May Simone’s memory be a blessing.

Does anyone have a small bucket and tiny shovel?

www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFfn... Once again, Voodoo Child on a loop. I love the comments on this video's ultra-high resolution, people not realizing that film had much much higher resolution than was able to actually be displayed until very recently.

Uwe Fellensiek – Herzschlag [Germany, Synthpop ] (1986) Super bowiesque and funky German Synthpop rarity, produced by the legendary Conny Plank. https://redd.it/sqqtq6 https://youtu.be/pVlDfHPgMRw

Afghan Whigs Relinquish ‘Control’ On 10th Album www.spinmagazine.com/2026/06/afgh...

It’s kind of our thing

I’d rather read about Henry Cow, tbh

Singles reviewed by Jon Savage in Sounds 4th, June 1977 including Chelsea, Cortinas, Eater and Ian Hunter. @jonsavage.bsky.social

It can be done

🙋‍♂️I do have questions

C’est perfect ecouter quand nous traverser Provence aujourd’hui!

A cancer-killing virus has stopped pancreatic tumours from growing and spreading in three people in a trial that was only intended to test safety. www.newscientist.com/article/2528...

Checking in on Cubs while on vacation

Post an album you have listened to 100 times.

2911 West Van Buren Street

Precious Wax Drippings Live at Dreamerz on 1988-12-10 https://archive.org/details/ajc03589_preciouswaxdrippings_1988-12-10

The Chills Live at Lounge Ax on 1992-09-27 https://archive.org/details/ajc03583_thechills_1992-09-27

Tortoise Live at Lounge Ax on 1995-07-31 https://archive.org/details/ajc03531_tortoise_1995-07-31

The Chills Live at Lounge Ax on 1992-09-26 https://archive.org/details/ajc03582_thechills_1992-09-26

Good news for Chicago teens - free summer memberships in YMCA!

How to break Trump’s power; A new look at the lessons from Hungary www.headsupnews.org/p/how-to-bre... Heads Up News is out!

Not wearing full tactical gear and gas masks, not sporting pepperball rifles, and brandishing grenade launchers for tear gas, turns out to be super helpful to keeping heads cool.

The @chicagofilmsociety.org kicks off their 40th season with Orson Welles' CITIZEN KANE follow-up THE MAGNIFICENT AMBERSONS, presented in 35mm! This Sunday June 7th at 11:30am Get Tickets Now: musicboxtheatre.com/films-and-ev...

Prepare yourself. Christopher Nolan's THE ODYSSEY is coming to the Music Box, presented in 70mm! The epic adventure opens July 17th (Early screenings on July 16th). Shot on Kodak 65mm. Showtimes & More Information: musicboxtheatre.com/films-and-ev...

It’s no joke!

Ozymandias Ten years into Trump’s America, I took a trip to try to understand how it all might end. BY LUKE WINKIE slate.com/news-and-pol...

Evanston's renowned BBQ restaurant, Soul & Smoke, is preparing to open its expanded full-service restaurant this month “It’s a space where bold, award-winning barbecue and fine dining artistry share the room with a curated collection of works."

Wim Wenders withdraws 1975 film featuring 13-year-old Nastassja Kinski topless

This is one of my favorite sets in my collection. Somewhere out there in the 1960s, a kitten and bird were pals. 💕

“Vlad at the Home Office called again. He has a new punch list for us.”

There was great piece about this a while back: popula.com/2019/02/24/a...

San Jose, CA represent! youtu.be/fBTT3VPriV8?...

Brume is a 24-voice multi-timbral desktop synth for the CM5 | Discussion

It’ll be on the moldy floor of a Mar a Lago HVAC closet by Sunday

I hope that Vertical Reflecting Pool poster goes directly to the National Archives. Because otherwise no one will believe us.

Scholarship isn’t a race. It is a process to preserve and enhance human knowledge. So, yes, I am especially pleased to get feedback from all sorts of scholars from all over the world who have expertise and thoughts to share with me.

Layers of Loop buildings www.flickr.com/photos/james...

Walking around Toulouse, France today (Did I mention we’re in France? I did? Oh, sorry!), I mentioned how much work was getting done around the city with all kinds of small to medium-sized cars, trucks, & vans. Not one full-sized SUV or monumental pickup in sight, & nowhere to even park one.

Surprise! They’ve all already been Zero-Dayed by US, China, and Russia. Enjoy your new routers and firewalls, my friends! darknetdiaries.com/episode/174/

I never foresaw that the way the U.S. would be infiltrated by adversaries would be using the very low cost techniques of scammers who our govt has allowed to take over our phone systems and, to an extent, the internet. (We regulate phones. Not enough. Nor enough enforcement.)

My best friend said I was an insane doomsayer back in 2019, and that the structures of government would somehow just keep on magically functioning no matter what they did. Resisting saying, “I told you so!” all this time—along with years of Coke Zero, tbh—has surely given me pancreatic cancer.

That’s the stuff!

Disastrously Laid Bricks was my 1991 sullen, open-tuned, solo guitar & tape loop project, which sadly only lasted for one Tuesday night opening slot at Batteries Not Included. An ill-fated second booking at The Thirsty Whale was rightfully cancelled, once the booker actually listened to the demo.

⚡️Tudorized💥

I believe the lesson from that experience is "don't do that again."

Looking forward to learning some lessons from this 2018 publication…

The full scoop

A cabbie’s fare robbed him and forced him to drive. Cabbie crashed and robber ran away. Cops got dogs to track him, but all they found was a hamburger stand. Image: Chicago Times (1939)

Polestar 5 review – cheaper and faster than a Porsche Taycan but not quite as sharp Polestar’s flagship finally arrives, with a bespoke aluminium structure, electric powertrain and suspension. But will anyone actually buy it? www.evo.co.uk/reviews/2087...

Maybe the players and fans who can’t travel to the Stupid States of America are the lucky ones