The Busker Beat
Published by The Busking Project (busk.co)
Latest
Sep 11, 2025
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10 min read
An AI told me to raise a "GLOBAL BUSKER ARMY"
And other tips from an unhinged bot
Sep 3, 2025
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3 min read
What are you working on?
Open Mic Night at The Busker Beat
Aug 27, 2025
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15 min read
How Thatcher created one of London's best buskers (part 2)
The army -> capitalism -> counterculture -> the art world -> juggling.
Aug 20, 2025
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11 min read
How Thatcher created one of London's best buskers (part 1)
Shuttered mines -> exploitative capitalism -> juggling. A story as old as time.
Aug 15, 2025
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3 min read
Join me in the Green Room (August)
Behind the scenes with Nick from busk.co
Aug 13, 2025
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11 min read
Censoring the Street
The surprising (and absurd) ways officials limit what buskers can say
Aug 7, 2025
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9 min read
Costly, draconian and destructive?
That's right, I'm talking about Camden again...
Jul 30, 2025
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11 min read
Freedom of Information's Limitations
You can't always get what (answers) you want
Jul 23, 2025
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12 min read
Nine Ways Busking Fixes What Technology Broke (Part 2)
For every technological problem, busking provides the antidote
Jul 16, 2025
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15 min read
Nine Ways Busking Fixes What Technology Broke (Part 1)
For every technological problem, busking provides the antidote
Jul 9, 2025
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9 min read
Academia, do your job!
10 things the ivory tower should research
Jun 30, 2025
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11 min read
Cultural appropriation, celebration or protection?
Buskers in Indonesia are being told to change costumes
Jun 29, 2025
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3 min read
We're going to charge for (some) newsletter content
Why we're launching paid subscriptions, what it means and how to upgrade.
Jun 21, 2025
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9 min read
What's the value of a busker for a city?
Playing by their rules by proving buskers are worth keeping
Jun 18, 2025
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2 min read
We're updating this newsletter
Switching from Mailchimp to Beehiiv, and what that means for you.
Jun 10, 2025
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6 min read
Working with VS Arguing against authorities
I learned a lesson about keeping an open mind.
Jun 2, 2025
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8 min read
The UK's 2nd-largest city wants to ban busking
Plus: a Mississippi council refuses to regulate kazoo playing
May 26, 2025
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16 min read
AMA Answers and Closing My Tabs #2
Your questions about Nick, busk.co and the world of street performance