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Thanks for listening. We are back on October 29th! Tonight's ministrations...

"I think we used technology much less than people imagine. Like I said, I was just fascinated by the sounds of things taken from the living world and made immortal, but kind of damaged or mummified in the process." “Not Doing Things Is Soul Destroying” – Kevin Shields Of MBV Interviewed (2012):

"There’s the shimmering transcendence of “Lost to Follow”, the Cafe del Mar like mantric looping and politely insistent guitar motifs on “Collapsing the Vanguard”" www.theslowmusicmovement.org/post/the-lif... Playlist Companion: www.submithub.com/link/slow-ba... #chillout #ambient #music #atlanta

IMO nothing tops this site dedicated to the Fender Vibratone amp (which contained a rotating speaker, like a Leslie cabinet). It includes a thorough history of the Leslie and an incredibly detailed list of songs that used guitar run through a Vibratone or Leslie: www.nmia.com/~vrbass/vibr...

I did a softcover print run of my book of Lego robots, 'Planet Robotica'. They turned out really nicely! If you'd like a copy, they're $26 each plus shipping, just let me know. Here's a PDF version if you'd like to stay minimalist: www.flickr.com/photos/plane...

Uh, you guys ... the new Jeff Tweedy might be 30 songs, but don't let that dissuade you. It's one of the best things he's ever made.

“It can be a little scary,” Hotline TNT frontman Will Anderson says of taking his music off Spotify, “but one of the things we’re trying to do is illustrate that it might not be as scary as you think.”

Great response to people who don’t read fiction (from The Assistant by Bernard Malamud)

ICYMI, I spent the better part of a decade researching and writing a book about a First Amendment crusader who took on a criminal administration. www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/sean-...

We need the Living Wage for Musicians Act to get artists paid fairly from streaming AND provide protection from AI. The LWMA mandates that only human artists would receive the new, additional royalty.

This headline sounds good, but Spotify is also claiming that their new policy of not paying ANYTHING to songs that get under 1000 streams is part of their fight against AI. It’s not — it’s exploitation of the small artists on their platform. www.theguardian.com/music/2025/s...

I'm spending more time on Bluesky and looking for artists, writers, and photographers. If that's you, please drop me a line. www.flakphoto.news/p/are-you-on...

I filled in on WVUD's All Tomorrow's Parties again this week, here is what I played

it feels absolutely wild to be co-founding an arts collective with everything going on right now, but I truly believe art is liberation! we need spaces where we can express ourselves, where we can learn, grow, and create as a community. please help spread the word 🙏 www.nightjarartscollective.com

A wild NORTHEN LIGHTS appeared.

I’ll be hanging out at #soundandgravityfest here in Chicago for the next few nights I’ll try to post about it to add some necessary variety to the timeline.

The process of recording a song— adding instruments, counter melodies, effects, etc.— then stripping it all back has actually become my second favorite thing in the overall arc of songwriting & production. The first being the moment you find you’ve got a SONG.

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My biography of Justin Townes Earle will be released on January 13th, 2026, the week after what would’ve been his 44th birthday. It’s called ‘What Do You Do When You’re Lonesome’ If you’d like to support a debut author, you can pre-order here: www.hbglibrary.com/titles/jonat...

Wise words. 🖤

it's the *700th* episode of the frow show on @wfmu.bsky.social & the last in a regular slot for a bit! taking a (slight) break after being weekly for 10+ years, hopefully back doing fill-ins soon. (hit me up, DJs!) tune in for 3 hours of new music & jammy intrigues. wfmu.org/playlists/JJ...

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Today, after more than 3 years of filming, writing, editing, I will complete the main creative work on the 16 hour The Story of Documentary Film. Lots more things to do on it, but 😄🤸🌅

🎉Rejoice! Marshall Allen, the Sun Ra Arkestra's bandleader, entered his 2nd century (he turned 101 on May 25, 2025) & he's STILL making some of the most thrilling, innovative music on the planet, perhaps in the whole solar system The new live album💥 1/2 arsnovaworkshop.bandcamp.com/album/live-i...

Check out the latest archived episode of my show 🎧 recordcratesunited.com/2025/08/25/t...

temporarily healed by neil young & the chrome hearts at jones beach, GA pit abandoned to post-hurricane high tides & return of venue's old moat. windswept mix in balcony, birds dislodged from stage roof flocking during loud tunes. 1st "long road home" since '86 & "singer not the song" since '13.

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A happy coincidence that my radio show this weekend includes a track from this @hannahpeel.bsky.social album. The reissue looks gorgeous and an absolute must for anyone who missed it first time around.

Norwegian visionary Hardanger fiddle player Benedicte Maurseth dedicates her new, beautiful concept album Mirra to the beautiful wild reindeer. My - and Jan Granlie's - reviews for Salt Peanuts: salt-peanuts.eu/record/bened...

Was looking for something else but found instead this old blog post from 19 years ago. I'm not sure I'd make too many changes. I'm painfully consistent like that. Though I'd add Mexico City for sure. And Skye. I probably should've been a travel writer… frankgarrett.online/2006/09/last...

"Today we revisit a 1978 ambient masterpiece that helped launch the genre through its technological savvy and its soft heart." a fantastic essay on Brian Eno's Ambient 1 — Music for Airports:

"Our rediscovered love of the record format reveals a need for ceremony and connection to tangible objects." The Observer view on the vinyl revival — LPs are the antidote to a frenetic digital world:

Left Of The Dial // 08.07.25 📻: KPOV 88.9 FM #inBend, Oregon 👂: kpov.org/left-of-the-... 🎵: John Swanke, Powers/Rolin Duo, Rob Frye, Sage Martens, Eliane Radigue and more.

Thursday! listen.camp 5-6pm: The Makings of You @riagh.bsky.social 9-10pm: Battery Operated @seawindofbattery.bsky.social *⏰ CEST

This is one of the most beautiful things I have witnessed, the craft here is impeccable.

I love this book design (stories also v good)

"Composer Gavin Bryars looped and layered a recording of a rough sleeper to create something hypnotic." Jesus’ Blood Never Failed Me Yet — how a homeless man’s singing became a contemporary classic:

Fantastic images here! Soul train: An eight-year ride on the New York subway. Photographer Willy Spiller was spellbound when he first saw the ‘great human menagerie’ in 1977. His dazzling images are now a time capsule for a lost, thrilling and dangerous world www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...

It's thát time of the month again: DreamScenes for August 2025 - "Dreams In Slow Matter" @concertzender.nl 20:00 CEST (+ on demand afterwards) www.concertzender.nl/programma/dr...

We're thrilled to announce the 10 year anniversary edition of Chelsea Wolfe 'Abyss' found.ee/CW-Abyss-10 Sargent House is releasing a limited-edition re-issue with new vinyl color variants in a silver foil gatefold jacket. The CD is also getting a makeover in silver foil ⚔️

Poetic to the nth degree. 🖤