Jake Lang
@808sjake.bsky.social
Man, listen. • חי ✡️ • just trying to do the right thing • 🗽 •🎧 • 🎥 • 🏆• 🔊 • 🕹️
| writer/editor • critic • journalist • project person • |
Bylines w/ Rolling Stone, Complex Media, High Times Magazine, + more
| writer/editor • critic • journalist • project person • |
Bylines w/ Rolling Stone, Complex Media, High Times Magazine, + more
Did a quick lil piece on the legend that is Mortal Kombat's music for GRAMMY.com! www.grammy.com/news/mortal-...
FINISH HIM! How 'Mortal Kombat' Brought Gaming Music To The Mainstream | GRAMMY.com
The 'Mortal Kombat' theme song may have never been included in the actual game, but the soundtrack from the 1995 film still changed the game.
www.grammy.com
August 12, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Did a quick lil piece on the legend that is Mortal Kombat's music for GRAMMY.com! www.grammy.com/news/mortal-...
Superhero movies are having a moment again (Fantastic Four out today, Superman still in theaters).
So I wrote 2,500 words for the @recordingacademy.bsky.social on how superhero music went from novelty to GRAMMY gold.
🦇🎧 From Batman to Black Panther:
www.grammy.com/news/superhe...
So I wrote 2,500 words for the @recordingacademy.bsky.social on how superhero music went from novelty to GRAMMY gold.
🦇🎧 From Batman to Black Panther:
www.grammy.com/news/superhe...
From 'Batman' To 'Black Panther': How Superhero Music Has Made Its Mark At The GRAMMYs | GRAMMY.com
With 'Superman' 'The Fantastic Four,' 'Thunderbolts' and 'Captain America: Brave New World' filling theaters in 2025, look back on how superhero music has shaped six decades of GRAMMY history — from N...
www.grammy.com
July 25, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Superhero movies are having a moment again (Fantastic Four out today, Superman still in theaters).
So I wrote 2,500 words for the @recordingacademy.bsky.social on how superhero music went from novelty to GRAMMY gold.
🦇🎧 From Batman to Black Panther:
www.grammy.com/news/superhe...
So I wrote 2,500 words for the @recordingacademy.bsky.social on how superhero music went from novelty to GRAMMY gold.
🦇🎧 From Batman to Black Panther:
www.grammy.com/news/superhe...
July 21, 2025 at 1:52 AM
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Hey, you -- you should subscribe to my Substack.
It's called Field of Pixels.
It's new-ish, and it's where sports meets culture, music meets moments, and pixels meet people.
fieldofpixels.substack.com
It's called Field of Pixels.
It's new-ish, and it's where sports meets culture, music meets moments, and pixels meet people.
fieldofpixels.substack.com
Field of Pixels | Jake Lang | Substack
Where sports meet culture, music meets moments, and pixels meet people. Click to read Field of Pixels, by Jake Lang, a Substack publication. Launched 4 months ago.
fieldofpixels.substack.com
July 15, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Hey, you -- you should subscribe to my Substack.
It's called Field of Pixels.
It's new-ish, and it's where sports meets culture, music meets moments, and pixels meet people.
fieldofpixels.substack.com
It's called Field of Pixels.
It's new-ish, and it's where sports meets culture, music meets moments, and pixels meet people.
fieldofpixels.substack.com
Hey, you -- you should subscribe to my Substack.
It's called Field of Pixels.
It's new-ish, and it's where sports meets culture, music meets moments, and pixels meet people.
fieldofpixels.substack.com
It's called Field of Pixels.
It's new-ish, and it's where sports meets culture, music meets moments, and pixels meet people.
fieldofpixels.substack.com
Field of Pixels | Jake Lang | Substack
Where sports meet culture, music meets moments, and pixels meet people. Click to read Field of Pixels, by Jake Lang, a Substack publication. Launched 4 months ago.
fieldofpixels.substack.com
July 15, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Hey, you -- you should subscribe to my Substack.
It's called Field of Pixels.
It's new-ish, and it's where sports meets culture, music meets moments, and pixels meet people.
fieldofpixels.substack.com
It's called Field of Pixels.
It's new-ish, and it's where sports meets culture, music meets moments, and pixels meet people.
fieldofpixels.substack.com
Arcade Paradise is a tricky-addicting game, and I wish I could play it on Mac without any hoops.
I played on PS5 with PS Plus and found the time flying by. I've just about made it through the first week, got the extended room set up, and looking forward to more!
I played on PS5 with PS Plus and found the time flying by. I've just about made it through the first week, got the extended room set up, and looking forward to more!
May 3, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Arcade Paradise is a tricky-addicting game, and I wish I could play it on Mac without any hoops.
I played on PS5 with PS Plus and found the time flying by. I've just about made it through the first week, got the extended room set up, and looking forward to more!
I played on PS5 with PS Plus and found the time flying by. I've just about made it through the first week, got the extended room set up, and looking forward to more!
New on Signal 73, my newsletter on culture, creativity, and more:
"How to Pitch Your Music Without Feeling Small"
Practical advice + emotional honesty drawn from my experiences in music journalism, DJing & artist management.
Check it out!
signal73.substack.com/p/how-to-pit...
"How to Pitch Your Music Without Feeling Small"
Practical advice + emotional honesty drawn from my experiences in music journalism, DJing & artist management.
Check it out!
signal73.substack.com/p/how-to-pit...
How to Pitch Your Music Without Feeling Small
Or: how to get noticed without losing your dignity (or annoying anyone)
signal73.substack.com
April 19, 2025 at 5:15 PM
New on Signal 73, my newsletter on culture, creativity, and more:
"How to Pitch Your Music Without Feeling Small"
Practical advice + emotional honesty drawn from my experiences in music journalism, DJing & artist management.
Check it out!
signal73.substack.com/p/how-to-pit...
"How to Pitch Your Music Without Feeling Small"
Practical advice + emotional honesty drawn from my experiences in music journalism, DJing & artist management.
Check it out!
signal73.substack.com/p/how-to-pit...
You might think going to Trader Joe’s at 10:45AM on a Tuesday would be a good time? It’s prime office hours right? You’d be wrong.
April 1, 2025 at 2:45 PM
You might think going to Trader Joe’s at 10:45AM on a Tuesday would be a good time? It’s prime office hours right? You’d be wrong.
Finally saw Anora.
Wow.
Wow.
March 7, 2025 at 6:17 AM
Finally saw Anora.
Wow.
Wow.
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It's not "Died Tragically Rescuing His Family From the Wreckage of a Destroyed Sinking Battleship" but Gene Hackman living to 95 and, it seems at least, not dying of some bog standard old age ailment is a hell of a thing.
February 27, 2025 at 3:47 PM
It's not "Died Tragically Rescuing His Family From the Wreckage of a Destroyed Sinking Battleship" but Gene Hackman living to 95 and, it seems at least, not dying of some bog standard old age ailment is a hell of a thing.
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Every news outlet reporting Elon Musk's comment about accidentally canceling Ebola prevention efforts and quickly restoring them should also say they haven't been restored, they're still canceled, the outbreak-fighting teams are dismantled, the money is gone
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Musk says DOGE ‘restored’ Ebola prevention effort. Officials say that’s not true.
USAID’s initiatives to fight Ebola and other diseases have been gutted, current and former agency officials said.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 27, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Every news outlet reporting Elon Musk's comment about accidentally canceling Ebola prevention efforts and quickly restoring them should also say they haven't been restored, they're still canceled, the outbreak-fighting teams are dismantled, the money is gone
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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I wonder what else America experienced from 1870 to 1913? Oh yes, maybe *the highest immigration rates relative to population of basically any country in history*
Trump: "We were the richest relatively -- think of this -- from 1870 to 1913. That was our richest. Because we collected tariffs ... we had so much wealth. Of course, now we give it away to transgender ... everybody gets a transgender operation."
February 22, 2025 at 11:10 PM
I wonder what else America experienced from 1870 to 1913? Oh yes, maybe *the highest immigration rates relative to population of basically any country in history*
As a dual citizen of the US and Canada, lemme just say Lemieux was *right there*
*solemnly* Fuck Wayne Gretzky.
February 21, 2025 at 5:29 AM
As a dual citizen of the US and Canada, lemme just say Lemieux was *right there*
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I hope America is as lucky as the delta jet - everyone survives but the right wing explodes
February 18, 2025 at 3:49 PM
I hope America is as lucky as the delta jet - everyone survives but the right wing explodes
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happy super bowl to all
February 9, 2025 at 11:43 PM
happy super bowl to all
February 8, 2025 at 5:44 PM
For @rollingstone.com writer @808sjake.bsky.social looks at the nostalgia bomb that is Backyard Sports and its triumphant revival.
www.rollingstone.com/culture/rs-g...
www.rollingstone.com/culture/rs-g...
Kid-Friendly Gaming Franchise 'Backyard Sports' Is Back And Ready to Modernize
Backyard Sports returns with kiddie takes on Barry Sanders, Dan Marino, and Lisa Leslie for a new generation of gaming
www.rollingstone.com
February 7, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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For @rollingstone.com writer @808sjake.bsky.social looks at the nostalgia bomb that is Backyard Sports and its triumphant revival.
www.rollingstone.com/culture/rs-g...
www.rollingstone.com/culture/rs-g...
Kid-Friendly Gaming Franchise 'Backyard Sports' Is Back And Ready to Modernize
Backyard Sports returns with kiddie takes on Barry Sanders, Dan Marino, and Lisa Leslie for a new generation of gaming
www.rollingstone.com
February 7, 2025 at 4:38 PM
For @rollingstone.com writer @808sjake.bsky.social looks at the nostalgia bomb that is Backyard Sports and its triumphant revival.
www.rollingstone.com/culture/rs-g...
www.rollingstone.com/culture/rs-g...
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The rush to destroy things like USAID and other agencies before lawsuits can stop them is to make it moot. When our stupidly slow judicial system finally moves to stop them it will be far too late. If all 10,000 USAID employees are home and projects abandoned it’s done. It’s evil.
February 5, 2025 at 4:33 AM
The rush to destroy things like USAID and other agencies before lawsuits can stop them is to make it moot. When our stupidly slow judicial system finally moves to stop them it will be far too late. If all 10,000 USAID employees are home and projects abandoned it’s done. It’s evil.
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This is horrific, U.S. may send criminals, possibly including U.S. citizens, to El Salvador mega-jail.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Could US criminals be sent to El Salvador's mega-jail?
El Salvador has offered to take in criminals deported from the US and house them in its mega-jail.
www.bbc.com
February 4, 2025 at 9:41 PM
This is horrific, U.S. may send criminals, possibly including U.S. citizens, to El Salvador mega-jail.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Have verified this is real:
February 5, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Have verified this is real:
Reposted by Jake Lang
If making America great again requires you to pay more for everything, lose your retirement savings, work more for less pay, be unable to afford health insurance, become an indentured servant to the oligarchs, maybe you were better off with the no so great version.
February 3, 2025 at 1:13 PM
If making America great again requires you to pay more for everything, lose your retirement savings, work more for less pay, be unable to afford health insurance, become an indentured servant to the oligarchs, maybe you were better off with the no so great version.
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He attended a white supremacist conference and appeared on a panel with one of the country’s most prominent white supremacist leaders, Ben
February 3, 2025 at 3:23 AM
He attended a white supremacist conference and appeared on a panel with one of the country’s most prominent white supremacist leaders, Ben
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