I saw probably multiple shows every week from 97-2017 and everyday of my life since I have been trying to forget all the terrible bands I saw

Highly recommend Alan Arnold's "Once Upon a Galaxy: the Making of ESB" for a great overview of all the chaos in making it

We don't talk enough about the first take of "Frankie Teardrop" where the CIA hires Frankie to kill an alien at an offtrack betting parlor

Grogu is in emergency surgery after having swallowed a chicken bone he found on the sidewalk. Calls for him to “drop it” and “spit it out” went unheeded. Grogu is unlikely to survive.

We only played the Mainroom a few times so I am pretty sure Conrad only had to yell at me once, it will be so weird being in that room without seeing him

If you see this post your getaway vehicle

if the guitarist looks like nancy you're gonna die in that pit

Pick a Bond from photos you already have on your phone

Playing people "Susie Q pt.2"and telling them it is a Can outtake

Did you know Flea plays trumpet? From the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Flea, he plays trumpet. Flea. Plays trumpet. Do you know Flea plays trumpet? Flea. Trumpet. He plays it. Flea plays trumpet.

How come no ever mentions that with all of the information the algorithm & assuming AI gathers on me based on my web searches and what I scroll past it can't recommend anything more targeted other than "office supplies" & "big tits"?

“Rainer is an objective force for good and an advocate for beautiful freaks, nerds, and weirdos," says Conan Neutron, co-founder of Fronz's “heavy, loud, abrasive" Caterwaul music fest.

Beautiful piece from @jazwgn.bsky.social on the second anniversary of Steve Albini’s passing. reallivedress.substack.com/p/050726

When I was a teen a friend got bit by a brown recluse and the wound was nasty as hell and it fucked him up for weeks...I wouldn't wish it on...actually I do wish it on some people

'Your society's broken. So who should we blame? Should we blame the rich, powerful people who caused it? No, let's blame the people with no power and no money and immigrants who don't even have a vote yet. Yeah, it must be their fucking fault.' - Iain Banks

Your annual reminder that May the 4th happens to be Ron Carter’s birthday (he’s 89) — and that he plays on THIS. (H/T @charlessoule.bsky.social) youtu.be/KveDLDbNL8s?...

Gonna become an Ideal Copy truther

Me in the midst of reading no less than three different books: "oh I think I will start reading something else now"

WEDNESDAY

Rest in peace, Michael Yonkers

this is america. you could find yourself within 100yds of a shooting at any time, in any place. school, the grocery store, a movie theater, a block party, a public park… it happens to regular people every day. but this week we’ll get 50+ weepy op-eds because it happened to the guys who write op-eds

A jazz kissa: tiny bar, massive stereo, free jazz, no talking

This administration murdered two Minnesotans and terrorized the rest of us for months AND THE BOY MAYOR WENT TO DINNER TO FETE THE FUCKING PRESIDENT? DO I HAVE THAT RIGHT?!

Pour one out for the Hilton staff who are working perhaps the worst shift in food service history rn.

has anybody seen or heard anything from the two pilots who were definitely rescued in a most heroic manner a couple of weeks back? seems a little odd for our jingoistic government not to make more of that since it was such a massive success and everything

There's two albums that define true Dylan heads: New Morning and Street Legal. That's just the way it is.

Standing by the window I heard it, while waiting for the turn. In hot light and chill air it was the crossing flow of even life, hurt in the mouth but exhausted with passion and joy - RIP J.H. Prynne

I know one of these children and there is no hell hot enough for the people who did this. Abolish, prosecute, and punish ICE

Fat Nick Cave and Elderly Steve Albini spotted at the Korean grocery store

I am the only person at this elementary school yearbook photo shoot wearing a Sunn sweatshirt

My cousin Shawn took weed to impress a girl when we were teenagers and his asshole & penis switched places. All the doctors at the (real) Pitt threw up when they saw it. Be my guest and Get “high” if you want this to happen to you

Hey I scored a copy of the Zeni Geva & Steve Albini RSD joint but it was defective so I'm in the market if anyone comes across one in the wild

THURSDAY

"We aren't trapped in here with you your trapped in here with US"

Oh sure everyone gets up in arms when shady forces conspire to make a band popular but what about me an artist that shady forces conspired to make unpopular...I assume

This is how every audiophile sounds

I always appreciate Von Till's interviews becuz he comes across as so candid & plain spoken, I can always tell a kindred spirit from how they discuss their art

‘Well, Well, Well, Not So Easy To Find A Plot That Doesn’t Suck Shit, Huh?’

THURSDAY

*talking to teenage militant atheist self* current me: okay so there’s a big fight between the government and the catholic church teenage me: got it, so we’re obviously on the side of the government current me: I, uh, you might want to sit down for this one

I used to do this bit on tour where you invariable meet new people all the time where I would pretend to not realize the Monkees and Beatles were two different things, it made people nuts. Now I'd probably get burned at the stake.

jd vance looks like he is in a noise band that is barely maintaining plausible deniability about their ties to the white power movement

did you guys know that, in 1984, Don Delillo published a short story called "Human Moments in World War III" and the premise is astronauts watching nuclear conflict on earth from space. haha granta.com/human-moment...

I listened to the new vers of American Don today and I still just don't like the record

WEDNESDAY

Early today I noticed a dead bird in the yard and thought I should probably go clean that up before a dog gets it; well not to worry my dog just brought me a dead bird

If yr one of these nerds who alphabetizes yr records sure you know where everything is but you will never know the bittersweet pleasure of finding a record you were looking for a month ago