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@somevelvetblog.bsky.social

playing the hits, the misses, the B-sides & deep trx. Go Birds. philly. tweeter deactivator. resister

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basically: the @wxpnfm.bsky.social listeners during the #XPNCountdown of the 885 Greatest Cover Songs. and we love you all.

05.12.2025 20:18 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

well...actually. thankfully i stopped a looooong time ago.

05.12.2025 20:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Who's been playing? #XPNCountdown

05.12.2025 19:04 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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885 Greatest Cover Songs Countdown - WXPN | Vinyl At Heart The 885 Greatest Cover Songs Countdown is here. And this page is your hub while you listen. Tune in each day starting at 8 a.m. to hear the list unfold on WXPN, then come back here and look below to s...

I'm on the air at @wxpnfm.bsky.social until 4pm playing songs that made the #XPNCountdown of the 885 Greatest Cover Songs. Tune in. Follow along. Enjoy the wonder. xpn.org/885-countdown/

05.12.2025 19:03 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Nice work!!!

05.12.2025 15:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Day 2 of the @wxpnfm.bsky.social #XPNCountdown of the 885 Greatest Cover Songs has begun. NP #754, a cover of Donovan's "Hurdy Gurdy Man" by the Butthole Surfers. Don't miss a thing: all the stats, all the music. And if you think you know cover songs take our cover song quiz

xpn.org/885-countdown/

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885 Greatest Cover Songs Countdown - WXPN | Vinyl At Heart The 885 Greatest Cover Songs Countdown is here. And this page is your hub while you listen. Tune in each day starting at 8 a.m. to hear the list unfold on WXPN, then come back here and look below to s...

You think you know cover songs? Take the #XPNcountdown cover song quiz and share your results! xpn.org/885-countdown/

04.12.2025 14:07 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Kennedy’s Methodical 2-Decade Quest to Dismantle Vaccine Policy

rfk jr wants to kill your kids, it’s really that simple.

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The #XPNCountdown broadcast schedule!

seeing as it's mostly during the day, NO WORK will get done.

i promise you that.

04.12.2025 04:30 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Here’s my Spotify Wrapped 🎡✨

03.12.2025 16:51 β€” πŸ‘ 16410    πŸ” 8425    πŸ’¬ 115    πŸ“Œ 237

it's the #XPNCountdown: Covers Eve!

what will be the most covered SONG?
who will be the most covered ARTIST?
which artist will have the MOST covers?
will there be back-to-back covers of the same song?
or back-to-back covers by the same artist?
or back-to-back covers of the original artist?

COVERS!

04.12.2025 02:42 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

can’t believe Jared Kushner was unable to negotiate a meaningful and just peace with Putin

03.12.2025 08:06 β€” πŸ‘ 10423    πŸ” 961    πŸ’¬ 806    πŸ“Œ 113

Spotify Whacked

04.12.2025 03:17 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Los Thuthanaka, by Los Thuthanaka 8 track album

so yeah this is what the talk is about losthuthanaka.bandcamp.com/album/los-th...

04.12.2025 02:34 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Nate - it’s more like a highlights of the day situation.

04.12.2025 00:04 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Steve Cropper, guitarist and member of Stax Records' Booker T and the M.G.'s, has died at age 84 Steve Cropper, who co-wrote classic songs, including β€œ(Sittin' on) the Dock of the Bay” and β€œIn the Midnight Hour,” during his years playing guitar at the legendary Stax Records in Memphis, has died.

Steve Cropper, guitarist and member of Stax Records' Booker T and the M.G.'s, has died at age 84

apnews.com/article/stev...

04.12.2025 00:02 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The countdown of the 885 Greatest Cover Songs begins tomorrow at 8am on XPN. We'll start at 885 and go until we hit #1. #XPNCountdown

03.12.2025 21:57 β€” πŸ‘ 48    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 2

Liz Pelly on Spotify Wrapped for @theguardian.com

03.12.2025 21:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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This is all I’m gonna say on the topic.

03.12.2025 20:17 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2

Our @wxpnfm.bsky.social listeners voted and we begin the great reveal of the list of the 885 Greatest Cover Songs #xpncountdown tomorrow. Tell your friends. Listen at xpn.org

03.12.2025 15:54 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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December 3, 2019 - Met Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA Phish setlist from December 3, 2019 at Met Philadelphia in Philadelphia, PA

Six years ago I went to see @phish.com for the first time. It was not my last. phish.net/setlists/phi...

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Witkoff will never get this done. He and Trump and Bro Kushner don’t have the stones to stand up to the King Kremlin Murderer because they are pathetically in servitude to Putin.

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A Timeline of Donald Trump's Creepiness While He Owned Miss Universe From walking into a teen dressing room to joking about his obligation to sleep with contestants, Donald Trump is a storied pageant creep.

www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
I for got about this article from 2016

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Ukraine may be a step closer to peace, or to destruction A baffling week of Trumpian diplomacy and plotting

Many in Ukraine are sceptical that Vladimir Putin will ever accept a deal that allows the country to survive. Forcing him to do so would require real American pressure, which has not been forthcoming

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Iroko - Down By The River [US / Downtempo - Funk - Jazz - Afrobeat] (1992)
Iroko - Down By The River [US / Downtempo - Funk - Jazz - Afrobeat] (1992)

Iroko - Down By The River [US / Downtempo - Funk - Jazz - Afrobeat] (1992)
https://redd.it/k1pcel
https://youtu.be/g5VpODLXCHs

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Every De La Soul Album, Ranked Kelvin β€œPosdnous” Mercer, Dave β€œTrugoy the Dove” Jolicoeur, and Vincent β€œMaseo” Mason formed De La Soul as Long Island teenagers in 1988. With the r

a couple years ago I ranked De La Soul's albums for Spin, and I've updated the piece to include Cabin in the Sky:
www.spin.com/2023/02/de-l...

29.11.2025 14:19 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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playing records today on @wxpnfm.bsky.social from 10a-2p philly time. each hour, a randomly chosen different year in music. xpn.org

29.11.2025 14:24 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 2

i've listener to "12 to 12" about a million times and i still can't get enough of it.

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