Honestly all the sudden media attention on the Clavicular dude feels like piling on a kid who is clearly spiraling. Like the attention is accelerating a tragic villain origin story.

As this story keeps being shared, a certain polka-dot band glance at each other nervously. www.wired.com/story/...

Highly recommend replacing yr iPhone battery at an Apple Store when it gets weak. Costs $90 but gets you a few more years of life. I even got a new screen, no charge. The guy said "Maybe they cracked it replacing the battery." Hope I can hold onto this 13 Mini until they make another small model!

Describing something as "very aesthetic" is the same as describing a food as "very flavor."

Please don't ever explain anything to me like I'm 5. Explain everything to me like I'm an intelligent adult thanks.

Check out tons of underground noise/weirdo-rock photos I took between 2007-2016 primarily at east coast noisefests and Brooklyn DIY venues. Look now before I cut this collection down to <1000 so I can switch to Flickr's free plan.

At a show my nephew invited me to & know none of the bands. He's come to shows at my invite so thought I'd check it out, going in cold. Asked him to describe & the word "emo" came up a few times, but who knows what that means now. Bands are: Joyce Manor, Militarie Gun, Teen Mortgage, Combat. AMA?

Totally excited for Dune Part 3, even though I re-read it recently and have no clue how they'll make a blockbuster movie from it. It's about 90% palace intrigue & philosophizing. And will require serious acting from Momoa. But I loved reading it again and will continue with the rest of the books!

NOT NOW, MYSTERIOUS LARGE STEEL CYLINDER

I just played at an all-ages matinee show and the audience literally ranges from age 7 to 77 and it rules.

What right do the Mario Brothers have to pursue regime change in the Mushroom Kingdom?

I always thought the lyric in Jesus & Mary Chain's "Just Like Honey" was "I'll be your plastic toilet" and the earlier line was "her honey dripping, behind" but apparently it's "plastic toy" and "beehive." My misheard lyrics really shift the meaning, but I think I prefer them.

Is Mamdani the first NYC mayor in history who: 1. is nice 2. actually seems to enjoy the job ?

The DJT (Trump Media) stock value is down about 75% from its post-election peak. Or calculated the way the Trump admin does percentages, you'd say it's down 300%

Microwaves rule if you're into no wave, sci-fi shred, brutal prog, dissonant thrash metal, or nu-math music. This new album sounds amazing!

A kid tried to pull the infinite sequence of "why?"s on me, but I said "Look, I've played this game out to the end and it always comes down to entropy and the 2nd law of thermodynamics" and that shut him up, partly because he could tell I was ready to launch into a very detailed explanation.

I sometimes recall a science article I read analyzing the most mechanically efficient methods of human locomotion. Unsurprisingly they found walking and a medium jog, then mention "a third method of locomotion that nobody uses." WHAT? No further explanation! I still want to know what it is!

Both of these options sound better than anyone who has EVER played the Super Bowl. I cannot comprehend people who hate anything that is different or interesting.

Celebrity actors must love Super Bowl ad season. They get to show up somewhere for 15 minutes, say a dopey line like "So buttery!" collect a few hundred grand, and their image gets pasted into some nonsensical, overwrought concept that nobody will remember or know what it was selling anyway.

Beautiful J-card design. Love the choice to color and incorporate the parental advisory like it's a seal of approval. Good album too.

I have to miss INC (Int'l Noise Conference in Miami) this year. I'm sad to miss all the fun and excitement, but I have a sick pet who needs daily care right now. I'll always love INC's spirit of radical inclusivity and hope to return next year!

any Dem not running on a platform of "every one of these fuckers from top to bottom is going to prison at best" is not worth your time or notice

Where would a person buy audio cables and/or adapters in the modern day? Back in the day I'd just hit a Radio Shack. But now? Need a couple cables to go from 1/8" stereo to 1/4" mono.

Just flew to Seattle to play some shows & discovered that United left my checked bag back in New Jersey!!! Luckily I'm a little paranoid (justifiably it appears) and carried my sequencer and guitar, so I can still do a set of simplified old-school songs. But yeesh the stress. Not cool, United.

Heading to the PNW tomorrow for another Radio Shock tiny tour! Recommended if you like: No Wave, DEVO, Wolf Eyes, ZZ Top. 1/22 Seattle at Dracula's Castle 1/23 Corvallis at Interzone (opening for short film Painless Magic, starts early 6:30!) 1/24 Portland at Wyrd Hut 1/25 Olympia at Le Voyeur

It amuses me greatly to discover that everything my dad always told me I was wasting my money on: records, comic books, band T-shirts, now even CDs and the Transformers toys I asked for as a kid - has proven to be a totally solid investment.

Upcoming tour for my project Radio Shock (no wave/trip Metal/synth-punk) in the PNW! Thurs 1/22: Seattle at Drac's Castle Fri 1/23: Corvallis at Interzone Sat 1/24: Portland at Wyrd Hut Sun 1/25: Olympia at Voyeur More details shortly or just DM me!

"Wintry mix" sounds like something delightful but is actually The Worst Weather.

Can someone just make Tetris for iPhone that is EXACTLY like the old Gameboy version? No hints or dotted line guides (cheating) or online anything (garbage)

Not only am I expected to remember all my friend's names, but I'm supposed to remember all their internet names as well

Calling it now: That White House ballroom will not be finished before the end of 2028. Wouldn't be surprised if it's still a big hole in the ground.

Trapped in a Lyft ride and hearing what might be my new worst song I've ever heard: Miley Cyrus "Party in the USA" not just worst song but maybe the worst sound I've ever heard. Making me nauseous.

Trump's "Art of the Deal" makes sense if you understand he's not a deal artist like Frank Lloyd Wright was an architectural artist, he's a deal artist like Cock ESP are musical artists.

Now easier to use AI to solve the CAPTCHA

Favorite bathroom sign misspellings I've seen: "Bathroom is temporally out of order" "Bathroom is for costumers only"

Long thread, but you can read a few posts and get the gist. Kind of scary but fascinating summary of the shift in college student behavior in the age of AI/TikTok/etc as primary media consumption. How did these ppl graduate high school? How will they hold any job?

In making beats for Radio Shock, I've never used cymbal sounds (except hi hat) I always thought who needs em? But I was listening to some rock music (Nirvana) & noting how much work the cymbals are doing to accentuate & convey "this is the loud/exciting part" maybe I should try adding some?

I'm riding in a car w 4 Zoomers listening to "90s alt rock" playlist, AMA

I kinda admire how My Bloody Valentine spent 20+ years on the follow-up to the legendarily meticulous "Loveless" and then the album has several songs that are clearly in-studio improv jams, including one where they play to a drum machine's "hoedown" beat (my fave track)

I observed that my nephew (19) was frequently calling & receiving calls from friends. I told him I've always heard that young people hate actually talking on the phone and will only text. He said "Oh that's just Millenials. Millenials are weird."

Dude out here using a huge, loud, gas-powered backpack blower to move some stray dirt off the sidewalk. A job that could be done in less time with a standard broom.

Popular Mechanics is absolutely the worst offender in this category of totally-misinterpreted-and-misrepresented scientific speculation that turns into headlines fully detached from reality.

The next noise band playing this fest is called Feet and they're performing under a sheet with only their bare feet sticking out. #noiselife

Why not just go straight to the 100-year mortgage?

This news story made me so envious. I wish I could say I'd never heard a Billy Joel song!

Did someone keep a list of everyone who said they'd leave NYC if Zohran won? Because we should hold them all to that promise.

I think we may now be getting TOO MANY shipping and delivery notifications.

So how many days are we expecting before Cuomo's MAGA turn?

I had no idea Weird Al's "I Lost on Jeopardy" was a parody song until I heard what sounded like the original in the grocery store the other day. Wild.

I guarantee you this new White House ballroom will be the tackiest shit you've ever seen.