Malcolm Chalmers

So in case you're wondering why i've been quiet... I've done an album. Bandcamp release, 8 tracks, varied styles. You can download at ursamal.bandcamp.com If you're broke and want a free copy, message me and let me know. Also, recently... ursamal.bandcamp.com

@bbboatclub Not quite the same, but I've put an SD card with most of my music on my phone and use the vlc app. Maybe worth a shot?

And I'd go back to having all my music on an mp3 player in a heartbeat, because I miss actual random shuffle, and not this pretend shuffle that streaming sites have now

My first usb key was 64mb and it cost around 50 quid

@pitchfork Anyone tagged @michaelmphysics yet?

It seems reasonable to assume that in 2024, Katy Perry feels like a plastic bag Our review of 143 ↓ pitchfork.com/reviews/albums…

@MrNishKumar thank you so much for a wonderful show tonight in Aberdeen, and I'm sorry for disrupting your flow by nodding too vigorously at your nihilistic masturbation bit.

@lauralexx Fingers crossed?

@TheLastLeg Hi there - I was hoping to pass on some information about a former guest/friend of the show. Is there a suitable email or can you briefly follow for a DM?

@ZachWeiner I'd argue guitar *specifically* is a bad example, as guitar was a very limited instrument before amplification. A 1500s guitarist would be unlikely to play to a crowd of more than 1-200 as they just couldn't be heard over the crowd, compared to a violin, trumpet or similar.

@vickrussotakes I mean live playing in particular. Of course Taylor Swift is one thing, but a regular working guitarist is presumably not playing live for 100x as many people as his equivalent from centuries ago.

Hey econs, stupid question about labor productivity. So, like, over time, wouldn't you expect, perhaps even desire, certain jobs to become less productive? Consider a guitarist. A modern live guitarist is doing basically the same job as a guitarist in the year 1500.

@chris_purgatory Not a chance, that guy's way too young to be president.

any comparisons between biden and bernie at this point are referring to, umm, the other bernie

@bigtexo @ChimeWhistle Can confirm this, it's a proper drop.

@ChimeWhistle @RAIL @TodaysRailways @RailwayMagazine Easily foot to a foot and half on platform 4, 3 and 2.

A news agency has been in touch to ask me to write a piece about stations with big gaps/steep climbs between train and platform. Can anyone tell me of particular extreme examples? @RAIL @TodaysRailways @railwaymagazine

@stacieannechu Words to live life by

@aliterative GODDAMIT DON'T MAKE ME CRY AGAIN.

A clip from TWIST - full show (with bonus Chronos) available from Go Faster Stripe. ⏩ gofasterstripe.com/cgi-bin/w.cgi?… 🎩 patreon.com/AliceFraser/

@phil_makepeace Semis? Someone's feeling optimistic.

@raynefq I had a few talks with musicians and scientists in different roles. I heard "that's a really interesting question!" so many times, usually related to what I considered BASIC research, and I always wondered why other journalists didn't bother.

when i worked in music journalism it was genuinely crazy how openly grateful BIG celebrities were just to be asked a question that displayed baseline curiosity or critical thought about their work. I saw multiple huge artists pause interviews to say how rare/special it was

one point of optimism though is that esp in the midst of so much cultural dreck i think certain celebrities really do value being asked thoughtful & meaningful questions abt their work & that there will increasingly be cultural cachet in having real quality pieces written abt you

@byhut @clppng @Corsica_Studios @subpop @DaveedDiggs If you look carefully, you might see me in the background of one of these shots. You'll recognise me as one of the only people not holding my bloody phone in the air.

Going through some old photos. @clppng first time for us at @Corsica_Studios in 2016. Making plans for next year! @subpop

I've got two tickets for Beth Gibbons in Edinburgh on Tuesday night. Can't go, happy to sell at a loss if someone can use them. Anyone interested?

IM DYING

I've been a fan of Alice Fraser for a while. I was lucky enough to see this show in Edinburgh last year and it was quite possibly the best performance *of any kind* by *anyone* I had ever seen. Music, theatre, athleticism - I don't care, this was better. So, like, go watch it.

Few others have had Steve Albini’s dynamic or stylistic range and, consequently, his infiltrating impact on the very idea of independent music Read more here ↓ p4k.in/EfD1oMG

@Darkfloor Let's go with either Alan is a Cowboy Killer or Gareth Brown Says by Mclusky

@UrsaMal Yea, fuck is right. Gonna be playing a bunch of bits he produced on the show tomorrow AM. Any requests?

Just got home to find Steve Albini has died. Well, fuck.