Henning
@henningo.com
Almost Always Overwhelmed. Musician, Producer, Songwriter. My band is Gentle Hen, @gentlehen.bsky.social. I'm also a member of the Fawns, Mark Mulcahy band, and Polaris (Penny). I mostly post music stuff. All my links: https://rubwrongways.com/henning
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Henning
@henningo.com
· Nov 12
March of 2005, I had opened a show for Robyn Hitchcock at The Iron Horse in Northampton, MA. After, a group of us found our way to a nearby open mic. Left to right: Lloyd Cole, Robyn Hitchcock, Chris Collingwood, Me, and Brian Marchese. With Hitchcock at the helm...
Nice to hear the Breeders Cannonball on the radio just now.
January 9, 2026 at 5:10 PM
Nice to hear the Breeders Cannonball on the radio just now.
I just wrote out the liner notes for my next album, Almost Always Overwhelmed, which should be out in the beginning of March. It feels sort of real now.
January 9, 2026 at 2:37 PM
I just wrote out the liner notes for my next album, Almost Always Overwhelmed, which should be out in the beginning of March. It feels sort of real now.
It really all comes down to this:
A.I. doesn't care
A.I. doesn't care
January 7, 2026 at 3:59 PM
It really all comes down to this:
A.I. doesn't care
A.I. doesn't care
I'm listening to Candy Apple Grey for the first time in a while and I'm being reminded of just how many times I had this cassette going in my Walkman.
Angst.
Angst.
January 7, 2026 at 3:51 PM
I'm listening to Candy Apple Grey for the first time in a while and I'm being reminded of just how many times I had this cassette going in my Walkman.
Angst.
Angst.
XTC, Horsegirl, VU, Thomas Dolby, The Left Banke, Ultravox, Cate Le Bon, Buggles, Beths, Housemartins and more in 25 Songs for this Week. Playlist changes every Monday so follow! Have a great week! (apple link in thread):
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25 Songs for This Week
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January 5, 2026 at 1:34 PM
XTC, Horsegirl, VU, Thomas Dolby, The Left Banke, Ultravox, Cate Le Bon, Buggles, Beths, Housemartins and more in 25 Songs for this Week. Playlist changes every Monday so follow! Have a great week! (apple link in thread):
open.spotify.com/playlist/7fy...
open.spotify.com/playlist/7fy...
Every week we curate a playlist of 25 songs we wanna hear and think you might enjoy as well. This past week's is still available for two days. The first half is a real nice gentle calming entry into the new mysterious year. If you save/follow the list you can stay in the loop every Monday. Thanks!
Gang of Four, Yo La Tengo, Lush, Laurie Anderson, Steve Gunn, Richard Dawson, Deep Sea Diver, Wet Leg and more in 25 Songs for this Week. Playlist changes every Monday so follow! Have a great week! (apple link in thread):
open.spotify.com/playlist/7fy...
open.spotify.com/playlist/7fy...
25 Songs for This Week
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January 3, 2026 at 4:14 PM
Every week we curate a playlist of 25 songs we wanna hear and think you might enjoy as well. This past week's is still available for two days. The first half is a real nice gentle calming entry into the new mysterious year. If you save/follow the list you can stay in the loop every Monday. Thanks!
If A.I. is so smart it must know that I don't wanna get anymore emails about it. It just doesn't care.
"A.I. doesn't care"
Pass it around.
"A.I. doesn't care"
Pass it around.
December 30, 2025 at 11:32 PM
If A.I. is so smart it must know that I don't wanna get anymore emails about it. It just doesn't care.
"A.I. doesn't care"
Pass it around.
"A.I. doesn't care"
Pass it around.
Gang of Four, Yo La Tengo, Lush, Laurie Anderson, Steve Gunn, Richard Dawson, Deep Sea Diver, Wet Leg and more in 25 Songs for this Week. Playlist changes every Monday so follow! Have a great week! (apple link in thread):
open.spotify.com/playlist/7fy...
open.spotify.com/playlist/7fy...
25 Songs for This Week
open.spotify.com
December 29, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Gang of Four, Yo La Tengo, Lush, Laurie Anderson, Steve Gunn, Richard Dawson, Deep Sea Diver, Wet Leg and more in 25 Songs for this Week. Playlist changes every Monday so follow! Have a great week! (apple link in thread):
open.spotify.com/playlist/7fy...
open.spotify.com/playlist/7fy...
Reposted by Henning
Spent the past fifteen minutes or so inexplicably thinking of what a WKRP-inspired holiday movie would be.
December 27, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Spent the past fifteen minutes or so inexplicably thinking of what a WKRP-inspired holiday movie would be.
Do children from rich families that celebrate Christmas think they are better people than those less fortunate because Santa says he awards those who are good and not those who are bad and then he gives rich kids way more presents than poor kids?
December 23, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Do children from rich families that celebrate Christmas think they are better people than those less fortunate because Santa says he awards those who are good and not those who are bad and then he gives rich kids way more presents than poor kids?
Here Comes Christmas by Henning Ohlenbusch
YouTube video by rubwrongways
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December 23, 2025 at 1:25 PM
1/3 Do YOU have a non-holiday-themed album or song that evokes the season? I can't hear the opening guitar on the Yes album Going for the One without feeling that cozy, candle-lit, colored-lights-glowing-above-a-soft-living-room-carpet kind of memory that other traditional seasonal songs inspire.
December 22, 2025 at 6:35 PM
1/3 Do YOU have a non-holiday-themed album or song that evokes the season? I can't hear the opening guitar on the Yes album Going for the One without feeling that cozy, candle-lit, colored-lights-glowing-above-a-soft-living-room-carpet kind of memory that other traditional seasonal songs inspire.
10cc, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Cut Worms, Ladybug Transistor, Bay City Rollers, Sessa, Springwater, John Doe, Hanna Cohen and more in 25 Songs for this Week. Playlist changes every Monday so follow! Have a great week! (apple link in thread):
open.spotify.com/playlist/7fy...
open.spotify.com/playlist/7fy...
25 Songs for This Week
open.spotify.com
December 22, 2025 at 3:38 PM
10cc, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Cut Worms, Ladybug Transistor, Bay City Rollers, Sessa, Springwater, John Doe, Hanna Cohen and more in 25 Songs for this Week. Playlist changes every Monday so follow! Have a great week! (apple link in thread):
open.spotify.com/playlist/7fy...
open.spotify.com/playlist/7fy...
Every time you post or re-post realistic looking A.I. fake images, videos, or audio clips, you contribute to a world in which guilty parties can claim actual photo, video, audio proof is fake.
December 19, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Every time you post or re-post realistic looking A.I. fake images, videos, or audio clips, you contribute to a world in which guilty parties can claim actual photo, video, audio proof is fake.
How would the world be different if "Simon and Garfunkel" were called something different? Like "Paul and Art" or "The Autumn Leaves" or "Boulevard" or something.
(I know that they were called Tom and Jerry originally.)
(I know that they were called Tom and Jerry originally.)
December 18, 2025 at 3:19 PM
How would the world be different if "Simon and Garfunkel" were called something different? Like "Paul and Art" or "The Autumn Leaves" or "Boulevard" or something.
(I know that they were called Tom and Jerry originally.)
(I know that they were called Tom and Jerry originally.)
You ever watch House Hunters on HGTV? Ever think about how it's a modern day retelling of Goldilocks and the Three Bears mixed with The Three Little Pigs?
December 18, 2025 at 2:35 PM
You ever watch House Hunters on HGTV? Ever think about how it's a modern day retelling of Goldilocks and the Three Bears mixed with The Three Little Pigs?
Juliana Hatfield, Lloyd Cole, Dry Cleaning, XTC, Dylan, Floyd, REM, Love, ELO, Blondie, Big Star, Khruangbin and more in 25 Songs for this Week. Playlist changes every Monday so follow! Have a great week! (apple link in thread):
open.spotify.com/playlist/7fy...
open.spotify.com/playlist/7fy...
25 Songs for This Week
open.spotify.com
December 15, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Juliana Hatfield, Lloyd Cole, Dry Cleaning, XTC, Dylan, Floyd, REM, Love, ELO, Blondie, Big Star, Khruangbin and more in 25 Songs for this Week. Playlist changes every Monday so follow! Have a great week! (apple link in thread):
open.spotify.com/playlist/7fy...
open.spotify.com/playlist/7fy...
A.I. learning from A.I. learning from A.I. learning from A.I. learning from A.I. learning from A.I. learning from A.I. learning from A.I. learning from A.I. learning from A.I. learning from A.I. learning from A.I. learning from A.I. learning from A.I.
Point the mic right at the monitors
Point the mic right at the monitors
December 12, 2025 at 4:01 PM
A.I. learning from A.I. learning from A.I. learning from A.I. learning from A.I. learning from A.I. learning from A.I. learning from A.I. learning from A.I. learning from A.I. learning from A.I. learning from A.I. learning from A.I. learning from A.I.
Point the mic right at the monitors
Point the mic right at the monitors
Fragile is warmer, darker, and more comforting than The Yes Album which is more brittle and cool. I like both.
December 11, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Fragile is warmer, darker, and more comforting than The Yes Album which is more brittle and cool. I like both.
If they make their ads with A.I., what do they make the food out of?
December 9, 2025 at 4:30 PM
If they make their ads with A.I., what do they make the food out of?
where do you find the time
December 9, 2025 at 3:30 PM
where do you find the time
Buzzcocks, Nilsson, PJ Harvey, Ratboys, Water From Your Eyes, REM, illuminati hotties, Ultravox, Sharp Pins, Zombies and more in 25 Songs for this Week. Playlist changes every Monday so follow! Have a great week! (apple link in thread):
open.spotify.com/playlist/7fy...
open.spotify.com/playlist/7fy...
25 Songs for This Week
open.spotify.com
December 8, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Buzzcocks, Nilsson, PJ Harvey, Ratboys, Water From Your Eyes, REM, illuminati hotties, Ultravox, Sharp Pins, Zombies and more in 25 Songs for this Week. Playlist changes every Monday so follow! Have a great week! (apple link in thread):
open.spotify.com/playlist/7fy...
open.spotify.com/playlist/7fy...
A special thank you to those who just downloaded albums from my Bandcamp page on this #BandcampFriday! Seeing those emails come in is always a real boost.
henningohlenbusch.bandcamp.com
gentlehen.bandcamp.com
henningohlenbusch.bandcamp.com
gentlehen.bandcamp.com
Henning Ohlenbusch
Your friend and songwriter also found in the bands Gentle Hen, The Fawns, and Polaris.
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December 5, 2025 at 3:51 PM
A special thank you to those who just downloaded albums from my Bandcamp page on this #BandcampFriday! Seeing those emails come in is always a real boost.
henningohlenbusch.bandcamp.com
gentlehen.bandcamp.com
henningohlenbusch.bandcamp.com
gentlehen.bandcamp.com
Reposted by Henning
Two years ago today we released The Whole Point of the Trip. The songs began before and during the world-shutdown and we ended up with a collection of journeys off of the couch, onto the road, into the world and then back home again. The whole point of the trip (is to get back home)
(more...)
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The Whole Point of the Trip by Gentle Hen
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December 1, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Two years ago today we released The Whole Point of the Trip. The songs began before and during the world-shutdown and we ended up with a collection of journeys off of the couch, onto the road, into the world and then back home again. The whole point of the trip (is to get back home)
(more...)
(more...)
Here's a pre-holiday holiday song. Do you know anyone who curates playlists on the streaming services or radio stations? This song has withstood the test of time around these parts but could use a seasonal bump out in the big old cruel world.
Henning Ohlenbusch - Here Comes Christmas [Official video]
YouTube video by Henning Ohlenbusch
youtu.be
December 3, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Here's a pre-holiday holiday song. Do you know anyone who curates playlists on the streaming services or radio stations? This song has withstood the test of time around these parts but could use a seasonal bump out in the big old cruel world.