I don't post much here but I thought I'd share this interview I did with Rachel Goswell about the new Mojave 3 reissues. I feel like there might be some fans on this app. @4ad.com @slowdiveofficial.bsky.social firstrevival.substack.com/p/an-intervi...
An interview with Mojave 3
As the band reissues their full catalogue, Rachel Goswell reflects on her time in Mojave 3, how they formed out of the ashes of Slowdive, and why she won't be writing the next great rock memoir.
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For a second there I thought BTS were in Toronto rn
BTS_official tweets@btsofficialtweets.bsky.social · 3w ago[Weverse Magazine] #방탄소년단 “결국 이건 일곱과 아미들이 함께 쌓아올린 13년의 역사니까요” ‘BTS WORLD TOUR ARIRANG’’ 인터뷰 #BTS: ‘We’re talking about 13 years of history that the seven of us and ARMY have been building together’ BTS WORLD TOUR “ARIRANG” interview ▶️KOR: bit.ly/4vrVSKL ▶️ENG: bit.ly/4f2k1CX ▶️JPN: bit.ly/4w6nlDd
I wrote about how I have gone from not caring much about the Thunder, to thinking they are dog shit and must be stopped, mostly because of social media. They are a fun low-stakes villain, and it's good for the NBA that casuals like me think they suck. awfulannouncing.com/nba/the-okla...
The Oklahoma City Thunder villain arc is great for the NBA
NBA fans are uniting that the Thunder are a team worth uniting to hate and root against. Is this good for the NBA?
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The Canadian Men's baseball team has a pretty big pitching problem.
At Whipple where expired dicks are being thrown at ICE vehicles and those believed to be agitators. The area has been a place of protest since thousands of federal agents arrived in the city. Near Minneapolis February 7, 2026
I love the Blue Jays more than almost anything, but they don't have an organist who plays the “Twin Peaks Theme” so the Dodgers easily beat them in the music taste battle.
My fav decade for music, but this has always been my #1.
vibe-free lifestyle and smiling apple purveyor@ellaguro.bsky.social · 10mo agoa poll idea that just popped into my head: since we've collectively been doing 90's nostalgia for awhile as a culture, what's your secret/stealth best 90's album? not something necessarily widely super critically beloved but is nonetheless great and defining for you?
Please let this be more than just the RSD reissue. I never got to see Sugar in the '90s.
Stereogum@stereogum.com · 10mo agoBob Mould's '90s band Sugar is teasing something
I'm still down about Ozzy dying but Hulk Hogan eating it helps a bit.
heard a rumour that these were the EMTs that tried to save Hulk Hogan but I can’t confirm
For First Revival this week, I spoke to @stevequeralt.bsky.social from @rideox4official.bsky.social about his excellent new solo album, ‘Swallow’.
An interview with Steve Queralt
The shoegaze legend talks going solo for the first time, getting Lush's Emma Anderson to sing instead of him, flirting with electronic music, and why Ride dropped shoegaze for '60s rock.
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My lovely daughter has agreed to see Friendship with me this coming weekend. I guess that makes her my best friend.
For First Revival this week, I spoke to Owen from The Tubs. firstrevival.substack.com/p/an-intervi...
An interview with The Tubs
Frontman Owen "O" Williams discusses his music's powerful effect on 40something males, working with energy vampires, singing in chipmunk voices and Welsh accents, and playing Celtic music.
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For First Revival this week, I spoke to Bedridden about their new album, destroying lamps with chainsaws, why cassettes are the best format for releasing music, and ‘Kung Pow! Enter the Fist’. firstrevival.substack.com/p/new-band-a...
New band alert: Bedridden
“Riffage” is not a word I’ve used for a very long time, but it’s one I’ve had a lot of fun with in the past as a writer.
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Oh man, this is exactly the type of quote I was hoping for from Will Forte about Val Kilmer.
Vulture@vulture.com · last yr.Will Forte remembers his friend, ‘MacGruber’ co-star, and unlikely roommate Val Kilmer: ‘Life is more vivid when you’re hanging out with Val.’
For First Revival this week, I spoke to Glare ahead of their big tour with Superheaven.
An interview with Glare
The Texas shoegazers discuss finally releasing their debut album, downsizing to a four-piece, how MySpace needs to make a comeback, and why hardcore and shoegaze are such good bedfellows.
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Can’t believe there is next to no hype for the new Jefre Cantù-Ledesma album.
For First Revival this week, I spoke to Italian shoegazers Glazyhaze about being the only band from Venice. firstrevival.substack.com/p/new-band-a...
New band alert: Glazyhaze
I can count the number of bands I have heard of from Venice, Italy on one finger.
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For First Revival this week, I spoke to Jordan of @smellybdrmm.bsky.social. He was surprisingly lucid, for someone who had just finished a 12-hour shift at his day job.
An interview with bdrmm
Jordan Smith talks about the band's transformative third album, 'Microtonic', avoiding the shoegaze tag, why being from Hull is good for them, and what it's like to have Mogwai as your boss.
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