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· Jan 12
The Many Beginnings of Tortoise’s “Cliff Dweller Society”
If on a winter’s night a traveler, the 1979 novel by Italo Calvino, consists of delineated chapters, each of which are divided into two sections. The first section of the individual chapter i…
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A new deep dive from me exploring the series of beginnings within the 15 minute and 23 second long track "Cliff Dweller Society" by Tortoise, featuring insights from former Tortoise member Ken Brown aka Bundy K. Brown!
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Great compilation!
New Golden Brown song out today on The Perilous Fight Volume II. Huge thanks to @seawindofbattery.bsky.social and @centripetalforce.bsky.social for putting together this three volume set to raise funds to fight back against the fascists in power.
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The Perilous Fight - Vol. 2: We the People, by Seawind of Battery
24 track album
seawindofbattery.bandcamp.com
February 13, 2026 at 9:42 PM
Great compilation!
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Kreative Kontrol with Vish Khanna is one of the great music podcasts out there, and I was thrilled to jump on and discuss the new Paranoid Style LP 'Known Associates' as well as Bob Dylan, Destroyer, Pavement, the Replacements and a few of our other favorite things!
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Ep. #1067: The Paranoid Style | Vish Khanna
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February 12, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Kreative Kontrol with Vish Khanna is one of the great music podcasts out there, and I was thrilled to jump on and discuss the new Paranoid Style LP 'Known Associates' as well as Bob Dylan, Destroyer, Pavement, the Replacements and a few of our other favorite things!
www.patreon.com/posts/ep-106...
www.patreon.com/posts/ep-106...
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Some cool futuristic fonts on these Stanislaw Lem covers.
February 9, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Some cool futuristic fonts on these Stanislaw Lem covers.
With Bad Bunny on that electrical pole, I want him to break into "Wichita Lineman"!
February 9, 2026 at 1:32 AM
With Bad Bunny on that electrical pole, I want him to break into "Wichita Lineman"!
I heard you have a compilation of every good song ever done by anybody.
February 7, 2026 at 11:51 PM
I heard you have a compilation of every good song ever done by anybody.
Who's got that cache of gifs from The Secret Agent?
February 7, 2026 at 11:35 PM
Who's got that cache of gifs from The Secret Agent?
The melody of Jeff Tweedy"s "New Orleans" is perfect, like a hammock.
February 7, 2026 at 11:23 PM
The melody of Jeff Tweedy"s "New Orleans" is perfect, like a hammock.
Get visceral!
Hear the lead single to Joshua Chuquimia Crampton's (half of Los Thuthanaka) new solo album
Joshua Chuquimia Crampton Announces New Album 'Anata': Hear "Ch'uwanchaña ~El Golpe Final~"
Along with his sibling Chuquimamani-Condori, Joshua Chuquimia Crampton is one-half of Los Thuthanaka, the experimental duo who made one of last year’s best albums. Now Crampton is following that up wi...
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February 7, 2026 at 2:42 PM
Get visceral!
The new Geologist album is a breakthrough, achieving that perfect balance of light and shade. It'll be fascinating to watch if it will be as revelatory for the group sound of Animal Collective as Panda Bear's Person Pitch was in the mid '00s.
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Can I Get A Pack Of Camel Lights?, by Geologist
10 track album
geologist.bandcamp.com
February 7, 2026 at 2:07 PM
The new Geologist album is a breakthrough, achieving that perfect balance of light and shade. It'll be fascinating to watch if it will be as revelatory for the group sound of Animal Collective as Panda Bear's Person Pitch was in the mid '00s.
geologist.bandcamp.com/album/can-i-...
geologist.bandcamp.com/album/can-i-...
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will be checking this out!
Good call! Here's a blatant plug for my Bill Callahan Series with deep dives into more than 20 of his songs across his career:
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Bill Callahan Series
Bill Callahan in Asheville, NC – February 26-27 Teenage Spaceship – January 1, 2023 Feather by Feather – January 8, 2023 Say Valley Maker – January 15, 2023 The Well – Janua…
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February 6, 2026 at 9:43 PM
will be checking this out!
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Cat Power :: What Would the Community Think at 30
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Cat Power's Matador debut captures the wild, raw, unfiltered power of Marshall’s art, an unpredictable electricity that runs through the songs, buzzing and fizzing and threatening explosion at any time.
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Cat Power's Matador debut captures the wild, raw, unfiltered power of Marshall’s art, an unpredictable electricity that runs through the songs, buzzing and fizzing and threatening explosion at any time.
February 6, 2026 at 7:27 PM
Cat Power :: What Would the Community Think at 30
aquariumdrunkard.com/2026/02/06/c...
Cat Power's Matador debut captures the wild, raw, unfiltered power of Marshall’s art, an unpredictable electricity that runs through the songs, buzzing and fizzing and threatening explosion at any time.
aquariumdrunkard.com/2026/02/06/c...
Cat Power's Matador debut captures the wild, raw, unfiltered power of Marshall’s art, an unpredictable electricity that runs through the songs, buzzing and fizzing and threatening explosion at any time.
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If I’m entirely honest, I could read Stewart Lee riffing on Neil Young’s back-catalogue all day long. @thenerve.news
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February 6, 2026 at 7:40 PM
If I’m entirely honest, I could read Stewart Lee riffing on Neil Young’s back-catalogue all day long. @thenerve.news
www.thenerve.news/p/stewart-le...
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Mid '70s rock tours often included a visit to Gerald Ford
February 6, 2026 at 8:05 PM
Mid '70s rock tours often included a visit to Gerald Ford
NEW FOUR GUITARS MUSIC COMING FROM BILL ORCUTT
New record! It's been five years since I recorded Music for Four Guitars and it's time for a new jam — proud to present the latest four guitars LP, "Music in Continuous Motion," up for preorder today and shipping next month.
billorcutt.bandcamp.com/album/music-...
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February 6, 2026 at 2:27 PM
NEW FOUR GUITARS MUSIC COMING FROM BILL ORCUTT
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Just saw a post with George Clinton citing the Beatles as his favorite band, which reminded me of this quote he once gave me
February 6, 2026 at 3:12 AM
Just saw a post with George Clinton citing the Beatles as his favorite band, which reminded me of this quote he once gave me
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February 5, 2026 at 9:07 PM
Rich Ruth - last night in Asheville.
Some of their new material featuring the bari sax sounds like Morphine! Not so much Morphine in this clip, but transcendent stuff all around.
Some of their new material featuring the bari sax sounds like Morphine! Not so much Morphine in this clip, but transcendent stuff all around.
February 5, 2026 at 3:26 PM
Rich Ruth - last night in Asheville.
Some of their new material featuring the bari sax sounds like Morphine! Not so much Morphine in this clip, but transcendent stuff all around.
Some of their new material featuring the bari sax sounds like Morphine! Not so much Morphine in this clip, but transcendent stuff all around.
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"32 live performances of Sonic Youth’s 'The Diamond Sea' plunderphoniclly orchestrated by John Oswald (of Grateful Dead 'Grayfolded' fame) – providing two distinctly new experiences of the classic track from Washing Machine."
February 4, 2026 at 8:41 PM
"32 live performances of Sonic Youth’s 'The Diamond Sea' plunderphoniclly orchestrated by John Oswald (of Grateful Dead 'Grayfolded' fame) – providing two distinctly new experiences of the classic track from Washing Machine."
Two of Neil Young's favorite things: a barn and a full moon.
MORE FULL MOON BARN
MORE FULL MOON BARN
February 4, 2026 at 1:58 PM
Two of Neil Young's favorite things: a barn and a full moon.
MORE FULL MOON BARN
MORE FULL MOON BARN
Enlightening interview with master production designer Jack Fisk!
This is a loaded episode but the headline is … JACK FISK ON The Big Picture!
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Dumpuary Is Dead. These Movies Killed It. Plus: The Best Movies at Sundance and the Catherine O’Hara Hall of Fame.
Spotify video
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February 3, 2026 at 7:31 PM
Enlightening interview with master production designer Jack Fisk!
I'm fascinated and charmed by the Taper's Choice creation myth story in which the members set out to form a jamband. In advance of their Asheville show on Wednesday, I spoke with the band's uber-talented keyboardist Zach Tenorio for Asheville Stages:
ashevillestages.com/music/interv...
ashevillestages.com/music/interv...
Interview: Zach Tenorio (Taper's Choice) — Asheville Stages
The supergroup composed of members from Vampire Weekend, Real Estate, Darkside, and Arc Iris play Asheville Music Hall on Feb. 4.
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February 2, 2026 at 3:38 PM
I'm fascinated and charmed by the Taper's Choice creation myth story in which the members set out to form a jamband. In advance of their Asheville show on Wednesday, I spoke with the band's uber-talented keyboardist Zach Tenorio for Asheville Stages:
ashevillestages.com/music/interv...
ashevillestages.com/music/interv...
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As usual, @jochenmarkhorst.bsky.social digs as deep as he can and, this time, finds roots connecting Dylan and Terry Allen. He also cites my piece exploring a very specific Dylan-Allen link:
reclinernotes.com/2022/10/09/r...
Thanks Jochen!
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Thanks Jochen!
Key West part 3:
Familiar sounding, but something’s off
Terry Allen, David Byrne and Van The Man
bob-dylan.org.uk/archives/32612
Familiar sounding, but something’s off
Terry Allen, David Byrne and Van The Man
bob-dylan.org.uk/archives/32612
Key West part 3: Familiar sounding, but something’s off | Untold Dylan
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January 26, 2026 at 8:25 PM
As usual, @jochenmarkhorst.bsky.social digs as deep as he can and, this time, finds roots connecting Dylan and Terry Allen. He also cites my piece exploring a very specific Dylan-Allen link:
reclinernotes.com/2022/10/09/r...
Thanks Jochen!
reclinernotes.com/2022/10/09/r...
Thanks Jochen!
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Pullman :: III
aquariumdrunkard.com/2026/01/26/p...
This 3rd LP from the ambient folk-blues supergroup explores the connection between memory and physical frailty, finding musical communion amid loss. It’s a quiet, emotionally charged gift...
aquariumdrunkard.com/2026/01/26/p...
This 3rd LP from the ambient folk-blues supergroup explores the connection between memory and physical frailty, finding musical communion amid loss. It’s a quiet, emotionally charged gift...
January 26, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Pullman :: III
aquariumdrunkard.com/2026/01/26/p...
This 3rd LP from the ambient folk-blues supergroup explores the connection between memory and physical frailty, finding musical communion amid loss. It’s a quiet, emotionally charged gift...
aquariumdrunkard.com/2026/01/26/p...
This 3rd LP from the ambient folk-blues supergroup explores the connection between memory and physical frailty, finding musical communion amid loss. It’s a quiet, emotionally charged gift...
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[watching through military binoculars as orange slices are handed out to kids between halves at pee wee soccer]
This is PROFESSIONAL grade logistics. Look at the matching uniforms. Look at the coordination. Someone is BANKROLLING this operation.
[retreats using a series of elaborate rolls]
This is PROFESSIONAL grade logistics. Look at the matching uniforms. Look at the coordination. Someone is BANKROLLING this operation.
[retreats using a series of elaborate rolls]
January 26, 2026 at 7:14 PM
[watching through military binoculars as orange slices are handed out to kids between halves at pee wee soccer]
This is PROFESSIONAL grade logistics. Look at the matching uniforms. Look at the coordination. Someone is BANKROLLING this operation.
[retreats using a series of elaborate rolls]
This is PROFESSIONAL grade logistics. Look at the matching uniforms. Look at the coordination. Someone is BANKROLLING this operation.
[retreats using a series of elaborate rolls]