I feel like more media could benefit from a character who is truly wise & kind, but also human & relatable. Feels like too many writers only insert warm characters as a (grand)parental presence, or they die/only seen in flashbacks, or they're a nefarious trickster, or they're selfless to a fault

I feel like smarmy little know-it-all kids who think they're always right go one direction or the other: they let the world break them down and become depressed, or they become angry at the world and misdirect their blame at some minority and make a million dollars. May I propose a third option: ska

In 50 years they're going to call it a red-eye flight because you're allowed to get really high, and kids will assume the word has always been used that way

I was thinking about how the biggest influence jazz had on A&O was when I learned that early jazz standards were mostly covers of popular songs, & they just used the song structure as a vehicle for improvisation. I thought "It's kind of like... deconstructionist. Is that a thing?" & it is & it fucks

Ska builds better worlds. We're not trying to get a seat at their table. We're building a whole new house.

Having a stony exterior to protect a soft side is great except when I try to connect with people it can feel like I'm a scorpion asking a frog for a ride across the river on its back and in my heart I know I truly won't drown us both but the average frog is like "No way, I've seen the lol lmao meme"

I used to be pretty tense as a young ska punk, but now I'm more into Streetlight Manifesting

The neurodivergent struggle of connecting the way you're feeling to the compounding effects of two dozen tangentially-related variable conditions that all went differently than normal today "for no reason" and then you realize wait, I might actually just be physically ill

When I first heard Tyler the Creator "actions speak louder than words, let me try this shit" and then the beat gets extra wobbly for a second, I didn't know it at the time, but on reflection I realized that this moment would become pivotal in my life and career as an artist. In this chapter,

The main problem with movies about dismantling government plots is that they both don't teach you how to dismantle a government plot and do teach you (apparently) that government plots only happen in the movies

Genuine question, how do ppl who grew up not liking their food touching feel about the growing popularity of rice bowls as a fast casual staple? Like do you enjoy burrito bowls or poke? If you had those options as a kid would you have felt the same way you did back then?

Ska haters boost reach. This is your sign to ignore the critics and go make your thing. Your art is desperately needed.

I feel like there's not really an equivalent to a girl's girl among men because your average guy will interpret support and kindness as suspicious if they think you're tougher than them or start to expect it as a given without reciprocating if they think you're weaker than them

Have to imagine this is roughly how this conversation went youtu.be/PEfaltHuQF4?...

Looking cool is cringe. Real recognizes real.

I'll admit that I did not remember the 21st night of September

What's "real ska"? To most, probably whatever you grew up listening to. Life's too short to argue online. We'd rather be making music.

I'm just going to lay claim to a bunch of ska titles that I don't think anyone would even fight me over If Counting Crows was a ska band, it'd be Atlas & Oracle If The Shins was a ska band, it'd be Atlas & Oracle If Billie Joel started a second ska band, it'd be Atlas & Oracle

Omg thank you so much for listening and for reviewing, this was so beautifully written and I feel very seen

When your identity is fluid, your art should be too.

Resist societal conditioning! You don't need to be like everyone else to love what you're doing. You don't even need to be liked by anyone else. But if you do manage to love what you're doing, you're sure to find others who feel the same way. To all the other genre-bending weirdos, we see you.

Let's be the scene we want to see in the world.

coates is genuinely a generational writer

There is so much bad stuff going on, but you are still someone worth taking care of.

Hi ICE killed a single dad at a traffic stop here on Friday Today they are disappearing people again in broad daylight, they are everywhere If you have any national platform at all Chicago is fucking begging you, please help us

To all the other saplings: keep growing. #musicindustry #diymusician #skapunk

When they thought it was a left-wing shooter, they said not only the shooter should be destroyed, but the entire left must be destroyed. Now that he's from a conservative republican family, he deserves our prayers.

Life's too short to argue online. We'd rather be making music. #gatekeeping #musicscene #diymusic

This is more or less a 1:1 manifestation of the plot of Wicked pt 1

This wouldn't just ban federal funds from directly funding gender-affirming care, it would be an effective ban on ANY facility that receives ANY federal funding for ANY reason from providing gender-affirming care. It's a de-facto ban. Call your congressmen.

I crocheted Patti Smith’s Horses cover

Nostalgia is a dead end. The future is an open road. #90snostalgia #90smusic #skapunk

Ska is immune to genre purism. To know where you're going, you have to know where you've been. Ska has a deep and powerful history. #skamusic #twotone #reggae

Hey, they don't let just anyone on the radio... probably for this exact reason. #skapunk #artpop #poetry

The past is a set in stone. The future's a complete unknown. We know where we'd rather be. #skapunk #musicindustry #bostonartist

psst heard it is Bandcamp Friday. *nudge nudge wink wink* turnleftatthejedi.bandcamp.com/album/trinov... #Blueska #musicsky #Ska #Punk

For all the other music theory nerds who also love a good pop hook. #musictheory #producertips #skapunk

I support this

To all the other genre-bending weirdos, we see you. #skapunk #artphiilosophy #experimentalpop

We've felt like outsiders our whole lives. So we decided to stop looking for the perfect scene and start building one. This is your official invitation. #skapunk #diymusic #bostonmusicscene

Big ups to the woman who got to the front of a massive line, got put on IRL hold, and then pulled out and opened up a can of seltzer to drink at the help desk. Never felt an energy like that before. Truly powerful aura

New song out today on Bandcamp only!! It's called Dead Elders. Happy birthday Marsha P Johnson 🎉 eevieechoes.bandcamp.com/track/dead-e...

No one plays more frustrating games than the people who go around assuming that everyone they talk to is playing games themselves

Martial law has been declared in DC And they’re coming for the rest of us next. LA is a huge target for them, the Olympics gives the state all the excuse it needs to establish an even stronger presence here. Stay safe, look out for each other, stick together. Democracy is dead, we are all we have

This is a reminding me of watching clips of seat belt legislation passing in the '80s and people saying that it actually makes you less safe because if you're in a car crash and the car ignites, the seatbelt will keep you stuck in your seat. I've seen a LOT more minor accidents, but Just In Case....

I know not with what instruments Fourth Wave Ska will be played, but Fifth Wave Ska will be played with conchs and hollow logs.

He's right in that he's highlighting that in order to get to the top in America, it is required that you make the most miserly decision at every problem you face, which includes polluting rivers when finding a good place to dispose of waste would be more expensive than the fines if you get caught

I feel like most of the arguments in youtube comment sections amount to one guy getting absolutely demolished while saying "You are all just mad that I've stated the simple fact that (highly specific, personal opinion framed as a universal truth)"