBLE AI-generated teaser for one of them...
musically.com/2025/11/07/m...
musically.com/2025/11/07/m...
Appreciate their principles, but not sure 'We refused to produce Rod Stewart because he's a TORY' is a take that will go down well with readers of an interview in *checks notes* the Daily Telegraph...
www.telegraph.co.uk/music/interv...
www.telegraph.co.uk/music/interv...
Heaven 17: ‘We refused to produce Rod Stewart because he’s a Tory’
The Eighties synth band on kickstarting Tina Turner’s comeback and turning down ‘Rod the Mod’
www.telegraph.co.uk
October 14, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Appreciate their principles, but not sure 'We refused to produce Rod Stewart because he's a TORY' is a take that will go down well with readers of an interview in *checks notes* the Daily Telegraph...
www.telegraph.co.uk/music/interv...
www.telegraph.co.uk/music/interv...
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ChatGPT reaches 800m weekly users and adds Spotify integration
OpenAI has reached some significant new milestones with its ChatGPT service. “More than 800 million people use ChatGPT every week, and we process over six billion tokens per minute on the API,” CEO Sam Altman announced at the company’s…
OpenAI has reached some significant new milestones with its ChatGPT service. “More than 800 million people use ChatGPT every week, and we process over six billion tokens per minute on the API,” CEO Sam Altman announced at the company’s…
ChatGPT reaches 800m weekly users and adds Spotify integration
OpenAI has reached some significant new milestones with its ChatGPT service. “More than 800 million people use ChatGPT every week, and we process over six billion tokens per minute on the API,” CEO Sam Altman announced at the company’s ‘Dev Day’ yesterday. And, like so many big tech services before it – Facebook, Spotify and others included – ChatGPT is entering its ‘I’m a platform for third-party apps’ phase…
musically.com
October 7, 2025 at 11:30 AM
ChatGPT reaches 800m weekly users and adds Spotify integration
OpenAI has reached some significant new milestones with its ChatGPT service. “More than 800 million people use ChatGPT every week, and we process over six billion tokens per minute on the API,” CEO Sam Altman announced at the company’s…
OpenAI has reached some significant new milestones with its ChatGPT service. “More than 800 million people use ChatGPT every week, and we process over six billion tokens per minute on the API,” CEO Sam Altman announced at the company’s…
I see Robert Jenrick just finished his speech at the Tory conference with "Let’s take our country back". Entirely accidentally *very* similar to an old BNP slogan, of course 🤔
October 7, 2025 at 11:41 AM
I see Robert Jenrick just finished his speech at the Tory conference with "Let’s take our country back". Entirely accidentally *very* similar to an old BNP slogan, of course 🤔
I don't use my Twitter account any more, but I had to log in to check something.
The 'all notifications' column is 90% far-right tweets. Any basic algorithm analysing at my posting/following history would realise that's anathema to my views.
6 Tommy Robinson tweets in the top 30 served up to me...
The 'all notifications' column is 90% far-right tweets. Any basic algorithm analysing at my posting/following history would realise that's anathema to my views.
6 Tommy Robinson tweets in the top 30 served up to me...
October 6, 2025 at 8:31 AM
I don't use my Twitter account any more, but I had to log in to check something.
The 'all notifications' column is 90% far-right tweets. Any basic algorithm analysing at my posting/following history would realise that's anathema to my views.
6 Tommy Robinson tweets in the top 30 served up to me...
The 'all notifications' column is 90% far-right tweets. Any basic algorithm analysing at my posting/following history would realise that's anathema to my views.
6 Tommy Robinson tweets in the top 30 served up to me...
And perhaps once investigating imaginary terrorist networks is done, they'll get round to tackling the whole 'children getting shot in schools' thing...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
September 16, 2025 at 1:23 PM
And perhaps once investigating imaginary terrorist networks is done, they'll get round to tackling the whole 'children getting shot in schools' thing...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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imagine getting qt dunked by ed davey. unrecoverable. you’re furious and he is serenely going down a log flume in bognor regis.
September 15, 2025 at 12:27 PM
imagine getting qt dunked by ed davey. unrecoverable. you’re furious and he is serenely going down a log flume in bognor regis.
Elon Musk really is quite the human being, eh? Jesus…
September 13, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Elon Musk really is quite the human being, eh? Jesus…
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The Nigel Farage who wrote this about Charlie Kirk's murder will be furious at the Nigel Farage who made Lucy Connolly a star of the Reform conference
September 12, 2025 at 8:06 AM
The Nigel Farage who wrote this about Charlie Kirk's murder will be furious at the Nigel Farage who made Lucy Connolly a star of the Reform conference
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ChatGPT was only pretending to write a book?
Wow, it really is human.
Wow, it really is human.
This is fascinating: www.reddit.com/r/OpenAI/s/I...
Someone “worked on a book with ChatGPT” for weeks and then sought help on Reddit when they couldn’t download the file. Redditors helped them realized ChatGPT had just been roleplaying/lying and there was no file/book…
Someone “worked on a book with ChatGPT” for weeks and then sought help on Reddit when they couldn’t download the file. Redditors helped them realized ChatGPT had just been roleplaying/lying and there was no file/book…
From the OpenAI community on Reddit
Explore this post and more from the OpenAI community
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September 8, 2025 at 8:12 AM
ChatGPT was only pretending to write a book?
Wow, it really is human.
Wow, it really is human.
@olihawkins.com hello! Came to check if you’re on here, as we’re in the final week of prep for our eldest son going off to university, and I had a happy flashbacks to ‘10 slices of toast and a pint of tea’ late nights :)
September 8, 2025 at 11:45 AM
@olihawkins.com hello! Came to check if you’re on here, as we’re in the final week of prep for our eldest son going off to university, and I had a happy flashbacks to ‘10 slices of toast and a pint of tea’ late nights :)
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Four of YouTube’s top five songs are from KPop Demon Hunters
YouTube’s latest weekly music charts reveal the continuing domination of Netflix film KPop Demon Hunters, and the artists involved.
YouTube’s latest weekly music charts reveal the continuing domination of Netflix film KPop Demon Hunters, and the artists involved.
Four of YouTube’s top five songs are from KPop Demon Hunters
YouTube’s latest weekly music charts reveal the continuing domination of Netflix film KPop Demon Hunters, and the artists involved.
musically.com
September 5, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Four of YouTube’s top five songs are from KPop Demon Hunters
YouTube’s latest weekly music charts reveal the continuing domination of Netflix film KPop Demon Hunters, and the artists involved.
YouTube’s latest weekly music charts reveal the continuing domination of Netflix film KPop Demon Hunters, and the artists involved.
Hat tip to Leonardo DiCaprio for serving internet comedians the world over with the perfect feed line...
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/au...
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/au...
I feel 32, Leonardo DiCaprio says of turning 50
Actor says reaching milestone made him want to not waste time and reveals his top regret is not doing Boogie Nights
www.theguardian.com
August 14, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Hat tip to Leonardo DiCaprio for serving internet comedians the world over with the perfect feed line...
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/au...
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/au...
The Price of Music – the podcast I co-host with Steve Lamacq – is back today after a short hiatus.
The relaunch episode sees us chatting about AI band The Velvet Sundown; the big numbers around the Oasis reunion; Deerhoof's Spotify protest and more.
Listen here: musically.lnk.to/TPOM
The relaunch episode sees us chatting about AI band The Velvet Sundown; the big numbers around the Oasis reunion; Deerhoof's Spotify protest and more.
Listen here: musically.lnk.to/TPOM
The Price of Music
Your essential weekly music biz explainer – with Steve Lamacq and Stuart Dredge.
musically.lnk.to
July 9, 2025 at 12:20 PM
The Price of Music – the podcast I co-host with Steve Lamacq – is back today after a short hiatus.
The relaunch episode sees us chatting about AI band The Velvet Sundown; the big numbers around the Oasis reunion; Deerhoof's Spotify protest and more.
Listen here: musically.lnk.to/TPOM
The relaunch episode sees us chatting about AI band The Velvet Sundown; the big numbers around the Oasis reunion; Deerhoof's Spotify protest and more.
Listen here: musically.lnk.to/TPOM
"One love, for the Mother's Pride (£1.19 a loaf, aisle 10...)"
July 6, 2025 at 7:45 PM
"One love, for the Mother's Pride (£1.19 a loaf, aisle 10...)"
I'm deep down this rabbit-hole with no return...
The Velvet Sundown may be the first breakout AI band from Suno
"Absolutely crazy that so-called 'journalists' keep pushing the lazy, baseless theory that The Velvet Sundown is 'AI-generated'"
"Absolutely crazy that so-called 'journalists' keep pushing the lazy, baseless theory that The Velvet Sundown is 'AI-generated'"
The Velvet Sundown may be the first breakout AI band from Suno
"Absolutely crazy that so-called 'journalists' keep pushing the lazy, baseless theory that The Velvet Sundown is 'AI-generated'"
musically.com
July 1, 2025 at 6:51 PM
I'm deep down this rabbit-hole with no return...
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My girlfriend suggested Oasis tickets for her birthday this year. I lied and said I'd spent my day off trying to get some when I just sat watching movies all day. Why would I want to stand watching some guys standing watching me back, all of us just waiting for it to be over?
May 30, 2025 at 9:25 AM
My girlfriend suggested Oasis tickets for her birthday this year. I lied and said I'd spent my day off trying to get some when I just sat watching movies all day. Why would I want to stand watching some guys standing watching me back, all of us just waiting for it to be over?
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He looks like a cormorant about to be cleaned by RSPB volunteers.
This is a great photo and also the funniest possible way to promote the idea that Brad Pitt is a credible F1 driver
May 29, 2025 at 11:00 PM
He looks like a cormorant about to be cleaned by RSPB volunteers.
@jodythompson.bsky.social TOTP 1978 rerun has brought up so many happy Uncle Bobs memories. Love is in the air!
May 2, 2025 at 9:42 PM
@jodythompson.bsky.social TOTP 1978 rerun has brought up so many happy Uncle Bobs memories. Love is in the air!
15 months of dog ownership, and the only command I've managed to successfully teach her is that on a walk, if I sing the chorus to late-90s banger 'Turn Around' by Phats & Small, it's time to turn around and head home 🫠
March 24, 2025 at 2:41 PM
15 months of dog ownership, and the only command I've managed to successfully teach her is that on a walk, if I sing the chorus to late-90s banger 'Turn Around' by Phats & Small, it's time to turn around and head home 🫠
Woah! The Beta Band have got back together?
March 4, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Woah! The Beta Band have got back together?
It can't be just me who, every time they see this phrase in a password screen, has to sing "I'm the ONNNNNNNNEEEEEE who had your babies...."
#Dingdiggidiggidingdingdingdingdiggiding
#Dingdiggidiggidingdingdingdingdiggiding
March 4, 2025 at 7:19 AM
It can't be just me who, every time they see this phrase in a password screen, has to sing "I'm the ONNNNNNNNEEEEEE who had your babies...."
#Dingdiggidiggidingdingdingdingdiggiding
#Dingdiggidiggidingdingdingdingdiggiding