Dane Jackson

Heading home from vacation recharged, refreshed, and happy.

Just played my first game of Unmatched Battle of Legends volume 3 at #GenCon and it was perfect. The decks were perfectly themed and fit the characters wonderfully. @restorationgames.bsky.social keeps knocking them out of the park!

Ska, Punk, and Other Junk - July 2025 | Bearded Gentleman Music Just like the summer in the Midwest this year, Dane Jackson's Ska, Punk, and Other Junk column for July 2025 is scorching!

Its the end of the month so that means @almightydanish.bsky.social is compiling the best releases that ska and its adjacent genres have to offer! This is SKA, PUNK & OTHER JUNK for July 2025!
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I feel more aimless, sad, and hopeless than usual these days.

James Gunn did an amazing job with Superman. Completely wiped away the stench of the Snyderverse for me. This is the Superman and DCU I wanted.

My wife is watching SLC Punk for the first time. Forgot how much I liked it!

Thirty Years of Alanis Morissette | Selena Fragassi Interview Coop catches up with author Selena Fragassi to talk about Alanis Morissette and her new book Alanis: Thirty Years Of Jagged Little Pill

With ALANIS: THIRTY YEARS OF JAGGED LITTLE PILL, Selena Fragassi has literally written the book on Morissette's monumental album.

@aarxn82.bsky.social caught up with her to talk about the book, journalism, and Chicago's flourishing music scene.
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Got home from being off work for a week on vacation and am already sad. Capitalism! Grrr!

Ska, Punk, and Other Junk | June 2025 | Bearded Gentlemen This month's Ska, Punk, and Other Junk highlights all the new music that columnist Dane Jackson is enjoying while trying to beat the heat.

Hey! Here’s this month’s music column.

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Ska, Punk, and Other Junk | June 2025 | Bearded Gentlemen This month's Ska, Punk, and Other Junk highlights all the new music that columnist Dane Jackson is enjoying while trying to beat the heat.

Normally by June @almightydanish.bsky.social already thinking about his top albums of the year. 2025 is a different animal though and instead, music has been his main source of self-care. Here are the bands that got him through June.

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Murder By Death Says Farewell | St. Andrew's Hall | BGM After 25 years together as a band, indie rock group Murder by Death is saying farewell. Dane Jackson caught the Detroit stop of the tour.

After 25 years as a band, MURDER BY DEATH are calling it quits. @almightydanish.bsky.social caught one of the shows are their farewell tour. Check out the full report
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I decided to open up one of my Record Store Day albums and actually listen to it instead of letting it collect dust. Highly recommended.

I didn’t like Goldberg in the ‘90s. I’m not going to like Goldberg in the 2020s.

I heard dipshit’s parade was a colossal waste of money and a complete embarrassment. #NoKingsDay

No one is illegal on stolen land.

Hoping tonight’s punk rock show lifts my spirits.

Ska, Punk, and Other Junk | May 2025 | Bearded Gentlemen Music To celebrate his 200th feature for BGM, columnist Dane Jackson picks out the ska, punk, and other junk he enjoyed the most in May 2025.

Check out what @almightydanish.bsky.social has to say about the latest from Catbite, Skappository, The Mercenaries, The Players Band, The Red Stripes, FRND CRCL, Old Neon, Skinny Lister, You Vandal, WYLDLIFE and more in the latest SKA, PUNK & OTHER JUNK
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Abadon and Mariah May are out of AEW. How lame.

Just watched the new Captain America movie. At least it was better than The Celestials. 🤷‍♂️

Toni is the absolute best right now.

Toni Storm is talking circles around Mercedes Mone. This is painful. #AEW #AEWDynamite

Wow. I haven’t seen Preston Vance in a while. This gimmick is embarrassing. #AEW #AEWDynamite

Diesel Boy and Nerf Herder | Live at Small's | Bearded Gentlemen After decades of being a fan, Dane Jackson finally got to see Diesel Boy live. It was more than a good punk rock show, it was transformative.

After being a fan for decades, @almightydanish.bsky.social finally gets a chance to see Diesel Boy (along with Nerf Herder)! Check out his full report!
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Yeah. 😂😂

There was a report of a “credible” Bigfoot sighting an hour south of my house.

(It wasn’t me).

Best part of the show.

This go home show has not influenced me to care about the PPV this weekend. :(

#AEWDynamite #AEWDoubleOrNothing

I saw The Boy Detective and Catbite last night and it enriched my soul in ways I still can’t comprehend.

Seeing them live tomorrow :)

The idea I had for my comic miniseries that I want to write popped back into my head today. Guess it’s time to write it.