It’s the 50th anniversary of the time Eric Clapton went onstage and told everyone who wasn’t British to leave the room and the country, and was the impetus for Rock Against Racism
jesse jarnow
@bourgwick.bsky.social
good ol' grateful deadcast co-host / @wfmu.bsky.social DJ / author of "wasn't that a time" (hachette, 2018), "heads" (hachette, 2016), "big day coming" (gotham, 2012) / jessejarnow.com / heads.social/@bourgwick
I'm extremely honored to announce this little West Coast book tour for THE DOLPHIN AMBASSADOR'S DAUGHTER with mindbending musical support from Sanae Yamada, Barry Walker Unit, Winter Band, Isaiah Mitchell, Marika Christine, and Serafima. Epic adventure, deep in the belly of Ocean. Come join us!
happy publication week to @livedeadbook.bsky.social!
jesse jarnow@bourgwick.bsky.social · last wk.and a careful & crucial look at the dead's "in the dark" years by @livedeadbook.bsky.social built on the band's archive of business papers, an oddly unexamined period despite it being the actual peak of the band's popularity. www.dukeupress.edu/touch-of-gre...
electrify your earspace with last night's frow show @wfmu.bsky.social archive below. new sounds from lambchop, marshall allen, @robynhitchcock.bsky.social, @vocalfry.bsky.social & more, plus live/demo tapes from carole king '68, CAN '71, lyres '80, meat puppets '81, ween '96, barry walker '26, etc.
jesse jarnow@bourgwick.bsky.social · 23h agoget aloft with the frow show, playing all the different types of music (as depicted by josef gabriel frey in 1878), from now 'til midnight on @wfmu.bsky.social. wfmu.org/playlists/JJ...
#music #time #JohnCage 'A rare chord change on Wednesday — from seven notes to eight once an A4 pipe was added — represented the completion of about 4% of the 639-year endeavor of the John Cage Organ Project Halberstadt.' apnews.com/article/john...
This organ will play one composition until 2640. It's redefining how slowly music can be played
A small organ in eastern Germany is the headliner of the world’s slowest concert. It has been playing the same piece of music by composer John Cage at a glacial pace for nearly 25 years.
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in addition to this sucking, i also resent now knowing the names of individual members of good charlotte.
Leor Galil@imleor.bsky.social · 9h ago“Music publications BrooklynVegan, Alternative Press, Revolver, and Goldmine have been gutted by parent company Veeps... Nearly all the staff at each publication appear to have been laid off yesterday. Veeps, which is now owned by Live Nation, acquired the publications in 2024 or 2025”
if you use android & are also annoyed af by the new toolbar (& gemini button) that now randomly show up at the bottom of all browser windows, here's how to make it disappear.
get aloft with the frow show, playing all the different types of music (as depicted by josef gabriel frey in 1878), from now 'til midnight on @wfmu.bsky.social. wfmu.org/playlists/JJ...
this is kind of driving me nuts because an "era" is basically a rebranded "album cycle" and, I dunno, half of all major musicians since the late 60s have reinvented their image/style to varying degrees from release to release and created "lore" for fans to decode? www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
Forget Albums—Pop Stars Measure Their Careers in Eras Now
Since the earthshaking success of Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour, artists from the Weeknd to Ariana Grande have tried to imbue their live shows with a sense of history.
newyorker.com
50 years ago tonight, the grateful dead in jersey city, their last trip to roosevelt stadium & the end of summer ’76. rescheduled from july 2nd, feat. legendary central jersey chimp act mr. jiggs between sets. tapes, video, scene reports, notes, etc.: heads.social/@bourgwick/1... #deadfreaksunite
Heads Happenings cordially invite you to a rare and important musical performance at @mamatriedbk.bsky.social 787 3rd Ave., Brooklyn Date: August 13, 2026 Time: 7:00pm featuring: Crazy Makers (debut, feat. David First, @jefftobias.bsky.social, & Scott Smith) @dumpland.bsky.social Sloppy Heads
20260802 Prison, Abronia, Vague Plot https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GcjFp3N9HU
The Summer 2026 issue of LCD, WFMU's magazine/program guide, is out! If you donated $75 or more during our fundraiser or are a Swag for Life member living in the US you will automatically receive a copy. Everyone else: You can order a copy at iwantmylcd.com. Questions? Email lcd@wfmu.org.
A rare and deeply revealing conversation with Makoto Kubota about Les Rallizes Dénudés, Takashi Mizutani, the Japanese psychedelic underground and the unfinished fourth album that became ‘Disque 4’. www.psychedelicbabymag.com/2026/07/les-...
Les Rallizes Dénudés and Japan’s Psychedelic Underground: Makoto Kubota on Takashi Mizutani, ‘Disque 4’ and the Lost Years - It's Psychedelic Baby Magazine
For most of their existence, the Japanese band Les Rallizes Dénudés left remarkably little official evidence behind them. Their music circulated through copied tapes, bootlegs and incomplete live reco...
psychedelicbabymag.com
“At the festival, Jo Jones asked a question about McKinney’s Cotton Pickers, a group that had formed 25 years before Schaap was born. When the tyke answered correctly, Jones turned to Schaap’s mother and told her, ‘Madam, you just got another babysitter.’” Phil Schaap — A Life in Jazz:
Phil Schaap: A Life in Jazz – Jo Jones | Profile | All About Jazz
Read Phil Schaap: A Life in Jazz by Daniel Gould on All About Jazz. Discover in-depth jazz Profile coverage, artist features, and expert writing since 1995.
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Wow. I've always been fascinated by the story of the little corner building and the fact that it's losing its Macy's connection says a lot about the current state of "the world's largest store." ephemeralnewyork.wordpress.com/2026/07/27/h...
Hidden by billboards for over 100 years, the tiny holdout building in the middle of Macy’s is back in view
The enormous faux shopping bag that served as an advertisement for Macy’s is mostly gone, save for a patch of red facing Sixth Avenue. Scaffolding covers the ground floor retail space, and da…
ephemeralnewyork.wordpress.com
sunday jams at @mamatriedbk.bsky.social: vague plot (soundtracking the haze, dig the new song with vocals), @abroniaband.bsky.social (from pdx, making their nyc debut, atmospheric big-drummed drama with pedal steel), & prison (soot-covered nyc kosmische, 2 keys lineup, frow show guests on 8/11).
Last week I figured out how you can duct tape some stuff together on Bluesky to make it work like a platform just for music. It's really easy and you don't need to code or anything. I put together some instructions so my friends can do it too. Reply with your shiny new music feed!
How to make a lofi music feed on Bluesky
part 1 of a series on keeping track of stuff... maybe?
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A confirmed ICE vehicle that has been seen at at least 3 abductions was left parked on the street in Williamsburg for a few days. It received an NYC makeover: its side windows and windshield smashed, two tires flattened, and the message “ICE OUT” scrawled on the side. Pic sent in anon:
50 years ago today, the grateful dead in hartford, the 1st post-hiatus mega-gig. vibes so savagely & comically bad that i hurt from lulzing at the coverage. tape, photos, notes, news clips, scene reports, etc.: heads.social/@bourgwick/1... #deadfreaksunite /1
peace to ronnie davis. still can't believe the san francisco mime troupe, founded in 1959, pronounce their name "meme troupe." an origin point for both the diggers & bill graham. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/t...
Ronald G. Davis, a Mime Who Spoke Out, Dies at 92
At the height of the psychedelic era, he guided the very vocal San Francisco Mime Troupe’s pointed satire of American militarism, racism and bourgeois values.
nytimes.com
