What's the *purpose* of ultra-processing? Corporate gain. The crux of the issue succinctly stated by Chris van Tulleken 🏳️‍🌈 (from the new paperback, which you should all buy immediately)

Bristolians! There are still some places available for the 'Writing Alternate Worlds' workshop I'm teaching at the Bristol Folk House on Saturday. We'll be exploring speculative writing as a subversive force, and how to develop creative work. Come! bristolfolkhouse.co.uk/courses/writin…

After only a few days, the Save Jamaica St Studios crowdfunder is already about to tip £10k ❣️❣️❣️
There are some AMAZING rewards available.
Go support!
(starting to think on a Jamaica Weevil 😉)
crowdfunder.co.uk/p/jss#start

Q for Bristol City Council (asked before to Cllr Don Alexander etc)
How do we get all contractors working for you to stop unnecessary idling - sitting with vehicle engine running for no reason (obvs some vehicles have eqpt that require charging).
3 vehicles today by Gaol Ferry, all idling 🤢

We did it for The Cube Microplex!
We did it for PRSC!
We *must* do it here too!
Help buy Jamaica St Studios as a community asset!

Please support this Crowdfunder 🙏 load of great artwork and a couple of snooker and darts tickets and a couple of coaching sessions by me up for grabs! crowdfunder.co.uk/p/jss

Ruth Goller's Skyllumina was absolutely magical last night Bristol New Music.
Sparse, spacious, other worlds, with rapt attention from the StrangeBrewBristol crowd.
Have a listen on 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗻𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺: intlanthem.bandcamp.com/album/skyllumi…

I sent a proto-Weevil to my most northerly bug-user.
He's put up some videos delving in to the wide-variety of chaos contained within!
Boards are being produced at the mo...
youtube.com/watch?v=YQLjiv…

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The only reason Deerhoof can afford to continue is bare-bones touring, one crew, tiny equipment, self-produced records, and we didn't have kids. Even so, our income hovers near the poverty line every year. I don't understand how newer artists do it.

theguardian.com/music/2024/apr…

For how many years have we all been told to make up what we can no longer earn from recordings by playing live… read this article theguardian.com/music/2024/apr…

Bristol New Music starts today!
Full schedule including set times & wristband info can be found here: bristolnewmusic.org/info/

Festival weekend passes have sold out. Limited day passes and individual event tickets still available: bristolnewmusic.org

Read about Babycham!
Brilliant & fascinating from Pellicle
pelliclemag.com/home/2024/4/17…

Lush from NTS Radio
nts.live/shows/in-focus…

The Dragonfly & Damselfly walks here are AMAZING.
It is true abundance & totally mesmerising.
Do go - 25th May.

The incredible performers at next month's 3-day Acid Horse festival: Syrian wedding musicians, Welsh-language goths, Irish psych-folk, beatnik tape loop rebels, acid legends, noise veterans, electro-prog maniacs! The post everything sounds of now – and more! Just a few tix left!

Good people of Stroud, I'm blowing the cobwebs from my venerable Music and Magic presentation as part of the Stroud Subculture festival on Friday 3 May. Not many tickets left apparently so do book ahead and I'll hope to see you there.

thesubrooms.co.uk/whats-on/music…

Ellie has already got so much done in Bedminster as the driving force behind ActionGreaterBedminster, just imagine how well she will do as a hard working councillor. We are proud she is part of Bristol Green Party. Vote Ellie Freeman

New adverts at Bristol's bus stops created by XR Youth Bristol 🌎⌛ with QR codes that link people to information on the demonstration against Israel's largest defence contractor, Elbit who has two sites in Bristol:

Seven days to go until we dive into a long weekend of contemporary music + sound for the mind, body and soul ✨ See you there 🔊

Explore the full line up and book your tickets here: bristolnewmusic.org/programme/