Cheer Captain
@cheercaptain.wang
Maker of power pop. Maniac Cop 2 enthusiast. They/Them. I also do bass, vocals, and posts for @bdlightband.bsky.social
A PAINTING YOU CAN’T AFFORD TO SEE out December 5!
Newsletter: https://www.cheercaptain.band
Bandcamp: cheercaptain.bandcamp.com
A PAINTING YOU CAN’T AFFORD TO SEE out December 5!
Newsletter: https://www.cheercaptain.band
Bandcamp: cheercaptain.bandcamp.com
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Cheer Captain
@cheercaptain.wang
· Dec 5
A Painting You Can't Afford To See, by Cheer Captain
14 track album
cheercaptain.bandcamp.com
My first album is a collection of homemade power pop tunes I’ve been making by for the past few years. I hope you enjoy it.
Kid Rock so transparently just wants people to think he’s a cool dude which is why 25 years ago he was constantly like “I’m the rapping pedophile” and it’s funny that he’s going to be our cultural sin eater for all of the early 00s nastiness.
February 10, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Kid Rock so transparently just wants people to think he’s a cool dude which is why 25 years ago he was constantly like “I’m the rapping pedophile” and it’s funny that he’s going to be our cultural sin eater for all of the early 00s nastiness.
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Calm the fuck down beef jerky
February 3, 2026 at 4:59 PM
Calm the fuck down beef jerky
The 90s were a *grim* time for riffs
February 10, 2026 at 2:53 PM
The 90s were a *grim* time for riffs
It is really wild how Godsmack just filed the serial numbers off the “Hey Man Nice Shot” riff for “Keep Away”.
February 10, 2026 at 2:52 PM
It is really wild how Godsmack just filed the serial numbers off the “Hey Man Nice Shot” riff for “Keep Away”.
I could (and will) watch Demián Bichir do anything. For evidence I’ve seen The Nun.
February 10, 2026 at 2:08 PM
I could (and will) watch Demián Bichir do anything. For evidence I’ve seen The Nun.
There are all these moments where it hints at being a slasher in a summer camp closed for a winter storm. Winter slashers are difficult and expensive so you don’t get them much and I wanted one of those way more than more Black Phone.
February 10, 2026 at 2:06 PM
There are all these moments where it hints at being a slasher in a summer camp closed for a winter storm. Winter slashers are difficult and expensive so you don’t get them much and I wanted one of those way more than more Black Phone.
I thought Black Phone 2 was better than expected but all the stuff that makes it a sequel is just there for justification. Let’s get the third one out of the way so we can move this bad boy to franchise status. Just give me an ice skating Freddy Kruger with a good mask, this is a workable premise.
February 10, 2026 at 1:57 PM
I thought Black Phone 2 was better than expected but all the stuff that makes it a sequel is just there for justification. Let’s get the third one out of the way so we can move this bad boy to franchise status. Just give me an ice skating Freddy Kruger with a good mask, this is a workable premise.
He’s awesome in both of these
February 10, 2026 at 3:48 AM
He’s awesome in both of these
Poor Jeremy Davies keeping his character straight across both of these movies.
February 10, 2026 at 3:48 AM
Poor Jeremy Davies keeping his character straight across both of these movies.
Me to my spouse: “yeah so Black Phone 2 has a lot of ideas. Like a lot of ideas. The Grabber is like Freddy Kruger now, he kills you in your dreams. Also he ice skates now.”
February 10, 2026 at 3:47 AM
Me to my spouse: “yeah so Black Phone 2 has a lot of ideas. Like a lot of ideas. The Grabber is like Freddy Kruger now, he kills you in your dreams. Also he ice skates now.”
It sounds bad! I don’t know why!
February 10, 2026 at 12:21 AM
It sounds bad! I don’t know why!
If you guys aren’t watching the Georgian ice dancers whose music selection is “The Offspring medley” you are legit missing out. Also the medley is “Pretty Fly For A White Guy” “Come Out And Play” and then “Pretty Fly For A White Guy” again. It fuckin ruled.
February 10, 2026 at 12:19 AM
If you guys aren’t watching the Georgian ice dancers whose music selection is “The Offspring medley” you are legit missing out. Also the medley is “Pretty Fly For A White Guy” “Come Out And Play” and then “Pretty Fly For A White Guy” again. It fuckin ruled.
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It feels very Demolition Man that the only time Americans discuss art and intent/presentation is in the context of Super Bowl halftime performances but it’s nice that we still do it
February 9, 2026 at 1:13 PM
It feels very Demolition Man that the only time Americans discuss art and intent/presentation is in the context of Super Bowl halftime performances but it’s nice that we still do it
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Just microchip your dog this is a solved problem you don’t need to turn on The All Seeing Panopticon, just make sure the registration on it is up to date if you move or get a new phone number
February 9, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Just microchip your dog this is a solved problem you don’t need to turn on The All Seeing Panopticon, just make sure the registration on it is up to date if you move or get a new phone number
When I was trying to impress a girlfriend with a birthday present I found a copy of The Beatles’ white album with all the inserts on vinyl in a south Philly record store. I asked the guy at the time if it was a hard to find record and he went “it sold millions of copies so not really, no.”
February 9, 2026 at 11:02 PM
When I was trying to impress a girlfriend with a birthday present I found a copy of The Beatles’ white album with all the inserts on vinyl in a south Philly record store. I asked the guy at the time if it was a hard to find record and he went “it sold millions of copies so not really, no.”
You can always trust your power pop guy. Trust me.
February 9, 2026 at 10:53 PM
You can always trust your power pop guy. Trust me.
Yeah I figure that happened but what do you want me to do? I’m just some dude who uploaded some tunes, don’t make it my problem
February 9, 2026 at 10:03 PM
Yeah I figure that happened but what do you want me to do? I’m just some dude who uploaded some tunes, don’t make it my problem
I’m dead serious: if you’re on Spotify and you want to hear my album I’ll give you a copy. I make exactly the same about of money either way and I want you to hear it. I won’t put you on blast, I get it you’re on a family plan and it’s a pain in the ass to switch or whatever. It’ll be our secret.
If you’ve checked out my music on Spotify that’s so sick and I’m eternally grateful. DM and I will send you a free download code for the new album. Because it ain’t going on Spotify any time soon.
February 9, 2026 at 10:01 PM
I’m dead serious: if you’re on Spotify and you want to hear my album I’ll give you a copy. I make exactly the same about of money either way and I want you to hear it. I won’t put you on blast, I get it you’re on a family plan and it’s a pain in the ass to switch or whatever. It’ll be our secret.
If you’ve checked out my music on Spotify that’s so sick and I’m eternally grateful. DM and I will send you a free download code for the new album. Because it ain’t going on Spotify any time soon.
February 9, 2026 at 9:57 PM
If you’ve checked out my music on Spotify that’s so sick and I’m eternally grateful. DM and I will send you a free download code for the new album. Because it ain’t going on Spotify any time soon.
It’s just not a good audience. I reserve the right to change my mind and at some level I’m sure it makes sense but it right now it seems like a bad company that does bad things and has a bad audience. I don’t enjoy putting my music there.
February 9, 2026 at 9:56 PM
It’s just not a good audience. I reserve the right to change my mind and at some level I’m sure it makes sense but it right now it seems like a bad company that does bad things and has a bad audience. I don’t enjoy putting my music there.
Here’s the bigger thing: I don’t care. I don’t want to waste effort cultivating an audience that either doesn’t exist or doesn’t even know what it’s listening to. For a long time I stubbornly stuck with Spotify out of this desire to be where the potential audience is but why?
February 9, 2026 at 9:54 PM
Here’s the bigger thing: I don’t care. I don’t want to waste effort cultivating an audience that either doesn’t exist or doesn’t even know what it’s listening to. For a long time I stubbornly stuck with Spotify out of this desire to be where the potential audience is but why?
I don’t know if it’s a legit play or not. I suspect not because the audience never stuck around but that’s what I hear about people whose songs get picked up the “right way”, you get 20,000 hits of dopamine but nothing changes.
February 9, 2026 at 9:52 PM
I don’t know if it’s a legit play or not. I suspect not because the audience never stuck around but that’s what I hear about people whose songs get picked up the “right way”, you get 20,000 hits of dopamine but nothing changes.
I did get a notification that Spotify had flagged my account for bot activity. I think this is likely: one of my songs got picked up and played several hundred times in a 24 hour window. But also this is how they tell you it works: someone puts your music on a playlist and you grow your audience.
February 9, 2026 at 9:52 PM
I did get a notification that Spotify had flagged my account for bot activity. I think this is likely: one of my songs got picked up and played several hundred times in a 24 hour window. But also this is how they tell you it works: someone puts your music on a playlist and you grow your audience.