Alex Jones

Music and vinyl obsessive.

[Alex Jones @XanderGJones]

I have one ticket for sale for Gorillaz tonight at Bradford Live, if anyone is interested, let me know #gorillaz

[Nina 🐙 Byzantina @NinaByzantina]

This is a great little case study on how the media works.

The claim: HALF OF THE WOMEN IN JAPAN WERE SAMURAI! GROUNDBREAKING!

To ensure that you’re thinking that they were warriors in the battlefield, The Independent shows you a nice photo of samurai armor, on top of what you already know about the samurai from modern pop culture. At this stage, you’re primed to wipe your tears thinking about girl power in unexpected places (or get angry about). And, of course, many people only look at the headline, to begin with.

What the article actually says:

“The mercenary group developed into a rural gentry and by 1615 they had moved away from the battlefield to serve as government officials, scholars, and patrons of the arts.

It is here where half of the samurai class were women and although they did not tend to fight they were a vital part of the elite order, playing a key role both on and off the battlefield.”

In other words, by the time of the Tokugawa shogunate, between the early 1600s and the late 19th-century imperial restoration, the warrior class served various *administrative roles* employed by the government.

So, a bunch of women, likely in privileged social positions, worked for the government. That’s cool, I guess, considering the rigidity of the Japanese social structure in terms of the hierarchy and the gender/sex-based roles. But that’s not what they wanted us to think.

Furthermore, this is clearly more than simply clickbait. It’s *deliberately* misleading. And if a seemingly benign article on Japanese history is misleading, imagine how misleading hot political topics may be.

[Alex Jones @XanderGJones]

I have a spare Everything Everything @E_E_ ticket for Manchester tonight if anyone wants it. £30! Reply or DM me please

[Alex Jones @XanderGJones]

@BloodRecs @RoyelOtis Do the new Deftones

[Alex Jones @XanderGJones]

@begbie_kei82227 @uexpectme2talk @CheapVinylUK Shame! Seems like they occasionally do fulfil orders, but not often. Not gonna get my hopes up again for any sale links with these guys

[Alex Jones @XanderGJones]

@ActionRecords @sparksofficial Is a ticket needed for this or can we just show up?

[Cherry Red Records @CherryRedGroup]

We’re saddened to hear of the passing of David Thomas, the visionary frontman of Pere Ubu. David was a true pioneer of the avant-garde and his music and art reshaped the boundaries of post-punk and inspired generations. We are proud to have worked with him.

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[Alex Jones @XanderGJones]

@NickChicane Band show for Manchester too please!

[Alex Jones @XanderGJones]

@BloodRecs @BCNRband Wow I got lucky with that one 🫢

[Alex Jones @XanderGJones]

@BloodRecs Sparks - MAD! that would be a treat.

[Alex Jones @XanderGJones]

Anyone who's clearly not a scammer/fake account got a Deftones ticket for Halifax?

[Alex Jones @XanderGJones]

Anyone selling 1 Deftones ticket for Halifax?

[Alex Jones @XanderGJones]

@RecordTokens @AlbumDayUK Skunk Anansie - Stoosh
Rolling Stones - Flowers
Coldplay - Parachutes
The Who - Who
S Club 7 - S Club
Oasis - Be Here Now
Queen - A Kind of Magic
Girls Aloud - The Sound of Girls Aloud
Mis-Teeq - Eye Candy
The Proclaimers - Dentures Out
Spice Girls - Spice

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[Alex Jones @XanderGJones]

@RecordTokens @AlbumDayUK Red herring = Paramore - All We Know Is Falling (🇺🇸 not 🇬🇧)...

Massive Attack - Mezzanine
The Smiths - Hatful of Hollow
ELO - Out of the Blue
Pet Shop Boys - Yes
Black Sabbath - Born Again
The Kinks - Face to Face
Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon
The Beatles - Yellow Submarine

[Alex Jones @XanderGJones]

@TobyPhilbin Sorry mate not anymore

[Alex Jones @XanderGJones]

Spare ticket for Bdrmm tonight at Yes in Manchester! Let me know if you want it

[Alex Jones @XanderGJones]

Got a spare ticket to see Bdrmm tomorrow night at Yes in Manchester, if anyone wants it!

[Alex Jones @XanderGJones]

@PiccadillyRecs @fontainesdublin @XLRECORDINGS Fair enough!