Brendan Hay
@bhay.bsky.social
Writer/Executive Producer of GREMLINS: THE WILD BATCH (now on MAX!), plus many other TV shows, comics (most recently EPITAPHS FROM THE ABYSS #8), and articles for SPIN. Here for horror movie, comic book, & punk/power pop recs. He/him, 🩷💜💙
So, any other countries interested in kidnapping our leader?
January 3, 2026 at 7:31 PM
So, any other countries interested in kidnapping our leader?
I watched The Long Walk before going to sleep last night and somehow woke up in an even more dystopian world.
January 3, 2026 at 5:47 PM
I watched The Long Walk before going to sleep last night and somehow woke up in an even more dystopian world.
Before permanently kicking 2025 to the curb, here are my fave:
Movies: Sinners, Weapons, Freaky Tales, The Life of Chuck, If I Had Legs I'd Kick You
TV: Andor, Pluribus, Loot, Mid-Century Modern, Hacks
Comics (that I read; not all 2025): DC's Absolute line, Local Man, Forest Hills Bootleg Society
Movies: Sinners, Weapons, Freaky Tales, The Life of Chuck, If I Had Legs I'd Kick You
TV: Andor, Pluribus, Loot, Mid-Century Modern, Hacks
Comics (that I read; not all 2025): DC's Absolute line, Local Man, Forest Hills Bootleg Society
January 2, 2026 at 1:08 AM
Before permanently kicking 2025 to the curb, here are my fave:
Movies: Sinners, Weapons, Freaky Tales, The Life of Chuck, If I Had Legs I'd Kick You
TV: Andor, Pluribus, Loot, Mid-Century Modern, Hacks
Comics (that I read; not all 2025): DC's Absolute line, Local Man, Forest Hills Bootleg Society
Movies: Sinners, Weapons, Freaky Tales, The Life of Chuck, If I Had Legs I'd Kick You
TV: Andor, Pluribus, Loot, Mid-Century Modern, Hacks
Comics (that I read; not all 2025): DC's Absolute line, Local Man, Forest Hills Bootleg Society
My song/wish to kick off the new year. Here's to a better 2026 for us all: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hypc...
Better Things
YouTube video by Fountains of Wayne - Topic
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January 1, 2026 at 5:07 PM
My song/wish to kick off the new year. Here's to a better 2026 for us all: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hypc...
Writing for SPIN Magazine continues to be a music geek dream come true for me, in large part because my editors Liza Lentini and Charles Moss are delightful. Please check out Liza's 2025 year in review, showcasing some of the best pieces of the year: www.spin.com/2025/12/my-2...
LIZA'S EOY WRAP-UP
In June, I was on an Indie Week panel called “Indie Music Journalism: Navigating a Shifting Landscape” with with Creem’s Fred Pessaro and That
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December 31, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Writing for SPIN Magazine continues to be a music geek dream come true for me, in large part because my editors Liza Lentini and Charles Moss are delightful. Please check out Liza's 2025 year in review, showcasing some of the best pieces of the year: www.spin.com/2025/12/my-2...
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Someone said it before me, but I've repeated it a few times:
Everything went wrong when someone decided music should be free.
EVERYTHING.
Everything went wrong when someone decided music should be free.
EVERYTHING.
I’ve spent this morning morbidly watching the MTV channels close down and the final songs played were:
MTV Music - Video Killed the Radio Star (Buggles)
Club MTV - Don’t Stop the Music (Rihanna)
MTV 90s - Goodbye (Spice Girls)
MTV 80s - Together in Electric Dreams (Oakey and Moroder)
MTV Music - Video Killed the Radio Star (Buggles)
Club MTV - Don’t Stop the Music (Rihanna)
MTV 90s - Goodbye (Spice Girls)
MTV 80s - Together in Electric Dreams (Oakey and Moroder)
December 31, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Someone said it before me, but I've repeated it a few times:
Everything went wrong when someone decided music should be free.
EVERYTHING.
Everything went wrong when someone decided music should be free.
EVERYTHING.
Queens of the Dead is a campy queer zombie delight, that gets bonus points for casting Dominique Jackson from Pose (something every movie and show should be doing). Also, made a nice tonic after a bunch of holiday movies and awards screeners.
December 30, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Queens of the Dead is a campy queer zombie delight, that gets bonus points for casting Dominique Jackson from Pose (something every movie and show should be doing). Also, made a nice tonic after a bunch of holiday movies and awards screeners.
If I Had Legs I’d Kick You is the best horror movie of the year without actually being a horror movie. Big kudos to all involved.
December 30, 2025 at 5:36 PM
If I Had Legs I’d Kick You is the best horror movie of the year without actually being a horror movie. Big kudos to all involved.
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Batwheels, Daffy in Wackyland, Gremlins: The Wild Batch, and Tiny Toons Looniversity have received nominations at the fourth annual Children's and Family Emmy Awards!
📸: warnerbrosanimation on Instagram
📸: warnerbrosanimation on Instagram
November 20, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Batwheels, Daffy in Wackyland, Gremlins: The Wild Batch, and Tiny Toons Looniversity have received nominations at the fourth annual Children's and Family Emmy Awards!
📸: warnerbrosanimation on Instagram
📸: warnerbrosanimation on Instagram
2025's world is terrible, but its music is great. My albums of the year:
1. Jens Lekman - Songs for Other People's Weddings
2. Brian Dunne - Clams Casino
3. Bartees Strange - Horror
4. Tunde Adebimpe - Thee Black Boltz
5. The Belair Lip Bombs - Again
6. The Beths - Straight Line Was A Lie
(1/2)
1. Jens Lekman - Songs for Other People's Weddings
2. Brian Dunne - Clams Casino
3. Bartees Strange - Horror
4. Tunde Adebimpe - Thee Black Boltz
5. The Belair Lip Bombs - Again
6. The Beths - Straight Line Was A Lie
(1/2)
December 23, 2025 at 10:02 PM
2025's world is terrible, but its music is great. My albums of the year:
1. Jens Lekman - Songs for Other People's Weddings
2. Brian Dunne - Clams Casino
3. Bartees Strange - Horror
4. Tunde Adebimpe - Thee Black Boltz
5. The Belair Lip Bombs - Again
6. The Beths - Straight Line Was A Lie
(1/2)
1. Jens Lekman - Songs for Other People's Weddings
2. Brian Dunne - Clams Casino
3. Bartees Strange - Horror
4. Tunde Adebimpe - Thee Black Boltz
5. The Belair Lip Bombs - Again
6. The Beths - Straight Line Was A Lie
(1/2)
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The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 5/5
December 23, 2025 at 1:30 AM
The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 5/5
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The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 4/5
December 23, 2025 at 1:29 AM
The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 4/5
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The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 3/5
December 23, 2025 at 1:29 AM
The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 3/5
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The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 2/5
December 23, 2025 at 1:28 AM
The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 2/5
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The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
December 23, 2025 at 1:28 AM
The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
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Bari Weiss praised El Salvador's dictator before spiking '60 Minutes' story on his torture prison.
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Bari Weiss Praised El Salvador’s Dictator Before Spiking '60 Minutes' Story on His Torture Prison
Weiss touted El Salvador’s brutal leader while her blog published jokes about Trump sending immigrants to the CECOT prison.
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December 23, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Bari Weiss praised El Salvador's dictator before spiking '60 Minutes' story on his torture prison.
new w/ @premthakker.bsky.social @swin24.bsky.social @zeteo.com
zeteo.com/p/bari-weiss...
new w/ @premthakker.bsky.social @swin24.bsky.social @zeteo.com
zeteo.com/p/bari-weiss...
Bugonia is pretty solid adaptation of The State's "The Bearded Men of Space Station 11" sketch.
December 22, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Bugonia is pretty solid adaptation of The State's "The Bearded Men of Space Station 11" sketch.
Soapbox time: the awesome UK band Los Campesinos! got VERY transparent on how much money they earned last year via streaming services. The biggest takeaway: SPOTIFY IS THE WORST! Tidal, Apple, and even Amazon give more money to artists. Read the breakdown at: loscampesinos.com/heres-how-mu...
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December 5, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Soapbox time: the awesome UK band Los Campesinos! got VERY transparent on how much money they earned last year via streaming services. The biggest takeaway: SPOTIFY IS THE WORST! Tidal, Apple, and even Amazon give more money to artists. Read the breakdown at: loscampesinos.com/heres-how-mu...
My Bandcamp Listening Age is accurately mid-40s due to my multiple Craig Finn solo albums.
December 4, 2025 at 10:29 PM
My Bandcamp Listening Age is accurately mid-40s due to my multiple Craig Finn solo albums.
My Spotify Wrapped Listening Age must be 16 because fuck Spotify if those fucking crooks think I'm going to give their scam one fucking dime.
December 4, 2025 at 10:29 PM
My Spotify Wrapped Listening Age must be 16 because fuck Spotify if those fucking crooks think I'm going to give their scam one fucking dime.
Paul Dano's experiencing the consequences of saying no to "Can I take a picture of your feet?"
December 4, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Paul Dano's experiencing the consequences of saying no to "Can I take a picture of your feet?"
The only ethical use of AI is making it listen to Quentin Tarantino's opinions so that we don't have to.
December 4, 2025 at 2:03 AM
The only ethical use of AI is making it listen to Quentin Tarantino's opinions so that we don't have to.
My latest for SPIN: an interview with the still-awesome, far-from-retired Oi! punk legends Cock Sparrer! www.spin.com/2025/12/what...
What’s It Like To Be Old?
You know your band’s legacy is secure when the sold-out crowd at your show can sing two full verses of your song before you even play a single note.
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December 3, 2025 at 10:29 PM
My latest for SPIN: an interview with the still-awesome, far-from-retired Oi! punk legends Cock Sparrer! www.spin.com/2025/12/what...
"When we have found all the mysteries and lost all the meaning, we will be alone, on an empty shore."
"Then we will dance. Is this a waltz?"
Great advice for life, especially in 2025. Thank you, Tom Stoppard.
"Then we will dance. Is this a waltz?"
Great advice for life, especially in 2025. Thank you, Tom Stoppard.
November 30, 2025 at 7:01 PM
"When we have found all the mysteries and lost all the meaning, we will be alone, on an empty shore."
"Then we will dance. Is this a waltz?"
Great advice for life, especially in 2025. Thank you, Tom Stoppard.
"Then we will dance. Is this a waltz?"
Great advice for life, especially in 2025. Thank you, Tom Stoppard.
Cutting down on my social media break for the rest of the year. Or at least trying to. See you all less frequently!
November 29, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Cutting down on my social media break for the rest of the year. Or at least trying to. See you all less frequently!