“The world turns on its dark side”
It’s a chilling opening line. One that ought not to resonate so profoundly now, and yet it does.
…it is winter.
#Tippett#TrumpNaziRally#FarageRiots#Ukraine
I so nearly left TwiXter after the #Elon#Trump love in, but then I realised that would mean no more @JamesBlunt and I simply couldn’t leave. Curse the Blunt and his wittiness!!!
Celebrating resilience and new beginnings! 🇺🇦 🎓
We're proud to have awarded Mariana Kachun, hospitality star and Ukrainian refugee, a scholarship to continue her studies after her university in Ukraine was destroyed. 👇
yorksj.ac.uk/news/2024/schol…
ALT Dr Brendan Paddison and Mariana Kachun at the HAY Awards
Yesterday we lost one of the world's most esteemed composers, Alexander Goehr. Sandy's contributions to contemporary classical music were unparalleled, and his passing represents a significant loss to both Schott and the broader classical music community.
schott-music.com/en/blog/ale…
Announcing the publication of my new book on the music of Wendy Carlos, written for Sonicbond's superb ‘On Track' series, aimed at fans and general enthusiasts of recorded popular music. amazon.co.uk/Wendy-Carlos-Tr…
Last year, our bee-friendly garden was alive with bees busy buzzing around. This year, hardly a buzz. The noise that heralds an ecological apocalypse is not big bang, it is silence. I’m still hopeful that the bees will appear soon. 🤞
Transported back to school by Morton’s #Hell. Singing Jerusalem and wondering what the hell it meant. Pink Floyd, Python and Kylie.
And Magdalen (my daughter’s college).
Feeling very connected, and
Fuck, Tim Morton is a born-again Christian.
Triple KO’d!
@the_eco_thought
“If you see any dickheads, alert security”
#KingGizzard
It was the most ferocious and yet kindest of all mosh pits tonight in #Wolverhampton
Amazing gig! Wonderful to be part of the ebullient but caring weirdo swarm.