I spoke to a Venezuelan woman who was arrested in this raid and later released with her 4yo son. She said agents broke down their door, pointed guns at them and made sexualized remarks about Venezuelan women. When she returned to her apartment it was boarded up and all her possessions were gone.

I am completely mystified by grown ass men incapable of bringing, I don’t know, a tote? A baggu? A plastic bag from grocery outlet? to a show they are attending and planning on purchasing items at. Ah fuck I’m turning into Mitski aren’t I?

Alright, so I've been afraid to say this out loud, but I think after today, I can say it: In the first Battle of Los Angeles, the good people of LA County have prevailed. We beat ICE back. 1/

yo this guy is cooking

This is one of the most beautiful things I have witnessed, the craft here is impeccable.

Every ten years or so, I update the homepage of the Silkworm website

is “i need access to the medicine that keeps me alive” not a kitchen table issue. is “i need to be able to piss safely” not a kitchen table issue. is “should kids be able to play sports with their friends” not a kitchen table issue. god i hate this framing so much

In old enough to remember the campaign to “find the liberal Rush Limbaugh.” This will work as well. The GOP didn’t build Rogan, and Democrats sure won’t be able to build a liberal one. They should focus on funding existing liberal outlets and local newspapers and Spanish language radio and TV.

Unyielding gratitude to Sanford Parker (recording), Scott Evans (mixing), @matthewbarnhart.bsky.social(mastering), @mikeboyd.bsky.social (documenting), @christiandegn.bsky.social (artwork), Josh Ford (visuals), Ryan Cunningham (press), and @rfcrecords.bsky.social for making it all possible.

PELICAN "Flickering Resonance" Recorded by Sanford Parker, mixed by me, mastered by @matthewbarnhart.bsky.social @pelicansong.bsky.social

Lord Buffalo drummer Yamal Said, a legal U.S. resident, has been detained by border patrol.

Loved getting to watch these brilliant people create together, hope I did them justice, proud of this record. Assistant Shawn Simmons Mastering @matthewbarnhart.bsky.social

My story breaking this news exclusively was 7K+ words and had almost all of this in it, and more: www.npr.org/2025/04/15/n...

if you are a cis person it costs you nothing to just say today that you see & hear your trans sisters & brothers & others over in the UK today -- and around the world, too, knowing that rulings like today's ripple out in ugly ways.

Just a reminder, if you were an REI member who purchased more than $10 worth of items in 2024 or joined in 2024, you can vote until midnight May 1st to reject the proposed slate of anti-labor Trump supporters for the REI board vote.escvote.com/REI/

RFK really missed the simplest lesson of LBJ’s career, try not to get any kids killed if your name rhymes with “how many kids did you kill today”

Future Living’s new LP, “Get Vasectomy”, is here! Recorded over Labor Day weekend 2024 with Jon San Paolo at EA, mastered by our man @matthewbarnhart.bsky.social. LPs on Bandcamp, streaming everywhere you can listen to “Presto” or “Counterparts.” futurelivingkzoo.bandcamp.com/album/get-va...

Ayyyy new Pelican LP tracked by Sanford Parker mixed by me mastered by @matthewbarnhart.bsky.social

if the harpers letter types did not want the government mass deleting anything with “transgender” in it they are welcome to say so

ayyy new MARES OF THRACE recorded & mixed by moi, mastered by @matthewbarnhart.bsky.social

editable/addable spreadsheet of music industry folks who have lost their homes to the fires, along with gofundme links and immediate requests where applicable. for sharing docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

still not sure if this website is a "talk about the stuff you work on" kind of place or not, but..... here's a record I made last year that just came out. lovely, ambitious, creative people: lovecantsaveyoupadme.bandcamp.com/album/funny-...

Now is the time to give my friend Neal’s full Xmas themed cover of The Fall’s HEX ENDUCTION HOUR its annual listen! nealmarkowski.bandcamp.com/album/hex-ma...

“A fond memory.”

We are off and running live from the dining room table with year 36 of the 25-Hour Holiday Radio Show! Merry Christmas, all. #wprbxmas

On the eve of another Bandcamp Friday, this is a reminder of how important & helpful it is to include artwork, performance, production, and engineering credits on your Bandcamp release page. It’s one of the few places to view accurate and accessible credits online these days.

this is what that song “hurt” was about

I am struck by the fact that, if we follow the line back through the dozens of people who are allowed a say in whether Kate Cox gets a life-saving abortion, nine of them are GOP judges, many are lawyers, and the rest are anti-abortion Texas politicians and none of them are Kate Cox or her doctors

As UPS looks likely to strike a reminder of their labor solidarity. They didn’t deliver packages to campus when my uni was on strike in 2021, they didn’t deliver movie reels to a theatre when I was supporting a IATSE strike. Support UPS workers because they will do the same for you.

/honk

“Still punk as fuck” too many of my friends say, as they pay real money to watch John Mayer and Bruce Hornsby play in a Dead cover band.