Oh dear. Writing about the inherent onanism of twenty minute simultaneous solos, I’ve accidentally thought of ‘Jizz Odyssey’ www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtvG...
Spinal Tap - Jazz Odyssey
YouTube video by Pece17
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Aug Stone
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There is no I in 'Optometry' https://linktr.ee/augstone Substack augstone.substack.com
It’s here! Totally stoked to have two pieces in Where The Wild Gigs Were Vol. 2. A look at some of American’s great lost venues by us folks who were there. I wrote about Boston’s The Rat and New Haven’s Tune Inn. Thanks @timdaggerboy.bsky.social Pick up a copy at hozacrecords.com/product/wtwg...
Just finished my third time thru Shadow Ticket and oh man, am I sad it’s over. Such a great book, like the first two times I wish it went on forever, at least to Gravity’s Rainbow length
Just beautiful. I love trees. Trees all day for me. ‘Trees’, by Tomioka Soichiro, 1961.
Ate some delicious vegan bangers & mash then played some bangers last night at The Cannon in New Haven, CT. Live debut of 7 songs out of an 8 song set. My friend Paul got this video of closer All Your Stars
Tonight! New Haven, CT. The Cannon. I'm playing a set of almost entirely new songs. On at 8PM. Come early for some awesome vegan food
New Counterforce up - Hal Hartley, Last Life In The Universe, The Linguini Incident, Dory Previn, Mollie Ray augstone.substack.com/p/the-counte...
The Counterforce No. 81
Hal Hartley, Last Life In The Universe, The Linguini Incident, Dory Previn, Mollie Ray
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"Mollie Ray does an excellent job of conveying all the sadness and turmoil that come with a cancer diagnosis" Was a pleasure to review Mollie Ray's wonderful giant for The Comics Journal @comicsjournal.bsky.social www.tcj.com/reviews/giant/
giant - The Comics Journal
giant (Faber & Faber, 2024) by Mollie Ray, reviewed by Aug Stone.
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I forgot we covered The Magnetic Fields’ Sweet-Lovin’ Man. And it ROCKS. I only ever met the bassist once, that day, and David has never met the bassist, drummer, or engineer, but sometimes that’s the way you gotta get music made thesoftclose-ups.bandcamp.com/track/sweet-...
Sweet Lovin' Man, by The Soft Close-Ups
from the album Under The Covers
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In the post today! Check out Royal Ottawa's lovely post-punk vibes at royalottawa.bandcamp.com/album/here-c... @wallytbm.bsky.social
“Supernatural, perhaps. Baloney … perhaps not” – Bela Lugosi in The Black Cat (1934) Back into Shadow Ticket for the third time and man am I loving it all over again
Guys, it just hit me - Axl Rose and I need to form a Stone Roses cover band
I Helped Edward Ball Escape - A Tribute to The Times /Edward Ball thebeautifulmusic.com/for-immediat...
Who here is in NYC? Come out to this on Thursday. The Connecticut version was rad and we're gonna repeat it in Greenpoint with some new surprises. I may even read a poem
Remember, both the Iliad and the Odyssey were originally audiobooks.
4 Days left to snag your copy of subCULTURE! Check out this random selection of closeups from the comics that will sort you out or shake you up. Perfect for the mods & rockers and goths & ravers in your life. And you get it before xmas! www.kickstarter.com/projects/sxb...
YouTube recommending my own songs to me. They’re right, I do like this one. V pleased with that Robyn comparison
Shelly's always making cool stuff. Support her latest Kickstarter! And please share this
Shelly Bond@sxbond.bsky.social · 3w ago❤️&🚀🚀 Blitz Kids & Ravers crack skulls in this oversized, anthology of comics, photos & illustrations by comics finest misfits & provocateurs. Thanks to the latest backers, we’re closer than ever to hitting our target goal. www.kickstarter.com/projects/sxb...
Music is crazy cuz you can play any note and then just like play any other note
Things you might not know about subCULTURE: It’s BIG. As in a 128-page hardcover at 8.5 x 11. It features 14 COMICS & a slew of photos, essays, and illos guaranteed to blow your mind, or start a scene. Can we raise $3200 to make the book in 7 days? www.kickstarter.com/projects/sxb...
I've got some openings for PR projects at Fire Horse if anyone has a record coming out this fall or a book in winter 2027. HMU
Printers Row Offsite! Stacked lineup @robertkloss.bsky.social / @kathleenmrooney.bsky.social / @timothymoore.bsky.social / @augstone.bsky.social / @maudlinhouse.bsky.social / @alwayscrashing.bsky.social
Please donate if you can: GoFundMe - Jennifer Finch vs. Brain Cancer
Donate to Jennifer Finch vs. Brain Cancer: It’s Time to Make Noise, organized by Aubree Miller
If you've followed Jennifer Precious Finch over the years, you… Aubree Miller needs your support for Jennifer Finch vs. Brain Cancer: It’s Time to Make Noise
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Who here has seen Toomorrow? Watched it last night. The band remind me of a proto-Saint Etienne. And wow Olivia Newton-John's second film, pre-Grease www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pO9...
TOOMORROW trailer (2026 restoration)
YouTube video by Deaf Crocodile
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"It’s utterly joyful, musically wonderful. English vaudevillian psychedelia, glam and pure pop." Ged Babey's review of the wonderful new Devant b-sides comp at @louderthanwar.bsky.social louderthanwar.com/david-devant...
David Devant and His Spirit Wife: Seaside the B-sides - album review
B-sides collection ends up being the very best of the great lost cult band of the Britpop era's output - David Devant & his Spirit Wife
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