Chris Moore and John Blonde of A.M. Boys talk to @straypoodle.bsky.social about their album Present Phase, the creative power of treating every instrument as a noise generator, and why they'd rather enjoy the moment than chase what's next. Synths & Echoes — Catching Up with A.M. Boys:

"In 1979, my father Roy Ayers went on an extraordinary three-week tour with the Afrobeat pioneer amid extreme violence in Nigeria. Three band members recount the unforgettable trip." ‘Bass on one shoulder, bow and arrows on the other’ — life with Fela Kuti on history’s most dangerous tour:

My phone just autocorrected "duck" to "fuck" when I actually really did mean to say "duck," and I feel like I have finally broken its spirit

Chris Moore and John Blonde of A.M. Boys talk to @straypoodle.bsky.social about their album Present Phase, the creative power of treating every instrument as a noise generator, and why they'd rather enjoy the moment than chase what's next. Synths & Echoes — Catching Up with A.M. Boys:

I joined Sara Jayne Crow and Lawrence Peryer, fellow writers at The Tonearm, in paying tribute to Brian Wilson and the extraordinary worlds he imagined and then realized putting this one together was a bit of an emotional ride — I hope you like it @straypoodle.bsky.social | @lawrenceperyer.com

"Maybe the real question is what silence sounds like when there's no one left to interpret it." 'MEno.001' showcases how BANKERT operates as both chaos architect and sound worker, blending discordant textures with melodic fragments to deploy "digital containers" rather than traditional albums:

❝ As musicians, we’re already being so taken advantage of that it’s tricky to ask us to moralize our way through how we can best serve our fans. It’s hard to love making music so much and also feel pinched in the gears of the machine. I sure loved this article →

Tech bro social media sites 2005: "We want to connect people!" 2010: "We want to collect people!" 2015: "We want to disconnect & disaffect people!" 2020: "We want to misdirect & go unchecked, people!" 2025: "We want to elect defect people!" 2035(?): "We want to infect, eject & dissect people!"

it's great fun when pals from my past come together to participate in my latest (ad)venture that would be @pezzner.bsky.social interviewed by @straypoodle.bsky.social for @thetonearm.com re: tubas + 808s = burlesque techno huzzah! → www.thetonearm.com/pezzner-embr...

the tragedy of social media, in two acts

Los Ángeles is, at core, a city of blue collar, hardworking survivors; a city of great beauty and great destruction. And today, the rains and fires have subsided. Here’s to sunny skies and brighter futures, my Blue Sky friends.

Hello world ☁️