The weird thing for me is, I'm a huge Minutemen fan, and their music is only a small piece of my fandom. Everything I read/heard about them living their everyday lives influenced me. Boon and Watt were philosophers who lived out their philosophies every day, and part of that included making music.

I like to think of the Minutemen as a missing link between Creedence and Fugazi, not just in their music but also their belief that music should be available and accessible to the working masses

A list of open source Operating Systems that have decided to not implement Age Verification, or are currently restricting access in regions with Age Verification laws, from: github.com/BryanLunduke...

My dad took me to see RUMBLE IN THE BRONX when it got a US release in 1996. Loved the song by Ash that played over the end credits, but I forgot to look for it in the credits. This is primordial internet - no Google, no answers online. Dad went to the record store and bugged them til they found it.

on the upside, we all have something we can post when it happens

Thompson's hematologist at Johns Hopkins, Dr. Robert A. Brodsky, published a study revealing that the research now has an overall 94% disease-free survival rate. "[A cure is now] available to the majority, almost the entirety, of sickle cell patients.” #GoodNews #BlackSky 🌱

Someday...

i had a dream last night I was riding on chicago busses and trains and lots of other riders had emotional support piglets

excuse me WHAT www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_Z4...

Hey, if you use Discogs to buy or sell music, beware -- some shit is up with their backend processing. For the last couple weeks, every time I log in, I see a weird warning message: "Your account was among a group impacted by a fraud prevention effort that produced unintended side effects. [...]"

I... think I just solved a longstanding music nerd debate about the MC5's promo version of "Kick Out the Jams" using AI demixing?

her eyes:

my hot take is that emboldening creeps to demand the inspection of complete strangers' bodies in public bathrooms is bad, actually

as always,

so you not only lost your case on all counts, but now the rest of the country has heard the Afroman songs that made you mad enough to sue, you're now a nationwide laughingstock (if not world wide at this point) AND you still have to pay your lawyers? galaxy brain shit

the Streisand Effect remains undefeated

If you wish people had come forward sooner, help create a world where they feel safe doing so, where it isn't going to ruin their mental health and haunt them for years. Or, you know. Shut the fuck up.

"First look at HIS new film" no no no no no no NO

RED DWARF on AI, circa 1988 Lister: They only do what you tell them to Rimmer: Ah, but they don't, do they? You say, "Keep an eye on that lamb," and they do -- they sit there for three hours and watch it burn

your faves are always gonna let you down

The cool thing about rail electrification is that it's very cheap but even more importantly it restores people's confidence that Things Can Get Better.

Okay but what if Trump was personally criticizing you as an official act in his capacity as president?

really wish i had known Suzy Izzard was touring HAMLET near my town. this whole internet thing was supposed to make it easier to find out about stuff like that

Things That Used to Happen in the Old Days of the Music Industry #1: You could have a worldwide top-10 hit in 1972 but then need a "comeback single" the following year, so you'd just rewrite your 1972 top-10 hit and it would still get to no. 1 in parts of europe

Jello Biafra can be a dick, but i wouldn't wish a hemorrhagic stroke on anyone* * with the obvious exception

Q: “So, hundreds of millions of dollars in grants were terminated from the NEH. The deficit didn’t change much. And you were paid $150,000 to do that job of reducing the deficit. Do you feel like the $150,000 paid to you was wasteful spending?” A: *Laughs, frowns….long pause*

50 years ago tonight on KMET, The Dr. Demento Show played a new song from a young listener named Alfred Yankovic, changing comedic music (and the annals of pop history) little by little. Here’s how it sounded that night:

NOT NOW, MYSTERIOUS LARGE STEEL CYLINDER

Another demix-remix from the same '66 Dead show at the Fillmore, this time "In the Pines" -- kind of a "super-mono" remix of the only known performance by the Dead of the Leadbelly classic

Another demix-remix from the same '66 Dead show at the Fillmore, this time "In the Pines" -- kind of a "super-mono" remix of the only known performance by the Dead of the Leadbelly classic

The political culture of the contemporary GOP is indistinguishable from that of the school shooter community

FUCK, THEY'RE STILL OUT THERE TO BE FOUND

"Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaaaaaaaaaaas for 'Sentimental Value'"

I am Torgo. I take care of the photography while the Master is away.

Mono remix attempt of the soundboard recording of the Dead at the Fillmore on 7/16/66. Hard-panned stereo with buried drums and bass was demixed and re-balanced in mono with some compression to bring up the rhythm section.

Mono remix attempt of the soundboard recording of the Dead at the Fillmore on 7/16/66. Hard-panned stereo with buried drums and bass was demixed and re-balanced in mono with some compression to bring up the rhythm section.

Okay first eff that guy but also to affirm what you/Emily were saying - it’s not slower to use the library or to talk to a librarian to find information on a topic you’re interested in. Men would rather roll around in their own ignorance and bring about environmental collapse than go to a library!

i bet this shit sounds magical if you're fucking stupid

Its one thing to know the abyss is real, its another to stare into it. You know?

I've appalled people by showing people the tube connected to my stomach that I use to insert crushed food. If the digestion is good, I'll go back and try the food. There are so many foods out there, I had to see if it was worth my time!

Even though I'm an economist, I wish there was more focus on the human suffering from this war and less focus on the economic consequences. Hundreds of little girls are dead, and we're worried about oil prices.

“Piracy is the most effective form of artistic distribution these days. So be it.” -Werner Herzog on NPR just now 🔥

"Gimme five hooks for a dollar!", you'd say. So anyway, I had all my CDs suspended from hooks -- which was the style at the time...

oof, i can still smell it

fuck YEAH yo la tengo playing some BOB SEGER SYSTEM!