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<rss version="2.0"><channel><description>Writer, DJ and (one-time) academic .. in no particular order. I’ve got plenty of Java and Chesterfield Kings and I’m waiting for your call.</description><link>https://bsky.app/profile/profpop.bsky.social</link><title>@profpop.bsky.social - Simon Philo</title><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/profpop.bsky.social/post/3mk3fgsewa22g</link><description>🙏 to all who rocked up for last night’s CRC 🎶&#xA;&#xA;Join us next month for a deep dive into the self-titled debut LP by A Flock Of Seagulls. The cover’s a bit of a shocker, I know, but come along and find out what lies within.</description><pubDate>22 Apr 2026 11:29 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:bexq7zho2oz2v3plas4cuics/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk3fgsewa22g</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/profpop.bsky.social/post/3mk2wug3lmk2k</link><description>#DavidsMonthOfMusic&#xA;#MusicChallenge&#xA;#MusicSky&#xA;&#xA;Day 22: A Song From The 1980s&#xA;&#xA;Rush | Red Barchetta | 1981&#xA;&#xA;“Wind in my hair / Shifting and drifting / Mechanical music / Adrenaline surge ..”&#xA;&#xA;https://youtu.be/FAvQSkK8Z8U?si=o_4IOk1GIyz_WNF0</description><pubDate>22 Apr 2026 07:09 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:bexq7zho2oz2v3plas4cuics/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk2wug3lmk2k</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/profpop.bsky.social/post/3mk2wk5dyo22k</link><description>#ArtistFaveAlbumTrax&#xA;#MusicChallenge &#xA;&#xA;Day 3 = Track 3&#xA;&#xA;World Party | Ship Of Fools | Private Revolution | 1987&#xA;&#xA;“Avarice and greed are gonna drive you over the endless sea / They will leave you drifting in the shallows / Or drowning in the oceans of history ..”&#xA;&#xA;https://youtu.be/d2vK0HrajeU?si=MVuG5lq-F74O_zkk</description><pubDate>22 Apr 2026 07:03 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:bexq7zho2oz2v3plas4cuics/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk2wk5dyo22k</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/profpop.bsky.social/post/3mjyfiax2vk2k</link><description>#DavidsMonthOfMusic&#xA;#MusicChallenge&#xA;#MusicSky&#xA;&#xA;Day 21: A Cover&#xA;&#xA;This Mortal Coil | Song To The Siren | 1983&#xA;&#xA;“On the floating shipless oceans / I did all my best to smile / Till your singing eyes and fingers / Drew me loving to your isle ..”&#xA;&#xA;https://youtu.be/6GFteqnmoxg?si=GlpUfjFvbBBNx5Kb</description><pubDate>21 Apr 2026 06:52 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:bexq7zho2oz2v3plas4cuics/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjyfiax2vk2k</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/profpop.bsky.social/post/3mjyf7kk3yc2k</link><description>#ArtistFaveAlbumTrax &#xA;#MusicChallenge &#xA;&#xA;Day 2 = Track 2&#xA;&#xA;The Smiths | Rusholme Ruffians | Meat Is Murder | 1985&#xA;&#xA;“Then someone falls in love and someone&#39;s beaten up / Someone&#39;s beaten up and the senses being dulled are mine ..”&#xA;&#xA;https://youtu.be/bQyvR1f89Eo?si=VlHi4B7Ibz5-NfCT</description><pubDate>21 Apr 2026 06:47 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:bexq7zho2oz2v3plas4cuics/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjyf7kk3yc2k</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/profpop.bsky.social/post/3mjx45rfcc223</link><description>@pocketlint.bsky.social 🎶&#xA;&#xA;[contains quote post or other embedded content]</description><pubDate>20 Apr 2026 18:33 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:bexq7zho2oz2v3plas4cuics/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjx45rfcc223</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/profpop.bsky.social/post/3mjwtxmyudc2t</link><description>Our featured LP this month is Sparks’ ‘No.1 in Heaven’ (1979). As ever, we’ll be playing the full album on vinyl. &#xA;&#xA;Plus, if you have 2 or 3 examples of records that you consider to be ground-breaking, then bring ‘em along and we’ll give ‘em a spin. &#xA;&#xA;Join us Tuesday from 7.30pm 🎶</description><pubDate>20 Apr 2026 16:06 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:bexq7zho2oz2v3plas4cuics/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjwtxmyudc2t</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/profpop.bsky.social/post/3mjvv66bmr22t</link><description>#DavidsMonthOfMusic&#xA;&#xA;Day 20: Song With A Number In The Title&#xA;&#xA;Bob Dorough | Three Is A Magic Number | 1971&#xA;&#xA;“Every triangle has three corners / Every triangle has three sides / No more, no less&#xA;You don&#39;t have to guess / That is three, can&#39;t you see? / It&#39;s the magic number”&#xA;&#xA;https://youtu.be/ZfrVOjx9nwo?si=w88ZaBvNVRcTYseu</description><pubDate>20 Apr 2026 06:55 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:bexq7zho2oz2v3plas4cuics/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjvv66bmr22t</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/profpop.bsky.social/post/3mjvuf5hgoc2t</link><description>#ArtistFaveAlbumTrax &#xA;#MusicChallenge &#xA;&#xA;Day 1 = Track 1&#xA;&#xA;Human League | The Things That Dreams Are Made Of | Dare | 1981&#xA;&#xA;“New York, ice cream, TV, travel, good times / Norman Wisdom, Johnny, Joey, Dee Dee, good times ..”&#xA;&#xA;https://youtu.be/hwW0pUr-Yv0?si=8jWGXgqJOeCrrtvo</description><pubDate>20 Apr 2026 06:41 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:bexq7zho2oz2v3plas4cuics/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjvuf5hgoc2t</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/profpop.bsky.social/post/3mju3xyr2w22i</link><description>#DavidsMonthOfMusic &#xA;&#xA;Day 19: A Song From Your Favourite Album &#xA;&#xA;ABC | Valentine’s Day | Lexicon Of Love | 1982&#xA;&#xA;“When the postman don&#39;t call on Valentine&#39;s Day / And Santa Claus don&#39;t come on a Christmas Day ..” &#xA;&#xA;https://youtu.be/U43nmTC-8nc?si=AYcmOPCUiqPLYuIt</description><pubDate>19 Apr 2026 13:51 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:bexq7zho2oz2v3plas4cuics/app.bsky.feed.post/3mju3xyr2w22i</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/profpop.bsky.social/post/3mjqx7rhc7s2t</link><description>#DavidsMonthOfMusic&#xA;&#xA;Day 18: A Song From The 1990s&#xA;&#xA;George Michael | Waiting For That Day | 1990&#xA;&#xA;“Now everybody&#39;s talking about this new decade / Like you say the magic numbers / Then just say goodbye to the stupid mistakes you made ..”&#xA;&#xA;https://youtu.be/4bH4EhBN180?si=NSHwZwgCF2kTTFG3</description><pubDate>18 Apr 2026 07:48 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:bexq7zho2oz2v3plas4cuics/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjqx7rhc7s2t</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/profpop.bsky.social/post/3mjofg6fmyc2j</link><description>It’s the morning-after, Revolutionaries! ICYMI here’s your handy catch-up link to the latest edition of CHILDREN OF REVOLUTION. As ever, stuffed full of pop goodness. Enjoy - the Prof x&#xA;&#xA;@paulamt.bsky.social &#xA;@ellibin.bsky.social &#xA;@ianrose75.bsky.social &#xA;&#xA;👉 https://strangerradio.mixlr.com/recordings/3095297</description><pubDate>17 Apr 2026 07:24 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:bexq7zho2oz2v3plas4cuics/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjofg6fmyc2j</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/profpop.bsky.social/post/3mjoecvxtcs2j</link><description>#DavidsMonthOfMusic&#xA;&#xA;Day 17: A Day Of The Week In The Title&#xA;&#xA;The Cure | 10.15 Saturday Night | 1979 &#xA;&#xA;“ .. And the tap drips under the striplight / And I’m sitting in the kitchen sink ..”&#xA;&#xA;https://youtu.be/okiCApJeonQ?si=qrxzUlhk-MisUG7c</description><pubDate>17 Apr 2026 07:05 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:bexq7zho2oz2v3plas4cuics/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjoecvxtcs2j</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/profpop.bsky.social/post/3mjn6whbbes2w</link><description>.. and that, my Revolutionary comrades, is pretty much that for this edition of #COTR … Back with a New Wave special on Thu 30 April … 🙏 for listening, take care, be nice to each other, kind to yourself and listen to 💙 not the heartless - the Prof x</description><pubDate>16 Apr 2026 19:56 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:bexq7zho2oz2v3plas4cuics/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjn6whbbes2w</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/profpop.bsky.social/post/3mjn6hgghh22w</link><description>Up next here on #COTR - it’s your Top 3 UK singles from this very day 57 years ago .. 16/4/69&#xA;&#xA;Listen &gt;&gt;&gt; strangerradio.com</description><pubDate>16 Apr 2026 19:47 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:bexq7zho2oz2v3plas4cuics/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjn6hgghh22w</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/profpop.bsky.social/post/3mjn6ebwo6c2w</link><description>Now and next on CHILDREN OF THE REVOLUTION - we hear from Al and George …&#xA;&#xA;📻 strangerradio.com</description><pubDate>16 Apr 2026 19:45 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:bexq7zho2oz2v3plas4cuics/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjn6ebwo6c2w</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/profpop.bsky.social/post/3mjn64m6ex22w</link><description>Now and next on CHILDREN OF THE REVOLUTION - we hear from Al and George …&#xA;&#xA;📻 strangerradio.com</description><pubDate>16 Apr 2026 19:41 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:bexq7zho2oz2v3plas4cuics/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjn64m6ex22w</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/profpop.bsky.social/post/3mjn5jldwhs2w</link><description>Now and next here on #COTR - it’s the Clash and SLF! &#xA;&#xA;Listen to our LIVESTREAM &gt;&gt;&gt; strangerradio.com</description><pubDate>16 Apr 2026 19:30 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:bexq7zho2oz2v3plas4cuics/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjn5jldwhs2w</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/profpop.bsky.social/post/3mjn5e3bthc2w</link><description>Up next here on #COTR - it’s the 3rd and final track from our Album of the Month …&#xA;&#xA;Listen &gt;&gt;&gt; strangerradio.com</description><pubDate>16 Apr 2026 19:27 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:bexq7zho2oz2v3plas4cuics/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjn5e3bthc2w</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/profpop.bsky.social/post/3mjn55wjizs2w</link><description>#NowPlaying Boomtown Rats “Like Clockwork” (1978)&#xA;&#xA;On CHILDREN OF THE REVOLUTION &#xA;&#xA;Listen LIVE and DIRECT &gt;&gt;&gt; strangerradio.com</description><pubDate>16 Apr 2026 19:24 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:bexq7zho2oz2v3plas4cuics/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjn55wjizs2w</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/profpop.bsky.social/post/3mjn4qa6pmc2w</link><description>Now and next on #COTR - a soft rock double-play heading your way! &#xA;&#xA;Listen &gt;&gt;&gt; strangerradio.com</description><pubDate>16 Apr 2026 19:16 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:bexq7zho2oz2v3plas4cuics/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjn4qa6pmc2w</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/profpop.bsky.social/post/3mjn4mu4qdk2w</link><description>Up next here on CHILDREN OF THE REVOLUTION - it’s Kiki! &#xA;&#xA;Listen to our LIVESTREAM &gt;&gt;&gt; strangerradio.com</description><pubDate>16 Apr 2026 19:14 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:bexq7zho2oz2v3plas4cuics/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjn4mu4qdk2w</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/profpop.bsky.social/post/3mjn4kxbujs2w</link><description>#NowPlaying Glen Campbell “Wichita Lineman” (1968)&#xA;&#xA;Your “1.Outside” offer on #COTR &#xA;&#xA;📻 strangerradio.com</description><pubDate>16 Apr 2026 19:13 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:bexq7zho2oz2v3plas4cuics/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjn4kxbujs2w</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/profpop.bsky.social/post/3mjn3tokkxs2w</link><description>Now and next on #COTR - a t’rrific Two-Toney trifecta for ya! 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