Media Monkeys

Producing & Directing stuff, mainly live stand-up and documentaries.

[TonyYorath FROM THE RIVER TO THE SEA. @TonyYorath]

No no no let’s blame immigrants

[pete selby @PeteSelby1]

Without doubt Robert Whitaker took the best pictures of The Beatles. I’m going to say his Japan ‘66 shots are the finest of the lot

[Melodies & Masterpieces @SVG__Collection]

The most extraordinary Women in Jazz. A thread🧵

Meet the groundbreaking women who defied the odds and transformed jazz...

“There’s no excuse for the young people not knowing who the heroes and heroines are or were.”

1. Billie Holiday

[Ace Records @AceRecordsLtd]

John Barry - Something's Up! Film, TV & Studio Work 1964-1967 will be released: 27.09.2024 📽️ (Compiled by @rocking_bob)

[Melodies & Masterpieces @SVG__Collection]

History of the Guitar in Jazz (by Norman Mongan)

[Slow Ways @SlowWaysUK]

It's incredible what we can achieve when we come together!

People across the country are collaborating to create an intercity walking network for everyone.

Join us!

Purple = triple-checked and verified 🐌

Green = Still needs some checkers!

Could you check a bit? Know someone close to a green stretch who could?

https://t.co/2pYa9YFoM4

Tweet us if you need help getting started or want suggestions of routes to walk. ♥️👍🏻🐌

#SlowWays

[Melodies & Masterpieces @SVG__Collection]

25 overlooked, underrated but essential Jazz albums. A thread🧵

Please add to the comments if you have more recommendations...

1. Hank Mobley Quintet - Hank Mobley Quintet

[Melodies & Masterpieces @SVG__Collection]

A Great Day in Harlem

Ever wondered who is where in the picture?

📷 by Art Kane (August 12, 1958)

[Brian Groom @GroomB]

Women drinking in the Bricklayers Arms, Ordsall, Salford, 1977, by Phil Portus @PhilPortusPhoto. Exhibition and book: photographs of Salford life in the 1970s. https://t.co/kfHOWkqgIR

[Melodies & Masterpieces @SVG__Collection]

JOHN COLTRANE

“Invest yourself in everything you do. There's fun in being serious.”

[Melodies & Masterpieces @SVG__Collection]

John Coltrane: 10 alternative albums you should give a listen. A thread 🧵

Happy listening!

1. John Coltrane Quartet - Ballads

[Michael Shermer @michaelshermer]

Great thinkers are often prescient in their pronouncements, and Hannah Arendt is one of the greats...

[Annie @AnnieForTruth]

Trump’s platform!

[Republican Accountability @AccountableGOP]

Mike Pence: “President Trump asked me to put him over the Constitution. But I chose the Constitution, and I always will...Anyone who puts himself over the Constitution should never be president of the United States.” (Aug. 2023)

[stu craig @stuiebacon]

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Soul/jazz monthly SPINNING STAX OF SOUL JAZZ @okeh_suedehead @slimoneill @tony_import @jazz_social @trojan_sc @Soulscorch101 @_LisaDea @santorini123 @pjhailes @SpiggyTope @jonnymac62 @IPhillips79 @luis111111113 @cernejpudinkcz @fuzzyian ✌️

[Ian Dunt @IanDunt]

Oh I see, he said it out loud

[Parody Nigel Farage @Parody_PM]

Woman who was beaten by a lettuce after 49 days says Kamala Harris is not up to the job. https://t.co/xTxE7ZNLSZ

[RTÉ News @rtenews]

Team Ireland's uniform for the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics will feature an embroidered county crest for each athlete to showcase their home county. Athletes from 31 counties will represent Ireland at the Games.
Read more: https://t.co/SpzO0QulYe
#Paris2024 #Olympics

[soultracks @soultrackscom]

We are devasted to pass on the news of the death of the last surviving original member of The Four Tops, Abdul "Duke" Fakir https://t.co/UXFTlrOJOE