Andy Rench
@andrewrench.bsky.social
Digital product & graphic designer by day. Guitarist for Blank Banker & Contorno. Solo music as Andy Rench & Hapag-L. Former Believed Behavior zine publisher & cartoonist.
👉 https://linktr.ee/andrewrench
👉 https://linktr.ee/andrewrench
Walgreens Pharmacy hold music is very Twin Peaks.
September 13, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Walgreens Pharmacy hold music is very Twin Peaks.
The last 15 seconds of Prince’s U Got The Look — the ultimate “leave them wanting more”.
July 18, 2025 at 9:09 PM
The last 15 seconds of Prince’s U Got The Look — the ultimate “leave them wanting more”.
I lived in an apartment above Jim’s Grill when I first moved to Chicago in 1993. It’s funny how it’s remembered as everyone’s “secret” favorite spot for vegetarian Korean. The handful of times I ate there I remember being one of only a few people there.
chicagoreader.com/music/the-ac...
chicagoreader.com/music/the-ac...
The accidental postrock diner - Chicago Reader
In the 1990s, Jim’s Grill attracted loads of underground musicians with a cheap, vegetarian-friendly menu of American diner classics and Korean food.
chicagoreader.com
June 22, 2025 at 3:39 PM
I lived in an apartment above Jim’s Grill when I first moved to Chicago in 1993. It’s funny how it’s remembered as everyone’s “secret” favorite spot for vegetarian Korean. The handful of times I ate there I remember being one of only a few people there.
chicagoreader.com/music/the-ac...
chicagoreader.com/music/the-ac...
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Man do I have some news about traditional country music.
June 13, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Man do I have some news about traditional country music.
Exactly. So much excitement around AI workflows that simply accelerate mediocrity.
May 10, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Exactly. So much excitement around AI workflows that simply accelerate mediocrity.
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Rare leaked photo from the conclave.
May 8, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Rare leaked photo from the conclave.
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Early contender for favorite album of the year.
April 19, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Early contender for favorite album of the year.
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I always thought the opposite of fear was love, bravery, or understanding but no! It's greed.
April 3, 2025 at 2:01 PM
I always thought the opposite of fear was love, bravery, or understanding but no! It's greed.
Some light reading tonight.
March 22, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Some light reading tonight.
Almost 30 years ago Chris Baxter and I created our magnum opus, now finally available for download and streaming. andyrench.bandcamp.com/album/compan...
Company of Big Beats, by Company of Big Beats
10 track album
andyrench.bandcamp.com
February 24, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Almost 30 years ago Chris Baxter and I created our magnum opus, now finally available for download and streaming. andyrench.bandcamp.com/album/compan...
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Anyone else feel like a sucker for paying taxes and generally obeying the law?
February 20, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Anyone else feel like a sucker for paying taxes and generally obeying the law?
Wow, this is fantastic
February 18, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Wow, this is fantastic
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looking back, AOL had it right. 30 hours of internet per month was the right amount.
February 13, 2025 at 5:21 PM
looking back, AOL had it right. 30 hours of internet per month was the right amount.
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listen, we can't do much against this tide of fascism. but if i find a little thing i can do that will make me feel better for a minute, i'll do it
February 12, 2025 at 12:21 PM
listen, we can't do much against this tide of fascism. but if i find a little thing i can do that will make me feel better for a minute, i'll do it
Worth a revisit. 26 minutes of the originals just isn’t enough these days. 3 hours does the trick.
Brian Eno, Laraaji - Ambient 3 : Meditations [Stretched] (HQ)
YouTube video by Tato Schab
youtu.be
January 27, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Worth a revisit. 26 minutes of the originals just isn’t enough these days. 3 hours does the trick.
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Incredible direct-to-cassette recording reissued by Light In the Attic:
youtu.be/PMAGYA_UyEs?...
youtu.be/PMAGYA_UyEs?...
Have You Been Good to Yourself
YouTube video by Johnnie Frierson - Topic
youtu.be
January 25, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Incredible direct-to-cassette recording reissued by Light In the Attic:
youtu.be/PMAGYA_UyEs?...
youtu.be/PMAGYA_UyEs?...