Jason Isaac
@jasonisaacdrums.bsky.social
Jazz / funk / rock drummer of little renown in New York City, professional radio guy with WNYC, and host of the Crescent City Connection on WFMU's Rock'n'Soul Radio stream. Let's go Mets!
Also on Mastodon: https://heads.social/@jasonisaacdrums
Also on Mastodon: https://heads.social/@jasonisaacdrums
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Watching the rest of the world's leaders face consequences
February 19, 2026 at 1:43 PM
Watching the rest of the world's leaders face consequences
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Happy Irma Thomas' birthday. Not a national holiday. YET.
Irma Thomas "Anyone Who Knows What Love Is"
YouTube video by NRRArchives2
youtu.be
February 19, 2026 at 12:42 AM
Happy Irma Thomas' birthday. Not a national holiday. YET.
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Monogram Hunters under the bridge yesterday
February 18, 2026 at 1:05 PM
Monogram Hunters under the bridge yesterday
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It's Good To Be King - Louis Armstrong's Zulu float rolls. Happy Mardi Gras wherever you are!
February 17, 2026 at 6:09 PM
It's Good To Be King - Louis Armstrong's Zulu float rolls. Happy Mardi Gras wherever you are!
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douglas adams was our most accurate futurist
We are at an airport restaurant. A robot just drove up to us with our food, said, "Hi! Here I am!" and then drove away with our food.
February 15, 2026 at 10:10 PM
douglas adams was our most accurate futurist
On the last weekend before Mardi Gras, the Crescent City Connection presents the music of the Mardi Gras Indians of New Orleans. Won't Bow Down! Today at 10am eastern on WFMU's Rock'n'Soul Radio stream.
wfmu.org/playlists/shows/161266
@wfmu.bsky.social / @wfmurocknsoulradio.bsky.social /#WFMU
wfmu.org/playlists/shows/161266
@wfmu.bsky.social / @wfmurocknsoulradio.bsky.social /#WFMU
Won't Bow Down - Music of the Mardi Gras Indians : The Crescent City Connection with Jason Isaac
Audio & playlist from February 14, 2026
wfmu.org
February 14, 2026 at 2:41 PM
On the last weekend before Mardi Gras, the Crescent City Connection presents the music of the Mardi Gras Indians of New Orleans. Won't Bow Down! Today at 10am eastern on WFMU's Rock'n'Soul Radio stream.
wfmu.org/playlists/shows/161266
@wfmu.bsky.social / @wfmurocknsoulradio.bsky.social /#WFMU
wfmu.org/playlists/shows/161266
@wfmu.bsky.social / @wfmurocknsoulradio.bsky.social /#WFMU
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Saturday Feb 14 RnS Notes 📝
❤️ Crescent City Connection w/ @jasonisaacdrums.bsky.social Won't Bow Down: A Mardi Gras Indians Special 10AM ET
❤️ Drop In Presents - "Sunken Ling's Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!" 6PM ET
#wfmu @wfmu.bsky.social #wfmurocknsoulradio @fatherflot.bsky.social #dropin
❤️ Crescent City Connection w/ @jasonisaacdrums.bsky.social Won't Bow Down: A Mardi Gras Indians Special 10AM ET
❤️ Drop In Presents - "Sunken Ling's Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!" 6PM ET
#wfmu @wfmu.bsky.social #wfmurocknsoulradio @fatherflot.bsky.social #dropin
February 14, 2026 at 2:37 PM
Saturday Feb 14 RnS Notes 📝
❤️ Crescent City Connection w/ @jasonisaacdrums.bsky.social Won't Bow Down: A Mardi Gras Indians Special 10AM ET
❤️ Drop In Presents - "Sunken Ling's Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!" 6PM ET
#wfmu @wfmu.bsky.social #wfmurocknsoulradio @fatherflot.bsky.social #dropin
❤️ Crescent City Connection w/ @jasonisaacdrums.bsky.social Won't Bow Down: A Mardi Gras Indians Special 10AM ET
❤️ Drop In Presents - "Sunken Ling's Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!" 6PM ET
#wfmu @wfmu.bsky.social #wfmurocknsoulradio @fatherflot.bsky.social #dropin
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Today on WFMU: On The Crescent City Connection with Jason Isaac (Rock'n'Soul Radio stream), Won't Bow Down: A Mardi Gras Indians Special. The Crescent City Connection is takin' it to the streets with our third annual Mardi Gras Indians special. (10 a.m. ET).
Upcoming Special Programs on WFMU
www.wfmu.org
February 14, 2026 at 1:15 PM
Today on WFMU: On The Crescent City Connection with Jason Isaac (Rock'n'Soul Radio stream), Won't Bow Down: A Mardi Gras Indians Special. The Crescent City Connection is takin' it to the streets with our third annual Mardi Gras Indians special. (10 a.m. ET).
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Yet another project from Mark Zuckerberg causes disastrous and entirely predictable outcomes.
(See also my warning awhile back, "Ditch the spy glasses and shun the Zuckholes": buttondown.com/creativegood... )
(See also my warning awhile back, "Ditch the spy glasses and shun the Zuckholes": buttondown.com/creativegood... )
We all need to take a lesson from the treatment of Glassholes.
A Creepy New Device Is Spreading Across School Campuses. Students Are Being Harassed. Teachers Are Sounding the Alarm.
“Everyone has accepted the reality that the second you step outside, you waive your right to privacy.”
slate.com
February 12, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Yet another project from Mark Zuckerberg causes disastrous and entirely predictable outcomes.
(See also my warning awhile back, "Ditch the spy glasses and shun the Zuckholes": buttondown.com/creativegood... )
(See also my warning awhile back, "Ditch the spy glasses and shun the Zuckholes": buttondown.com/creativegood... )
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After a trial over the last few years, Ireland has launched a permanent scheme giving a basic income of €325 a week for artists.
2,000 will be eligible, and successful recipients will be chosen at random from applicants, who must be "professional artists" (definition tbc).
2,000 will be eligible, and successful recipients will be chosen at random from applicants, who must be "professional artists" (definition tbc).
Ireland announces scheme to provide basic income for artists
The Basic Income for Artists (BIA) project is believed to be the first permanent one of its kind in the world.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 11, 2026 at 2:16 PM
After a trial over the last few years, Ireland has launched a permanent scheme giving a basic income of €325 a week for artists.
2,000 will be eligible, and successful recipients will be chosen at random from applicants, who must be "professional artists" (definition tbc).
2,000 will be eligible, and successful recipients will be chosen at random from applicants, who must be "professional artists" (definition tbc).
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insane to be reporting this stuff with a straight face. like what are we doing here man
February 11, 2026 at 10:59 PM
insane to be reporting this stuff with a straight face. like what are we doing here man
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Rest in peace, Andrew ‘The Clobberer’ Ranken, drummer and founding member of The Pogues.
February 11, 2026 at 8:33 PM
Rest in peace, Andrew ‘The Clobberer’ Ranken, drummer and founding member of The Pogues.
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📻 Coming up on Rock'N'Soul: “The Crescent City Connection” from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM ET
https://wfmu.org/playlists/N0
https://wfmu.org/playlists/N0
February 7, 2026 at 2:53 PM
📻 Coming up on Rock'N'Soul: “The Crescent City Connection” from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM ET
https://wfmu.org/playlists/N0
https://wfmu.org/playlists/N0
This weekend on the Crescent City Connection: with only ten days to go until Mardi Gras, I'm bringing you an hour of carnival classics! Join me for the sounds of the season, Saturday morning at 10am on @WFMU's Rock'n'Soul Radio stream!
wfmu.org/playlists/shows/160979
@wfmu.bsky.social / #WFMU
wfmu.org/playlists/shows/160979
@wfmu.bsky.social / #WFMU
Carnival Classics : The Crescent City Connection with Jason Isaac
Audio & playlist from February 7, 2026
wfmu.org
February 7, 2026 at 4:20 AM
This weekend on the Crescent City Connection: with only ten days to go until Mardi Gras, I'm bringing you an hour of carnival classics! Join me for the sounds of the season, Saturday morning at 10am on @WFMU's Rock'n'Soul Radio stream!
wfmu.org/playlists/shows/160979
@wfmu.bsky.social / #WFMU
wfmu.org/playlists/shows/160979
@wfmu.bsky.social / #WFMU
There's still time left to check out The Wild Koba on Bandcamp Friday! I co-produced and played drums on the album.
It's Bandcamp Friday! If you're looking for some cool music, check me out:
wildkobamusic.bandcamp.com
Free with the codes below! Holla if you use one!
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wildkobamusic.bandcamp.com
Free with the codes below! Holla if you use one!
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Hesitate. Seem Sorry., by The Wild Koba
4 track album
wildkobamusic.bandcamp.com
February 7, 2026 at 1:46 AM
There's still time left to check out The Wild Koba on Bandcamp Friday! I co-produced and played drums on the album.
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Props to Mamdani for highlighting one of the 10 or so most significant people ever to call New York City home. A mayor who cares about art & history—what a trip.
Last weekend I visited the Louis Armstrong House museum in Corona, Queens, where he lived with his wife Lucille for nearly 30 years.
What a gift to walk through a home where so much joy, genius and soul lived on!
What a gift to walk through a home where so much joy, genius and soul lived on!
February 6, 2026 at 7:38 PM
Props to Mamdani for highlighting one of the 10 or so most significant people ever to call New York City home. A mayor who cares about art & history—what a trip.
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"Twitter is cooking their brains" theory looking pretty strong
Trump job approval rating by news platform
🟢 Twitter/X: +9
🔴 Facebook: -7
🔴 Cable TV: -10
🔴 Podcasts/YouTube: -14
🔴 Local TV: -17
🔴 Instagram: -21
🔴 Broadcast TV: -28
🔴 TikTok: -28
🔴 Newspapers/news sites: -33
🔴 Reddit: -40
www.theargumentmag.com/p/twitter-is...
🟢 Twitter/X: +9
🔴 Facebook: -7
🔴 Cable TV: -10
🔴 Podcasts/YouTube: -14
🔴 Local TV: -17
🔴 Instagram: -21
🔴 Broadcast TV: -28
🔴 TikTok: -28
🔴 Newspapers/news sites: -33
🔴 Reddit: -40
www.theargumentmag.com/p/twitter-is...
February 6, 2026 at 1:15 PM
"Twitter is cooking their brains" theory looking pretty strong
I'm back on the drums tonight with Dark Streets! Two big sets of songs by the Pogues and more from 7:30 to 10pm at Paddy Reilly's Music Bar in NYC. No cover!
February 5, 2026 at 7:13 PM
I'm back on the drums tonight with Dark Streets! Two big sets of songs by the Pogues and more from 7:30 to 10pm at Paddy Reilly's Music Bar in NYC. No cover!
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Striking paper from researchers at Anthropic using a randomised control trial to look at the effects of AI use on skills acquisition.
TL:DR ‘We found that using AI assistance led to a statistically significant decrease in mastery.’
www.anthropic.com/research/AI-...
TL:DR ‘We found that using AI assistance led to a statistically significant decrease in mastery.’
www.anthropic.com/research/AI-...
February 4, 2026 at 7:47 AM
Striking paper from researchers at Anthropic using a randomised control trial to look at the effects of AI use on skills acquisition.
TL:DR ‘We found that using AI assistance led to a statistically significant decrease in mastery.’
www.anthropic.com/research/AI-...
TL:DR ‘We found that using AI assistance led to a statistically significant decrease in mastery.’
www.anthropic.com/research/AI-...
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Has a reporter ever responded to something like this with a straight up "what is wrong with you dude?!" What would happen?
KAITLAN COLLINS: What would say to Epstein survivo---
TRUMP: You are so bad. You are the worst report. No wonder CNN has no ratings. She's a young woman. I don't think I've ever seen you smile. They should be ashamed of you.
TRUMP: You are so bad. You are the worst report. No wonder CNN has no ratings. She's a young woman. I don't think I've ever seen you smile. They should be ashamed of you.
February 3, 2026 at 11:52 PM
Has a reporter ever responded to something like this with a straight up "what is wrong with you dude?!" What would happen?
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drag, the upcoming أحمد [AHMED] shows in brooklyn got cancelled (with no mention of rescheduling). www.fouroneoneprojects.org/events/ahmed
![CANCELLED: 127
[AHMED] IN RESIDENCE
February 19, 2026-February 21, 2026 at 8:00 PM
ShapeShifter
837 Union St.
Brooklyn, NY 11215
We're sorry to share disappointing news with the
many fans of daal [Ahmed]: due to unexpected
circumstances, the band members are unable to
travel to the U.S. this February. All tickets
purchased for these performances will be fully
refunded. We and the band are deeply grateful for
the enthusiasm and support shown for these
shows, and we share in your disappointment. We
hope you'll join us for other upcoming programs
in 2026, and we look forward to welcoming you
then.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:fqx46md74csov2hoaspit3o3/bafkreibgzvarspshckowv6xizv7w2oondsrhxrz4jk3ln6f5w7nvh4qwme@jpeg)
February 2, 2026 at 4:34 PM
drag, the upcoming أحمد [AHMED] shows in brooklyn got cancelled (with no mention of rescheduling). www.fouroneoneprojects.org/events/ahmed
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Wow, do you think this “unprecedented, behind-the-scenes look into Universal Music Group's vaults” will mention the time a UMG music vault burned down, destroying hundreds of thousands of master recordings, and the company covered it up?
February 1, 2026 at 4:06 AM
Wow, do you think this “unprecedented, behind-the-scenes look into Universal Music Group's vaults” will mention the time a UMG music vault burned down, destroying hundreds of thousands of master recordings, and the company covered it up?