I am extremely delighted and moved to share this news; as followers may have seen, I have been calling attention to Siavash Amini's situation for some weeks, and this update is welcome. As per my past posts, I will relink his Bandcamp and Patreon in replies, and urge you to support both if you can.

Please do not ask bookworm if they are going to finish the books they have before buying more. It is very offensive in our culture.

Remembering Amal Khalil

Blimey, didn't know this was coming. Some great choices here and the descriptions make us sound good! ❤️

"Researchers at the Great Barrier Reef found that playing healthy reef sounds lured fish to degraded areas, doubling the total fish population in just six weeks. Not only did more fish arrive, but the diversity of species increased by 50%, a critical factor for long-term reef resilience."

We are once again asking Mayor Mamdani to come on the podcast.

If no one ends up going to jail for the USAID stuff then our entire system of “going to jail” is wrong

Real treat finally got reissued today by the Music from Memory label -- inrain, the one-off single collaboration between Alison Shaw of Cranes and Rudy Tambala of a.r.kane back in 1992, now with extra tracks and more. Give an ear!

The market for balcony solar could rapidly transform in the U.S. over the next year, as states like Maine green-light the tech and manufacturers roll out compliant products. mainemorningstar.com/2026/04/23/w...

IF YOU LIVE IN MASSACHUSETTS GO THE FUCK OUTSIDE THERE IS SUN IT IS COMFY DEGREES OH IT IS BEAUTIFUL

This piece is essential reading for everyone in Massachusetts. The proposals pose real risks to everyone, including kids. @evangreer.bsky.social and @nathaliemarechal.net explain why and what could be done instead.

Funeral of Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil, murdered by the IDF. Press helmet and a Lebanese flag, symbolising her two crimes according to the Israeli genocidal regime: she was a Lebanese journalist www.instagram.com/reel/DXei0yp...

It was journalistic malpractice to show up before this news, now it’s just embarrassing.

I have threaded the long black strands of hair onto my guitar, six of them tuned to a minor chord. The strings tighten and warp. The neck bends, the bone pegs creak. A ghostly voice sounds. Maria sings in the night.

This isn’t a scientific debate. This is government censorship. This is Lysenkoism, as @gregggonsalves.bsky.social pointed out last year. And this will not end well. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/...

🥔 In this humble bowl the leeks and potatoes speak as old companions, while chorizo and manchego rise in brave counsel above them, turning a simple broth into a tale worthy of any wandering knight facing a windmill giant. #TheOutpost #Cooking #Cooksky #Foodsky #Recipe #Soup Click for recipe 🍽️🍜👨‍🍳🐝🦋

Psyched to make this. Thx @siempresimon.bsky.social

Dear Taper Community: were you at Big Ears? Did you record any of DoYeon Kim's performances? If so, please let me know! I recently interviewed her for an upcoming episode of my radio show @wfmu.bsky.social and am searching for recent live material from her. Thx! 🙏 bsky.app/profile/obso...

Long interview with RVA's own Stephen Vitiello in the new Tone Glow via @misterminsoo.bsky.social. Also so wild to see TG has made it to 224 editions!!

Minutemen Live at Cabaret Metro on 1985-11-03 https://archive.org/details/ajc03196_minutemen1985-11-03.ajcproject

Extraordinary, instantly canonical new albums of previously unreleased live recordings by Cecil Taylor, Ahmad Jamal, and Joe Henderson, now available thanks to Zev Feldman, Resonance Records, and Elemental Music: www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...

Oh and this went up today too? Darn.

John Coltrane / The Tiberi Tapes: A Preview of the Mythic Recordings [Full Album] youtu.be/AJCAkZ2yUR4?...

arthurrussell.bandcamp.com/album/love-i... Arthur Russell "Love Is Overtaking Me" (Redux) LP 5/21/26. DL + Bandcamp exclusive CS + two previously unreleased tracks

I was lucky to see Charles Curtis perform on Sunday and had to revisit this piece. Just absolutely gorgeous work. If you’re in Boston, he’s playing a show at the Goethe on Thursday. @non-event.bsky.social I can’t say I’m not tempted to go see him for the second time in a week.

I swear, I get a full-body tinglies when I discover new music that I really like. It's the coolest feeling.

There's only one Annea Lockwood.

“International law is being deployed in this moment as a way of restraining and regulating Iranian behavior, while effectively allowing the United States and Israel a free hand to do what they want,” says law professor Maryam Jamshidi.

OK folks, I want to take a minute to say how much I love @loulayorke.bsky.social's new album "Salix" (with Charlotte Joly). Here's a short thread. 1/n loulayorke.bandcamp.com/album/salix

The fact that y’all have all the time in the world to philosophize about how much you hate Platner but no time in the world to talk about his opponent @andrealaflamme.bsky.social says a lot about the seriousness of your interest in the Maine race

Newsrooms should not block the Internet Archive. Any public service publisher should not block the Internet Archive. If anything, we should all be directly supporting the Internet Archive.

Out today. L'Orchestre Poly-Rythmo never, ever missed 🎯. i wanna listen to them forever

We all have days like this

A quick math question for all you “not all men” MFs: Which number is greater? “a couple” or “62 million”

For the ten thousandth time - music is amazing and continues to be amazing. Just because you’re not looking, doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist. Last year was an incredible year for new music and this year is shaping up too be the same. No shade to op, but do the work and you will be rewarded.

When the normies see you bike past them while they're stuck in traffic.

Appointing a competent CDC director makes me suspicious that there’s another plague on the way that we don’t know about yet. www.cnn.com/2026/04/16/h...

Tortoise Live at Empty Bottle on 2012-12-20 https://archive.org/details/ajc02985_tortoise2012-12-20.ajcproject

The Sea and Cake Live at Empty Bottle 2012-12-20 https://archive.org/details/ajc02984_sea-and-cake-2012-12-20

David Grubbs (spoken word) Live at Lounge Ax 1994-05-21 https://archive.org/details/ajc02476_david-grubbs-1994-05-21

NEW: I’m just now learning that Analilia is an actual name and not someone Aceyalone made up for raps. Also congrats.

The best album by the MASTER MUSICIANS OF JAJOUKA that you've never heard. #gnawa #Morocco READ ▶️ www.instagram.com/p/DXBA14MlLhs/ youtu.be/ufkAEupNwfc?...

Love this account when the days are getting longer in late winter , but want to unfollow nowish.

The only 3 music genres in 2026 are psyop, vhs mail fraud, and surrealist teletubby mathrock.

Saw this and had to nick it.

dip your brain in ambient pedal steel

I’m guest bartending over at the Moan & Dove in Amherst next Monday 3-8pm Be there for great music and excellent beers.

Interview with Christina Kubisch  Source: 15 questions. Christina Kubisch's work is akin to alchemy, turning “non-music” into “music” and elevating “non-sounds” to the audible realm. Materials and specific sites influence her compositions - to the point where they grow into their full state only…

IMPORTANT: Under federal law, it's very hard, at times near-impossible, to sue federal law enforcement officers for civil rights violations. But legal theorists have said for decades that there is a possible way to sue under state law instead. This is a VERY big test case.

Instead of asking chatgpt, why not ask a librarian? You'll get real answers and they won't tell you to kill yourself.