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Serial killers.

I don’t know how me and my 1980s born unconscious are supposed to survive the AI era, last night I had a dream my new album was coming out exclusively as a flexidisc on a magazine

Josaleigh Pollett

Just tried listening to the Atmos version of "another green world," in the headphones, barely lasted two songs. I'll only be able to do that with something I haven't heard before (or haven't heard 500 times) otherwise it just feels disrespectful to the original mix and my brain's familiarity with it

All this McConnell talk got us wanting to watch "Weekend at Bernie's" for the first time in forever. Made the kid watch it. Still holds up, mostly. Dead Bernie still much more entertaining than Mitch, live or dead

A really beautiful piece of work, start to finish:

gorgeous record by my friend. he sent it to me a while back and I've been enamored with it. a beautiful album about past lives and Americana. I was honored to play piano on track 10, too. and as always, an elegant and thoughtful collective mix by @wicknebber.bsky.social

MF’n Olive Garden I have no illusions about authenticity or any of that hipster BS. That shit’s yummy

I know it’s such a tired joke at this point, but I’m still always struck by how aggressive that cowbell is in “Don’t Fear the Reaper”

i hate to be insufferable but selling my photos is my full time job now 🥲 you can get yours at katswansey.com/shop

Neighbors down the street have brought some heavy ordinance to their huge pool party. Gonna be a very long night.

Slowing down my productivity this afternoon is this: www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSUa...

Finished The Bear. Cried a little.

🖤 u deemie

Trans rights are human rights always and forever.

never forget it

@andrewpelletier.bsky.social @oxidelounge.bsky.social You guys. The 635A at the knee. How have I gone this long without it? Immediate awesome drum sound, now if only I didn't play like a toddler

Meanwhile in Knoxville.

You hear a lot about people having “main character complex” but no one talks about “extra complex,” where you don’t expect anyone to remember your name and never feel like you belong in whatever group you’re in, however unwarranted. Because lemme tell you, it’s a thing

We saw a performance of Music for 18 Musicians tonight, and I can’t overstate how happy I get when, midway through, the maraca comes out. Both times I’ve seen it performed, everyone on stage started smiling at that moment. It’s the damnedest thing.

Superdrag, in full volume form. The guys who made me want to get a Jazzmaster. The guy who shows me how to hit the drums w/ power and vibe in equal measure. A hilarious wild animal on bass. 30 years later, I’ve ended up feeling like a part of a family. So much loud sweaty joy in the room last night.

A thing that sounds extra awesome in said headphones this morning is the new @spacemoth.bsky.social album, which I cannot praised highly enough, big wow

I've only ever known the talk around Beats headphones being too-bassy/innacurate/not-really-good but I took a shot at a pair a few weeks ago because I wanted some over-ears with ANC that weren't stupid $$ and by gosh these are great. And most importantly, quiet the truck-engine AC in this hotel room

Nashville on a Thursday night, all for Superdrag’s first-ever full-band “unplugged” set. Incredible.

I hate that I'm feeling an actual sense of grief at having to disconnect from this team I've loved and supported for so long. They say baseball will break your heart, but this is not how it's supposed to do it.

Nearly universally detested former Giant rolls up with a few pages of the worst take.

Lots of interviews with Ed O'Brien out there lately, as he promotes his excellent new record. I think he's my favorite Radiohead. www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrjO...

A group of former government workers has recreated a valuable climate-science database shuttered last year under the Trump administration. The new site, climate.us, is an effort by former staff members at the NOAA to preserve climate science previously housed at climate.gov www.climate.us

I was not into this Cape Fear series in theory, but I gave it a shot and I'm pretty into it. And then there's a real "oh holy shit!" moment at the end of E3 that made it even better.

It occurred to me that I wouldn't even know how to begin to give a prompt to an AI thing. I pray I never have to devolve beyond this point.

[digging thru cable boxes] "I guess I can finally throw away this 30ft FireWire 400 cable… but then again…"

It's gonna be a days-long affair with probably little payoff, definitely too much sweat, and one annoyed family, but… do I mic up the drums?

this juneteenth, i’m sharing a project i’ve been quietly working on for more than a decade. for the past 15+ years, i’ve photographed texas freedom colonies and the stories they hold. i hope you'll take a few minutes to read it: open.substack.com/pub/katswans...

Dear friends who are professional desk-sitters like myself — what's a chair that you've liked for 5 years or more? I need something with good support for a 200-ish lb person, preferably mesh or other lightweight/breathable surfaces, not an Aeron

Tales of Brave Ida

I have learned, and continue to learn, so much about the goings-on of the greater Katseye universe this year

Polythene Pam: A Fake Plastic Trees Mystery

Platonic form of televised baseball commentary here. Hypnotic

Octopus's Garden: A Weird Fishes Mystery

Me too, all of this

Swordfishtrombones

Saw there’s a live stream of bonnaroo and figured what the hell I’ll check it out but then I turned it on and saw these two hosts who are definitely narcs and I’m turning the tv back off

Take a moment to marvel at the sky

Can’t escape’em

Now that’s a bird.

Currently at a South Carolina beach town and observing something not as drastic, but pretty close

Quick economic report from the Deep South: the Alabama beach town where we’ve been vacationing for more than a decade is dead. No traffic. No waiting lists. People are broke.

Got a new pair of headphones and I forgot how much you have to recalibrate your brain for a new pair of headphones

Another one that recently crossed my desk. Talking Heads live in 1976. Yes, a year before Talking Heads '77. www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4zq...