The Bad Doctors (1892) by Belgian painter and printmaker, James Ensor (1860-1949) Oil on panel 50 x 61 cm #art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt

Tomorrow evening I'll be talking to Richard Langston about his great new book about The Clean. From 6pm at Flying Nun, 202 Karangahape Road. There will also be music – which has been a highlight of the launch tour.

Gregory Uhlmann, Tomberlin Thu, Apr 16 at 8:00 PM Zebulon Los Angeles link.dice.fm/YRvuNa6je2b?...

I had that dream again

Today’s wander in town. Abandoned chair with pigeon, Goodge Place, central London. #abandonedchair #pigeon #london #goodgeplace #londonpigeons #centrallondon #urbanwanders

"Life is probably round." -- Vincent van Gogh (Letter to his brother, Theo.) #Poetry Wallace Stevens, "Anecdote of the Jar". #BookSky

Read new @mojomagazine.bsky.social for my homage to Gong's Flying Teapot and marvel at my lovely poster.

For my Lagniappe Session, I recorded four solo guitar covers of songs by four of my favorite singers: “Cross Bones Style” by Cat Power, “Video Games” by Lana Del Rey, “Birthday” by The Sugarcubes/Bjork, and “Tonight” by Sibylle Baier. @aquariumdrunkard.com aquariumdrunkard.com/2026/04/13/t...

Salle de Crimée Sud, (98) ANR.02.035, Salles de l’Afrique, Aile du Nord, 1er étage, Château de Versailles, 2007 by Robert Polidori

Minnie Evans (1892-1987) untitled landscape c. 1970s

The Slotin Folk Art Auction Spring Self-Taught Art Masterpiece Sale returns April 25–26. 757 lots span outsider, folk, and self-taught art, with works by Bill Traylor, Minnie Evans, Thornton Dial & more. Preview April 20–24. slotinfolkart.com Image: Lot 60. Sister Gertrude Morgan

Probably an appropriate place to mention that *for the longest time* I thought that 'Sigmund and the Sea Monsters' was something I had dreamed as a child.

a visitor to my porch once struck a bit of a pose ) #prayingmantisappreciationday

Absolute masterpiece. “Long Way Home” sounds like it’s always existed, a true folk song

Winning campaign slogan here if anyone wants it.

i will vote for any candidate who offers up this slogan

Ok these clips from Reddit have me blubbering. /

holy shit he actually conceded folks, they tell you they’re invincible they tell you they’re inevitable they tell you that you should give up and stop fighting and absolutely none of that is true

Laurie Anderson & John Zorn 2026-03-28 Big Ears Festival https://archive.org/details/laurie-anderson-john-zorn-2026-03-28

86 today!🎂

Billie Holiday with her all star band Fine and Mellow (CBS Studios Video 1957)

Happy Birthday Herbie Hancock! The legendary pianist debuted on Blue Note in 1962 with "Takin' Off," the first in a run of brilliant 1960s albums that established him as one of the all-time greats. Stream our playlist "Herbie Hancock: The Finest": bluenote.lnk.to/HerbieHancoc...

For the very first time, Herbie Hancock & Ron Carter will be performing as a duo, celebrating the Miles Davis centennial

R.E.M. released their debut studio album Murmur #OTD 1983 on I.R.S. Records.

Screaming Lord Sutch (1940-1999) whose clothes suggest that its anywhere between 1970-1976 even though the photo of him disembarking at Piccadilly tube station was taken in Nov 1960. The aghast lady deserves a special mention.

The “Triumphal Arch,” the 13-foot high, multi-paneled woodcut print created by Albrecht Dürer in 1515, is on view now at the New York Public Library, but only until the fall when it’ll head back to storage.

Whoa, this is a fantastic archive of tangible media objects (like gramophone records, punch cards, 8-tracks, floppy disks, etc.) Prepare to lose many minutes/hours to this trove. [kottke.org]

Okuhara Seiko was a Literati artist in Japan during the late 19th century. Literati art focuses on expressive ink paintings with an emphasis on personal feelings and themes of literature and nature #WomensArt

Very emotional about her 😭

Fred Sandback Untitled (Sculptural Study, Six-part Vertical Construction), c.1983/2022

Doll-house lightning and the next thing I knew We were back at our point of rendezvous I was in the possession of burglary tools Children's fur coats and diamonds and jewels Gene's talking about insignificant shit Just like the crooks in the movies when they do that bit

The world's getting awfully big in the window... Coming up on T-minus four hours to splashdown.

Musician Hamidreza Afarideh plays the kamancheh in the rubble of his music school in Tehran. ❝I didn't want the last sound heard in my music school to be the sound of bombs and missiles❞‬.

I love, love, love, Internet Archive's live show recordings. Bootleggers have recording rigs that rival studio recordings of live albums. Here are his recordings: archive.org/details/aada...

Mei Semones following up a favorite of 2025 w/ a gorgeous 3 song EP featuring 3 different vocalist collabs on her distinct brand of bright romantic boss nova-y chamber-jazz pop. Guitar/vocals rip. Arrangements rip. Incredible artist kills it again. meisemones.bandcamp.com/track/tooth-... #MusicSky

Gregory Uhlmann, Tomberlin Thu, Apr 16 at 8:00 PM Zebulon Los Angeles link.dice.fm/YRvuNa6je2b?...

Chris Knox could write perfect love songs My Only Friend www.youtube.com/watch?v=quuR...

Polish poster for THE CONVERSATION (1975)

Next week on The Music Book Podcast, @melvingibbs.bsky.social explains how he wrote his great new book “How Black Music Took Over The World,” out next week on @basicbooksgroup.bsky.social

—Now, you said it was yesterday, yesterday's another day Heading round in make believe, I don't know if it's you or If it's me oh, I don't know, I don't know Tally ho, tally ho!—

An album-length concert film by Charlie Weinmann, capturing the August 2025 Lodge Room performance that became Jeff Parker's new ETA IVtet album Happy Today, will be released worldwide on May 29, 2026. vidiotsfoundation.org/movies/jeff-...

Victoria Rose Richards Harvesting Sunshine (For Myself) victoriaroserichards.co.uk/work/sunshin...

Dan Concholar: L.A. Times April 11 - May 9, 2026 at parrasch heijnen www.parraschheijnen.com/exhibitions/...

Sounds of Music, the old school record shop heart of Whittier Boulevard in East LA, needs you. Stop in to pay your respects at the Ruben Salazar memorial, buy something cool and keep the beat alive. thelalocal.org/neighborhood...

Hilma af Klint (1862 – 1944) Swedish artist and mystic whose paintings are considered to be among, if not the first major abstract works in Western art history #Womensart

'Good Morning USA!' To all the wonderful people I know in that beknighted land, do yourselves a huge favour and move heaven and earth to get yourselves a ticket to see @mekons.bsky.social on the coming tour, it will be life-affirming, and good god you poor souls need a bit of that just now.

ㅤ Good Morning, Mr. Orwell — Nam June Paik, 1984 ㅤ

The Clean break into the USA - an extract of the book published on our favourite music site AudioCulture - www.audioculture.co.nz/articles/her...

Terry Fox - The Labyrinth Scored for the Purrs of 11 Cats (1989) m.youtube.com/watch?v=hZOg...