J. Neas
@jneas.bsky.social
Radio DJ at WQFS Greensboro, dad, trivia host, occasionally contributing music writer, Quaker. He/him. https://linktr.ee/indie.rock.mayhem
Been revisiting and rethinking about E.M. Forster's "The Machine Stops" a lot recently. I was blown away when I first read it, mostly because it's not what I expected from a Forster short story. But also by how wildly prescient it feels today.
November 9, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Been revisiting and rethinking about E.M. Forster's "The Machine Stops" a lot recently. I was blown away when I first read it, mostly because it's not what I expected from a Forster short story. But also by how wildly prescient it feels today.
I just got the most terrifying email.
I finished one place out of promotion in Learned League last season, but I guess they needed the numbers because I got promoted to A Rundle.
Pray for Mojo.
I finished one place out of promotion in Learned League last season, but I guess they needed the numbers because I got promoted to A Rundle.
Pray for Mojo.
November 8, 2025 at 9:20 PM
I just got the most terrifying email.
I finished one place out of promotion in Learned League last season, but I guess they needed the numbers because I got promoted to A Rundle.
Pray for Mojo.
I finished one place out of promotion in Learned League last season, but I guess they needed the numbers because I got promoted to A Rundle.
Pray for Mojo.
Hey! On early and now for an additional hour, so tune in! 90.9 FM WQFS from 9 PM - 12 AM EST www.wqfs.org
WQFS 90.9 FM
WQFS is a student-run radio station that operates out of Founders Hall on Guilford College’s campus.
www.wqfs.org
November 8, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Hey! On early and now for an additional hour, so tune in! 90.9 FM WQFS from 9 PM - 12 AM EST www.wqfs.org
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"The average voter believes a SNAP recipient gets $20/day, more than 3 times the actual amount of $6."
November 8, 2025 at 12:43 AM
"The average voter believes a SNAP recipient gets $20/day, more than 3 times the actual amount of $6."
This is an unpopular opinion that is really accurate. It's a cart and horse thing. You need accessibility via better pay (the horse) to encourage more diversity in representation (the cart). Part of why people hate this idea so much is because the current yahoos really don't deserve the money.
state legislators should be paid more. otherwise the legislatures are full of dilettantes, cranks, and nepobabies. this is why you keep hearing about the craziest fucking state laws
people hate hearing this but it's 100% true, creating a huge pay gap between political leaders, their staffs, and other elites is a recipe for corruption. of course the flip side of that is taxes on the rich should be jacked way the hell up
November 7, 2025 at 3:44 PM
This is an unpopular opinion that is really accurate. It's a cart and horse thing. You need accessibility via better pay (the horse) to encourage more diversity in representation (the cart). Part of why people hate this idea so much is because the current yahoos really don't deserve the money.
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Happy FSTL day to all who celebrate
November 7, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Happy FSTL day to all who celebrate
Gonna be on late tonight covering for Big Jim's Housequake! 10 PM EST on @wqfs.bsky.social 90.9 FM www.wqfs.org
WQFS 90.9 FM
WQFS is a student-run radio station that operates out of Founders Hall on Guilford College’s campus.
www.wqfs.org
November 7, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Gonna be on late tonight covering for Big Jim's Housequake! 10 PM EST on @wqfs.bsky.social 90.9 FM www.wqfs.org
Bought a used copy online of the Harry Houdini biography I read as a kid that I always loved, and the exact thing I hoped for is happening: my daughter is devouring it.
November 7, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Bought a used copy online of the Harry Houdini biography I read as a kid that I always loved, and the exact thing I hoped for is happening: my daughter is devouring it.
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Ram On LA: A Los Angeles Music Sampler (2009 Redux)
aquariumdrunkard.com/2025/10/31/r...
Originally released in 2009, the AD-curated Ram On LA compilation brought together a dozen Los Angeles artists paying homage to Paul & Linda McCartney’s 1971 masterpiece Ram. Re-upped!
aquariumdrunkard.com/2025/10/31/r...
Originally released in 2009, the AD-curated Ram On LA compilation brought together a dozen Los Angeles artists paying homage to Paul & Linda McCartney’s 1971 masterpiece Ram. Re-upped!
October 31, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Ram On LA: A Los Angeles Music Sampler (2009 Redux)
aquariumdrunkard.com/2025/10/31/r...
Originally released in 2009, the AD-curated Ram On LA compilation brought together a dozen Los Angeles artists paying homage to Paul & Linda McCartney’s 1971 masterpiece Ram. Re-upped!
aquariumdrunkard.com/2025/10/31/r...
Originally released in 2009, the AD-curated Ram On LA compilation brought together a dozen Los Angeles artists paying homage to Paul & Linda McCartney’s 1971 masterpiece Ram. Re-upped!
Revisited TEASER AND THE FIRE CAT for the first time in a while. Sunday morning was very nice for it.
November 4, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Revisited TEASER AND THE FIRE CAT for the first time in a while. Sunday morning was very nice for it.
So, anyone who pre-ordered the Replacements' LET IT BE boxset hear anything about shipping yet? I feel like Rhino regularly ships these out late.
October 25, 2025 at 8:27 PM
So, anyone who pre-ordered the Replacements' LET IT BE boxset hear anything about shipping yet? I feel like Rhino regularly ships these out late.
Seeing Gary Numan at the Cats Cradle. Always enjoy seeing him sell this place out.
October 21, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Seeing Gary Numan at the Cats Cradle. Always enjoy seeing him sell this place out.
Wendover Avenue in Greensboro.
October 18, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Wendover Avenue in Greensboro.
Tonight's show was full of 30 year anniversaries, but I think the anniversary that got me most was that it's been 20 years since Silver Jews' TANGLEWOOD NUMBERS came out.
October 17, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Tonight's show was full of 30 year anniversaries, but I think the anniversary that got me most was that it's been 20 years since Silver Jews' TANGLEWOOD NUMBERS came out.
On the air in about 25 minutes! Tune in! 90.9 FM @wqfs.bsky.social or streaming: www.wqfs.org
WQFS 90.9 FM
WQFS is a student-run radio station that operates out of Founders Hall on Guilford College’s campus.
www.wqfs.org
October 16, 2025 at 11:36 PM
On the air in about 25 minutes! Tune in! 90.9 FM @wqfs.bsky.social or streaming: www.wqfs.org
They hate actually governing.
The Republican leaders of North Carolina's state legislature called everyone back to Raleigh to find a way to rig another US House seat for Donald Trump, but not to pass a state budget, or fund our state's Medicaid system.
Do you get it now? 🤡
Do you get it now? 🤡
October 13, 2025 at 10:40 PM
They hate actually governing.
Noches Latinas in Greensboro are one of the best First Friday events, and if you haven't been to one, you should. It's amazing how they've grown over the year or two they've been happening.
October 4, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Noches Latinas in Greensboro are one of the best First Friday events, and if you haven't been to one, you should. It's amazing how they've grown over the year or two they've been happening.
On the air here at 8 PM EDT for Indie/Rock Mayhem. A great mix of new and classic stuff tonight, as always, so tune in! 90.9 FM WQFS Greensboro or streaming www.wqfs.org
WQFS 90.9 FM
WQFS is a student-run radio station that operates out of Founders Hall on Guilford College’s campus.
www.wqfs.org
October 2, 2025 at 10:14 PM
On the air here at 8 PM EDT for Indie/Rock Mayhem. A great mix of new and classic stuff tonight, as always, so tune in! 90.9 FM WQFS Greensboro or streaming www.wqfs.org
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A farewell to my friend, Kaleb Horton, a great writer who died unexpectedly this past weekend.
Kaleb Horton RIP
A farewell to my friend Kaleb Horton, a great writer who died unexpectedly this past weekend.
sterlewine.substack.com
September 29, 2025 at 8:35 PM
A farewell to my friend, Kaleb Horton, a great writer who died unexpectedly this past weekend.
This, but also, stop giving the College Board public school money. They make money hand over fist from school systems that pay for every student to the PSAT and AP exams.
it is just a straightforward statement of fact to say that the trump administration sees any black student at an elite institution as one too many
So Much for Class-Based Affirmative Action
The Trump administration considers even race-blind admissions policies illegal if they’re intended to achieve diversity.
www.theatlantic.com
September 28, 2025 at 12:25 AM
This, but also, stop giving the College Board public school money. They make money hand over fist from school systems that pay for every student to the PSAT and AP exams.
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from the latest print edition of ‘The Onion’
September 27, 2025 at 6:47 PM
from the latest print edition of ‘The Onion’
Kaleb Horton's music writing was phenomenal, and his passing made me incredibly sad this morning. Holding him in the light and knowing his memory is a blessing for many.
September 27, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Kaleb Horton's music writing was phenomenal, and his passing made me incredibly sad this morning. Holding him in the light and knowing his memory is a blessing for many.
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One of the best pieces by Kaleb Horton ever is no longer easily available, because of course MTV wouldn't maintain actual good music writing done for its site once. Thankfully I found it again via some digging: his 2016 memorial to Merle Haggard on his passing. Link here, screencaps to follow.
Merle Haggard, Son Of Bakersfield
Kaleb Horton reflects on the passing of his hometown hero
web.archive.org
September 27, 2025 at 1:07 PM
One of the best pieces by Kaleb Horton ever is no longer easily available, because of course MTV wouldn't maintain actual good music writing done for its site once. Thankfully I found it again via some digging: his 2016 memorial to Merle Haggard on his passing. Link here, screencaps to follow.
L'shanah tova to all who celebrate. May this coming year be a damn sight sweeter than the last.
September 22, 2025 at 11:28 PM
L'shanah tova to all who celebrate. May this coming year be a damn sight sweeter than the last.
So, uh, go Cats! Not shocked they got a win against Atlanta, but did not expect it to go down like that. That's the Panthers defense I've been missing for so many seasons.
Also, they've scored 49 unanswered points going back to the Arizona game. Wild.
Also, they've scored 49 unanswered points going back to the Arizona game. Wild.
September 22, 2025 at 12:07 AM
So, uh, go Cats! Not shocked they got a win against Atlanta, but did not expect it to go down like that. That's the Panthers defense I've been missing for so many seasons.
Also, they've scored 49 unanswered points going back to the Arizona game. Wild.
Also, they've scored 49 unanswered points going back to the Arizona game. Wild.