I've been thinking about the Ticketmaster app since seeing B-52's and Devo at Cascades Amphitheater few weeks ago. Are people going to have to buy a new phone every few years if they want to attend a LiveNation show? Are they going to start providing charging stations outside of the venue?

Ann Powers@annkpowers.bsky.social · 15h ago

Very excited to see the no-phones Phoebe Bridgers show tonight, where I will have to bring my phone to be put in a pouch because Ticketmaster won't let me print out my tickets

I was today years old when I learned the voice of Wakko was modeled after Ringo Starr (I was inspired to watch the show by Paramount/Skydance's corporate takeover)

"I'm out of this bitch!"

Daniel Bellingradt@dbellingradt.bsky.social · 5d ago

Wrong answers only. My bet: thanks for all the fish.

What on earth!?!

IGN@ign.com · 5d ago

The Dungeons & Dragons and Magic: The Gathering teams at Wizards of the Coast have just announced they're unionizing. In a letter of demands, the union has urged Hasbro and Wizards of the Coast leaders to stop pushing generative AI. https://bit.ly/4hMhPzG

Something AI is responsible for that doesn't get enough talk: How, when it scrapes a website to illegally steal everything on it, it uses up a ton of its bandwidth allotment, crashing it or racking up massive fees for site owners.

Edd Coates | Game UI Database@eddcoates.bsky.social · last wk.

Yet again, the Game UI Database is being scraped to the point that it's getting knocked offline. Even Cloudflare's "I'm under attack" mode isn't working. I just wanted to create a resource for real designers. I'm getting so fucking sick of this.

"Before Stonehenge was raised, before Egypts first pyramid broke ground,before the Nazca people drew their famous lines across the Peruvian desert,someone in what is now southern Arizona shaped a 272-foot fish into the earth On April 23,2026,"a border-wall contractor drove heavy equipment across it"

Trump's Border Wall Construction Destroys 6,500-Year-Old Arizona Geoglyph – Older Than Stonehenge

Arizona's 6,500-year-old Las Playas Intaglio, the oldest dated geoglyph in the Americas, was irreparably damaged by border wall construction in April 2026.

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Baby's first remixed Nancy comic strip

my name's marshall mathers and i'm here to say, my friend kid rock's misunderstood in a major way

I'm listening to the Devo 'Nitrous Nightmare' album, and the two things that stick out to me are... * Sun Ra/Devo were playing a 2,000 cap venue in 1975 (I had no idea Sun Ra had that kind of draw) * Devo played an 82 minute long opening set

Music is a social art form, and that's one of the many reasons why AI-generated musical content will never be cool.

They pay him in terrible new hats

caroline cash@cashbrowns.bsky.social · 2w ago

Nancy 9/28/26 … “Sluggo’s Terrible New Hat” Part 1

I think I was the only person taking advantage of Cascade Amphitheater's "audience members can bring in a one-gallon plastic bag full of food" policy at Thursday's The B-52's & Devo concert. Contents: 2 turkey and cheddar sandwiches on ciabatta Dark chocolate and sea salt bar Potato Chips

maybe next year will be the year i finally go to gonerfest

Shocking even to us: new research finds that nearly half of Live Nation's amphitheaters are actually municipally owned; LNE is operating, often with sweetheart deals. That means state and local government is subsidizing the illegal monopoly.

Evict Live Nation

In April, a jury found Live Nation liable for monopolizing the concert industry. The basic story you’ve probably heard is that Live Nation built its monopoly by buying competitors and linking its venu...

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Can somebody explain why more rightsholders aren't sending DMCA takedowns to the Trump administration? For example, the Trump TV trailer includes the song "Video Killed the Radio Star" and clips from Parks and Rec, The Simpsons, Family Guy, Friends, Breaking Bad, etc...

I saw a bootleg Coneheads t-shirt in the wild yesterday. Must be a weird punk revival brewing.

What did I do wrong in life to be subjected to videos of the NMH inspired stage show?

📢 Anyone out there know where this is? Help!

an evan@elsplice.bsky.social · 3w ago

trying to find that vid where they parody the movie Yesterday but with music by The Fall

They made that man they shot in Austin sleep on the floor of his cell with a BULLET STILL IN HIS BACK. www.texasmonthly.com/news-politic...

The Man Shot by ICE in Austin Speaks

The lawyer of Wilber Rafael Garces Perez held a press conference yesterday.

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You think the fringe on Orville Peck's mask ever gets into his mouth when he's playing outdoor festivals?

Honestly surprised that Subway Takes guy hasn't crossed over with Liberty Mutual yet

Lots of good dogs out there today.

With international shipping costs rising, more record-pressing plants opening, and pressing times finally becoming manageable, I wonder whether we'll see more artists licensing physical rights to different labels in different territories.

For Bandcamp Daily, I talked to Hayes Waring of Perennial Death, which has put out a bunch of the best punk/pop/rock records of the past few years. Read it on @bandcamp.com ⬇️

Perennial Death on DIY, Olympia, and their Current Pop Hot Streak

"There are a lot of bands in our friend group that are making really great art, and maybe we’re able to put it out into the world a little faster than other labels."

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more public restrooms is great but i don't think it should require having a charged smartphone

Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani@mayor.nyc.gov · 4w ago

17 new public bathrooms. Across all five boroughs. Because you can’t wait — and you shouldn’t have to.

The Ribbon Stage record is one of my favorites of the 2020s and the Feeling Figures records rule too. My name is Ben and I approve this message.

Bandcamp@bandcamp.com · 4w ago

Perennial Death Records started as a way for a few friends in Olympia to put their own music on wax. Fifteen years later, the label has grown into a vital home for underground guitar pop from Olympia and far beyond.

Do any Portland Pals want to carpool to next week's B-52s/Devo concert in Ridgefield, WA?

send me your london recommendations thank you

My hair is thinning, and my hairline is receding, so I'll be able to be Neil Hamburger for Halloween in two years.

NP: Pink Floyd at PompeiI. Am I stoned? Yes.