Devin McKnight (Maneka) and McKinley Dixon talk growing up in the DMV, loving Topshelf Records, and more

im gonna be on some quincy jones shit when i’m hella old

As we barrel towards the end of the first quarter of 2026, I am available for potential art jobs. Covers, interiors, album/apparel art, cat sitting, personal commissions, etc. I've got 11 years experience in comics, as well as character/bg design for animation.

i don't know shit about shit!!!

Israel continues to violate the "ceasefire" agreement in every way, while Palestinians in Gaza struggle through winter storm conditions. Double your donation to The Sameer Project, led by Palestinians in the diaspora providing emergency shelter + aid. Matching next $2k: www.topshelfrecords.com/gaza

“DSP gray” could never~

I just donated $50 to Topshelf's end-of-year campaign for The Sameer Project--can you join me with any amount, and have your donation automatically doubled? ❤️

we put some work into the discography dashboard this weekend! got catalog? we got tools to manage it: ✅ bulk import / export ✅ permissions ✅ visibility ✅ pricing ✅ metadata ✅ tagging ✅ territories ✅ reporting + more~ sign up for early access: tone.audio

I know what’ll turn this around. one hundred dollars worth of sushi

hey what can i say i like what i like

pick your own ~tone~ on Tone—and customize everything else too! feeds, playlists, filters, posts, tags, packs (more on those later 👀), and more. *always* intentionally curated by humans. no AI, no algorithms. sign up for early access at tone.audio

what’s up, y’all?? we’re still kicking over here. the first cooperatively owned streaming and download service is almost ready!! in designing and building Tone, we’ve thought of every detail, and we work diligently on it every day. sign up for early access at tone.audio 🙏

I know a lot of people are afraid of donating because of the fear of scammers, but the Sameer Project is a legitimate organization and they need your support! Short on money? Drop a little and encourage your followers to do the same!

𝙏𝙊𝙋𝙎𝙃𝙀𝙇𝙁 𝙃𝙊𝙇𝙄𝘿𝘼𝙔 𝙎𝘼𝙇𝙀 𝙄𝙎 𝙇𝙄𝙑𝙀 ⋆.𐙚 ̊ 💿 use code 𝗙𝗨𝗖𝗞𝗜𝗖𝗘 for 30% off everything 📀 $5 mystery vinyl is back ~ select by sound 💿 free LP, CD, or cassette with any $50 purchase head to our website, bandcamp, or uk store to shop this one through 11/30 🫂 www.topshelfrecords.com/categories/s...

Trying something new with the original drawings in my store. If there's one you're interested in, I'm entertaining reasonable offers on anything that's in stock. Here's some of what's available: bensears.bigcartel.com/category/ori...

NEW: Video shared with me from a bystander in DC shows multiple masked federal agents (at least one of whom appears to have an ICE badge) violently attacking and handcuffing a delivery worker in the street outside Bluestone Lane cafe near Logan Circle this morning. Please take care when watching.

Y’all should all follow and send support to @ftpmutualaid.bsky.social We’ve been coordinating with them to support unhoused neighbors & get necessary supplies to people impacted by these evictions. Donate at the links here 👇 linktr.ee/FeedThePeopl...

just described an unreleased album we're working on to a zoom call of dozens of people as "the musical equivalent of a Carmelo Anthony pull up j in your eye"

@topshelfrecords.com pledges monthly donation match for aid in Gaza

Topshelf (@topshelfrecords.com) has launched a donation initiative to help aid efforts in Gaza

Ghost 6.0 is here — meet our biggest upgrade yet 🫶 Reach millions of users across the social web 🔎 Understand what works with native analytics ➕ Powerful new creator tools 📈 $100M earned for indie publishers ghost.org/6/

YES !!! new ava luna avaluna.bandcamp.com/track/frame-...

We call on all our music peers (labels, artists, musicians, booking agents, publicists, critics, managers, show promoters and other industry folks) to join us in solidarity with the Palestinian people. Start your own matching campaigns, call your reps, find actions near you, speak up. Free Palestine

We're raising funds for The Sameer Project, a donations based aid initiative run by Palestinians in the diaspora currently focused on the distribution of food, water, and tents in South Gaza as the Israeli blockade continues. Visit topshelfrecords.com/gaza to double your donation and learn more.

Holding a raffle to raise money for pircoregon.org (PDX) and www.vamosjuntos.org (PHL), two grassroots immigrant and refugee rights organizations on the frontlines fighting for our communities. Win the original artwork for Blue Smiley's "Coma" or 1 of 20 limited edition silkscreened reproductions.

I'm sad to share news of the passing of Patricia Hetter Kelso, a visionary advocate for democratic ownership and the widow of Louis Kelso, inventor of the ESOP.  Her writing and conversation helped inspire my work around "exit to community" and more—see how: osf.io/preprints/me...

I'm deeply in love with Deja Carr's music, especially the simmering minimalist beauty of her bass-and-vocals approach. A lot of it has been hard to hear for a bit, so I think this bounteous new compilation will be a revelation: maldevisa.bandcamp.com/album/palimp...

Mal Devisa announces anthology album 'Palimpsesa' — "Old Intro" and "Skyline Arms-Reach Out" are available now for the listening

❤️‍🔥 Reintroducing, Mal Devisa — the songwriting, liberation & poetry project of multifarious artist Deja Carr whose new anthology album 𝑷𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒔𝒆𝒔𝒂 we're grateful to release on July 30 ➷ Listen to lead singles "𝐎𝐥𝐝 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨" + "𝐒𝐤𝐲𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐀𝐫𝐦𝐬-𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐎𝐮𝐭" and pre-order a cassette: www.topshelfrecords.com/275

recharged by friendship, wonder, whimsy, joy

in “TIDE / TIED”, @tbirdthanyaiyer.bsky.social made a beautiful and essential album for our collective current moment. i encourage you to slow down and take it in with your best headphones: www.topshelfrecords.com/284

🫧 Really hyped to let you know that we’ll be releasing the new Subsonic Eye album ‘Singapore Dreaming’ on June 11 and it’s soooo good 😩⋆｡𖦹°⭒˚｡⋆ New single + music video for "Aku Cemas" out today, and physical pre-orders are now up! Everything you need is here 🏗️ www.topshelfrecords.com/286

🎈💥It’s our pleasure to disrupt your regular Monday drudgery to commemorate the 1st anniversary of @ekkoastral.bsky.social’s widely-acclaimed debut album with the release of 'pink balloons: popped' today— a deluxe CD version feat. remix tracks by dear collaborators here: www.topshelfrecords.com/287 💿

We are live! @lizpelly.bsky.social and I have something new that we'd love for you to support if you're into conversations surrounding music tech and the ever encroaching cultural hellscape we find ourselves in. Sign up for early access and community perks at patreon.com/criticallistening

Tomorrow morning at 11am ET, shit gets real.

I spent the last four months organizing what I believe to be the biggest and best music festival fundraiser for trans rights to ever happen in the US. In Washington DC of all places. Please buy a ticket and spread the word. 😁

“I’ve written articles that have produced investigative reports. I’ve done stuff that has made Trump officials stay up at night. I am proud of that work, but none of it has ever mattered as much to some kid out in the middle of America as one of the songs I’ve written. And that is irreplaceable.” 🖤

logged on to facebook for the first time this year and am just so saddened and enraged by how completely lost most of the men in my family are. deranged content. zero empathy. just pure boot licking, smooth brain, compliant slop. i cant believe they helped raise me and now i don’t even know them.

i love being corny as fuck!!!!

yesterday no one said “so siq they are the best band ever” to me and i was wearing my Palm shirt the *entire* day

@tbirdthanyaiyer.bsky.social @topshelfrecords.com photogmusic.com/thanyaiyer-i... #music #montreal #canada #bluesky

"A sense of place is lacking in most of our American lives and art and music and everything. Everyone moves around so much. Kids grow up in five different places and return to nowhere." —Phil Elverum, interviewed by Brandon Stosuy www.thebeliever.net/an-interview...

@stereogum.bsky.social latest on Sputnik: "Hear Swedish noise-pop artist Weatherday's nervous, off-kilter new track" www.stereogum.com/2299278/weat...

DRM and big tech's war on ownership has led me to make my own media libraries, and you should too. 🔗 www.404media.co/the-digital-...

Boycotting plutocratic big business is good. Supporting alternative systems is even better. When you spend at a co-op, your money benefits community members, not a wealthy elite. You also support a democratic institution in the economy, which strengthens democracy overall. Shop co-op.

Labels, booking agencies, and managers: sign on in support of the LWFMA! Artists, share with your teams! actionnetwork.org/forms/sign-o...

ive eaten three papayas this week

nineteen years of @topshelfrecords.com music thoughtfully organized by yours truly. for your consideration: a time agnostic music contextualization effort www.topshelfrecords.com/words/posts/...

this whole album, but in particular this track !!! so beautiful. please listen to @tbirdthanyaiyer.bsky.social. she’s made something really special that’s very needed at this moment ❤️‍🔥🙏

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