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Books (Rebel Rebel; Ashes to Ashes), blogs (64 Quartets; Pushing Ahead of the Dame; Locust St.)

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The Maduro escapade was a disastrous precedent: convinced them they could do these mafia-style hits and nothing else would change

03.03.2026 02:38 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Happy birthday Ned!!!

03.03.2026 00:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

no, that's good

02.03.2026 20:10 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

oh yeah don't get me wrong---at least half of my high-school class were reactionary assholes who almost certainly voted for Bush and DT. but were they that much different from the class of 1980 or 2000? i dunno..

02.03.2026 20:10 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

i mean, it's like "Boomers" includes Trump as well as my dad, who delivered sandwiches, voted Dem. his whole life, and listened to Jackson Browne records. the broad-brush is the broad brush. it's patina of "science" in this meme that's really grating

02.03.2026 20:07 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

i know it's a gag but man i am kind of getting tired of this: i am of the age with the absolute most exposure to lead, according to this likely bullshit chart, and i don't think I am more brain damaged and irrational than people younger or older than me.

02.03.2026 20:02 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

!!

02.03.2026 19:22 β€” πŸ‘ 66    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"the new record is okay but a real territorial retreat from the daring of 'Original Wrapper'"

02.03.2026 19:21 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

also cracking up at Pete going "where's your wine-bar sax, Lou Reed? get with the times, old man!"

02.03.2026 19:18 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

"If you want to talk nostalgia & take one on the nose, go see Tom Petty...I thought [Lou Reed's] New York was a great album, but I would have liked to have heard a saxophone or maybe even a synth. I don't know who's living in the past & who's living in the future, really." Pete Townshend, 1990

02.03.2026 19:12 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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Ron Carter :: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview

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Dig that.

02.03.2026 18:43 β€” πŸ‘ 37    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2

yeah she has a Wiig and Jan Hooks quality to her--am hoping the show lets her thrive

02.03.2026 18:35 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
"Neil Young was invited. He declined, then changed his mind too late, so he'll be in the audience."

"Neil Young was invited. He declined, then changed his mind too late, so he'll be in the audience."

a very Neil Young photo caption (Toronto Globe & Mail, July '69)

02.03.2026 18:17 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Savage Detectives by Roberto Bolano β€” The Bowie Book Club Podcast Welcome to another episode of the Bowie Book Club , where wild speculation and grasping for straws about Bowie’s favorite books has reigned supreme since 2016. This time we read The Savage Detective...

This month we read The Savage Detectives by Roberto Bolano - a far-ranging tome about poets who never seem to write any poetry, but do a lot of other crazy stuff. (No guarantee that this picture will make any more sense after listening, but you should tune in anyways!) #bowie #booksky

02.03.2026 17:53 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

yeah, it's just baffling there's no Albany-Pittsfield-Springfield-Worcester-Boston connector. one would think you'd get some riders for it. Instead it's been vaguely talked about for the 20+ years I've lived here, and you still have to take a train to New haven if you want to go to Boston.

02.03.2026 17:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

cracking up at a truly phoned-in Bowie concert review from '76. "one number led into another...the concert continued, without interruption, until its conclusion."

02.03.2026 17:11 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

it drives me just bonkers that there is no train service between Boston and western MA; it's more convenient in some ways to go to New York City than the capital of my own damn state

02.03.2026 17:06 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

yeah the frustrating thing is that he's very talented--the 1986 Live at Blues Alley is pretty great. He just should be ranked on the same level as, say, Don Pullen, and not as the Spokesman/Saviour of Jazz

02.03.2026 16:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

yep! yeah, it would've been much different.

02.03.2026 15:02 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

it's odd to say Townshend's a bit underrated as a guitarist but what he managed to do---essentially be the rhythm section while his bassist and drummer constantly soloed, while also playing memorable lead lines---is pretty amazing

02.03.2026 14:38 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

never my favorite GBs record---it's often straining for something & not quite getting there---but man there are some beautiful songs on it, esp "Ghost & the Black Hat" and "Apology Accepted"

02.03.2026 14:32 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
the Go-Betweens, Liberty Belle and the Black Diamond Express, released 3 March 1986 in Australia; a bit later in the UK

the Go-Betweens, Liberty Belle and the Black Diamond Express, released 3 March 1986 in Australia; a bit later in the UK

Side 1: Spring Rain, Ghost & Black Hat, The Wrong Road, To Reach Me, Twin Layers of Lightning

Side 1: Spring Rain, Ghost & Black Hat, The Wrong Road, To Reach Me, Twin Layers of Lightning

Side 2: in the Core of a Flame, Head full of Steam, Bow Down, Palm Sunday, Apology Accepted

Side 2: in the Core of a Flame, Head full of Steam, Bow Down, Palm Sunday, Apology Accepted

40 now. Robert Forster, to the Sydney Morning Herald, 1986: "there's a theme of defiance to this record...the cover photo is us laughing at the fact that we're not successful and laughing at the fact we're going to be successful..it's time we were a household name in our own country."

02.03.2026 14:29 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

You see a lot of Hegseth’s sort drinking on Stone St in New York. Walk down sometime & ask yourself if you’d trust the guy in a fleece vest slamming espresso martinis with nuclear weapons.

02.03.2026 13:29 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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1983 David Bowie: Vintage Pop Stardom (with Chris Molanphy) by Greatest Pop Stars

Vintage Pop Stardom back! Looking at the 1983 start to David Bowie's "Phil Collins Years" with the great @cmolanphy.bsky.social.

-Bowie + '83 pop meeting in the middle
-"China Girl" karaoke memories (whoops!)
-What the hell was the US Festival?
-Poor Mark Goodman

megaphone.link/PMC9612816379

26.02.2026 17:28 β€” πŸ‘ 26    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 2

"The audiences are a tour behind me, but then they always are. I'd get worried if they turned up in outfits I'd never seen before." Bowie, 1976

01.03.2026 19:12 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
an ad from 1990 that shows Pylon playing an early show at Peabody's Down Under in Cleveland, for $5 advance, $7 day of show. others on the venue ad include Buckwheat Zydeco, the Cro-Mags, Joey DeFrancesco, Steve Morse and Eric Johnson

an ad from 1990 that shows Pylon playing an early show at Peabody's Down Under in Cleveland, for $5 advance, $7 day of show. others on the venue ad include Buckwheat Zydeco, the Cro-Mags, Joey DeFrancesco, Steve Morse and Eric Johnson

an ad for the cleveland agora in 1994 that includes shows from they might be giants/frank black; sugar, velocity girl and magnapop; big mountain; lestat; bad religion, supersuckers and samiam; and widespread panic with freddy jones band

an ad for the cleveland agora in 1994 that includes shows from they might be giants/frank black; sugar, velocity girl and magnapop; big mountain; lestat; bad religion, supersuckers and samiam; and widespread panic with freddy jones band

Eagerly anticipating the Michael Shannon/Jason Narducy et al R.E.M. extravaganza in a few weeks, so I wrote about some of the cool things happening on the tour to date. Found some vintage ads from Cleveland to underscore/hint at the coolness. anniezaleski.substack.com/p/we-are-hop...

01.03.2026 17:59 β€” πŸ‘ 30    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 3

is the Bob-Joni-Joan tour happening in heaven?

01.03.2026 15:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

For Your Eyes Only. The bonkers sequence where they try to kill Bond with a few belligerent hockey players remains a favorite

01.03.2026 01:03 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Neil Sedaka: 14 Essential Songs

I selected 14 essential Neil Sedaka songs for the New York Times, balancing his effervescent early hits with his lush '70s comeback.

28.02.2026 00:54 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Neil Sedaka Dead At 86 Neil Sedaka, the singer and songwriter behind hits like β€œBreaking Up Is Hard To Do,” β€œBad Blood,” β€œLaughter In The Rain,” and β€œCalendar Girl,” has died. β€œOur family is devastated by the sudden passing...

Neil Sedaka dead at 86

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