Keira Knightley on the Today programme, discussing her book for children: Actual quote “I started putting the drawings on the wall of the gypsy caravan in my garden and I thought - maybe this could be ‘a thing’? So I called my Agent. ‘ Me:

Delighted to be hosting Dominic Waxing Lyrical in Belfast this week (and free to attend!)

🎶 Record Store Day 2025 🎶 On Saturday 12th April, we will be celebrating Record Store Day and the launch of Yukee’s Garden Party LP🥳 To mark this, we will be playing two live shows on 12th April! We’d love for you all to come along and celebrate with us🎉

The original was sent 38 years ago today. Happy Valentines from @TheSimpsons

The sad passing of David Lynch reminded me of this extraordinary video in which composer Angelo Badalamenti revisits creating the Twin Peaks theme with him. Spine-tingling to listen and watch. youtube.com/watch?v=JkaL1XrH…

David Lynch is Forever

A prediction - the first great N Ireland record of 2025 is going to be the new EP by @CaolanAustin - it is unreal.

Composer friends - Dean is from the top drawer!

Today, the UK government announced a proposal to change copyright law - for the benefit of AI companies - that would cause huge, irreversible harm to creators. More info below, but most importantly here's what you can do (wherever you live): 1. Email your MP. If you're in the UK, here's a template letter you can copy - docs.google.com/document/d/1… - and you can find your local MP's details here - members.parliament.uk/member…. 2. If you're a creator, email your representatives. Your publisher, record label, union - whoever represents you. Here's a second template letter you can copy - docs.google.com/document/d/1…. You need to know your representatives are representing your views. 3. Respond to the consultation. You can do so by emailing copyrightconsultation@ipo.gov.uk. If possible, write your own response, and go into all the detail you can. Feel free to use info / data I've prepared here - docs.google.com/document/d/1…. 4. Share these template letters with anyone you know. The more people get involved, the more the government will get the message that a broad copyright exception is the wrong path to be pursuing. -- And here's a summary of the government's proposal, and why I think it's so problematic: - Broad new copyright exception for commercial generative AI training. AI companies will be able to train on British copyrighted work without a licence, even if the AI model is designed to compete with the creators whose work is trained on. This would make the UK one of the most punitive jurisdictions for creators in the world. - Rights holders can 'reserve their rights', i.e. opt out. But opt-outs don't work (you can't successfully opt out downstream copies of your work), most creators miss the chance to opt-out, doing so is a huge admin burden, etc. AI companies should be getting opt-in consent - it's unfair to shift the burden to creators. - AI companies must offer some level of transparency over their training data. This would be good if presented on its own, but it's much less helpful if you're packaging it up with a broad copyright exception that lets AI companies train on most of the UK's creative output with impunity. The consultation on these proposals lasts for 10 weeks. Anyone who cares about this issue should do whatever they can to make their views known to government now - there will only be one chance.

Musician @LeoMiyagee, talks about the importance of taking a break as part of our @OutputBelfast "Championing the wellbeing of the Industry" panel. Follow the link to watch the full discussion, also featuring @winnie_ama_ bit.ly/MSOUT24 @TheMACBelfast @ScoreDrawMusic

You know it's Christmas when we announce..... DOCS IRELAND 2025! 🎄🎁 Make sure to pencil in your soon to be new diaries: DOCS IRELAND, 24-29 JUNE 2025.

Hi everyone, our documentary is on the BBC at 10pm tonight!!!! @CosmicCatFilms @screenscots @forestofblack @Hen_Hoose @lunglegband @popgirlzscot ❤️❤️❤️ bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00265q…

Big news for the indie music world. UMG just bought Downtown Music for $775M. Downtown houses some of the most vital tools & services available to the independent music sector: CD Baby→ Distribution for 2m artists FUGA→ Infra for top indie labels & services Songtrust→ Pub admin for 445k songwriters Curve→ Royalty services for 1,500 indie labels UMG now owns this ecosystem—giving them control over distribution, publishing & label services that power countless independents. Every year, indies gain market share. Majors fight back the only way they know how: consolidation. Sony bought AWAL for $420M UMG just bought indie stalwart PIAS. Now Downtown. I guess if you can’t beat the indies, buy them.

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Born with two rare genetic disorders, extraordinary Nathan, now aged 13, has overcome incredible medical challenges throughout his life. Despite being non-verbal and facing significant physical challenges, Nathan is known for his incredible spirit, bringing joy & love to his 1/3

Ho! Ho! Ho! @darthmarkh’s #rockbangles are back! The new batch will go live for sale tomorrow, Fri Dec 13th, 7pm UK, 2pm EST. markhamiltonartist.com/shop

So happy to have had Maisie Peters come and voice a character in Yukee. Cannot believe we tracked this a year ago…..!

Search and rescue teams have been deployed to help find missing man Philip Porter who was last seen in Moira in the early hours of this morning. belfastlive.co.uk/news/north…

Stripes’ guitar hero comes to the garden to play a gig, but he worries that the Sundial Stage isn’t loud enough. Stripes turns the volume up… but is it TOO loud?🎸🎸 Watch today on Cbeebies at 10:30am and on BBC iPlayer!📺 @CBeebiesHQ @aardman @ScoreDrawMusic @Architectsuk

Here’s some highlights from last week's Un-Convention featuring @BlossomsBand @NovaTwinsMusic @musicvenuetrust @UK_Music and more. Thanks to @PRSFoundation @skiddle @WeAreTheMU & @PPLUK for supporting, and to AIP @AIF_UK @slackcityradio & @FeaturedArtists for helping to curate.