@mikederrico.bsky.social
Freelance writer, music & pop culture historian, author of THE LOCKER NOTES and AUTUMN & EVERYTHING AFTER, cinephile, host of the Rock Under Fire podcast. Music, film, art, books and black coffee. https://linktr.ee/mike_derrico
Purchased with the assistance of a special grant from the National Gallery and donations from the Art Fund, Lord Duveen and others, and presented through the the Art Fund 1919
The Inscription over the Gate http://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/blake-the-inscription-over-the-gate-n03352
25.07.2025 11:31 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0When I think of this show, I always think of the food and merchandise vendors sitting on the floor outside section 211 looking pissed off because the encores kept going on and on and they wanted to go home, and Bruce was showing no signs of stopping.
24.06.2025 11:04 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Am I the only one on the planet whose favorite Wipers album is Silver Sail?
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Pablo Picassoโs Childhood Paintings: Precocious Works Painted Between the Ages of 8 and 15 www.openculture.com/2025/06/pabl...
02.06.2025 22:37 โ ๐ 6 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Can't close out May without acknowledging the 40th anniversary of one of the most underrated debut albums ever made.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Df9I...
Prediction: Now that Tay has her music back, Reputation (TV) will rise into a revered mythic territory much like Brian Wilsonโs Smile did for nearly half a century, and it will be released as part of a Reputation anniversary set decades from now.
31.05.2025 12:51 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Illustration to Milton`s Comus
Illustration to Milton`s Comus https://www.wikiart.org/en/william-blake/illustration-to-milton-s-comus-1820-2
28.05.2025 10:03 โ ๐ 7 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0This was a good night. Jay was great on this. Transitioning into the "we were prisoners of love" part, he plays that little accent that Max for some reason hasn't done since 1978. When we left the show, there were banners up everywhere announcing the Sep/Oct Giants Stadium run.
21.05.2025 11:14 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0My number one law of the universe has always been trust nobody who dislikes Bruce Springsteen.
18.05.2025 17:49 โ ๐ 5 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0As a fellow writer I can tell you most people donโt have the creative/artistic outlets you have. Use that sadness. Transcend it and use it to create something greatโฆeven if itโs not your current project. Move through it and keep pushing forward.
12.05.2025 10:14 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0I did one for seven years, they're fun. Time-consuming but fun. Do it, I would definitely listen!
09.05.2025 21:57 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0My favorite show from Europe 81!
08.05.2025 10:06 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Big R.E.M. fan here and envious because I would love to be able to hear those albums again for the first time, especially the early IRS ones.
06.05.2025 22:23 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0
She's totally channeling "Small Blue Thing" on this one.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJkH...
The new Suzanne Vega album is her best since Songs in Red and Gray.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQyi...
Awesome!
28.04.2025 09:52 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0iPhone's "dollup" ringtone sounds like Stereolab.
23.04.2025 14:01 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0
Book cover reads Cinematic Immunity: An Oral History of New York Filmmaking As Told By The Crews That Got The Shot. Black and white photo of a man doing a film slate over a body on the subway tracks. The text is leaving blue echoes on the side and subtitle is in orange at the top.
Official cover. Pub date 2/2/2026. With the legendary @feralhouse.bsky.social Thought it would take 2 years but it took 5.
22.04.2025 14:17 โ ๐ 7 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0
'Spring (High Hopes)'
Paint on Canvas
Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions - rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking steps to make sure students can benefit from an environment of intellectual inquiry, rigorous debate and mutual respect. Letโs hope others follow suit.
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New Stereolab! They've never been the same without Mary Hansen, but it's 2025 and Stereolab is making new music... I'll take it!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cg69...
Happy Birthday Jaimie!
30.03.2025 21:20 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Let's all stop and appreciate the greatness of Roger Daltrey at the age of 81.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrdS...
Some books I wrote...
#booksky #indiepublishing #writingcommunity
@trismccall.bsky.social reviews Nanette Carter's 'A Question of Balance' exhibition at @mammontclair.bsky.social. Tris writes that it is "the centerpiece of a quietly provocative season of shows at the MAM."
www.njarts.net/143936
Symmetry was probably Kubrick's most recognizable characteristic.
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