Continuing the music threads downgrade party: Cat army Honeystepon Patrick delicate Nine hundred gardens King second place Eleven days in February #Musicians of Threads RE: https://www.threads.com/@mannequinshopband/post/DPHxp_-DDQ8

Subtly downgrade a band: Delicately tapped pumpkins RE: https://www.threads.com/@iamdavehawkins/post/DPHFirkjcBY

“War-ravaged Portland”

might just do vinyl releases for all my past singles because elastic stage exists and why not

If you like my music and/or yapping, but are reconsidering the social platforms you use, I am elsewhere: newsletter: http://dispatch.kidlightbulbs.com mastodon: http://musicworld.social/@kidlightbulbs bluesky: http://bsky.app/profile/bgreen.lol youtube: https://youtube.com/@kidlightbulbs (I […]

oh man, i forgot how cool and weird of an album "dangerous" by michael jackson is

re: Amazon’s $2.5B Prime coercion settlement I canceled Prime 2 months ago, yet I still need to on rare occasion order from Amazon because it’s the only place I seem to be able to find a few things - for instance, filters for my range hood, which otherwise only seem available at Home Depot […]

Who wants to be lucky number 2500 in this here cult?

“performance” will be the last thing I publish to a streaming service for the foreseeable future. That release will be a “single edit” (meaning it’s not technically the whole 8.5-minute album cut, so you still are in for a treat at album time). With that in mind: LP4 will be published on […]

Yet another fun thing about the upcoming “performance versions” EP is that all Bandcamp Friday sales will go directly to our friend @brennamenz who unfortunately lost her job earlier this month in a layoff. #Bandcamp Friday

I find myself quoting this a lot lately

Something I've very excited about for my next single, "performance", is that it's actually a collaborative EP containing 5 different takes on the song. My internet friend ilyBBY contributes not one, but *two* remixes, and @brennamenz's vocal stylings are all over the thing. It's yet another […]

This thread. RE: https://www.threads.com/@schmeeglez/post/DO8ns5VkeeK

I think the rapture was meant for tylenol, not us

The song you’re hearing is a hobby I can’t believe I found the time Derivative but you don’t care It’s in the background in the air It’s brought to you by Spotify That line is half a decade old now But man have things not changed at all Everyone’s each other’s own dessert Infinite normal […]

the wild thing about tylenol is that this is all probably just another distraction from the epstein files

Kimmel coming back does not suddenly make Disney Corporation an excellent company that acts in the interest of its customers. Remember this.

POV: you post something to your patrons that you figure nobody will care much about, but one person cares about it *a lot*

To the nearly 200 people who followed me in the last 8 hours: Hi, I’m just a pretentious music & tech guy who does silly word plays and 90s/00s references a lot, check out my music? 😬

One more thought about divesting from Disney: There is a lot of excellent children's music that has nothing to do with Disney soundtracks. You probably already know a bunch of them, and they're all on youtube and/or your streaming service of choice. I personally highly recommend @raffi_music.

Is there a market for parents who want kids music that’s safe for their kids to listen to, but in genres they like? Sort of like kidz bop but in reverse? 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔

Why are we talking about the rapture now? Can I start blasting “house of jealous lovers” again?

I think this will be the last single I put on a streaming service, possibly ever. I’m done. There’s more to my reasoning, but in sum it’s just not worth the trouble. Yes I don’t like Spotify nor the streaming model in general for dozens of reasons, but also it’s just not working for the […]

Probably going to livestream some solo piano tonight, for anyone looking for some Saturday night zen. https://youtube.com/@kidlightbulbs

my last single was an angry anxious rant about surviving late capitalism, so it's only fitting that my next single is going to be an angry jaded rant about the performative nature of late capitalism it's appropriately titled: "performance" it's got everything […] [Original post on threads.com]

Tech co-opts yet another great thing, this time: the death metal font (Linear & Granola still great products though!)

If you have a friend or family member shocked by things that are happening right now, and you're shocked that they didn't see it coming, oh boy do I have a song for you https://kidlightbulbs.bandcamp.com/album/the-grass-is-quicksand

lol last single getting more plays on bandcamp than on all the streaming apps combined

Here's an idea: For every subscription to a capitalist media conglomerate that you cancel in protest, take that money and spend it on an independent artist or entertainer in that same format. For instance: - Spotify Premium -> 1-2 music purchases from indie artists a month - Disney+ -> Patreon […]

re: "HBO/Netflix have an opportunity to make the best comedy lineup of all time" posts This isn't a good outcome. It just further polarizes & consolidates media, and puts a company like Netflix or HBO even more at risk for scrutiny & threats. All these companies art part of the capitalism […]

Stop giving them your attention. Attention is how they thrive.

Serenity now (This is from an upcoming lp4 track) (Kinda want to make another calm solo piano thing)

I've gotten a weird but fun steady trickle of new followers here, which is nice – if I may ask, what brought y'all here?

Terrifying shower thought: With social platforms leaning harder & harder into personalized algorithmic experiences, and more people relying on these to stay connected, what is a zeitgeist anymore? Does the idea of something being "in the zeitgeist" just go away over time?

track lengths for LP4 (i think it might be done?????)

I known people threw shade at this dialogue when this movie came out, but in retrospect I think it may have been the most accurate portrayal of real world political discourse I’ve ever seen in a movie

Also, I don’t care what anyone says, The Paper S1 was wonderful. It’s not just Office fan service, it’s a fun little world on its own that is equally silly and biting and - most of all - calm. We need more shows like this right now. #The Paper

I’ve been quieter here the last week because I realized I don’t want to be part of the zeitgeist. I know my values, I don’t need to prove them to others via virtue signaling. It’s too exhausting. I’d much rather lead by example through raising a great kid, my work, my art, and helping the […]

@mannequinshopband @bkfitz I feel like Mannequin Fitz would be a very cool name for your collabs, just a thought!

Oh yeah, heads up MA folks: you now can just book Covid shot appointments on CVS’ website, they’re not even checking for qualifying conditions anymore. Got mine + flu yesterday ✅ #Massachusetts

I wrote a thing: https://bgreen.lol/never-blame-the-listener Was inspired by a debate I had on here to elaborate on something I’ve thought about a lot lately, alongside the whole conundrum of music platforms for indie artists. My work at @buffer definitely influences my pov here #Musicians of […]

Tried watching kpop demon hunters last night & had to turn it off after 15 minutes, all it did was overstimulate my wife and make me want to watch old gorillaz music videos

Everyone keeps sharing around screen grabs of Spotify stats despite their issues with it, so I figure I should show some Bandcamp stats for fun. Some quick thoughts: - Very close to $2k lifetime sales (technically over it because this excludes subscribers) - […] [Original post on threads.com]

in addition to "quicksand" being on streaming today, I also just shared another set of stems for my patrons - this time for "womb". I'm genuinely curious if anyone is interested in covering/remixing either track I've done this for, and whether the Bandcamp sub is a cool way to try this. This […]

Oh yeah “the grass is quicksand” is on streaming now, happy Friday I really need to get better at this marketing thing https://song.link/us/i/1831307338

Patrons of mine just got access to the stems to "the grass is quicksand". I'm trying something new - releasing them under a Creative Commons license (cc-by-sa 4.0, specifically). If this is interesting to you: https://kidlightbulbs.bandcamp.com/subscribe It's really easy to do this via […]

at least you'll be able to immediately figure out which podcasts are AI slop based solely on the obvious, punny names of the hosts

In case you missed it, my newest single "the grass is quicksand" has an intentional callback to a song from my first album, "oxycodone", in the bridge. Two very different energies. Both are about survival in late capitalism.

I have an internal monologue narrated by RE: https://www.threads.com/@bairstone/post/DOSgI1dFAYv

Parenting is significantly more delightful when you do it in a Nandor voice #Parenting