AOTY.

How am I supposed to explain daylight savings time to my cat?

Happy 30th anniversary to Pulp's 'Different Class', a true masterstroke of Britpop and an album that helped shape my life. I will never stop posting the Save The Date postcard for our wedding <3 @britpopgirl.bsky.social

New Sounds: London foursome Away Fans deliver a cinematic house of mirrors, where self-doubt and inner confidence spiral in lockstep. 🔗 vanyaland.com/2025/10/22/a... @michaeloc.bsky.social

🚨 *Breaking News* Robby Roadsteamer has been detained by ICE Portland after singing Rod Stewart with the Portland Frog! We need your help! Please support Robby's campaign and lawyer fees at robbyroadsteamer.com link on bio 💙🦒🦒🦒

It's a high-flying week ahead for The Chelsea Curve, who unveil 'Rally 'Round' this Friday as part of @thesoundcove.bandcamp.com's 'Super Sonic Showcase, Vol. 1' compilation, before playing the Boston label's matinée release party on Sunday at The Burren. ⚡ knyvet.substack.com/p/the-chelse...

🐝 Hot Show Alert: Join us 3 weeks from tonight as BumbleBee Radio celebrates 5 years of indie, alternative and fun with an anniversary and Halloween party at Crystal Ballroom at Somerville Theatre. ⚡ www.bumblebeeradio.com

…CONTROLLED CINEMATIC CHAOS… Thank you @knyvet.bsky.social for the write up. Read more here: knyvet.substack.com/p/proles-sum... INAUGURATION OUT EVERYWHERE 10.3.25 👁️

One of my all-time faves.

⚡ New Music Tuesday: Nate Perry & Ragged Company, 'Till the Well Runs Dry' EP -- #altrock #americana What a day: The rapture is coming, it's Bruce Springsteen's birthday, and Boston's NPRC unveil their new EP, featuring moonlit spotlight single 'Disappear'. ⚡ open.spotify.com/album/4kYn30...

#NewMusicFriday: Figures On A Beach, 'Play' -- A pulsating #synthpop + #postpunk track that serves as a vibrant relic from the band's final tumultuous years, previously lost to time, circumstance, and a music industry that simply is no more. ⚡ Bandcamp: figuresonabeach.bandcamp.com/track/play

Great Scott! Board approves new Harvard Avenue building for venerable venue, O'Brien's and 139 apartments www.universalhub.com/2025/great-s... #Boston #Allston #music

The V List: The dream of '90s British indie is alive and well across Boston's live music calendar this month. 🔗 vanyaland.com/2025/09/09/t... @michaeloc.bsky.social

Fast Tracked: Los Angeles dark-pop project Boy Deluxe drop a sinister new beat as we collectively sashay back to the mutant disco. 🔗 vanyaland.com/2025/09/02/b... @boydeluxe.bsky.social @michaeloc.bsky.social

Today in #Somerville: The inaugural Dream A Better World fest at Warehouse XI. 🔗 rubygrovemusic.com/dreamabetter... #HumanRightsDay #EqualityForAll #JusticeMatters #SocialJustice #Activism #BostonMA #SomervilleMA

🚨 New Music Tuesday: A new social justice music festival is coming to Somerville’s Warehouse XI this Sunday. It’s called Dream A Better World Fest and it’s the creation of Melissa Nilles of Ruby Grove, the alt-indie band that today also releases the 'Maybe It’s Time' video.

⚡ One Week From Today ⚡ A new #SocialJustice music festival is coming to Somerville’s Warehouse XI on Sunday, August 24. It’s called Dream A Better World Fest, and it's the creation of Melissa Nilles. Info: rubygrovemusic.com/dreamabetter... #HumanRightsDay #EqualityForAll #JusticeMatters

🚨 New Music Friday -- The Ringer Soundtrack, ‘In Real Time’ A relationship that has suddenly gone stale is at the core of The Ringer Soundtrack’s expansive “In Real Time,” a slow-burning new single of seismic ache and emotion from the eclectic Boston alt-pop trio. ⚡ distrokid.com/hyperfollow/...

From the desk of Linnea's Garden: "Feeling stuck? Looking for community IRL? Want to get inspired? We got you. 🦄 Dream A Better World Fest is August 24 from 2-9 pm at Warehouse XI". Hit the link for the full PSA. ⚡ www.instagram.com/p/DNR6hnGsGZ...

The inaugural Dream A Better World Fest launches two weeks from today, Sunday, August 24, at Warehouse XI, delivering a new social justice music festival to Somerville. ⚡ rubygrovemusic.com/dreamabetter...

Live Review + Photo Gallery: Texas groove metal miscreants Pantera, now rounded out by Zakk Wylde and Charlie Benante, brought the heat, literally and figuratively, to Mansfield's Xfinity Center over the weekend. vanyaland.com/2025/08/05/l... @michaelchristopher.bsky.social @michaeloc.bsky.social

A week from Friday (08.15), The Ringer Soundtrack tug on the relationship heartstrings with 'In Real Time', a seismic and emotive new single from the Boston alt-pop trio that was produced by The Arcitype and recorded at The Bridge Sound and Stage. ⚡ knyvet.substack.com/p/the-ringer...

The V List: The month was soundtracked by new and notable efforts from Suede, MFK, Isabella&Sebastian, King Princess, and Weakened Friends. vanyaland.com/2025/08/04/t... @suedehq.bsky.social @weakenedfriends.bsky.social @michaeloc.bsky.social

Three weeks from today (8.24), join us at Dream A Better World Fest at Warehouse XI in Somerville, a response to the current times with musicians, artists, activists, and organizations sharing ideas and music, organized by Melissa Nilles of Ruby Grove. ⚡ www.eventbrite.com/e/dream-a-be...

It was the best of times, it was the Worcester times.

My entire existence is dominated by dramatic AI cat family videos.

I feel like this new Wet Leg album is the second Elastica record we all hoped for in the late ‘90s.

I really need to stay off Threads.

I for one would like to see your fireworks video.

Half-Year in ReView: Vanyaland’s 10 favorite national songs of 2025 (so far) 🔗 vanyaland.com/2025/07/03/h...

We have entered the We'll Just Get To It Next Week portion of this short holiday week.

Robert Ellis Orrall is live on GBH’s The Culture Show talking his new live album, this weekend’s release party in Marblehead, and helping launch Taylor Swift’s career. www.wgbh.org/shows/the-cu... @robertellisorrall.bsky.social @thecultureshowgbh.bsky.social

WEATHER UPDATE: Due to the expected rain on Saturday, The New England Americana Festival will now take place on its scheduled rain date: Sunday, June 29, from 1 to 8 p.m. That's the only change and everything else is going on as planned. Thanks and see you on Sunday. ⚡ bellforge.org/event/new-en...

Ahoy! The New England Americana Festival is this Saturday at Bellforge Arts Center, and Kier Byrnes chatted with Sooz at Oh, Hello Boston about its history, highlights over the past 15+ years, and what to expect this weekend at the 14-band, 2-stage, all ages celebration. @kierbyrnes.bsky.social

Happy birthday, Glenn Danzig: These are his 70 greatest songs, from Misfits to Elvis 🔗 vanyaland.com/2025/06/23/h... @michaeloc.bsky.social @michaelchristopher.bsky.social #danzig #musicsky

Mark the date on your calendars... June 28th (rain date June 29). Fourteen of the area's top Americana bands. It all takes place at the Bellforge Arts Center in Medfield Ma, 1-8pm.

🚨 New Music Tuesday 🚨 SOFT SKIES INC, 'Sin Some / Lose Some' ⚡ distrokid.com/hyperfollow/... For many of us, home is a feeling, one that provides emotional gravity, wherever we may be in the world, available and willing to help steer our course to the safety we crave.

Wonderful review live today @americanauk.bsky.social on Derek Smith's new EP -- "Musically, the sound draws from a broad palette from the seventies pop rock of 10cc to the more modern indie rock of Bon Iver. Everything here is an absolute joy to lose yourself in." ⚡ americana-uk.com/auks-monthly...

The best vibes, the best city, the best fest. Nate Perry & Ragged Company 🖤 Boston Calling Music Festival ⚡ www.instagram.com/p/DKGSBuKsrEi/

I love late May, when the Carolina Hurricanes are downgraded to a tropical depression.

In a new feature on MassLive, Battlemode discuss their humble origins, making chiptune, and playing Boston Calling ahead of festival weekend. We got 'Dumpster fire' in a headline, and that's a first. ⚡ www.masslive.com/boston/2025/... @masslive.bsky.social @battlemode.bsky.social

Fest Intentions: Grub, Sweat, and Beers 9 is a beast of Boston heaviness 🔗 vanyaland.com/2025/05/22/f... This year's weekend BBQ at O'Brien's Pub goes down July 26 and 27 with a sweltering smorgasbord of metal, hard rock, psych, and more. 📸 Bruce Bettis @michaeloc.bsky.social

Awesome time yesterday on-site early at Boston Calling with Nate Perry & Ragged company filming a segment for Chronicle.

Boston Calling V List: 5 underrated bops to soundtrack the festival -- 🔗 vanyaland.com/2025/05/20/b... This weekend at the Harvard Athletic Complex we're vibing out to SOFIA ISELLA, Sam Austins, Mo Lowda & the Humble, Megan From Work, and I Dont Know How but They Found Me. @michaeloc.bsky.social

🎡 New Music Friday 🎡 Derek Smith and the Cosmic Vultures weave a melodic cautionary tale with today’s 'Temporary Circus: Act 1' EP. The prolific Boston singer-songwriter offers an enchanting reflection on societal illusions, manipulations & spectacles. ⚡ Spotify: open.spotify.com/album/2AkpkN...

🕹 New Music Friday 🕹 @battlemode.bsky.social 🕹 'Game Over' Ahead of an appearance at Boston Calling next week & fresh off throwing a three-day, five-venue, 50-artist chiptune festival in March, Battlemode deliver a breakup bop at the basement rave with "Game Over." ⚡: distrokid.com/hyperfollow/...

RIP Joe Don Baker. Tonight I'm drinking my Scotch by the quart. www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...

Interview: Mallrat shines a ‘Light’ through an ethereal pop ethos -- 🔗 vanyaland.com/2025/05/09/i... Ahead of her Allston show, Grace Shaw chats about the art of shuffling verses, touring with Kylie Minogue, and childhood brushes with Irish music and all-girls schools. @vickiwasylak.bsky.social

Rocking the coolest metal shirt at Action Park energy.