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Matt Weston

@tarfumes.bsky.social

musician - composer studied with Arthur Brooks, Bill Dixon, and Milford Graves member of the Arthur Brooks Ensemble V percussion + electronics https://mattweston.bandcamp.com Albany, NY Free Palestine 🇵🇸 Hands off Lebanon 🇱🇧

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Andrew Hickey@andrewhickey.500songs.com · 5d ago

The latest episode of A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs is now up! Hanna-Barbera! Danny Hutton! The Monkees! David Gates of Bread! It can only be the family-friendly adventures of that wacky Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band!

Song 186: “Frownland” by Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band

This episode is on “Frownland” by Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band, and is the third part of a trilogy following the episodes on the GTOs and Frank Zappa. Click the full post to rea…

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#StupidSuez@diplomatofnight.com · last wk.

Here is what the Israeli-occupied West Bank, not including a detailed look at occupied East Jerusalem, actually looks like in 2026. The International Court of Justice ruled in July 2024 that Israel’s nearly 60-year military occupation of East Jerusalem, the West Bank and Gaza was illegal.

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#StupidSuez@diplomatofnight.com · last wk.

Frank Lowenstein, senior envoy on Israel-Palestine under the Obama administration, conceded in an article today published in the New Yorker that the two-state paradigm is basically dead and has been for years, rendering the same old rhetoric about supporting a 2SS fantastical without policy changes.

Matt Wilson@marshalmattdylan.bsky.social · last wk.

- Lou Reed, was co-headlining with Elvis Costello. Lou broke his leg and was replaced by Violent Femmes (much less my thing). - The Cramps. Forgot my I.D. and was turned away at the door. (I was at least 30.) - Iggy Pop, thunderstorm at an outdoor venue three songs in.

John Moe@johnmoe.bsky.social · last wk.

How about this? Best concerts that you ALMOST got to see but DIDN’T. Include reasons if you like: Rolling Stones (play rehearsal) Johnny Cash (I dallied) R.E.M. (play performance) Nirvana (canceled, college declined to pay requested $500 appearance fee)

Andrew Hickey@andrewhickey.500songs.com · 2w ago

Next main episode will be up in a few days, but for now here's the bonus to go with it. Twenty-five minutes on "The Tra La La Song (One Banana, Two Banana)" by The Banana Splits. (And yes, before the Americans get to commenting, I do pronounce "banana" in an English accent, because I am English.)

500 Songs Patreon Bonus: "The Tra La La Song (One Banana, Two Banana)" by The Banana Splits | Andrew Hickey

500 Songs Patreon Bonus: "The Tra La La Song (One Banana, Two Banana)" by The Banana Splits by Andrew Hickey on Patreon. Join Andrew Hickey's community for exclusive content and updates.

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Non-Event@non-event.bsky.social · 2w ago

We're back after our summer break with a record release show for the amazing duo of Greg Kelley (trumpet) and Yoona Kim (ajaeng). A trio assembled by Providence drummer Mackenzie Kourie will open.... Sept 25th at SMFA www.nonevent.org/concerts/202...

Greg Kelley and Yoona Kim — Non-Event

Non-Event and SMFA at Tufts University are pleased to present the duo of trumpeter Greg Kelley and ajaeng player Yoona Kim in celebration of the release of their debut recording Distractions for Tru...

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Heidi MacDonald@comixace.bsky.social · 2w ago

Why was Dolly able to do all these things? Because BMI (and ASCAP) protect songwriter’s rights and songwriters are paid royalties for everything. Dolly never sold her immense catalog of songs and it made her a 9-figure fortune.

It's ME(Jaime)@exceedhergrasp1.bsky.social · 2w ago

Dolly Parton was an uncredited producer on Buffy the Vampire Slayer. When she learned the only female producer was making less than her male counterparts, Dolly cut her a check for the difference, on the spot.

Andrew Hickey@andrewhickey.500songs.com · 2w ago

It would be very, very irresponsible for people to visit this link with their Bittorrent client, download the Amnesty report that J.K. Rowling had censored, seed it, and share the link as widely as possible. So don't do that.

minus9@minus9.bsky.social · 2w ago

This report? The one that has an increasing number of people making it available everyday? A variety of BitTorrent clients are available for all operating systems. magnet:?xt=urn:btih:eb3e6f89f9c71404643bc7b9bb6d74963017dda9&dn=Report_A_growing_threat_the_anti_rights_movement_in_the_UK_July.pdf

Eric Schumacher-Rasmussen@ericschuras.bsky.social · 3w ago

Today is a good day to remind folks about Land of Hope and Dreams: A Celebration of Dave Marsh’s Work and Vision. A number of Dave’s friends wanted to put together a symposium of discussions that would be in conversation with his brilliant work. (1/?)

Land of Hope and Dreams - A Celebration of Dave Marsh

A combination of tributes, conversations, and panel discussions to celebrate the life, work, and vision of Dave Marsh

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JS@cranksatori.bsky.social · 3w ago

Thanks to Peter for the listen and the mention! fffaults is a (re)mixtape of sorts, made for the launch of the Subvert platform, scrubbing through source files and stems of other recordings I've made over the years, both previously released as well as un- and yet-to-be. . . call it an introduction

Peter J Woods@awasteofredmeat.bsky.social · 3w ago

fffaults- J. Solidary Some classic @cranksatori.bsky.social jitters and jumps here. www.subvert.fm/jsoliday/fff...

Rebecca Solnit@rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 3w ago

What the bad sci-fi I picked up as a kid taught me is a variation on "it is easier to imagine the end of the world than the end of capitalism": it is easier to imagine colonies on Mars than the end of white heteropatriarchy. Unless you're Ursula K. LeGuin, but she was good sci-fi.

John Scalzi@scalzi.com · 3w ago

Science fiction writers miss a bunch of things/overinvest in other things because science fiction writers are shit at predicting the future. The ambitious ones attempt allegory, but mostly we're making up cool shit we think can sell to an editor. If we could predict the future, we'd be investors.

Mark Follman@markfollman.bsky.social · 3w ago

In case you missed it: ChatGPT has been fueling mass shootings and other violence. My comprehensive investigation of a shooter's chat logs is the first of its kind, and includes some troubling questions that OpenAI would not answer www.motherjones.com/media/2026/0...

Inside a mass shooter’s harrowing history with ChatGPT

A year of chats reveals glaring red flags—and disturbing ChatGPT replies—from long before a rampage at Florida State University.

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Matt Weston@tarfumes.bsky.social · 3w ago

In early 2002 Pete Townshend posted to his blog that he is “grateful for American military might,” and defended his decision to record an ad for the US Air Force in 1968. I forwarded Pete’s blog post to Dave Marsh, who responded with this column:

See Me, Hear Me, Touch Me -- Bomb Me? Dave Marsh - Monday, January 28, 2002 "Dave Marsh took me to task in Before I Get Old - his book about the Who - for doing a commercial in 1967 for the U.S. Aerospace Programme during the Vietnam War," wrote Pete Townshend in his Website diary. (www.petetownshend.co.uk) "Maybe I was naive. But recent events make me wonder who was right or wrong." Being the honest man he is, Townshend offers a RealMedia file of the ad. He speaks while the Who plays "Happy Jack" in the background. But Pete misremembers what he was peddling: "Hi, this is Pete Townshend of the Who. I just want to say that the United States Air Force is a great place to be, a great place to learn a space-age skill and serve your country too. The aerospace team, that's where all the breakthroughs are. See your United States Air Force recruiter. See how you too can fly the skies, reach for the moon and touch the stars in the United States Air Force." This omits a few things, such as the war in Vietnam, and the fact that joining the Air Force is not exactly your basic "reach for the moon career opportunity," no matter what recruiting pimps claim. I don't know if such commercials are effective or not - my daughter heard me playing the spot while I transcribed it and announced, "I'm off to the recruiting office." I took it as a plea to stop playing that drivel, laughed and shut it off.