crunchee
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I work in special education, and my family lives in Kansas City. I don't play guitar as much as I used to.
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Welcome Adversity, by My Science Fiction Twin
10 track album
thejonathonsmith.bandcamp.com
I've never hired a publicist. So although I dislike self-promotion, that leaves me to promote my music. 😉
My last album is available on Bandcamp, and I'm currently working on three new albums. I'll keep you updated as they are completed.
My last album is available on Bandcamp, and I'm currently working on three new albums. I'll keep you updated as they are completed.
I tell people to check out every Guided By Voices album, as there are always a few great songs, and this new one is full of them! It almost feels like a greatest hits collection, and I love that Pollard is still doing his Wire meets The Who thing. It never gets old for me.
Replay
YouTube video by Guided by Voices - Topic
youtu.be
November 6, 2025 at 12:25 PM
I tell people to check out every Guided By Voices album, as there are always a few great songs, and this new one is full of them! It almost feels like a greatest hits collection, and I love that Pollard is still doing his Wire meets The Who thing. It never gets old for me.
I enjoy Beach House's Depression Cherry and Thank Your Lucky Stars quite a bit, but I reach for the former more often than the latter. It makes me wonder if that would have been the other way around if they had flipped the release order and I had heard Thank Your Lucky Stars first. 🤔
November 5, 2025 at 12:33 PM
I enjoy Beach House's Depression Cherry and Thank Your Lucky Stars quite a bit, but I reach for the former more often than the latter. It makes me wonder if that would have been the other way around if they had flipped the release order and I had heard Thank Your Lucky Stars first. 🤔
Shout out to my Iris driver this morning, who asked me, "Do you like Marvin Gaye?" He didn't wait for an answer and put on Marvin's Live! album, and said, "This is what I'm listening to anyway."
November 4, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Shout out to my Iris driver this morning, who asked me, "Do you like Marvin Gaye?" He didn't wait for an answer and put on Marvin's Live! album, and said, "This is what I'm listening to anyway."
My new album was released last week. I struggle to describe my music, but my teenager said it sounds like ambient Aphex Twin, which I’ll gladly take as a compliment.
WiFi Unicorns, by My Science Fiction Twin
8 track album
thejonathonsmith.bandcamp.com
October 31, 2025 at 2:42 PM
My new album was released last week. I struggle to describe my music, but my teenager said it sounds like ambient Aphex Twin, which I’ll gladly take as a compliment.
This weekend, I talked with a friend about how some of our favorite bands make albums ideal for the cooler autumn weather. Bands like Yo La Tengo and The Clientele.
October 27, 2025 at 8:38 PM
This weekend, I talked with a friend about how some of our favorite bands make albums ideal for the cooler autumn weather. Bands like Yo La Tengo and The Clientele.
I suppose discussing influences and pioneers has a place in music writing, but it often seems to create unnecessary intellectual barriers to the music. What would happen if listeners were trusted to understand and welcome music in their own space without needing a history lesson first?
October 23, 2025 at 10:27 AM
I suppose discussing influences and pioneers has a place in music writing, but it often seems to create unnecessary intellectual barriers to the music. What would happen if listeners were trusted to understand and welcome music in their own space without needing a history lesson first?
Before algorithms and SoundHound, music found me differently. I remember being in a Brooklyn coffeeshop years ago, captivated by an album and learning it was by Faraquet. That impression was all I had for a while, as it took months to find their album after I returned to Kansas City.
October 22, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Before algorithms and SoundHound, music found me differently. I remember being in a Brooklyn coffeeshop years ago, captivated by an album and learning it was by Faraquet. That impression was all I had for a while, as it took months to find their album after I returned to Kansas City.
It's been a while since I listened to Heaven or Las Vegas, but today I revisited it and listened to it in its entirety. I'm drawn back by its mysterious sound, reverberating guitar lines, and angelic vocals.
October 21, 2025 at 8:59 PM
It's been a while since I listened to Heaven or Las Vegas, but today I revisited it and listened to it in its entirety. I'm drawn back by its mysterious sound, reverberating guitar lines, and angelic vocals.
Surprisingly, even some progressive people react with shock when I mention I take the bus, often saying things like "you see all kinds of people on the bus" or "there are some crazy people who ride the bus!" It's as if my choice to take the bus bothers them, but I kinda enjoy not buying gas.
October 21, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Surprisingly, even some progressive people react with shock when I mention I take the bus, often saying things like "you see all kinds of people on the bus" or "there are some crazy people who ride the bus!" It's as if my choice to take the bus bothers them, but I kinda enjoy not buying gas.
In 2008, Suzannah Johannes released an EP that was special to me, but she didn't release anything else until last week. I really enjoy her new album, and here is a photo from the release show on Thursday at The Ship.
September 13, 2025 at 5:25 PM
In 2008, Suzannah Johannes released an EP that was special to me, but she didn't release anything else until last week. I really enjoy her new album, and here is a photo from the release show on Thursday at The Ship.
I love music and enjoy reading about it, although older writings often exhaust me with tired phrases like "veritable tour de force" or "so-and-so hails from."
September 10, 2025 at 10:57 AM
I love music and enjoy reading about it, although older writings often exhaust me with tired phrases like "veritable tour de force" or "so-and-so hails from."
This week, I received new albums in the mail from The Innocence Mission, Karen Peris, and Robert Deeble, artists I have followed for a long time. The world is chaotic, but these albums feel like visits from old friends.
July 18, 2025 at 10:26 PM
This week, I received new albums in the mail from The Innocence Mission, Karen Peris, and Robert Deeble, artists I have followed for a long time. The world is chaotic, but these albums feel like visits from old friends.
I wouldn’t necessarily say I’m getting old, but lately, I've noticed my text conversations with friends mostly focus on how old our kids are getting to be or the anniversaries of favorite records.
July 16, 2025 at 12:17 PM
I wouldn’t necessarily say I’m getting old, but lately, I've noticed my text conversations with friends mostly focus on how old our kids are getting to be or the anniversaries of favorite records.
Delicate Fade by Common Children arrived at a good time for me 28 years ago. It was both angry and beautiful, and helped me through a very frustrating time.
Name an album that had a huge impact on your life 🎵
June 30, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Delicate Fade by Common Children arrived at a good time for me 28 years ago. It was both angry and beautiful, and helped me through a very frustrating time.
This interview took an awkward turn when Nick Lowe was asked about his father-in-law, Johnny Cash, since he hasn't been married to Carlene Carter since 1990. The tension was brief, and Lowe didn't let it ruin things but instead shared some valuable advice about staying true to yourself.
Nick Lowe & Los Straitjackets - Full Performance (Live on KEXP)
YouTube video by KEXP
youtu.be
May 27, 2025 at 2:42 PM
This interview took an awkward turn when Nick Lowe was asked about his father-in-law, Johnny Cash, since he hasn't been married to Carlene Carter since 1990. The tension was brief, and Lowe didn't let it ruin things but instead shared some valuable advice about staying true to yourself.
Yesterday, a first-grade student asked me, "Do they make tomatoes with ketchup?"
May 3, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Yesterday, a first-grade student asked me, "Do they make tomatoes with ketchup?"
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Our final video Premiere “The First Lady of Peru.” Pre-order the album on Vinyl, Cd or Download: www.kickstarter.com/projects/505...
** Sharing strongly encouraged **
I hope you enjoyed the video series! I want to thank Todd A. Zeller. It was our hope to make this campaign meaningful to everyone.
** Sharing strongly encouraged **
I hope you enjoyed the video series! I want to thank Todd A. Zeller. It was our hope to make this campaign meaningful to everyone.
April 4, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Our final video Premiere “The First Lady of Peru.” Pre-order the album on Vinyl, Cd or Download: www.kickstarter.com/projects/505...
** Sharing strongly encouraged **
I hope you enjoyed the video series! I want to thank Todd A. Zeller. It was our hope to make this campaign meaningful to everyone.
** Sharing strongly encouraged **
I hope you enjoyed the video series! I want to thank Todd A. Zeller. It was our hope to make this campaign meaningful to everyone.
It's probably fair to say that most bands spend less time with their Joy Division albums than Remnant Three did.
REMNANT THREE - Anomie (Official Video)
YouTube video by Words On Music
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March 23, 2025 at 12:38 PM
It's probably fair to say that most bands spend less time with their Joy Division albums than Remnant Three did.
There's a Trashcan Sinatras lyric, "It's getting to the stage where I'm old. Not wise, just worried." I've been thinking about that a lot lately.
March 12, 2025 at 12:27 PM
There's a Trashcan Sinatras lyric, "It's getting to the stage where I'm old. Not wise, just worried." I've been thinking about that a lot lately.
As I listen to the tape I made of the new (and very good) Fine China LP that arrived the other day, I wonder if I'm the only person in 2025 who still dubs copies of LPs.
March 4, 2025 at 11:47 AM
As I listen to the tape I made of the new (and very good) Fine China LP that arrived the other day, I wonder if I'm the only person in 2025 who still dubs copies of LPs.
Recently, the Republican administration has tried to claim peace as one of its goals. It makes me wonder if our definition of violence is often too narrow.
March 2, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Recently, the Republican administration has tried to claim peace as one of its goals. It makes me wonder if our definition of violence is often too narrow.
At this point, Robert Deeble’s music feels like a reliable old friend who has stood by me through thick and thin, and I’m happy to support his new album.
Robert Deeble - A New Album: The Space Between Us
"The Space Between Us" is Deeble's 7th studio album and the result of a 4 year collaboration with producer Ric Hordinski.
www.kickstarter.com
March 2, 2025 at 12:43 PM
At this point, Robert Deeble’s music feels like a reliable old friend who has stood by me through thick and thin, and I’m happy to support his new album.
I’m not sure how much coffee I reeeeally need in a given day 😜 but I’m excited about the prospect of having even more coffee shops on Troost within walking distance.
Coffee cluster percolating on one Troost block; will business support the buzz of six spaces to sip? – Startland News
A new stretch of coffee shops in the 5500 block of Troost will test the caffeine tolerance of folks seeking a fix. Six options soon fill out the menu along this bustling corridor. Blackhole Bakery, Hi...
www.startlandnews.com
February 27, 2025 at 4:37 PM
I’m not sure how much coffee I reeeeally need in a given day 😜 but I’m excited about the prospect of having even more coffee shops on Troost within walking distance.
I don't know much about Manic Street Preachers, Fine Young Cannibals, or Jesus Jones, but I see their name here and there. Where should I start?
February 21, 2025 at 12:54 PM
I don't know much about Manic Street Preachers, Fine Young Cannibals, or Jesus Jones, but I see their name here and there. Where should I start?