I'm at the mall and the Archies "Sugar, Sugar" is playing but it sounds like it is taken from a 5th generation cassette dupe.

I dug the EP Durham, NC's Little Chair put out in 2024. I somehow missed that they put one out in 2025 until now. Jangle noise pop sweetness going on!

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Lomo LC-A 120 Ilford FP4 Plus 510 Pyro #lomography #filmphotography

A corn belt/rust belt heavy episode. There’s also story about what punk rock was like when I was young and a theory on a 1970s private press anti-drug message 7inch I recently heard.

The Ripperpotamus. His first love is turkey (and let me tell ya, he loves turkey) but he'll definitely rock some chicken too. He's an old man so his attempts of going viral/ getting an endorsement deal/subliminally trying to convince us it's Bo-time are commendable for the majestic idiocy.

Eraser have put out one of the finest, freaky art punk albums of the past few years. They're playing Gonerfest this year. More importantly to this guy though is that they're playing the Cave in Chapel Hill this coming Tuesday with @entrez-vous-band.bsky.social.

Stopped at a friend's house today after work for a shot of whiskey and chat. He was listening to the new Wednesday album. "If country radio heard this, they might love it." I sadly had to burst his bubble. "People who listen to country radio don't like things that actually sound like country music."

Thinking about the Underground Press Syndicate, the Alternative Press Syndicate, the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies, and the benefits of partnerships and syndication. A subscription package for multiple sites would probably appeal to a lot of readers.

The finest band in an 1980s cornbelt college town kinda way in a most high complimentary way happening in 2025?

So, after a few random references to Sha Na Na over the past few days, @blowdrierbettie.bsky.social suggested its time to watch some...after this gummy kicks in.

Independent sites I check weekly, if not daily: see-saw.fun (@see-saw.fun) www.dontrocktheinbox.com (@marissarmoss.bsky.social @natalieweiner.bsky.social) www.hearingthings.co (@hearingthingsco.bsky.social) flaminghydra.com (@flaminghydra.com) Give them your time and money!

On the night of the record release show for the Cars’ debut album, drummer David Robinson’s dad told the press he liked them but he liked Black Sabbath more. (From Bill Janovitz’s forthcoming Cars bio)

📷: Fujica Half 🎞️: Superia400 🗺️: Durham, NC #believeinfilm #halfframecamera #filmisnotdead #filmphotography

📷 Nikon FG-20 🔎 Nikkor-H, 50mm f2 🌫 K&F black mist 1/4 diff. filter 🎞 Santa Color 100 (ISO200) 🍶 CS-41, +1 stop push process, 11min 📍 Pori, Finland #filmphotography #believeinfilm #filmisnotdead #yousawscenes #photography #istillshootfilm #buyfilmnotmegapixels #filmisalive #streetphotography

Kinda like if the Velvet Underground were hayseeds from Virginia in the 1970s?

What's that sorcery that cats have where if they want you to pick them up and pet them, they feel as light as a feather but if they're laying upon you and don't want to move, they can make themselves feel is heavy as a cinderblock?

Stayed off here for the last few days cos I didn’t want to watch you coconuts break your own hearts in real time (also I had eye surgery that kinda went awry and can’t really see) but I’m back to remind you all that the new Haram is out! toxicstaterecords.bandcamp.com/album/haram-...

"the Trump administration has canceled hundreds of millions of dollars in cancer-related research grants & contracts, arguing that they were part of politically driven DEI initiatives" There you have it: since the cancer research might benefit minorities, it simply has to be canceled 😡

Some musings on Michael Beach's new album on Goner , some photos from the time he played The Pinhook in '22 and some hype for his upcoming show with Verity Den at the same room the end of month.

"Hey, what's part of the country is your accent?" "I'm from Michigan originally." "Oh yes! Bob Seger. You into his music?" "You mean the Abraham Lincoln of Detroit rock-n-roll? It's a law in that state that requires everyone to listen to him."

Legend has it that when Davie Poplar falls, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill falls with it. Now it’s been chosen by migrating chimney swifts, in what may be the only documented natural roost site in the state.

I grew up in a border town. I've actually been to Guelph a few times. I know of a few short lived goth bands from around my hometown area who took inspirations from this show (no matter how much they deny it.)

I'll have a total nerdin' out session if Eggelston conversation starts. It's very rare I see any his work in real life. This is in the Duke U collection. It's on display at the Nasher right now.

If you do Mixcloud, you can do the latest episodes of Radio Clang there.

9/10 EVR show: brianturnershow.com, links to Mixcloud etc. Alibi, Jim Shepard, Mandrake Memorial, Lo Yo Yo, Cheater Slicks, remembering Bruce Loose, Billy Synth

Are we still sharing 1/2 frames? Voigtlander Bessa L Chroma Camera DG 24mm f11 Ilford Phoenix I Kelowna BC #believeinfilm

Chaz's Bull City Records!

For the past few weeks I've been taking a box of records or two to Chaz's Bull City Records. I am setting many, many things back into the wild. This is my 3rd purge in 6 years. It gets easier every time. This one I am doing in smaller/longer doses.

Conspicuous in less traveled paths. 📷: Yashica Electro TL 🎞️: Fomapan 400 #believeinfilm #filmisnotdead #filmphotography

#RecipeOfTheDay is what I call a Mushroom ‘Steak’ Sandwich, not because the mushroom is pretending to be beef, but because it is just so meaty. Of course, you don’t need a recipe to make a mushroom sandwich, but this is the way I do it! www.nigella.com/recipes/mush...

"Is their named influenced by Winnie the Pooh or bees and flowers in general?" @honeyradar.bsky.social at Kings in Raleigh this afternoon.

<sigh> It's impossible to find good copier paper solos any more. Used to be every ream was going off like Trey Anastasio. Now, it's all "jam-free" this and "jam-free" that...like, is there even anyone that wants 20 lb. bond that can't improvise?

Me: You've seen Ghost World, right? @blowdrierbettie.bsky.social: I don't believe so. Saturday movie party is on! Tubi is all one needs.

Take that, you hippies!

A bloated boomer who did everything he could to not get sent into war in Viet Nam uses shitty AI based off a film about the Viet Nam war to threaten citizens of his own country. Is there even ever going to be another US presidential election?

Work and other commitments kept from doing the Hopscotch thing (again) this year but I’ll be driving over to Raleigh tomorrow for the Chunklet post party at Kings. HONEY RADAR! ULTRA LIGHTS! PATOIS COUNSELORS! If ya see me, say hey. I’ll be the one most likely toting some 70s Praktica or Yashica.

Brand new Verity Den single! See 'em opening for Michael Beach at the Pinhook on Sept 29th.

Latest episode of Radio Clang is down the wire. Music from Mott the Hoople, Chris Brokaw, @entrez-vous-band.bsky.social, Michael Beach, Wild City and a bunch more.

Work and other commitments will keep me from attending Hopscotch happening this coming weekend but I fully intend on catching the Chunklet afterparty at Kings on Sunday afternoon. It's a rare chance to see @honeyradar.bsky.social in these parts.

Marc Bolan!

I just heard that Billy Stump A.K.A. Billy Synth passed away last week. An absolute unsung hero of psychedelic garage music through both his own music and the Psychedelic Unknowns comps. Both of these LPs are still available and if you don’t have them you should fix that ASAP

Dang. RIP, Jim Kimball, drummer with Mule, whose self-titled debut album I was heavily addicted to for much of 1993, the year it came out. He was half of the duo that went by the Denison/Kimball Trio. Also played with Jesus Lizard and Laughing Hyenas. A powerhouse. www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0gK...

some rare good news!! for @indyweek.bsky.social

Halloween this year also marks 25 years to the day that Stankonia was released.

Sun! Sun Sun! Flowers... 📷: Practika LTL 🎞️: Kodak Gold #believeinfilm #filmphotography #filmisnotdead

Any time my travels take me anywhere near N. Roxobro Rd, I WILL make up a reason why I gotta stop in a Carniceria La Superior. Today, our Sunday travels had us passing right by it! The reason: Agua de Jamaica. There's something they do with there that is extra magical.

If this country hadn't gone all extra dumb this past decade, Personality Cult would be one of the most favorite rock bands in the land. 8/23/25 The Pinhook, Durham, NC

One of the things I love about Verity Den is how the always sound like a rainstorm. Sometime a refreshing ones, often a humid one and others absolutely riddled in doom. 8/23/25 The Pinhook/Durham, NC.

Tonight in Durham. Do it!