Rosie “Sphoricus”

STEBAN, THE STUDENT COMMUNIST - “In dark times, should the stars also go out?”

A very happy birthday to Brian Eno, born on May 15, 1948

David Byrne was born on May 14, 1952 #HappyBirthday

haven't made one of these in a while (I have been suffering)

INLAND EMPIRE - Imagine it. An explosion. Of *stars*. Goodbye world of men, money and machines.

Even my irreligious self can’t help but mourn a little here. He was a prominent voice for a better world to the very end and demonstrated that religion doesn’t have to be used in the fascistic way that the right has co-opted. I liked the guy; we should have listened to him.

[David Byrne making noises]

SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL IS GOING TO HAPPEN

should prob clarify I mean in such a way of “how could we let this happen” and “SOMEBODY DO SOMETHING ALREADY!!!!”

I hate you all

This is UNBEARABLE
#MomSky

LOGGING HALF OF OUR NATIONAL FORESTS
Here's the map, especially hit hard the Pacific Northwest

The damage this will do will take Decades and Decades to repair and maybe never 🙏😪

TREES PROVIDE OXYGEN
TREES COMBAT CARBON DIOXIDE
THEY HELP COMBAT CLIMATE CHANGE 🤬

This…this isn’t a physical release! This is like saying a gift card to the Nintendo online store is a physical copy of Zelda because you can hold the gift card

I eat hamedburgers to keep the Horrible Thoughts away

A vintage photo from the National Archives shows smog hanging over the New York skyline

A vintage photo from the National Archives shows damaged oil drums piled high at an Exxon refinery.

A vintage photo from the National Archives shows cars driving down a road as smoke spews from factories in the distance and air pollution hangs over everything.

A vintage photo from the National Archives shows smog in Los Angeles taken from a high vantage point.

Just thinking about what the US looked like before the EPA existed

thinking about dying (getting back into civ recently)

It's true

forgot I also have this website lmao

hi

never mind new topster

should probably post the topster here

“Omniverse”

Another pretty decent record from Sun Ra and His Arkestra, though I don’t particularly have much to say about it.

I do prefer Close to the Edge, but Fragile does have its place in my heart. It’s not as consistently good as Close to the Edge, but I’d say its highs are higher. Just a lovely album.

“Fragile”

I oft say Yes has two great albums that stand far above the rest, and every time I listen to those albums, that feeling is reaffirmed. Fragile and Close to the Edge are really something else entirely. Nothing I’ve heard really compares.

I never quite know which recordings to turn to when listening to classical music, but I owned this one so I figured it would be a fine place to start. Usually I just go for orchestras that I know tend to have high quality.

“Mahler: Symphony No.7”

This was the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Claudio Abbado recording. It sits about in the middle of my ranking of Mahler’s symphonies, but still sits pretty high, if that’s any indication of my view of Mahler. I may also be seeing this live, which is exciting!

“Songs: Ohia”

Definitely my least favorite Songs: Ohia so far. Molina’s voice is a little underdeveloped here for my liking, though it does add to the album’s omnipresent dread. Molina sounds like he’s been alone for billions of years.

“Rhapsody in Blue; An American in Paris”

Have definitely fallen out of favor with these pieces over time. Rhapsody in Blue is still enjoyable, but I feel little when I listen to An American in Paris. Still worth revisiting from time to time though, even if just as background music.

“The Charm of the Highway Strip”

Another charming little indie album. Not much I have to say about it other than that, though. I have been wanting to check out 69 Love Songs for forever now, however, maybe I should finally do it here soon.

“Keep It Like a Secret”

Fun little indie rock album; I can see why it’s so wildly adored in online circles. Could see this one working it’s way up my personal rankings as well.