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Deflated I may be today, but I got to write about End of the Road festival (@EOTR) for DIY Mag. It’s perhaps the greatest place on earth (and I’ve been to the M&Ms store!). Thanks to everyone who let me do this ❤️
For 18 years, End of the Road Festival (@EOTR) has orchestrated the final gasp of summertime hedonism, and this year feels more joyful than ever. Read our review of the weekend - feat. @cmatbaby, Sleater-Kinney, @TheRealYLT and more - onsite now. diymag.com/review/live/end-o…
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The brand new @ististmusic album ‘Light A Bigger Fire’ is out today. It’s their best work so far and is coinciding with their growth across the UK & Europe as a now fully fledged international touring artist.
Went all the way to Croatia to have a *bit of a moment* watching a band from my hometown (Lambrini Girls). Read my review or SHIP festival at the link below. It’s mostly about cats so… thelineofbestfit.com/feature…
At the second edition of SHIP festival – the Šibenik-based celebration of the best in new European and Croatian music – @HaydenMerrick96 finds a showcase event firming pushing things forward, and in the right direction buff.ly/3MNy6oJ
Happy new Dummy album day to all who celebrate! It’s what we in England would call a CORKER
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End of the Road festival: A village fete version of the Crystal Maze, where anything can happen and usually does loudandquiet.com/short/end-o… #EndOfTheRoad @EOTR
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Ahead of the release of their second album, Midas, on @CommunionMusic, Wunderhorse tells @HaydenMerrick96 about recording at Pachyderm Studios in Minnesota, forming the sonic blueprint of the record and their Eno-inspired ethos buff.ly/3MnZn0N
Wrote “constructive-critically” about one of my faves (@illuminatihotts) according to my top-notch editor
After mastering the art of irreverent power-pop, illuminati hotties tone down the mischief on an uncharacteristically sincere document of honeymoon contentment and goofy domestic bliss | tinyurl.com/mr42uutt
✍️ by @HaydenMerrick96
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i think what we've discovered tonight is that Farage has been lying.
britain doesn't actually agree with him.
he doesn't 'have a point'.
could we stop putting him on the tv now?
since he basically only represents a fringe that have fallen for his lies.
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Trump saying that Tim Walz will unleash hell on earth is legit hilarious. This guy? Yeah looks terrifying 😂

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Nazi salutes, swastika tattoos, defecating in gardens, looting local shops, attacking mosques, chanting fascist slogans, throwing missiles at everyone & setting police stations on fire, but don’t you dare call them “far right
Well, just plain “Nazis” it is then
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Do remember that if you see a group of people attacking a mosque or throwing bricks at the police this weekend, they aren’t ‘ordinary people’ or ‘concerned citizens’, they’re cunts.
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#1 The US president has no control over Olympic rules.
#2 This woman is not “transgender”. She was born a woman and has always identified as a woman since birth.
#3 Stop spreading hate towards transgender people merely because you are angry about the Olympic rules that allow a woman to compete as a woman, in a woman’s sport.
Yes, a biological woman can have XY chromosomes due to certain genetic conditions. Stop being so ignorant and using this to attack trans people. Stop oversimplifying a complex situation.
I don’t know what the right move is here but ignorance and hate is not the solution.
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People of Southport repairing the wall of the mosque - *actual* patriots clearing up after racist shitheads who use faux patriotism as an excuse for a drunken fight.
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If there’s any fibre of your being, that thinks doing this to the community that is already in mourning of those children, is in any way helpful & a step towards “getting your country back” then you have well and truly lost your fucking mind.
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I think there’s a sense the next 100 days could shut the door on Trump’s political future. That’s where some of this energy is coming from IMO.
We’ve worked & struggled for 8 yrs to protect America from him. And on the national level, the worst MAY be behind us if we win. 1/🧵
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Today sees the 25th anniversary reissue of US trio Rainer Maria's candid, messy and cathartic second album Look Now Look Again through @polyvinyl. The band's Caithlin de Marrais recently spoke to Best Fit about the making of emo's most underrated album buff.ly/3Yg8c45
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Woman who was beaten by a lettuce after 49 days says Kamala Harris is not up to the job. xitter.cf/wallstreetcar/status/1…