Bill Drummond reflects, thinks, then acts.
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Links for 20-12-25
“It is estimated that more than 100,000 songs are uploaded to Spotify every single day, and that’s just one streaming service. This glut of music is unprecedented. Fewer tracks were released in the entirety of 1989.”
You need a filter to make sense of modern music in 2025. Far Out Magazine does a half decent job here. I’m a little ashamed to say that only two of these albums have been on my radar in the past twelve months. Maybe of more itnerest is what didn’t make the list?
Essex Pedal Power Colchester project gives away 900th bike
Good. It’s always a pleasure to see these out in the wild when I’m cycling around town. They are genuinely helping people to understand what can be achieved with active travel around a town / city that can be, ahem, a little hostile to cycling.
Links for 18-12-25
“London has become a Wild West thanks to cyclists riding on pavements at speeds of up to 70 miles per hour and exhibiting an “arrogant culture of non-compliance”
Links for 17-12-25
From pigeon droppings to public art: Clapham Junction underpass gets a dramatic makeover
The Wankerville Bridge at Clap’ham North is up next.
Richard Williams has exquisite taste.
Links for 16-12-25
Puerile, for sure. But I still haven’t forgiven #lolspurs for 1991.
The New Cue #554 December 15: Wreckless Eric
“McSweeney’s fanatically “centrist” war on the left, by turning the Labour Party into a hollow shell indistinguishable from the Conservative Party, has broken the two-party system and paved the way for the rise of Nigel Farage’s Reform UK – which, it seems, can now only be challenged by the very left that McSweeney and his frontman Starmer have purged from the Labour Party.”
He was a little shit at a crap Lambeth Council. Now he’s a little shit in an even crapper central government.
Links for 12-12-25
Nottingham Forest 1984 Rare Wrangler Home Football Shirt Medium adidas Vintage
From the party that brought you ‘cycle lanes are a waste of money’: Reform UK council hails “excellent” new bike path, celebrating “safer and greener environment for everyone”
Links for 11-12-25
Lidl-Trek reveal signature colourful jersey for 2026, complete with new AI sponsor
Links for 10-12-25
Government must “move from good intentions to a clear long-term plan” for cycling, campaigners warn, as £626 million active travel investment announced
One Less Car, etc
Links for 08-12-25
How do we create a social web using just the web?
We don’t. Tell It Like It Is, Dave Winer.