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Jason Tougaw

@jasontougaw.bsky.social

Writer into music, brains, biology, interconnections. Host of The Mixtape, Friday nights on wjjfradio.org. Regular column in Psychology today: https://www.psychologytoday.com/au/contributors/jason-tougaw https://jasontougaw.com/

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Tonight on The Mixtape, 60s girl groups go moody, , menacing, psychedelic. Teens know things the rest of us don't, and maybe that's why they scare people.

7 PM ET on #radiocatskill. Streaming and archived at wjffradio.org.

#thecrystals #theshangri-las #themarvelettes #jaynetts #theronettes

10.10.2025 21:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

My request is simple: I would like someone to send me to London to see one of these two Everything But the Girl shows at MOTH Club.

Seriouslsy: Does anybody know if they're doing more of these?

@traceythorn.bsky.social

www.nme.com/news/music/e...

30.09.2025 13:12 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Mysterious Lives of Aquatic Mammals "A humpback who approached me peered into my eyes while I was aboard a boat and showed me the mirror of myself."

I interviewed @rajivmohabir.bsky.social about his new book, SEABEAST. His insights and curiosity about aquatic mammals are fascinating. @queenscollegeox.bsky.social @howlandlit.bsky.social

The Mysterious Lives of Aquatic Mammals | Psychology Today www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-...

29.09.2025 18:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Healing Through Music "Music has the potential to be a potent carrier for inner and outer revolution."

We all know that feeling of collapse these days. And we know music can heal, right? Doe Paoro makes good on that power with her new album. Check out my interview with her, all about music as a healing art.

Healing Through Music | Psychology Today www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-...

26.09.2025 17:34 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Masta Ace Explains How Eminem Inspired Him as a Writer | Eminem.Pro - the biggest and most trusted source of Eminem The Juice Crew legend addressed the viral β€œDid Eminem steal his flow?” clip, and his answer was all about respect and inspiration. Masta Ace recently joined Chuck β€œJigsaw” Creekmur and DJ Thoro for a ...

Masta Ace on Eminem's influence: "

"Just the willingness to say stuff that’s a little bit outside of what you would expect a rapper to say. Having that courage just to be a little bit further out there."

Here's to taking it a little bit further out there!

eminem.news/masta-ace-fl...

09.09.2025 17:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
The Flea Mark but this flea, and mark in this, How little that which thou deniest me is; It sucked me first, and now sucks thee, And in this flea our two bloods mingled be; Thou know’st that this cannot be sai...

www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/46467/...

07.09.2025 16:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
The Canonization For God’s sake hold your tongue, and let me love, Or chide my palsy, or my gout, My five gray hairs, or ruined fortune flout, With wealth your state, your mind with arts improve, Take you a course, ge...

www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/44097/...

07.09.2025 16:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Watching Bowie's "Lazarus" video just now, the refrain "Ain't that just like me?," has so many meanings. One of them is his talent for finding the carnal in the metaphysical and vice versa: "I was looking for your ass." Bowie reminded me of John Done this time around. (Poems below)

07.09.2025 16:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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In Memory of George Michael, In Praise of Mistakes I. And the Wounded Skies Above Say It’s Much Too Late We live in strange times. We live under wounded skies. We live amongst our mistakes, and we count their bones. Late night talk show host James …

We're reading @tylermalone.bsky.social's brilliant essay "George Michael: In Praise of Mistakes" this week in my class. This essay should be music crit canon.

lithub.com/in-memory-of...

05.09.2025 23:14 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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This Is My Voice One Year on T (Published 2024)

Max Keller's piece on their voice on T resonates in all kinds of ways with @traceythorn.bsky.social's brilliant book on singers and singing, Naked at the Albert Hall. Where does a singer's sound come from--physiology, craft, culture?

www.nytimes.com/2024/08/20/a...

05.09.2025 16:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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"STANS" and the Psychology of Fandom "STANS," the new Eminem documentary, opens with fans reading from letters they've sent him. The questions are personal, but reveal a longing for connection.

I have a piece about the fandom and the new Eminem documentary in @psychologytoday.com.

www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/the-...

02.09.2025 16:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

@traceythorn.bsky.social: In college, when studying feminist theory, "Me and Bobby D" made it real for me--and I started to see the dynamic everywhere. Chat GPT, notorious liar, claims Bobby D isn't a reference to anyone in particular. I always thought Bobby Darin. My husband suggested Bob Dylan.

02.09.2025 16:07 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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