Bioinformatic Analyst at Rockefeller University https://xitter.cf/t.co/FcargTRiTR and music blogger/podcaster with @pickybastards https://xitter.cf/t.co/ba6Y8nkS2q
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Joined June 2012
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We made an R package! For all the folks that love using R and conda, there is now Herper. You can set up, manage and run conda tools from the comfort of R. Thanks to the whole team @Rockefeller_BRC . bioconductor.org/packages/re….
Final time! We've got down to The Specials and Donna Summer for the #BestUKNo1 competition. Both were in my pre-tourney shortlist so I'm pretty happy. Going for the The Specials as my winner.
#BestUKNo1 Single Tournament.
THE GRAND FINAL.
Retweet the tie and follow us and @rcrdcltr to win a £30 record token.
#DonnaSummer - I Feel Love VS @thespecials - Ghost Town
49%Donna Summer -I Feel Love
51%The Specials - Ghost Town
409 votes • Final resultsAnother big tourney. What's the best UK #1? Record store tokens up for grabs for retweets. Get stuck in.
The #BestUKNo1 Tournament is here.
72 songs will be whittled down to 1 winner.
Retweet the ties and follow us and our sponsors @rcrdcltr to be in a prize draw to win a £30 @rcrdcltr voucher.
The #BestUKNo1 contenders are in this playlist:
open.spotify.com/playlist/0c…
I managed to combine my 2 loves: data analysis and music. Had a quick peek at what's been happening to Rock music over the past few decades.
Our resident scientist @sciencematt grew up listening to rock music.
This week, he's looking at the state of the genre in the way he knows best - with some serious graph action:
pickybs.com/2021/03/10/is-ro…
ALT 'Loudness' and 'Energy' of UK top 10 rock albums in graph form
Seems like I missed a lot off my list of 2001 albums!
The Blueprint, Hybrid Theory, Is This It, Turn On The Bright Lights were all albums @sciencematt picked out as highlights from 2001, but what classic albums has he missed off his list? pickybs.com/2021/01/27/2001-…
I also wrote an article, about a very fun album by @Big_Joanie. Thanks @Fran_Slater for the recommendation.
.@Big_Joanie's Sistahs "packs a punch" according to @Fran_Slater. But what did his old pal @sciencematt think of it?
pickybs.com/2020/12/16/blind…
ALT Big Joanie
Final chance to have your say for our AOTY tournament. We're looking at a surprise winner atm. RT and you can win a record voucher.
#BestAlbum2020 Tournament - THE GRAND FINALE.
@phoebe_bridgers - Punisher vs @iLiKETRAiNS - Kompromat
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48%Phoebe Bridgers -Punisher
52%I Like Trains - Kompromat
480 votes • Final results#BestAlbum2020 is probably Fiona, right? But two albums will make it through in the tourney and my pick @carseatheadrest deserves to be in the next round. Vote tactically!
#BestAlbum2020 - Group 7.
Retweet the ties and follow us and @rcrdcltr for a chance to win a £60 @rcrdcltr token (see pinned tweet).
#FionaApple -Fetch The Bolt Cutters
@QuelleChris -Innocent Country 2
@Mattberninger -Serpentine Prison
@carseatheadrest -Making a Door Less Open
57%Fiona Apple - FTBC
3%Quelle Chris - IC2
23%Matt Berninger - SP
17%Car Seat Headrest - MADLO
129 votes • Final results Matt Paul retweeted
Rfastp is available in Bioconductor! Rfastp is an Ultra-Fast All-in-One Fastq Preprocessor writing in C++. Thanks to the whole team. @Rockefeller_BRC bioconductor.org/packages/re…
I'm also super happy that it's part of the @Bioconductor family. I have been a user in this community since I first started coding. It's nice to be able to put something back in.
Also, a shout out to @Oneway_cafeblue, another member of the @Rockefeller_BRC team. He just put out an R wrapper for Fastp. Got all your needs for Fastq QC and preprocessing. bioconductor.org/packages/re…
So many worthy winners. 🤞for FIBS or Kiwanuka.
Tonight's the night we've been waiting for, the #HyundaiMercuryPrize winner will be revealed!
So you've heard what we think on the Picky Bastards podcast (pickybs.com/2020/09/13/podca…), but now its over to you.
Tell us:
1) who do you want to win?
2) your prediction for who will win?
I made a playlist using WikiHow and wrote about it. Come and learn with me how to make playlists.
Today Picky Bs editor @sciencematt attempts to create the impossible: the perfect playlist. See how close he got and let us know if you agree that it's perfection.
pickybs.com/2020/08/12/the-p…
Yay @AnnaHMeredith! She was my pick for this year. Hopefully she can go all the way.
Commiserations to the other @PickyBastards writers who's picks didn't make it: pickybs.com/2020/07/20/the-p…
A big congrats to our 2020 #HyundaiMercuryPrize Albums of the Year Shortlist!
@AnnaHMeredith
@charli_xcx
@DUALIPA
@georgiauk_
@TheRealKano
@lanternstalk
@lauramarlinghq
@michaelkiwanuka
@Mosesboyd_
@porridgeradio
@SportsTeam_
Stormzy
We're doing another music tournament. Best #MercuryPrize winner. As always there's a chance to win something for taking part. There's going to be some hard choices!
What is the greatest #MercuryPrize winner of all time? Our tournament over the next few weeks aims to find out.
Retweet and vote in the ties that follow in this thread to be in with a chance of winning a £25 token from @rcrdcltr. You need to be following us and @rcrdcltr to win.
Matt Paul retweeted
Lock down your aerials, it's @sciencematt with a mixtape from The Streets
@mikeskinnerltd
pickybs.com/2020/07/08/a-the…
I told @jamespspearing to give Xenia Rubinos. We had good results. 😁
'So with your eclectic taste and appreciation of the funkier side of life, I think you’re the right Bastard to take this on.'
@sciencematt is hopeful that @jamespspearing will love @xeniarubinos debut album
pickybs.com/2020/06/17/blind…
Thanks for the note @AnnaHMeredith! Both @mclairecruz and I can't wait to get our ears round the albums. Looking forward to seeing you, when everything is a bit more normal.
We finally made it to the final of #BestDebutAlbum. An album that helped change music in Joy Division. And simply a good album. Easy choice. £50 record token for getting involved courtesy of @rcrdcltr (check the details).
From over 100 albums, we are down to the final 2. It'll all be over by this time tomorrow and we will know what album can call itself the #BestDebutAlbum. Thanks for getting involved and make sure you vote today.
Semi final time. It's got be Joy Division, right?
Huge semi finals kicking off in the next twenty minutes. Two plucky underdogs face two pre-tournament favourites, but it looks wide open right now. The FINAL will be tomorrow. WHO IS GOING TO WIN? WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN? #BestDebutAlbum
