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John Pope

@basspope

Open-Hearted Improviser, Bass Player, Musician Jazz, improv, creativity, TTRPGs, books, whatever else [He/Him]

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O DEAR MOTHER by Tim Dalling and The Aanimals
O DEAR MOTHER by Tim Dalling and The Aanimals YouTube video by timdalling

O Dear Mother by Tim Dalling and The Aanimals

04.03.2026 12:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks with members of the news media. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images)

Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks with members of the news media. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images)

Gavin Newsom: β€œReview the tape β€” Trump spent more time talking about the curtains & his ballroom than of the 4 service members that died bc of his operation & his declaration of war without congressional consent β€” He still has not articulated clear vision of what the end game is. Period. Full stop”

02.03.2026 19:42 πŸ‘ 3743 πŸ” 1019 πŸ’¬ 123 πŸ“Œ 35
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Willie ColΓ³n, salsa pioneer, has died at 75 The South Bronx bandleader took the Latin genre to new heights while recording for Fania Records.

The South Bronx bandleader took the Latin genre to new heights while recording for Fania Records. n.pr/4kLTCKV

21.02.2026 21:05 πŸ‘ 345 πŸ” 117 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 29
Holly Clarke - Wild, Feral & Fierce - Official music video (4K)
Holly Clarke - Wild, Feral & Fierce - Official music video (4K) YouTube video by Holly Clarke

New music from @hollyclarkemusic.bsky.social with yours truly on bass. Check out the video for Wild Feral & Fierce then go follow her!

youtu.be/4rm5HvLS-V8?...

06.02.2026 12:41 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

O R N E T T E

03.02.2026 13:05 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Suno, AI Music, and the Bad Future
Suno, AI Music, and the Bad Future YouTube video by Adam Neely

That man @adamneely.bsky.social presenting the most thorough work I’ve yet encountered in examining the reality of generative techno-capitalist AI in the arts. Incredibly prescient and pressing.

And, spoiler alert, THEY’RE FASCISTS.

youtu.be/U8dcFhF0Dlk?...

03.02.2026 11:25 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Mixed With Glass - 5th Anniversary Listening Party from John Pope Listening Party from John Pope.

johnpope.bandcamp.com/merch/mixed-...

29.01.2026 19:59 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Washington Post published a clear video of federal agents removing Alex Pretti's handgun moments before he was fatally shot. There's nothing in the video to suggest Pretti even reached for his weapon.

wapo.st/49Zqv1L

25.01.2026 18:11 πŸ‘ 20907 πŸ” 8030 πŸ’¬ 818 πŸ“Œ 629
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I am delighted to announce that I will be releasing my debut solo album β€˜ Wild Feral Fierce’ on March 6th 2026,
heading out on an album launch tour across the UK in March, April & June
First single drops 6th February!

#folkmusic #albumrelease #tour #folk #music #musiciansofinstagram #livemusic

13.01.2026 16:47 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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5th Anniversay listening party for this! The debut record by John Pope Quintet, my first ever release as a bandleader. January 29th at 8pm at this link:
johnpope.bandcamp.com/merch/mixed-...

Come join the chat & listen to me reminisce about recording during Covid, composing, improvising and life!

09.01.2026 14:52 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Function of Freedom Listening Party from Turquoise Coconut Listening Party from Turquoise Coconut.

We’re live right now! Come join us.

turquoisecoconut.bandcamp.com/merch/the-fu...

16.12.2025 20:10 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Genuinely cannot breathe.

12.12.2025 16:48 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I’ve played exactly one mini-campaign of D&D 5e in the last decade and it was totally fine. But honestly nothing is more likely to get me to skip an AP product than them playing yet more D&D…

08.12.2025 00:06 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I’m forever reading articles about D&D-based actual plays being so incredibly popular and yet all I the AP stuff listen to/watch never touches the Dragon game. @itsquinns.bsky.social, the Mystery Quest crew, @apocalypseplayers.bsky.social…all my faves are on Other Stuff…and there’s A LOT of it!

08.12.2025 00:02 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

"too stupid to take a shit" gotta be my favorite dutch insult

23.11.2025 21:35 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

β€žQuiet, Piggy!β€œ Just think about that for a minute, and what it means to live in a time when a President can assault a woman in public like that without any consequences.
Itβ€˜s quite a testimony to the age of regression we live in.

23.11.2025 18:09 πŸ‘ 27365 πŸ” 6402 πŸ’¬ 1107 πŸ“Œ 331

Oooooooo

23.11.2025 20:34 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Still got it. Had no idea it was so sought after.

23.11.2025 17:44 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Image of an early 1980s magazine ad with a white-robed wizard with a stringy beard sitting behind a table. Before him are some boxes of official Advanced Dungeons & Dragons miniatures from Grenadier.

Captions reads: Authentic Dungeon Masters prefer Grenadier's authentic fantasy figures.

Image of an early 1980s magazine ad with a white-robed wizard with a stringy beard sitting behind a table. Before him are some boxes of official Advanced Dungeons & Dragons miniatures from Grenadier. Captions reads: Authentic Dungeon Masters prefer Grenadier's authentic fantasy figures.

If you don't have authentic Grenadier AD&D Miniatures, you aren't an authentic Dungeon Master.
I don't make the rules. That sketchy wizard cast a spell ages ago and this curse is now the reason for that Dungeon Master shortage people talk about. To end the shortage we must first defeat this guy

19.11.2025 20:10 πŸ‘ 110 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 1

One of the things that the β€œimmigration debate” in the UK really reveals is how little people actually know about how other people live. So much of immigration policy fails to work, even on its own terms, because it’s trying to solve problems that mostly exist in peoples heads

18.11.2025 22:51 πŸ‘ 405 πŸ” 76 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 8
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β€˜Deeply shocking’: Nigel Farage faces fresh claims of racism and antisemitism at school Bafta-winning director among contemporaries urging contrition and apology from Reform UK leader, who denies the allegations

Some of the people in this article have shared their recollections with me before - but on condition of anonymity. Coming forward now is an act of patriotism. Farage’s claim that it never happened is the opposite.
(Note also the line about pronouncing his name.)
www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-...

18.11.2025 17:01 πŸ‘ 1578 πŸ” 605 πŸ’¬ 113 πŸ“Œ 40

This is utter madness. We have a *Labour* government that thinks it's a good idea to brief that they are inspired by Trump's immigration policies.

16.11.2025 21:33 πŸ‘ 832 πŸ” 131 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 5
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Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how

Vital piece of investigative reporting from Sky. They've uncovered the X algorithm which feeds users extremist right wing material from the moment they join the site. It is a far-right radicalisation engine, by design.

news.sky.com/story/the-x-...

06.11.2025 07:22 πŸ‘ 6358 πŸ” 3563 πŸ’¬ 237 πŸ“Œ 452

Once did a quartet concert with John alongside Caroline Kraabel and Johnny Hunter. Absolutely the most redundant I’ve ever felt as a bass player; he’s just playing All The Bass…

06.11.2025 01:15 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I’m on a @solobasssteve.bsky.social release! Recorded live in Newcastle earlier this month. What a joy to play with Steve!

05.11.2025 08:35 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I need more people to get into @apocalypseplayers.bsky.social
Partially because it's an amazing AP podcast with audio design on par with that of Audio Daddy Casey Toney, but also, selfishly, I know a lot of cool artists who's fanart would absolutely rock and I want to see it.

04.11.2025 22:04 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The absolute opposite of art. This is honestly chilling, not in a dumb β€˜The robots are taking our jobs’ way but in the stark staring-into-the-eye-of-madness glimpse it gives us of how utterly allergic to the idea of honest artistry the cheerleaders of this bullshit are.

23.10.2025 17:54 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I’m glad somebody does…

11.10.2025 17:02 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I hope the Riyadh festival kills the self-serving pretence that comedians are typically fearless truth-tellers, taboo-busters and champions of free speech. A few are. Most are just entertainers who like attention and money

01.10.2025 07:48 πŸ‘ 855 πŸ” 107 πŸ’¬ 33 πŸ“Œ 12

Probably, if you pushed me to choose, my favourite album of all time.

30.09.2025 09:58 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0