nothing to say that hasn’t already been said, but to grow up in a generation largely without jerry, having bob was a priceless gift. he kept the dead hurtling forward into the future, vital and tightly woven into modern culture. I truly don’t know what the dead’s presence will look like without him

Post a pic of the venue where you saw your first concert, and a picture of the band/artist Guns N Roses at the original Boston Garden

Tonight‘s entertainment: The indie band hoping for jam band touring $$ and the jam band hoping for indie cred (I guess?). Both will no doubt be honoring Bobby.

The world feels just a touch less wondrous when a Grateful Dead member passes.

Was happy with this thread, reposting today.

OK I'll use this opportunity to talk about Big Thief's "Double Infinity," a song that in a few months has become one of the most important of my life, in a way I didn't think would happen again. (thread)

Why do ICE have guns?

It’s crazy how often “Eastbound and Down” can answer any TV prompt.

I’m in a Subway fast food restaurant in the year 2026 and they’re playing Peter Paul and Mary’s version of “Blowin’ in the Wind.” What even is reality.

This month is the ten year anniversary of Bowie’s passing. I can’t decide if it feels like yesterday or a hundred lifetimes ago. Ten years ago today Obama was still president!

The local karaoke top ten. #1 K-Pop Demon Hunters, #2 Creep.

These are my six favorite books published in 2025 (that I read). I chose six to make the grid clean.

I made a playlist of 50 of my favorite songs this year and I think it's pretty good. open.spotify.com/playlist/4Lk...

Santa was good to me this year. ☕️

Last night I literally mentioned to my ex wife that it’s shocking that Jonathan Richman never made a Christmas album.

Back when I was on staff at a print newspaper, I came into an elderly lady that I didn't know. I forget the full context. But she reached into her purse, and pulled out a clipped, neatly folded copy of a film review I wrote and said she liked it so much she wanted to carry it around with her.

My kid is learning songs from The Bends on guitar and when he plays and sings them it's hard to describe how moving it is to me.

It is very on brand for me to finally fall in love with an indie-rock band (Big Thief) on their first album to get a mixed reception.

I don't get angry nearly as often as I used to but one thing that gets me worked up every time is how each device now requires a different cable, and sometimes adapters.

I put on a pop classic I hadn’t heard in ages to take my mind off my divorce and forgor it’s the mother of all divorce records lol. Hits different than when I was in my 20s.

It's genuinely incredible how Jonathan Richman has this singular muse that he's chased from writing about borrowing his dad's car as a teenager to contemplating his impending death as a 74-year-old

I love getting rejection emails for jobs I interviewed for 6 months ago on the week of Christmas.

I've heard more Christmas music this year than in recent years and it's easy to see why we've collectively settled on the Mariah song as THE song--it's far and away the best one out there, full of momentum and energy and sexiness in a world of dreary Silver Bells and White Christmases.

Tonight in my town there is a Phish-Radiohead mashup band opening for a Phish-Pink Floyd-Radiohead mashup band. My DMs are open if anyone wants me to attend and write about it.

“Here comes Santa Claus right down Santa Claus Lane” is such lazy writing.

I hate to bring up Phish twice in one day BUT…taking college level biology and anatomy after a lifetime of fandom—I never missed a question on the golgi apparatus or axilla.

Something non-Phish fans don't get: the sheer number of dreams that I've had that involve Phish concerts in some way. Not as annoying as it sounds, although I sometimes think they should count towards my stats.

#2025FavSingles #PeoplesPop25 7/7 fakemink, ecco2k, mechatok "MAKKA" I think this is a "banger" but I'm not sure if people our age are ready for circa-2010 music to be a retro aesthetic by people who were toddlers when chillwave and the EDM peak happened.

Whoever said “whistle while you work” never actually had a coworker who whistles.

#2025FavSingles #PeoplesPop25 6/7 The Hidden Cameras, “You Can Call” This "should've been bigger" band's always had a dance element but this time my local record store actually filed them in that section. They should just write for pop stars and get that bag. www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-fa...

These kinds of posts will never fail to do numbers but I always thought the male loneliness crisis was about friendships, not relationships.

My last 2025 concert is behind me and here's the final list. I did dial it back a little, and probably will dial it back more next year.

#2025FavSingles #PeoplesPop25 5/7 Big Thief, “Double Infinity” Ben Stiller in Royal Tenenbaums voice: “I’ve had a rough year, dad.” I know it’s not a “banger” in a Peoples Pop sense but this song had my favorite lyrics of '25, to which I kept returning. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjqL...

#2025FavSingles #PeoplesPop25 4/7 DJ Premier and Roc Marciano, “Armani Exchange” There was a real push to bring 90s rap icons back in 2025, to very mixed results, but every so often a new Preemo joint makes you feel like you struck gold. www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpcw...

#2025FavSingles #PeoplesPop25 3/7 EMJAY, “drill.mp9” I’m a sucker for a good English flip into a not-in-English song. www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fnN...

#2025FavSingles #PeoplesPop25 2/7 K-Pop Demon Hunters Sndtrk, “Soda Pop” I also have a 10-year-old so here we are. We all can agree this is better than “Golden,” right? Team demon for me. www.youtube.com/watch?v=983b...

#2025FavSingles #PeoplesPop25 1/7 Circuit des Yeux, “Canopy of Eden” May as well start with my most-listened song, stat-wise. Frosty dance music is my preferred writing soundtrack and CDY is one of my faves of the last 10 years, so. www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_lt...

Maybe not the greatest record of all time but if someone claimed it was there’s really no strong counter argument.

The movie is no longer remembered fondly for a million acceptable reasons, but "American Beauty" on opening weekend in LA. The audience was in the palm of the movie's hand from end to end. There were cheers and even standing ovations *during the film*.

@tomewing.bsky.social I'm catching up on 2025 releases and can't decide if this is that rarest of creatures: a baggy Big Thief song. What is the verdict? www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ypv...

Lots of hate for the guy who made us all take our shoes off at the airport but not the people who made it so we need 2-factor identification for literally everything.

I watch all sorts of gory and revolting horror movies just fine but I can’t watch the way people brush their teeth in movies, it grosses me out.

Stubhub with the targeted Facebook ad- they know what I like!

The internet's been a big part of music for 30 years but it's still odd to me when some of the "best" albums of the year have ZERO presence in the physical world, nothing you can hold, no radio play, you never hear them in the wild, they only exist on phones and laptops.

It happened to me: I Shazamed a Pearl Jam song I didn’t know and it was Silverchair.

Everyone's been doing a good job with these lists. Keep 'em coming.

Doris Troy: “Just One Look.” Sometimes you catch the song in the wild and think there’s never been a better pop song.

I love Trey but only a millionaire rock star would think “who wants to reminisce about the good times of 2020? Spatchcock!” Hard pass from me.

Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve been to: Ryan Adams Arcade Fire Bill Cosby Sun Kil Moon Swans