Declan McCarthy

'She said a good day, Ain't got no rain, She said a bad day's when I lie in bed, And think of things that might have been...' - Paul Simon

[Declan McCarthy @dbpmccarthy]

Earlier this month I was very honoured to give a presentation on 'Purple Rain' at the wonderful #EroticCity40 symposium organised by the amazing @polishedsolid! It's now available to watch on YouTube if anyone wants to check out my talk!

https://t.co/ASHSnbeL6x

[Cineworld @cineworld]

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[Declan McCarthy @dbpmccarthy]

Popping back into this hell hole with lightning speed just to note that the opening line of this ("Squeeze my cherry baby, so the juice can run down my leg"), has its roots in Robert Johnson's 'Traveling Riverside Blues'.

[Vas Christian @TheFunkBible]

Prince losing it while Boni and Wally are being goddamn disgusting (Slow Love Rehearsal) [NSFW]. #Prince4ever

[Declan McCarthy @dbpmccarthy]

So, I think I'm done here. I no longer wish to use a platform operated by a man who bolstered and supported the re-election of a right-wing, fascist, wannabe dictator.

If anyone wants me, I'll be on Instagram (dbpmccarthy).

Take care.

[m’kaila🫀 @mkailasobLIVion]

this is what yall voted for btw

[Declan McCarthy @dbpmccarthy]

I really hope I'm wrong, but I have such a sinking feeling about this whole thing. Still early days though...

[Declan McCarthy @dbpmccarthy]

Oh man. What a titan of contemporary music.

No doubt there'll be a lot of focus on his work with Michael Jackson, but even if he'd never even worked with MJ, he'd still have one of the most illustrious careers in the history of popular music.

Hell of a legacy.

R.I.P.

[BBC Breaking News @BBCBreaking]

Quincy Jones, musician and producer who worked with Michael Jackson, Frank Sinatra and many others, dies aged 91 https://t.co/8l69Q5Vgyz

[Declan McCarthy @dbpmccarthy]

Made the most of hmv's 40% off Criterion Collection sale this weekend to quell the growing existential dread I feel about Tuesday...

[Declan McCarthy @dbpmccarthy]

@sms130official Which makes the entire situation terrifying.

[Declan McCarthy @dbpmccarthy]

How is this even legal?

[Headquarters @HQNewsNow]

Trump: Let's put Liz Cheney with a rifle standing there with nine barrels shooting at her. Let's see how she feels about it when the guns are trained on her face

[Declan McCarthy @dbpmccarthy]

@iamslickrick_ Which is why I'm fully on board with Biden's "garbage" comment 😂 At this point if they're still in the Trump train after all this, they've made their choice...

[Declan McCarthy @dbpmccarthy]

@iamslickrick_ Someone asked me recently if I thought anything could happen in the next few days to turn the tide substantially. But he's already done about sixty things over the last ten years that would have killed anyone else's career stone dead, so there really is no bottom to this. Mad.

[Declan McCarthy @dbpmccarthy]

@iamslickrick_ I just can't with these people...

[Declan McCarthy @dbpmccarthy]

One of the most appropriate album covers I've ever seen, because this album will take your fucking head off. Holy hell.

[Declan McCarthy @dbpmccarthy]

This is fence-sitting cowardice.

https://t.co/tUFxPRtakc

[Declan McCarthy @dbpmccarthy]

NEW REVIEW

Really enjoying @ChuckProphet's new album featuring @QIENSAVE, Wake The Dead, and wrote up some thoughts about it for @nowthenmag!

Link below for those who are interested.

[Now Then Magazine @nowthenmag]

"The lyrical landscape of Wake The Dead is one evidently haunted by the ever-present spectre of mortality"

@DBPMcCarthy reviews the new offering from @ChuckProphet and collaborators ¿@QIENSAVE? 🎶

@yeproc
https://t.co/UurapDWzVW

[Declan McCarthy @dbpmccarthy]

This is actually quite surprising considering how lukewarm the critical and financial reception for Kingdom was.

Not that I'm complaining. I'll take all the Apes films I can get.

[The Hollywood Handle @HollywoodHandle]

A new ‘PLANET OF THE APES’ film is officially in the works.

Releasing in 2027.

(Via: https://t.co/v975mckaCP)

[Declan McCarthy @dbpmccarthy]

@gavinlenaghan It does seem to be in pretty good condition thankfully! Charity shops can be so hit and miss these days with vinyl, but every so often something falls through the cracks.

[Declan McCarthy @dbpmccarthy]

Thrilled to have stumbled across a copy of this in a St. Lukes yesterday for £4.50!!

Only the second copy I've ever seen in the wild round here over the years.

They had a run of the mill McCartney album priced up at £19, so I'm not entirely sure they knew what they had here.

[Declan McCarthy @dbpmccarthy]

@sms130official Very jealous! I scored a sealed copy of What Time Is It last year, but The Time vinyl just generally seems to be in short supply around here unfortunately...

[Declan McCarthy @dbpmccarthy]

And my The Time LP collection is now complete!