I spent yesterday squashing together a cover of "Misdemeanor" by Foster Sylvers, with the valuable help of dearest . No reason whatsoever, but I'm glad we did.
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Rhodri Marsden
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Vapid Response Unit. Write features & books. Tech columnist . Play with Scritti Politti, Kenny Process Team, Lost Crowns. Reliable, affable, semipermeable.
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No matter how many times I click "not interested in this" when Nadine Dorries appears in my "what's happening" sidebar, she invariably appears again a few days later when she's done something else worthy of ridicule.
I'm interested in a "never, ever interested in this" option.
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The last time speed limits were abolished in the UK was 1931. By 1934 there were a record number of pedestrian deaths per year (over 3,000.) The 30mph sign was introduced as a result. Today we have fewer than 500 pedestrian deaths per year.
Is what she should have said. Idiot.
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Audience member at Tory hustings calls for the abolition of the speed limit.
Liz Truss says she’d be “prepared to look at that.”
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I’ve been scrolling on this thing for five minutes and all I’m seeing is people getting cross about other people being arseholes, which is completely understandable but it’s not very relaxing.
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My pal (and upholsterer) Mick, who makes chairs in his spare time for bus stops in Wales with no seating, has graced Llandeilo station with one of his creations. ♥️
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I would buy a book called “101 Uses For Old Supermarket Onion Bags”.
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And I wasn’t sure why the chocolate log competition was only open to men, but there you go. Essex!
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There was excellent Morris dancing although Ivor wasn’t sure about it.
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I went to the country show. It was *excellent*. Highlights included a tug of war for under 8s…
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Unhelpful selection of notes on musical instrument contained within baby activity centre footage
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Thinking of attending a local country show at some point today. Currently enjoying the FAQs.
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He thinks he’s tired, but he doesn’t even know what tired MEANS. Sheesh. *collapses in heap*
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This is also true, and what a lovely thing it is.
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Pre-order my solo album! I'm on the same label as the Skids! It's got @rhodri all over it.
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One thing you probably don’t know about me and @rhodri is that we recorded this cover version of Metallica’s Enter Sandman. youtube.com/watch?v=GnkKXZ
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'There is NO cutting back. There is NO Money Saving Expert. You could put me into one of those households and do every trick in the book and I wouldn't even get close to scratching the sides of what is needed.'
says how he'd stop rising energy bills.
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We'll be supporting at the first of their Brixton Academy shows, on Wednesday September 21st. Tickets via the Hot Chip website:
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I did add another ten tweets to this thread but deleted them in shame when I found a solitary spelling error
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So, yeah. If you’re in a band, and you’re taking your stuff to Europe, you need a carnet. It’s pointless, infuriating and expensive, but hey, that’s Brexit. 11/ENDS
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If one of those six guys had had a bad day and wanted to make our life difficult, they could easily have done so, we wouldn’t have been able to do the gig, we’d have been in breach of contract, etc etc. We were lucky. 10/
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Be clear: YOU DEFINITELY NEED A CARNET. We were pulled over at Folkestone by French douaniers, and it was only thanks to a lot of apology, pleading and promises not to make the same error again that they reluctantly let us through. 9/
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Anyway. Scritti Politti just went to Ostend, via Calais, to do a one-off show. We consulted with a couple of firms who provide assistance with carnets for bands. One of them said that we needed one. Another one said “Don’t bother.” We went with the advice of the latter. 8/
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Are you cheating if you have a case on wheels? Do we have to physically be able to lug our equipment over a white line on the ground to prove we don’t need a carnet? 7/
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And the Musicians Union (unintentionally) cloud things further by making a distinction between “portable” and “non-portable” equipment, where portable is apparently OK, but non-portable isn’t – but what does that even mean? 6/
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But there’s a lot of vagueness in the gov.uk statement. “This MAY mean a carnet is not required…” You’re not covered at all. It's not a document you can wave at customs to get a free pass. It’s not so much guidance, more of a hopeful suggestion. 5/
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So we have an out, right? We don’t need a carnet! Indeed, if you speak to some bands and tour managers, they’ll confirm that they’ve driven themselves and their gear out of the UK and into France without any problem. 4/
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Well, yeah. The UK government has attempted to address this issue on its website, where it tries to make the distinction between freight, where someone else is moving your stuff, and, uh, not freight, where you’re moving it. 3/
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“But why do we need this accursed carnet?” wail a generation of touring musicians. “It’s obviously our stuff! Our personal belongings? What’s the problem?” 2/
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There’s been a bunch of stuff written recently about British musicians going to Europe and having to complete a carnet, essentially proof that you’re not exporting or importing instruments. It costs hundreds of pounds and it’s really annoying. 1/
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Further information on the Vindictive Business Lounge is below
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I’m in Belgium. The hotel I’m staying at has a business meeting room thing called “The Vindictive Lounge”. The lettering is black on black but it’s definitely there.
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Can I point out without any awkwardness whatsoever that the wonderful new mini-album by Kenny Process Team is on all streaming services today, but we would happily accept £7.99 for it, for obvious reasons
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Why am I remembering this as “coin” rather than “dime”? Did Joan Jett record two versions? (The internet suggests not). Or am I just a foggy-brained idiot? (Don’t answer that)
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Altogether now: “I love triggering a secondary layer of content creation / put another coin in the jukebox, baby”
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If all goes smoothly, artists can reach a new generation of listeners and trigger a secondary layer of content creation p4k.in/B8iBnJ4
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Imagine being the kind of abhorrent individual who buys an expensive house near an old pub, realises they don’t like the pub and decides to try and get it shut down.
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