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the problem with nepotism isn't that its beneficiaries aren't necessarily talented, it's the inequality of opportunity for equally talented but less connected people
October 30, 2025 at 1:26 PM
the problem with nepotism isn't that its beneficiaries aren't necessarily talented, it's the inequality of opportunity for equally talented but less connected people
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she looks like the real thing
August 20, 2025 at 2:29 PM
she looks like the real thing
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home is where i want to be but i guess i’m already there
July 29, 2025 at 12:37 PM
home is where i want to be but i guess i’m already there
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must feel so good to shout "glastonbury" into a microphone. might try it later on a supermarket intercom
June 28, 2025 at 11:37 AM
must feel so good to shout "glastonbury" into a microphone. might try it later on a supermarket intercom
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do you guys have any idea how privileged and disconnected it sounds when you speak like this
June 22, 2025 at 11:21 PM
do you guys have any idea how privileged and disconnected it sounds when you speak like this
happy new music friday!! these are the new albums we’re listening to in the album club today—and when—including a new album from HAIM and also Benson Boone for some reason
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June 20, 2025 at 8:59 AM
happy new music friday!! these are the new albums we’re listening to in the album club today—and when—including a new album from HAIM and also Benson Boone for some reason
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he wanted her nachos
some might not know that Phoebe Bridgers used to act in commercials before her breakthrough, here she is eating nachos in a Taco Bell ad
June 18, 2025 at 2:21 PM
he wanted her nachos
today in the album club we’re listening to “Punisher” by Phoebe Bridgers to celebrate it turning 5. with its themes of isolation, existential dread, dissociation, and even the apocalypse, the album was a defining one for many during lockdown
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June 18, 2025 at 2:20 PM
today in the album club we’re listening to “Punisher” by Phoebe Bridgers to celebrate it turning 5. with its themes of isolation, existential dread, dissociation, and even the apocalypse, the album was a defining one for many during lockdown
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today in the album club we're listening to "Dummy" by Portishead, a seminal trip hop album that's widely credited with popularising the genre. let us know what you think of Dummy, do you have a physical copy yourself?
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June 17, 2025 at 1:55 PM
today in the album club we're listening to "Dummy" by Portishead, a seminal trip hop album that's widely credited with popularising the genre. let us know what you think of Dummy, do you have a physical copy yourself?
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today in the album club we’re listening to “The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill”, the only solo album by former Fugees member Lauryn Hill, and still one of only two hip-hop albums to win album of the year at the grammys (fuck the grammys)
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June 16, 2025 at 12:26 PM
today in the album club we’re listening to “The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill”, the only solo album by former Fugees member Lauryn Hill, and still one of only two hip-hop albums to win album of the year at the grammys (fuck the grammys)
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June 14, 2025 at 10:44 AM
happy new music friday!! these are the new albums we’re listening to in the album club today—and when—including the new album from King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard
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June 13, 2025 at 9:42 AM
happy new music friday!! these are the new albums we’re listening to in the album club today—and when—including the new album from King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard
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today in the album club we’re listening to “Sunflower” & “Surf’s Up” by The Beach Boys, two incredible albums that are unfairly overlooked. both albums were hugely influential & were the precursor to a number of styles, including shoegaze
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June 12, 2025 at 2:48 PM
today in the album club we’re listening to “Sunflower” & “Surf’s Up” by The Beach Boys, two incredible albums that are unfairly overlooked. both albums were hugely influential & were the precursor to a number of styles, including shoegaze
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open to any song recommendations suitable for our new playlist “LGBTQIA+ musicians you should listen to”
listen here: open.spotify.com/playlist/3kw...
listen here: open.spotify.com/playlist/3kw...
June 11, 2025 at 11:22 AM
open to any song recommendations suitable for our new playlist “LGBTQIA+ musicians you should listen to”
listen here: open.spotify.com/playlist/3kw...
listen here: open.spotify.com/playlist/3kw...
today in the album club we’re listening to “There's a Riot Goin' On” by Sly & The Family Stone; the album tackles many themes, including the civil rights movement, the black power movement, and police brutality. rest in power Sly Stone
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June 10, 2025 at 1:00 PM
today in the album club we’re listening to “There's a Riot Goin' On” by Sly & The Family Stone; the album tackles many themes, including the civil rights movement, the black power movement, and police brutality. rest in power Sly Stone
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“I want y'all to consider what kind of government it appears to be when every time we exercise our democratic right to protest, the military is deployed against us”—Doechii in her acceptance speech at the BET Awards
June 10, 2025 at 9:44 AM
“I want y'all to consider what kind of government it appears to be when every time we exercise our democratic right to protest, the military is deployed against us”—Doechii in her acceptance speech at the BET Awards
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musician Cat Power calls for Greta Thunberg & the other 11 activists from the Madleen freedom flotilla—who were illegally boarded and kidnapped by israel in international waters—to be freed
June 9, 2025 at 1:50 PM
musician Cat Power calls for Greta Thunberg & the other 11 activists from the Madleen freedom flotilla—who were illegally boarded and kidnapped by israel in international waters—to be freed
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Massive Attack show in Manchester (free Palestine)
June 8, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Massive Attack show in Manchester (free Palestine)
today in the album club we’re listening to “Brat” by Charli xcx to celebrate its one year anniversary
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June 7, 2025 at 10:24 AM
today in the album club we’re listening to “Brat” by Charli xcx to celebrate its one year anniversary
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marina & the diamonds’ rebrand is the music equivalent of X (formerly known as twitter). never once have i been able to talk about her without having to mention “& the diamonds” so people know who i’m talking about. what was she thinking
June 6, 2025 at 9:31 AM
marina & the diamonds’ rebrand is the music equivalent of X (formerly known as twitter). never once have i been able to talk about her without having to mention “& the diamonds” so people know who i’m talking about. what was she thinking