Alex Johnson

Lee Ranaldo and Michael Valera Myriam Gendron Sunburned Hand of the Man Gift Horse Benefit Concert for Jennifer Kelly March 21, 3-8 pm, Union Pool

I CANNOT believe this is happening, overwhelmed with feelings.

This is a million dollar coffee table book

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Waxworld, by Joel Cusumano 14 track album

@joelcusumano.bsky.social Waxworld is QUITE good.

3D Country, by Geese 11 track album

Anybody hear about this band Geese? They had an album a couple years ago.

Ecstatic black metal? Free jazz skronk? C86-style girl-dominated pop? Farm emo? Sure, why not? A new Dust. dustedmagazine.tumblr.com/post/7983112...

Dust Volume 11, Number 10 The Cords Another month, another Dust.  Not sure there’s anything especially autumnal about it, no pumpkin spice, no skeleton displays, no scent of rotting apples in the lanes.  It’s just more music,....

Wrote up Comet Gain, The Cords, and Jinzo here. And good stuff through as usual!

Jens Kuross — Crooked Songs (Woodsist) Jens Kuross - Beggar's Nation Crooked Songs is stark but warm, a responsive collaboration between Jens Kuross and his electric piano. Kuross has accompanied Yohei Shikano and Hayden Pedigo, among...

“Crooked Songs is stark but warm, a responsive collaboration between Jens Kuross and his electric piano,” writes Alex Johnson. dustedmagazine.tumblr.com/post/7963180... @alexjohnson262.bsky.social @woodsist.bsky.social

Lia Braswell — Rising (self released) Photo by Stephen Brownlee Lia Braswell - But I'm Ready Lia Braswell’s Rising is forceful and expressive. Each song sounds an individual statement without there being any real sonic outliers (or weak.....

“Relentless dance rock, mixing the thundering beats and assertive electronics of Pet Shop Boys or the Eurythmics with the breakneck, organic rush of Florence + The Machine and the complex freedom of Wye Oak,” writes Alex Johnson. dustedmagazine.tumblr.com/post/7909729... @alexjohnson262.bsky.social

The 2025 Dusted Mid-Year Switch: Part 3 Horsegirl In part three of our mid-year wrap-up, Dusted writers list their favorite albums from the year’s first half.  Check out parts one and two if you missed them.  Christian Carey Raven Chacon —....

Everybody’s favorite part of the mid-year is the writers’ lists. dustedmagazine.tumblr.com/post/7887985...

Thanks! Great pick. Definitely stretched my listening (in the way the midyear switch is intended to do, I think).

They meant the real Destroyer, you misunderstood www.metal-archives.com/bands/Destro...

I got to write about Anika and Raven Chacon in here, and got to read @cbcarey.bsky.social and @hazycomet.bsky.social on my picks Hectorine and Artificial Go, respectively. All on day one!

Hectorine — Arrow of Love (Take a Turn) Photo by Emily Dulla Hectorine - Is Love an Illusion “These Hills,” the third song on Arrow Of Love, is a lament and a hymn. Sarah Gagnon’s articulate vocal has a mourning glow, lending a tight,...

Wrote about the grand and mystical (and very good!) new Hectorine record, Arrow Of Love, for Dusted (@jenpkelly.bsky.social).

YouTube video by Dan Pollock & The Pretensions Music Beat Happening/Screaming Trees (Full E.P.)

Delightful find in the @kfai.org music library today: www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5kv...

RIP Brian Wilson

More sad news. Josh Moss writes a personal appreciation of the Beach Boys legend. dustedmagazine.tumblr.com/post/7860892... @themodernfolk.bandcamp.com

Just like me, you should read this great show slice of life (www.yellowgreenred.com?p=15272) by @mattkorvette.bsky.social, and then, JUST LIKE ME, check out, Eraser, the headliners in question: siltbreeze.bandcamp.com/album/eraser...

Do it! Do it!

Latest review for Dusted (@jenpkelly.bsky.social). One of my favorites of 2025 so far. Super fun, punk weirdos ascendent!

VNYL Vouches VNL's Vow

The only choice is The Distraction.

Gekleed In Donker, Ze Vroegen Niks, by Meetsysteem 12 track album

Totally mesmerizing record

My big beautiful mind is whirring today.

Roots Rocking Zimbabwe - The Modern Sound of Harare' Townships 1975-1980 (Analog Africa No.41), by Analog Africa 25 track album

Quite positive

We all saw him meditating. can't fake that aura, baby!

YouTube video by Lou Reed - Topic Sex with Your Parents (Motherfucker) Part II (Live)

Was it also Lou Reed, 29 years ago?