Jason Finch
@jasonpfinch.bsky.social
Turku-based academic (Prof. of English, Åbo Akademi U). Londoner; St Louis fan; Estophile. Books, cities, trams, metros, weird old cars, jazz, blues, hip-hop, THFC, England cricket, STL Cards.
Nuts album. Punk as hell.
#5debutalbums1014
youtu.be/YLMEOoO5TQk?...
Death Grips, 'I've Seen Footage' from The Money Store (2012)
#5debutalbums1014
youtu.be/YLMEOoO5TQk?...
Death Grips, 'I've Seen Footage' from The Money Store (2012)
Death Grips - I’ve Seen Footage [가사/한글자막/해석]
YouTube video by 현장검거
youtu.be
November 7, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Nuts album. Punk as hell.
#5debutalbums1014
youtu.be/YLMEOoO5TQk?...
Death Grips, 'I've Seen Footage' from The Money Store (2012)
#5debutalbums1014
youtu.be/YLMEOoO5TQk?...
Death Grips, 'I've Seen Footage' from The Money Store (2012)
It shouldn’t be forgotten that a big piece of Mamdani’s campaign was simply “cities are cool and lots of people enjoy living in them” which in and of itself dismantles alot of rightwing talking points
November 7, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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This person took this when they called the race
November 5, 2025 at 6:07 AM
This person took this when they called the race
Reposted by Jason Finch
Fine finch.
The Male Hawfinch ~ It is the largest finch in the UK. It is larger than other finches and is distinguished by its powerful, thick bill and large head and neck ~ Picture taken at Fforestganol ~ South Wales 🦉🪶 #birdingWales #ukbirding #birds #finches #naturetherapy #wildlife #ukwildlife #bluesky
November 5, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Fine finch.
Class in a glass. Can't see this missing my #5debutalbums1014.
Mike and Jaime are a killer combination.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=aES4...
Run the Jewels, 'Get It' from Run the Jewels (2013)
Mike and Jaime are a killer combination.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=aES4...
Run the Jewels, 'Get It' from Run the Jewels (2013)
Run The Jewels - Get It (Official Music Video from Run The Jewels)
YouTube video by RunTheJewels
m.youtube.com
November 1, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Class in a glass. Can't see this missing my #5debutalbums1014.
Mike and Jaime are a killer combination.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=aES4...
Run the Jewels, 'Get It' from Run the Jewels (2013)
Mike and Jaime are a killer combination.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=aES4...
Run the Jewels, 'Get It' from Run the Jewels (2013)
Quality stuff.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=y14F...
#5debutalbums1014
Frank Ocean, 'Sweet Life' from Channel Orange (2012)
m.youtube.com/watch?v=y14F...
#5debutalbums1014
Frank Ocean, 'Sweet Life' from Channel Orange (2012)
Sweet Life
YouTube video by Frank Ocean - Topic
m.youtube.com
October 31, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Quality stuff.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=y14F...
#5debutalbums1014
Frank Ocean, 'Sweet Life' from Channel Orange (2012)
m.youtube.com/watch?v=y14F...
#5debutalbums1014
Frank Ocean, 'Sweet Life' from Channel Orange (2012)
An incredibly ambitious debut and, incredibly, she pulls it off. Shades of the White Album and the Boos' Giant Steps alongside Prince and (here) Eddie Hazel/-era Funkadelic.
youtu.be/jLSEYYazmKc?...
#5debutalbums1014
Janelle Monáe, 'Mushrooms and Roses' from The ArchAndroid.
A near-cert for me.
youtu.be/jLSEYYazmKc?...
#5debutalbums1014
Janelle Monáe, 'Mushrooms and Roses' from The ArchAndroid.
A near-cert for me.
Mushrooms & Roses
YouTube video by Janelle Monáe - Topic
youtu.be
October 29, 2025 at 5:25 PM
An incredibly ambitious debut and, incredibly, she pulls it off. Shades of the White Album and the Boos' Giant Steps alongside Prince and (here) Eddie Hazel/-era Funkadelic.
youtu.be/jLSEYYazmKc?...
#5debutalbums1014
Janelle Monáe, 'Mushrooms and Roses' from The ArchAndroid.
A near-cert for me.
youtu.be/jLSEYYazmKc?...
#5debutalbums1014
Janelle Monáe, 'Mushrooms and Roses' from The ArchAndroid.
A near-cert for me.
Remembering the great Prunella Scales (1932-2025).
October 28, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Remembering the great Prunella Scales (1932-2025).
Reposted by Jason Finch
“Nothing ever dies; everything is infinite. We've been taught a watered-down version of what ’time and space’ is, that we're in a three-dimensional reality, which we are not. We're in a multidimensional reality”.
Onwards / Upwards to the great Jack DeJohnette.
Onwards / Upwards to the great Jack DeJohnette.
October 27, 2025 at 1:02 PM
“Nothing ever dies; everything is infinite. We've been taught a watered-down version of what ’time and space’ is, that we're in a three-dimensional reality, which we are not. We're in a multidimensional reality”.
Onwards / Upwards to the great Jack DeJohnette.
Onwards / Upwards to the great Jack DeJohnette.
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If you've been pondering doing a #PhD on #Preraphaelite literature and/or #Gothic (as Jane Morris clearly is here), do get in touch - at Birmingham City University we have funded studentships for UK applicants in English&Media; more info here www.bcu.ac.uk/research/doc... #phdfunding #doctoralstudy
October 23, 2025 at 6:24 PM
If you've been pondering doing a #PhD on #Preraphaelite literature and/or #Gothic (as Jane Morris clearly is here), do get in touch - at Birmingham City University we have funded studentships for UK applicants in English&Media; more info here www.bcu.ac.uk/research/doc... #phdfunding #doctoralstudy
Post your first record.
October 26, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Post your first record.
Just auditioned this so it's not in my #5debutalbums8084. An absolute knockout.
D.C. go-go seems almost forgotten now but it was an amazing meeting point of funk, hip-hop and club genres.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=s485...
Trouble Funk, 'Part D' from Live / Straight Up Funk Go Go Style (1981)
D.C. go-go seems almost forgotten now but it was an amazing meeting point of funk, hip-hop and club genres.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=s485...
Trouble Funk, 'Part D' from Live / Straight Up Funk Go Go Style (1981)
Trouble Funk - Live - Straight Up Funk Go Go Style - Part D
YouTube video by VinylRip Disco-Funk
www.youtube.com
October 25, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Just auditioned this so it's not in my #5debutalbums8084. An absolute knockout.
D.C. go-go seems almost forgotten now but it was an amazing meeting point of funk, hip-hop and club genres.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=s485...
Trouble Funk, 'Part D' from Live / Straight Up Funk Go Go Style (1981)
D.C. go-go seems almost forgotten now but it was an amazing meeting point of funk, hip-hop and club genres.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=s485...
Trouble Funk, 'Part D' from Live / Straight Up Funk Go Go Style (1981)
#5debutalbums8084.
youtu.be/eyAuk3vDDF0?...
Biggest underground thing I've ever felt part of was when Outer Boroughs NYC hip-hop hit outer-boroughs London in the mid-80s. I was 14/15.
Run-DMC, 'Jam Master Jay' from Run D.M.C. (1984)
Note how they don't insult women or pretend to be gangsters.
youtu.be/eyAuk3vDDF0?...
Biggest underground thing I've ever felt part of was when Outer Boroughs NYC hip-hop hit outer-boroughs London in the mid-80s. I was 14/15.
Run-DMC, 'Jam Master Jay' from Run D.M.C. (1984)
Note how they don't insult women or pretend to be gangsters.
Run-D.M.C. - Jam-Master Jay
YouTube video by Da.Marley
youtu.be
October 23, 2025 at 12:16 PM
#5debutalbums8084.
youtu.be/eyAuk3vDDF0?...
Biggest underground thing I've ever felt part of was when Outer Boroughs NYC hip-hop hit outer-boroughs London in the mid-80s. I was 14/15.
Run-DMC, 'Jam Master Jay' from Run D.M.C. (1984)
Note how they don't insult women or pretend to be gangsters.
youtu.be/eyAuk3vDDF0?...
Biggest underground thing I've ever felt part of was when Outer Boroughs NYC hip-hop hit outer-boroughs London in the mid-80s. I was 14/15.
Run-DMC, 'Jam Master Jay' from Run D.M.C. (1984)
Note how they don't insult women or pretend to be gangsters.
#5debutalbums8084
Chooooon! Lyrics spot on too.
youtu.be/vHmUUiXTyOM?...
The whole album is 'eighties' in the best possible way. Still love it.
Sade, 'Hang On To Your Love', from Diamond Life
Chooooon! Lyrics spot on too.
youtu.be/vHmUUiXTyOM?...
The whole album is 'eighties' in the best possible way. Still love it.
Sade, 'Hang On To Your Love', from Diamond Life
Sade - Hang On To Your Love (Long Version)
YouTube video by Music Jukebox
youtu.be
October 23, 2025 at 11:02 AM
#5debutalbums8084
Chooooon! Lyrics spot on too.
youtu.be/vHmUUiXTyOM?...
The whole album is 'eighties' in the best possible way. Still love it.
Sade, 'Hang On To Your Love', from Diamond Life
Chooooon! Lyrics spot on too.
youtu.be/vHmUUiXTyOM?...
The whole album is 'eighties' in the best possible way. Still love it.
Sade, 'Hang On To Your Love', from Diamond Life
Great visit to Sumner High and surroundings today. Thanks to 4theville, and WashU's Engaged City project. Happy 99th to CEB.
October 18, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Great visit to Sumner High and surroundings today. Thanks to 4theville, and WashU's Engaged City project. Happy 99th to CEB.
St. Louis today. Hi from U. City!
October 12, 2025 at 1:13 AM
St. Louis today. Hi from U. City!
Massive Prince-y Twin Cities stuff in #5debutalbums8084 -- if you've seen the film Purple Rain as many 💜 times as I have you'll know Morris Day as our boy's adversary.
youtu.be/wAEtfP7W6eI?...
youtu.be/wAEtfP7W6eI?...
The Time - Get It Up - The Time
YouTube video by The Time
youtu.be
October 10, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Massive Prince-y Twin Cities stuff in #5debutalbums8084 -- if you've seen the film Purple Rain as many 💜 times as I have you'll know Morris Day as our boy's adversary.
youtu.be/wAEtfP7W6eI?...
youtu.be/wAEtfP7W6eI?...
Fantastic track from the debut album by the group I judge as best rock band of all time (ahead of Can, Sab, VU). Always loved Kim's vocals.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bd5O...
#5debutalbums8084
#sonicyouth
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bd5O...
#5debutalbums8084
#sonicyouth
Protect Me You
YouTube video by Sonic Youth - Topic
www.youtube.com
October 10, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Fantastic track from the debut album by the group I judge as best rock band of all time (ahead of Can, Sab, VU). Always loved Kim's vocals.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bd5O...
#5debutalbums8084
#sonicyouth
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bd5O...
#5debutalbums8084
#sonicyouth
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all fascists are losers in their own way, but pete hegseth and stephen miller exemplify the two dominant archetypes and failure modes: the douchey-jock family annihilator, and the creepy-dork school shooter
October 1, 2025 at 11:58 PM
all fascists are losers in their own way, but pete hegseth and stephen miller exemplify the two dominant archetypes and failure modes: the douchey-jock family annihilator, and the creepy-dork school shooter
I was wondering when someone would say this.
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
In an era of AI slop and mid TV, is it time for cultural snobbery to make a comeback?
The lowbrow dominates culture and anyone who questions the status quo is dismissed as an elitist killjoy. But with bland algorithmic content on the rise, perhaps we consumers should start taking our a...
www.theguardian.com
September 28, 2025 at 8:23 PM
I was wondering when someone would say this.
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
This deserves to finish very high up in #5debutalbums0004. Masters at work.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=rS1c...
Madvillain, 'Great Day' from Madvillainy (2004)
m.youtube.com/watch?v=rS1c...
Madvillain, 'Great Day' from Madvillainy (2004)
Madvillain - Great Day
YouTube video by Stones Throw
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September 27, 2025 at 8:12 PM
This deserves to finish very high up in #5debutalbums0004. Masters at work.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=rS1c...
Madvillain, 'Great Day' from Madvillainy (2004)
m.youtube.com/watch?v=rS1c...
Madvillain, 'Great Day' from Madvillainy (2004)
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#Postdoc at Technische Universität Berlin in digital humanities & history/philosophy/sociology of science #philsci #STS. ERC project investigates digital communication within the ATLAS collaboration at CERN
Deadline: October 13, 2025
www.jobs.tu-berlin.de/en/job-posti...
#PhilJobs
Deadline: October 13, 2025
www.jobs.tu-berlin.de/en/job-posti...
#PhilJobs
Job Posting I-390/25: Research Associate - salary grade E13 TV-L Berliner Hochschulen – Job Postings at Technische Universität Berlin
Faculty I - Humanities and Educational Sciences, Institute of History and Philosophy of Science, Technology, and Literature / History and Philosophy of Modern Science
www.jobs.tu-berlin.de
September 26, 2025 at 1:24 PM
#Postdoc at Technische Universität Berlin in digital humanities & history/philosophy/sociology of science #philsci #STS. ERC project investigates digital communication within the ATLAS collaboration at CERN
Deadline: October 13, 2025
www.jobs.tu-berlin.de/en/job-posti...
#PhilJobs
Deadline: October 13, 2025
www.jobs.tu-berlin.de/en/job-posti...
#PhilJobs
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September 26, 2025 at 5:13 PM
RIP the great Danny Thompson (1939-2025). This is where I first heard him, 41 years ago:
youtu.be/HoLEHAENMu0?...
Unforgettable. 🎶
youtu.be/HoLEHAENMu0?...
Unforgettable. 🎶
David Sylvian - The Ink In The Well - 1984 - HQ
YouTube video by Discothèques Souterraines 77-86 (80s Alternative)
youtu.be
September 25, 2025 at 2:45 PM
RIP the great Danny Thompson (1939-2025). This is where I first heard him, 41 years ago:
youtu.be/HoLEHAENMu0?...
Unforgettable. 🎶
youtu.be/HoLEHAENMu0?...
Unforgettable. 🎶