"Radical" Russ Belville
@radicalruss.com
🎤 Host of The RadicalRuss Show podcast, former 🌲 NORML podcaster, 📡 XM Progress host, 🖋 liberal blogger, 🎸 6-String Bass, 🪖 Natl Guard Vet, 🏈 Boise State Bronco. Born 🔴 Idaho, Love 🔵 Oregon. 🇺🇸✊🏻
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"Radical" Russ Belville
@radicalruss.com
· Nov 23
Why "Radical" Russ Left Idaho (Have You Read the News?) - RadicalRuss.com
When people in Southern Oregon learn I am from Idaho, they will sometimes ask, “why did you leave?” I usually […]
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Ruin two bands by combining them, three color edition, with their greatest hit:
Simply Redbone (playing "Holding Back Your Love")
Great White Stripes ("Once Bitten Seven Nation Army")
Shocking Blue Swede ("Hooked on Venus")
Simply Redbone (playing "Holding Back Your Love")
Great White Stripes ("Once Bitten Seven Nation Army")
Shocking Blue Swede ("Hooked on Venus")
ruin two bands by combining them:
REMF
REMF
December 30, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Ruin two bands by combining them, three color edition, with their greatest hit:
Simply Redbone (playing "Holding Back Your Love")
Great White Stripes ("Once Bitten Seven Nation Army")
Shocking Blue Swede ("Hooked on Venus")
Simply Redbone (playing "Holding Back Your Love")
Great White Stripes ("Once Bitten Seven Nation Army")
Shocking Blue Swede ("Hooked on Venus")
The sync issue was bugging me so much I re-recorded the Rio bass video. In doing so, I decided to turn it into a bit of a tutorial to send back in time to myself 40 years ago.
As always, at least two mistakes, guaranteed. I'm not letting the perfect be the enemy of the fun.
youtu.be/ThwYqVhJHNk
As always, at least two mistakes, guaranteed. I'm not letting the perfect be the enemy of the fun.
youtu.be/ThwYqVhJHNk
Rio by Duran Duran (@RadicalRuss Bass Play Along)
YouTube video by The RadicalRuss Show
youtu.be
December 30, 2025 at 3:50 AM
The sync issue was bugging me so much I re-recorded the Rio bass video. In doing so, I decided to turn it into a bit of a tutorial to send back in time to myself 40 years ago.
As always, at least two mistakes, guaranteed. I'm not letting the perfect be the enemy of the fun.
youtu.be/ThwYqVhJHNk
As always, at least two mistakes, guaranteed. I'm not letting the perfect be the enemy of the fun.
youtu.be/ThwYqVhJHNk
Just listened to Artie Shaw pull off an octave legato slide that I cannot even imagine how he did that. It wasn't multiple fingered notes. It was one note that slid up like a trombone would. Is that all just embouchure? Good god, the man could crack walnuts with his lips!
December 29, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Just listened to Artie Shaw pull off an octave legato slide that I cannot even imagine how he did that. It wasn't multiple fingered notes. It was one note that slid up like a trombone would. Is that all just embouchure? Good god, the man could crack walnuts with his lips!
I see that the new traffic impediment for 2026 is going to be all these middle-aged people who got electric bikes for Christmas, ain't it?
December 29, 2025 at 6:35 PM
I see that the new traffic impediment for 2026 is going to be all these middle-aged people who got electric bikes for Christmas, ain't it?
The Exonerative Tense strikes again!
December 29, 2025 at 5:54 PM
The Exonerative Tense strikes again!
Funny how it's never a stray Senator Congressman Justice CEO Donor Oligarch President they somehow miss in these redactions.
BREAKING: The Department of Justice failed to redact the identity of a survivor of Epstein's crimes in a released document, per an exclusive comment to MeidasTouch.
Justice Department Fails to Redact Name and Personal Information of Epstein Survivor
Released documents tied to the Epstein Files Transparency Act reportedly included the name and phone number of Danielle Bensky, raising concerns over survivor privacy and government oversight
meidasnews.com
December 29, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Funny how it's never a stray Senator Congressman Justice CEO Donor Oligarch President they somehow miss in these redactions.
Sure, I was disappointed by the Green Bay Packers losing at home to the Baltimore Ravens. But then the Cleveland Browns beat the Steelers, giving the Ravens the chance to knock Aaron Rodgers out of the playoff bracket on the last game of the season and the Packers have already lock down the #7 seed.
December 29, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Sure, I was disappointed by the Green Bay Packers losing at home to the Baltimore Ravens. But then the Cleveland Browns beat the Steelers, giving the Ravens the chance to knock Aaron Rodgers out of the playoff bracket on the last game of the season and the Packers have already lock down the #7 seed.
In my continuing quest to restore my long-dormant chops, I've dug into my high school music collection to pick "Rio" by Duran Duran. It was one of the first songs I remember hearing and thinking "how does a bass make that sound?"
youtu.be/luQHzAbXlLk
As always, at least two mistakes, guaranteed.
youtu.be/luQHzAbXlLk
As always, at least two mistakes, guaranteed.
Rio by Duran Duran (@RadicalRuss Bass Play-Along)
YouTube video by The RadicalRuss Show
youtu.be
December 29, 2025 at 2:55 AM
In my continuing quest to restore my long-dormant chops, I've dug into my high school music collection to pick "Rio" by Duran Duran. It was one of the first songs I remember hearing and thinking "how does a bass make that sound?"
youtu.be/luQHzAbXlLk
As always, at least two mistakes, guaranteed.
youtu.be/luQHzAbXlLk
As always, at least two mistakes, guaranteed.
Reposted by "Radical" Russ Belville
America thinks it won the War on Terror, but Osama Bin Laden couldn't have wished for a more destabilized USA.
America thinks it won the Cold War, but Russia calls the shots.
America thinks it won WW2, but white nationalists are in the White House.
America thinks it won the Cold War, but Russia calls the shots.
America thinks it won WW2, but white nationalists are in the White House.
December 29, 2025 at 1:03 AM
America thinks it won the War on Terror, but Osama Bin Laden couldn't have wished for a more destabilized USA.
America thinks it won the Cold War, but Russia calls the shots.
America thinks it won WW2, but white nationalists are in the White House.
America thinks it won the Cold War, but Russia calls the shots.
America thinks it won WW2, but white nationalists are in the White House.
Post a perfect album from the 90s that isn't Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden or Alice In Chains.
December 28, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Post a perfect album from the 90s that isn't Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden or Alice In Chains.
Has anyone actually met any of these people that have seen any of the Avatar movies but the first one?
The James Cameron blockbuster has now grossed about $760 million at theaters worldwide.
‘Avatar: Fire And Ash’ Dominates Box Office Over Christmas Weekend, Posting $88 Million
The James Cameron blockbuster has now grossed about $760 million at theaters worldwide.
www.forbes.com
December 28, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Has anyone actually met any of these people that have seen any of the Avatar movies but the first one?
In defense of using the self-checkout lanes at grocery stores.
December 28, 2025 at 6:15 PM
In defense of using the self-checkout lanes at grocery stores.
Right after solving Ukraine Invasion, lowering prices, and creating a perfect healthcare plan the likes of which you've never seen.
December 28, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Right after solving Ukraine Invasion, lowering prices, and creating a perfect healthcare plan the likes of which you've never seen.
Since the oldest recorded human lifespan was 122 years and 164 days, I am well within my rights to call myself middle-aged till the age of 61 years and 82 days.
December 28, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Since the oldest recorded human lifespan was 122 years and 164 days, I am well within my rights to call myself middle-aged till the age of 61 years and 82 days.
Wouldn't be fair to do that without also tossing the phone engineers who scrapped the 1/8" headphone jack.
I can't stress enough how legal it should be to throw people listening to music without headphones off the train while it is in motion.
December 28, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Wouldn't be fair to do that without also tossing the phone engineers who scrapped the 1/8" headphone jack.
Holy crap, that James Austin Johnson tfrom SNL, the guy who nails Trump, just sang operatic duet with Ariana Grande and was her equal? (Yeah, I'm just getting caught up.) Ooooo-eeee! What's up with that?
December 28, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Holy crap, that James Austin Johnson tfrom SNL, the guy who nails Trump, just sang operatic duet with Ariana Grande and was her equal? (Yeah, I'm just getting caught up.) Ooooo-eeee! What's up with that?
Yes, do that. Sue the artists. Won't that be an interesting performance if your threat forces them to perform? "And now, the philharmonic, accompanied my Mr. Zach de la Rocha, will be performing 'Killing in the Name of'."
New at the Kennedy Center: declining to perform may now require a lawyer.
Trump’s Kennedy Center chief threatens jazz musician with $1M suit over canceled Christmas gig
Richard Grenell says they will seek damages for “this political stunt."
www.motherjones.com
December 28, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Yes, do that. Sue the artists. Won't that be an interesting performance if your threat forces them to perform? "And now, the philharmonic, accompanied my Mr. Zach de la Rocha, will be performing 'Killing in the Name of'."
As I was ranting before, what sports bar is going to maintain subscriptions for Peacock, Amazon Prime, and Netflix for a handful of games each season?
There are multiple people watching the Ravens-Packers game on their phone at the bar because it's only streaming on Peacock. Enshittification on all fronts.
December 28, 2025 at 8:24 AM
As I was ranting before, what sports bar is going to maintain subscriptions for Peacock, Amazon Prime, and Netflix for a handful of games each season?
Okay, Nancy, I agree with you now that Reagan+Reagan+HW Bush *was* the only two-term elected to next elected GOP transfer. Thank you for the history reminder of the odious Compromise of 1877 that I overlooked. But you didn't have to turn off replies. I'm gracious when properly corrected. 👇🏻
December 28, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Okay, Nancy, I agree with you now that Reagan+Reagan+HW Bush *was* the only two-term elected to next elected GOP transfer. Thank you for the history reminder of the odious Compromise of 1877 that I overlooked. But you didn't have to turn off replies. I'm gracious when properly corrected. 👇🏻
I've redesigned by POTUS Terms graphic so that it's on a grid. one square = one year. New row = partisan change in White House, red = GOP (moving L-to-R), blue = Dem (moving R-to-L), yellow = Whig (also moving L-to-R), putting USA 14 years "to the right*" of when the Dem Party began.
December 28, 2025 at 7:33 AM
I've redesigned by POTUS Terms graphic so that it's on a grid. one square = one year. New row = partisan change in White House, red = GOP (moving L-to-R), blue = Dem (moving R-to-L), yellow = Whig (also moving L-to-R), putting USA 14 years "to the right*" of when the Dem Party began.
Reposted by "Radical" Russ Belville
This defense isn't good enough to win a Superbowl. The Packers Superbowl hopes died the day Parsons tore his ACL. It's that simple
December 28, 2025 at 4:02 AM
This defense isn't good enough to win a Superbowl. The Packers Superbowl hopes died the day Parsons tore his ACL. It's that simple
The Democratic Party that figures out how to consistently harness the regret of all these people could fulfill my life's dream of seeing a living two-term Democratic president peacefully transferring power to the Democratic president-elect.
(It's happened once in our history. Answer in replies.) 👇🏻
(It's happened once in our history. Answer in replies.) 👇🏻
December 28, 2025 at 5:34 AM
The Democratic Party that figures out how to consistently harness the regret of all these people could fulfill my life's dream of seeing a living two-term Democratic president peacefully transferring power to the Democratic president-elect.
(It's happened once in our history. Answer in replies.) 👇🏻
(It's happened once in our history. Answer in replies.) 👇🏻
Um, the people boycotting the Arts are the Artists.
Some of whom boycotted over the Vietnam War (70s), Apartheid in South Africa (80s), the Center's 20th anniversary (90s, over lack of inclusion), and the Iraq War (00s).
And it was created during the Nixon administration.
But yeah, it's Trump.
Some of whom boycotted over the Vietnam War (70s), Apartheid in South Africa (80s), the Center's 20th anniversary (90s, over lack of inclusion), and the Iraq War (00s).
And it was created during the Nixon administration.
But yeah, it's Trump.
Next year's artists signed contracts to perform at "The Kennedy Center for Performing Arts." Since a venue with that name no longer exists, and one with a very division name many artists would not wish to be associated with does, they should be able to get out of their contracts.
December 28, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Um, the people boycotting the Arts are the Artists.
Some of whom boycotted over the Vietnam War (70s), Apartheid in South Africa (80s), the Center's 20th anniversary (90s, over lack of inclusion), and the Iraq War (00s).
And it was created during the Nixon administration.
But yeah, it's Trump.
Some of whom boycotted over the Vietnam War (70s), Apartheid in South Africa (80s), the Center's 20th anniversary (90s, over lack of inclusion), and the Iraq War (00s).
And it was created during the Nixon administration.
But yeah, it's Trump.
Wait, this isn't common knowledge already?
If this is true, it is the most impeachable offense ever.
December 28, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Wait, this isn't common knowledge already?
It was right down to the wire, but this is my favorite video of 2025. A perfect metaphor for the wholesale investment of the entire American economy in the AI bubble.
another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
December 28, 2025 at 4:46 AM
It was right down to the wire, but this is my favorite video of 2025. A perfect metaphor for the wholesale investment of the entire American economy in the AI bubble.