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Prompted by a meditation on mercenaries, Gregk consults the henchest man in ancient history to discuss ancient forms of violence work and whether our current conjuncture is really a rupture, or more a return to form.Follow Patrick Wyman on BlueskyListen to Past LivesListen to Tides of HistoryBlood Work is a Scam Goldin ProductionThis episode was produced by Thomas O’MahonyOur theme song is ‘Dream Weapon’ by Genghis TronOur artwork is provided courtesy of KT KobelIf you enjoyed this episode:– Support Blood Work via Patreon– Leave a rating or review on your podcast app– Follow us on Bluesky / Instagram / Twitter Image: A group of unidentified mercenaries operating in Gaza, 2025. THIS WEEK IN VIOLENCE: WEST MIAMI ANTISOCIAL CLUBALSO AVAILABLE IN AUDIO For this week’s newsletter, we situate the United States’ latest wave of aggression against Cuba within the longer histories of the the twentieth and nineteenth centuries, stripping back the various narratives the western hemisphere’s imperial master has layered, like wallpaper, over its designs on Cuba over decades.

Post-Punk Trio Bloodworm Shares “Bloodlust”

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Nottingham’s Bloodworm today share “Bloodlust”, their first single of 2026 and an immediate introduction to a band who arrive fully-formed.

Honing their craft across formative shows over the last eighteen months, the band have already been the subject of feverish word of mouth attention and amassed a significant fanbase at home, selling out The Bodega as headliners at Halloween, and at one of their recent, earliest London shows, Richard Oakes of Suede happened to be in the audience by chance – so impressed was he by the young trio that they were offered, and will now support, on the band’s 17 date sold-out tour starting at the end of this month.

The atmospheric “Bloodlust” is paired to a video by Seth Lloyd, and is a slice of shadowy post-punk which harks back to a classic age. An immediate, propulsive bassline and shimmering guitars bring to mind the likes of The Cure, The Sound and Echo & The Bunnymen.

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Of the new single, the band’s frontman George Curtis says:

‘”‘Bloodlust’ was written about the duality of relationships and the angst of being stuck in a small town. We had the raw excitement of starting something new and just not really caring about anything else aside from the music itself. We’ve really tried to capture the feeling of that energy in the recording.”

Further new music from Bloodworm will follow in 2026.

You can catch the band on tour with Suede on the following dates:

January

30 January, Folkestone Leas Cliff Hall
31 January, Portsmouth Guildhall

February

02 February, Bristol, Beacon
03 February, Guildford, G Live
05 February, Edinburgh, Usher Hall
06 February, Liverpool, University Mountfort Hall
07 February, York, Barbican
09 February, Lincoln, The Engine Shed
10 February, Norwich, The LRC, UEA
11 February, Cambridge, Corn Exchange
13 February, Sheffield, Octagon
14 February, Newcastle, O2 City Hall
16 February, Coventry, HMV Empire
17 February, Bath, Forum
19 February, Nottingham, Rock City
20 February, Southend, Cliffs Pavilion
21 February, Brighton, Centre

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Baffled scientists discover 69-year-old woman from Guadeloupe has an entirely new blood type

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