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Tim runs this. Tim is in HLLLYH, the NorCal art punk dayglo surprise music band. Tim is in Mae-Shi too. Tim talks about both bands here.

HLLLYH dates:

3/7 Bottom of the Hill SF

Email HLLLYH at hlllyhband@gmail.com.
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As a male in my 40s, I love being on podcasts more than anything. I got to talk about Billy Joel and get schooled on the Weakerthans in this episode.
Our new PODCAST is up! Featuring Tim Byron from the Mae Shi/HLLLYH

@hlllyh.bsky.social

Listen here:

spectrumculture.com/2025/11/04/e...
This is the real life house from the game Blue Prince.
February 6, 2026 at 5:37 AM
It’s true
You know what's a really good album that everyone's forgotten about? HLLLYH by The Mae Shi. We're not hurting for music about the book of Revelations, but this album is one of my favorites. www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUKA...
The Mae Shi - Run to Your Grave
YouTube video by gothamfusion
www.youtube.com
January 28, 2026 at 11:05 PM
I want him in chains. Naked, unwashed. No makeup. No hair products. Surrounded by bright lights. Disoriented and scared. I want everyone to see it. I want the photos to be public domain so Wikipedia can use them for his entry. I want them in the history books.
January 25, 2026 at 6:56 AM
Immigration is a fake problem. Abolish ICE.
January 24, 2026 at 6:59 PM
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On my blog I'm starting a series where I translate sections of Calvino's masterpiece Invisible Cities, a random city at a time.

Here's Zemrude.

www.joelcalahan.com/translation-...
Translation: from Invisible Cities, by Italo Calvino
Cities and Eyes. 2. It is the mood of the beholder that gives the city of Zemrude its form. If you pass by whistling, your nose gliding along in the air, you’ll come to know it from beneath: the wind...
www.joelcalahan.com
January 23, 2026 at 3:54 AM
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January 6, 2026 at 8:38 PM
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December 3, 2025 at 3:00 PM
We’ll take it
Albums that are juuust out of top ten

Wesley + The Boys - RNR Ruined My Life
YHWH Nailgun - 45 Pounds
Eraser - Hideout
Peer Pressure Zombies - Screen on the green
Editrix - The Big E
Pet Mosquito - Village Idiot
Smart Shoppers - Shop Among Us
HLLLYH - URUBURU
December 31, 2025 at 5:22 AM
Los Angeles, come celebrate the Smell’s 28th birthday with us this Friday!

www.thesmell.org/eventtickets...
December 29, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Thankless or not, we are stupidly committed to ensuring every HLLLYH b side is a transformative cover.
Sometimes I want to record cover songs, because I listen to the original and hear all these amazing things I wish they had done. But recording a wildly transformative cover is a thankless thing.
December 20, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Coming down to LA for a soon to be announced Jan 2 show!
December 17, 2025 at 6:18 AM
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Following up on the previous post... I've learned that The Mae-Shi recently reformed and then evolved into @hlllyh.bsky.social and are continuing to make utterly delightful noise pop:

youtu.be/ksv6mqUn8dk?...
HLLLYH - Flex It, Tagger [Official Video]
YouTube video by HLLLYH
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December 12, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Waiting for @dieworkwear.bsky.social to post that Ethan Hawk’s coat here is Good, Actually.
“I am so bored by AI. One of the things I love about the theatre is AI can’t do it.”

Ethan Hawke is a dude 👌🏻
December 10, 2025 at 6:03 PM
URUBURU is number 22 on Rosy Overdrive’s list of best albums of 2025! Thanks Rosy!
December 10, 2025 at 1:43 AM
@spectrumculture.bsky.social nuts and gum week, see?
December 4, 2025 at 11:17 PM
December 4, 2025 at 6:16 AM
Elliott Smith’s two major label albums are his two best albums.
November 21, 2025 at 3:49 AM
This is the easiest question. “Drift Away” by Dobie Gray
Question 8:
If you were in a situation where the only thing that could save a life was to successfully start a sing-a-long with a random group of strangers, what song are you belting?
November 20, 2025 at 4:41 AM
I still think about @themountaingoats.bsky.social’s review of the Strokes album “True Tales From the Un1verse” (at least that’s how I remember the name). I’m sad I never got to hear Julian C. rapping in German.
November 7, 2025 at 1:55 AM
My controversial take is that Zohran got 100k votes on the strength of his absolutely on-fire campaign logo. Vaguely Zabar, vaguely Yankees, vaguely Knicks/Mets. An all-timer.
November 5, 2025 at 7:10 PM
As a male in my 40s, I love being on podcasts more than anything. I got to talk about Billy Joel and get schooled on the Weakerthans in this episode.
Our new PODCAST is up! Featuring Tim Byron from the Mae Shi/HLLLYH

@hlllyh.bsky.social

Listen here:

spectrumculture.com/2025/11/04/e...
November 4, 2025 at 8:51 PM
RIP to one of the most magical sites on the internet. Truly the end of an era.
October 31, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Task is a good show but the music placement is constantly taking me out of it. Maeve has a Be Your Own Pet poster; the biker bar is playing Richard and Linda Thompson. Come on. Be serious.
October 27, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Made some new friends last night. If you can see Combat from Baltimore play, see Combat from Baltimore play. It’s a miracle this band exists, it’s like discovering a new molecule.
October 26, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Let’s all get together and buy American democracy at the dip.
October 26, 2025 at 8:05 PM