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@audiocurio.bsky.social

Music Journalist, (sort of) writer, crafter until the next shiny thing comes along. Words for The Alternative

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freezing the account for Habitat. these are bad people; they deserve worse things than can be prudently enumerated in a public-facing place.

12.03.2025 20:57 β€” πŸ‘ 2813    πŸ” 593    πŸ’¬ 33    πŸ“Œ 8
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Sorry I was at a doctor appointment earlier and then forgot to post this, but these are live at SmartpunkShop.com now!!!!

Deluxe 2xLP of Gin Blossoms’ NEW MISERABLE EXPERIENCE, including 14 songs never before on vinyl! Remastered, in gorgeous packaging, on fun variants, and shipping immediately!

12.03.2025 22:04 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Just started this beautiful book, and I am already in love 3 chapters in. Thank you TJ Klune, this is my first book of yours but it won't be the last!

12.03.2025 19:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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trans women are women, period.

08.03.2025 20:29 β€” πŸ‘ 25    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Well at least there is some good news out there

12.02.2025 22:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Wrote about the wonderful new Ben Kweller and Waxahatchee song, and also record collections as friends, bonds that we keep and lose over time through the fabric of our ever-shifting lives.
goldflakepaint.ghost.io/ben-kweller-...

12.02.2025 19:43 β€” πŸ‘ 28    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 2
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2024 in Review…So Far!

Featuring @themodernfolk.bsky.social @tatsongs.bsky.social @childofmicrotones.bsky.social @solilians.bsky.social and more

ihrtn.net/2024-in-revi...

22.01.2025 14:17 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Transformers subreddit is taking a stronger stance against Elon doing a Nazi salute than the ADL

22.01.2025 04:01 β€” πŸ‘ 9511    πŸ” 2260    πŸ’¬ 108    πŸ“Œ 119
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Crybaby A revelatory examination of Emo Rap, from its inception to its incendiary ascent into the mainstream, including the critical artists that defined i...

Donna-Claire is one of my favorite people and she has written the definitive book on emo rap & you will be sanctified by the spirit of Lil Peep and protected by an army of America's most ferocious cats if you purchase "Crybaby."

www.simonandschuster.com/books/Crybab... @donnacwrites.bsky.social

21.01.2025 20:56 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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The Alt's Most Anticipated Albums of 2025 - The Alternative If we’re being honest, what we’re all hoping for in 2025 is a change in fortunes for our country. This […]

I wrote about upcoming releases from @cheekface.bsky.social and The Darkness for @getalternative.bsky.social 's most anticipated albums of 2025 list! At least we have good music to look forward to.
www.getalternative.com/the-alts-mos...

21.01.2025 18:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

aloha, tiktok users! just a heads up, here on bluesky, we keep it a little chiller! so if you're having a mental breakdown, don't make a big fuss, just quietly signal the mods by beginning and ending an otherwise unrelated post with the same word. any word will do, even something silly like aloha

19.01.2025 13:36 β€” πŸ‘ 12677    πŸ” 482    πŸ’¬ 250    πŸ“Œ 30

Oh we doπŸ’œ

18.01.2025 17:26 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This was an excellent read

17.01.2025 20:49 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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These Pilot Juice Up gel pens are my favorite right now. I'm left handed and the ink doesn't smear at all!

17.01.2025 20:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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10 of David Lynch's Weird, Wonderful Music Videos, from Interpol to Nine Inch Nails Starring Nine Inch Nails, Interpol, Donovan, Chris Isaak and more.

10 Weird, Wonderful Music Videos Directed by David Lynch www.brooklynvegan.com/10-weird-won...

17.01.2025 20:38 β€” πŸ‘ 42    πŸ” 16    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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TONIGHT!
The Perennial Sound returns to Western Massachusetts with our friends @radicaljoy.bsky.social & Truther.
7pm. The Drake. Amherst, MA.

17.01.2025 19:07 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Do.It.Tumorrow Weekly From Lonely Ghost Records Playlist Β· Lonely Ghost Β· 36 items Β· 271 saves

Listen to this week's playlist by @ghstmnthrd.bsky.social ft. @zoragrey.net @fleshtape.bsky.social @atmolband.bsky.social @puppyfeetband.bsky.social @halfgringa.bsky.social @midcardtx.bsky.social @phoneswithchords.bsky.social @barteesstrange.bsky.social + more!

open.spotify.com/playlist/19t...

17.01.2025 18:49 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 3

RIP Jay Briscoe. One half of one of the the greatest tag teams of all time. Right before he died, Jay was part of one of the greatest tag team feuds ever. I used to do ROH show previews and Briscoes matches I almost always had to stop and watch multiple times. Love to his family and friends today. 🀼

17.01.2025 17:16 β€” πŸ‘ 78    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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WE NEVER GET SNOW I AM SO EXCITED!

05.01.2025 16:26 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yeah, maybe it isn't as convenient as just pushing a button when you are driving around, but I don't get it either

03.01.2025 18:48 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Is this the new rock paper scissors?

03.01.2025 18:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Good news, they still make mp3 players!

03.01.2025 18:14 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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put pressure - Single by phoneswithchords & Josaleigh Pollett on Apple Music Album Β· 2025 Β· 1 Song

Ya’ll most Fridays this year i’ll be releasing a new song & today is a huge one! Might be my favorite track I’ve ever released!

Featuring the voice of uber talented & gracious @brosaleigh.bsky.social

Mixed & Mastered by THE @wicknebber.bsky.social

tr.ee/WbmCei7TuO

03.01.2025 15:14 β€” πŸ‘ 38    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 7
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Got my setlists for my fav #music of 2024 for @iheartnoise.bsky.social. The first part with be broadcast on 11th Jan on @campradio.bsky.social. Have to say, 2024 was amazing for music, hope you can listen in πŸ™β€οΈπŸ™β€οΈ
listen.camp

02.01.2025 22:08 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

New Perennial music in 2025?!

02.01.2025 00:12 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
Armand Hammer ft. Benjamin Booker - "Doves"

There was a loud thump against the window. Startled, I opened the front door and saw it lying in the lavender bushes below the windowsill: a dove, shook, but still alive. I picked it up and I was surprised by how light it felt. Doves are plump birds, but they don’t register as such once you hold them in your hands and suddenly feel the lightness of their feathers and how brittle their bones are.

Armand Hammer ft. Benjamin Booker - "Doves" There was a loud thump against the window. Startled, I opened the front door and saw it lying in the lavender bushes below the windowsill: a dove, shook, but still alive. I picked it up and I was surprised by how light it felt. Doves are plump birds, but they don’t register as such once you hold them in your hands and suddenly feel the lightness of their feathers and how brittle their bones are.

β€œDoves”, the nine minute drumless coda to Armand Hammer’s We Buy Diabetic Test Strips finds the duo painting with murky grays, distorted guitars, and grainy textures to create an ode to life by focusing on its end. It’s a movement in three parts, starting with Benjamin Booker (who produced the song along with Kenny Segal) singing of love, with a voice that sounds both warm and thin, as if expressing contentment after a life well lived. billy woods then raps about dealing with a loved one slipping away, lacking the will to say goodbye, and his inability to focus on his own life after having done so. And then there’s ELUCID’s gripping finale, in which the protagonist finds out his time has come. While the atmosphere of the music grows increasingly darker, he mimics a child noticing his weird posture and unresponsiveness: β€œDaddy, you’re so silly.” It’s the sonic equivalent of Vito Corleone slumping in his seat.

We tend to take love and peace for granted until we have to become more involved and recognize how fragile they actually are. I gently put the dove that hit my window in a shoebox which was picked up by a veterinarian soon after. Whether it made it through another day I do not know. – Jaap van der Doelen

β€œDoves”, the nine minute drumless coda to Armand Hammer’s We Buy Diabetic Test Strips finds the duo painting with murky grays, distorted guitars, and grainy textures to create an ode to life by focusing on its end. It’s a movement in three parts, starting with Benjamin Booker (who produced the song along with Kenny Segal) singing of love, with a voice that sounds both warm and thin, as if expressing contentment after a life well lived. billy woods then raps about dealing with a loved one slipping away, lacking the will to say goodbye, and his inability to focus on his own life after having done so. And then there’s ELUCID’s gripping finale, in which the protagonist finds out his time has come. While the atmosphere of the music grows increasingly darker, he mimics a child noticing his weird posture and unresponsiveness: β€œDaddy, you’re so silly.” It’s the sonic equivalent of Vito Corleone slumping in his seat. We tend to take love and peace for granted until we have to become more involved and recognize how fragile they actually are. I gently put the dove that hit my window in a shoebox which was picked up by a veterinarian soon after. Whether it made it through another day I do not know. – Jaap van der Doelen

For the greatest year-end list on these interwebs, I had the honor and privilege of doing a write-up on Armand Hammer's phenomenal 'Doves'.

Check out the whole list here, courtesy of @passionweiss.bsky.social: www.passionweiss.com/2024/12/29/t...

30.12.2024 17:10 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

β€œDon’t you feel like fighting AI is a losing battle?”

Yeah I mean maybe? When it can actually do all the crap they’re pretending it can do?

My fight isn’t against AI. It’s against con artists. Tech bros running speculation scams. CEO’s. Fake gurus. Lazy hacks.

My fight is with human shitlords.

14.12.2024 18:10 β€” πŸ‘ 808    πŸ” 222    πŸ’¬ 18    πŸ“Œ 6
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Art History, by Perennial 12 track album

If you start listening to β€˜Art History’ at 11:39pm tonight you’ll close out 2024 by listening to a really good album by a very cool band

perennialtheband.bandcamp.com/album/art-hi...

31.12.2024 22:10 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Might not ever make a list again, I typically don’t, in this manner. I put my money and mouth in the same room and ranked stuff I spent money on. So here’s my β€œranked” list for the first and possibly last time.

Money/Mouth 20224 Top 15

Feat: @superdestroyer.diysky.xyz @leavenelsonb.bsky.social

30.12.2024 18:23 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 3

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