Mike Schertenlieb

i'm really feeling the "work and general life maintenance are sapping my creative energy" vibes lately.

i refuse to use the word "we" when discussing the history of american imperialism.

it's both a perfect and terrible time to be reading Walden.

Master of Puppets (Remastered Deluxe Box Set)

happy 40th anniversary to this absolutely epic record

open.spotify.com/album/7CGhx6...

happy birthday Johnny Cash

uhhhh if this is going to be my social media of choice, i need more cool people to follow.

it's so good!

40 year old college grad here (still in debt). not the most practical degree... full time work for a small, fully remote local business, freelance work about 10 hours a week, busy working musician, teach lessons, other gig work as it comes... lucky to have reasonable rent.

it's so fun how quality and affordability for the working class has been steadily declining my entire life.

i don't typically care for body horror type movies... but The Substance is exquisite, and all of the grossness so perfectly supports the film's metaphors and messages.

$200 for 15 pairs of drum sticks...

Hard Normal Daddy

afternoon fuel.

open.spotify.com/album/08XR1K...

Metropolis, Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory

it's been a while...

open.spotify.com/album/1QZi8l...

i did NOT expect to hear Too $hort on this new Jill Scott record.

i don't think i'll ever have the time and energy to do all of the things i want to do.

it's honestly one of the least offensive parts of this whole ordeal.

not great, but barely scratches the surface of harm done.

oh, here's Meadow and some bleepbloop machines.

i'm reading Walden, and while it kind of makes me want to burn my possessions and wander off into the forest...

it's also a stark reminder of how much society has changed in 200 years. i had a similar reaction to reading On The Road years ago...

"our anger is being composted into content"

an allllll time fave!

hi. my name's mike, and i've been disappointed in human power structures my entire goddamn life.

all is enshittified.

local homies: FLXDB and Tiberius at Rake Beer Project, downtown Muskegon, Friday the 13th, 10 bucks.

songs at 8pm.

come dance?

time flies. 14 years gone.

miss you, padre.

permatired

okay you've convinced me

should i return this space as my screamvoid of choice?

evil is weakness encased in excuse.

it's a hard time to be a compassionate, critically thinking american.

tell me about something giving you hope and good vibes in these trying socioeconomic/political times...