Another great #OutOfOrder countdown! The year is 1983. If you’re uninitiated, you may want to peruse some *epic* tunes. 🔥

#1 New Order-Blue Monday #OutOfOrder By the 90s synthpop was a whole thing but they along with Art of Noise they set their own template @thejessness.bsky.social @recarecaps.bsky.social @jerryn13.bsky.social @milesgeffin.bsky.social @dcboy.bsky.social @paulheardartist.bsky.social @derrylm.bsky.social

Our #1 band was really more than a reformulation the old band. Joy Division was far from necessarily continuing on but they did decide to continue as New Order. @pewtergod.bsky.social @paulette7.bsky.social @liscopenhagen.bsky.social @recarecaps.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1Gx...

Our #2 artist was going through somewhat of a personal renaissance with his 1983 record. He was always himself but he was working with a completely different cast than he had before. @paulette7.bsky.social @ladyiris5.bsky.social @thejessness.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YC3...

Our #3 pick somehow ended up with a cougar being part of the mix. Happily, in spite of that unfortunate nom de guerre he has gone on to bet of the better songwriters. @recarecaps.bsky.social @scuutes.bsky.social @auberon.bsky.social @pewtergod.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOfk...

Green Green Green. World Leader Pretend is right there in the middle of it. Gamer's Lament. www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGMe...

Not me. Reagan was a huge pretend-a-friend. Doing something nice to everyone's face while he secretly was setting up all the millionaires to become Billionaires.

Our #4 band were just getting started in 1983. They ended up putting out they're first record independently before they recorded this a couple years later where it made some noise. @milesgeffin.bsky.social @auberon.bsky.social @sheriihler.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ac0o...

At #5 we have a band that was unusually inventive. And were perhaps the greatest of stalkers. @nixanadoo.com @paulette7.bsky.social @milesgeffin.bsky.social @dcboy.bsky.social @derrylm.bsky.social @pewtergod.bsky.social @paulheardartist.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMOG...

At #6 we have a band who have taken on o long-lasting style and image. Eventually a lot of bands adopted their iconography but circa 1993 they were alone short of Ozzy. @thejessness.bsky.social @sheriihler.bsky.social @pewtergod.bsky.social @liscopenhagen.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=aArk...

#6 Talking Heads-Burning Down the House #OutOfOrder Usually they started out as kind of a cult item, built a brand, and finally exploded with songs everyone new by 1983. @dcboy.bsky.social @pewtergod.bsky.social @derrylm.bsky.social @jerryn13.bsky.social @evodaily.bsky.social @jmareditor.bsky.social

Our #6 band were a band that managed to receive critical acclaim and as well have huge hits. After "Remain in Light" 1983 was their biggest peak. @jerryn13.bsky.social @pewtergod.bsky.social @recarecaps.bsky.social @x03v.bsky.social @paulheardartist.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zfr3...

Our #7 artist was laterally one of a kind. He was literally the first mainstream artist to come out openly. And our age group just went with it. @milesgeffin.bsky.social @scottthejanitor.bsky.social @pewtergod.bsky.social @nixanadoo.com @thejessness.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmcA...

Out #7 tune made U2 into huge international stars. There were four huge hits but the one that broke through was first single; I still remember how stunning it was. @thejessness.bsky.social @paulette7.bsky.social @pewtergod.bsky.social @milesgeffin.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeYC...

Our #8 single is by a singer pretty much blew in thein the doors. She made a famous album thick accent and all. @derrylm.bsky.social @pewtergod.bsky.social @auberon.bsky.social @milesgeffin.bsky.social @paulheardartist.bsky.social @tinavstammy.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIb6...

#9 Grand Master Flash and the Furious Five-White Lines #OutOfOrder All you have to do is compare this to this to "Rappers Delight" and you see something completely different. @thejessness.bsky.social @mmch.bsky.social @dindin6.bsky.social @dcboy.bsky.social @stephensmith.bsky.social

1993 starts with #10, a song everyone knows and 25 years later we still are rickrolling people with. This is a sound we never can give up. @paulheardartist.bsky.social @evodaily.bsky.social @jmareditor.bsky.social @denverchick.bsky.social @mmchol.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4...

There’s no version of Blue Monday I don’t love, but I super extra love this one (h/t to @dcboy.bsky.social for bringing you into my TL!) youtu.be/cHLbaOLWjpc?...

a cover that outdoes the original imo #OutOfOrder youtu.be/4nAON-MwUPY

This would probably be my #1. #GratefulDead www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRNv...

I'm gonna do a few errands so I'll leave you with this one we all remember. @thejessness.bsky.social @auberon.bsky.social @jerryn13.bsky.social @milesgeffin.bsky.social @paulheardartist.bsky.social @evodaily.bsky.social @jmareditor.bsky.social @ladyiris5.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=RY7S...

Happy Friday! This week we revisit the music 1987. Here's one to start us off. @sheriihler.bsky.social @jmareditor.bsky.social @pewtergod.bsky.social @milesgeffin.bsky.social @evodaily.bsky.social @x03v.bsky.social @derrylm.bsky.social @liscopenhagen.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHYI...

*This* One of Bsky’s hidden gems, imho.

Get out and give blood. Do your part because we still live in a society. @dcboy.bsky.social @nerienis.bsky.social @americanredcross.bsky.social

"It was probably not the reception the president was hoping for with his debut at the cultural center he took over and now chairs — half full, half booing, and with a strong contingent of drag queens." www.nytimes.com/live/2025/06...

I was just thinking about Sly stone and now we've lost him. #RIPSly @sleepingbagowire.bsky.social @jmareditor.bsky.social @goodifitgoes.bsky.social @pewtergod.bsky.social @milesgeffin.bsky.social @paulheardartist.bsky.social @omega7stone.bsky.social @dcboy.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpUC...

Along with mimosas, fresh bagels, and the Times crossword, SINGERS UNLIMITED has long been a Sunday morning tradition in the five boroughs. For 37 years, the show was hosted by the late, great Michael Bourne. The playlist skewed toward the repertoire often called “The Great American Songbook”...

...but it’s safe to say that thousands across the Tri-State Area first learned about bossa nova from Bourne. Following his death in 2022, the program went on hiatus. It has been revived, co-hosted by vocalist Lezlie Harrison and Janis Siegel, a founding member of the Manhattan Transfer.

"What hardcore accelerationists want is to accelerate the development & implementation of AI, in its myriad of forms—including generative AI, where we will soon be consuming AI-scripted shows based on AI-written books, featuring AI actors, AI art designers, and AI directors, with AI soundtracks."

I should have added "if you like this sort of thing," which one should always say when recommending music that may be unfamiliar. 😜

I listened to every song today. I heard some new (to me) stuff that were bombass dignity! I truly appreciate the mixture of music. You're a treasure! I have a great Pat Metheny song (saw him live in the 80s) to share Last Train Home youtu.be/V9vQ_y9JJ1E?...

...another great fuqqing idea from our current Administration.

#1 Tupac-How Do U Want It #OutOfOrder Hands down song of the year, period dot. @dcboy.bsky.social @jmareditor.bsky.social @evodaily.bsky.social @jerryn13.bsky.social @walks30.bsky.social @omega7stone.bsky.social @mmchol.bsky.social @mmch.bsky.social @palehorse.bsky.social @auberon.bsky.social

#2 Fiona Apple-Criminal #OutOfOrder This song is just as fresh and plangent as it was the day it came out. If you doubt me put the captions on. @goodifitgoes.bsky.social @derrylm.bsky.social @paulheardartist.bsky.social @nixanadoo.com @denverchick.bsky.social @rekhet.bsky.social @dcboy.bsky.social

Our #3 band is a love/hate proposition. I guess you know where I stand. @thejessness.bsky.social @x03v.bsky.social @liscopenhagen.bsky.social @milesgeffin.bsky.social @paulheardartist.bsky.social @auberon.bsky.social @evodaily.bsky.social @jmareditor.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHcm...

1996 was in the heart of the New Jack Swing era. Our #4 band and their producers pu5t out one of the genres iconic tracks. @x03v.bsky.social @goodifitgoes.bsky.social @nixanadoo.com @dcboy.bsky.social @sleepingbagowire.bsky.social @milesgeffin.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KL9...

Republicans may claim to read the Bible, but this what they go home to at night.

Bob Dylan’s kid may be a Wallflower, but he certainly isn’t a wallflower.

The Wallflowers take this week's #5 spot. There were some great songs on this album but they never caught fire. Before I knew this was Jacob Dylan, I thought it was just a super evocative song. @milesgeffin.bsky.social @paulheardartist.bsky.social @dcboy.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zzyf...

Michael Brecker worked with a who's who of jazz and rock. James Taylor, Paul Simon, Billy Cobham, Charles Mingus, Billy Joel, John Lennon, Jaco Pastorius, the list goes on and on. He was inducted into the DownBeat Jazz Hall Of Fame in 2007. Music that doesn't suck #jazzsky

And we thought Alice Cooper & Bitter Blood Street Theater were radical when I was a teen. 🙄 www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTMH...

#6 The Prodigy-Breathe #OutOfOrder I knew something from this record would figure. Could have been "Firestarter", "Climbatize", Smack My Bitch up"... @x03v.bsky.social @paulheardartist.bsky.social @dcboy.bsky.social @jerryn13.bsky.social @palehorse.bsky.social @nixanadoo.com @rekhet.bsky.social

Our #7 has done everything from folk to "country swing" but her biggest hit landed her on "alternative" radio and won her a spot at Lilith Fair. @jmareditor.bsky.social @evodaily.bsky.social @lyricallyliz.bsky.social @dcboy.bsky.social @goodifitgoes.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfKK...

Our #8 artist put together a group including Pat Metheny and McCoy Tyner that dominated the 1996 jazz landscape. @sleepingbagowire.bsky.social @pewtergod.bsky.social @mkrebs.bsky.social @jerryn13.bsky.social @omega7stone.bsky.social @milesgeffin.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=22l3...

Our #9 band were spawned in the OC skatepunk scene. Like their local contemporaries No Doubt they transmuted dub into radio hits. @jerryn13.bsky.social @mkrebs.bsky.social @pewtergod.bsky.social @thejessness.bsky.social @susieb.bsky.social @tinavstammy.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yT8...

Let's get started, shall we? Our #10 band are as famous for punch-ups as they are songs. Somehow, they haven't killed each other and are scooping up buckets of cash to this day. @milesgeffin.bsky.social @paulette7.bsky.social @goodifitgoes.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8Oi...

Your judges are making their final cuts for #OutOfOrder 1996 Here's one that just landed on the cutting room floor. @nixanadoo.com @jmareditor.bsky.social @susieb.bsky.social @palehorse.bsky.social @omega7stone.bsky.social @auberon.bsky.social @dcboy.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2Rc...

Good morning. friends, time for #OutOfOrder The year was 1996, send me your best. @paulette7.bsky.social @liscopenhagen.bsky.social @omega7stone.bsky.social @walks30.bsky.social @beefreeferlives.bsky.social @digitalgypsie.bsky.social @denverchick.bsky.social @auberon.bsky.social @dcboy.bsky.social

#OutIfOrder Top Ten countdown this afternoon! Excited to see this one. 1996 is a tough year to come with only a handful of songs. 🔥