Sam Rosenthal & Black Tape For A Blue Girl & Projekt Records
@samrosenthal.bsky.social
💿 I run Projekt Records https://bsky.app/profile/projekt.bsky.social 😷 Wear a mask. 🏳️🌈 PDX linktr.ee/blacktapeforabluegirl ★ sr.projekt@gmail.com ★ Cats ★ darkwave, ethereal, ambient & spacemusic #rudyandcharlie
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“I think people ought to know that we’re anti-fascist, we’re anti-violence, we're anti-racist and we’re pro-creative. We’re against ignorance.” Joe Strummer on The Clash.
Today I answered fan email from Washington State + New England + London + Iran (a buried-in-the-inbox-email from October, before the internet lockdown.)
Today I answered fan email from a bunch of Americans: NYC, Ohio, PA, UK (an ex-pat), and also Turkiye. Plus chatting about the weather with someone in New Zealand. Their weather seems so mild and lovely. I'm also interested in visiting Scotland; I love rain, drizzle, & lack of sunshine! : )
Today, answered fans from Germany, Saudi Arabia, Manchester UK, Chile, NC, GA.
I replied to one: "22? I was the same age as you when I created MESMERIZED BY THE SIRENS. It's nice that the music still connects today with similar emotions to what I felt when I created it."
I replied to one: "22? I was the same age as you when I created MESMERIZED BY THE SIRENS. It's nice that the music still connects today with similar emotions to what I felt when I created it."
January 25, 2026 at 11:50 PM
Today I answered fan email from Washington State + New England + London + Iran (a buried-in-the-inbox-email from October, before the internet lockdown.)
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"If you see this post a vampire!"
Joe Gilgun as Cassidy in Preacher
Joe Gilgun as Cassidy in Preacher
December 18, 2024 at 5:34 PM
"If you see this post a vampire!"
Joe Gilgun as Cassidy in Preacher
Joe Gilgun as Cassidy in Preacher
Timeline palate cleanse
lovely!!!
lovely!!!
January 25, 2026 at 7:17 PM
Timeline palate cleanse
lovely!!!
lovely!!!
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So don’t know when they were released on iTunes. But 3 classic EPs by @samrosenthal.bsky.social appears on iTunes. #goth #gothic #darkwave #neoclassical #etherealwave #darkambient #alternative
January 25, 2026 at 2:39 PM
So don’t know when they were released on iTunes. But 3 classic EPs by @samrosenthal.bsky.social appears on iTunes. #goth #gothic #darkwave #neoclassical #etherealwave #darkambient #alternative
3 from BlackTape on the chart @bigtakeover.com
Jack Rabid’s Picks. 2025’s 150 Best Old Recordings & Reissues
#67 Black Tape For a Blue Girl – As One Aflame Laid Bare by Desire / Live at the Middle East Boston, July 21, 1998 / Remnants of a Deeper Purity (Projekt)
bigtakeover.com/news/jack-ra...
Jack Rabid’s Picks. 2025’s 150 Best Old Recordings & Reissues
#67 Black Tape For a Blue Girl – As One Aflame Laid Bare by Desire / Live at the Middle East Boston, July 21, 1998 / Remnants of a Deeper Purity (Projekt)
bigtakeover.com/news/jack-ra...
Jack Rabid’s Best of 2025 (550 Nods!): Top 300 LPs (New Recordings), Top 150 Retrospective/Reissue Releases, and Top 100 Stand Alone Singles & EPs
bigtakeover.com
January 21, 2026 at 6:32 AM
3 from BlackTape on the chart @bigtakeover.com
Jack Rabid’s Picks. 2025’s 150 Best Old Recordings & Reissues
#67 Black Tape For a Blue Girl – As One Aflame Laid Bare by Desire / Live at the Middle East Boston, July 21, 1998 / Remnants of a Deeper Purity (Projekt)
bigtakeover.com/news/jack-ra...
Jack Rabid’s Picks. 2025’s 150 Best Old Recordings & Reissues
#67 Black Tape For a Blue Girl – As One Aflame Laid Bare by Desire / Live at the Middle East Boston, July 21, 1998 / Remnants of a Deeper Purity (Projekt)
bigtakeover.com/news/jack-ra...
January 19, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Watched 2013's Alan Rickman film CBGB. Good: captured look & feel of the venue; enjoyable seeing actors as young Television, Blondie, Iggy, Ramones (and Ron Weasley as Cheetah Chrome of Dead Boys). Bad: shallow characters, dull plot, no reason to care about Hilly or any of the characters.
January 19, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Watched 2013's Alan Rickman film CBGB. Good: captured look & feel of the venue; enjoyable seeing actors as young Television, Blondie, Iggy, Ramones (and Ron Weasley as Cheetah Chrome of Dead Boys). Bad: shallow characters, dull plot, no reason to care about Hilly or any of the characters.
I think those of us who are non-fascist Americans need to tell our international friends we (also) think Trump is completely out of control. We're not all MAGA! We side with you guys! #NotMusic
January 19, 2026 at 2:28 AM
I think those of us who are non-fascist Americans need to tell our international friends we (also) think Trump is completely out of control. We're not all MAGA! We side with you guys! #NotMusic
Mick Ronson (1946-1993) performs live on stage April 1 1975 with The Hunter Ronson Band at Colston Hall in Bristol, England (Photo by Ian Dickson)
January 17, 2026 at 1:55 AM
Mick Ronson (1946-1993) performs live on stage April 1 1975 with The Hunter Ronson Band at Colston Hall in Bristol, England (Photo by Ian Dickson)
No. No. No!! Gmail added AI summaries to email. Stop it with the AI! I have reading comprehension. AI is horrible and invasive.
Gmail:
To turn off AI summaries:
Settings > See all settings > General
Scroll to "Smart features and personalization"
Turn off "Smart features"
Gmail:
To turn off AI summaries:
Settings > See all settings > General
Scroll to "Smart features and personalization"
Turn off "Smart features"
January 16, 2026 at 4:38 PM
No. No. No!! Gmail added AI summaries to email. Stop it with the AI! I have reading comprehension. AI is horrible and invasive.
Gmail:
To turn off AI summaries:
Settings > See all settings > General
Scroll to "Smart features and personalization"
Turn off "Smart features"
Gmail:
To turn off AI summaries:
Settings > See all settings > General
Scroll to "Smart features and personalization"
Turn off "Smart features"
Alice Cooper was looking pretty worse for wear in 1981. However his New Wave album FLUSH THE FASHION from 1980 was pretty great. This photo is from the Tomorrow Show with Tom Snyder. Alice was 33. www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuA3...
January 14, 2026 at 5:36 AM
Alice Cooper was looking pretty worse for wear in 1981. However his New Wave album FLUSH THE FASHION from 1980 was pretty great. This photo is from the Tomorrow Show with Tom Snyder. Alice was 33. www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuA3...
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“For decades, I thought The Civil War would stand as my most important contribution to the art form, but Mr. Biscuits will far exceed the impact of any of my prior works,” said Ken Burns
Ken Burns Announces New 10-Part ‘Mr. Biscuits’ Documentary After Adopting Cat
WALPOLE, NH—Revealing that the series would force Americans to rethink everything they thought they knew about the “cute little fuzzball,” filmmaker Ken Burns announced Friday the release of Mr. Biscu...
theonion.com
January 13, 2026 at 8:30 PM
“For decades, I thought The Civil War would stand as my most important contribution to the art form, but Mr. Biscuits will far exceed the impact of any of my prior works,” said Ken Burns
Charlie squishes herself into a small space above the LP boxes, trying to get to that hole in the basement ceiling
#projektkitty #rudyandcharlie #catsofbsky #bskykitty
#projektkitty #rudyandcharlie #catsofbsky #bskykitty
January 13, 2026 at 7:35 PM
Charlie squishes herself into a small space above the LP boxes, trying to get to that hole in the basement ceiling
#projektkitty #rudyandcharlie #catsofbsky #bskykitty
#projektkitty #rudyandcharlie #catsofbsky #bskykitty
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Join us for the Listening Party for Dirk Serries' latest, INFINITE AND UNBOUND. Saturday January 17: Noon LA • 3PM NYC • 8PM London • 21:00 Rome. [The full album is Name-Your-Price at Bandcamp.] #drone #vidnaObmana #dirkSerries #ProjektRecords projektrecords.bandcamp.com/album/infini...
Infinite And Unbound, by Dirk Serries
5 track album
projektrecords.bandcamp.com
January 13, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Join us for the Listening Party for Dirk Serries' latest, INFINITE AND UNBOUND. Saturday January 17: Noon LA • 3PM NYC • 8PM London • 21:00 Rome. [The full album is Name-Your-Price at Bandcamp.] #drone #vidnaObmana #dirkSerries #ProjektRecords projektrecords.bandcamp.com/album/infini...
A BlackTape fan in NYC wrote:
Spotify recommended "Jamais Pars" and I was put in a trance. The laugh always gives me shivers. It reminds me of being a little girl and having my mom pick me up, and just happiness. All of the beauty in the world. And the kindness. open.spotify.com/track/5EWODr...
Spotify recommended "Jamais Pars" and I was put in a trance. The laugh always gives me shivers. It reminds me of being a little girl and having my mom pick me up, and just happiness. All of the beauty in the world. And the kindness. open.spotify.com/track/5EWODr...
Spotify – Web Player
open.spotify.com
January 11, 2026 at 10:06 PM
A BlackTape fan in NYC wrote:
Spotify recommended "Jamais Pars" and I was put in a trance. The laugh always gives me shivers. It reminds me of being a little girl and having my mom pick me up, and just happiness. All of the beauty in the world. And the kindness. open.spotify.com/track/5EWODr...
Spotify recommended "Jamais Pars" and I was put in a trance. The laugh always gives me shivers. It reminds me of being a little girl and having my mom pick me up, and just happiness. All of the beauty in the world. And the kindness. open.spotify.com/track/5EWODr...
Today I answered fan email from a bunch of Americans: NYC, Ohio, PA, UK (an ex-pat), and also Turkiye. Plus chatting about the weather with someone in New Zealand. Their weather seems so mild and lovely. I'm also interested in visiting Scotland; I love rain, drizzle, & lack of sunshine! : )
Today, answered fans from Germany, Saudi Arabia, Manchester UK, Chile, NC, GA.
I replied to one: "22? I was the same age as you when I created MESMERIZED BY THE SIRENS. It's nice that the music still connects today with similar emotions to what I felt when I created it."
I replied to one: "22? I was the same age as you when I created MESMERIZED BY THE SIRENS. It's nice that the music still connects today with similar emotions to what I felt when I created it."
January 11, 2026 at 10:04 PM
Today I answered fan email from a bunch of Americans: NYC, Ohio, PA, UK (an ex-pat), and also Turkiye. Plus chatting about the weather with someone in New Zealand. Their weather seems so mild and lovely. I'm also interested in visiting Scotland; I love rain, drizzle, & lack of sunshine! : )
Trivia: Matt Smith auditioned for Watson in BBC's Sherlock. He was rejected as "too eccentric." Co-creator Steven Moffat believed Smith's "barmy" quality would've made a great Sherlock if Benedict Cumberbatch hadn't already been cast. This audition soon led Moffat to cast Smith as the 11th Doctor.
January 11, 2026 at 3:20 AM
Trivia: Matt Smith auditioned for Watson in BBC's Sherlock. He was rejected as "too eccentric." Co-creator Steven Moffat believed Smith's "barmy" quality would've made a great Sherlock if Benedict Cumberbatch hadn't already been cast. This audition soon led Moffat to cast Smith as the 11th Doctor.
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Love how any time someone's pitching an AI tool to fiction writers it's done with the assumption that *of course* the creativity is the bit you'll want or need to outsource. "It can generate ideas for you!" yeah thanks I'm not short of ideas - can it come make dinner so I have time to write them?
January 10, 2026 at 10:31 PM
Love how any time someone's pitching an AI tool to fiction writers it's done with the assumption that *of course* the creativity is the bit you'll want or need to outsource. "It can generate ideas for you!" yeah thanks I'm not short of ideas - can it come make dinner so I have time to write them?
Black Tape For A Blue Girl • 2010 Dragon Con (Excerpt)
youtu.be/oTYoKH1zs_E I found these videos on my old ipad. 12 minutes, 5 songs (2 are excerpts). Sept 4, 2010 in Atlanta, GA
Sam Rosenthal • electronics & backing vocals
Athan Maroulis • vocals
Nicki Jaine • guitar & backing vocals
youtu.be/oTYoKH1zs_E I found these videos on my old ipad. 12 minutes, 5 songs (2 are excerpts). Sept 4, 2010 in Atlanta, GA
Sam Rosenthal • electronics & backing vocals
Athan Maroulis • vocals
Nicki Jaine • guitar & backing vocals
Black tape for a blue girl • 2010 Dragon Con (Excerpt)
YouTube video by Black Tape For A Blue Girl
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January 10, 2026 at 6:55 PM
Black Tape For A Blue Girl • 2010 Dragon Con (Excerpt)
youtu.be/oTYoKH1zs_E I found these videos on my old ipad. 12 minutes, 5 songs (2 are excerpts). Sept 4, 2010 in Atlanta, GA
Sam Rosenthal • electronics & backing vocals
Athan Maroulis • vocals
Nicki Jaine • guitar & backing vocals
youtu.be/oTYoKH1zs_E I found these videos on my old ipad. 12 minutes, 5 songs (2 are excerpts). Sept 4, 2010 in Atlanta, GA
Sam Rosenthal • electronics & backing vocals
Athan Maroulis • vocals
Nicki Jaine • guitar & backing vocals
“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.” - George Orwell, 1984 #NotMusic
Full 1984: libcom.org/article/1984...
Full 1984: libcom.org/article/1984...
January 9, 2026 at 9:26 PM
“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.” - George Orwell, 1984 #NotMusic
Full 1984: libcom.org/article/1984...
Full 1984: libcom.org/article/1984...
Some of us have known for years:
A tight fitting respirator (ex: KN95) is better than a loose surgical mask, given their “inadequate protection against airborne pathogens. There is even less justification for allowing healthcare workers to wear no face covering at all." #NotMusic #CovidCautious
A tight fitting respirator (ex: KN95) is better than a loose surgical mask, given their “inadequate protection against airborne pathogens. There is even less justification for allowing healthcare workers to wear no face covering at all." #NotMusic #CovidCautious
Face masks ‘inadequate’ and should be swapped for respirators, WHO is advised
Face masks ‘inadequate’ and should be swapped for respirators, WHO is advised
Experts are urging guideline changes on what health professionals should wear to protect against flu-like illnesses including Covid
www.theguardian.com
January 9, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Some of us have known for years:
A tight fitting respirator (ex: KN95) is better than a loose surgical mask, given their “inadequate protection against airborne pathogens. There is even less justification for allowing healthcare workers to wear no face covering at all." #NotMusic #CovidCautious
A tight fitting respirator (ex: KN95) is better than a loose surgical mask, given their “inadequate protection against airborne pathogens. There is even less justification for allowing healthcare workers to wear no face covering at all." #NotMusic #CovidCautious
“Psychedelics are illegal because they dissolve opinion structures and culturally laid down models of behavior and information processing. They open you up to the possibility that everything you know is wrong.” ― Terence McKenna
January 8, 2026 at 5:58 PM
“Psychedelics are illegal because they dissolve opinion structures and culturally laid down models of behavior and information processing. They open you up to the possibility that everything you know is wrong.” ― Terence McKenna
"Who controls the past controls the future: who controls the present controls the past." — George Orwell, 1984
January 6, 2026 at 9:21 PM
"Who controls the past controls the future: who controls the present controls the past." — George Orwell, 1984
Doc Hammer at Dragon*Con, Saturday September 4, 2010. @doc-hammer.bsky.social with a fan's homemade H.E.L.P.eR. #helper #DocHammer #venturebrothers #theventurebros #venturebros #teamventure #goteamventure
January 5, 2026 at 5:20 AM
Doc Hammer at Dragon*Con, Saturday September 4, 2010. @doc-hammer.bsky.social with a fan's homemade H.E.L.P.eR. #helper #DocHammer #venturebrothers #theventurebros #venturebros #teamventure #goteamventure