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Matt Helgeson

@matthelgeson.bsky.social

Weird rock music, old rappers, ex- Game Informer editior, host of CrossFade: Dueling Album Reviews podcast, SEO/content by day.

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Still super proud of this, "City Fiction" in particular I think is one of the best songs I've ever been involved in

05.12.2025 18:49 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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RIP Steve Cropper

03.12.2025 22:49 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

also stumbling across something unfamiliar yet instantly compelling while channel-surfing TV or scanning through different radio stations

29.11.2025 18:49 β€” πŸ‘ 54    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2
a white man holding a garfield phone saying β€œgo to hell”

a white man holding a garfield phone saying β€œgo to hell”

i have something to say

25.11.2025 01:18 β€” πŸ‘ 1181    πŸ” 305    πŸ’¬ 18    πŸ“Œ 5

One of Jimmy Cliff's you might not have heard - A yearning, stripped down cover of Rancid's Ruby Soho that sounds like it's actually a '70s original.

25.11.2025 09:25 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Dropped the album Strictly Business and you thought we would fold/30 days later/the LP went gold -so what cha sayin?

youtu.be/Z4HJ-xvmSyo?...

22.11.2025 22:56 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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From Thomas Pynchon's Shadow Ticket, set in the 1930s but certain passages seem pointedly relevant

22.11.2025 14:49 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks! We are excited

19.11.2025 19:55 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

After all these years....I finally clicked

19.11.2025 19:49 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Picked to Click 2025 No. 10: Field Hospitals - Racket What happens when a bunch of experimental musicians decide to write catchy songs?

Really honored that Field Hospitals finished in the top 10 of the annual Twin Cities best new bands poll, really means a lot. Big thanks to @racketmn.com and @biketrouble.bsky.social for the great write-up!

racketmn.com/picked-to-cl...

19.11.2025 19:46 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Billy Woods, America's current greatest songwriter, at the 7th Street Entry.

18.11.2025 04:12 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Myriam Gendron / Dorothy Parker - The Small Hours
YouTube video by ΀ο φιλί της ΠΡταλούδας Myriam Gendron / Dorothy Parker - The Small Hours

Sometimes I feel like that
m.youtube.com/watch?v=p_Fj...

11.11.2025 16:17 β€” πŸ‘ 28    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yes, that was really fun too, same director?

17.11.2025 00:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I can totally see it that

17.11.2025 00:15 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It looked like a pretty typical mediocre streaming comedy from the trailers but a friend recommend it and I was really surprised by how good it was

17.11.2025 00:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Listening to Bill Evans and reading the new Pynchon, I feel classier than Mr. Peanut right now

17.11.2025 00:09 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

They're playing "Native New Yorker" in Cub Foods πŸ™πŸ™πŸ™

youtu.be/eZA2nJbxOCo?...

16.11.2025 20:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Aww πŸ₯°

14.11.2025 19:22 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Miles Davis, famously NOT from St. Louis

05.11.2025 22:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

it's almost amazing how bad it is now

05.11.2025 22:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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it's so crazy how inaccurate Google has become on the most simple questions. About half of these are wrong, but my god Wynton Marsalis? The guy who LITERALLY CAN'T GO MORE THAN 2 SENTENCES WITHOUT MENTIONING NEW ORLEANS?

05.11.2025 21:48 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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I mean I couldn't NOT buy it. #eazye

30.10.2025 00:07 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I don't recall sadly that's before bylines but I iirc Reiner did the vast majority of baseball game reviews as he was the biggest fan of the sport in general on staff. Cool find!

30.10.2025 00:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Butch Willis & The Rocks live studio concert (1985)
YouTube video by HMPL Butch Willis & The Rocks live studio concert (1985)

this is what peak male performance looks like
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDuM...

28.10.2025 23:40 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Haha funny you should ask, Star Tribune.

27.10.2025 18:07 β€” πŸ‘ 181    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

Talk to me when Taylor Swift has made anything half as good as Big Bad Leroy Brown

20.10.2025 18:08 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We need to recruit members at Planet Fitness

20.10.2025 18:07 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I just thought of a good punk name for a guy in a tough guy hardcore band like Strife or Terror: Max Bench

20.10.2025 17:56 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Remember seeking her on the Middle Cyclone tour, amazing

18.10.2025 04:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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