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Wayne & Wax

@wayneandwax.bsky.social

musicologist at Berklee, farmer at Belmont Acres, amateur bassist, erstwhile DJ, reggaetonera hasta la tumba

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la tercera temporada acaba de salir. me encantΓ³ el episodio sobre el cuatro. β™₯οΈπŸ‘‚

09.03.2026 11:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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La Brega Archives - Futuro Studios La Brega is a bilingual podcast produced by Futuro Studios that tells the stories of Puerto Rico and its diaspora – of people trying to cope with too many challenges, and who deserve and demand better...

La Brega
futurostudios.org/podcasts/la-...

09.03.2026 11:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
the view out back: beyond a neighbor's house and a white pine the sunset is several deaths of red, pink, and blue. looked redder and more apocalyptic IRL.

the view out back: beyond a neighbor's house and a white pine the sunset is several deaths of red, pink, and blue. looked redder and more apocalyptic IRL.

this doesn't do justice but the sunset was absolutely cooking tonight

08.03.2026 23:16 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
a jar of vodka stuffed with green fennel seed

a jar of vodka stuffed with green fennel seed

this is how we do it

08.03.2026 23:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

nice! bulb fennel doesn't work as well for this as seed fennel, but you might get a little flavor out of it. recommend removing the fennel after 24 hours or so -- at that point you'll have extracted the volatile oils and any longer will start extracting chlorophyll and less tasty stuff.

08.03.2026 23:11 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

that's a great interview, though you confused me with the "You" (that's Ned, who I'm meeting in Mexico City next Friday, as it happens!)

08.03.2026 12:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

gmail just showed me a preview of an AI-reply I could use to respond to an email, and while I shouldn't be so shocked, I was truly flabbergasted that the answer it composed drew from recent in-person conversations (as spied on by my phone) and my browsing history (to divine my travel plans). creeps.

07.03.2026 20:08 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Dembow a lo Dominicano | HyperLocal Dembow is a diasporic process that merges the foreign with the familiar, inventing shared dance grounds: an ever-changing rhythmic mantra that re-routes, re-roots, and fruits worldwide among the Domin...

a piece I wrote last year about dembow dominicano for Hyperlocal is now online:
hyper---local.com/magazine/dem...

a post-script today would add that the recent Tokischa collabs with Ice Spice and ASAP Rocky suggest that dembow might have more room for English verses than reggaeton.

06.03.2026 16:24 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I love the idea of trying to fire a dog. Good luck with that.

05.03.2026 18:30 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

wow!!!

03.03.2026 20:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Boston's Prudential tower, lit up in green because the Celtics were playing

Boston's Prudential tower, lit up in green because the Celtics were playing

Boston's Prudential tower lit up in red, white, and blue because we're bombing Iran?

Boston's Prudential tower lit up in red, white, and blue because we're bombing Iran?

far prefer the Pru to tell me the Celts are playing than that we're bombing other countries

03.03.2026 00:20 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

ah, that's a different tune: the St. Louis Blues Blues

02.03.2026 17:55 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

we discussed W.C. Handy's "St. Louis Blues" in class last week, and now my snitch-ass phone is pushing me notifications about the hockey team

02.03.2026 15:56 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
SpacemanUFO, WvrldFamous - NAH STOP | (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by SpacemanUfoVEVO SpacemanUFO, WvrldFamous - NAH STOP | (Official Music Video)

the impressive choppa (scammer) code-switching is the big sell here, but I can't get over the irony that at the same time as this dembow lawsuit, dancehall drums have gravitated toward a 3-2 clave pattern (as also heard in trap and afrobeats).
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEzW...

27.02.2026 15:15 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

you wouldn't trumpwash your car and yet...

25.02.2026 17:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

riding my bike around town like a complete maniac (for riding my bike around town on these streets)

25.02.2026 17:56 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

goombar

25.02.2026 01:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Reggae e cultura sound system ocupam SΓ£o Paulo no prΓ³ximo fim de semana MΓΊsica, danΓ§a, documentΓ‘rios, bate-papo, feira criativa, convidados internacionais e vivΓͺncias gratuitas fazem parte da programaΓ§Γ£o.

"sound system culture has expanded all over the world…The result of this is hundreds & hundreds of sound systems in Jamaican molds scattered around the world - as in Brazil, w. the sound history of this culture being passed on decade after decade, preserving the trajectory & creating new memories”

24.02.2026 16:11 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

What channel is the Bad Bunny SOTU on?

24.02.2026 15:45 β€” πŸ‘ 322    πŸ” 63    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 2

gonna need some serious motivational music to get through this post-blizzard shoveling. too subjective to take requests -- I run toward Mingus and El Malo -- but wish me well.

23.02.2026 21:03 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

lol that one musta been real real good

23.02.2026 15:01 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

unpopular opinion apparently: there are no bad fruits

23.02.2026 14:26 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
The Skatalites - Music is My Occupation
YouTube video by Trojan Records Official The Skatalites - Music is My Occupation

that one smolders, but I'll raise you the Skatalites
youtu.be/UrMfeAozi8I?...

22.02.2026 04:54 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

just answered an unknown call with a local number. I know they're often spoofed but it could have been the dentist. anyway I said hello, was answered by the first two measures of Satie's Gymnopedie #1, and then they hung up on me.

maybe it was the dentist?

21.02.2026 18:27 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
an egg laid by our chickens. it has a bunch of bumps around the crown, looking like one of those bizarre decorative gourds. calcium deposits, I think?

an egg laid by our chickens. it has a bunch of bumps around the crown, looking like one of those bizarre decorative gourds. calcium deposits, I think?

sometimes eggs come out looking like decorative gourds

21.02.2026 18:16 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

william shakespeare didn't have this to write about

20.02.2026 22:22 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

and the winner for best slopumentary goes to...

17.02.2026 23:28 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

bsky.app/profile/doct...

17.02.2026 23:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Get on the Good Foot – Wayne & Wax

tambiΓ©n he escrito sobre bailes profanos/sagrados, pero en el contexto de los EE.UU.,
wayneandwax.com?p=9183

17.02.2026 15:59 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

gracias por la menciΓ³n! escribΓ­ en 2012 sobre bailes como el perreo, pero mΓ‘s como un objeto de represiΓ³n racista, edadista, y patriarcal, y como un recurso cultural:
norient.com/stories/copu...

17.02.2026 15:59 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0