Arthur David Spota @adaspota.bsky.social Surrealist, Writer/Artist, Media Editor
Galaxist, Tulpa at-large
wrongtom @wrongtom.bsky.social DJ, producer and professor of musical information.
Contact: wrongtom@gmail.com
Flamenco Assassins @billys3rd.bsky.social Hampshire based indie alternative music. Official social media channel. Releasing music since 2024 available on most streaming platforms. We stand for progressive people everywhere. Doing nothing for money , doing everything with joy and love
nina theda black @ninathedablack.bsky.social art saves
ninathedablack.com
tumblr.com/ninathedablack
Jim Parrett ๐ @jymn.bsky.social Editor of 70's pre-punk Denim Delinquent fanzine. 1963-1973 rock & roll.
Marc Riley. @marcrileydj.bsky.social WILD DONKEY. BROADCASTER. The Fall 78-83. Not a real Doctor. Met Bowie, Woody and Ronno. Ner ner ner ner ner.
COLOSSAL ๐๏ธendโฆ
Adam @lloydbinding.bsky.social More music please, good writing, maybe a glass of red.
In Cardiff....Pontcanna....for now.
All of the arts.....all of the time.
Neckties of Noir @neckties-of-noir.bsky.social Film, and classic film noir neckwear, baby.
You keep the martinis dry. Iโll be back.
she/her
#moviesky #filmnoir #filmsky #NoirAlley #thenoircollective #oldhollywood #silents #TCM
Rare Punk Records @sonofamonk.bsky.social Record collector scum, frequently outsmarted by fish; Cascadia; Run for the shadows in these golden years
JC Brouchard @jcbrouchard.bsky.social The whole world's turning Brouchard !
Turn It Up To 11 @turnitupto11.bsky.social Almost-blind-music-obsessed ๐จ๐ฆ man. Used to write about... music (from 1995-2015). Newspapers/mags/radio. Ex Polaris Prize grand juror. LPs lover/collector. Contracts seeker. 1000s of LPs, so little time. The original music nerd. 8 years on X. Year 2 here.
Jimmy @stink67.bsky.social Music, film, humor & everything tubular. Purveyor of fine Trash.
Stop supporting Elon and blow up your Teslas, you hypocrites.
Follow me or die.
Jon Amadeus Markley @xjamarkleyx.bsky.social Zen Buddhist / Punk Rocker / Cat herder /
Spiritual Advisor / E-Commerce and Operations Guru
Currently taking a break from capitalism
CHICAGO IL
Peace, freedom, love and anarchy for all beingsโฆ.
Mike Scott @mickpuck.bsky.social Waterboys singer / guitar player / Rock'n'roller / Freak flag flyer
ProdnoseAsWas @lordshortcake.bsky.social Formerly famous fat head & farceur, inventor of the Zeelman Flay (pat. pending) and one half of Danny Kelly's Performing Rat Wonderland. Sole Ambassador for Threadgold's Thorough-Grip Garterettes
Currently kicking the legs up here: patreon.com/dannybaker
Heather Paterson @heatherpaterson.co.uk Head of Partnerships and Development @consortium.lgbtโฌ | Chair @proudchangemakers.bsky.social | LGBTQ+ Columnist Exposed Magazine
Proud queer ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ Trans ally ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ Intersectional feminist โ Anti-fascist #LGBWithTheT
www.heatherpaterson.co.uk
Mic Wright @brokenbottleboy.bsky.social I write and report things, and I have a newsletter that some people like. โDo you know what the sad part isโฆ? Iโm a very good tailor.โ brokenbottleboy.substack.com
Stephen Collins @stephencollins.bsky.social Illustrator & cartoonist | Guardian & Prospect (full scripts in alt text) | graphic novels | childrenโs books | WFC | My stuff: https://linktr.ee/stephencollinsart
S. K. Riley @skriley.bsky.social Writer, PhD, gardener, educator, tree planter, and so forth.
www.skriley-author.com
Lover of Australian wildlife, re-wilding, mythology, music, cinema and democracy. ๐ฆ๐บ
Stupefaction / Tim B. @stupefaction.bsky.social ๐ Fooled by the melody, reminded by the words. Sha-la-la, man. Archiving = arcmusic.org. Never not โworkingโ. ๐ฆ๐ฆ
George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social Ungainly on land
William Ladislaw, Songwriter @williamladislaw.bsky.social I'm a Philadelphia-based songwriter, now working with the amazing artist and musician Josef El Baz of Sweden. ๐
Hallucinophonics @hallucinophonics.com Hallucinophonics exist at the nexus of consciousness and soundโcrafting immersive soundscapes that challenge the boundaries between reality and reverie. http://hallucinophonics.com
SSOTD @ssotd.bsky.social Posting sad songs daily. I love music that makes me feel something. I hope you enjoy
@harrysword.bsky.social @harrysword.bsky.social Writer.
Guardian. The Quietus. Vice. Record Collector.
Author of Monolithic Undertow.
Coyote vs. Everybody / J. Stryker ๐ @easterncoyote.bsky.social Not the violent artist. | Psychology nerd. DV survivor & victim advocate. Dislikes liars and bullies. | Coyote pedagogy. Good trouble, nature, neuroscience, terrestrial ecology, wildlife, plants, trees. They/them.
Johnnie Johnstone @johnniejohnstone.bsky.social Football schmootball; Robert Bresson; Milton Nascimento; Dreyer; Debussy; Sun Ra; Can.
Record Collector, Shindig! Through The Crack In The Wall: The Secret History of Josef K (Jawbone).
Coming 2026 - The Clientele (J-Card)
IRANZYE ART @iranzye.bsky.social Landscape Artist / writer
More curated artworks on Instagram ๐๐ฝ๐๐ฝ
Instagram.com/Iranzyee
Be With Records @bewithrecords.bsky.social A record label from Manchester
www.bewithrecords.com
christhebarker @christhebarker.bsky.social Professional art director/illustrator/comedy photoshopper. I sometimes feed the sparrows too.
Jeremy Sutton-Hibbert @jshphotog.bsky.social Photographer, based in Glasgow, Scotland. Documenting Scotland for over 30yrs. Archive held StAndrews Univ.
Available for assignments.
Clients: Financial Times, The Guardian, The Sunday Times Mag., Greenpeace, & many more.
www.jeremysuttonhibbert.com
Sean Walters @seanwrite.bsky.social Cynical Canadian bibliophile/writer guy into music, sports (lifelong Caps/Jays fan), contemporary literature and poetry, foreign film and used bookstores and booksales. Not much else.
โฉ๏ธ ๐ซ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ฏ๐๐๐๐๐๐ โฉ๏ธ @deathbyhibachi.bsky.social Art and trivia for headcases like you
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๐ณ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ | The Tower, The Moon, The Gun ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ธ @horrorculturist.bsky.social Gothic gardening, goblincore, dark art, horror, weird music. ๐ฟ๐๐๐
Agnostic atheist. Nyctophile. AuDHD. Demi-Pan. They/them. | Contrary to internet lore, I am not lost, sorrowful, despairing, trapped, drowning, falling, or stuck in a maze. (You OK?)
EliseZ @vancouver22.bsky.social Aquarius ๐ง ๐ถ ๐ ๐บ ๐ ๐ถ๐งโโ๏ธ
Living in the Netherlands ๐พ๐ช ๐งก
Tom H @tomfromnottm.bsky.social Mainly music, sometimes cooking & football. Girl dad.
Recovering playlist listener; 1 year clean.
David Hayden @seventydys.bsky.social the sea is completely written for me
https://www.transitbooks.org/books/darker
Haunted Jukebox, with Rockinโ Rachel Roll @hauntedjukebox.bsky.social The devil in nylon hose.
Radio DJ/producer of Haunted Jukebox: red-hot, swinginโ rockโnโroll/R&B/doo-wop/rockabilly, & Snakes and Roundabouts: eclectic music for mixed-up people.
https://www.mixcloud.com/RockinRachelRoll/
T. Tex Edwards @ttexed.bsky.social Mostly posting old music, art & lit. Occasional blogger. Dallas native living in Austin. Retired entertainer. I stick to art & gardening nowโฆ
Michael Norton @bluestarphoto.bsky.social Amateur Photographer of anything that catches my eye during my travels .. currently using Fujifilm X-T5, iPhone 15 Pro Max and DJI mini 5 Pro
#photographersunited
ejsang.bsky.social @ejsang.bsky.social Bowie,TRex,Trotsky,MistyinRoots,Aberdeenfc, Gregory Isaacs,SexPistols,theClash1stAlbum,SteelPulse, JohnMcLean,WHU,TheWorkingClassHasNoNationality,Robspierre,Marx,Buzzcocks,BlackUhuru,KingJoey, RefugeesWelcome,OneSolutionRevolution
The Progressive Alliance ๐ฅ๐ฉ๐ง @theprogalliance.bsky.social Since 2016 on other channels, tactical voting and support for those who want rid of the Conservatives...๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ฌ๐๐ฎ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ค๐ง๐๐๐จ ๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐ฎ ๐๐๐ฉ #GTTO
James Slater @jamesslater7.bsky.social He/Him Music lover (punk/post punk/ska/rocksteady/reggae/rock), Habs fan (enduring a rebuild), father to an amazing son on the spectrum, husband to the also amazing Natasha. Long Covid since 2020. East coast raised, Toronto living
@markingall.bsky.social @markingall.bsky.social Twitter quitter. Former Labour Councillor, resident of Harlow. Teacher, Dad and follower of THFC.
White Rabbit Books @whiterabbitbks.bsky.social Music. Memoir. History. Fiction. Limited Editions. โFail we may, sail we mustโ
Stuff By Mark @stuffbymark.bsky.social Mediocre Artist. Putz.
https://www.stuffbymark.co.uk/shop
Ringo Bunnyman @ringobunnyman.bsky.social Buzzcocks, Bunnymen, Baseball, Bowie, Beatles, hooks, harmonies and other curiosities. Don't forget the Motor City...
Cold War Steve @coldwarsteve.bsky.social Artist
Coldwarsteve.com
Led By Donkeys @ledbydonkeys.org Art, Activism and Accountability
https://linktr.ee/ledbydonkeys?utm_source=linktree_admin_share
Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social Lawyer, Filmmaker, Big Issue top 100 Changemaker 2024, CEO CAMPAIGN FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE https://www.cfsj.co.uk/
Mark Kermode @kermodemovie.bsky.social LAST aisle seat on the left.
Emphasis on the FIRST syllable.
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Wendy Erskine @wednesdayerskin.bsky.social THE BENEFACTORS Sceptre. Waterstones Irish Book of the Year. Shortlisted Irish Novel of the Year, Best British Audio Book. Itโs out now. dance move/sweet home/stinging fly/picador/well I just kind of like it/PVA Books
Will Hodgkinson @willhodgkinson.bsky.social Author of Street Level Superstar, A Year With Lawrence; In Perfect Harmony, Singalong Pop In 70s Britain; The House Is Full Of Yogis; Guitar Man; Song Man; The Ballad of Britain
Chief rock and pop critic, The Times
Chris Forsyth @chrisforsyth.bsky.social guitar anti-hero
BASIC / Algorithm Free / Solar Motel
"This Is BASIC" out now:
https://chrisforsyth1.bandcamp.com/
Booking: al@highroadtouring
โThereโs nothing at the end of the rainbow (and I feel fine)โ
Philadelphia PA
Ana @motherslug.bsky.social Detroit writer. Books, jazz, records, eclectic music, bleak sci-fi, depressing and upsetting fiction and films, the works.
Read me in print media (Uncut Magazine & Maggot Brain), plus motherslug.substack.com and some other places when they will have me!
The Pastels @thepastels.bsky.social Independent music group. Songs, intervals, long intervals, clang, vibrant clang, sudden clang, no clang.
thepastels.org
Spider Stacy @spiderstacy.bsky.social Pogue. London/New Orleans
Ian Rankin @ianrankin1.bsky.social Author, Inspector Rebus (and other stuff). Edinburgh-based. More usually pub-based.
Dave Haslam @davehaslam.bsky.social Hacienda DJ, journalist (Guardian, LRB, etc), writer (recent books about Sylvia Plath, Keith Haring, Picasso). โAn exceptional writerโ - Olivia Laing.
Louder Than Words Festival @lthanwordsfest.bsky.social The UKโs biggest #MusicLitFest. Books, Music, In Conversations, Panel Discussions, Performances, Socialising & more!
14-16 November, 2025. Manchester.
Cosey Fanni Tutti @coseyfannitutti.bsky.social My Art is my Life My Life is my Art - Artist, Musician & Author of Art Sex Music & Re-Sisters. Co Founder & member of Throbbing Gristle / Industrial Music / Chris & Cosey / Carter Tutti / Carter Tutti Void
Slicing Up Eyeballs @slicingupeyeballs.com Legacy of '80s college rock, alternative, indie | Host of Sirius XM's 'Dark Wave' โ 10 p.m.-1 a.m. EST Sundays on 1st Wave (Ch. 33) | slicingupeyeballs.com
Andy Cowan @vinylslam.bsky.social Author of B-Side: A Flipsided History of Pop (Headpress), MOJO writer, Skill impresario, researcher, former editor/publisher of Hip-Hop Connection
Omnibus Press @omnibuspress.bsky.social The first word in music. Independent publishing since 1972.
Aquarium Drunkard @aquariumdrunkard.com only the good shit.
Mark Cousins @markcousinsfilm.bsky.social Filmmaker/writer. The Story of Film/Dear Orson Welles/A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things/Women Make Film/I am Belfast/My Name is Alfred Hitchcock/The Story of Looking/Atomic/Stockholm My Love/Life May Be/
Best info about me: https://markcousins.cargo.site/
David Hutcheon @hutchie.bsky.social Dunoon-Phnom Penh-Sanaโa-Kyzyl-Kidal-Tegucigalpa.
Now embarking on Life 3.0
Keith Cameron @keithcameron2.bsky.social Contributing Editor, MOJO magazine.
168 Songs of Hatred and Failure: A History of Manic Street Preachers out now. keithcameron.co.uk
Ron Sexsmith @ronsexsmith.bsky.social Canadian singer/songwriter. 3 time Juno winner
Former kid detective. Idiot savant without the savant part. Dad. Lawn mower
HappyToast @happytoast.co.uk Artist, animator, utter nonsense. Don't believe a word except when I'm being serious. Did that gif once, those noseflags and other stuff.
HappyToast.co.uk
patreon.com/HappyToast
redbubble.com/people/HappyToast/explore
https://ko-fi.com/happytoast 
Martin Doyle @martindoyle.bsky.social Books Editor of The Irish Times; author of Dirty Linen: The Troubles in My Home Place (Merrion Press)
shardcore @shardcore.org making art beyond good and evil
DRASS: On The Hill - streaming everywhere 01/04/26 drass.art
shardcore.org
John Lurie @johnlurie.bsky.social https://www.johnlurieart.com/
Painting with John streaming on Max
Harvey G. Cohen @cultrhack.bsky.social Author/historian (Duke Ellington's America, Who's In The Money?) musician/songwriter, Yankee in London, Senior Lecturer.
In so many ways, a Culture Hack...and democracy champion.
Jon Savage @jonsavage.bsky.social Author, archivist, professor
@kittyempire.bsky.social @kittyempire.bsky.social Sonic filtering system. Pop critic. The Observer. She/her.
TheBookshop.ie @thebookshopie.bsky.social A Tipperary, Ireland based indie bookseller of new, old and inbetween books. Spend โฌ20 & get free shipping !
Gaeilge agus fรกilte.
www.thebookshop.ie
linktr.ee/thebookshop.ie
https://www.instagram.com/thebookshop.ie/
Lee Ranaldo @leeranaldo.bsky.social Master destroyer of Rigid Formalism. Six stringer, sometime Singer, Shimano 105 whip.
Robert Christgau @rxgau.bsky.social Rock critic since 1967, ain't stopping now. Consumer Guide reborn at robertchristgau.substack.com. 
Lindy Morrison @lindymorrison.bsky.social Drums.
MDANT
Scott The Hoople @theeminus5.bsky.social Representing THE MINUS 5, YOUNG FRESH FELLOWS + other well-purposed combos. We love music.
bobserve (Bob Dylan database) @bobserve.com Bob Dylan performance database: quick and easy searches for songs, locations, musicians, etc.
bobserve.com
blog.bobserve.com
(This acct mostly for site announcements and support, operated by the bobserve team)
Michael Stipe @michaelstipe.bsky.social Hello๐Bluesky
happy to be here!
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FYI๐I zombied IG๐
Sonny Rollins @thesonnyrollins.bsky.social The official account of Sonny Rollins, the Saxophone Colossus.
https://sonnyrollins.com/
Vernon Reid @vurnt22.bsky.social Living Colour guitarist & founder. Guitar can take you far, BK to the sky.
The moon ๐ landing was REAL
Grant McPhee @grantmcphee.bsky.social Film director: Big Gold Dream, Teenage Superstars, Far From the Apple Tree.
Book Writer - Postcards From Scotland and co-writer Hungry Beat
Pulp Librarian @pulplibrarian.bsky.social Curator of the art, history and fiction of old dreams.
Phil Harrison @mrpmharrison.bsky.social Journalism, constructive moaning, weird music, telly, LUFC, all the usual shit.
Josh Shepperd @joshshepperd.bsky.social Political Economy of Media Theory; Director, RPTF + Sound Fellow, Library of Congress NRPB; Associate Professor, University of Colorado
David Keenan @reversediorama.bsky.social Author
Emma @dtate0007.bsky.social Music lover with a big record collection. Favourites include The Fall, Talk Talk, The Cure, Siouxsie, Cocteau Twins, The Smiths, New Order, Kraftwerk, John Foxx, Bjรถrk & Jane Weaver. No DMs please.
v e l o c i t y @velocity69.bsky.social โ Athens, Greece
*someone, somewhere in the summertime
Pete Tainsh @pjct1401.bsky.social 
Brad Holkesvig @bradjholk.bsky.social I'm a retired U.S. citizen living in Barcelona with my Spanish wife. My passions are photography, guitar playing, and sharing eternal wisdom with anyone interested in learning about how we're created and the future. 
Gideon Coe @gidcoe.bsky.social Ptennisnet