Incoming gig alert! We’re playing the legendary @100clublondon.bsky.social on Friday 7th August supporting the mighty @prolapseband.bsky.social for Upset the Rhythm! Tickets here: link.dice.fm/KWrgoa0cP1b?...

My water heater died and this fluffy beast is not bothered in the slightest!

My latest for The New York Times: a look at the life & legacy of the late great D. Boon. Visited San Pedro to talk to the surviving Minutemen, Mike Watt and George Hurley, as they continue to carry forward the spirit of Boon and the band. Gift link here: www.nytimes.com/2026/03/26/a...

My final visit with Dinosaur before she leaves the High Line 30th St. plinth. I hope people think a little differently about the humble pigeon after seeing this majestic super-sized version by sculptor Ivan Argoté.

Had a great time at the tribute to Clem Burke at the Bowery Palace last night! Organized by Kathy Valentine of the Go-Go's - singing here with the hastily assembled Clembake, along with Gina Volpe (Lunachicks), Gail Greenwood (Belly, L7, Gang of Four) and Linda Pitmon (literally every other band).

Had an amazing time last night at the celebration of Clem Burke’s life. It’s clear to me that his kindness and supportive enthusiasm of other musicians was as important as his indefatigable and soulful drumming.

X-Offender tops the list of drink specials for Clem Burke at Bowery Palace.

This really feels like it could be a winning issue: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

This is genuinely a bombshell. All courthouse arrests should cease immediately. There should be a Congressional investigation & civil rights actions for every illegal abduction of immigrants trying to follow the rules and appear in court. (2/2)

According to documents filed this morning by the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of NY, ICE has been lying for a year — not only to the public, but to the courts and to prosecutors — about being authorized to make arrests at 26 Federal Plaza and other immigration courts. (1/2)

If you've ever gone into a pet store, only to leave feeling sad, there's something you can do about it. Tell Petco and PetSmart to adopt a simple policy that would make a world of difference for wildlife: Don't sell wild-caught animals or species that the IUCN says are threatened with extinction!

This is my fav part of your interview “doesn’t matter” lol

first part of this is a perfect 90s indie-rock anecdote, second part a perfect 90s indie-rock Fibbage question

I feel seen. Currently pulling this after a particularly frazzling day. Ugh!

New — I collected stories from travelers at airports around the country on Monday after ICE agents were deployed to help TSA. No one understood beforehand why they would be there, and after a day with them around, it’s no more clear. Read the multi-city dispatches:

For the coyote fans, this is a really thoughtful and beautiful piece of photojournalism.

Here’s some footage of Robert Rental & The Normal filmed on this tour with Stiff Little Fingers youtu.be/LqK6fy1h1js

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You can’t tell me that the “crisis” of the USPS budget isn’t tied to quashing mail-in voting.

With Little Annie Anxiety on guest vocals, I enjoyed the whole thing.

Look kids! My @prolapseband.bsky.social photos are in the beauteous new issue of Creem! Words by Brian Turner @bturneroverdrive.bsky.social.

Take the wayback machine to a rainy night in 1993 when I interviewed His Name Is Alive’s Warn Defever, met @4ad.com co-founder Ivo Watts-Russell, and visited the legendary Pyramid Club for the 1st time. (4AD is reissuing HNIA’s early classics; get cracking!) warpedrealitymagazine.com/2006/02/his-...

Essential records for 4AD fans, His Name Is Alive’s first three albums are being reissued on vinyl and CD, out 8th May 4ad.ffm.to/hnia_2026rei...

Look out! The mighty Prolapse will return to London this August! Upset The Rhythm presents… PROLAPSE Friday 7 August 100 Club, 100 Oxford St, London, W1D 1LL 
7.30pm | £15 | Tickets: link.dice.fm/Ia90705d4651 @prolapseband.bsky.social @100clublondon.bsky.social @tapeterecords.bsky.social

Over the next few weeks you may see headlines about the Rice's whale. It's a population of ~50 in the Gulf of Mexico that you have likely never heard of before. My latest #openaccess #research with @emilyyeager9.bsky.social explains why that is and what you can do about it 🧵 🔗 bit.ly/RicesWhaleNews

I love this and today it has me thinking: maybe we all need to start bringing "grapes for the table" energy when we communicate with our elected officials? Let's try it and see what happens!

of interest to few certain strains of music heads: huge stash of NME back issues now dropping on @archive.org, 300+ issues, 1969-1983 (so far). archive.org/search?query...

Whales were really stressed when humans hunted them. But when whaling activities dropped during WWII, whales were more stressed. That's because sound travels far in the ocean, so it's super stressful when humans are busy bombing each other. War is bad for everyone. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Celine Dion is a formidable opponent for my @marchxness.bsky.social essay on Kristin Hersh's "Hips and Makers" -- but I'm not giving up yet! Look at this great photo I dug up from Billboard, of Kristin and Michael Stipe shooting the song's video! Read and vote here! marchxness.com/sweet16-dion...

Derek Jarman without context.

JFC, it is a SOCIAL SERVICE.

It’s been a gloomy, windy, nor’wester-y day today. As a treat, here is a photo of a clump of fresh little blooms just making their way in the world. I took this photo yesterday on my brief walk around the neighborhood.

fuck yes

A haunting whale song discovered on decades-old audio equipment could open up a new understanding of how the huge animals communicate, according to researchers who say it's the oldest such recording known. https://to.pbs.org/47yOAfc

This project was a tremendous amount of work *and* wildly fun to work on, and it really was a [email protected] effort to get this right. Hoping to write up some thoughts on this at some point, but man it’s so good to see everyone’s hard work finally go live 💖🎉

Calling all trash hounds www.youtube.com/watch?v=9AOk...

This Rachel Love album really is almost *too* lovely. LP/CD out April 20th but you can listen to it in full right now. rachellove.bandcamp.com/album/lyra-2

Unremarked upon in this (excellent) piece is that Hell apparently still has Susan Berman’s sunglasses from SMITHEREENS, which strikes me as very sweet.

This sounds & looks great: complete Wolfgang Press concert at the London Town & Country that kicks off with a blistering version of “Kansas”: www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0S0...

The world’s a mess (to say the least) but here’s tonight’s cocktail: the Port Side (white port, Suze, dolin dry) at Gift Horse in Providence. Accompanied, of course, by a dozen of the Ocean State’s finest oysters.

Sadly o can only go to one of these (Saturday’s Crazy Rhythms show). See you there?

From working with Brian Eno to playing with The Contortions and The Bloods, Adele Bertei had a front-row seat to New York's infamous No Wave scene. She talks to Elizabeth Wiet about noise and melody Adele Bertei on the Women of No Wave buff.ly/4tlosLO

This could be great - RI’s Paula Hodges is fundraising to launch a voter guide to local candidates. Only 40% of RI voters (at best) even know their state rep’s names, let alone their stances, so a guide is badly needed. givebutter.com/2026-lil-rho...

NEW JON KING @gangoffour.bsky.social TO HELL WITH POVERTY in conversation with @mikiberenyi.bsky.social @RedLionE11 Leytonstone 16 APRIL, 7pm Tickets www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1984385867...

The perfect headline doesn’t exi…

Seeing Brix in NYC this month and I couldn’t be more excited about it!

Extraordinary story, although Lazarus Species is a bit of a misnomer as Lazarus was supposed to have been properly dead but these little chaps have just been keeping their heads down. And who can blame them for that? www.theguardian.com/environment/...

When she picked up the barred owl, it was limp and trembling. Its eyes were half open, its entire body bruised, and blood was dripping from its beak. The owl died within hours, another casualty of an accidental poison in its food supply.

Sharing a February album that I've enjoyed, in no particular order, one a day for a few days annihogan.bandcamp.com/album/tongue...

Yo La Tengo plays cover song requests in exchange for pledges live on Todd-o-Phonic Todd's show Sat., Mar. 7 (3–6pm), w/co-host Gaylord! Pledge $100 and have your request ready! Or use this link to submit your song request in advance. (Write request in the comments.) pledge.wfmu.org/donate?progr...