Eldritch DeBarge
@dystopiandanceparty.com
Niche music writer (@princesongs.org), obscure podcaster (dystopiandanceparty.com), mostly here to laugh at my own jokes
Wow I do NOT like the AI upscaling in the Beatles Anthology remaster
November 29, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Wow I do NOT like the AI upscaling in the Beatles Anthology remaster
I know complaining about social media is passe but pretty much every day on here I read a hot take so smug I should be owed reparations
November 20, 2025 at 9:30 PM
I know complaining about social media is passe but pretty much every day on here I read a hot take so smug I should be owed reparations
Went to see Geese last night and it warmed my heart how much (and I mean this affectionately) first concert-ass behavior was going on. Singing whole songs back at the band. Crowd surfing starting three songs in, with hearty applause after each surfer. A rapturous reception for the opening act (!!)
November 13, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Went to see Geese last night and it warmed my heart how much (and I mean this affectionately) first concert-ass behavior was going on. Singing whole songs back at the band. Crowd surfing starting three songs in, with hearty applause after each surfer. A rapturous reception for the opening act (!!)
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It's Neil Young's birthday so today we celebrate his incredible music and his long prolific career and we overlook the weird Jamaican accent he uses on part of "Cortez the Killer" on the Live Rust album.
November 12, 2025 at 7:41 PM
It's Neil Young's birthday so today we celebrate his incredible music and his long prolific career and we overlook the weird Jamaican accent he uses on part of "Cortez the Killer" on the Live Rust album.
I don't have an informed opinion on that new Wuthering Heights movie but kicking off the soundtrack with a Charli XCX/John Cale collab feels micro-targeted to my household specifically
November 12, 2025 at 8:00 PM
I don't have an informed opinion on that new Wuthering Heights movie but kicking off the soundtrack with a Charli XCX/John Cale collab feels micro-targeted to my household specifically
Help I’m doing this for every band I can think of
Sustainable band lineups include four cool people (Ramones), four dorks (Weezer), or two cool people and two dorks (Cheap Trick). Unsustainable band lineups include one cool person and three dorks (Pixies)
November 12, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Help I’m doing this for every band I can think of
I regret to announce that my sister came up with a great podcast idea
November 10, 2025 at 5:20 PM
I regret to announce that my sister came up with a great podcast idea
Texting my wife the important things
October 31, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Texting my wife the important things
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Rest in peace to Kiss guitarist Ace Frehley, a man who seemed less repulsive than at least two of his bandmates
October 16, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Rest in peace to Kiss guitarist Ace Frehley, a man who seemed less repulsive than at least two of his bandmates
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A post on ILX a little earlier about D’Angelo and this strikes me as so very correct. - www.ilxor.com/ILX/ThreadSe...
October 14, 2025 at 10:32 PM
A post on ILX a little earlier about D’Angelo and this strikes me as so very correct. - www.ilxor.com/ILX/ThreadSe...
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Ended up going way deeper on Sheila E.'s "The Belle of St. Mark" than I expected to (or, frankly, than it probably deserves), including a brief detour into the Venetian Carnival imagery that started popping up in Prince's aesthetic universe circa 1984. princesongs.org/2025/10/14/t...
October 14, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Ended up going way deeper on Sheila E.'s "The Belle of St. Mark" than I expected to (or, frankly, than it probably deserves), including a brief detour into the Venetian Carnival imagery that started popping up in Prince's aesthetic universe circa 1984. princesongs.org/2025/10/14/t...
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The part of Orwell's 1984 that everyone forgets is how human music has been replaced by soulless, machine-generated pop songs. The AI attempt to take over the film and music industries is an attack on the human spirit. Boycott AI actors. Boycott AI bands. Support human artists.
October 1, 2025 at 8:39 PM
The part of Orwell's 1984 that everyone forgets is how human music has been replaced by soulless, machine-generated pop songs. The AI attempt to take over the film and music industries is an attack on the human spirit. Boycott AI actors. Boycott AI bands. Support human artists.
I’m finally bearing down to finish Persona 5 and playing the third act nine months into Trump’s second term is… definitely interesting!
October 1, 2025 at 1:10 AM
I’m finally bearing down to finish Persona 5 and playing the third act nine months into Trump’s second term is… definitely interesting!
A fun thing they could do on the Outlaw Tour is have the headliners swap setlists, like I wanna hear Bob Dylan sing Soak Up the Sun
September 14, 2025 at 9:38 PM
A fun thing they could do on the Outlaw Tour is have the headliners swap setlists, like I wanna hear Bob Dylan sing Soak Up the Sun
Today my 13yo sat down next to me while I was watching the Monkees and the questions he asked (“is this a Beatles song?”) made it clear he has no framework through which to interpret the Monkees. Not that he should, obviously! But this exactly is why boomers/gen x/millennials fear gen z/alpha
September 13, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Today my 13yo sat down next to me while I was watching the Monkees and the questions he asked (“is this a Beatles song?”) made it clear he has no framework through which to interpret the Monkees. Not that he should, obviously! But this exactly is why boomers/gen x/millennials fear gen z/alpha
Biggest pleasant surprise about Silksong so far is it’s basically Bloodborne
September 12, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Biggest pleasant surprise about Silksong so far is it’s basically Bloodborne
My official hot take about the ATWIAD reissue
Feel like others have complaining about the ATWIAD release itself covered, so I'll just continue beating my dead horse: Ever since the estate changed hands the merch has been nothing but tacky shit. I would love a good ATWIAD T-shirt, but none of these designs are it store.prince.com/collections/...
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September 11, 2025 at 3:39 PM
My official hot take about the ATWIAD reissue
Probably too high to be playing Silksong right now but whoooooo’s gonna stop me
September 11, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Probably too high to be playing Silksong right now but whoooooo’s gonna stop me
There *is* some comedic potential in a Spinal Tap-style satire of today’s “legacy” rock music industry, which is obviously stupid in very different ways from what existed in the early ‘80s. The problem is I have seen no evidence of it in this movie so far
I’m almost positive that the new Spinal Tap will be terrible and it bums me out so bad. Reminds me of the Zoolander sequel that was just a string of celebrity cameos.
September 10, 2025 at 1:35 PM
There *is* some comedic potential in a Spinal Tap-style satire of today’s “legacy” rock music industry, which is obviously stupid in very different ways from what existed in the early ‘80s. The problem is I have seen no evidence of it in this movie so far
I don’t even really bother trying to take pictures at concerts these days but I had to document Russell Mael’s incredible suit for posterity
September 10, 2025 at 1:49 AM
I don’t even really bother trying to take pictures at concerts these days but I had to document Russell Mael’s incredible suit for posterity
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New post on what may secretly be my favorite song from Sheila E.'s The Glamorous Life! princesongs.org/2025/09/09/o...
September 9, 2025 at 2:36 PM
New post on what may secretly be my favorite song from Sheila E.'s The Glamorous Life! princesongs.org/2025/09/09/o...
Watching a Hulu documentary about romance scams and this was in my notifications, speak of the devil
September 6, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Watching a Hulu documentary about romance scams and this was in my notifications, speak of the devil
Nobody tell me wife, but I think I’m about to get… like, really into Van Morrison
August 30, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Nobody tell me wife, but I think I’m about to get… like, really into Van Morrison
As a non-Anglophile Yank I am only capable of being an extremely casual Oasis enjoyer but Morning Glory holds up
August 27, 2025 at 11:45 PM
As a non-Anglophile Yank I am only capable of being an extremely casual Oasis enjoyer but Morning Glory holds up