I had a huge crush on Giles as a teen. That should absolutely not be news to anyone who knows me.

I am sorry, you cannot get me to see a movie directed by a 20-year old dude from 4chan.

It is so so good.

The enormity of this move in 24 days still only sinks in properly every now and again. It is hard to even comprehend how monumental this is going to be. Anyway, at least I am leaving in time for the "America 250" nonsense.

Hattie from the backseat while I drove: "What's a slowpoke?"

Someone needs to bring Eagleman back. He's Chicago royalty.

Direct quote from the 7th grade diary. "I love movies. Nobody else at my school even knows the Best Pictures of 1995, nevertheless 1977". Why I did not have friends.

Hard to imagine something I'm going to work harder to avoid seeing

Well I definitely have a kid of a certain age now that she is declaring "NO I'M ELSA" to her friend.

One of the few times a guy hit on me where it was painfully obvious to me he was doing so, his technique was explaining Boards of Canada to me. Dudes have so infrequently hit on me that I remember very specific incidents. Anyway, I was just mildly insulted he assumed I didn't know about BOC.

A24..may I have a film deal now. I know about the 90s. It was dark.

I was just thinking about SF Seals earlier and have some cued up for my radio show.

Nothing sp0oKiEr then the 90s right

My first monthly roundup of good experimental music releases is up over at goodexperimentalmusic.com. If you liked my Bandcamp Daily column, you will hopefully like this too! It's free for anyone to read so pass it around if you'd like. Thanks! www.goodexperimentalmusic.com/good-experim...

Pram is playing Norwich in September. I think I am having a giddy heart attack.

"Milli Vanilli too, Sir"

Well, @dustymantle.bsky.social is home.

A movie I did quite like: I Like Movies, 2022.

I really am allergic to overly polemical art unless it is masterfully done. I don't enjoy Looney Tunes zany stuff either so I will be passing on that movie.

I am halfway through THE BRIDE! and so far I would like this so much more without the Mary Shelley conceit. It is just bugging me because it makes no sense as an idea.

America is already great

Hey, I started a site/newsletter to continue the work of my recently-cancelled column. I features a monthly (free) rundown of good experimental releases, plus a bonus (paid-sub) post on a single release from the month. Check out goodexperimentalmusic.com and thanks to everyone who encouraged this!

My friend makes amazing art depicting Hattie in her (first) edgelord phase.

Things are increasingly getting packed for the journey to Norfolk. I culled my CDs down to only the essentials. So there are maybe 75 left. It is mostly Ace Records comps, Bob Stanley comps, Norm Chambers, Fort Romeau, my teenage copy of "Different Class", etc.

Even though I have been dealing with an onslaught of administrative tedium recently, I have never used AI for any of it. The thought of doing it is repellent deep in my soul. Even for boring stuff like following up with plumbers.

I have struggled to get competent healthcare my entire life, across my lifetime's various income brackets. GLP-1s are the first and ONLY drug that every doctor, NP, phlebotomist, facialist have pushed on me. No info-seeking from me. No appointment. Just constant offers to give me GLP-1s.

Happy day for those of us who have spent long decades hearing that smug nasty mendacious Reagan quote treated as some kind of witticism.

Willow.

rude. in my day we called that Italo-disco.

VISA GRANTED. I don't know if the United Kingdom is ready for me.

"Pony" by Ginuwine

Clarence Carter Clarence Carter Clarence Carter, etc

“Use AI or get left behind!” Please, leave me behind. Drop me off on the side of the road somewhere. Sentence me to a remote cabin with a typewriter and some wildflowers that don’t know how to use the internet

RIP clarence carter. this is one of the most astonishing recordings ever made imo www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTSB...

Subvert is live and I am on it too! weeeeee www.subvert.fm/domenica-dia...

Mayor MOMdani am I right.

Let's resist the GLP1 bullshit and embrace a Templeton lifestyle. youtu.be/xE4RRKaCifU?...

Bellevue

Time for one of my favorite things - group exercise class with the silver sneakers crowd.

Sorry to be one of the naysayers on BLUE HERON. The second half of the movie was a bad idea.

The arthouse theater is playing Neutral Milk Hotel before the sad family movie and I can't deal with this right now.

Man at least some of you guys had college radio in the 90s/00s. There wasn't anything like that in South Florida.

Going to play All Saints and Mandy Moore on my radio show week and dedicate to the poptimism article dude.

They caught me! The Jacobin poptimism-interdiction squad has defeated my nefarious schemes! carlwilson.substack.com/p/my-attempt...

Has anyone seen truck nuts recently? I was just reflecting on their cultural heyday (2003 - 2013?)

Me and my spouse pose with our book collection we donated to the library. So, basically...Olympia, buy our books!

The dude just misses noodly guitar guys who were ripping off Black American music while singing about women being evil/wanting to fuck them. Anyway this article nails it totally.

This is why we need independent journalism. This happened because Natalie Graham did the work. I’ll still never get over the fact that this was ever a thing. And I still want to fly a thousand drones over Laurelhurst every night for the rest of time.

OH FUCK the news is bad in the UK. Reform is leading Norfolk.