Chip
@chipmidnight.bsky.social
The thoughts of a middle-age music fanatic with occasional dips into sports, TV, movies, politics, grief, pop culture, food, family, and more. http://chipmidnight.com / http://bigtakeover.com Every minute and every hour, I miss you
Featuring "Funky Cold Medina" which I literally heard in my dream last night!
Vinyl Deals@vinylsale.bsky.social · 3d agoTone-Loc - Loc-ed After Dark $13.99 amzn.to/4cbKImK #vinyl #nowplaying #vinylcommunity #vinylsky #musicsky #nowspinning #vinylcolletors #vinylrecords #vinyladdict #vinyloftheday #recordcollector #recordoftheday #vinyllovers
Listening to the new @dopenostalgia.bsky.social episode featuring Rogers Stevens of Blind Melon made me think about how I spent nearly 30 years trying to track down a recording from a 1994 Blind Melon show. Here's that story. open.spotify.com/episode/7mZF...
Chip Chats - The White Whale (Searching for a Blind Melon bootleg)
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I think I've already got my favorite album of the year locked up, but the new Wild Pink album is definitely going to be towards the top of my year-end list. Here's my interview with John Ross.
BigTakeoverMag@bigtakeover.com · last wk.John Ross’s songwriting blends the Tom Petty influence instilled as a kid growing up in Florida with Bruce Springsteen’s working class ethos. That combination has made him one of the defining voices of heartland indie rock, standing alongside peers MJ Lenderman, Fust, and Big Thief.
Godspeed and farewell to Frank Beard, ZZ Top’s steadfast drummer, the quiet engine behind the Texas blues-rock machine. #RIPFrankBeard
ZZ Top Drummer Frank Beard Dead at 77
Frank Beard, the longtime drummer for legendary rock band ZZ Top, has died ... TMZ has learned.
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The new Johanna Samuels album is so good, it reminds me of sitting in the backseat of my mom's station wagon in the mid-70s. It was great getting to know Johanna and understand how this album came about.
BigTakeoverMag@bigtakeover.com · 2w agoCombining an intimate ’70s Laurel Canyon warmth with the distinctive chord changes of early-aughts songwriting, Johanna Samuels’ Sorry, Kid, is a modern take on nostalgia, a collection of songs with a history spanning decades. Interview by @chipmidnight.bsky.social!
This was a fun @indiebasketball.bsky.social episode and the timing couldn't have been better. I watched it and then 30 minutes later hopped on a Zoom call with John of Wild Pink.
Chris DeVille@chrisdeville.bsky.social · 3w agoThrilled to be on the new episode of @indiebasketball.bsky.social's PlaylistMakers with Wild Pink and Ovven. Watch the episode and check out our playlist of songs with a name in the title: linktr.ee/indie.basket...
Big swing from Angel Martínez. 422 feet, 106.4 mph. The Guardians needed that one.
Chicago's Neptune's Core is ready to introduce themselves anew with 'Pivot', a guitar-driven record full of ’90s rock energy and songs that unfold with theatrical drama and emotional intensity. Here's my interview with the band for @bigtakeover.com bigtakeover.com/interviews/i...
Interview: Neptune's Core
<strong>Neptune’s Core</strong> may sound like a band that’s been doing this forever, and, in a way, they have. After nearly a decade of playing together, the Chicago quartet made up of two sets of si...
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I've been a little biased against Columbus bands, thinking that they can't possibly be as good as bands from other cities. Big Fat Head's psychedelic garage-pop proves me wrong. Here's my chat with BFH leader Nate Wilder for @bigtakeover.com bigtakeover.com/interviews/i...
Interview: Nate Wilder (Big Fat Head)
Something is brewing in Columbus, Ohio. Following in the footsteps of <strong>Villagerrr</strong>, <strong>Golomb</strong>, and <strong>DANA</strong>, psychedelic garage-pop band <strong>Big Fat Head<...
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This is why it's important to support (and subscribe to) independently-owned music journalism. I'm so happy @bigtakeover.com gives me an opportunity to cover music I love in both print and on the web.
Jon@ronjosenthal.bsky.social · 3w agoSparklehorse came up in an interview I did last week and was the subject of a podcast I listened to today so figured it was time to reshare this interview I did with Mark Linkous in 1999. substack.com/home/post/p-...
From the Archives: Sparklehorse (1999)
Mark Linkous talks Good Morning Spider, country living, and sabotaging potential singles
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Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) said dramatically that 'innocent people don't evoke the fifth'. President Donald J. Trump pleaded the fifth over 400 times during a recorded civil deposition in the civil fraud investigation into the Trump Org. in NY State. I provide receipts.
Bernie Moreno was a car salesman with a record of wage theft and employment discrimination. Anthony Fauci was the director of NIAID from 1984 to 2022 and in 2008 was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom for his work fighting HIV/AIDS in that role.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last mo.Moreno to Fauci: "Who the fuck did you think you were?"
Crushing to hear that Glen Hansard is gone 💔 One of my favorite live performers and such a gifted storyteller. This one hurts.
look at the guy behind Trump (who is asleep). it smells crazy back there
It was a pleasure having the chance to talk with Miles. Give 'Vainglory' a listen. mileshewitt.bandcamp.com/album/vaingl...
LaurieK@lkearney.bsky.social · last mo.Read about Brooklyn-based Miles Hewitt and his beautiful new sophomore LP 'Vainglory' (out now!) via @bigtakeover.com bigtakeover.com/interviews/i...
Band of Horses with special guest J Mascis of Dinosaur Jr performing "In a Drawer" tonight in Columbus, Ohio
Was just talking about this. Not sure which night I went to, but I was there.
J.D. Kunes@jdkunes.bsky.social · last mo.40 years ago, on July 25, 1986, the Van Halen 5150 tour rolled into the Richfield Coliseum. It was the first tour with Sammy Hagar. Fans also got a surprise when Bachman-Turner Overdrive brought up Leslie West of Mountain to play on a rousing version of “Mississippi Queen.”
Who opts for a physical release only (for now) in a streaming world? Johnny Delaware, that's who. If you want to hear 'On God's Time,' you'll have to pick up the vinyl or CD. Here's my chat with Johnny for @bigtakeover.com about why this strategy makes sense. bigtakeover.com/interviews/i...
Interview: Johnny Delaware - Going Analog in a Streaming World
Deliberate but in no hurry, <strong>Johnny Delaware</strong> is taking a radical approach to releasing his latest album, <em>On God’s Time</em>, building his audience one listener at a time. With the ...
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He's back. The Guardians activated José Ramírez off the 10-day injured list. Kahlil Watson optioned to Columbus
I knew I saw the Beastie Boys at the Agora and was pretty sure it was with House of Pain but I couldn't remember what year. And, completely forgot L7 was on the bill too.
J.D. Kunes@jdkunes.bsky.social · last mo.On August 16, 1992, the Beastie Boys brought the energy to Cleveland’s Agora, with special guests L7 and House of Pain. Backstage, a playful food fight broke out between the Beastie Boys and L7, complete with flying cauliflower and broccoli. #RIPJenniferFinch
One Tribe Nation's cover of Black Sabbath's "The Wizard" featuring Corey Glover (Living Colour) is out today. I got to chat with Michael Sanders and Corey about Sabbath, the cover, and the songs that take them back in time for @bigtakeover.com bigtakeover.com/interviews/i...
Interview: Michael Sanders and Corey Glover (One Tribe Nation)
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The stuff that has been released so far sounds good. Great interview by @chrisdeville.bsky.social, learned a lot.
Chris DeVille@chrisdeville.bsky.social · 2mo agoSwapmeet's album is so good that I decided to become the one millionth person to interview them about it
This is such a great interview with Huey Lewis who, as far as I know, doesn't do too many interviews these days. youtu.be/l_OrSi0VVVM?...
HUEY LEWIS: Losing Music to Deafness, Back to the Future Magic & Fishing for a New Life
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Ultra Lights isn’t reinventing the wheel on their debut, Pleasure’s All Yours, they wear their influences on their sleeves, but it’s that familiar sound that’s made this one of the year’s most surprising, most anticipated albums. Interview by @chipmidnight.bsky.social!
Interview: John Robinson (Ultra Lights)
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Thanks @chrisdeville.bsky.social for putting Ultra Lights on my radar by featuring them on @stereogum.com. Here's my interview with John Robinson for @bigtakeover.com bigtakeover.com/interviews/i...
Interview: John Robinson (Ultra Lights)
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