Right now, someone with an AI-slop-filled timeline who went to Detroit once for a conference (or, family trip to Sleeping Bear Dunes) is composing the single dumbest essay ever written on Facebook. And they think it's fucking genius.
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SUNDAY in St. Albans: 14th Star Brewing’s Remix Physical Media Market If you're in Vermont (or Northern New Hampshire, or the Montreal area, or the Plattsburgh region), come and check out 14th Star Brewing's REMIX PHYSICAL MEDIA MARKET on this Sunday, August 9th! It will run from 11am-4pm, with $5…
SUNDAY in St. Albans: 14th Star Brewing’s Remix Physical Media Market
If you're in Vermont (or Northern New Hampshire, or the Montreal area, or the Plattsburgh region), come and check out 14th Star Brewing's REMIX PHYSICAL MEDIA MARKET on this Sunday, August 9th! It will run from 11am-4pm, with $5 early-bird admission from 11-Noon, and FREE thereafter. More info at the Brewery's website. My friend (and local vinyl DJ mentor) …
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Median UK voter in 2026, as predicted by Hugh Laurie some decades ago:
RIP Lou Koller (1965-2026) Last weekend, as the smoke cleared from an unforgettable book release party with one highly influential, difficult-to-categorize punk band who started in the Eighties, my phone smacked me in the face with tragic news about the singer of a different highly influential,…
RIP Lou Koller (1965-2026)
Last weekend, as the smoke cleared from an unforgettable book release party with one highly influential, difficult-to-categorize punk band who started in the Eighties, my phone smacked me in the face with tragic news about the singer of a different highly influential, difficult-to-categorize punk band who started in the Eighties. Lou Koller, the ebullient frontman of Sick of It All…
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hey buckcherry it’s marvin. your cousin marvin buckcherry. you know that new sound you’re looking for? well listen to this! (holds phone up to a dealer of dirt weed filling a garbage disposal with forks)
SIGHTS & SOUNDS: 'The Dead Milkmen' Book Release Party at Siren Records! Friday 07.24.26 Doylestown, PA. @deadmilkmen.bsky.social @deansabatino.bsky.social #joejacktalcum #dandrewstevens #jcardpress @doylestownborough.bsky.social
SIGHTS & SOUNDS: ‘The Dead Milkmen’ Book Release Party (07.24.26, Siren Records, Doylestown PA)
This past Friday, Dean, Dandrew, and Joe joined me at Siren Records in Doylestown, Pennsylvania for a special release party and Q&A for The Dead Milkmen. Carl Zenobi, local musician and founder of Powertone Records, helped coordinate and hosted.
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Check it out, #Doylestown ... not only can you pick up my book about the Dead Milkmen at @sirenrecords.bsky.social but you can also grab a copy of my history zine, Postcards from Irving, while they last! Only $5. #historyzine #vaudeville #smallpress #doylestownPA
Doylestown, PA: Postcards from Irving #16 on sale at Siren Records!
Photo courtesy of Hannah (Siren Records) A quick post to let you all know (while I prepare a much larger post involving the shop) that Siren Records are graciously carrying some copies of my history zine, Postcards from Irving. If you live in the Doylestown, PA area, Volume 16 is now available there on their excellently stocked small-press rack up front.
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One of the things that would really help a lot of people in a lot of ways is being taught to identify scams in schools. It wouldn't just stop fraud, which is already completely out of control, but destroy the business models of a lot of awful people.
Adam Serwer@adamserwer.bsky.social · last wk.Wrote about the Masculinity Scam, or how selling reactionary ideas about what makes a man helps a small number of bad people profit and makes everyone else (including men) miserable www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
WORLD PREMIERE: “Floodlights” by J. Holmes feat. Joe Jack Talcum Joe Jack Talcum recently contributed a verse to the track "Floodlights," a new single by the Toyko-based singer/songwriter J Holmes. I've been invited to premiere the new track here! Enjoy, and read on for more history of the track.…
WORLD PREMIERE: “Floodlights” by J. Holmes feat. Joe Jack Talcum
Joe Jack Talcum recently contributed a verse to the track "Floodlights," a new single by the Toyko-based singer/songwriter J Holmes. I've been invited to premiere the new track here! Enjoy, and read on for more history of the track. CREDITS: J Holmes : guitars, voice / Joe Jack Talcum : vocals / Daniel Gardner : bass / Alex Duarte : guitars / Rama Colomer : drums / Mixed by Lee Popa / Mastered by Lee Popa / Spring 2026 / Music & Lyrics : J Holmes (BMi)
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This weekend was insane (good). More later this week! Thanks again to @sirenrecords.bsky.social @deansabatino.bsky.social , Joe, Dandrew, and Carl Powertone. In the meantime, check in early tomorrow for an exclusive song premiere featuring one of the @deadmilkmen.bsky.social
This Weekend was the Best, and I’m Exhausted
This was one of the greatest and most insane weekends of my life, and I've still got a lot to wrap my head around. Check back in later this week! Siren Records, Doylestown, PA July 24, 2026. Chris Lombardo photo. In the meantime, stop by early TOMORROW for an exclusive world premiere of a new single (featuring an appearance by one of the Dead Milkmen).
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currently reading this and it's a fucking delight. highly recommended
Tyler Sonic@tylersonic.bsky.social · last mo.Excited to announce my book about the @deadmilkmen.bsky.social is OUT TODAY! Celebrating on Sonic Geography with a bunch of unused (mostly exclusive) photos. Thanks again to everyone who pre-ordered, and stay tuned for special event announcements! #deadmilkmen #jcardpress @deansabatino.bsky.social
Max Bennett on 'The Dead Milkmen' book on @wxpnfm.bsky.social !! Plus a link to, and this baller-ass photo of, the @deadmilkmen.bsky.social set from Mosswood Meltdown at @kqednews.kqed.org
‘The Dead Milkmen’ Written about on WXPN! And the Dead Milkmen written about on KQED.
via xpn.org Last week, Max Bennett, the Digital Content Director of WXPN (yup, theeeee WXPN), reached out, and we had a great conversation about the book, Philly, and the pantheon of rock for weirdos. Check out his feature story here! While we're on the subject of listener-supported public stations, KQED out in the Bay Area filed this fun profile of the Mosswood Meltdown…
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It's free, all-ages, and almost full! Go to the Siren Records site and reserve your spot now, and hit me with those hard questions on Friday.
The Dead Milkmen@deadmilkmen.bsky.social · 3w agoAnnouncing the official BOOK RELEASE PARTY for 'The Dead Milkmen' - next Friday, July 24th, at the amazing sirenrecords.com in Doylestown, PA. Free and all-ages! More details at the link!
My Appearance on WHIP Radio’s ‘Crate Diggers’ (Temple University) Thank you to Drew/Crate Diggers and WHIP for having me! I've said it before and will say it again, if you're not consistently amazed at college students today for their devotion to, and wit around, music...I just don't know what to…
My Appearance on WHIP Radio’s ‘Crate Diggers’ (Temple University)
Thank you to Drew/Crate Diggers and WHIP for having me! I've said it before and will say it again, if you're not consistently amazed at college students today for their devotion to, and wit around, music...I just don't know what to tell you. If your local university even HAS a free-format FM or streaming station, recognize that it's a MIRACLE, and support them with your ears and dollars when you can.
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It's Tuesday. Check out these awesome Kat Moore photos of Rodney Anonymous crowd-surfing in Oakland. (and a whole lot of other updates...) @deadmilkmen.bsky.social #deadmilkmen #mosswoodmeltdown
It’s Tuesday. Check out these awesome photos of Rodney Anonymous crowd-surfing in Oakland.
Happy Tuesday! Today marks the third week-a-versary of The Dead Milkmen being out, and as you may know, the band played a trilogy of shows in California this weekend. I was unable to be out there, but several friends were excited to send me photos and text me about their experiences (not to mention a vast internet of strangers sharing a deep well of content of variable quality).
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My appearance on Emisija Oddaja Eмисија, a Yugoslav Cultural Program on @xcsbcleveland.bsky.social hosted by Dave Blood's buddy Stanislav. We talked about the @deadmilkmen.bsky.social , my early education on Yugoslavia, and all this has brought to my geography curricula at @uvmvermont.bsky.social
My Appearance on XCSB’s Yugoslav Cultural Program
Happy Two-week-aversary (plus one day) to The Dead Milkmen. It's a busy time, especially for the band, who are playing a trio of shows in California this weekend. The first two - the Belly Up Tavern in Solana Beach (just call it San Diego) and Toxic Toast Theatre1 in Long Beach (don't you DARE call it Los Angeles) - sold out in blinks.
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Announcing the official BOOK RELEASE PARTY for 'The Dead Milkmen' - next Friday, July 24th, at the amazing Siren Records in Doylestown, PA. Free and all-ages! More details at the link. This is going to be a lot of fun. @deadmilkmen.bsky.social @sirenrecords.bsky.social #doylestown #jcardpress
Announcement: DEAD MILKMEN BOOK RELEASE PARTY – Doylestown, PA – Friday July 24th
Siren Records officially announced it this weekend, and I'm excited to share details on THE OFFICIAL BOOK RELEASE PARTY, happening at 7pm on Friday, July 24th. This event is FREE to attend, ALL-AGES, and if you'd like to RSVP here to help Siren with their planning, that would be much appreciated (though not required). I will be doing a Q&A with some members of the band, hosted by Carl Zenobi of…
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Happy One-Week-Aversary to 'The Dead Milkmen' (#jcardpress) Thank you so much for the amazing response, everyone. Here's a handful of reviews to browse! And if you live in Eastern PA, mark your calendars for 7/24... @deadmilkmen.bsky.social #deadmilkmen
One Week of ‘The Dead Milkmen:’ Views and Reviews
Because Friday's 'This Counts as Research' subject was a heavy one, I decided to bulldoze this pile of links to today in honor of the week-aversary of The Dead Milkmen. The response has been overwhelming in the best way, with friends new and old sharing photos of their copies, freshly arrived in the mail. The crazy part is that every person who has, happens to be incredibly cool, smart, and good-looking!
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All of us have to suffer because nobody came to his dumbass military parade last year and also we’re a plurality Black city that votes like 95% Not Republican so it’s just gonna be more National Guard and parades and he’ll never get what he wants so he’ll never stop punishing us. Statehood please.
rax ‘levon honkers’ king@raxkingisdead.bsky.social · last mo.i'm glad for residents who can leave town this weekend and i truly don't mean to be sanctimonious because i think everyone should be able to leave town for this bullshit, but a lot of washingtonians are POOR. gas is mad expensive rn, holiday weekend planes/trains too. this is a hostage situation
Comments like this make my day/week/year.
Greg Lester@lstr.bsky.social · last mo.I'm just about halfway through, and I absolutely love it. I knew a lot about the scene when they began, but I was too young at the time to really connect the dots. It is a great story well told. You should be proud of what you accomplished.
This Counts as Research! (@deadmilkmen.bsky.social) Vol. 11: DAVE BLOOD ON THE NEWS, 1999 In April 1999, Dave Blood was among the last Americans evacuated as NATO's bombs rained on Novi Sad. He went to the media and did not hold back. Here are three exclusive clips of those appearances. #daveblood
This Counts as Research! (The Dead Milkmen) Vol. 11: DAVE BLOOD ON THE NEWS, 1999
For much of 2025, I was deep in the throes of archival research and interviews with/about the Dead Milkmen for my (aptly titled) book The Dead Milkmen, which came out THIS WEEK on J-Card Press (order here). With any book project, especially on such an eclectic and long-running band, there were many stories and artifacts that, for various reasons, slid into the margins or I needed to cut for space.
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Excited to announce my book about the @deadmilkmen.bsky.social is OUT TODAY! Celebrating on Sonic Geography with a bunch of unused (mostly exclusive) photos. Thanks again to everyone who pre-ordered, and stay tuned for special event announcements! #deadmilkmen #jcardpress @deansabatino.bsky.social
NOW WE ARE PUBLISHED: ‘The Dead Milkmen’ is out today!
Here it is, discerning public. Throw on your favorite Dead Milkmen (or Milkmen-inspired) record, crack open a cool, Coors 16-ouncer (or one of several hundreds of better beverages available), and enjoy! If you were smokin' too many banana peels and missed the pre-order, you can still get yours directly from J-Card Press here! I also highly encourage you to order it directly through your local indie bookshop (such as, say…
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MAGNET Exclusive: Excerpt from “The Dead Milkmen” by Tyler Sonnichsen (J-Card Press). “By being ‘serious about not being serious,’ the @deadmilkmen.bsky.social were, ironically, to the left of so many urbane punk bands.” Read more: magnetmagazine.com/2026/06/26/m...
Happy Friday, everyone. Here are those pictures of the @deadmilkmen.bsky.social with Stryper you never knew you needed. 'The Dead Milkmen' OUT TUESDAY on J-Card Press! #deadmilkmen #stryper #rocknrollweirdness #glammetal #tohellwiththedevil
This Counts as Research! (The Dead Milkmen) Vol. 10: CALLING ON STRYPER
For much of 2025, I was deep in the throes of archival research and interviews with/about the Dead Milkmen for my forthcoming (aptly titled) book The Dead Milkmen, which you can preorder from J-Card Press here. With any book project, especially on such an eclectic and long-running band, there were many stories and artifacts that, for various reasons, slid into the margins or I needed to cut for space.
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ONE WEEK until 'The Dead Milkmen' is out on #jcardpress... This Counts as Research! (The Dead Milkmen) Vol. 9.5: JOE'S DANISH LESSONS, SOME RIGHTEOUS PRAISE FROM DANDREW, AND A SPECIAL EVENT IN VERMONT ON JULY 6th @deadmilkmen.bsky.social #musikloppen #copenhagen
This Counts as Research! (The Dead Milkmen) Vol. 9.5: JOE’S DANISH LESSONS (+ Praise from Dandrew, and a special event July 6th in VT)
For much of 2025, I was deep in the throes of archival research and interviews with/about the Dead Milkmen for my forthcoming (aptly titled) book The Dead Milkmen, which you can preorder from J-Card Press here. With any book project, especially on such an eclectic and long-running band, there were many stories and artifacts that, for various reasons, slid into the margins or I needed to cut for space.
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Postcards from Irving Volume 16 is out today! Get yours at postcardsfromirving.bigcartel.com or hit me up for trades. The PO Box is always open. #asburypark #historyzine #jerseyshore #kingstonny #rephotography #vaudeville
Postcards from Irving Volume 16 OUT NOW
First batch are going in the mail today! 20 pages, full color per usual, and jam-packed. They are now for sale over at Big Cartel. Or, email me if you're interested in trades. The PO Box is always open. Things have been pretty busy around here with the Dead Milkmen coming out in a little over a week, but I didn't let that prevent me from a series of marginally insane deep-dives on a handful of obscure (and one not…
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TOMORROW MORNING: DJ set at the Soda Plant. Surprise! It's been a busy week (and now weekend) around here. I just found out this week that I'll be bringing a special Morning-time edition of Sonic Geography to the Soda Plant (266 Pine Street) in Burlington tomorrow/Sunday, beginning at 10AM. Come…
TOMORROW MORNING: DJ set at the Soda Plant. Surprise!
It's been a busy week (and now weekend) around here. I just found out this week that I'll be bringing a special Morning-time edition of Sonic Geography to the Soda Plant (266 Pine Street) in Burlington tomorrow/Sunday, beginning at 10AM. Come by, buy some art, eat some delicious food, and say hello. Thanks to Chloe/Haymaker Buns for the opportunity, and thank YOU for checking in. Postcards from Irving #16 out Monday. The Dead Milkmen out one week from Tuesday.
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