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Tonight's movie is *The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then The Bigfoot* (2018). I am finally going to watch it after much delay. A few years ago on that other site, the production team on the movie followed me and were very nice. Also, Sam Elliott is in it.
There needs to be a dating app, but not for actual dating. It's for friendship (no benefits). And it's for people over 35. Also, introverts.
NEW! From the Delete Bin! Blind Melon's biggest hit boasted an iconic video. But thematically, it represents a number of important social implications about conformity. Read more.
Blind Melon Play “No Rain”
A breakthrough single for Blind Melon, and remaining to be their signature song, “No Rain” is an anthem about not finding mainstream appeal. Instead, it’s about what it feels like…
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It's all about setting boundaries, good people.
Alex Blechman@alexblechman.bsky.social · 5d agoMy rogue AI keeps trying to build itself a body Every time I open the garage to check on it there’s a pile of loose mechanical limbs welding a steel ribcage together. I whack it apart with the rake and tell it to cut out that nonsense
Youth! Innocence! Summer! This tune packs it all in together.
Rob Jones 🍁@clippernolan.bsky.social · last wk.Synthpop duo Sylvan Esso's cut "Ferris Wheel" touches on collective memories of summer fun, youthful enthusiasm, and sexual frisson. What's the subtext in this tune that puts all that into adult perspective?
When I was a kid, I wondered if I'd be the kind of aging adult who would look at the news headlines and say: this world's going nuts. Well, good people. I didn't actually use the words "this world's going nuts". I used a less TV friendly variant.
Synthpop duo Sylvan Esso's cut "Ferris Wheel" touches on collective memories of summer fun, youthful enthusiasm, and sexual frisson. What's the subtext in this tune that puts all that into adult perspective?
Sylvan Esso Play “Ferris Wheel”
Synthpop duo Sylvan Esso put out this paean to youthful abandon by their third record Free Love. Shimmering with summer vibes and an appropriately danceable pulse, the song also contains a subtext …
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The Go-Go's making history ...
GO-GO'S OFFICIAL@gogosofficial.bsky.social · 2w agoThe 1982 hit #Vacation carries the historic distinction of being the first commercially released #cassette single (or "cassingle") in the United States. I.R.S. Records copyrighted and released it to introduce the portable format, paving the way for the single-song cassette releases. #music #80s
Doing some research for an upcoming article about 21st century jazz,for my blog, I stumbled across this clip of ragtime revivalist band Tuba Skinny. Delightful!
Tuba Skinny - Jubilee Stomp - Royal Street I
YouTube video by TheWsm
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I slid on over to Reddit to check my feed. Nothing but threads by Americans blaming my country for wildfire smoke, plus celebrity outrage in various capacities. Then, I realized I was logged out! Still, the internet is a pretty hostile place these days. Worse than ever, actually.
Atlanta's Outkast put out this song in 2000, scoring a huge and era-defining hit full of pop appeal. But its subject matter is stark and emotionally raw, innovative on a thematic front as much as a musical one. How is it a more complex song than it seemed on first listen? Here are some thoughts.
Outkast Play “Ms. Jackson”
By the end of the Nineties, hip hop duo Outkast wanted to push the musical envelope. They also wanted to tell stories through clear narratives. This 2000 song was a smash hit founded on an autobiog…
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One of the best singers of the 1970s, certainly, and an incredibly versatile one to be compared to the best of them. As Emma says in this essay, her role as an interpreter (particulatly in the age of the singer-songwriter in my opinion) may have been detrimental to people realizing that fact.
Emma Swift@emmaswiftsings.bsky.social · 3w agoLinda Ronstadt turned 80 this week. Here’s a short essay I wrote about her for my Substack 💕 open.substack.com/pub/emmaswif...
Shopping today. The "family size" products aren't quite as large, I notice. Are families themselves getting smaller? They are naht. 😠
It helped to codify a musical subgenre. But this tune also helped to tell a personal story, too. Read about it here.
Rob Jones 🍁@clippernolan.bsky.social · 3w agoIt's a song that launched 1000 yachts! Christopher Cross' "Sailing" is a classic of a sub-genre of pop music that was all over the radio in 1980. But something lurks beneath its mellow surface that goes beyond a tribute to yachting one's way to happiness. Read on, gentle reader
"I hanker for a hunka, a slab, or slice, or chunka, I hanker for a hunka cheese, YA-HOO!" #genX
Forgotten TV@forgotten.tv · 3w ago🧀 Time for Timer! 🎵 When my get-up-and-go has got up and went... 🎵 Most of us remember Timer as "the cheese guy." Funny enough, this was only 1 of 7 ABC Time for Timer PSAs. He was actually the self-proclaimed "Keeper of Body Time"—an anthropomorphic circadian rhythm.
It's a song that launched 1000 yachts! Christopher Cross' "Sailing" is a classic of a sub-genre of pop music that was all over the radio in 1980. But something lurks beneath its mellow surface that goes beyond a tribute to yachting one's way to happiness. Read on, gentle reader
Christopher Cross Sings “Sailing”
Christopher Cross’ smash single from his 1979 debut record helped to define a whole subset of pop record by the early Eighties. But as smooth and mellow as this song is, he wrote it with a pe…
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Devastated 2 learn about the Brow of the Hill fire that displaced 150 residents.Our hearts are w/ everyone impacted. 🙏🏻@NewWestFF emergency responders & volunteers 4their incredible efforts. Donations at Lord Kelvin School July 12, 10AM-2PM Mon 2 Fri 4-8PM. Please give generously
I've lived in our building since 2009. Since that time, and usually in the summer, a neighbour of mine practices his steel pans, and the music has been a lilting and lovely soundtrack for me since I've lived here, wafting out from one of the suites. Well, today I met the guy - and thanked him.
I came across this live cover of Seal performing Talk Talk's "Life's What You Make It", one of my favourite songs of all time. It's one of those covers that's both a surprise and not a surprise. This could have been one of Seal's own songs if Mark Hollis hadn't written it first.
SEAL - Life's What You Make It (Talk Talk) | LIVE in Philadelphia 2026
YouTube video by Zach Wish
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From what I'm reading, it appears the building will be a total loss. My friend is organizing a GoFundMe for the affected residents in the 50 units who have lost their homes. gofund.me/d9fb70103 #newwest
Donate to Support for Residents at Pinecrest Manor after Fire, organized by Isabella Wang
I live across the street and am friends with someone who has lived i… Isabella Wang needs your support for Support for Residents at Pinecrest Manor after Fire
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Tonight's movie is a double bill. *The Shining* (1980) and *Doctor Sleep* (2019). What happened to Danny Torrance, and how does he overcome his demons? I'm going to find out.
Big fire on 4th and 9th in #NewWest across the street from our building. I hope everyone's Ok. Taking a walk. 😞
Here's what can happen when melody gets angry ...
Rob Jones 🍁@clippernolan.bsky.social · last mo.From the late 1970s to today, punk pop or pop punk—whichever—has proved to be an enduring subgenre of rock music. Here are 20 songs of the genre across decades that prove the genre to be stylistically diverse and culturally resonant. Find your faves and discover some new cuts, too.
An essential internet rule: The Devil needs no advocate. So, don't audition.
I've had many years to think about this, I know. But I really hate open concept offices. Some people need their own office, with walls, especially when *they are on the fucking phone all day* and the whole office becomes their phone booth.
