Frank Hudson
@frankhudson.bsky.social
Founder of the Parlando Project — “Where Music and Words Meet.” Composes, records, researches, writes, & those things feedback into each other.
I too now find this a poem to love.
January 31, 2026 at 2:14 PM
I too now find this a poem to love.
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Coming next month. Hook it straight into my veins.
January 30, 2026 at 4:19 PM
Coming next month. Hook it straight into my veins.
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This is so good - Aztec Camera performing Van Halen's Jump in Spain in 1984. Watch the full concert at youtu.be/bdmdFCtsjik (THREAD)
January 29, 2026 at 8:47 AM
This is so good - Aztec Camera performing Van Halen's Jump in Spain in 1984. Watch the full concert at youtu.be/bdmdFCtsjik (THREAD)
I’m late in planning what my long-running Parlando Project could present for February/Black History Month—and this winter’s events in my city might laugh at plans anyway.
Last night in interrupted sleep the poetry of Claude McKay suggested itself.
Last night in interrupted sleep the poetry of Claude McKay suggested itself.
January 28, 2026 at 6:49 PM
I’m late in planning what my long-running Parlando Project could present for February/Black History Month—and this winter’s events in my city might laugh at plans anyway.
Last night in interrupted sleep the poetry of Claude McKay suggested itself.
Last night in interrupted sleep the poetry of Claude McKay suggested itself.
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
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January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
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Every year, I reread two things.
One is Dr. Martin Luther King's Letter from Birmingham Jail.
The other is Kurt Vonnegut's Cat's Cradle.
Between the two of them, they are signposts to the world we live in.
You cannot go wrong by following their guidance.
One is Dr. Martin Luther King's Letter from Birmingham Jail.
The other is Kurt Vonnegut's Cat's Cradle.
Between the two of them, they are signposts to the world we live in.
You cannot go wrong by following their guidance.
January 27, 2026 at 11:25 PM
Every year, I reread two things.
One is Dr. Martin Luther King's Letter from Birmingham Jail.
The other is Kurt Vonnegut's Cat's Cradle.
Between the two of them, they are signposts to the world we live in.
You cannot go wrong by following their guidance.
One is Dr. Martin Luther King's Letter from Birmingham Jail.
The other is Kurt Vonnegut's Cat's Cradle.
Between the two of them, they are signposts to the world we live in.
You cannot go wrong by following their guidance.
The 1970s, when we used record collections like horoscopes to determine someone’s outlook & personality.
the Beach Boys really were America’s band! besides Charlie Manson, Patty Hearst was also a fan! she owned Pet Sounds during her time as an SLA outlaw, although her taste leaned towards singer/songwriters:
January 27, 2026 at 1:46 PM
The 1970s, when we used record collections like horoscopes to determine someone’s outlook & personality.
Last night I completed my post presenting a new song performance of Robert Frost’s “A Minor Bird” hacked together between the events of resistance & mourning in Minnesota. frankhudson.org/2026/01/27/a...
A Minor Bird
The recording of this musical version of a short Robert Frost poem somehow was able to slip itself in-between standing watch, comforting, and grieving this month in Minnesota. Increasingly people o…
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January 27, 2026 at 1:09 PM
Last night I completed my post presenting a new song performance of Robert Frost’s “A Minor Bird” hacked together between the events of resistance & mourning in Minnesota. frankhudson.org/2026/01/27/a...
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I had a dream that every day was January 6. Like literally the calendar was all 6’s
January 27, 2026 at 11:37 AM
I had a dream that every day was January 6. Like literally the calendar was all 6’s
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"Hi, everyone. I know things are hectic as heck right now, but please be sure to fill out your timesheets every Friday by 5 p.m. Central. I can’t pay you unless I know your hours. Please also try to be accurate."
I Am the Payroll Accountant for Professional Protestors in Minnesota, and I Am Swamped
“House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., slammed Minnesota state leaders after anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agitators disrupted a...
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January 25, 2026 at 3:00 PM
"Hi, everyone. I know things are hectic as heck right now, but please be sure to fill out your timesheets every Friday by 5 p.m. Central. I can’t pay you unless I know your hours. Please also try to be accurate."
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A video of Alex Pretti reading out the final salute of an unnamed veteran he cared for until the end of his life in the ICU, posted to Facebook by his son.
January 25, 2026 at 1:18 AM
A video of Alex Pretti reading out the final salute of an unnamed veteran he cared for until the end of his life in the ICU, posted to Facebook by his son.
Burning the midnight lamp tonight trying to whip up a new Parlando Project musical piece using a short Robert Frost poem, “A Minor Bird.” Couldn’t play guitar, but I could lay down DI bass & my hack at an organ part.
January 23, 2026 at 6:29 AM
Burning the midnight lamp tonight trying to whip up a new Parlando Project musical piece using a short Robert Frost poem, “A Minor Bird.” Couldn’t play guitar, but I could lay down DI bass & my hack at an organ part.
January 22, 2026 at 4:35 PM
…the thin white bark/throwing darts in lovers eyes…
January 19, 2026 at 2:18 PM
…the thin white bark/throwing darts in lovers eyes…
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Good morning. I read this dispatch from a comrade in Minneapolis this morning and thought that some of you might appreciate it too.
January 17, 2026 at 12:29 PM
Good morning. I read this dispatch from a comrade in Minneapolis this morning and thought that some of you might appreciate it too.
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i was just gonna watch a minute and ended up watching the whole dang thing. hilarious.
This is light-hearted and doesn't touch on cases of fuckaroundits, but maybe it'll spark joy. Mid 90s local PBS.
youtu.be/oiSzwoJr4-0
youtu.be/oiSzwoJr4-0
How To Talk Minnesotan | Full Length Film
YouTube video by Twin Cities PBS
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January 18, 2026 at 2:22 AM
i was just gonna watch a minute and ended up watching the whole dang thing. hilarious.
Nice title. Pleasant music. Favorite piece: “Solid Ice.”
In the last 4 days of 2025, I wrote & recorded these instrumental tracks. I was inspired by winter.
The moods are a reflection both of the times we live in & this time of year for many people.
The moods are a reflection both of the times we live in & this time of year for many people.
Winter Meant Wonderment by Stan Stewart
An album by Stan Stewart released on jam.coop - a music platform run by and for artists
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January 17, 2026 at 3:29 PM
Nice title. Pleasant music. Favorite piece: “Solid Ice.”
If the current events question is why so many Minnesotans can’t be calm seeing their neighbors & themselves abused by Dear Leader’s loose-cannon secretive police, I have an LYL band song with a refrain taken from 19th c. Abolitionist Wendell Phillips: frankhudson.org/2026/01/16/m...
Mountains of Ice
When you listen to the song you can hear below you might doubt me – but it is not a topical song written about recent events. It was written by Parlando alternative voice Dave Moore in 2014. Dave’s…
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January 16, 2026 at 1:34 PM
If the current events question is why so many Minnesotans can’t be calm seeing their neighbors & themselves abused by Dear Leader’s loose-cannon secretive police, I have an LYL band song with a refrain taken from 19th c. Abolitionist Wendell Phillips: frankhudson.org/2026/01/16/m...
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hey Mom can you come pick me up. yeah everyone on the niche microblogging website is arguing about who has the correct emotional posture to the unknowable future again
January 15, 2026 at 6:09 PM
hey Mom can you come pick me up. yeah everyone on the niche microblogging website is arguing about who has the correct emotional posture to the unknowable future again
If I can keep in mind that I’m surplus to needs as a political commentator, I’ll have a longer post on this newly released Parlando Project song. Poet/cartoonist/piano pounder Dave Moore wrote this 12 yrs ago—& the song’s refrain is older yet. Keep telling yourself this isn’t a topical song:
Parlando - Where Music and Words Meet: I'm On Fire (and I've got mountains of ice to melt)
It's been more than a week since I could begin to think of putting out more work on this Project. As I continue, this note is going to read like propaganda, but I'm not much for that, and as best as I...
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January 15, 2026 at 8:31 PM
If I can keep in mind that I’m surplus to needs as a political commentator, I’ll have a longer post on this newly released Parlando Project song. Poet/cartoonist/piano pounder Dave Moore wrote this 12 yrs ago—& the song’s refrain is older yet. Keep telling yourself this isn’t a topical song:
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My "What You Need To Know About Tear Gas" thread:
First, tear gas is a particulate, not an actual vapor or gas. In some cases, this means you can get some of the tear gas off your clothes by standing in a stiff breeze or strong fan.
First, tear gas is a particulate, not an actual vapor or gas. In some cases, this means you can get some of the tear gas off your clothes by standing in a stiff breeze or strong fan.
January 11, 2026 at 11:37 PM
My "What You Need To Know About Tear Gas" thread:
First, tear gas is a particulate, not an actual vapor or gas. In some cases, this means you can get some of the tear gas off your clothes by standing in a stiff breeze or strong fan.
First, tear gas is a particulate, not an actual vapor or gas. In some cases, this means you can get some of the tear gas off your clothes by standing in a stiff breeze or strong fan.
Burning the midnight lamp for music—the first time in a week. I dug out a low tech recording of David Moore pounding a piano & singing his adaptation of a speech by abolitionist Wendell Phillips in 2014. Did a remaster & I think it just might fit our moment.
January 15, 2026 at 5:56 AM
Burning the midnight lamp for music—the first time in a week. I dug out a low tech recording of David Moore pounding a piano & singing his adaptation of a speech by abolitionist Wendell Phillips in 2014. Did a remaster & I think it just might fit our moment.
This picture from Minneapolis quick resident’s response to Tuesday’s ICE raid on Park Ave.
“These are not the droids you’re looking for…”
“These are not the droids you’re looking for…”
January 14, 2026 at 11:47 PM
This picture from Minneapolis quick resident’s response to Tuesday’s ICE raid on Park Ave.
“These are not the droids you’re looking for…”
“These are not the droids you’re looking for…”
Every so often there a band that no matter who tries to use them as an influence, they cannot be equalled. Gang of Four is one—and, alas we could use such an equal now.
Gang of Four performing "He'd Send in the Army" live in 1980. Footage from the film Urgh! A Music War. #PostPunk m.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9NR...
Gang Of Four - He'd Send In The Army (Live 1980) HQ
YouTube video by Monnya
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January 12, 2026 at 3:45 AM
Every so often there a band that no matter who tries to use them as an influence, they cannot be equalled. Gang of Four is one—and, alas we could use such an equal now.