Robert Ham
@robertham.bsky.social
Owner of superelectricrecs.bsky.social. Person behind isthisrealpdx.com. Full-time BoSox apologist. Even the name says fun
Finally some good news to share: fresh reissues of the Go-Betweens' Beggars Banquet era are on the way. thegobetweens.ffm.to/2026reissues
The Go-Betweens
Listen to The Go-Betweens
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www.chicagotribune.com/2026/08/05/j...
The ‘first lady of Chicago jazz,’ Geraldine de Haas dies at 91
Along with being a talented singer in her own right, she was a tireless advocate for jazz in Chicago. A tribute concert for Duke Ellington she helped put on in Grant Park in 1974 became the foundation...
chicagotribune.com
Had never heard of a hip-hop sound bath before but there is one happening here in Portland this week...so I wrote about it. www.wweek.com/culture/2026...
Local Meditation Center to Host Hip-Hop Sound Bath
On his latest album, rapper Born I combined his passions for Buddhist meditation and hip-hop.
wweek.com
Apparently this is a thing from an anime show?
Robert Ham@robertham.bsky.social · 23h agoI have many follow up questions.
Dismayed to see the IG account holding up the legacy of J Dilla awash in AI creations.
The only election result I care about. My mom continues to school these fools.
I despise Substack and have previously said I will never read it (and I don't). But I will break my rule just for this eally disturbing piece of writing by Neko Case, who was / is in a band, The New Pornographers, who were supported by The Frames in 2002. nekocase.substack.com/p/in-what-fu...
IN WHAT FUCKING UNIVERSE?
This last week I was just cookin’ along minding my business when I suddenly found myself quite depressed.
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Mars Audiac Quintet > Emperor Tomato Ketchup > Dots and Loops
Mia Murphy 🏳️⚧️@miamurphy.com · 4d agoWhat's the best three album run from a band? (the correct answer is Moving Pictures, Signals, and Grace Under Pressure by Rush, but I'm excited to learn second place)
This city never ceases to throw me delightfully for a loop. Someone set up a Simpsons-themed bike scavenger hunt. So for the past half-hour, bikers have been showing up and taking a selfie in front of the Chief Wiggum painting at my shop.
Prefab Sprout Wild Horses I Never Play Basketball Now Appetite Enchanted Dublin Ride The Best Jewel Thief in the World Cowboy Dreams Andromeda Heights
stim possible@jessespector.com · 3d agohere’s a little game… pick a band/artist, and name your top however many songs you can do, limited to one per album
Way to unnecessarily shoehorn your way into the cultural conversation, Jack Osbourne.
Kat Tenbarge@kattenbarge.bsky.social · 4d agoSo I woke up this morning to find out that Ozzy Osbourne’s son made a video falsely accusing me of using AI to write a Rolling Stone article about the Tate brothers.
Some days you wake up and find that Boy George and Sean Dickson are apparently beefing.
The Beat-Club has just casually dropped some live footage of Can - unseen since 1972 👇
Can - Halleluhwah (1971)
YouTube video by Beat-Club
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Here's a thread of records released in July that I enjoyed. Akusmi: TERRA INCOGNITA akusmi.bandcamp.com/album/terra-...
Terra Incognita, by Akusmi
7 track album
akusmi.bandcamp.com
My two thoughts on the new Spider-Man: 1) I enjoyed the TV character actor all-stars in the movie 2) The product placement was off the fizzucking hizzook.
Just dropped my 10th installment of my newsletter Is This Real - a short profile of musician Mike Gamble who has been releasing a new batch of music every week since the start of 2026 www.isthisrealpdx.com/mike-gambles...
Mike Gamble's Weekly Practice
Hello, friends. Welcome to another edition of Is This Real, my weekly glimpse into the Portland music scene. I put together a new story for you about the talented and indefatigable Mike Gamble and his...
isthisrealpdx.com
Just dropped my 10th installment of my newsletter Is This Real - a short profile of musician Mike Gamble who has been releasing a new batch of music every week since the start of 2026 www.isthisrealpdx.com/mike-gambles...
Mike Gamble's Weekly Practice
Hello, friends. Welcome to another edition of Is This Real, my weekly glimpse into the Portland music scene. I put together a new story for you about the talented and indefatigable Mike Gamble and his...
isthisrealpdx.com
My friend Brian rules. I'm excited to read this book and you should be too.
Brian Libby@brianlibby.bsky.social · 6d agoIt’s happening! The author copies of my book were delivered yesterday. So excited! A moment nine years in the making.
