Bring it, people! Now is not the time for feeling defeated.

From the department of distraction, here’s Allyssa Lamb singing “Africa.” michaelhearst.bandcamp.com/track/africa Song 13 out of 80 of my #80fromthe80s project. Subscribe to the mini-podcast here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/8... photo by @billwadman

On it.

An experiment isn’t a failure if you’ve learned something. In this case, we learned that melted jellybeans turn into a gelatinous substance that you probably don’t want to ingest.

With a shout-out to Jason Bitner who’s by my side through thick and thin.

Badass portrait photographer, Bill Wadman, took this shot of me looking very serious.

Ten years ago PBS released this episode of Songs for Unusual Creatures, which featured the #chinesegiantsalamander , the #stylophone , the #theremin , and my one-month-old baby (who demonstrates the theremin).

Just did this multiple times. Fun.

If you’re a @severance fan (as I am), this podcast episode is particularly great, featuring composer Teddy Shapiro talking about the score and the #theremin (or rather #ondesmartenot : )

In our Brooklyn backyard yesterday!

Yesterday’s show at Barbes went like this.

This Saturday!

Forget all the other noise for a moment—Greta Gertler Gold is here to rock “Radio Ga Ga” in the latest installment of #80FromThe80s. Find it on your favorite streaming service, or simply listen to the mini-podcast episode here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/8... @gretagertlergold.bsky.social

Look at this gorgeous book! Honored to be part of it. Thank you, @juliarothman and @storeypub Preorder now available. ❤️ 🐜 🐞

Dig this! John L. joins Michael Hearst on the song Tele-Tele-Telephone! open.spotify.com/track/0s3udI...

Listening to 40 year old REM songs on Apple Music and discovering lyrics I never knew existed. It’s like @michaelstipe.bsky.social snuck in hidden messages that would only be discovered when the technology could find them.

Calico love.

Hey hey, I’m here on Bluesky! Kicking things off with my friend’s tortoise, Sherman. He’s 220 lbs and loves to headbutt people (he’s kind of a jerk). Still, he’s adorable—especially when sped up and looped.