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· Feb 20
STAND IN THE PLACE WHERE YOU LIVE MOTHERFUCKERS
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🤠🐴 as we close another event we move on with the rest of the season!
As we prepare for Seattle, Houston registration will begin this week!
Links will be posted soon!
As we prepare for Seattle, Houston registration will begin this week!
Links will be posted soon!
Attention #PlayPokemon competitors: mark your calendars for this week's Regional Championships registration!
Houston will open for registration at 7pm CST on Wednesday - stay tuned for links!
Houston will open for registration at 7pm CST on Wednesday - stay tuned for links!
January 20, 2026 at 2:40 AM
🤠🐴 as we close another event we move on with the rest of the season!
As we prepare for Seattle, Houston registration will begin this week!
Links will be posted soon!
As we prepare for Seattle, Houston registration will begin this week!
Links will be posted soon!
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In November, Patti Smith & her Band went on tour to commemorate the 50th anniversary of her first album, HORSES. I went to five of those shows and decided I'd write a "mega-zine" (to quote a friend) about it & you can order it here. Shipping later this week when it comes back from the printer!
THREE CHORDS AND BLESSED NOISE
“THREE CHORDS AND BLESSED NOISE” Patti Smith & Her Band Horses 50th Anniversary Chicago | New York City | Boston November 2025 a tour chronicle...
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January 20, 2026 at 2:05 AM
In November, Patti Smith & her Band went on tour to commemorate the 50th anniversary of her first album, HORSES. I went to five of those shows and decided I'd write a "mega-zine" (to quote a friend) about it & you can order it here. Shipping later this week when it comes back from the printer!
Oh hey it me
On this day in 2008, his 50th birthday, Mike was a guest DJ on WUOG 90.5 at UGA. For three hours, he played over fifty tracks from his own vinyl collection, including a special dedication of ‘Smokin' in the Boys Room’ to Peter and Bill.
Mike Mills at WUOG
I never thought I’d get to see it happen but there he was, along with Kevin O’Neil, walking up the stairs in front of Memorial Hall, both carrying tons of vinyl. His hair was longer tha…
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January 19, 2026 at 11:45 PM
Oh hey it me
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On this day in which we remember and honor the legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., here’s Michael reading selections from Dr. King's 1963 book Strength To Love.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFhR...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFhR...
Michael Stipe Reads Selections from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr's Strength to Love (2002)
YouTube video by remhq
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January 19, 2026 at 3:19 PM
On this day in which we remember and honor the legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., here’s Michael reading selections from Dr. King's 1963 book Strength To Love.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFhR...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFhR...
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January 18, 2026 at 9:51 PM
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I feel like this pretty much sums up the rot at the core of American civic life as a whole.
“Hold the fuck up, cowboy. I signed up for the great power, not the great responsibility when I signed up for the church/media/government/think tank complex/etc.”
“Hold the fuck up, cowboy. I signed up for the great power, not the great responsibility when I signed up for the church/media/government/think tank complex/etc.”
can u imagine being not only a baptized christian but an ordained priest and then, when NPR asks you about the Bishop of New Hampshire's comments last week, what you find to say is "I didn't sign up to be a martyr"??
January 18, 2026 at 3:16 PM
I feel like this pretty much sums up the rot at the core of American civic life as a whole.
“Hold the fuck up, cowboy. I signed up for the great power, not the great responsibility when I signed up for the church/media/government/think tank complex/etc.”
“Hold the fuck up, cowboy. I signed up for the great power, not the great responsibility when I signed up for the church/media/government/think tank complex/etc.”
Hey. I give you permission to have one screaming crying ugly breakdown today. Just get it all out. I prefer a closet during lunch break but a car will also do. Give yourself a minute to feel.
January 16, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Hey. I give you permission to have one screaming crying ugly breakdown today. Just get it all out. I prefer a closet during lunch break but a car will also do. Give yourself a minute to feel.
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🎙️ Soul and R&B legend the Reverend Al Green’s moving version of “Everybody Hurts” is out today on an EP titled “To Love Somebody” via Fat Possum Records.
Check out the EP here: algreen.ffm.to/tolovesomebody
Check out the EP here: algreen.ffm.to/tolovesomebody
January 16, 2026 at 4:32 PM
🎙️ Soul and R&B legend the Reverend Al Green’s moving version of “Everybody Hurts” is out today on an EP titled “To Love Somebody” via Fat Possum Records.
Check out the EP here: algreen.ffm.to/tolovesomebody
Check out the EP here: algreen.ffm.to/tolovesomebody
I genuinely forgot it’s a long weekend this weekend.
January 16, 2026 at 3:27 PM
I genuinely forgot it’s a long weekend this weekend.
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In April 2024, Spotify implemented a new scheme: songs with less than 1k streams per year would no longer receive royalties.
The data for 2025 was just released via Luminate, and 88% of songs have been demonetized.
Read it again: 88% of songs on Spotify have been demonetized.
The data for 2025 was just released via Luminate, and 88% of songs have been demonetized.
Read it again: 88% of songs on Spotify have been demonetized.
January 15, 2026 at 4:58 PM
In April 2024, Spotify implemented a new scheme: songs with less than 1k streams per year would no longer receive royalties.
The data for 2025 was just released via Luminate, and 88% of songs have been demonetized.
Read it again: 88% of songs on Spotify have been demonetized.
The data for 2025 was just released via Luminate, and 88% of songs have been demonetized.
Read it again: 88% of songs on Spotify have been demonetized.
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I published my newsletter too early and didn't have time to include this in the music roundup portion, but blessed be, it's Al Green covering Everybody Hurts
music.apple.com/ca/album/eve...
music.apple.com/ca/album/eve...
Everybody Hurts by Al Green on Apple Music
Song · 2024 · Duration 4:49
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January 16, 2026 at 1:52 PM
I published my newsletter too early and didn't have time to include this in the music roundup portion, but blessed be, it's Al Green covering Everybody Hurts
music.apple.com/ca/album/eve...
music.apple.com/ca/album/eve...
Beloved Gradykat is having some more health issues which we expected given that she’s nearly 16 but it really doesn’t make this any easier. Enjoying the time we’ve got with her, ya know?
January 16, 2026 at 1:19 PM
Beloved Gradykat is having some more health issues which we expected given that she’s nearly 16 but it really doesn’t make this any easier. Enjoying the time we’ve got with her, ya know?
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Does your public radio station carry Tiny Desk Radio? I'm guest hosting this weekend's episode with Anamaria Sayre! This one features Tiny Desk Contest winners from years past... speaking of, entries are now open for the 2026 contest!
tinydeskcontest.npr.org
tinydeskcontest.npr.org
January 15, 2026 at 9:25 PM
Does your public radio station carry Tiny Desk Radio? I'm guest hosting this weekend's episode with Anamaria Sayre! This one features Tiny Desk Contest winners from years past... speaking of, entries are now open for the 2026 contest!
tinydeskcontest.npr.org
tinydeskcontest.npr.org
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I mean, here we have a feel-good story of ordinary defiance. Pushing back against hate. But you, the reader, may know (as I did not) who Mark Harris is and that his husband is in fact legendary American dramatist Tony Kushner. This would be like if Saul Bellow or Joan Didion told you to get fucked.
My husband was on the 2 train and a guy started braying about how Renee Good deserved to die and her "lesbian lover" did too. My husband got pissed and said, "You're absolutely disgusting." "Fuck you!" the guy said. "Fuck YOU!" my husband said. The guy left.
See? We just need to talk to each other.
See? We just need to talk to each other.
January 15, 2026 at 1:34 AM
I mean, here we have a feel-good story of ordinary defiance. Pushing back against hate. But you, the reader, may know (as I did not) who Mark Harris is and that his husband is in fact legendary American dramatist Tony Kushner. This would be like if Saul Bellow or Joan Didion told you to get fucked.
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"you get that theme song for the cartoon basketball movie?"
"yeah boss, goes real fucking hard, just like you wanted"
"....what?"
"yeah boss, goes real fucking hard, just like you wanted"
"....what?"
January 15, 2026 at 1:55 PM
"you get that theme song for the cartoon basketball movie?"
"yeah boss, goes real fucking hard, just like you wanted"
"....what?"
"yeah boss, goes real fucking hard, just like you wanted"
"....what?"
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On This Day: Filming for the “Turn You Inside-Out” video, directed by Jim Herbert, took place at the 40 Watt Club (previous location on Clayton) on January 14, 1989.
youtu.be/TBS6N1k4FsQ?...
youtu.be/TBS6N1k4FsQ?...
R.E.M. - Turn You Inside-Out (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by remhq
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January 14, 2026 at 7:09 PM
On This Day: Filming for the “Turn You Inside-Out” video, directed by Jim Herbert, took place at the 40 Watt Club (previous location on Clayton) on January 14, 1989.
youtu.be/TBS6N1k4FsQ?...
youtu.be/TBS6N1k4FsQ?...
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Here's an obscure Athens hardcore band that's hard to find on the internet. Messy, provocative screamo from This Scares Me.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMc0...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMc0...
This Scares Me - 7" (chaotic screamo/emoviolence/thrashcore 2004 full EP)
YouTube video by Xskramz_archivistX
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January 14, 2026 at 4:08 PM
Here's an obscure Athens hardcore band that's hard to find on the internet. Messy, provocative screamo from This Scares Me.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMc0...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMc0...
The punk scene never dies!
I owe my life to the early 2000s Athens punk scene. Bands: Carrie Nations, Zumm Zumm, Madeline, This Scares Me, We Versus the Shark. Venues: Tite Pockets, Caledonia Lounge.
Haven't lived there for two decades, but happy to see a scene report. Hope this comic gets printed for Fluke!
Haven't lived there for two decades, but happy to see a scene report. Hope this comic gets printed for Fluke!
I met Abby Kacen in Cincinnati, summer 2024. She was working in an art & supply shop and I was putting up flyers for see/saw.
We met again in a Memphis comic book store during Gonerfest. Read this comic about the state of Athens' punk scene + go get Sid & the Sickos.
We met again in a Memphis comic book store during Gonerfest. Read this comic about the state of Athens' punk scene + go get Sid & the Sickos.
January 14, 2026 at 3:43 PM
The punk scene never dies!
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The Golden Palominos
Live at Danceteria, New York City
March 25, 1982
Anton Fier - drums
Arto Lindsey - vocals, guitar
John Zorn - alto saxophone, game calls
Bill Laswell - bass
Jamaaladeen Tacuma - bass
David Van Tiegham - percussion
youtu.be/XXwrls_8AJo?...
Live at Danceteria, New York City
March 25, 1982
Anton Fier - drums
Arto Lindsey - vocals, guitar
John Zorn - alto saxophone, game calls
Bill Laswell - bass
Jamaaladeen Tacuma - bass
David Van Tiegham - percussion
youtu.be/XXwrls_8AJo?...
The Golden Palominos live at Danceteria, New York City - March 25, 1982
YouTube video by Stephen Buckingham
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January 14, 2026 at 3:48 AM
The Golden Palominos
Live at Danceteria, New York City
March 25, 1982
Anton Fier - drums
Arto Lindsey - vocals, guitar
John Zorn - alto saxophone, game calls
Bill Laswell - bass
Jamaaladeen Tacuma - bass
David Van Tiegham - percussion
youtu.be/XXwrls_8AJo?...
Live at Danceteria, New York City
March 25, 1982
Anton Fier - drums
Arto Lindsey - vocals, guitar
John Zorn - alto saxophone, game calls
Bill Laswell - bass
Jamaaladeen Tacuma - bass
David Van Tiegham - percussion
youtu.be/XXwrls_8AJo?...
Gradykat has spent the past three days silently heckling the local bird population and she’s absolutely zonked now
January 13, 2026 at 8:41 PM
Gradykat has spent the past three days silently heckling the local bird population and she’s absolutely zonked now
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if you're a fan of Patti Smith & saw one of her most recent shows to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Horses, you might be interested in my new mini-book/mega-zine about seeing a week of shows on that tour:
THREE CHORDS AND BLESSED NOISE
“THREE CHORDS AND BLESSED NOISE” Patti Smith & Her Band Horses 50th Anniversary Chicago | New York City | Boston November 2025 a tour chronicle...
buff.ly
January 13, 2026 at 6:13 PM
if you're a fan of Patti Smith & saw one of her most recent shows to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Horses, you might be interested in my new mini-book/mega-zine about seeing a week of shows on that tour: