open.substack.com/pub/chrisgga... Just a lovely concert here in Paris from my favorite psychedelic indie band. Cc: @matthewsekol.bsky.social @antgrasso.bsky.social @enilev.bsky.social @magdalena-bay.bsky.social @lastweektonight.com @aoc.bsky.social @gtconway.bsky.social @theverge.com

#FridayRetroReview ! A look back at #TaylorSwift's fantastic folklore and evermore albums from 2020. chrisggarrod.substack.com/p/retro-revi... cc: @psbdc.bsky.social @matthewsekol.bsky.social @enilev.bsky.social @antgrasso.bsky.social

substack.com/home/post/p-... My Wednesday #SingleReview - #ROREY... she is great - I’ve never even heard of her, but now I'm in love. #MusicReview #Singersongwriter #IndieRock cc: @matthewsekol.bsky.social @enilev.bsky.social @antgrasso.bsky.social @davidpakman.bsky.social @profgalloway.com

My Wednesday #SingleReview - #HeeJin is quite remarkable (and we share a guitar, based on her music video, though I need lessons!!) #K-pop #MusicReview #RockMusic open.substack.com/pub/chrisgga... cc: @matthewsekol.bsky.social @enilev.bsky.social @antgrasso.bsky.social @psbdc.bsky.social

open.substack.com/pub/chrisgga... He is so special. It may be that this is a 30-minute repeat of Beck’s rarities, but pulling them all together like this is wonderful. Happy Valentines Day to all! #Musicreview #IndieMusic #singersongwriter #Beck cc: @enilev.bsky.social @antgrasso.bsky.social

Wednesday #SingleReview: Bruno Mars – “I Just Might” (2026) It’s really a lot of fun, with its 3 and a half minutes of playtime. #brunomars #popmusic #singersongwriter open.substack.com/pub/chrisgga... cc: @antgrasso.bsky.social @matthewsekol.bsky.social @enilev.bsky.social @psbdc.bsky.social

commfailure.com/single-revie... @thebeaches.bsky.social Love this 80’s single!! #SingleReview #MusicReview #IndieMusic #TheBeaches ....WednesdaySingleReviews cc: @antgrasso.bsky.social @matthewsekol.bsky.social @enilev.bsky.social @psbdc.bsky.social

Retro-review (2019): Lana, what have you done to me? open.substack.com/pub/chrisgga... #lanadelrey #singersongerwriter #AOTY2019 #musicreview #indiepop #retroreview Have a great Friday and weekend, all! cc: @antgrasso.bsky.social @matthewsekol.bsky.social @enilev.bsky.social @psbdc.bsky.social

Review: Yungblud's "Idols" substack.com/@commfailure... Long overdue... #Musicreview #indiemusic #rockmusic #alternativemusic #popmusic #yungblud cc: @antgrasso.bsky.social @matthewsekol.bsky.social @enilev.bsky.social @psbdc.bsky.social

Scott Adams, creator of the long-running comic strip Dilbert, who courted controversy as a late-career political and social commentator, has died at age 68. Access the free article here: www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...

open.substack.com/pub/chrisgga... #Weezer #altrock cc: @matthewsekol.bsky.social @antgrasso.bsky.social @enilev.bsky.social

It’s not easy being an English northerner surrounded by southerners. Here’s how we survive | Robyn Vinter

Review: Brandon Rosen's Hourglass - A Reflective Debut Album substack.com/@commfailure... #Musicreview #indiemusic #popmusic #BrandonRosen cc: @antgrasso.bsky.social @matthewsekol.bsky.social @enilev.bsky.social @psbdc.bsky.social

Solar events have been at a high since activity on the sun’s surface reached a “solar maximum” in October 2024.

commfailure.com/brain-leaks-... A great debut EP from this new, incredibly talented Manchester nu-riot grrrl supergroup... can't wait to see what 2026 has in store! #Musicreview #indiemusic #alternativerock cc: @antgrasso.bsky.social asso.bsky.social @matthewsekol.bsky.social @enilev.bsky.social

How do we bridge the worlds of technology, biodiversity and international law and bring them together in service of a new way of being built from the ruins of collapse? accidentalgods.life/starting-in-... #AccidentalGods #Podcast #RegenerativeEconomics #ReFi #DAO #TechForGood

Happy New Year to everyone! This is a great start to next year!! commfailure.com/john-whites-... #Musicreview #singersongwriter #AOTY2025 #music #indiemusic #indiefolk cc: @antgrasso.bsky.social @matthewsekol.bsky.social @davidpakman.bsky.social @enilev.bsky.social @bernews.bsky.social

NY is having a bad flu season. More hospitalizations last week than any week on record. Health authorities are encouraging everyone aged 6mo+ to get the flu vax (it's not too late). Find a provider here: on.nyc.gov/getvaccinated. You can filter for sites where there's no cost for the uninsured.

Oh God… this killed me.

Happy Holidays everyone…! commfailure.com/commfailures... #Musicreview #AOTY2025 #Albumoftheyear2025 #music cc: @antgrasso.bsky.social @matthewsekol.bsky.social @profgalloway.com @davidpakman.bsky.social @enilev.bsky.social @bernews.bsky.social @bermudapremier.bsky.social

Last week in Brooklyn, #IzzyEscobar put on an amazing performance at #BabysAllRight. A cool, very cool venue. (And it was cold outside!) #concertreview commfailure.com/izzy-escobar... cc: @enilev.bsky.social @antgrasso.bsky.social @davidpakman.bsky.social @matthewsekol.bsky.social

🧠🎼 #Music Improvisation Rewires the #Brain in Real Time 🎹 Real-Time Reconfiguration: The 🧠continuously reorganized network patterns ht: @chidambara09.bsky.social #Neuroscience @chrisggarrod.bsky.social @fabrizio78.bsky.social @nicochan33.bsky.social neurosciencenews.com/music-improv...

So it turns out this game rules. Idk why I hadn't heard of it before. I guess people consider it kind of derivative but I don't know of anything else that fills the weird niche of "Oblivion if it were also Fable and God of War"

OK, my songs of the year. (Until I change my mind next week.... maybe tomorrow....). commfailure.com/commfailures... #musicreview #songsof2025 cc: @enilev.bsky.social @strategistjim.bsky.social @antgrasso.bsky.social @davidpakman.bsky.social @matthewsekol.bsky.social @pdeepa.bsky.social

I met a very cool fan of @thedavidpakmanshow.bsky.social today

This will be interesting to follow...

The number of people asking "How can all 100K of us [or worse, "I individually"] be in the room when the next #AIAct gets written" is astonishing. Instead, ask "how can I best do and disseminate science that informs legislators who are trying to choose between potential policies?" #AIEthics

When this "AI" bubble pops, the men pretending they weren't pushing the hype, like "critics" whose position is "AGI is real but LLMs aren't the way," who were in eugenicist and "AI existential risk"🙄 circles, will get specials discussing what they saw coming, when its the women who told you so.

My latest… Samia’s fantastic 2025 LP, “Bloodless”. #musicreview #samia #indiemusic #singersongwriter #AOTY2025 commfailure.com/a-review-of-... cc: @enilev.bsky.social @strategistjim.bsky.social @matthewsekol.bsky.social @pdeepa.bsky.social @antgrasso.bsky.social

I still don’t understand the crazy line of people waiting to get into the #LEGO store at the Rockefeller Center when it is less than below freezing outside today in #NewYorkCity. Though I love Lego, don’t get me wrong!!!

I'm at the combination

So many different influences you can hear with this fab debut EP by this young, Parisian-based band, #ChériChéri. My review: shorturl.at/RT0lr #glamrock #indierock #musicreview cc: @matthewsekol.bsky.social @enilev.bsky.social @antgrasso.bsky.social @pdeepa.bsky.social @strategistjim.bsky.social

Artists like @bradmehldaumusic.com are a great example of the future of jazz. #BradMehldau #JazzMusic. Great piece. youtu.be/Nw9jufomk9g The 20 Best Jazz Albums of 2025 www.popmatters.com/best-jazz-al...

Super Smash Bros. Melee for the Gamecube was released on this day in North America, 24 years ago (2001) #retro #art #gaming #SmashBros

Love this Review, Chris 🙌 Reminds me a bit of the 90s, Nirvana, Alanis, Meredith Brooks…. love it, as it brings me back in time but also into the present. Many thanks 🙏🎸🎼🎤🎵 🙌

My latest #musicreview: commfailure.com/review-wedne.... #Wednesdayband #alternativemusic #alternativerock #AOTY cc @matthewsekol.bsky.social @enilev.bsky.social @antgrasso.bsky.social @hessiejones.bsky.social @akohli.bsky.social @pdeepa.bsky.social @strategistjim.bsky.social @shi4tech.bsky.social

“I’ve seen pictures of the mass area, in the countryside, and it’s just destruction." How Ziggy Marley and His Family Are Working to Help Jamaica

My latest by @geeseband.bsky.social Such an enjoyable #alternativerock listen. #musicreview #music #rock #geeseband commfailure.com/geese-gettin... cc: @matthewsekol.bsky.social @enilev.bsky.social @antgrasso.bsky.social @psbdc.bsky.social @akohli.bsky.social @pdeepa.bsky.social

Metroid Prime for Gamecube was released on this day in North America, 23 years ago (2002) #retro #art #gaming #MetroidPrime

#EricaManzoli was a pleasure to interview regarding her recent single, “Dear Other Woman”. The result: commfailure.com/erica-manzol... #musicinterview #popmusic #singersongwriter Looking forward to more! cc: @matthewsekol.bsky.social @enilev.bsky.social @antgrasso.bsky.social @psbdc.bsky.social

Erica Manzoli’s newest single landed today, and it is lovely. My review: commfailure.com/review-erica... #musicreview #music #popmusic #singersongerwriter #ericamanzoli #HappyFriday, everyone! cc: @matthewsekol.bsky.social @antgrasso.bsky.social @enilev.bsky.social @akohli.bsky.social

My newest: commfailure.com/reviewing-ag... Great album. Full stop. #TheBelAirLipBombs #musicreview #indiemusic cc: @psbdc.bsky.social @matthewsekol.bsky.social @antgrasso.bsky.social @enilev.bsky.social @alexisrjimenez.bsky.social

Here’s a collection of organizations and aid groups accepting donations to fund emergency relief efforts in the Caribbean. Access the free article here: www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...

Tortoise's TOUCH is a cinematic record that is profoundly human and entirely spectral. It’s a world unto itself, filled with beautiful landmarks and perplexing questions. TOUCH is a #PMPick [9/10] out now via @intlanthem.bsky.social REVIEW: tinyurl.com/Tortoise25

KIMI'S BEST-EVER RESULT 🥈 #F1 #BrazilGP

Cross Village, Michigan October, 2025 “And the sunsets of Autumn; are they not gorgeous beyond description? ~ Charles Lanman #michigan #puremichigan #scape #eastcoastkin #landscapephotography #photographersofbluesky #photographersunited #photooftheday

Fantastic debut EP by #IzzyEscobar - looking forward to more! My review: commfailure.com/sunny-in-lon... #musicreview #music #popmusic #soulmusic cc: @matthewsekol.bsky.social @antgrasso.bsky.social @enilev.bsky.social

"In any given week, 0.15 percent of users “indicate potentially heightened levels of emotional attachment to ChatGPT” More than 800 million people use ChatGPT every week. That’s 1.2 million people developing a potentially unhealthy bond to a chatbot" #AIEthics www.platformer.news/openai-menta...

www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba... Heartbreaking to read, as a very, very long-time #LFC supporter. I really, really, hope TAA doesn't get boo'ed tonight, but expect the worst. #YNWA.