in a stunning victory, Donald Trump has forced the Iranian government to profit tens of billions of dollars a year against their will

Our friends at Firestorm are struggling in the face of disaster capitalism. A queer- and worker-owned bookstore that has, over and over, been there for the community. They let me set up a referral page with them. Books from my podcasts, my books, and books I love firestorm.coop/r/killjoy.html

@edwinarnaudin.bsky.social and I teamed up to cover @thehives.com at The Orange Peel ashevillestages.com/music/review...

I knew Gary Numan would be interesting live, but this show still exceeded all of my expectations. ashevillestages.com/music/review...

Went to see Nothing at Eulogy a week ago. Took some pictures, and wrote a little about the sensory overload that was Violent Magic Orchestra's opening set. ashevillestages.com/music/review...

I took some photos of Ratboys & Florry at The Grey Eagle on Tuesday, March 10, and then pushed them through a series of homemade visual distortion pedals. ashevillestages.com/music/throug...

Stop literally everything. Steve Albini's Fugazi sessions, widely bootlegged and full of lore, now available officially for the first time. fugazi.bandcamp.com/album/albini...

Yet another reason to be hyped about the current state of Asheville's music scene avl-live.com/i26connector...

Got some decent shots of Makaya McCraven and his trio during his recent stop in Asheville. Also, check out Scott's great review of the show. ashevillestages.com/music/review...

SCOOP: An internal DHS document obtained by 404 Media shows for the first time CBP used location data sourced from the online advertising industry to track phone locations. This surveillance can happen through all sorts of apps, such as video games, news apps, weather trackers, and dating apps.

happening this morning in Minneapolis -- ICE agents drawing guns on observers. I reiterate again that it is only a matter of time before DHS kills more innocent people in Minnesota. Congress needs to shut this shit down right now.

Put together some words about Jon Spencer's recent visit to Asheville. ashevillestages.com/music/review...

Just experienced the most intense tear gassing of my life by federal officers outside the ICE facility in Portland where marchers gathered. There was no fast exit as they indiscriminately threw loads of gas and flash bangs. Children were in the crowd screaming. @oregoncapitalchronicle.com

Asheville-based synth wizard, Brett Naucke celebrated the release of his excellent new album earlier this month. ashevillestages.com/music/review...

The trio of Billy Martin, Matt Glassmeyer, and Jonathan Goldberger played one of its first live shows in Asheville last week. I was there to take pictures. ashevillestages.com/music/throug...

if you read enough history you understand that the very best people, following their instincts, tend to make themselves targets in times like these.

this is such weak baby behavior. just say whistles should be illegal because fuck you, that's why. trying to justify this by whining that your big brains can't handle loud noises is coward shit

Before speaking with two armed men at the Pretti vigil last night, a man approached & asked if I was going to tell the truth. I said yes. He told me how frustrated he was at the media & the harm it’s causing to his community. I asked if he wanted to share words for the media on camera, & he did:

The new Powder Horns record is out today and it rules. Brett J. Kent provides insight into it, breaking down the album track by track/ ashevillestages.com/music/interv...

Sudan Archives, Neil Hamburger, Modern Nature, Powder Horns' release show, and a bunch of other cool stuff to catch this week. ashevillestages.com/calendar/thi...

Dreamy nw video from Natalie Jane Hill out today. avl-live.com/natalie-jane...

New music from Asheville experimental guitarist Tashi Dorji avl-live.com/tashi-dorji-...

New music from Powder Horns! avl-live.com/powder-horns...

I sent out a handful of questions about the year to a long list of Asheville musicians. Here's what they had to share. Part 1. ashevillestages.com/music/the-ye...

Asheville-based artists put out a ton of great music beyond Wednesday's amazing album, so I put together a list of my 25 favorites. avl-live.com/favorite-ash... #ashevillemusic

It was so great to see BRMC play Howl in its entirety. ashevillestages.com/music/review...

NFTs are amazing because you apparently “own” them but the AWS outtage yesterday took out everyones apes lol

New music from Asheville emo quintet Paper Pills avl-live.com/listen-to-pa...

AFI, Dave Hill, Upchuck, Margaret Cho, & S.G. Goodman are all in town this week. ashevillestages.com/calendar/thi...

The Asheville concert bounty continues to be plentiful ashevillestages.com/calendar/thi...

welcome to the Resistance, psychotically violent fascists who tear gas children

Father John Misty and Cut Worms came through Asheville. I took pictures. ashevillestages.com/music/review...

Check out the new single from Andrew Scotchie, inspired by his experience during Hurricane Helene. avl-live.com/andrew-scotc...

Tuesdays are generally pretty dead in Asheville, but this week there's a load of incredible shows happening, leading to some rather tough decisions. ashevillestages.com/calendar/thi...

Saw some legendary indie rock bands the day the world exploded. Here's my review and photos. ashevillestages.com/music/review...

There's a really solid 2 night benefit for BeLoved happening in Asheville at Fleetwood's on Friday and Saturday nights. I interviewed co-organizer John Polydoros of Small Doses about the event. ashevillestages.com/music/interv...

Goddamn there are a lot of good shows this week in Asheville ashevillestages.com/calendar/thi...

Asheville darkwave duo Cold Choir is back with a banger... avl-live.com/cold-choir-u...

Bask continues to defy easy genre classification on its epic new record. I spoke with drummer Scott Middleton ahead of Friday's release of The Turning. ashevillestages.com/music/interv...

The local Asheville music scene continues to impress. ashevillestages.com/music/review...

Bask continues to ramp up towards the release of The Turning. avl-live.com/watch-basks-...

In June, I caught Julie Odell opening for each Okkervil River and Valley Maker, and became an instant fan. Her new single "Orioles Eating Oranges" is a stunner. avl-live.com/orioles-eati...

The Asheville music scene contains far more than just Indigo De Souza, Wednesday, and MJ Lenderman... ashevillestages.com/music/review...

Not here to join in on the Pitchfork review discourse. Just happy to see the Asheville scene continue getting attention. avl-live.com/on-precipice...

Hotline TNT lit up Eulogy on 7/22 in Asheville with a thunderous cover of War Pigs in tribute to Ozzy. ashevillestages.com/music/review...

Wednesday unveils “Pick Up That Knofe” video ahead of Bleeds release avl-live.com/wednesday-un...

Local gem Sarah Louise will be playing a rare Asheville show next Friday, August 1 at AyurPrana Listening Room, and will be joined be some stellar musicians. I recently caught up with Sarah for Asheville Stages... ashevillestages.com/music/interv...

If you're into stuff like This is Lorelei, Sharp Pins, and Alex G, check out the newly-released debut by Asheville singer-songwriter Tanner York. avl-live.com/tanner-york-...