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Proceed to the route.

motionward.bandcamp.com/album/the-moth Brought onto my view screen by @heathendisco.bsky.social and I grabbed avec vitesse. Anybody remember “This Skin is Rust?”

Great Ravens of Odin! How I do love croutons! Once I commence eating them I find myself unable to cease. #TalkLikeThorDay

Rest triumphant, Pete Frame. The man who helped me see music as a process of shifting collaborations.

Amina Scott Quintet w/Artivism Dance, New Orleans 3/20

An all-time classic on Planet Bruce. I’d pitch to 33 1/3 if I thought I had a chance.

Someone stole my hour. Gripped by Coffee Anger.

A finely crafted review of the new @thirdmanrecords.bsky.social Laughing Hyenas DLP lies within and reveals how, on any given night, they were the greatest band on the planet. 🖤

We used to be a country.

Just got home from a wonderful long weekend in Chicago. And I couldn’t resist.

Offered for your consideration. www.theguardian.com/music/2026/f...

This release will be highly anticipated in my house. Keep your eyes and ears peeled, my people.

BASIC Fri. 2/13 Urbana, IL

You’re with Stupid is priced to move!

I saw Sly Dunbar drum for Peter Tosh and Black Uhuru in a relatively brief span of time in the early 80sand bought a ton of records over the years. One of the greatest musicians I ever saw. Rest triumphant.

Every Democratic member of Congress should be on a plane to Minneapolis right now to join the people protesting in the streets. Federal elected officials should physically place themselves between the public and these dangerous thugs sent to terrorize this American city.

Barack Obama, Kamala Harris, Hakeem Jeffries, Chuck Schumer, Dick Durbin and more should be on the streets in Minneapolis NOW in solidarity with the everyday citizens there.

Twenty five years!

King

Just discovered this gem.

I worked with Matthew at Touch & Go and he designed the kranky logo. This is tearing me up - he had a humor and sparkle in his eyes that was unforgettable.

Matthew was my cousin-in-law. He was such a light — so funny, kind, creative and curious. He is missed.

The DJ or DJs on @wxyc.org @dj.wxyc.org have been ripping it up for the last hour (at least).

Jon Spencer, 12.9, Rose Bowl Tavern, Urbana IL

Agreed.

I'm saving this for the next time someone asks me, "What's your superpower?"

Kevin Richard Martin’s digital releases have held their top of the pile positions for me for a long time now. Have a listen.

Beat Ohio

Thee high tips are well-deserved. Grab it now!

We are currently living under slopitalism, where things are made to break, all payment models are predatory, you don't own anything, and companies no longer need to offer a good service because the barrier to entry into the market is so high that most fields have almost monopolies.

Michigan to B1G: “ You’re too drunk to drive. I’m taking your keys.” sports.yahoo.com/college-foot...

Paraphrasing my wife: MAGA/ICE don’t understand Chicagoans are stubborn.They grab their whistles and get back out there day after day. “It’s like dibs.”

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Saturday night in Urbana was the Emo Met Gala at the American Football House.

Good times with Windy & Carl in Dearborn Space Rock City.

PICTS: In the News!

Laid up with a nasty cold. Help arrived, just in time.

Another search for Gibson City suspect concludes unsuccessfully www.news-gazette.com/news/another...

It makes me proud to see this. @krankyltd.bsky.social plays the colored vinyl game to good purposes and not for the sake of juicing sales or to follow the crowd.

I’m keeping this one.

@lowtheband.bsky.social We’re looking forward to Sept. 20 in Urbana!

You should know that @stephenebaker.bsky.social was once in @krankyltd.bsky.social band Tomorrowland and has continued to make wonderful music.

If you ever thought of yourself as a rebel, free thinker, nonconformist, freak, or outsider; observing the audience at a Pere Ubu show quickly reminded you of what a normie you really were. What a range of individuals were in those rooms.

Repost with your favorite James Bond (wrong answers only)

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People who know me know that I’m skeptical about protests. But this not the time for quibbling. HANDS OFF.

Well, this is a new one.

A perfect pairing.

Book sighting in Chicago: your Barnes & Noble over dere by your Diverseys.