Art by legendary mangaka Shigeru Mizuki

COOL BOARDERS

From: Heroic Times (1984), dir. József Gémes, Pannonia Film Studio

fucking around

4x4 for the week! I finished my second batch of records for my jazz binge, all released between 1960-1962. Also checked out July's biggest contender for Record of the Month.

MTV's original 120 Minutes program showcased music videos from at least two Minneapolis(ish) bands: Hüsker Dü and the Replacements. You can explore the show's playlists by search or by episode at this fan-run archive website: altmusictv.com cc: @mplsmusichistory.bsky.social

the july issue of IHTOV is here and it's a wild one. first, contributor joey corey has blessed IHTOV with an interview with the one and only lenny kaye ihavethatonvinyl.com/conversation...

the best music you've ever heard in your life will be on compilations with covers like this

A new branch of Yodobashi Camera has been the unfortunate victim of what is now being called "poop terrorism." scrmbl.com/post/yodobas...

Honoré Sharrer, Workers and Paintings, 1943 https://botfrens.com/collections/14377/contents/1134592

Resharing to note some remarkable names have kicked in large donations here, including Garbage (currently the top overall donator) and @kathleenhanna.bsky.social among others -- but of course, every amount counts. Reshare yourselves at the least and add what you can as you can.

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You're In The Dog House Now Dude 'Spider-Man' PlayStation

This video is making the rounds, which is great! Some of the Youths haven't seen it, and it's incredible. Tandi Iman Dupree died 4 years after it was filmed, at just 27, of complications of AIDS. She should be alive today. Celebrating queer history is also a reminder of the ongoing need to fight.

“Rama,” by Morris Scott Dollens, 1980

3x4 for the week! Took a month-long break, but I'm back on my bullshit. This time, I've got a bunch of jazz records to binge over the next couple of months. To start off, I listened to eleven albums from the '50s.

Great news from the inbox today!! The B-52’s are releasing "Ancient Culture: Mesopotamia Revisited," restoring the EP to a full-length!! The package also includes alternate and rare mixes + an unreleased 1982 concert. store.rhino.com/products/anc...

Mississippi Records is putting out a comp of Portland 80s indie-punk band NEO BOYS including their 1980 7-inch & 1982 12", plus a great booklet w/a new interview and tons of pics and flyers. It's out 7/27 but doesn't seem to be on their site yet, I'll add a link when it appears.

Folk art gallery in hachie had a show of hand drawn punk posters earlier this year that ruled

find the art that's near you, even if not the most grandiose or must-see. you can't nurture yourself on wishes.

Losing my mind at this Murder, She Wrote promo

for anyone in texas, here’s a web client to bypass the age verification shit here on bluesky: klearsky.pages.dev#/home

My countdown of the top 100 Amazing Spider-Man covers continues with entries 75 - 51, plus some notes on the debacle with the #1000 cover and probably more words than you wanted to read about The Molten Man.

98 years ago, on the 7th of July 1928, sliced bread was sold for the first time. Otto Frederick Rohwedder had invented a machine to automatically slice bread the year before. The invention greatly increased the consumption of bread and spreads. #otd #history 🗃️

New at No Fences Review: I go long on one of my favorite albums, Billy Bragg and Wilco's MERMAID AVENUE, on the occasion of the incredible performance I witnessed at the end of June. Please share and subscribe!

80 years ago, on the 5th of July 1946, nude dancer Micheline Bernardini debuted the bikini in Paris. Designer Louis Réard named the swimsuit after the Bikini Atoll where the American government performed a nuclear test 4 days prior on July 1st. Bernardini is currently still alive at 98. #otd 🗃️

Wrote this a few months back for a reason, folks.

Thinking about all the 9-CD Rhino box sets we could’ve had by now if we lived in a just society

The Railway Bridge at Argenteuil - 1874 https://botfrens.com/collections/41/contents/8230

fuck the court and fuck every "it sucks but we gotta cave on sports, people have legitimate concerns, they'll definitely leave trans people alone after this" shithead on the way there

I’ve been out of the anime game for a while, but hearing that Sally Amaki has been in Needy Girl Overdrive means I absolutely have to watch it now. Need to find a decent way to watch it though.

Max Ernst, The Sea (Marine), 1928 https://botfrens.com/collections/14377/contents/1134775

central pier interior, atlantic city, new jersey, 1978

Dominant Curve by Vasily Kandinsky, 1936 https://botfrens.com/collections/212/contents/137241

You know, on ultra rare occasion the YouTube algorithm actually gives you something amusing. RIP to everyone in McKinney, TX from two(?) years ago, who perished in 101,105-degree heat.

48 years years ago, on the 25th of June 1978, the rainbow flag designed by Gilbert Baker was first flown, during the San Francisco Gay Freedom Day Parade celebration. The first design included 8 colours, with the pink at the top later dropped due to limited fabric availability. #otd #history 🗃️

After like five months of hardcore and extreme metal, I feel myself shifting into jazz mode.

652 years ago, on the 24th of June 1374, the city of Aachen, Germany was struck by the Dancing Plague. Large groups of people became unable to control themselves and danced until exhaustion, some are even described to collapse or to have experienced hallucinations. #otd #history 🗃️

Stabbed through 'Tekken 5' PlayStation 2

We’re restoring four underseen and largely unavailable films, including two that have been out of circulation for decades and never released on home video — and we’re looking for your support. Check out the @kickstarter.com campaign here: www.muscle-distribution.com/kickstarter

The promise of the Big Boys comes to the big screen. New documentary celebrates the impact of Austin’s art-punk pioneers.

Spent like half the day watching movies on cable like it was still 2006. Felt nice actually

The #Beatles' "lost" first Top of the Pops performance has finally been found

George Ault, New Moon, New York, 1945 https://botfrens.com/collections/14377/contents/1134912