Jeff Golick
@jgolick.bsky.social
Mostly books, music, dogs. DJ, D:O Radio, on WFMU's Drummer stream, @gtdradio.bsky.social. Cookie enthusiast. he/him (Formerly @drewledrew.)
Somehow “excluding free promotions” is the funniest part of this.
X is hiring a creative writing specialist at $40 an hour to make Grok better at writing and a true LOL at the qualifications
January 30, 2026 at 10:55 PM
Somehow “excluding free promotions” is the funniest part of this.
@markyarm.bsky.social this might help you to conceptualize the whole Darnold thing.
January 26, 2026 at 3:43 AM
@markyarm.bsky.social this might help you to conceptualize the whole Darnold thing.
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2025 streaming pyramid - only the white point and the first blue shade at the top peak above the 1,000 stream level - which means those are the only tracks Spotify accounts to for *any* royalties. 88% of streaming tracks fall below the line and earn $0 (source: Luminate and @musically.com)
January 15, 2026 at 1:52 PM
2025 streaming pyramid - only the white point and the first blue shade at the top peak above the 1,000 stream level - which means those are the only tracks Spotify accounts to for *any* royalties. 88% of streaming tracks fall below the line and earn $0 (source: Luminate and @musically.com)
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Was reading about how they made a “smooth miles Davis” for the cover of the 2020 reissue of in a silent way and losing my fucking mind?!
January 10, 2026 at 5:32 AM
Was reading about how they made a “smooth miles Davis” for the cover of the 2020 reissue of in a silent way and losing my fucking mind?!
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🎶What are words for…
Trump posts footage of the Maduro raid set to "Fortunate Son" -- a protest song about the Vietnam War draft
January 3, 2026 at 9:15 PM
🎶What are words for…
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The fact that the very first VU review ever in print is from a column called “Teen Talk” and the headline is “Blobs and Blurbs” is providing me with the delighted, peaceful feeling I require to walk into 2026 with.
December 31, 2025 at 10:29 PM
The fact that the very first VU review ever in print is from a column called “Teen Talk” and the headline is “Blobs and Blurbs” is providing me with the delighted, peaceful feeling I require to walk into 2026 with.
If AI can un-redact things, it might actually be worth something.
December 20, 2025 at 2:22 AM
If AI can un-redact things, it might actually be worth something.
Can we just made him Secretary of Putting His Name on Things? Feels like he’d walk away from the rest of it.
December 19, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Can we just made him Secretary of Putting His Name on Things? Feels like he’d walk away from the rest of it.
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Tonight in the Explorers Room, live on @wfmu.bsky.social & Give the Drummer Radio: a look back on another cycle of explorations as we hear a track from each show of the year, an orgy of faves & unexpected juxtapositions. Join me for the last show of 2025, 7-10:00pm: wfmu.org/playlists/sh...
December 18, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Tonight in the Explorers Room, live on @wfmu.bsky.social & Give the Drummer Radio: a look back on another cycle of explorations as we hear a track from each show of the year, an orgy of faves & unexpected juxtapositions. Join me for the last show of 2025, 7-10:00pm: wfmu.org/playlists/sh...
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Happy 84th birthday to the inimitable Wadada Leo Smith (📸 Jack Vartoogian)
December 18, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Happy 84th birthday to the inimitable Wadada Leo Smith (📸 Jack Vartoogian)
Great list here, and the closest to what my list would look like, if I did lists.
In a year that brought about significant changes on a personal level, if mostly for the good, while the state of the world has appeared increasingly glum, at least music is an enduring source for wonder and more. Here are my picks for the 50 best albums of 2025:
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Year end picks: the best albums of 2025
At the start of 2025, my family moved back to Oslo after almost 15 years in Northern Norway.
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December 18, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Great list here, and the closest to what my list would look like, if I did lists.
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RIP Anthony Price, fashion designer and stylist. These albums & their cover artwork were an important part of my teens and early twenties, & this will almost certainly be censored by bsky.
December 18, 2025 at 11:58 AM
RIP Anthony Price, fashion designer and stylist. These albums & their cover artwork were an important part of my teens and early twenties, & this will almost certainly be censored by bsky.
This is not an outtake from The Shining?
Marco Rubio just straight up looks like a sad divorced man at a Motel 6.
December 17, 2025 at 8:54 PM
This is not an outtake from The Shining?
This is terrifying. We are not ready. www.technologyreview.com/2025/12/05/1...
The era of AI persuasion in elections is about to begin
AI is eminently capable of political persuasion and could automate it at a mass scale. We are not prepared.
www.technologyreview.com
December 16, 2025 at 11:03 PM
This is terrifying. We are not ready. www.technologyreview.com/2025/12/05/1...
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2025 is nearly over and I have decided to snub all of the great albums that are likely to come out between now and December 31.
cantstopthebleeding.com/2025-the-yea...
cantstopthebleeding.com/2025-the-yea...
2025 : The Year In Boxes Of Shit That Are Breaking My Neck – Can't Stop The Bleeding
cantstopthebleeding.com
December 15, 2025 at 11:49 PM
2025 is nearly over and I have decided to snub all of the great albums that are likely to come out between now and December 31.
cantstopthebleeding.com/2025-the-yea...
cantstopthebleeding.com/2025-the-yea...
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CALL FOR DEPARTMENTAL INTERNS: SPRING 2026
Departments seeking interns include: Deep Vellum Bookstore, production, publicity, development, rights, and sales.
Check out deepvellum.org/news for more information, and how to apply
Departments seeking interns include: Deep Vellum Bookstore, production, publicity, development, rights, and sales.
Check out deepvellum.org/news for more information, and how to apply
December 15, 2025 at 6:15 PM
CALL FOR DEPARTMENTAL INTERNS: SPRING 2026
Departments seeking interns include: Deep Vellum Bookstore, production, publicity, development, rights, and sales.
Check out deepvellum.org/news for more information, and how to apply
Departments seeking interns include: Deep Vellum Bookstore, production, publicity, development, rights, and sales.
Check out deepvellum.org/news for more information, and how to apply
The logic.
December 5, 2025 at 1:28 AM
The logic.
2026 looking up...could not be more excited to hear this record.
Tomeka Reid - dance! skip! hop! Cello Case Green LP (limited 100) $28, and if you’ve seen Tomeka carry her cello, you get the color description!
December 4, 2025 at 4:29 PM
2026 looking up...could not be more excited to hear this record.
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RIP Steve Cropper.
December 3, 2025 at 10:01 PM
RIP Steve Cropper.
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Happy anniversary to the Max Headroom incident, the greatest example of signal hijacking.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Hea...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Hea...
November 22, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Happy anniversary to the Max Headroom incident, the greatest example of signal hijacking.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Hea...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Hea...
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Today on WFMU: On Music For a Free World with Dave Sewelson (Give the Drummer Radio stream), William Parker. Parker is a master musician, improvisor, composer, bandleader, griot, shaman, poet, community leader, etc. (2 p.m. ET).
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November 15, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Today on WFMU: On Music For a Free World with Dave Sewelson (Give the Drummer Radio stream), William Parker. Parker is a master musician, improvisor, composer, bandleader, griot, shaman, poet, community leader, etc. (2 p.m. ET).
World’s worst NWW list
November 13, 2025 at 2:27 PM
World’s worst NWW list
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#NewYorkCity! We have a new, reliable, multi-organization coalition hotline for reporting ICE activity! It will be live on Saturday, November 15th.
I will be handing them out on the 15th as part of the NYC Day of Action.
drive.google.com/file/d/1Ldn9...
I will be handing them out on the 15th as part of the NYC Day of Action.
drive.google.com/file/d/1Ldn9...
NYC-SALUTE-zine-11-12.pdf
drive.google.com
November 12, 2025 at 7:12 PM
#NewYorkCity! We have a new, reliable, multi-organization coalition hotline for reporting ICE activity! It will be live on Saturday, November 15th.
I will be handing them out on the 15th as part of the NYC Day of Action.
drive.google.com/file/d/1Ldn9...
I will be handing them out on the 15th as part of the NYC Day of Action.
drive.google.com/file/d/1Ldn9...
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