@thedriftmag.com party worth it for getting into multiple conversations about the Incredible String Band

To the few folks who follow me here, I translated Ann Scott's cult classic novel SUPERSTARS, about the greasy, grimy world of queer techno in '90s Paris, and it's coming out from Astra House on April 7, 2026. Preorder now from your favorite store!! (Here's one of mine: tinyurl.com/576khsj8.)

Sad they couldn’t get one person stumping for “Thrasher” // psyched they got TWO people stumping for “Borrowed Tune“ stereogum.com/2476602/80-a...

Honestly—pompously but truly—how I feel as a translator, especially since almost all the stuff I work on seems like it’s never going to get published. Just good that it exists somewhere else, even if that’s in the purgatory of my personal archive.

Been meaning to use this platform more often just to post what I’ve been listening to lately, so starting now youtu.be/Ov8PRjNRO24?...

Statue of KAT outside MSG with his Ho Chi Minh quote running along the base, please

The god of music died today youtu.be/4vxzjgFW_uU?...

Did not have “Cafe OTO gets a shoutout” on my Oscars scorecard

Big news -- Ann Scott's SUPERSTARS coming out in English next year

One scene among many in this movie and others of his that feels like a miracle, and something only he would have a) conceived, b) thought wasn’t “too big”, and c) made so hilarious and heartbreaking and cosmically bizarre all at once. RIP David Lynch — you changed my world youtu.be/cCsqyOaPsP4?...

RIP youtu.be/-NlUtomOz2c?...

Where were you the weekend Soundtrack to a Coup d’État came back to Film Forum and La Commune (Paris, 1871) played Anthology?

Sang Fear / “Let’s Have a War” at Christmas Eve karaoke

Empty subway car // just me blasting Soft Cell’s “Sex Dwarf” on the way home

One of the best

Songs in need of a karaoke version, part 1 www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-yV...

I dont know if people understand this, but: the thing with music is that it gets into your soul

Working on a new translation project

Cleansing this timeline with my ranked list of the best Incredible String Band songs, one track per tarot card youtube.com/playlist?lis...