Ben R. Atkinson

In some alternate reality I'm still on the radio AND making music. Find me on other social platforms under the same handle.

[Ben R. Atkinson @BenRAtkinson]

Decided to leave the bile + alternative facts behind. Been on Twitter since '09 and really found my tribe here. Over the past four years also used it for PhD hybrid fieldwork. For that reason, I'll keep the profile but mothball it.

Find me on Threads/BlueSky 🧵

Over and out! 💬

[Ben R. Atkinson @BenRAtkinson]

@DavidVeevers1 Don't be a stranger, may see you down the road.

P.S. finally finished the audiobook, a brilliant piece of work.

[Ben R. Atkinson @BenRAtkinson]

Decided to leave the bile + alternative facts behind. Been on Twitter since '09 and really found my tribe here. Over the past four years also used it for PhD hybrid fieldwork. For that reason, I'll keep the profile but mothball it.

Find me on Threads/BlueSky 🧵

Over and out! 💬

[Ben R. Atkinson @BenRAtkinson]

@DollyHPN One of my very favourites! Amazing musical. Gutted I missed the tour in Nottingham a couple weeks ago!

[Ben R. Atkinson @BenRAtkinson]

This week on Ben's Country Music Show, a chance to listen again to our CMA Awards Special. Ben brings you music from all the nominees for the 58th CMA Awards taking place in Nashville later this month. Full list of stations and listen again on the website: https://t.co/deDPcGWLPl

[Ben R. Atkinson @BenRAtkinson]

Looking forward to presenting at the @OfficialBAAS PG Symposium on Thurs and 'zooming' in virtually to the University of Sussex. Been working on my paper this evening, 'American Requiem: Addressing the black roots of country music and deconstructing a pre-determined future'.

[Ben R. Atkinson @BenRAtkinson]

Listen to my new single, Country Folk, on YouTube. The album is out in January and you can pre-order now on Bandcamp 🤠

Ben Atkinson - Country Folk (Visualiser) https://t.co/6YC3fJ5TPu via @YouTube

[Ben R. Atkinson @BenRAtkinson]

The floofs say, good morning! Now where are our treats?! 🐇

[Ben R. Atkinson @BenRAtkinson]

Watched the new documentary this evening on musician and composer extraordinaire, John Williams. Just the most wonderful music, and an amazing life story. The perfect antidote to the world outside right now. You can find it on Disney+
https://t.co/dLm6CeX0BN

[Ben R. Atkinson @BenRAtkinson]

@FionaBowler I don't belieeeeve it! 😂

[Ben R. Atkinson @BenRAtkinson]

This 👇 Exactly why I'm still here (and on other platforms). We have to shine those lights in the dark and although grately diminished, I still find some of my tribe hanging on in this space 💛

[Beci Carver @becimay]

If you’re leaving Twitter now, I’ll miss you. For me it’s still a decent antidote to feeling intellectually alone, not that that goes away (maybe it shouldn’t), but it does soften when I’m here. Yes Elon’s everywhere now; I weave through to the people I like at the party 🩵

[Ben R. Atkinson @BenRAtkinson]

Trying to find the light in little things this week, away from the news and more in nature. For me it's the turning of the seasons and autumn leaves. My favourite season of the year 🧡🍂

[Tim Johns @timoncheese]

Big days in politics are bookmarked by a brilliant @BBCNewsnight montage.
Here is tonight’s courtesy of @adamlivingst0n3.
I always urge broadcaster journalism students to check them out.
You’ll see camera angles and music choices you didn’t see elsewhere

[Ben R. Atkinson @BenRAtkinson]

@Komaniecki_R Took my son to school, worked on a PhD chapter I'm writing about black women in US country music, then picked my son up and took him to his swimming lesson. Anything to take my mind off reality today.

[Benjy Sarlin @BenjySarlin]

Jon Stewart’s 2-minute history lesson here is worth everyone’s time before we start confidently breaking out our theories of what happened

[Ben R. Atkinson @BenRAtkinson]

@SuRoys1 Yes. I don't really have the words right now. May not for a while x

[Ben R. Atkinson @BenRAtkinson]

All this week I've been working on a PhD chapter on black women in American popular music, the fight for recognition and parity with their white male counterparts. News from America overnight, tells you all you need to know about why work to uncover such stories is so important.

[Zach W. Lambert @ZachWLambert]

What a devastating indictment of our country.

[Ben R. Atkinson @BenRAtkinson]

@MichaelJStern1 As someone in the final throws of writing. PhD thesis on misogyny in American music, I'm going to have to say yes. Yes it is.

[Ben R. Atkinson @BenRAtkinson]

This week on Ben's Country Music Show our album of the week is @KelseaBallerini's #1 record Patterns. Plus new music from Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton's Smokey Mountain DNA and something special from.... me! 👀

Listen on your local station, catch up at https://t.co/deDPcGWdZN 📻

[Ben R. Atkinson @BenRAtkinson]

Stream my single 'Country Folk' on @Spotify or all streaming platforms now. It's the second song from my new album of the same name, which you can pre-order on Bandcamp ahead of its release in January.

https://t.co/r2KZSz7Lve

https://t.co/OHj7IgpVba

[Ben R. Atkinson @BenRAtkinson]

You have to watch the whole thing to see how excellent it is, they especially nailed The Donald and Joe. Brilliant, and a savvy move from VP Harris two days out! 🔥

[Art Candee 🍿🥤 @ArtCandee]

In case you missed Saturday Night Live last night…

Here is the entire full SNL cold open with Maya Rudolph, VP Kamala Harris, Andy Samburg, Jim Gaffigan, Bowen Yang, and Dana Carvey.

James Austin Johnson nailed Donald Trump!

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