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YouTube video by My Chemical Romance - Topic Skylines and Turnstiles

M - My Chemical Romance
I remember seeing the video for I'm Not OK and going to the music shop the next day. Three Cheers hadn't been released, and instead I bought the album that in hindsight had an even bigger impact on me. 🎧

M honorable mentions: Meryl Streek, Mvll Crimes
#musicsky #musicAtoZ

YouTube video by Lambrini Girls Lambrini Girls - Body of Mine (Official Audio)

L - Lambrini Girls
Loud, angry, and unapologetic. They're the unstoppable force of the contemporary Riot Grrl sound. 🎧

L honorable mentions: The Lawrence Arms, Love Letter
#musicsky #musicAtoZ

I feel like eventually my cooking routine will devolve into an incomprehensible string of verbal stims until I finally reach a point where I'm just casting a spell to conjure my food.

YouTube video by Knives KNIVES | THE DAGGER | Official Music Video

K - Knives
Featuring sharp, gruff vocals and bold bass lines, Knives' sound is big and punchy. After seeing the development of their debut album, I'm excited to see how they grow from here. 🎧

#musicsky #musicAtoZ

Many Americans have suffered their entire lives at the hands of GOP stubbornness and callousness. This vote to reopen the government only ensures that the recent hardships will have been for nothing. It only teaches the GOP that this is a pressure point they can leverage to get anything they want.

People defending the coward Democrats who voted to reopen the government on behalf of suffering families need to understand something. People starving and getting evicted due to Republican antics didn't start happening 40 days ago.
#shutdown #holdtheline

YouTube video by Polyvinyl Records Jeff Rosenstock - LIKED U BETTER [OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO]

J - Jeff Rosenstock
The absolute legend behind Amerigo Vespucci and BTMI, and his solo work is the best stuff yet. Hellmode is start to finish bangers. 🎧

J honorable mentions: John (Timestwo), Jigsaw Youth
#musicsky #musicAtoZ

Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage

Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage

YouTube video by SideOneDummy Iron Chic - A Headache With Pictures (Official Audio)

I - Iron Chic
A longtime mainstay of the rotation. Something about Iron Chic always resonates with me. It's impossible to stop from singing along (or at the very least, lip synching if other people are nearby). 🎧

#musicsky #musicAtoZ #punk

Elon Musk posting a Grok AI generated image of a woman with the prompt "I will always love you"

When a trillion dollars can't fill the black hole where your soul would be.

YouTube video by Heartworms Heartworms - 24 Hours (Official Music Video)

H - Heartworms
Deep from the moody pit of UK post-punk, Heartworms has quickly ascended to one of my overall favorite artists. Like a new age Siouxsie, dark yet energetic, illuminated by a touch of electropop. 🎧

H honorable mentions: High Vis, Heavy Lungs
#musicsky #musicAtoZ

I've tried to distance myself from the cult of the new, but the Old King's Crown is an immediate hit. Maybe a little over-produced, but with that art i can't be too mad

an abhorrent timeline

YouTube video by Deathwishinc Gouge Away "Spaced Out"

G - Gouge Away
A good number of hardcore bands mellow out by the time they've dropped 4 albums, but not Gouge Away. The unrestrained vocals off Deep Sage was one of my highlights from last year. 🎧

G honorable mentions: Gottlieb, Gel (rip)
#musicsky #musicAtoZ

YouTube video by Frenzee Frenzee - Pink Tax (Official Music Video)

F - Frenzee
Bending my self-imposed criteria for this one since I got turned on to Frenzee just a couple months ago, but these guys fuck. so. hard. With a high-energy repertoire, Frenzee definitely live up to their name. 🎧

#musicsky #musicAtoZ

YouTube video by Enola Gay Enola Gay - PTS.DUP

E - Enola Gay
Punchy and ferocious Irish rap-punk Enola Gay always hits hard. A little bit Death Grips, but distinctly unique.

E honorable mention: the Eradicator. I'm a sucker for a guy who can stick to a bit.
#musicsky #musicAtoZ

YouTube video by Direct Hit - Topic Snickers or Reese's

D - Direct Hit!
I feel like I got baited into liking them after listening to a few tamer tracks from Crown of Nothing. Their previous album Wasted Mind is my now favorite, and Snickers or Reese's is a hit with the coworkers. 🎧

D honorable mentions: Drug Church, Die Spitz
#musicsky #musicAtoZ

YouTube video by coheedandcambriaVEVO Coheed and Cambria - Here We Are Juggernaut (Official Music Video)

C - Coheed & Cambria
What started as a cheeky pop punk band on a Warped Tour sampler CD morphed into one of the grandest prog rock projects of all time. I was all-in on them for a good many years: albums, tours, and even the comic books. Some of the best to ever do it. 🎧

#musicsky #musicAtoZ

YouTube video by Epitaph Records The Bobby Lees - Napoleon

B - The Bobby Lees
I've posted about The Bobby Lees before, and I love how infectious every song is. Each member of the band goes all-out. After a brief hiatus, they recently dropped a new single that absolutely rips. 🎧

B Honorable Mentions: Bob Vylan, Babe Haven
#musicsky #musicAtoZ #newmusic

YouTube video by Against Me! - Topic Osama Bin Laden As the Crucified Christ

A - Against Me!
Against Me! has been a formative band that shaped a lot of my music taste. New Wave dropped the year after I graduated high school, and I remember seeing their tour after Transgender Dysphoria Blues released. LJG's still going strong! 🎧
#musicsky #musicAtoZ

Me singing the outro to Holiday in Cambodia when the recipe needs me to grab something to cook my rice in:
Smol! Pot! Smol! Pot! Smol! Pot! Smol! Pot!

Funeral Arrangements - YouTube

It's Monday and I feel like fucking shit.
#hardcore #newmusic 🎧

A close-up view of the board game Polis. Miniature wooden diplomats stand near their respective capitals.

Polis is one of my all-time favorite games. A while back I got a copy of the new edition, and now I've written a review of why this game is (still) incredible. Read it here:
boardgamegeek.com/thread/35944...

#boardgames #review

Derek Zoolander's "magnum" look

Adding garlic to any recipe:
"I can garlicte my own balls thank you very much."

Trump Administration Conjures Up New “Terrorist” Designation to Justify Killing Civilians The U.S. military justified the slaughter of alleged drug traffickers by claiming links to “designated terrorist organizations.”

Labeling Antifa a DTO and the recent all-generals meeting encouraging using cities as training grounds, this administration is preparing lethal force against Americans with just a word. Antifa has no membership rolls. When you become too inconvenient, there's nothing to say you aren't one of them.

Has some spicy alphabet soup in the lab today.
#labrat #forbiddensnacks

New episode of spooky boy gets burned. 8.7 mi, 3300 ft climbed, 3:15.

YouTube video by Thank Thank - Woke Frasier

To all the superman haters:

Bob Vylan stands onstage at Glastonbury in front of a screen that reads, "Free Palestine. United Nations have called it a genocide. The BBC calls it a conflict."

Bobby's always been a real one.
#glastonbury #freepalestine #bobvylan

Wind rustles a sea of leaves and branches. Two miles up, ocean waves are crashing.