Ben Mackenzie
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a3poify on other places, formerly @bmack0 on Twitter
Hail majestic corporate light, heaven born and ever bright. Irk the purists.
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It feels lazy to say it but the Red Hot Chili Peppers are one of the most fascinating bands to me because they're so obviously completely terrible that there's something almost compelling about them. I don't know how this group of talented musicians and Anthony Kiedis manage it.
October 2, 2026 at 7:02 PM
It feels lazy to say it but the Red Hot Chili Peppers are one of the most fascinating bands to me because they're so obviously completely terrible that there's something almost compelling about them. I don't know how this group of talented musicians and Anthony Kiedis manage it.
Did anyone even get an Elton John ticket? I was on there a second after 9am and all that was left were disabled+companion ones, which are now also gone!
Didn’t think I’d get a ticket but still.
Didn’t think I’d get a ticket but still.
September 28, 2026 at 8:07 AM
Did anyone even get an Elton John ticket? I was on there a second after 9am and all that was left were disabled+companion ones, which are now also gone!
Didn’t think I’d get a ticket but still.
Didn’t think I’d get a ticket but still.
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My latest newsletter is a friendly bit of political advice for Democrats.
Don't Surrender On Trans Rights
Many Democrats are running scared on trans issues. They shouldn't be.
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September 16, 2026 at 10:08 PM
My latest newsletter is a friendly bit of political advice for Democrats.
If I was Prime Minister I’d rename the House of Lords to the House of Funkadelic.
September 20, 2026 at 5:25 PM
If I was Prime Minister I’d rename the House of Lords to the House of Funkadelic.
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9/11 is a great day to reread my viral Seinfeld spec and to remember I’m one of the most talented TV writers available to write for your show. I have $225k in student loans and my family is about to pay OOP for my dad’s post-stroke rehab, so you’d better believe I’m gonna give you my best!
Read This: A darkly comedic Seinfeld spec script set days after 9/11
Read This: A darkly comedic Seinfeld spec script set days after 9/11
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September 11, 2026 at 5:15 PM
9/11 is a great day to reread my viral Seinfeld spec and to remember I’m one of the most talented TV writers available to write for your show. I have $225k in student loans and my family is about to pay OOP for my dad’s post-stroke rehab, so you’d better believe I’m gonna give you my best!
One of my favourite pieces of writing regarding 9/11 comes from @bowiesongs.bsky.social and his piece on David Bowie’s cover of America, performed at the Concert for New York City, and which I think about a lot but especially today. bowiesongs.wordpress.com/2014/09/11/a...
America
America (Simon and Garfunkel, 1968). America (1-2-3, live, the Marquee Club, 1967). America (Bowie, the Concert for New York City, 2001). America (Bowie, Robin Hood Benefit, 2002). Those towers wer…
bowiesongs.wordpress.com
September 11, 2026 at 5:21 PM
One of my favourite pieces of writing regarding 9/11 comes from @bowiesongs.bsky.social and his piece on David Bowie’s cover of America, performed at the Concert for New York City, and which I think about a lot but especially today. bowiesongs.wordpress.com/2014/09/11/a...
youtu.be/iHm7uIC84YM More rock frontmen should be
1) dressed nicely
2) on absolutely ludicrous amounts of stimulants
3) about 5 seconds from killing
1) dressed nicely
2) on absolutely ludicrous amounts of stimulants
3) about 5 seconds from killing
Dr.Feelgood 【She Does It Right】
YouTube video by wa e
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September 8, 2026 at 10:33 PM
youtu.be/iHm7uIC84YM More rock frontmen should be
1) dressed nicely
2) on absolutely ludicrous amounts of stimulants
3) about 5 seconds from killing
1) dressed nicely
2) on absolutely ludicrous amounts of stimulants
3) about 5 seconds from killing
Playing my latest charity shop find. Not what I’d usually expect to have found in Huntingdon but I had to get it!
July 31, 2026 at 12:09 PM
Playing my latest charity shop find. Not what I’d usually expect to have found in Huntingdon but I had to get it!
Early digital recording was the least sexy era of music. George Michael’s I Want Your Sex just sounds like toy keyboard demo tunes
July 13, 2026 at 7:30 AM
Early digital recording was the least sexy era of music. George Michael’s I Want Your Sex just sounds like toy keyboard demo tunes
Sitting in the choir seats at the Albert Hall, so close enough to pick up Internet Will
Happen, which I’m really, really hoping is Elvis Costello and his band’s backstage WiFi hotspot with the worst pun name on Accidents Will Happen imaginable
Happen, which I’m really, really hoping is Elvis Costello and his band’s backstage WiFi hotspot with the worst pun name on Accidents Will Happen imaginable
June 15, 2026 at 7:21 PM
Sitting in the choir seats at the Albert Hall, so close enough to pick up Internet Will
Happen, which I’m really, really hoping is Elvis Costello and his band’s backstage WiFi hotspot with the worst pun name on Accidents Will Happen imaginable
Happen, which I’m really, really hoping is Elvis Costello and his band’s backstage WiFi hotspot with the worst pun name on Accidents Will Happen imaginable
£20 to sit this close to Bill Bruford tonight is what I call a fantastic deal
June 4, 2026 at 6:12 PM
£20 to sit this close to Bill Bruford tonight is what I call a fantastic deal
Two listens into the new Boards of Canada and it’s very, very good. Not as industrial or bleak as some of the early impressions suggested but it definitely feels like it’s stepping back into the same thematic vein of Geogaddi while using a new sound palette
May 28, 2026 at 9:40 PM
Two listens into the new Boards of Canada and it’s very, very good. Not as industrial or bleak as some of the early impressions suggested but it definitely feels like it’s stepping back into the same thematic vein of Geogaddi while using a new sound palette
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Just a little PSA- Neil Gaiman has reactivated his Bluesky account. Because he deactivated before a lot of people could unfollow him, and/or because Bluesky doesn’t remove you from a person’s followers when you block them, a LOT of you are still publicly listed as following him. You should check.
May 18, 2026 at 11:11 AM
Just a little PSA- Neil Gaiman has reactivated his Bluesky account. Because he deactivated before a lot of people could unfollow him, and/or because Bluesky doesn’t remove you from a person’s followers when you block them, a LOT of you are still publicly listed as following him. You should check.
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Petition to save the Humanities at the University of Hertfordshire: c.org/9JLppW5tMS
Sign the Petition
Save the Humanities at the University of Hertfordshire
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May 12, 2026 at 5:24 PM
Petition to save the Humanities at the University of Hertfordshire: c.org/9JLppW5tMS
Running into the streets tonight, proclaiming that our long international nightmare of a 20-ish year, almost unbroken run of poor-to-middling Madonna singles is finally over
April 18, 2026 at 7:38 PM
Running into the streets tonight, proclaiming that our long international nightmare of a 20-ish year, almost unbroken run of poor-to-middling Madonna singles is finally over
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Poor Sleep Linked To Gong https://theonion.com/poor-sleep-linked-to-gong/
April 15, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Poor Sleep Linked To Gong https://theonion.com/poor-sleep-linked-to-gong/
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"The Scottish island of Summerisle, home of the best fruit in Britain. The first thing you notice? No churches. The farmers here practice a fascinating form of pre-Christian worship…and I just learned I'll be playing the lead role in their annual May Day festival. First stop: my costume fitting."
April 9, 2026 at 4:17 PM
"The Scottish island of Summerisle, home of the best fruit in Britain. The first thing you notice? No churches. The farmers here practice a fascinating form of pre-Christian worship…and I just learned I'll be playing the lead role in their annual May Day festival. First stop: my costume fitting."
I for one am glad we’re not all going to die in horrific nuclear hellfire before we find out what this Boards of Canada stuff is about
April 8, 2026 at 7:22 AM
I for one am glad we’re not all going to die in horrific nuclear hellfire before we find out what this Boards of Canada stuff is about
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More songs should start like Monkey Gone to Heaven. "There was a guy." Ok I'm listening, what's this guy up to
February 12, 2026 at 6:30 PM
More songs should start like Monkey Gone to Heaven. "There was a guy." Ok I'm listening, what's this guy up to
They famously did - during this period in the mid 1990s Elton and Luciano could frequently be seen eating out of a bucket, running around a big field and defecating in full view of passing motorists and pedestrians
February 15, 2026 at 9:35 PM
They famously did - during this period in the mid 1990s Elton and Luciano could frequently be seen eating out of a bucket, running around a big field and defecating in full view of passing motorists and pedestrians
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69 pieces inspired by love songs // @themagfields.bsky.social
February 14, 2026 at 3:42 PM
69 pieces inspired by love songs // @themagfields.bsky.social
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Sitting at my grandparents house watching daytime TV. A quiz show hosted by Clive Anderson has just come on and my first thought was “Wow, he’s aged well” before I realised that for some reason they’re showing a 20 year old episode of whatever this is
January 29, 2026 at 1:48 PM
Sitting at my grandparents house watching daytime TV. A quiz show hosted by Clive Anderson has just come on and my first thought was “Wow, he’s aged well” before I realised that for some reason they’re showing a 20 year old episode of whatever this is
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Did Maine Elect the Wrong Collins?
Rockstar Phil would at least admit that there must be some misunderstanding in Minnesota.
Rockstar Phil would at least admit that there must be some misunderstanding in Minnesota.
January 27, 2026 at 11:59 PM
Did Maine Elect the Wrong Collins?
Rockstar Phil would at least admit that there must be some misunderstanding in Minnesota.
Rockstar Phil would at least admit that there must be some misunderstanding in Minnesota.
Pick up the nearest book. Turn to page 42, post the second sentence.
“But almost best of all was Sweet Little Sixteen.”
“But almost best of all was Sweet Little Sixteen.”
Pick up the nearest book. Turn to page 42, post the second sentence.
"Add the onions, aubergine, courgettes, red and yellow peppers and garlic, and cook, stirring constantly, for a few minutes until softened."
"Add the onions, aubergine, courgettes, red and yellow peppers and garlic, and cook, stirring constantly, for a few minutes until softened."
Pick up the nearest book. Turn to page 42, post the second sentence.
"The quiet felt abrupt, as if children had been playing there just moments before."
"The quiet felt abrupt, as if children had been playing there just moments before."
January 21, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Pick up the nearest book. Turn to page 42, post the second sentence.
“But almost best of all was Sweet Little Sixteen.”
“But almost best of all was Sweet Little Sixteen.”