Kevin Alexander
@kevinalexander.bsky.social
Indie music reporter | Mixtape maker | Playlist dealer. | EIC of The Riff on Medium.com | I write the On Repeat Records newsletter. #music #avgeek Hot takes on cool records: https://thekevinalexander.substack.com
today’s @bestalbumbrackets.bsky.social match is between Cannibal Ox and Tool! there will be arcane symbols, fractals, an OutKast poster, bearded Dutch guys raising the roof, some H.R. Giger shit, and something creepier than the Radiohead bear that I hate so much
Best Album of 2001: (27) Cannibal Ox – The Cold Vein vs. (38) Tool – Lateralus
Previous posts:Cannibal Ox, in which Jon’s in the doldrums and Nanette ponders the etymology of “talk to the hand”Tool, in which Nanette squeezes her cats and Jon takes a trip to the outdoor mall M…
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I hope some of these people visit North Haverbrook before it’s too late.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 6d agoHassett: "Data centers are very good for towns bc they create so many jobs & bring people in with high incomes that can buy houses & stuff like that. So if you take a sleepy town that hasn't seen much in the last 30 years & put a data center there, there are gonna be a bunch of happy residents."
UEFA's 55 member associations have voted to boycott World Cups if FIFA proceeds with its plan to sell stakes in its competitions to private investors
Fifa World Cup: Uefa to boycott tournament if Gianni Infantino's investment plans go through
Uefa's 55 member associations vote to boycott the World Cup if Fifa proceeds with its plan to sell stakes in its competitions.
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today’s @bestalbumbrackets.bsky.social match is between the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Life Without Buildings, two bands that give dynamic, exciting performances! someone just described this match as “battle of the art school bands” and that’s very apt!
Best Album of 2001: (30) Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Yeah Yeah Yeahs EP vs. (35) Life Without Buildings – Any Other City
Previous posts:Yeah Yeah Yeahs, in which Jon finds that Lightning Bolt doesn’t make his list of favorite things from Rhode Island and Nanette knows exactly where everything in Chicago was located…2…
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Air to Ground Message: HEY THERE. ALL GOOD SO FAR. WE HAD AN ISSUE IN BZN. THE CATERING LOADED IN EWR THIS MRNG WAS FULL OF RODENT DROPPINGS WE ARE LIMITED TO H2O SOME JUICE COFFEE TEA Area: Blaine, MN, USA Type: Boeing 737 MAX 8 A: #ab387a4734e F: #f8410fa6f7f
Nobody ever explained to me what a passkey is or how they work. Websites just started asking me for passkeys like it's something we talked about.
BIG STIR RECORDS proudly welcomes acclaimed indie rock veterans THE MORNING LINE to our official roster with the first new track previewing a very special full-length album release on the way this Fall. “Anhedonia” is out July 31 up for pre-order and pre-save now: 👉 orcd.co/tml-anhedonia #IndieRock
today’s @bestalbumbrackets.bsky.social match is between Jimmy Eat World and Guided by Voices! also: the power of manifestation, a video that looks like an iPad coloring game, and, apparently, my lack of critical thinking skills!
Best Album of 2001: (26) Jimmy Eat World – Bleed American vs. (39) Guided by Voices – Isolation Drills
Previous posts:Jimmy Eat World, in which Jon hates “ELLVrything” and Nanette has an uncomfortable experience at a local pizza placeGuided by Voices, in which Nanette sings the praises of Daytonian …
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#nowplaying French Press by Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever on #SoundCloud on.soundcloud.com/eBvy4guRIARl...
French Press
Tough Pop/Soft Punk French Press Video ~ http://bit.ly/2mfnqos
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Photographer Martin Le-May was walking through a London park with his wife, hoping to show her a green woodpecker for the first time, when he snapped this incredible photo: a weasel riding a flying woodpecker.
Nice of Robbie Williams to respect New Jersey by dressing up as Paulie Walnuts
I forgot to post this Bonnie Tyler tribute me, @emmasinmusic.bsky.social @kevinalexander.bsky.social and a bunch of other awesome people took part in. open.substack.com/pub/markedwa... #musicsky #queerwriters
Deep Dives: A Tribute To Bonnie Tyler
Some fellow Musicstackers weigh in on the Welsh singing legend who passed away recently at the age of 75.
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Some numbers from Flighty to put “absolutely miserable” into perspective. LGA barely operated at all today.
Wisconsin governor’s race has been a wild ride so far. www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...
Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez drops out of the governor’s race
Rodriguez’s exit, which comes in the wake of campaign finance issues, shakes up an already wide-open Democratic primary in the battleground state.
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10,000 words on how calling it content was a long con to devalue the labour of working creatives.
We’re excited to be releasing a new single ‘Almost Light’ taken from our new album New Road Movie, out on 24th July on @lnfg.bsky.social Already played on @bbc6music.bsky.social Radcliffe & Maconie show. shop.lastnightfromglasgow.com/products/aut... www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hrt...
Almost Light by Autoleisureland
YouTube video by Autoleisureland
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Someone just sent me this photo from Chicago, unbelieveable
