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San Francisco musician, writer, photographer, appreciator https://theredspinksandpurples.bandcamp.com/ https://open.substack.com/pub/glenndonaldson?r=1q2gq2&utm_medium=ios

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he was on a mission. RIP.

03.08.2025 15:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

became a pretty big Molina fan after finally listening to the even darker "solo" LPs like Pyramid Electric Co, Travels in Constants, and Let Me Go. inject that pain straight into my soul. Another experimental gem is Ghost Tropic. I am stating the obvious here, but what a brilliant catalog.

03.08.2025 15:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 14    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I saw them perform around SF in the 90s, and Eitzel produced that record. The singer-guitarist was in Nice Strong Arm, excellent noise rock/post-punk band, also recommended.

01.08.2025 20:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Instant depression

01.08.2025 17:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Gloomy foggy day #cdfriday

01.08.2025 14:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 31    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Failure of all Success Reviews of Mazozma, Excess Blood, Fleas of Mercy, and Yuasa-Exide

New reviews to read on the eve of bandcamp fri open.substack.com/pub/glenndon...

01.08.2025 03:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Lovely thank you

31.07.2025 20:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
The Reds,Pinks and Purplesโ€™ The Past Is A Garden I Never Fed

The Reds,Pinks and Purplesโ€™ The Past Is A Garden I Never Fed

โ€œGlenn Donaldson hits the mark again, with languid, jangling tunes draped on bitchily funny narratives,โ€ writes Jennifer Kelly. dustedmagazine.tumblr.com/post/7906104... @glenndonaldson.bsky.social

31.07.2025 20:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 15    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

My thoughts on a belated introduction to the wonderful world of @glenndonaldson.bsky.social's The Reds, Pinks & Purples for @freqzine.bsky.social...โคต๏ธ

26.07.2025 19:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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#cdfriday art pop delights

25.07.2025 19:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 22    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The First Ever Podcast: 256: Greg Anderson (SUNN O))): The Presence of Volume This week Jeremy welcomes Greg Anderson of SUNN O))) On this episode, Jeremy and Greg talk researching lost relatives. Metallica, renting vinyl from the library, his band False Liberty, the Seattle mu...

excellent journey through Greg Anderson's career, if you followed hardcore to indie to avant metal like I did. Engine Kid's Bear Catching Fish was a huge favorite. the-first-ever-podcast.libsyn.com/256-greg-and...

23.07.2025 19:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Love you Ozzy.

22.07.2025 20:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 20    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

i'm jealous! would love to see her perform.

22.07.2025 16:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
ANOHNI and the Johnsons: Tiny Desk Concert
YouTube video by NPR Music ANOHNI and the Johnsons: Tiny Desk Concert

the best tiny desk ever for me. Anohni is thee artist of current times. no one else is even close. www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJBw...

22.07.2025 15:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Glenn Donaldson - Songs of Our Lives #94 | Podcast Episode on RSS.com On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, itโ€™s Glenn Donaldson! An episode 20 years in the making, this one was an absolute blast. Glennโ€™s band, The Reds, Pinks, and Purples has a new collection of songs...

had a fun chat with Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis about songs rss.com/podcasts/son...

22.07.2025 14:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Failure of all Dreams Reviews of The Moment of Nightfall, Tacoma Radar, and Blurries & Nowhere Flower Group

new reviews: glenndonaldson.substack.com/p/failure-of...

21.07.2025 20:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
The Reds,Pinks, and Purples - The Past is a Garden I never Fed on cd

The Reds,Pinks, and Purples - The Past is a Garden I never Fed on cd

The Reds,Pinks, and Purples - The Past is a Garden I never Fed
For those who miss when indie rock was all swirling, melancholy, buzzing and fuzzing, and grand widescreen gloom will always find a wonderful place in the songs of Glenn Donaldson.

15.07.2025 21:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 17    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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#cdfriday Nagisa Ni Te, what a band, just got that recent double LP as well, which is as good as any of their past records. Amazing catalog, call it psych-folk/slowcore/folk-pop whatever, epic melodic songs that slowly unfold and blossom.

18.07.2025 15:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 21    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

nothing planned at the moment

18.07.2025 14:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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tomorrow night (Fri) We play the Crepe Pl in Santa Cruz, Saturday night is at the 4 Star. bringing the new lp, the wonderful HITS will also perform!

17.07.2025 22:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Telephone Numbers - Be Right Down Listen to Be Right Down by The Telephone Numbers.

one for the night owls...
slumberlandrecs.lnk.to/be-right-down

16.07.2025 06:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 17    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

believe it's a remix of the one most people have heard...but there are 2 or 3 different versions of that song that came out on bandcamp. I sometimes put songs up and then swap them out for different takes.

13.07.2025 18:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thatโ€™s a line-up !

13.07.2025 17:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Albums van week 28

De albums van deze week:
tijdloze folk van Willi Carlisle, melancholisch poppareltje van The Reds, Pinks & Purples, literaire hiphop van Kae Tempest en Braziliaanse indie van Ana Frango Elรฉtrico. Welke zet jij dit weekend op?Lees verder op onze site: www.heavenmagazine.nl/actueel/albums-van-week-28

11.07.2025 15:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Duik maar eens in het oeuvre van The Reds, Pinks and Purples, te beginnen met deze bloemlezing

โ€˜The world doesnโ€™t need another bandโ€™, maar The Reds, Pinks and Purples kunnen we er nog prima bij hebben. โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜† voor hun nieuwe bloemlezing, in de Volkskrant.

#NewMusic #Volkskrant #recensie #review

www.volkskrant.nl/muziek/duik-...

11.07.2025 20:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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two shows next week... will have copies of the latest vinyl...

11.07.2025 17:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

we shall not question the algo gods

11.07.2025 16:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

No shame in a good autoplay recommendation

11.07.2025 16:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Reds, Pinks and Purples, โ€˜The Past Is A Garden I Never Fedโ€™ (Fire Records, 2025) - Indienauta The Reds, Pinks and Purples recuperan algunas canciones de sus EPs digitales para crear otro gran รกlbum de indie-pop.

The Reds, Pinks and Purples (@glenndonaldson.bsky.social) recuperan algunas de sus mejores canciones editadas en formato digital para crear โ€˜The Past Is A Garden I Never Fedโ€™, otro gran disco de la banda capitaneada por Glenn Donaldson. www.indienauta.com/the-reds-pin...

10.07.2025 10:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I know I donโ€™t belong, and thereโ€™s nothing I can do.

09.07.2025 11:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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