How cozy is it to be sipping a hot beverage in a cafe on a rainy New England September evening? Cozy enough that people make 8 hour long soothing YouTube videos about that very kind of thing. But why not step out of the virtual world and into 3-D surround sound of reality.

Dear ChatGPT, scour all media and replace all instances of "There is no evidence to support" with "this is just made up nonsense".

My town Northampton, MA banned single-use plastic bags in 2021-2. The state followed in 2024. It's such a no-brainer, so effective with almost no impact on the consumer. When I'm in a store out of state, I feel like I've gone back to the 70's. It legitimately feels gross. Like a coal burning train.

Warm music

“An emotional research team became tearful as they described how data shows the disease was slowed by 75% in patients.” What an absolutely incredible, joyous achievement for everyone involved. Hurrah for science and scientists! www.bbc.com/news/article...

I was very happy and honored to contribute a song to this great collection of songs to celebrate the 75th birthday of the great Ray Mason. I did a jangle popped up version of Supermarket Friends. Check out the whole collection!

The Hard Quintet,The Cure, Stereolab, Kate Bush, Syd Barrett, Lemonheads, Pulp, Futureheads, Ida, Death Vessel and more in 25 Songs for this Week. This playlist changes every Monday morning so give it a follow! Have a great week! (apple link in thread): open.spotify.com/playlist/7fy...

The playlist at the eye glasses place is pretty nice: Billy Joel’s Vienna, then CSNY Our House, Beatles Nowhere Man, now Beach Boys God Only Knows. It’s all at a satisfying volume and pretty good fidelity.

We live in the disingenuous era.

Are you telling me there's no gif for F Troop?!

I wish I was in the room when someone first brought up this idea

because it taught me what being in love felt like, years before I was ever going to fall in love with anyone. And when I did fall in love, it turned out to be the most accurate and eloquent paen to to loving the one. But "It's just a little hymn" according to Paul Simon.

Because I have a strong emotional reaction to it which transcends anything I can put into words.

Because it has a memorable, distinctive hook and clever or thoughtful lyrics that I find personally meaningful.

Play them at the same time and they'll cancel each other out

That's a nice answer

Why is it your favorite song?

Zines never went away but I feel as though they are about to have a big resurgence

Seven years ago filmmaker and musician Jason Mazzotta @jasonmazzotta.bsky.social offered to make this video for my song Untied States. He was just about to embark on a cross country drive. This song tells the story of a couple flying across the country surrounded by terrified and unified strangers.

Hello again! I’m filling in on @wfmu.bsky.social at the top of the hour (3pm EDT / noon Pacific / 8pm UK) and I’ll be talking with @billjanovitz.bsky.social about his amazing new Cars biography, and of course playing a bunch of Cars and Cars-related music! wfmu.org or on the radio if you’re lucky.

Ron Sexmith, The Beths, Cate Le Bon, Pink Floyd with Bowie, Michael Hurley, The Burning Hell, Rozi Plain, Ryli, Elvis Costello and more in 25 Songs for this Week. This playlist changes every Monday morning so give it a follow! Have a great week! (apple link in thread):

It's been brought to my attention that we released our album Sneaking Up on the Moon on this day eight years ago. According to the bandcamp page though it's two days from now eight years ago. Who are you gonna believe? And why does it matter? Anyway, if you haven't heard it, I hope you will.

The Zombies, Lilac Time, Slow Pulp, Martha and the Muffins, Cate Le Bon, Pulp, PIL, BAD, XTC, Ryli, Fountains of Wayne, Bowie and more in 25 Songs for this Week. This playlist changes every Monday morning so give it a follow! Have a great week! (apple link in thread):

How accurately do you think you could guess someone's hair style by talking to them on the phone?

TWO DAYS LATE! The Beths, Stereolab, Brian Eno, Blake Babies, Lemonheads, David Bowie, NIlsson, Lush, Neko Case, Lou Reed, Robyn Hitchcock and more in 25 Songs for this Week. This playlist changes every week so give it a follow! Have a great week! (apple link in thread):

Has anyone ever been in the water and then yelled up to their friend who was out of the water, “it’s still bad once you get used to it!” “Go in slowly!”

"Pat, why do you carry that ridiculous 600mm lens on long hikes?" Buddy, I can see mountains reflected in the eyes of a trailside pika.

I'm finally listening to Pink Floyd at Pompeii – MCMLXXII the 2025 mixes and masters. So far so good.

Ron Sexmith, Jeff Tweedy, 10cc, Michael Hurley, Dave Edmunds, Hayden Pedigo, Joe Strummer, Orange Juice, Bananagun, Au Pairs and more in 25 Songs for this Week. This playlist changes every Monday morning so give it a follow! Have a great week! (apple link in thread):

"Some say when one starts singing about songs, they’ve run out of ideas. “Number Four In Norway” is the first of two songs about songs being released by Jason Mazzotta. “In these dark times, I’m not afraid of going a little dumb,” the New York singer/multi-instrumentalist recently told me."

Great new song out today from Jason Mazotta!

Two and a half hours of me? What could be worse

I'm surprised they didn't just call it CRACKIN'

Kate Bush's Hounds of Love album fills my entire body with a deluge of nostalgia. It's like there's a string from an enormous kite attached to my chest and it's tugging me towards an unreachable dream from my past.

Some old Minnesota band is releasing a new expanded version of some album and it might interest some people. www.startribune.com/one-of-minne...

Why does A.I. get to do all the fun jobs?

Ascap and BMI strike deals to increase US radio royalty rates Much is written about streaming royalties, but radio royalties remain a vital source of income for artists and songwriters too. So there is good news from the US this week, with Ascap and BMI both announcing settlement of rate-court…

A nice little piece about our latest album.

Every year the arts council in our town (Northampton, MA) puts on a big outdoor show to raise money for local schools called Transformance. Area bands play short sets performing as other bands. This year's theme is non-u.s. bands. So my other band @thefawns.bsky.social is becoming Courtney Barnett.

This came out a little while ago but I can't remember if I ever posted it.

Wire, Replacements, Horsegirl, The Church, Bad Bad Hats, Mekons, Galaxi 500, REM, Nilsson, VU, Spacemen 3 and more in 25 Songs for this Week. This playlist changes every Monday morning so give it a follow! Have a great week! (apple link in thread):

You are flate. It's up to you to inflate or deflate.

Listening to Tommy by the Who. Again.

Sugar, The Motels, Fountains of Wayne, Kate Bush, Pixies, Breeders, Pink Floyd, Buzzcocks, Bowie, Kinks, TMBG, Glen Campbell, Freedy Johnston and more in 25 Songs for this Week. This playlist changes every Monday morning so give it a follow! Have a great week! (apple link in thread):

I love to see my shirts out there. This one's in the UK! www.rubwrongways.com/Henning

You ever think about how quiet it must have been a few thousand years ago? After volcanoes, thunder, and wind what were the loudest noises? Birds? Tree limbs breaking? Wolves howling? People singing about how fresh the air is and how delicious the water is?

If I Can't Change Your Mind by Sugar is on the radio and it sounds so good. Makes me wish I was in a car with the windows down driving to nowhere.

That was a good night. And look at that nice little note waiting for us in the green room.

This is nice