Harry Prenger
@harryprenger.bsky.social
Vinyl, coffee, pie. Your correspondent in the Netherlands. Published a Dutch book on British postpunk. Also Visual Vinyl: exhibition and book on records by visual artists.
Finally, a celebrity who speaks up.
"I Stand With The People Of Iran. I have been shocked by the continuous and merciless brutal response of the regime - and so deeply inspired by the extraordinary courage of all of the protesters."
- Peter Gabriel shared this on his Facebook page
"I Stand With The People Of Iran. I have been shocked by the continuous and merciless brutal response of the regime - and so deeply inspired by the extraordinary courage of all of the protesters."
- Peter Gabriel shared this on his Facebook page
January 29, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Finally, a celebrity who speaks up.
"I Stand With The People Of Iran. I have been shocked by the continuous and merciless brutal response of the regime - and so deeply inspired by the extraordinary courage of all of the protesters."
- Peter Gabriel shared this on his Facebook page
"I Stand With The People Of Iran. I have been shocked by the continuous and merciless brutal response of the regime - and so deeply inspired by the extraordinary courage of all of the protesters."
- Peter Gabriel shared this on his Facebook page
Teenage Jesus and the Jerks (Migraine Records, 1979) Vibe: anger, nihilism, performance-art energy. Super short tracks that feel more like statements than songs. A deliberately broken, hostile guitar tone.
Lydia Lunch, Jim Sclavunos (since decades a member of Nick Cave's Bad Seeds), Bradly Field.
Lydia Lunch, Jim Sclavunos (since decades a member of Nick Cave's Bad Seeds), Bradly Field.
January 29, 2026 at 1:52 PM
Teenage Jesus and the Jerks (Migraine Records, 1979) Vibe: anger, nihilism, performance-art energy. Super short tracks that feel more like statements than songs. A deliberately broken, hostile guitar tone.
Lydia Lunch, Jim Sclavunos (since decades a member of Nick Cave's Bad Seeds), Bradly Field.
Lydia Lunch, Jim Sclavunos (since decades a member of Nick Cave's Bad Seeds), Bradly Field.
I don’t know who Geoffrey Weiss is, but he definitely has an impressive record collection. "This whole row is New Zealand punk and new wave". Original Sun Ra, Alex Chilton, very rare punk, and pretty much everything else. Plus lots of anecdotes as well.
The Greatest Record Collector: Geoffrey Weiss
YouTube video by Noble Records
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January 26, 2026 at 2:18 PM
I don’t know who Geoffrey Weiss is, but he definitely has an impressive record collection. "This whole row is New Zealand punk and new wave". Original Sun Ra, Alex Chilton, very rare punk, and pretty much everything else. Plus lots of anecdotes as well.
One of the most striking albums of the ’90s, unfairly forgotten.
Every element here is utterly tense—vocals, guitars, drums—all on edge. A thrilling and profoundly inspiring listen. Imagine The Pop Group colliding with Captain Beefheart.
Old Time Relijun - Uterus And Fire (K Records 1999)
Every element here is utterly tense—vocals, guitars, drums—all on edge. A thrilling and profoundly inspiring listen. Imagine The Pop Group colliding with Captain Beefheart.
Old Time Relijun - Uterus And Fire (K Records 1999)
January 25, 2026 at 5:17 PM
One of the most striking albums of the ’90s, unfairly forgotten.
Every element here is utterly tense—vocals, guitars, drums—all on edge. A thrilling and profoundly inspiring listen. Imagine The Pop Group colliding with Captain Beefheart.
Old Time Relijun - Uterus And Fire (K Records 1999)
Every element here is utterly tense—vocals, guitars, drums—all on edge. A thrilling and profoundly inspiring listen. Imagine The Pop Group colliding with Captain Beefheart.
Old Time Relijun - Uterus And Fire (K Records 1999)
An interview with Thurston Moore about the truly remarkable book Now Jazz Now.
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The Strange World Of... Free Jazz & Improvised Music | The Quietus
Thurston Moore offers us ten points of entry into the wild, massive world of free jazz and improvised music
thequietus.com
January 24, 2026 at 1:35 PM
An interview with Thurston Moore about the truly remarkable book Now Jazz Now.
thequietus.com/interviews/s... @thequietus.com
thequietus.com/interviews/s... @thequietus.com
Happy 85th birthday, Neil Diamond.
My seventies idol, who infused my teenage years with a lasting musical melancholy, forever echoed in the self-confessional anthem ‘I Am… I Said’.
My seventies idol, who infused my teenage years with a lasting musical melancholy, forever echoed in the self-confessional anthem ‘I Am… I Said’.
January 24, 2026 at 11:45 AM
Happy 85th birthday, Neil Diamond.
My seventies idol, who infused my teenage years with a lasting musical melancholy, forever echoed in the self-confessional anthem ‘I Am… I Said’.
My seventies idol, who infused my teenage years with a lasting musical melancholy, forever echoed in the self-confessional anthem ‘I Am… I Said’.
The Wolfgang Press. Best 4AD band ever. And now "a new album in the pipeline", the second in 18 months.
Second pressing: The Wolfgang Press renew their lust for life: Interview
With a new album in the pipeline – the second in 18 months – slated for spring, The Wolfgang Press – cherished as one of 4AD’s longest-serving acts – are
louderthanwar.com
January 23, 2026 at 3:09 PM
The Wolfgang Press. Best 4AD band ever. And now "a new album in the pipeline", the second in 18 months.
Unboxing The Dead C.
Conceptual art pranksters from New Zealand since the late 80s. Album Rare Ravers (Badabing Records 2019).
The denial of the rock myth. Avant drones, improvised psych drones, repetition, resistance, boredom, the denial of rock as spectacle.
Conceptual art pranksters from New Zealand since the late 80s. Album Rare Ravers (Badabing Records 2019).
The denial of the rock myth. Avant drones, improvised psych drones, repetition, resistance, boredom, the denial of rock as spectacle.
Unboxing The Dead C album Rare Ravers.
YouTube video by Harry Prenger
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January 23, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Unboxing The Dead C.
Conceptual art pranksters from New Zealand since the late 80s. Album Rare Ravers (Badabing Records 2019).
The denial of the rock myth. Avant drones, improvised psych drones, repetition, resistance, boredom, the denial of rock as spectacle.
Conceptual art pranksters from New Zealand since the late 80s. Album Rare Ravers (Badabing Records 2019).
The denial of the rock myth. Avant drones, improvised psych drones, repetition, resistance, boredom, the denial of rock as spectacle.
This is how we want to hear it: no brute force, free jazz that breathes. What emerges is a singular musical cocktail—more than jazz alone, a journey of searching and, at the same time, of surrender. From this balance comes music that holds the ear in suspense. Jimmy Lyons - Other Afternoons (1969)
January 22, 2026 at 12:06 PM
This is how we want to hear it: no brute force, free jazz that breathes. What emerges is a singular musical cocktail—more than jazz alone, a journey of searching and, at the same time, of surrender. From this balance comes music that holds the ear in suspense. Jimmy Lyons - Other Afternoons (1969)
A blast from the past — this American 1970s police car still cruises around here sometimes.
January 20, 2026 at 2:20 PM
A blast from the past — this American 1970s police car still cruises around here sometimes.
Antonio Jobim - Wave. It moves with an easy rhythm, like a tropical summer breeze warm enough to go unnoticed at first. Beneath that mildness, something doesn’t quite align—ice cubes slower to melt than they should be, their quiet cold slightly out of step with a cocktail grown heavy in the heat.
January 19, 2026 at 10:19 AM
Antonio Jobim - Wave. It moves with an easy rhythm, like a tropical summer breeze warm enough to go unnoticed at first. Beneath that mildness, something doesn’t quite align—ice cubes slower to melt than they should be, their quiet cold slightly out of step with a cocktail grown heavy in the heat.
Gelezen @touwell.bsky.social ? archive.ph/uhzVT Stones net niet naar Rotterdam in 2026, reconstructie.
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January 18, 2026 at 1:18 PM
Gelezen @touwell.bsky.social ? archive.ph/uhzVT Stones net niet naar Rotterdam in 2026, reconstructie.
Gotta love an original US pressing, complete with authentic, battle-scarred American ring wear. Record’s fine and all, but Anthem of the Sun still wipes the floor with it.
January 18, 2026 at 12:07 PM
Gotta love an original US pressing, complete with authentic, battle-scarred American ring wear. Record’s fine and all, but Anthem of the Sun still wipes the floor with it.
Pro-Palestine celebrities Brian Eno, Massive Attack, Emma Stone, Javier Bardem, Mark Ruffalo, Billie Eilish, The Weeknd, Joaquin Phoenix, Jessica Chastain, Carice van Houten, Dua Lipa, Kim Gordon, Roger Waters, Caribou.
Your silence in the face of the protests in Iran is deafening.
Your silence in the face of the protests in Iran is deafening.
January 17, 2026 at 11:22 AM
Pro-Palestine celebrities Brian Eno, Massive Attack, Emma Stone, Javier Bardem, Mark Ruffalo, Billie Eilish, The Weeknd, Joaquin Phoenix, Jessica Chastain, Carice van Houten, Dua Lipa, Kim Gordon, Roger Waters, Caribou.
Your silence in the face of the protests in Iran is deafening.
Your silence in the face of the protests in Iran is deafening.
Hear, hear....
Rock and Role - The Visionary Songs of Peter Hammill and Van der Graaf Generator | Peter Hammill
Rock and Role - The Visionary Songs of Peter Hammill and Van der Graaf Generator. The definitive biography of one of music's great unsung heroes and one of progressive rock's most influential bands.
www.rockandrole.net
January 17, 2026 at 8:45 AM
Hear, hear....
A moment of calm in this hectic world. Experience a rare winter morning in Amsterdam, as fresh snow covers the canals and streets
Amsterdam in the Snow ❄️ a Rare Moment in Time
YouTube video by WonderJourneys
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January 16, 2026 at 6:25 PM
A moment of calm in this hectic world. Experience a rare winter morning in Amsterdam, as fresh snow covers the canals and streets
I’ve always had a soft spot for super catchy melodic dance pop that’s also really well made. Smart songs, sometimes with a bit of irony in the lyrics. The way Dua Lipa sings fit perfectly with that sleek disco-funk sound. A modern dance pop classic. A masterpiece. Dua Lipa - Future Nostalgia (2020)
January 16, 2026 at 1:57 PM
I’ve always had a soft spot for super catchy melodic dance pop that’s also really well made. Smart songs, sometimes with a bit of irony in the lyrics. The way Dua Lipa sings fit perfectly with that sleek disco-funk sound. A modern dance pop classic. A masterpiece. Dua Lipa - Future Nostalgia (2020)
Honora is an upcoming album by Red Hot Chilli Peppers bassplayer Flea. "The cover is a photograph of my mother in law, in Iran in late 60’s, the beautiful Shahin Badiyan. Shahin is a strong Persian woman, and the spirit of a free Iran lives in her heart." Featuring Nick Cave and Thom Yorke.
January 15, 2026 at 11:33 AM
Honora is an upcoming album by Red Hot Chilli Peppers bassplayer Flea. "The cover is a photograph of my mother in law, in Iran in late 60’s, the beautiful Shahin Badiyan. Shahin is a strong Persian woman, and the spirit of a free Iran lives in her heart." Featuring Nick Cave and Thom Yorke.
The Collective was a real banger, and Kim Gordon isn’t slowing down. She’s back in March with a new album, Play Me. Here’s a preview.
PLAY ME, by Kim Gordon
12 track album
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January 15, 2026 at 10:25 AM
The Collective was a real banger, and Kim Gordon isn’t slowing down. She’s back in March with a new album, Play Me. Here’s a preview.
Back when Thurston Moore and Kim Gordon of Sonic Youth were still together, this record came into being. Kim did the cover art; Thurston lets the guitar run wild. A surge of drones, and feedback—sometimes hypnotically monotone. Flipped Out Bride (2006). 500 hand-numbered copies.
January 14, 2026 at 1:35 PM
Back when Thurston Moore and Kim Gordon of Sonic Youth were still together, this record came into being. Kim did the cover art; Thurston lets the guitar run wild. A surge of drones, and feedback—sometimes hypnotically monotone. Flipped Out Bride (2006). 500 hand-numbered copies.
The Television frontman died in 2023, leaving behind boxes of music and notebooks that are now headed to the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/09/a...
(without paywall read the story here archive.ph/jhqwr)
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/09/a...
(without paywall read the story here archive.ph/jhqwr)
Tom Verlaine Was a Mystery. His Archives Reveal More of His Story.
www.nytimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 12:57 PM
The Television frontman died in 2023, leaving behind boxes of music and notebooks that are now headed to the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/09/a...
(without paywall read the story here archive.ph/jhqwr)
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/09/a...
(without paywall read the story here archive.ph/jhqwr)
From left to right: the organizer (of the Joy Division Control film premiere and accompanying signing session), Anton Corbijn, and me. Aachen, Germany.
January 12, 2026 at 11:19 AM
From left to right: the organizer (of the Joy Division Control film premiere and accompanying signing session), Anton Corbijn, and me. Aachen, Germany.
A clear and insightful article about the current situation in Iran @theatlantic.com
Is the Iranian Regime About to Collapse?
Five conditions determine whether revolutions succeed. For the first time since 1979, Iran meets nearly all of them.
www.theatlantic.com
January 12, 2026 at 9:30 AM
A clear and insightful article about the current situation in Iran @theatlantic.com