Weapon and the Shield (Volume II) listening party at 2p US Central today. Join us...it's an important time to come together for human rights and provocative music. theweaponandtheshield.bandcamp.com/merch/the-we...

Ok, that was the ultimate wine mom scene just now. If you’re watching Stranger Things you know what ol talking about.

Listening party for The Weapon and the Shield compilation coming up in 34 min! (2p Central). Join us! Available for preorder as well. This is an important time for artists to take a stand. theweaponandtheshield.bandcamp.com/merch/the-we...

Fam, friends, and the world’s largest pistachio.

Calling out injustice with protest songs just became a group project, thanks to @kiffie.info. 37 songs, two volumes, styles from electronic to punk to metal to folk. One commitment to justice. Preorder and first listening party tomorrow, Dec 12. Follow us here! theweaponandtheshield.bandcamp.com

I may be entering one of the phases of my life where the only two albums I can listen to are Loaded and Transformer. This happens, typically in times of reinvention. Not a bad thing at all.

Should “get money out of politics” (such as overturning Citizens United) include de-monetizing all political influencers on social? Seems to me that the conflicts will continue as long as there is money to be made in doing so. I recognize that this would extend to people I like and follow.

I am feeling great and down 58 lbs (so far) from avoiding carbs and sugar. Stayed compliant through dinner and still had a great meal. But I’m now looking at a slice of pecan pie and echoing the words of Carol Sturka on Pluribus: “I’m gonna Sid Vicious this shit like it’s Chelsea fucking Hotel.”

The flaw in making any Velvet Underground playlist is the nearly irresistible urge to include I’m Sticking With You despite the fact that you’ll want to skip it

Liz Taylor once had this view

“How much does Kristen Welker’s arm weigh” is not a question I expected to have to ponder

I wonder what the world would be like if tech bros had been saying "reform" instead of "disrupt" and "improve" instead of "impact" for the past 30 years. I think it would be better. The fact that the vocabulary is carefully chosen to be morally neutral is a feature, not a bug.

“I’m gonna Sid Vicious this shit like it’s the Chelsea fucking Hotel.” Loving Pluribus!

*ARTIST REVEAL* 18 JOHN REED ! We are very happy to announce that @johnreed.bandcamp.com is on Vol. 2 of The Weapon and The Shield, a #protest music compilation featuring 37 artists raising money to help defend human rights for all...

I sort of like the idea of a guitar pedal with a stomp switch and nothing else - no knobs, no switches, no internal trim pots. “This is how I make your guitar sound or fuck you, whatever” is the attitude.

The articulate and trebly sound of a Rickenbacker 4001 results, in part, from the fact that it’s easy to anchor your right hand by sticking your thumb in the bridge pickup cavity. So you pick much closer to the bridge than you would on a Precision. Thank you for your attention to this matter.

*ARTIST REVEAL* 16 CHEAP FUN!! We are very happy to announce that @cheapfun.bsky.social is on Vol. 2 of The Weapon and The Shield, a #protest music compilation featuring 37 artists raising money to help defend human rights for all...

The musician who pronounces “Rickenbacker” correctly (like back, not Bach) has a lot in common with the white person who exaggerates their Spanish pronunciation when saying “I’ll have the en-chee-la-das.”

This seems appropriate.

Mamdani is going to implement Shania Law. Man, you'll feel like a woman!

THIS is awesome - Mikey J! Sounds amazing, as we'd of course expect.

If I lied like this about what happened at my job, I'd be fired. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Dear SC: an "emergency" is a situation in which we must move quickly to prevent a bad thing (for example, to prevent people from starving). An "emergency" is NOT a situation in which we must move quickly to prevent a good thing (for example, to prevent people from being fed). Hope this helps!

My next project might be a suburban black metal concept album called Cül-de-sacrilege. But it probably will not be.

This one’s for the sandwich guy youtu.be/TomydXHdwbE?...

Honestly, I’ll watch Steve Kornacky present data about anything. But I hope he stretches first, he’s very active.

“Content” is created for others to consume. To fill a bottomless void created by corporations. Art is something we create for ourselves. To fill our own soul. We need more artists in this world.

Excited to be part of this and help raise funds for human rights! Amazed at the talent that's participating, and awesome of @kiffie.info to be spearheading this.

My next album will be called All the Coolest People are Kinda Fucked Up in the Head. Maybe. But probably not.

What’s the most perfect album ever? (“Perfect” can mean whatever you want it to). For me, it’s Loaded by Velvet Underground, or maybe Village Green Preservation Society by the Kinks. What’s yours?

Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House. Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity. They are not the same.

A couple weeks ago my wife and I spent a Saturday shooting footage for this. Super happy with how it came out. Kristi may not like it tho. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tomy...

Watched Dig! XX and was reminded that no matter how great the bands involved (and I love BJM and Dandy Warhols), all rock'n'roll imitates Spinal Tap.

Thinking about buying a Subaru, but the radios only tune to NPR and a warning light goes in if you haven’t had your Covid shot. I might be ok with all of that, even if I just made it up.

Once again, everyday Americans are doing what those who control the three branches of government refuse to do: help out our neighbors at risk of food insecurity. Please donate if you can 🙌 #FeedingAmerica #ZeroHunger #Donate #Community

I’ve been playing this Harmony Rocket a lot lately and am just in love with what the gold foil pickups can do with slide. David Lindley knew what was up.

Sometimes it's the basics. In fact, it's always the basics. I've been working on my slide guitar playing. This video from Justin Johnson helped a ton with some unexpected advice: focus on how you hold the guitar. Haven't seen anyone else explain it this way. www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4Dq...

Bill Mumy, the scary kid who wished people into the cornfield on Twilight Zone, was in the duo Barnes & Barnes that did the song "Fish Heads." This is why saying anything bad about the song is a terrible idea that will get you wished into the cornfield.

Happy Bandcamp Friday! Got 60K views of the video for this one this week, which is about 59.9K more than I expected. So it's free on Bandcamp today! Pay what you will, $0 is fine. russsomers.bandcamp.com/track/the-mi...

Every election, every time

"He's weird and he's American, as much as you and me." Great response to the video, so I added The Mighty Portland Frog to Bandcamp. Pay what you wish - $0 is fine! russsomers.bandcamp.com/track/the-mi...

New music video, new song! I'd love a listen, like, comment, and share. www.tiktok.com/@russ.somers...

He's the hero we need...the Mighty Portland Frog! youtu.be/TomydXHdwbE?...

If you’re a protest singer, and you achieve your objective of changing the world, does that mean you’ve put yourself out of a job? Not that there’s much risk of that, I think.

Don't know if I'll do a formal release on this, but was super fun to write and record and wanted to have it ready for tomorrow. soundcloud.com/user-7662303...

Sometimes I think we’re all just personas in someone else’s content strategy

Thinking about this for no particular reason en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orange_...

This morning’s walk

Satire is an essential tool in this environment. So sometimes I just want to say “…and we have @theonion.com” in the same way Robert Downey Jr says “…and we have a Hulk” right before the Hulk kicks Loki’s ass

Nice day for a walk with Tipper