Double Nicholas on the Dime

when David Berman said "we're off to the land of hot middle-aged women" I felt that

2 months left for bands to drop some records to upset my current top 5 for the year. let's see if there are any wild upsets

Hey! Get off the fucking internet!

In my younger and more vulnerable years my father gave me some advice that I've been turning over in my mind ever since.

if you're not watching The Lowdown you're missing out

White porcupine

watching the Saw movies for the first time ever. why did nobody tell me they all have the same kind of ridiculous visual effects and transitions as old episodes of CSI did?

Joy receptacle
Joy, IL

silvertone time

The Judith Rothschild Foundation Contemporary Drawings Collection Gift

Untitled, (1985)
https://botfrens.com/collections/27/contents/1162416

I have the same take and consider it one of my hottest. It's a great record but I think people get too hyped up on how much Malkmus is on it

A cigarette from Dazed and Confused (1993) - 0:52:13

Dazed and Confused (1993) - 0:52:13
Dir. Richard Linklater
Runtime 102 minutes
🚬 x 64, or one cigarette every 1.59 minutes
⚠️ REAL SMOKER MOVIE ⚠️
https://howmanycigarettes.com/dazed-and-confused/

There are still lofty dreams

i like how Genius was originally made for explaining references in complex rap verses and now it's mostly empty except for either the most obvious notes of all time or wild speculation that simple dumb pop songs are elaborate extended metaphors

he loves the spiritual sound of ecstatic black metal by the band agriculture

Surf, by Dustpan Lux 3 track album

made a shoegaze record

dustpanlux.bandcamp.com/album/surf

thank you! 🙏

Surf, by Dustpan Lux 3 track album

made a shoegaze record

dustpanlux.bandcamp.com/album/surf

Biiffo sulks away as Buster sets off his entire precious box of fireworks, leaving Biffo penniless and miserable. BUSTER: Thanks for the fireworks display, Biffo! BIFFO (thinking): I'll earn some money and buy more fireworks-- But I won't let that laughing jackass know about it!

Beano #694, Nov 5, 1955

vacuum cleaner time

finished up a shoegaze record / putting it out next week / keep an eye out for that

pair-of-social relationships

He'd sing lame lyrics
And try to reach the working man

the cover of The Microphones' The Glow Pt. 2. with text indicating it was released on September 11, 2001

happy The Glow Pt. 2 day. not sure if anything else happened that day

A cigarette from Mikey and Nicky (1976) - 0:48:20

Mikey and Nicky (1976) - 0:48:20
Dir. Elaine May
Runtime 106 minutes
🚬 x 30, or one cigarette every 3.53 minutes
⚠️ REAL SMOKER MOVIE ⚠️
https://howmanycigarettes.com/mikey-and-nicky/

my university's cybersecurity training "generative AI: seeing through the deception" is an AI-voice-narrated video telling me about AI voice fakes

plugging this again for Bandcamp Friday. All proceeds still going to GLAHR!

plugging this again for Bandcamp Friday. All proceeds still going to GLAHR!

this is finally on all the streaming platforms if you'd like to listen to it there. Should be everywhere now

open.spotify.com/album/219H5q...

music.apple.com/us/album/fou...

etc!

Biffo runs to the hospital, excited to get himself on TV somehow. BIFFO: Now's my chance to get myself on TV.

Beano #1195, Jun 12, 1965

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