I'm so serious, if you stop using your creativity, imagination and thinking abilities you will LOSE them. Millions of people willingly giving up their intellects, the very thing that makes them human, is a nightmare straight out of our darkest science-fictions.

🚨 The UK government is reportedly launching a consultation on Tuesday that will propose upending copyright law and handing the life's work of the UK's creators to AI companies. The details I've heard (I hope I'm wrong): - New copyright exception for AI training (i.e. no need to

Opposing a theft of collective labour by private equity and monstrously rich tech companies, isn’t the same as opposing the development of new ML technologies.. If you want to use someone’s work COMMERCIALLY, then pay for it! /If it’s for education/academia/actual art, crack on

Why is the government so intent on moving heaven and earth to fudge copyright law for a completely speculative new business model that doesn’t even bother to be compliant with our existing law and steals from our creative workers and rights holders?

What kind of a sick society would readily pound into dust her entire shared cultural heritage and all her artists, for the benefit of venture capitalists and the speculative prospect of raising GDP growth by 0.1% ?

Let’s remember David Lynch, explaining on why he told stories the way he did.

R.I.P. David Lynch, January 20, 1946 — January 2025. Here is Angelo Badalamenti sharing his and David’s composition process for “Twin Peaks.”

Today I wrote a letter to the PM on the looming disaster in training data & creative communities I’d call on all creative workers! Stop 🛑 what you are doing right now, pick up a pen 🖊write & share your perspective too! We must act collectively so our voices can’t be ignored

Powerful message from Sir Paul McCartney to the The Labour Party government on their plans to upend copyright law to benefit AI companies: “We’re the people, you’re the government. You’re supposed to protect us. That’s your job. If you’re putting through a bill, make sure you protect

Beyond parody.

1981: A toddler with an uncanny ability for identifying classical composers appeared on That's Life! "I'm afraid he's right once again."

Joe Pass performing “Ain’t Misbehavin’”, a master playing it cool and true…

If you're not creating because you feel like it's too late for you: that feeling won't go away in 5 years, 10 years, or even 20 years. It will feel worse with each passing day. Unless you begin. It's never too late. You have time. Start now.

Just another reminder to all the artists out there: OpenAI has $3 billion to spend on buying another company. It's only when it comes to licensing your images and artwork to use for training that it is simply "too infeasible" for them to pay for IP. cnbc.com/2025/04/16/ope…

"If a British band wants to come on tour, it's a very long conversation...the business side is very tricky." Luke Pritchard of The Kooks says Brexit has destroyed the British music industry.

Has the government forgotten that they work for us, the people? They seem to be busy putting in a shift for (mostly) international tech and venture capital firms Let’s call it what it is; open #corruption & #sleaze for which there isn’t any popular mandate. The Labour Party

Do go & check out this project by very talented pal, Alice Cooper and her involvement in starting the Women’s Rugby World Cup! 🏆

Brian Wilson, the legendary frontman and co-founder of The Beach Boys, has died at the age of 82. Back in 1976, he spoke with Bob Harris about making Pets Sounds and the Fire Tapes with Bob Harris. Originally broadcast on The Old Grey Whistle Test, 16 November 1976.

Surprise surprise, been saying this for literally years.