Baxter Holland
@mathrawk.bsky.social
Just a dork that likes things.
Today, thanks to @highter.bsky.social, I learned that The Soft Boys' Album 'Underwater Moonlight' is fucking awesome. It's jangly, it's psychedelic, it's punky, and it's catchy as heeeeeelllllll.
thesoftboys.bandcamp.com/album/underw...
thesoftboys.bandcamp.com/album/underw...
Underwater Moonlight, by The Soft Boys
40 track album
thesoftboys.bandcamp.com
January 15, 2026 at 7:04 PM
Today, thanks to @highter.bsky.social, I learned that The Soft Boys' Album 'Underwater Moonlight' is fucking awesome. It's jangly, it's psychedelic, it's punky, and it's catchy as heeeeeelllllll.
thesoftboys.bandcamp.com/album/underw...
thesoftboys.bandcamp.com/album/underw...
This album is so fucking good
January 15, 2026 at 6:59 PM
This album is so fucking good
I laughed out loud at this just now.
January 14, 2026 at 6:28 PM
I laughed out loud at this just now.
"We're like licorice. Not everybody likes licorice, but the people who like licorice really like licorice."
January 14, 2026 at 3:29 PM
"We're like licorice. Not everybody likes licorice, but the people who like licorice really like licorice."
Jerry Garcia's quote about liking licorice applies equally to the Dead and Souled American, I think.
January 14, 2026 at 3:26 PM
Jerry Garcia's quote about liking licorice applies equally to the Dead and Souled American, I think.
My other obsession this week has been Winged Wheel. Hazy psychy vibes with some Mission of Burma chime. (@totalvibration.bsky.social I think you'll dig this)
wingedwheel.bandcamp.com/album/desert...
wingedwheel.bandcamp.com/album/desert...
Desert So Green, by Winged Wheel
9 track album
wingedwheel.bandcamp.com
January 13, 2026 at 4:50 PM
My other obsession this week has been Winged Wheel. Hazy psychy vibes with some Mission of Burma chime. (@totalvibration.bsky.social I think you'll dig this)
wingedwheel.bandcamp.com/album/desert...
wingedwheel.bandcamp.com/album/desert...
That's very sweet of you to say! Maybe that's a thing I do one day? I'm sure I could find like, 2 other people who would be interested.
January 13, 2026 at 4:24 PM
That's very sweet of you to say! Maybe that's a thing I do one day? I'm sure I could find like, 2 other people who would be interested.
Vulture Feather is an excellent band for filling the Lungfish-shaped hole in our hearts. The guitarist/singer was in Wilderness as well, so plenty of those vibes too.
vulturefeather.bandcamp.com/album/it-wil...
vulturefeather.bandcamp.com/album/it-wil...
It Will Be Like Now, by Vulture Feather
8 track album
vulturefeather.bandcamp.com
January 13, 2026 at 4:07 PM
Vulture Feather is an excellent band for filling the Lungfish-shaped hole in our hearts. The guitarist/singer was in Wilderness as well, so plenty of those vibes too.
vulturefeather.bandcamp.com/album/it-wil...
vulturefeather.bandcamp.com/album/it-wil...
GWAR without smears
January 10, 2026 at 12:29 AM
GWAR without smears
Aw I love this. Congrats!
January 8, 2026 at 7:49 PM
Aw I love this. Congrats!
Been going through Lars' list this week for little hits of joy, and I've connected very strongly with a few of these:
The Ophelias - addictive dark pop
Monograf - doomy folk(ish) metal
Pastor Chris Congregation - what
M. Sage - ambient gorgeousness
The Ophelias - addictive dark pop
Monograf - doomy folk(ish) metal
Pastor Chris Congregation - what
M. Sage - ambient gorgeousness
It's Jan. 5, 2026, which means it's time for me to think about my favorite music of 2025.
The music I meant to write about (some mea culpa), some other year-end lists I published on NPR Music, my favorite guitar pedals and concerts.
newsletter.vikingschoice.org/archive/do-y...
The music I meant to write about (some mea culpa), some other year-end lists I published on NPR Music, my favorite guitar pedals and concerts.
newsletter.vikingschoice.org/archive/do-y...
Do You Remember What the Music Meant?
For the past two decades, Pretty Make Girls Make Graves' "Speakers Push the Air" has been my song. A song about the power of music, written from the...
newsletter.vikingschoice.org
January 8, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Been going through Lars' list this week for little hits of joy, and I've connected very strongly with a few of these:
The Ophelias - addictive dark pop
Monograf - doomy folk(ish) metal
Pastor Chris Congregation - what
M. Sage - ambient gorgeousness
The Ophelias - addictive dark pop
Monograf - doomy folk(ish) metal
Pastor Chris Congregation - what
M. Sage - ambient gorgeousness
Dang, the preview track is WILD
January 8, 2026 at 2:59 PM
Dang, the preview track is WILD
Might spend the afternoon binging Headbanger's Ball now...
January 6, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Might spend the afternoon binging Headbanger's Ball now...
All the gacked out shrieks that Lindsey makes are worth the watch alone.
January 6, 2026 at 6:12 PM
All the gacked out shrieks that Lindsey makes are worth the watch alone.
I'd love to nod sagely at this but now I need to look up who Father Yod is. Sounds like a good wormhole to go down.
January 6, 2026 at 4:30 PM
I'd love to nod sagely at this but now I need to look up who Father Yod is. Sounds like a good wormhole to go down.
It really took me out of my surroundings. I was rapt.
January 6, 2026 at 4:27 PM
It really took me out of my surroundings. I was rapt.
I love going through your lists every year. So far The Ophelias have delighted me, Monograf has fired me up, and the West Virginia Snake Handler Revival has BROKEN MY BRAIN
January 6, 2026 at 3:22 PM
I love going through your lists every year. So far The Ophelias have delighted me, Monograf has fired me up, and the West Virginia Snake Handler Revival has BROKEN MY BRAIN
Reposted by Baxter Holland
And there ya have it…
Officials from top Wall Street firms will be traveling to Venezuela to investigate “investment prospects” of the country. “The trip will feature about 20 officials from the finance, energy and defense sectors.”
Officials from top Wall Street firms will be traveling to Venezuela to investigate “investment prospects” of the country. “The trip will feature about 20 officials from the finance, energy and defense sectors.”
Finance Industry Eyes Investment Opportunities in Venezuela
Some on Wall Street are already considering possible investment opportunities in Venezuela following the capture of Nicolás Maduro, according to Charles Myers, chairman of consulting firm Signum Globa...
www.wsj.com
January 3, 2026 at 7:13 PM
And there ya have it…
Officials from top Wall Street firms will be traveling to Venezuela to investigate “investment prospects” of the country. “The trip will feature about 20 officials from the finance, energy and defense sectors.”
Officials from top Wall Street firms will be traveling to Venezuela to investigate “investment prospects” of the country. “The trip will feature about 20 officials from the finance, energy and defense sectors.”
I moved to SF in 1998 right after college, and some of my favorite shows ever were at Bottom of the Hill. Don Cab, Rumah Sakit, Camera Obscura, The Faint - that’s just off the top of my head. I loved that venue and it will be missed.
Breaking some news for @coyotemedia.org here.
Incredibly sad about this — some of the best nights of my life have involved this club — but I’m also so honored and grateful to Ramona, Kathleen and Lynn for trusting me with this story.
www.coyotemedia.org/san-francisc...
Incredibly sad about this — some of the best nights of my life have involved this club — but I’m also so honored and grateful to Ramona, Kathleen and Lynn for trusting me with this story.
www.coyotemedia.org/san-francisc...
Beloved SF Club Bottom of the Hill to Close at the End of 2026
One of the city’s last independent music venues, Bottom of the Hill has survived waves of gentrification, COVID closures, and more throughout its 35 years. Now, owners say it’s last call — on their ow...
www.coyotemedia.org
January 3, 2026 at 2:53 AM
I moved to SF in 1998 right after college, and some of my favorite shows ever were at Bottom of the Hill. Don Cab, Rumah Sakit, Camera Obscura, The Faint - that’s just off the top of my head. I loved that venue and it will be missed.
This is, without a doubt, one of the greatest albums of all time.
was chatting about music with @mathrawk.bsky.social and @belownirvana.bsky.social and we eventually landed on the awesomeness of Rodan's Rusty so I had to queue it up. www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfSo...
The Everyday World of Bodies
YouTube video by Rodan - Topic
www.youtube.com
December 24, 2025 at 2:02 AM
This is, without a doubt, one of the greatest albums of all time.
That’s next on my list
December 20, 2025 at 11:46 PM
That’s next on my list