Adam Weitzman

Same neighborhood, but further down the street, not in that building.

I remember queueing up early in the morning for concert tickets at the Harvard Sq Tower. Fun times.

JUST IN: Chicago journalistsa re suing DHS and ICE over force used against reporters:

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

I might have gone to that one if I had been available. Quite a coup at that price!

Iggy Pop singing into a microphone on a stand in concert at Roadrunner, Boston, September 25, 2025

Originally had “closest front lawn” ticket (best non-VIP) at Suffolk Downs and it cost $121 all in. Dunno if that falls into “too expensive” territory for a 78-year-old icon (who can honestly bring it pretty darn well, all things considered), but there were cheaper tickets to be had too.

Can confirm. Balcony (where I was) was pretty full, but floor had plenty of room. Show was moved (originally at The Stage @ Suffolk Downs instead of Roadrunner) and Frank Carter Sings With The Sex Pistols dropped off the bill due to Steve Jones breaking his wrist, so maybe those things impacted it.

David Byrne singing into a headset microphone and playing a mint-green guitar at the Wang Theatre, Boston, October 3, 2025. He is wearing a blue head-to-toe outfit.

David Byrne and his 12-member touring band performing against a backdrop of swirling water at the Wang Theatre, Boston, October 3, 2025. All are wearing blue head-to-toe outfits.

Saw David Byrne over the weekend. WOW. If you can, go see his show. It will lift you up psychically, I promise.

Unbelievable stupidities. How the press can rise to the moment.

Source: www.cjr.org/the_media_to...

How is sending some states’ National
Guard troops to other states that don’t want them different than starting a civil war? (Asking for an anxious nation.)

I am just so fucking proud of her.

Happy bandcamp friday, go buy some music

Four CDs arranged in a 2x2 square. Clockwise from top-left: Don Letts’ “The Rebel Dread @ Echo Beach” compilation, “Memorial Waterslides” by Memorials, “A Story” by Yoko Ono, and “Telepaths” by William Carlos Whitten and Diana Crash

Some new acquisitions this #CDFriday. (Yes, I bought the @memorialsmusic.bsky.social CD at the Stereolab gig I went to last week!)

TEXT: "Wild Card Game 1- WIN" IMAGE: Black and white photo of Crochet pitching at Yankee Stadium overlaid with "Tremendously Locked In" logos.

One down.

In light of today’s absolutely fucking deranged “I’m in a war movie” speeches by Trump and Hegseth, I give you the plaque at West Point.

Nick Valencia, who has been doing amazing reporting, just wrote about this:

“These Are Abductions.” Newlywed Husband Says Wife Taken During Green Card Interview

open.substack.com/pub/nickvale...

Please do a mutual remix EP with TNP. Would be amazing!

Was a great show! Shame on me for not knowing about them and their former bands ahead of time - would have had an even more in-depth chat with them at the merch table. Loved Electrelane, still love Wire.

I last saw them in 1993 at the Middle East Downstairs with Unrest. My favorite band of the 1990s - so glad they reformed and recorded new material, but especially glad they came to play again.

Memorials perform at Royale, Boston, September 26, 2025. Left: Verity Sussman sings and plays keyboards. Right: Matthew Simms drums.

@memorialsmusic.bsky.social opened, and they were also great! Totally made sense as a Stereolab opener.

Stereolab performing at Royale, September 26, 2025. Foreground in the center: Laetitia Sadier smiling and holding a trombone. Background left: Joe Watson playing keyboards. Background right: Xavi Muñoz playing bass.

Stereolab performing at Royale, September 26, 2025. Tim Gane plays a white and black electric guitar.

Stereolab performing at Royale, September 26, 2025. Foreground in the center: Laetitia Sadier singing into a microphone with her arms spread outwards. Background left: Joe Watson playing keyboards. Background right: Xavi Muñoz playing bass.

Stereolab performing at Royale, September 26, 2025. Andy Ramsay plays drums.

Wow, did @stereolabgroop.bsky.social bring it tonight at Royale in Boston! Thanks so much for playing here! Come back soon!

I remember doing the Time Warp: The 'Rocky Horror Picture Show' turns 50 Fifty years ago, on Sept. 26, 1975, The Rocky Horror Picture Show flopped at the U.S. box office — then became the longest-running theatrical release in history.

Fifty years ago, on Sept. 26, 1975, The Rocky Horror Picture Show flopped at the U.S. box office — then became the longest-running theatrical release in history.

Four CDs in a 2x2 arrangement. Clockwise from top-left: the “Tron: Ares” soundtrack by Nine Inch Nails, “Sirencore” by Banshee, the 2CD “Pleasures & Treasures” 4AD compilation, and the 3CD “My Brutal Life: Ambient Mixes Box Set” by The Black Dog

It’s here! We made it to #CDFriday, finally!

The Fall - This Nation's Saving Grace album cover. Photograph of some buildings with drawing filling in the cloud space and street.

"It’s not a deliberate thing to be experimental. Sometimes random things work, sometimes they don’t. In my mind Paintwork isn’t any different to any other song I’ve done… that’s just the way I am.”

Many Happy Returns to #TheFall's This Nation's Saving Grace, which turns 40 today!

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Dear Arthur Russell: Your Music Changed My Life JD Twitch of Optimo fame pens a letter to the late, great American cellist, composer, singer and musician Arthur Russell.

Over on ILX, another #JDTwitch story was shared, namely this 2016 piece on his love for Arthur Russell, celebrating his life and music, and saying "You are the best friend I ever had whom I never got to meet." Keith's work with Optimo and beyond will do that for others in turn, yet to come.

From one of my favorite podcasts, Science Vs (find it wherever you get podcasts - this is a transcript of the most recent episode as of today, with links to all 59 citations):

docs.google.com/document/d/e...

If You Can Keep It: The shadow of political violence How did we get here? And is it possible to pull back?

I found this to be a worthwhile listen about the uptick in political violence in the US and the cause/effect of social media on our mental health in relation to it. the1a.org/segments/if-...

So, that's not how journalism in a free society works...and, my bet is, that's not how it is going to work despite the ham-fisted authoritarian efforts of Trump, Hegseth & Co..

This was such a good album. “At The Lodge” so on point! Second album also excellent, then *poof* they just disappeared. Would have loved to have seen a gig.

Dems don't understand. Sargent is right. You have to attack Disney/ABC. You have to threaten Disney/ABC. You have to tell them they will be punished. You have to describe the punishment. You have to go on Stephanopolous and tell him he should be ashamed and resign.

Four CDs arranged in a 2x2 square. Clockwise from top-left: “Know Your Rights” by The Clash, “Year Zero” by Nine Inch Nails, “Freedom” by Neil Young, and “The Iceberg/Freedom Of Speech… Just Watch What You Say” by Ice-T

Keep on rockin’ in the free world… #CDFriday