I’m making good progress on a piece i thought might be impossible given circs so there.

What a ride, this film. youtu.be/s9gSuKaKcqM?...

I know nothing about this project really but incredible sonics, my goodness. department.bandcamp.com/album/audaci...

I’m in a tough place right now—cancer diagnosis last week—but I am so touched by all the support and love and material help I’m receiving.

Oh Tashi…so beautiful tashidorji.bandcamp.com/album/low-cl...

Here are the Top 5 Dogs of the week!

Christmas dinner

Omg these #knicks.

Christmas books

Merry Christmas random Thursday’s best was Kim Gordon’s “Dream Dollar.” youtu.be/OKo0ilO01YQ?...

This one’s giving me a very stirring, psychedelic Aphrodite’s Child vibe. abronia.bandcamp.com/album/shapes...

Couple weeks ago @seanpadilla.blacksky.app posted about how the term "songwriter" codes white, and he's largely right, but it occurred to me that one of the best ever is Stew, an astounding pop songwriter (now mostly working in theatre), so here, enjoy: music.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Kind of embarrassing to have something in common with Ben Sasse

It's your patriotic duty to watch this.

All three of the Joachim Trier films on Criterion are worth a watch but I especially enjoyed this one. youtu.be/ftVIQhWkXdQ?...

Twisty, multi-threaded story that’s part caper novel, part historical and part supernatural. Still not sure exactly what happened but it was fun.

Sentimental Value One Battle After Another Sorry Baby Bugonia Sinners Fuck the AI. Human beings are still making art

The contrast between very ethereal, fluttering vocals and kicking, visceral bass lines continues to fascinate. mtfog.bandcamp.com/album/every-...

First time through, not what I expected, but groovy (as in:full of grooves). geologist.bandcamp.com/album/can-i-...

This seems positive

Random Thursday’s best was The Chills’ “Monolith” one of the early re-recorded songs. youtu.be/566G7_FgqPs?...

“This material comes from a stretch when Wreckless Eric gave up on his boy-band, pop star aspirations and began to mine a darker, more complicated vein,” writes Jennifer Kelly. dustedmagazine.tumblr.com/post/8032864... @tapeterecords.bsky.social

New Tavare is “an unusually tuneful, even hummable example of the kind of stark, gradual music they traffic in,” says Ian Mathers.https://dustedmagazine.tumblr.com/post/803207163563687936/tavare-too-small-to-be-so-high-god-unknown @ismathers.bsky.social

So this made me happy—and during a pretty bleak stretch. #knicks

“Like the fungal lifeform for which it is named, Black Mold persists in dark, moist spaces, and frequent exposure to it feels like it’s probably unhealthy for you,” writes Jonathan Shaw. dustedmagazine.tumblr.com/post/8031958...

I saw Joe Ely at SXSW once, mostly because my editor insisted (I knew he was on “Should I stay or should i go” but that was the extent of it). But he was good, quite a showman, tight set, and his wife made tamales. This is not the show but same vibe. youtu.be/BKkNDZSuV44?...

“For those yet to step into this strange universe, Eggs a Little Late is an ideal entry point,” writes Tim Clarke. dustedmagazine.tumblr.com/post/8031165... @nicemanwashing.bsky.social

Incredible story. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Whatcha listening to? Me youtu.be/QkaeSUT0msE?...

“Robbie Lynn Hunsinger and Tatsu Aoki Vol 1 picks up a long-dormant thread, but it does not sound like the work of two strangers,” writes Bill Meyer. dustedmagazine.tumblr.com/post/8031052...

“Split Apex navigates a murky subterranean river, the headwaters of which lie in the caverns between The Shadow Ring’s stark moonscapes and the blown-out craters that Wolf Eyes patrols,” writes Bryon Hayes. dustedmagazine.tumblr.com/post/8030259... @hazycomet.bsky.social @evernever.bsky.social

“Your Picture mines an archaic vibe, in this case, the elaborately arranged, silky vocal arrangements of classic 1940s and 1950s doo wop, but it is too full of life to feel like a museum piece,” writes Jennifer Kelly. dustedmagazine.tumblr.com/post/8030146...

My #knicks!!!

1960s music talks about love a lot but makes it clear that it doesn’t know anything at all about the women it’s on about.

Almost missed this one. wrecklesseric.bandcamp.com/album/englan...

A punk and metal playlist from Citric Dummies. dustedmagazine.tumblr.com/post/8027542...

Beautiful list as always

“On Glosson Circle Sessions, their first proper LP since 2023’s masterful self-titled album, Ben Felton and John Harrison switch up not just how the music is made, but how it’s presented,” writes Ian Mathers. dustedmagazine.tumblr.com/post/8027428... @ismathers.bsky.social

“Mont-real marks the convergence of three trajectories that cohered into a moment of resonance so sympathetic, they had to be cut into opposite sides of the same 10” vinyl record,” writes Bill Meyer. dustedmagazine.tumblr.com/post/8026636...

Random Thursday to Gauche’s “Rent (v.)” because it sounds like a party. g-a-u-c-h-e.bandcamp.com/track/rent-v

“We are in very dark times, indeed, but the willingness to help—from musicians, community groups, listeners and ordinary people—will, perhaps, get us through,” writes Jennifer Kelly. dustedmagazine.tumblr.com/post/8026522... @westernvinyl.bsky.social

If someone sends you food for Christmas that you are 100% sure you won’t eat, is it possible to donate it?

Spending a sleepy, prematurely dark December afternoon getting to onow Ted Lucas. youtu.be/WlaDnLyCgyc?...

“Here’s a collection of lo-fi and charming pop from DC’s thriving 1990s scene, with clear, tuneful vocals, a scramble of strummed guitars and the barest minimum of percussion,” writes Jennifer Kelly. dustedmagazine.tumblr.com/post/8025729... @krecs.bsky.social

“A pleasant and inoffensive hard bop record, Keith Oxman’s Home shows the saxophonist in fine form,” writes Roz Milner. dustedmagazine.tumblr.com/post/8025616... @rozmilner.bsky.social

“One can credit Annos with ambition. But the songs he creates under the Blood Mountain Black Metal Choir have depth and sustained heart,” writes Jonathan Shaw. dustedmagazine.tumblr.com/post/8024823...

“This self-titled album, then, presents all that we know about Via, seven blistering tracks that sound nothing like any of Zedek’s other projects, or for that matter Six Finger Satellite,” writes Jennifer Kelly. dustedmagazine.tumblr.com/post/8024710...

Bevis Frond still kicking, new stuff in Feb 2026. bevisfrondmusic.bandcamp.com/album/horror...

“Turn My Head Into Sound… is recommended to anyone interested in the history of rock, production techniques, or the sometimes mysterious and frustrating nature of creativity,” writes Ian Mathers. dustedmagazine.tumblr.com/post/8023917... @ismathers.bsky.social

“Speaking truth to power and exploding the West’s creation myths are ambitious goals. Kendall meets them with eloquence and expressivity,” writes Christian Carey. dustedmagazine.tumblr.com/post/8023804... @christiancarey.bsky.social