Rob Mitchum
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Science and music writer. EIC of
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Here's my list as it stands on the last day of 2025. Great year for Chicago bands!
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Kellogg School of Management
22 days ago
Government subsidies can support or protect domestic industries. But using them in complex sectors like agriculture or energy can have unintended consequences according to Executive Director of the Abrams Climate Academy, Matt Roling:
kell.gg/d41889
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4 Ways Government Subsidies Can Curdle
The return of full-fat dairy to school menus illustrates how government protection of struggling industries can backfire for companies and consumers.
https://kell.gg/d41889
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Steven Hyden
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A new Dave's Picks album just came out which means ... the return of 36 From The Vault!
@robmitchum.bsky.social
and I talked about the album, as well as my recent experience seeing JRAD and the incredible Gillian Welch/David Rawlings Dead covers tour.
tinyurl.com/39jhj9zd
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36FTVQ: "Dave's Picks Vol. 58"
Rob Mitchum is back for this return to the scene of "Dick's Picks Vol. 1 "
https://tinyurl.com/39jhj9zd
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Ray Padgett
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Checking in on one of my favorite subgenres of AI slop for Facebook boomers: The "One Last Ride" tours
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Back on the mic with Steven!
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jesse jarnow
7 days ago
i just realized it's possible to search the elvis setlist database by jumpsuit & that there were so many jumpsuits cataloged that they can't fit into 4 screenshots. bowing to the king freaks!
www.elvisconcerts.com/concerts/dbs...
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Kellogg School of Management
22 days ago
People have a tendency to assign blame to leaders for near disasters ... even if they don't occur. Why? Prof. Neal Roese explores polarization, and the factors that make people more likely to blame politicians for near misses.
kell.gg/220cc2
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When Disaster Almost Strikes, Who Takes the Heat?
People are harder on political leaders of the opposite party for near catastrophes, from threats of war to financial bubbles.
https://kell.gg/220cc2
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Zander Furnas
10 days ago
Glad to see coverage of my recent
@pnas.org
paper with
@dashunwang.bsky.social
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@kellogginsight.bsky.social
insight.kellogg.northwestern.edu/article/divi...
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Divided in Politics, United in Science?
Amid growing U.S. polarization, there exists a small slice of research both Republicans and Democrats turn to for policy decisions.
https://insight.kellogg.northwestern.edu/article/divided-in-politics-united-in-science
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I have unfortunately reached "mad at power rankings"-level invested in the Cardinals season.
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Big year for Zimmermen(n).
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Saw Bobby Bare Jr. on Saturday night, it was a GOOD time (he told us to say that) and he also played this sweet Pollard deep cut:
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Subspace Biographies
YouTube video by Robert Pollard - Topic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Zq8E3i0AiM
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I told them a hundred times, put Grateful Dead first, Safety Pals Fair last.
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Chris Royalty
13 days ago
auxmeadows.bandcamp.com/album/live-a...
Live album from last year's "Draw Near" release show. Special guests on most songs, including an all-star ambient-jam grand-finale featuring Indianna Hale, Jason Cirimele, and Luke Schneider. Short run of home-dubbed cassette copies available — only 3 left.
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Live at The Crown, by Aux Meadows
10 track album
https://auxmeadows.bandcamp.com/album/live-at-the-crown
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Wrote about a cool new study from
@ryanreedhill.bsky.social
on how AlphaFold2 transformed protein biology, and what that could mean for how AI affects other fields and jobs:
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What Happens When AI Transforms a Specialized Field Overnight?
Before AI came for your job, it came for the biologists’. But the AlphaFold story offers a promising glimpse of the future of human–AI collaboration.
https://insight.kellogg.northwestern.edu/article/what-happens-when-ai-transforms-a-specialized-field-overnight
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I think the story of this Sphere run (from afar) is Phish getting past the novelty of the venue, realizing it's just a big Pink Floyd Planetarium Laser Light Show, and jamming accordingly.
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Ha, I thought they were really gonna do it. And man, Adventure Time-style Gamehendge is sooo much better than Broadway-style.
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When you can’t remember the name Black Mirror. “You know that sci-fi show, the…
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Kellogg School of Management
22 days ago
"The skills you learn for striking bargains and asking for raises can work at home … if you avoid common mistakes. Get advice for negotiating with friends and family from Professor Leigh Thompson:
kell.gg/5d73f1
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When the Negotiation Table Is the Dinner Table
The skills you learn for striking bargains and asking for raises can work at home … if you avoid these mistakes.
https://kell.gg/5d73f1
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Kellogg School of Management
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Oil shocks? Inflation? A slowing economy? It’s a mix economists dread and bad news for businesses and households. Could moving investments to safe assets and tighter budgets help? Prof. Phil Braun thinks so, and weighs in at Kellogg Insight:
kell.gg/926575
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Why We Should Worry About Stagflation
Oil price shock? Rising inflation? Slowing economy? It’s a mix that economists dread, and it’s bad news for businesses and households.
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Kellogg School of Management
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What makes Netflix shows and movies connect with audiences? Prof. Guy Aridor went backstage at Netflix and built a new model that unpacks their recommendation system (and the value of the content). Learn more at Kellogg Insight:
kell.gg/237b79
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What Lures Netflix Viewers?
A new model disentangles the appeal of the platform’s shows and movies from the influence of its recommendation system.
https://kell.gg/237b79
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Tim Heidecker's whole On Cinema/HEI Network story arc ending with him literally running Infowars is just a mind-melting long-term bit. World record stuff.
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My early season enthusiasm about NBC’s Sunday Night Baseball is being eroded with each Chickfila line dancing commercial.
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Pass the word!
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Leor Galil
28 days ago
I also wrote about the Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis
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The Messthetics continue their heavy jazz-punk explorations with saxophonist James Brandon Lewis - Chicago Reader
D.C. trio the Messthetics combine jazz and punk, but that was never the far-fetched proposition it might sound like on the surface.
https://chicagoreader.com/music/concert-preview/messthetics-james-brandon-lewis-constellation/
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Ray Padgett
30 days ago
This auction item is crazy. Jerry Weintraub at one point managed both Bob Dylan and Neil Diamond, so he had a reversible satin jacket made that, depending which way you wore it, said "Dylan" or "Diamond" on the back.
www.juliensauctions.com/en/items/222...
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Steven Hyden
30 days ago
🚨 SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT 🚨 I have a new book coming out on Sept. 8. It's about The Strokes and the evolution (or de-evolution) of rock bands in the 21st century. And you can pre-order it now! If you would like to know more I wrote about it here.
tinyurl.com/msvtk5rm
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That itch has a name, and it's "jambands".
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Drew but 12/31/93 Reba
about 1 month ago
Excited to announce that
@mbird.org
has a new way to collect donations with zero fees! We have a $6,000 grant planned for a school music program in need in Vegas if we can raise the funds. Who can help us make this tour grant for the Sphere run a reality? Even a small donation helps!
#phish
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Help Fund a Vegas Grant! - Phish.net
Phish.net is a non-commercial project run by Phish fans and for Phish fans.
http://phi.sh/8xilpt
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Bowiesongs (C. O'Leary)
about 1 month ago
i thought "ah! a fan-shot video of a complete 2000 CSNY show?" and was not quite prepared for how it opened.
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CSNY - (Arrowhead Pond) Anaheim,Ca 2.15.00
YouTube video by markit aneight
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWIPakKf1pA
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The industry plant story about Geese is an industry plant to get everyone to listen to "Taxes" on Tax Day.
about 1 month ago
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Oops two days early.
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Mr. Completely
about 1 month ago
Big Ears Festival 2026 tapes are going up at the link below. Thanks
@kliked.bsky.social
,
@jmhart.bsky.social
etc. Prior years too. Audience recordings, so far mostly quite good that I've heard. Modern jazz and avant garde - SML - Laurie Anderson/Sex Mob - Cline/Lage Etc
archive.org/details/@rlb...
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Internet Archive: Digital Library of Free & Borrowable Texts, Movies, Music & Wayback Machine
https://archive.org/details/@rlbayers?query=Big%20ears%20festival
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If I've learned one thing on Bluesky this week, it's that the Indigo Girls taping scene is THRIVING.
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about 1 month ago
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Fad Albert
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I can't trace back why Beatles discourse kicked off among the music writers but I just want to report that I went to a Beatles Brunch last weekend and the band played "You Know My Name (Look Up The Number)" and it was cool.
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Patrick Monaghan
about 1 month ago
Volunteers turn a fan’s recordings of 10,000 concerts into an online treasure trove Chicago’s Aadam Jacobs gets an AP news story
apnews.com/article/aada...
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Volunteers turn a fan's recordings of 10,000 concerts into an online treasure trove
In 1989, an up-and-coming rock band from Washington called Nirvana played in Chicago for the first time at a club called Dreamerz.
https://apnews.com/article/aadam-jacobs-collection-concerts-internet-archive-chicago-b1c9c4466a2db409a83523ad84b79d62
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Finally had time to read this, it's great.
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about 1 month ago
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Kids are in bed, time to turn on Big Inning.
about 1 month ago
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Josh Sternberg
about 1 month ago
When
@masnick.com
says this, woof. “As much as l've made fun of the NYT for its bad reporting over the years, this is (by far) the worst I've seen.”
www.techdirt.com/2026/04/07/t...
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David Amodio
about 1 month ago
New preprint! w/Tessa Charlesworth &
@williambrady.bsky.social
: The Psychology of Algorithmic Bias We introduce a psychology-centered framework to specify mechanisms through which human behavior interacts dynamically with AI systems to produce algorithmic bias.
osf.io/preprints/psyarxiv/rxu37_v1
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Hell yeah!
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about 1 month ago
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RM
about 1 month ago
The horse op-ed is an instant classic. I can't tell you how much joy this piece gives me. It should be taught in every introductory writing class in no small part because the horse arguments are so compelling. "I have noticed that human children get to eat cake. But I am bigger than the children."
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jesse jarnow
about 1 month ago
- dissection & genetic/biological comparison of road-eyes vs. jawas
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Steven Hyden
about 1 month ago
A good read on Good Friday: I wrote a big essay about seeing Bruce Springsteen in concert with my son this week, in my adopted hometown of Minneapolis, and the return of feeling something in a soul-deadening time.
tinyurl.com/2mjywra4
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Bruce Springsteen, My Hometown, My Son & Me
Also: My interview with heartland rocker Brian Dunne and new music from Sluice
https://tinyurl.com/2mjywra4
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I really appreciate that Neil Young thanks his "research staff" at the end of Live Rust.
about 1 month ago
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Really hate when I star in a reverie of romantic doom.
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about 1 month ago
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Did an IRL Antonio Banderas gif at the song/guest combo.
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about 1 month ago
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jesse jarnow
about 1 month ago
holy wow, just realized my book "heads: a biography of psychedelic america" came out 10 years ago this week. available from da capo press through fine independent purveyors of paper, electronic, & audio books! what a baffling time-dilated trip it's been?
www.dacapopress.com/titles/jesse...
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A pleasure to be a correspondent for Ray once again!
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about 1 month ago
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Fascinating Dylan show in Waukegan tonight, which I got to watch from a poetically perfect vantage point — craning my neck to glimpse him occasionally between a speaker tower and a floodlight tripod far stage right.
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