every once in a while you gotta remind yourself Harvey Milk sometimes played fast and really liked ZZ Top archive.org/details/ajc0...

I just published an interview with legendary musician Jefre Cantu-Ledesma. If you are obsessed with ‘ambient’ music (or San Francisco) like I am, this is a must-read. We dive into the history of Root Strata, his label that built up a particular West Coast scene. certainsound.net/words-with-j...

Most legit reason to disable quote reposts is to avoid harassment. Least legit reason is to avoid being rightfully targeted for your atrocious soup takes. This has been my ted talk.

What’re folks picking up for Bandcamp Friday? The new Shabaka is sounding great. shabaka.bandcamp.com/album/of-the...

What are y’all hyped on for music today

Mood

This is a chilling crime. A shame on our country. The Iranian ship was unarmed. The US knew this. The sailors were murdered by our navy, and the survivors were left to die at sea. newrepublic.com/post/207429/...

Reuters Exclusive "U.S. military investigators believe it is likely that U.S. forces were responsible for an apparent strike on an Iranian girls' school." "The strike would rank among the worst cases of civilian casualties in decades of U.S. conflicts in the ​Middle East."

If you’re participating in Bandcamp Friday today, please do so in a way that’s safe and sensible.

NIH leadership wants to strip worker's rights from the majority of scientists on its campuses. But, the NIH does not get to say whether we are a union or not. We do, and we are no strangers to having to fight for our union. Time for a short history lesson. 1/n Disclaimer: all views are my own.

Christopher Trela writes about Steve Roden's show at UCI OCMA that's on view through end of May 2026. 'Wandering the Steve Roden Exhibit at UC Irvine Langson Orange County Museum of Art' www.newportbeachindy.com/wandering-th...

Eva Hesse. from Circles and Grids Drawings, 1950's

I’m cat sitting for the next week and have to decide on what books to bring. Help me pick my next read. I’m currently reading a Joyce Carol Oates novel if that makes any difference. I’ll def be bringing the Wire and the Éliane Radigue book.

Former LA Times managing editor @sarayasin.bsky.social launches The Key, a new publication about Palestine that will be "a home for journalists who have had their stories spiked in mainstream outlets." Her opening essay is worth every second of your time: www.thekeymagazine.com/p/western-jo...

This is madness. I wrote about "peptides" a few years ago, before the trend really hit. People are injecting themselves with black-market liquids purported to contain experimental drugs that were abandoned for failing to show benefits or being unsafe. gizmodo.com/rfk-jr-tells...

For the record her name is Dr. Eva Ramón Gallegos and she is a scientist, professor, and researcher at the Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas of the Instituto Politécnico Nacional. Her field of specialty is in biomedical sciences and nanobiotechnology.

Breakthrough Advancements in Next-Generation Cancer Treatments Target Multiple Tumor Types#USA#Vancouver#Immunotherapy#Oncolytics_Biotech#Colorectal_Cancer

This is an article about a topic near and dear to my heart, the fact that there are basically no archives for a lot of the important music magazines and it drives me crazy

“UCLA neuroscientist Maryanne Wolf has shown that deep reading, defined as sustained immersion in a text, builds the cognitive circuits required for critical analysis, empathy and perspective-taking in ways that skimming, scrolling and short-form video simply cannot.”

If he’s going to shipwreck anywhere, let it be on the rocky shores of Dunkin’ Donuts.

Legend

If you ever want to read a paper for free and can't find it otherwise, email the lead author and politely ask for a copy. You will not be bothering the person. You will in fact make their whole entire day. I have had scientists get so excited I asked they sent me everything they ever published.

Doomscrolling is the weaponization of literacy

15 hours late on this but couldn't get it out of my brain

joelgouveia.substack.com/p/the-death-... fascinating read, a bit on the overly opitimistic side but interesting to see guard music executives acknowledge a vibe shift. times are so bad they got us glazing over ghouls in suits like Iovine, he of all ppl knows the importance of cultural capital.

on.soundcloud.com/CjABxGIjyPuH... I was only familiar with the most recent one in Nyege Nyege Tapes. Happily checking out this one rn.

“We’re Trying to Save Your Ass!” Sun Ra / Nuclear War Mega Mix (1982-1988) 🚨FIVE HOURS OF NOTHING BUT NUCLEAR WAR!🚨 Now archived @wfmu.bsky.social STREAM ▶️ wfmu.org/playlists/sh...

Morning tunes: 1986 CON-cert CON-ducted in Berlin by Gen Ken! This French label seems to be making large swaths of Schnitzler’s self-released #cassette & CDR archive available on #Bandcamp for super-cheap. Hooray! #Berlinschool #noise #ambient #synth

It's 303 day, probably the best acid track you'll hear today. www.youtube.com/watch?v=xArh...

Listen again: Modern Jazz from around Europe / 01st March 2026 Playing tracks by Dave Holland, Norma Winstone, Sara Colman & Rebecca Nash, Geoff Eales & Maggie Nichols, Freysteinn, Shake Stew and more. @londonpete99.bsky.social | www.mixcloud.com/ukjazz/

Beautiful use of these machines as kinetic instruments. Have you seen some of this? Probably. All of it? I think not! They've been busy...

Forreal.

While it's true that I often say "this is a top 10 album of all time of any genre and any era," and indeed I suspect I've said it more than 10 times (maybe more than 100 times!), this one really is suzanneciani.bandcamp.com/album/buchla...

A new excerpt from A World Appears: Minds Before Brains - by Michael Pollan - The Microdose themicrodose.substack.com/p/minds-befo...

1000s of public domain films that you can stream, no ads! www.openculture.com/2026/01/stre...

FREE / name your price download on Bandcamp in March 'between two points' compilation (LINE_004) works by: Roel Meelkop Richard Chartier Miki Yui Bernhard Günter Immedia Steve Roden Duul_Drv *0 lineimprint.bandcamp.com/album/betwee... #microsound #minimalism #lowercase

It’s good to remember that even when you’re not actually making music, eg not playing an instrument, you can still be making music. Like, thinking about music is making music. And thinking about other stuff is probably also making music. And not thinking about anything definitely making music.

I’m not the first person to suggest bringing back personal pan pizzas to facilitate kids reading more. It worked out well for me 📕 🍕

FREE / nameyourprice in March for the 25th anniversary. my 5th solo album which I feel is one of my best: 'decisive forms' march 2001 it is quite quiet... richardchartier.bandcamp.com/album/decisi...

Actually yes I am saying that you shouldn’t dehumanize anyone No exceptions to the rule 🤷🏽‍♀️

I get what i need from the utterly human WFMU.

All the flowers for the people who worked so hard to minimize preventable diseases, and who are forced to watch their many achievements be squandered by the regime.

My favorite use of the Amen break since the jungle era. Ana Roxanne & DJ Python went crazy on this album. What’s your favorite recent jungle influenced song? naturalwonderbeautyconcept.bandcamp.com/album/natura...

THE DEATH OF US SCIENCE ☠️