J Bogart
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Library worker, researcher and writer about culture from the first third of the 20th century, depressive.
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#TheTenX5 41. Charli XCX, “Boom Clap” (2014)
2014 was the nadir of my attention to music, to the world, to my own wellbeing: I was in constant crisis mode, sick of the anglophone pop consensus but not yet aware of the broader world I’d fall in love with. This was a respite.
youtu.be/AOPMlIIg_38
2014 was the nadir of my attention to music, to the world, to my own wellbeing: I was in constant crisis mode, sick of the anglophone pop consensus but not yet aware of the broader world I’d fall in love with. This was a respite.
youtu.be/AOPMlIIg_38
Charli XCX - Boom Clap (The Fault In Our Stars Soundtrack) [Official Video]
YouTube video by Charli xcx
youtu.be
February 10, 2026 at 6:39 PM
#TheTenX5 41. Charli XCX, “Boom Clap” (2014)
2014 was the nadir of my attention to music, to the world, to my own wellbeing: I was in constant crisis mode, sick of the anglophone pop consensus but not yet aware of the broader world I’d fall in love with. This was a respite.
youtu.be/AOPMlIIg_38
2014 was the nadir of my attention to music, to the world, to my own wellbeing: I was in constant crisis mode, sick of the anglophone pop consensus but not yet aware of the broader world I’d fall in love with. This was a respite.
youtu.be/AOPMlIIg_38
made the mistake of opening tiktok last evening and lost hours to tearing up at pan-latin reactions to benito’s halftime performance, so many hours that i had to take a half day today to actually get some sleep
February 10, 2026 at 5:59 PM
made the mistake of opening tiktok last evening and lost hours to tearing up at pan-latin reactions to benito’s halftime performance, so many hours that i had to take a half day today to actually get some sleep
Not wasting a good song on him. Cue up Steam.
what's the first song you're gonna blast when It Happens
February 10, 2026 at 4:39 AM
Not wasting a good song on him. Cue up Steam.
i agree about the mixed feelings. i'm a music over lyrics person, but i also privilege music in languages i understand (spanish and portuguese primarily, french to a lesser degree) than in languages i don't because lyrics are rarely contentless (even in funk/dembow) and i get a richer experience
Mixed feelings about this one because I absolutely love non-English language music and have listened to it all my life because I often find English language lyrics distractingly awful, but I don't think it's unreasonable to have a more profound connection to something where you understand the lyrics
my opinion on the Bad Bunny halftime show, and non-English music in general, is that i think a need to “be able to understand the lyrics” displays an embarrassing shallowness of the speaker to appreciate the voice as an instrument & to appreciate music as something other than a lyric delivery system
February 9, 2026 at 8:25 PM
i agree about the mixed feelings. i'm a music over lyrics person, but i also privilege music in languages i understand (spanish and portuguese primarily, french to a lesser degree) than in languages i don't because lyrics are rarely contentless (even in funk/dembow) and i get a richer experience
#TheTenX5 42. Inna Modja, “French Cancan (Monsieur Sainte Nitouche)” (2011)
Another more famous French singer born in Mali will be along later in this countdown, but I'll always be grateful to Inna Modja for this easily digestible bit of classicism easing me into francophonie.
youtu.be/hdnGfzzk18k
Another more famous French singer born in Mali will be along later in this countdown, but I'll always be grateful to Inna Modja for this easily digestible bit of classicism easing me into francophonie.
youtu.be/hdnGfzzk18k
French Cancan (Monsieur Sainte Nitouche) Clip Officiel
YouTube video by Inna Modja Officiel
youtu.be
February 9, 2026 at 5:16 PM
#TheTenX5 42. Inna Modja, “French Cancan (Monsieur Sainte Nitouche)” (2011)
Another more famous French singer born in Mali will be along later in this countdown, but I'll always be grateful to Inna Modja for this easily digestible bit of classicism easing me into francophonie.
youtu.be/hdnGfzzk18k
Another more famous French singer born in Mali will be along later in this countdown, but I'll always be grateful to Inna Modja for this easily digestible bit of classicism easing me into francophonie.
youtu.be/hdnGfzzk18k
to expand on this, "Gasolina" didn't even hit #1 on the Hot Latin chart, which tracked nationwide Spanish-language radio play. its peak position was #17! even on the Tropical Songs chart, it stalled at #2 behind a bachata hit. less "Rock Around the Clock" and more "Good Rockin' Tonight."
Gasolina only reached 32 on the hot 100 (all-genre US chart), though it was bigger pretty much everywhere else in the world, including within the latin US community. it's memorable now as the first big reggaeton hit, but at the time it was seen as a novelty, like the occasional dancehall crossover
February 9, 2026 at 4:35 PM
to expand on this, "Gasolina" didn't even hit #1 on the Hot Latin chart, which tracked nationwide Spanish-language radio play. its peak position was #17! even on the Tropical Songs chart, it stalled at #2 behind a bachata hit. less "Rock Around the Clock" and more "Good Rockin' Tonight."
a lot of the potted histories of latin crossover in the u.s. start with jelly roll morton's "spanish tinge" but i would start with vernon & irene castle's adoption of the tango and maxixe (played by bandleader james reese europe) because dance has been the key diffusion method for a century
February 9, 2026 at 3:56 PM
a lot of the potted histories of latin crossover in the u.s. start with jelly roll morton's "spanish tinge" but i would start with vernon & irene castle's adoption of the tango and maxixe (played by bandleader james reese europe) because dance has been the key diffusion method for a century
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With respect to my compatriots, there’s only one guy I want to read on last night, and now you can click the dang link
February 9, 2026 at 1:58 PM
With respect to my compatriots, there’s only one guy I want to read on last night, and now you can click the dang link
this was about ricky martin singing "lo que le pasó a hawaii" btw
holy shit
February 9, 2026 at 4:36 AM
this was about ricky martin singing "lo que le pasó a hawaii" btw
FYI, in case anyone in my circles is tempted by the idea that only one little brown boy can be notable at a time
A Reddit user identifies the boy who took a Grammy from Bad Bunny in the halftime show as five-year-old model Lincoln Fox and says that he was meant to represent Bad Bunny as a child www.instagram.com/the_lincfox/... www.reddit.com/user/BabySea...
February 9, 2026 at 3:15 AM
FYI, in case anyone in my circles is tempted by the idea that only one little brown boy can be notable at a time
he didn't play my favorite BB song (it's too much of a slowie for the energy of that performance) but he did do a bit of my second favorite, so i'm happy
February 9, 2026 at 1:53 AM
he didn't play my favorite BB song (it's too much of a slowie for the energy of that performance) but he did do a bit of my second favorite, so i'm happy
god, the insistence on regular everyday humanity throughout, the children, the elderly, the mamás, the community, always community. bad bunny is something bigger and better than a rockstar
February 9, 2026 at 1:39 AM
god, the insistence on regular everyday humanity throughout, the children, the elderly, the mamás, the community, always community. bad bunny is something bigger and better than a rockstar
nbc universal got my 11 dollars, i'm not waiting to see benito
February 9, 2026 at 1:09 AM
nbc universal got my 11 dollars, i'm not waiting to see benito
in the mid-2000s, bewitched by a theory of thirty-year popular music cycles (1920s jazz, 1950s rock, 1980s rap/electronic), i speculated that the next wave would be coming from the u.s.'s latin underclass rather than (or in concert with) its black underclass.
February 8, 2026 at 9:08 PM
in the mid-2000s, bewitched by a theory of thirty-year popular music cycles (1920s jazz, 1950s rock, 1980s rap/electronic), i speculated that the next wave would be coming from the u.s.'s latin underclass rather than (or in concert with) its black underclass.
we talk a lot about conservatives living lives built around spiting liberals, but the way social media has been serving me up white people who have no natural interest in him embracing bad bunny anyway forces me to conclude that there’s a lot of the reverse going on too
February 8, 2026 at 4:55 PM
we talk a lot about conservatives living lives built around spiting liberals, but the way social media has been serving me up white people who have no natural interest in him embracing bad bunny anyway forces me to conclude that there’s a lot of the reverse going on too
#TheTenX5 43. Mariah, “Perreito” (2019)
The pattern for a whole genre of deadpan, uninflected young women’s reggaeton that has exploded in the 2020s. Mariah Angeliq has the misfortune of being 🇺🇸 rather than 🇲🇽, 🇪🇸 or 🇦🇷, so like most prophets she has little honor in her own land.
youtu.be/8vPxDAMqGeI
The pattern for a whole genre of deadpan, uninflected young women’s reggaeton that has exploded in the 2020s. Mariah Angeliq has the misfortune of being 🇺🇸 rather than 🇲🇽, 🇪🇸 or 🇦🇷, so like most prophets she has little honor in her own land.
youtu.be/8vPxDAMqGeI
Mariah Angeliq - Perreito (Official Video)
YouTube video by MariahVEVO
youtu.be
February 8, 2026 at 4:46 PM
#TheTenX5 43. Mariah, “Perreito” (2019)
The pattern for a whole genre of deadpan, uninflected young women’s reggaeton that has exploded in the 2020s. Mariah Angeliq has the misfortune of being 🇺🇸 rather than 🇲🇽, 🇪🇸 or 🇦🇷, so like most prophets she has little honor in her own land.
youtu.be/8vPxDAMqGeI
The pattern for a whole genre of deadpan, uninflected young women’s reggaeton that has exploded in the 2020s. Mariah Angeliq has the misfortune of being 🇺🇸 rather than 🇲🇽, 🇪🇸 or 🇦🇷, so like most prophets she has little honor in her own land.
youtu.be/8vPxDAMqGeI
keith’s post below informed me about the existence of this movie, which i just got out of at the gene siskel. very good, extremely poetic meditation on ritual, violence, and the enormous consequences of line go up
Twin Cities, Lav Diaz's Magellan is at the Lagoon, probably for one week only. Not something you're gonna want to wait to watch on your TV.
MAGELLAN - Official Trailer
YouTube video by Janus Films
www.youtube.com
February 8, 2026 at 4:17 AM
keith’s post below informed me about the existence of this movie, which i just got out of at the gene siskel. very good, extremely poetic meditation on ritual, violence, and the enormous consequences of line go up
“Please send it to me for recycling.”
Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again for work
"Has this been reviewed yet?"
"Has this been reviewed yet?"
Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work
“Do you have a wordcount in mind for this?”
“Do you have a wordcount in mind for this?”
February 7, 2026 at 8:49 PM
“Please send it to me for recycling.”
#TheTenX5 44. Far East Movement ft. the Cataracts & Dev, “Like a G6” (2010)
This one is pure nostalgia. I drove two hours to work at this time and almost always spent it soaking in the radio after a decade of considering myself too intellectual for what the masses enjoyed.
youtu.be/w4s6H4ku6ZY
This one is pure nostalgia. I drove two hours to work at this time and almost always spent it soaking in the radio after a decade of considering myself too intellectual for what the masses enjoyed.
youtu.be/w4s6H4ku6ZY
Far East Movement - Like A G6 ft. The Cataracs, DEV
YouTube video by FarEastMovementVEVO
youtu.be
February 7, 2026 at 3:25 PM
#TheTenX5 44. Far East Movement ft. the Cataracts & Dev, “Like a G6” (2010)
This one is pure nostalgia. I drove two hours to work at this time and almost always spent it soaking in the radio after a decade of considering myself too intellectual for what the masses enjoyed.
youtu.be/w4s6H4ku6ZY
This one is pure nostalgia. I drove two hours to work at this time and almost always spent it soaking in the radio after a decade of considering myself too intellectual for what the masses enjoyed.
youtu.be/w4s6H4ku6ZY
The one that immediately came to mind is more of an ensemble piece, but everyone who matters is a woman.
February 7, 2026 at 2:00 AM
The one that immediately came to mind is more of an ensemble piece, but everyone who matters is a woman.
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essay i mentioned previously on how independent music gives you the basic tools for organizing even if you didn’t realize you were building those skills, and how great it’s been to watch people hit the ground running
TODAY: @supremenothing.myatproto.social shares the good news from indie music: "People from all over, regardless of scene or genre, are really showing up. This isn’t just a punk thing; this isn’t about protest songs, or music that’s always been explicitly political." flaminghydra.com/issue-497/?a...
Wisdom of the crowd / Star power
jj skolnik on underground organizing; Laurie Woolever talks with culinary superstars in Mexico City
flaminghydra.com
February 6, 2026 at 11:31 PM
essay i mentioned previously on how independent music gives you the basic tools for organizing even if you didn’t realize you were building those skills, and how great it’s been to watch people hit the ground running
i've been doing 50-song countdowns of my favorite music since 2020, but now i'm considering doing a 300-song megalist for 2025 with 10 songs each from 30 different countries/regions/ethnic subpopulations in order to cover the actual variety i'm hearing
February 6, 2026 at 9:44 PM
i've been doing 50-song countdowns of my favorite music since 2020, but now i'm considering doing a 300-song megalist for 2025 with 10 songs each from 30 different countries/regions/ethnic subpopulations in order to cover the actual variety i'm hearing
