Jason Brow
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Music fan. Words at Creem, Treble, Metal Hammer, Bandcamp Daily, People, Us Weekly, New Noise, HL | newsletter openupandread.com
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Yesterday Ekko Astral announced our second album with a lead single called “lil xan goes to washington”
Today I reveal why we wrote a story about Lil Xan: it was a nickname I went by with my close friends before I transitioned.
Here is the most vulnerable thing I’ve ever written. Hope you read.
Today I reveal why we wrote a story about Lil Xan: it was a nickname I went by with my close friends before I transitioned.
Here is the most vulnerable thing I’ve ever written. Hope you read.
How Lil Xan taught me to love an end to all things.
On the lead single for “the beltway is burning,” Ekko Astral’s second album.
medium.com
February 12, 2026 at 1:49 PM
Yesterday Ekko Astral announced our second album with a lead single called “lil xan goes to washington”
Today I reveal why we wrote a story about Lil Xan: it was a nickname I went by with my close friends before I transitioned.
Here is the most vulnerable thing I’ve ever written. Hope you read.
Today I reveal why we wrote a story about Lil Xan: it was a nickname I went by with my close friends before I transitioned.
Here is the most vulnerable thing I’ve ever written. Hope you read.
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Happy Black History Month to doom metal band Vagina Witchcraft
February 8, 2026 at 1:43 AM
Happy Black History Month to doom metal band Vagina Witchcraft
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"Undoubtedly the most revered beatmaker in hip-hop’s five-decade history, James Dewitt Yancey - better known as J Dilla or Jay Dee - is one of those rare musical talents that forever alters the direction of not only his chosen genre, but popular music as a whole."
“Every producer bows down to Dilla, whether they like it or not”: How J Dilla and his MPC changed beatmaking forever
20 years on from his untimely passing, we decode the genius of the revered producer that redefined rhythm as we know it
www.musicradar.com
February 12, 2026 at 4:00 AM
"Undoubtedly the most revered beatmaker in hip-hop’s five-decade history, James Dewitt Yancey - better known as J Dilla or Jay Dee - is one of those rare musical talents that forever alters the direction of not only his chosen genre, but popular music as a whole."
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For folks in the DMV area! @ekkoastral.bsky.social release day in-store performance at @byrdlandrecords.bsky.social! Gonna be special.
Though we do insist you visit your local record store irl, you can pre-order the D.C.-exclusive LP variant through them ~ shop.byrdlandrecords.com/ekko-astral-...
Though we do insist you visit your local record store irl, you can pre-order the D.C.-exclusive LP variant through them ~ shop.byrdlandrecords.com/ekko-astral-...
February 11, 2026 at 10:57 PM
For folks in the DMV area! @ekkoastral.bsky.social release day in-store performance at @byrdlandrecords.bsky.social! Gonna be special.
Though we do insist you visit your local record store irl, you can pre-order the D.C.-exclusive LP variant through them ~ shop.byrdlandrecords.com/ekko-astral-...
Though we do insist you visit your local record store irl, you can pre-order the D.C.-exclusive LP variant through them ~ shop.byrdlandrecords.com/ekko-astral-...
@imgarysuarez.bsky.social Canadian zombie wrestler movie.
Enter The Zombie King | Full Horror Comedy Movie - Jules Delorme, Jennifer Thom
YouTube video by Vortex Media
youtu.be
February 10, 2026 at 9:00 PM
@imgarysuarez.bsky.social Canadian zombie wrestler movie.
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This season on CABBAGES, we're watching wrestling movies. This week's episode is no exception. www.cabbageshiphop.com/podcast-dark...
Podcast: 'Dark Match' With Len Bowen
The Winnipeg rap veteran discusses his fellow Canuck's role in this wrestling tournament nightmare set in the 1980s.
www.cabbageshiphop.com
February 10, 2026 at 8:40 PM
This season on CABBAGES, we're watching wrestling movies. This week's episode is no exception. www.cabbageshiphop.com/podcast-dark...
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A playlist and some words about why music writing matters. (Plus, a photo of my teenage bedroom. I have not changed.) anniezaleski.substack.com/p/music-writ...
February 8, 2026 at 5:11 PM
A playlist and some words about why music writing matters. (Plus, a photo of my teenage bedroom. I have not changed.) anniezaleski.substack.com/p/music-writ...
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Why can't everyone be this useful when it comes to trying to find the video of Steve Doocy (it maybe Brian Kilmeade) asking Tommy Dreamer and Rob Van Dam to toss his salad on Fox and Friends?!?!?
February 10, 2026 at 3:02 AM
Why can't everyone be this useful when it comes to trying to find the video of Steve Doocy (it maybe Brian Kilmeade) asking Tommy Dreamer and Rob Van Dam to toss his salad on Fox and Friends?!?!?
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Snuck it in right before the deadline, here's my entry to Tiny Desk 2026: an easy-to-learn protest song that I hope is useful to folks on the ground protecting their neighbors and fighting fascists.
Evan Greer - "You Will Have to Come Through Us" [Tiny Desk 2026]
YouTube video by Evan Greer
www.youtube.com
February 10, 2026 at 12:54 AM
Snuck it in right before the deadline, here's my entry to Tiny Desk 2026: an easy-to-learn protest song that I hope is useful to folks on the ground protecting their neighbors and fighting fascists.
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“I’m mad I can’t understand Bad Bunny’s lyrics because they’re not in English”
my brother millions of metalheads around the world have been happily listening to incomprehensible Finnish shrieks and Japanese death grunts since we were teens, you’re just boring and racist
my brother millions of metalheads around the world have been happily listening to incomprehensible Finnish shrieks and Japanese death grunts since we were teens, you’re just boring and racist
February 9, 2026 at 5:46 AM
“I’m mad I can’t understand Bad Bunny’s lyrics because they’re not in English”
my brother millions of metalheads around the world have been happily listening to incomprehensible Finnish shrieks and Japanese death grunts since we were teens, you’re just boring and racist
my brother millions of metalheads around the world have been happily listening to incomprehensible Finnish shrieks and Japanese death grunts since we were teens, you’re just boring and racist
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i wrote about watching bad bunny's super bowl halftime show (preceded by months of people arguing over bad bunny's super bowl halftime show) www.vulture.com/article/bad-...
Bad Bunny Made MAGA Look Stupid
He refused to let a baseless culture war over his halftime show be the story.
www.vulture.com
February 9, 2026 at 6:34 PM
i wrote about watching bad bunny's super bowl halftime show (preceded by months of people arguing over bad bunny's super bowl halftime show) www.vulture.com/article/bad-...
Speeball has the right idea. If you're getting pineapple, throw some jalapeño on it, too.
Grab yourself a slice for #NationalPizzaDay and hear AEW stars weigh in on what goes into good pizza! 🍕
February 9, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Speeball has the right idea. If you're getting pineapple, throw some jalapeño on it, too.
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This new Cartoon record is a bonafide face-melter. Rock music for the freaks. humanheadstonepresents.bandcamp.com/album/theatr...
Theatre Of The Absoid, by Cartoon
6 track album
humanheadstonepresents.bandcamp.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:05 AM
This new Cartoon record is a bonafide face-melter. Rock music for the freaks. humanheadstonepresents.bandcamp.com/album/theatr...
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combing through the epstein emails to see if he ever emailed strongbad
February 9, 2026 at 12:55 AM
combing through the epstein emails to see if he ever emailed strongbad
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I have yet to see any evidence that there is a market for AI-generated books outside of people being tricked into thinking they are not AI-generated books. AKA, it is a project of scamming and deceiving people, and really should be treated as fraud
February 8, 2026 at 6:55 PM
I have yet to see any evidence that there is a market for AI-generated books outside of people being tricked into thinking they are not AI-generated books. AKA, it is a project of scamming and deceiving people, and really should be treated as fraud
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JD Vance getting booed, as called around the world (auto transcribed & translated, mostly):
February 8, 2026 at 6:33 AM
JD Vance getting booed, as called around the world (auto transcribed & translated, mostly):
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oh yessiree, here's a rundown of everything new on The Tonearm from the past week (including today's brilliant podcast episode featuring Lawrence English) — and Blake Leyh tells us all about his beautiful new EP, Satie et Les Oiseaux
(click) → www.thetonearm.com/r/bd537506?m...
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The Multi-Horn Prophet
This week on The Tonearm: SML, Christopher Hoffman, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, and more. Plus, Blake Leyh tells us about listening to birdsongs in Hawai'i.
www.thetonearm.com
February 8, 2026 at 7:07 PM
oh yessiree, here's a rundown of everything new on The Tonearm from the past week (including today's brilliant podcast episode featuring Lawrence English) — and Blake Leyh tells us all about his beautiful new EP, Satie et Les Oiseaux
(click) → www.thetonearm.com/r/bd537506?m...
(click) → www.thetonearm.com/r/bd537506?m...
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I would never argue all self-publishing is bad, but I realized years ago that Amazon designed KDP for exactly this purpose: to incentivize people to adopt new tech to churn out more slop titles in a clear attack on the publishing industry with little regard for readers or even the writers themselves
“If I can generate a book in a day, and you need six months to write a book, who’s going to win the race?” God this is bleak
The New Fabio Is Claude
www.nytimes.com
February 8, 2026 at 6:06 PM
I would never argue all self-publishing is bad, but I realized years ago that Amazon designed KDP for exactly this purpose: to incentivize people to adopt new tech to churn out more slop titles in a clear attack on the publishing industry with little regard for readers or even the writers themselves
As a beleaguered Cardinals fan (who hate watched his team after cursing them*), Tricia's enthusiasm has been the only joy I felt this season.
So, even as they are my divisional rival**, go Seahawks.
So, even as they are my divisional rival**, go Seahawks.
omg I might be freaaaaking out
February 8, 2026 at 5:55 AM
As a beleaguered Cardinals fan (who hate watched his team after cursing them*), Tricia's enthusiasm has been the only joy I felt this season.
So, even as they are my divisional rival**, go Seahawks.
So, even as they are my divisional rival**, go Seahawks.
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Today’s vibe:
February 8, 2026 at 1:39 AM
Today’s vibe:
For insight as to how incredible and inexplicable it is for Lindsey Vonn to be competing right now, my friend and colleague Lanae shared this.
I Suffered The Same Grueling ACL Injury As Lindsey Vonn. Here's How Awful It Really Is
Vonn is set to ski in the 2026 Olympic games in Milano Cortina for Team USA.
runningwiththestars.substack.com
February 8, 2026 at 12:48 AM
For insight as to how incredible and inexplicable it is for Lindsey Vonn to be competing right now, my friend and colleague Lanae shared this.
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Austin Lunn shared a surprise new Panopticon split with Uprising and commented on removing his black metal project’s music from Spotify
Panopticon Shares Surprise New Split With Uprising, Comments On Removing Music From Spotify
Last year, Panopticon released the folk album Laurentian Blue and the black metal album Songs Of Hiraeth. The final installment of the trilogy called Det Hjemsøkte Hjertet is coming soon, but on Frida...
stereogum.com
February 7, 2026 at 7:07 PM
Austin Lunn shared a surprise new Panopticon split with Uprising and commented on removing his black metal project’s music from Spotify