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Finished Reading: Mike Joyce - The Drums by Mike Joyce. A nice little memoir of Joyce’s time in The Smiths. He doesn’t dwell on court cases or royalty disputes or anything like that. Just the sheer joy of being in one of the greatest bands.📚
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Read: In Another World - The Four Seasons Of Talk Talk by Graeme Thomson. A fantastic book that makes you listen to and hear the Talk Talk albums in a different light. The best kind of music book.📚
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Watched: Eno. I enjoyed this. Brian Eno is still a very inspiring person. 🍿
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","summary":"\"I Believe In You\" by Talk Talk\n\nListen on Apple Music\n\nYour browser does not support the audio element.\n\nWhat's a song you only listen to when you're completely alone?\nThat would be most songs but this demands close listening.\n\nView Stephen Pieper's Crucial Tracks profile","url":"https://www.crucialtracks.org/profile/stefp/20260701","date_published":"2026-07-01T22:05:39+00:00","author":{"name":"Stephen Pieper","url":"https://stephenpieper.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F43%2F174.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"stefp"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-01 22:05","date_timestamp":1782943539,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":true,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"92512364","content_html":"Crucial Track for 19 June 2026: crucialtracks.org
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","summary":"\"Come On Let's Go\" by Broadcast\n\nListen on Apple Music\n\nYour browser does not support the audio element.\n\nI’ve just bought every Broadcast album on vinyl. Here’s a favourite song to celebrate.\n\nView Stephen Pieper's Crucial Tracks profile","url":"https://www.crucialtracks.org/profile/stefp/20260617","date_published":"2026-06-17T19:25:42+00:00","author":{"name":"Stephen Pieper","url":"https://stephenpieper.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F43%2F174.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"stefp"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-17 19:25","date_timestamp":1781724342,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":true,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"92223315","content_html":"I saw lots of posts this morning from people complaining that “person” was trending in their social media. Do they STILL not know how this stuff works?
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","summary":"\"Dreaming\" by Blondie\n\nListen on Apple Music\n\nYour browser does not support the audio element.\n\nA song from your teenage years.\n\nView Stephen Pieper's Crucial Tracks profile","url":"https://www.crucialtracks.org/profile/stefp/20260605","date_published":"2026-06-05T17:55:11+00:00","author":{"name":"Stephen Pieper","url":"https://stephenpieper.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F43%2F174.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"stefp"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-05 17:55","date_timestamp":1780682111,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":true,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91495994","content_html":"Crucial Track for 03 June 2026: crucialtracks.org
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