Jed
@jedgott.bsky.social
I write about the arts including those LIFE and TIME issues you see at the grocery store (Beach Boys, Madonna, Duran Duran...) and teach rock history at Berklee College of Music.
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We are watching one of the wildest things a nation-state has ever done: A superpower is committing suicide because the GOP Congress is too cowardly to stand up to the Mad King.
This is one of the wildest moments in all of geopolitics ever.
This is one of the wildest moments in all of geopolitics ever.
Footage shows Danish troops arriving in Greenland as part of a new military deployment. Among the personnel who landed on the island is Major General Peter H. Boysen, Chief of the Danish Army Command. #Greenland
January 19, 2026 at 10:59 PM
We are watching one of the wildest things a nation-state has ever done: A superpower is committing suicide because the GOP Congress is too cowardly to stand up to the Mad King.
This is one of the wildest moments in all of geopolitics ever.
This is one of the wildest moments in all of geopolitics ever.
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Bill Murray has a band. That band covers "Jenny/867-5309." He and his band mates talked about all of that. www.bostonherald.com/2026/01/16/b...
Bill Murray & his Blood Brothers bring ‘rock n roll circus’ to Boston
“In the beginning, I knew that the band were a bunch of all-stars and I’m trying to stay out of the way. But as time went on and (I) started to learn about the flow and feel of the show, it a…
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January 18, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Bill Murray has a band. That band covers "Jenny/867-5309." He and his band mates talked about all of that. www.bostonherald.com/2026/01/16/b...
Bill Murray has a band. That band covers "Jenny/867-5309." He and his band mates talked about all of that. www.bostonherald.com/2026/01/16/b...
Bill Murray & his Blood Brothers bring ‘rock n roll circus’ to Boston
“In the beginning, I knew that the band were a bunch of all-stars and I’m trying to stay out of the way. But as time went on and (I) started to learn about the flow and feel of the show, it a…
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January 18, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Bill Murray has a band. That band covers "Jenny/867-5309." He and his band mates talked about all of that. www.bostonherald.com/2026/01/16/b...
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It's big day for offshore wind! Just hours after a judge ruled Empire Wind could resume construction, Vineyard Wind jumped on the lawsuit bandwagon
Now, all 5 projects that were halted by the Trump admin in December have pushed back www.wbur.org/news/2026/01... @wbur.org
Now, all 5 projects that were halted by the Trump admin in December have pushed back www.wbur.org/news/2026/01... @wbur.org
Vineyard Wind sues Trump administration for halting construction
Vineyard Wind, a large and nearly complete offshore wind farm near Massachusetts, says the Trump administration violated the law when it ordered a construction pause in December.
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January 15, 2026 at 7:36 PM
It's big day for offshore wind! Just hours after a judge ruled Empire Wind could resume construction, Vineyard Wind jumped on the lawsuit bandwagon
Now, all 5 projects that were halted by the Trump admin in December have pushed back www.wbur.org/news/2026/01... @wbur.org
Now, all 5 projects that were halted by the Trump admin in December have pushed back www.wbur.org/news/2026/01... @wbur.org
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Good reminder from this state highway!
January 14, 2026 at 9:40 PM
Good reminder from this state highway!
The Other One forever
a man singing into a microphone while playing a guitar and the word truckin is on the screen behind him
ALT: a man singing into a microphone while playing a guitar and the word truckin is on the screen behind him
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January 11, 2026 at 1:21 AM
The Other One forever
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A few 2026 arts #Resolutions via @brattletheatre.bsky.social + HarborArts Boston + Harvard Art Museums + more www.bostonherald.com/2026/01/10/m...
Make this the year you savor the arts
Why not dive into 2026 with some new year’s arts resolutions that are fun, free, or cheap (and endlessly rewarding).
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January 10, 2026 at 5:23 PM
A few 2026 arts #Resolutions via @brattletheatre.bsky.social + HarborArts Boston + Harvard Art Museums + more www.bostonherald.com/2026/01/10/m...
A few 2026 arts #Resolutions via @brattletheatre.bsky.social + HarborArts Boston + Harvard Art Museums + more www.bostonherald.com/2026/01/10/m...
Make this the year you savor the arts
Why not dive into 2026 with some new year’s arts resolutions that are fun, free, or cheap (and endlessly rewarding).
www.bostonherald.com
January 10, 2026 at 5:23 PM
A few 2026 arts #Resolutions via @brattletheatre.bsky.social + HarborArts Boston + Harvard Art Museums + more www.bostonherald.com/2026/01/10/m...
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This is a guy who has his dream job.
And there’s only one of those positions in the world.
Yet he’s still speaking out and risking reprisal.
Where are 90% of the others in entertainment, music, movies etc?
And there’s only one of those positions in the world.
Yet he’s still speaking out and risking reprisal.
Where are 90% of the others in entertainment, music, movies etc?
My kitchen table issue is “don’t shoot people at their kitchen tables”
January 9, 2026 at 12:42 PM
This is a guy who has his dream job.
And there’s only one of those positions in the world.
Yet he’s still speaking out and risking reprisal.
Where are 90% of the others in entertainment, music, movies etc?
And there’s only one of those positions in the world.
Yet he’s still speaking out and risking reprisal.
Where are 90% of the others in entertainment, music, movies etc?
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All I hear when people say "if you're not constantly furious at the news, you don't care" is "if you're not overwhelming your nervous system to the point of exhaustion, you're doing it wrong".
It's ok to be working for change in a terrible context & take care of yourself so you can be functional.
It's ok to be working for change in a terrible context & take care of yourself so you can be functional.
January 8, 2026 at 5:01 PM
All I hear when people say "if you're not constantly furious at the news, you don't care" is "if you're not overwhelming your nervous system to the point of exhaustion, you're doing it wrong".
It's ok to be working for change in a terrible context & take care of yourself so you can be functional.
It's ok to be working for change in a terrible context & take care of yourself so you can be functional.
A few best of 2025 albums from Neko Case + Wednesday + Haim + Durand Jones + Deep Sea Diver
www.bostonherald.com/2025/12/28/l...
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Listen up: The best albums of 2025
The algorithms want you to listen to songs. And not even whole songs, but bits of songs that get chopped up and tumbled through as one reel jumps to the next. Buck the trend and listen to a whole a…
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December 29, 2025 at 5:56 PM
A few best of 2025 albums from Neko Case + Wednesday + Haim + Durand Jones + Deep Sea Diver
www.bostonherald.com/2025/12/28/l...
www.bostonherald.com/2025/12/28/l...
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very much captures the experience of using generative AI to write for you instead of learning how to write
another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
December 27, 2025 at 7:37 PM
very much captures the experience of using generative AI to write for you instead of learning how to write
“Lonesome Drifter,” Charlie Crockett
On this chugging, twangy-filled tune, great American troubadour Charlie Crockett sings, “Lean on me brother, ’cause I understand/You got that nine-pound hammer, swingin’ in your hand.” Crockett...
#BestOf2025 #bestsongs2025
www.bostonherald.com/2025/12/26/c...
On this chugging, twangy-filled tune, great American troubadour Charlie Crockett sings, “Lean on me brother, ’cause I understand/You got that nine-pound hammer, swingin’ in your hand.” Crockett...
#BestOf2025 #bestsongs2025
www.bostonherald.com/2025/12/26/c...
Check out some of 2025’s best songs
Let’s celebrate some great art and some banging jams from the past year.
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December 27, 2025 at 1:55 PM
“Lonesome Drifter,” Charlie Crockett
On this chugging, twangy-filled tune, great American troubadour Charlie Crockett sings, “Lean on me brother, ’cause I understand/You got that nine-pound hammer, swingin’ in your hand.” Crockett...
#BestOf2025 #bestsongs2025
www.bostonherald.com/2025/12/26/c...
On this chugging, twangy-filled tune, great American troubadour Charlie Crockett sings, “Lean on me brother, ’cause I understand/You got that nine-pound hammer, swingin’ in your hand.” Crockett...
#BestOf2025 #bestsongs2025
www.bostonherald.com/2025/12/26/c...
“Audacious,” @franzferdinandhq.bsky.social
Let’s swing from anxiety to audacity. When you feel the year, the world, the universe, “the fabric of existence come unspun,” as band leader Alex Kapranos sings in this track, he advises...
#BestOf2025 #bestsongs2025
www.bostonherald.com/2025/12/26/c...
Let’s swing from anxiety to audacity. When you feel the year, the world, the universe, “the fabric of existence come unspun,” as band leader Alex Kapranos sings in this track, he advises...
#BestOf2025 #bestsongs2025
www.bostonherald.com/2025/12/26/c...
www.bostonherald.com
December 26, 2025 at 8:37 PM
“Audacious,” @franzferdinandhq.bsky.social
Let’s swing from anxiety to audacity. When you feel the year, the world, the universe, “the fabric of existence come unspun,” as band leader Alex Kapranos sings in this track, he advises...
#BestOf2025 #bestsongs2025
www.bostonherald.com/2025/12/26/c...
Let’s swing from anxiety to audacity. When you feel the year, the world, the universe, “the fabric of existence come unspun,” as band leader Alex Kapranos sings in this track, he advises...
#BestOf2025 #bestsongs2025
www.bostonherald.com/2025/12/26/c...
“Anxiety,” @doechii.music-social.com
How’s this for a couple of 2025 bars? “Court order from Florider/What’s in that clear blue water?/No limits, no borders/What’s in that new world order?” It’s just one choice rhyme in...
#bestof2025 #bestsongs
www.bostonherald.com/2025/12/26/c...
How’s this for a couple of 2025 bars? “Court order from Florider/What’s in that clear blue water?/No limits, no borders/What’s in that new world order?” It’s just one choice rhyme in...
#bestof2025 #bestsongs
www.bostonherald.com/2025/12/26/c...
Check out some of 2025’s best songs
Let’s celebrate some great art and some banging jams from the past year.
www.bostonherald.com
December 26, 2025 at 5:10 PM
“Anxiety,” @doechii.music-social.com
How’s this for a couple of 2025 bars? “Court order from Florider/What’s in that clear blue water?/No limits, no borders/What’s in that new world order?” It’s just one choice rhyme in...
#bestof2025 #bestsongs
www.bostonherald.com/2025/12/26/c...
How’s this for a couple of 2025 bars? “Court order from Florider/What’s in that clear blue water?/No limits, no borders/What’s in that new world order?” It’s just one choice rhyme in...
#bestof2025 #bestsongs
www.bostonherald.com/2025/12/26/c...
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Holy smokes, Wilco put DECK on their best of 2025 list!
www.brooklynvegan.com/wilcos-favor...
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Wilco's favorite albums of 2025
The 2026 Wilco Recommends list includes Geese (and Cameron Winter), Wednesday, Rosalia, Hayley Williams, S.G. Goodman, Horsegirl, Sharp Pins, Cate Le Bon, and more.
www.brooklynvegan.com
December 25, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Holy smokes, Wilco put DECK on their best of 2025 list!
www.brooklynvegan.com/wilcos-favor...
www.brooklynvegan.com/wilcos-favor...
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The 2025 Headline of the Year Nominees
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December 22, 2025 at 11:48 PM
The 2025 Headline of the Year Nominees
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I wrote about how much I love Carly Rae Jepsen and The Hold Steady and hard bop like any normal person would. www.bostonherald.com/2025/12/19/t...
The vinyl destination: Great gifts for music fans
Skip the sweater in favor of some joyful, arty, dance-y, introspective, grand music.
www.bostonherald.com
December 19, 2025 at 4:39 PM
I wrote about how much I love Carly Rae Jepsen and The Hold Steady and hard bop like any normal person would. www.bostonherald.com/2025/12/19/t...
I wrote about how much I love Carly Rae Jepsen and The Hold Steady and hard bop like any normal person would. www.bostonherald.com/2025/12/19/t...
The vinyl destination: Great gifts for music fans
Skip the sweater in favor of some joyful, arty, dance-y, introspective, grand music.
www.bostonherald.com
December 19, 2025 at 4:39 PM
I wrote about how much I love Carly Rae Jepsen and The Hold Steady and hard bop like any normal person would. www.bostonherald.com/2025/12/19/t...
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If you could ride a horse (by looking at this still image of a horse that we made appear to be galloping around in a manner similar to but not quite exactly like a horse), would you?
IN DEPTH | If you could speak to your dead grandmother forever, would you?
If you could speak to your dead grandmother forever, would you?
www.independent.co.uk
December 10, 2025 at 10:21 PM
If you could ride a horse (by looking at this still image of a horse that we made appear to be galloping around in a manner similar to but not quite exactly like a horse), would you?
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New phone, who’s this? #DavisSquare
December 10, 2025 at 8:12 PM
New phone, who’s this? #DavisSquare
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One of the many reasons AI can't produce good writing is it can't hate its own writing. It can't think to itself "Maybe I'm illiterate" during the writing process. And that's essential
December 9, 2025 at 8:45 PM
One of the many reasons AI can't produce good writing is it can't hate its own writing. It can't think to itself "Maybe I'm illiterate" during the writing process. And that's essential