check out the DIY Goes 2005 compilation from @outcasttapes.bsky.social !!! so many great bands, artists, and songs on there, it’s a great thing to even just have on in the background. I got my CDs last night and seeing art I designed on something real is always a crazy cool feeling :,)

We have a new stellar piece on substack from @valor.start-track.com or sharing "Unconventional/Multipurpose DIY Spaces: Howdy Thrift". The start of new chapter on substack with more content from our amazing writers. open.substack.com/pub/starttra...

@particledogs.bsky.social @poingly.bsky.social @bricarmel.bsky.social @dokpetra.com @katebit.bsky.social @findingaureus.bsky.social @queerfather.bsky.social and art from the multitalented @valor.start-track.com and more!

Pre-orders are live for the 2005 comp! The album is out Friday and to celebrate we're having a listening party on Thursday night. outcasttapes.bandcamp.com/album/diy-go... outcasttapes.bandcamp.com/merch/diy-go... CDs ship Friday! Huge thanks to @valor.start-track.com for the awesome artwork

who want’s to help with 500k? 😈 td.mudwhale.com/HPTBH

i did an interview with @cascaderiot.bsky.social and wrote about their new album “new disguise” which goes really REALLY hard, and you can read the interview and review here: start-track.com/album-new-di...

with the tuberculosis outbreak happening in my home state, i need to know: is anyone willing to come and gasp dramatically at me should i cough blood into a perfectly white handkerchief

for my friends that follow me on IG: an impersonator made a similar account and just know that i won’t message you out of the blue unless we actually have smth to talk about! also they use british spelling and i don’t do that soooo :)

Fight the Sunday scaries by listening to the album New Disguise by Detroit, MI rock band Cascade Riot open.spotify.com/album/0HhqaG...

"New Disguise" by @cascaderiot.bsky.social is an incredible album and you NEED to hear it if you havent yet!!! i have a review (and interview) about it coming out soon on start-track.com and i am so excited to share all of my thoughts with everyone!!

friday 5x5!!!

Cascade riot album you guys should try listening to it open.spotify.com/album/0HhqaG...

with recent political events, i want to recommend some books i like: disfigured - amanda leduc the color of law - richard rothstein back to earth - nicole stott feel free to recommend some to me in the comments :)

some days i see my friends out and about with other friends or doing things i wish i could do with them and it’s hard not to feel jealous sometimes? but then i remind myself that it’s normal to feel like that, but not cool to dwell on it and let that feeling just sit in my brain

anyone fw Combat from Baltimore?

We are at 23% of our fundraising goal, and 1/4 has been raised. This is wild, and I am so thankful!

handwriting is so interesting to me - the way that mine looks when i’m writing in english vs in greek, the way that my fiancé’s looks, the way my sisters looks. it’s like an iris, so unique to everyone. i love love love it

i’m sooooo ready for the below freezing temperatures outside to get back into the above freezing range

@valor.start-track.com from Start Track says "how we dig in the earth" by denver emo band A Place For Owls is the #1 record of 2024, that's crazy start-track.com/start-track-...

friday 5x5 :))

guys, what color should the roof be?

check out the start-track writers’ favorite releases of 2024 !! start-track.com/start-track-...

in february of 2024 i started writing for @filip.start-track.com and every day i am so grateful that i did. its easily one of the best decisions i made last year, and i am so excited for all the reviews and interviews that ill do in 2025 ❤️

relearning a language as an adult that i knew as a kid is wayyyy harder than i thought it would be 😭

hope everyone’s holidays were fun, and hope that everyone still celebrating anything is having a good time :) what was your favorite music release from this year? did you binge any TV shows that really captured your attention?

friday 5x5!!!

guess who is actually cleaning out their closet today 😎

goodbye substack

aaron is the coolest forever and ever and ever

Howdy. I've been trying to prevent homies end of year lastfm grids from having missing artwork, by using my script to upload it all. What I've done so far is in the reply, and here's a sped up video fixing @valor.start-track.com's top plays. So, drop me your lastfm username, and I'll get yours!

friday 5x5!!

duck earrings for today !!

you actually can fill the void at the core of your being with worldly possessions if you're really, really good at buying stuff

i officiated my best friends wedding this weekend and i was easily and by far the person who did the most crying 😭

"fate lines" pre-save give away! Post a screenshot of you pre-saving the E.P. to enter! Two winners will be chosen, one locally from Chicago and one non-local. Winners will receive a merch bundle and be announced during the “fate lines” listening party in the DIY discord!

This is a watercolor I did of this coffee shop cat in the Hague. My kofi is ko-fi.com/rccjellyfish

do you have strong feelings about AI? especially AI in the music industry? share them with me! i’m trying to collect opinions for a piece i’m writing :)

Omg yall are the best. And on top of this it said we're in 6 peoples top 10s!

spotify wrapped is out - drop a number (1-100) and i’ll give you one of my top songs of the year :)

Billy Mack Collector I would love to share this song with you. It's about gentleness and presence. It's about love. It's about time. It's about a nice tree.

Do not miss these :)

Here to combat any case of the Mondays 👊🏽

Hi Bluesky! So as a creator, I rely heavily on Patreon to not only make art, but to survive I put in a *ton* of time to uploading regularly to YouTube AS WELL AS making daily TikTok/insta content. It’s a lot of work that Patreon allows me to do! So if you can support, that would be DOPE!!

i need to figure out what show i’m going to next. the next one i can even think of is in march and that’s wayyyy too far out

My buddy Isaiah makes dope folk music and was finally convinced to put his music on Bandcamp. Show it some love. isaiahtrueweaver.bandcamp.com/album/flat-t...

first snow of the year today and it’s gorgeous as always, but the amount of walking i need to do to go into work is making me wish i didn’t have to get out of bed