Matt Weston
@tarfumes.bsky.social
musician - composer
studied with Arthur Brooks, Bill Dixon, and Milford Graves
member of the Arthur Brooks Ensemble V
percussion + electronics
https://mattweston.bandcamp.com
Albany, NY
Free Palestine 🇵🇸
Hands off Lebanon 🇱🇧
studied with Arthur Brooks, Bill Dixon, and Milford Graves
member of the Arthur Brooks Ensemble V
percussion + electronics
https://mattweston.bandcamp.com
Albany, NY
Free Palestine 🇵🇸
Hands off Lebanon 🇱🇧
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Matt Weston
@tarfumes.bsky.social
· Nov 19
My new double LP is OUT NOW.
Artwork and design by Jeremy Kennedy, mastered by Jason Lescalleet, gatefold photos by Caroline Bell.
mattweston.bandcamp.com/album/commun...
#musiqueconcrete #experimentalmusic #experimentalpercussion #percussion #freejazz #freeimprovisation #electroacousticmusic
Artwork and design by Jeremy Kennedy, mastered by Jason Lescalleet, gatefold photos by Caroline Bell.
mattweston.bandcamp.com/album/commun...
#musiqueconcrete #experimentalmusic #experimentalpercussion #percussion #freejazz #freeimprovisation #electroacousticmusic
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This list thinks that Ace Ventura, Pet Detective is funnier than Blazing Saddles. There are very few matters of taste that I can say are absolutely definitely definitively wrong, but that is one of them.
The movie listed at #1 is so incredibly misplaced that it calls into question the veracity of the entire list. It belongs on the list, yes, but SO MUCH further down. An absolute, credibility-wrecking flub. Boo, @variety.com! Boo!
variety.com/lists/best-c...
variety.com/lists/best-c...
The 100 Best Comedy Movies of All Time
Variety's list of the 100 best comedy movies of all time includes 'Annie Hall,' 'Pretty Woman,' 'Waiting for Guffman' and 'Young Frankenstein.'
variety.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:38 AM
This list thinks that Ace Ventura, Pet Detective is funnier than Blazing Saddles. There are very few matters of taste that I can say are absolutely definitely definitively wrong, but that is one of them.
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RIP Jimmy Cliff (1944 - 2025)
www.theguardian.com/music/2025/n...
They never seem to hear us when we cry
www.theguardian.com/music/2025/n...
They never seem to hear us when we cry
Jimmy Cliff Recording The Harder They Come In Studio Session
YouTube video by Perry Henzell
www.youtube.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:57 AM
RIP Jimmy Cliff (1944 - 2025)
www.theguardian.com/music/2025/n...
They never seem to hear us when we cry
www.theguardian.com/music/2025/n...
They never seem to hear us when we cry
This is a wonderful podcast — I highly recommend subscribing!
We’ve got some exciting bonus content coming soon — click on the image to find out more
November 20, 2025 at 5:20 PM
This is a wonderful podcast — I highly recommend subscribing!
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NEW ON FEEDING TUBE RECORDS
STARE KITS "Live in NYC 1979" LP
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SELF-IMMOLATION MUSIC "Strange Worship" LP
feedingtuberecords.com/releases/str...
DAMO SUZUKI & BAND WHOSE NAME IS A SYMBOL "Live at Dominion" 2LP
feedingtuberecords.bandcamp.com/album/live-a...
STARE KITS "Live in NYC 1979" LP
feedingtuberecords.com/releases/liv...
SELF-IMMOLATION MUSIC "Strange Worship" LP
feedingtuberecords.com/releases/str...
DAMO SUZUKI & BAND WHOSE NAME IS A SYMBOL "Live at Dominion" 2LP
feedingtuberecords.bandcamp.com/album/live-a...
November 14, 2025 at 6:35 PM
NEW ON FEEDING TUBE RECORDS
STARE KITS "Live in NYC 1979" LP
feedingtuberecords.com/releases/liv...
SELF-IMMOLATION MUSIC "Strange Worship" LP
feedingtuberecords.com/releases/str...
DAMO SUZUKI & BAND WHOSE NAME IS A SYMBOL "Live at Dominion" 2LP
feedingtuberecords.bandcamp.com/album/live-a...
STARE KITS "Live in NYC 1979" LP
feedingtuberecords.com/releases/liv...
SELF-IMMOLATION MUSIC "Strange Worship" LP
feedingtuberecords.com/releases/str...
DAMO SUZUKI & BAND WHOSE NAME IS A SYMBOL "Live at Dominion" 2LP
feedingtuberecords.bandcamp.com/album/live-a...
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Don Moye And Son
Famoudou Don Moye, member of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM) and the Art Ensemble of Chicago, practicing while his son plays and runs around the room, Chicago, IL, late twentieth century. The vibraphonist in the background is unidentified.
Famoudou Don Moye, member of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM) and the Art Ensemble of Chicago, practicing while his son plays and runs around the room, Chicago, IL, late twentieth century. The vibraphonist in the background is unidentified.
November 9, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Don Moye And Son
Famoudou Don Moye, member of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM) and the Art Ensemble of Chicago, practicing while his son plays and runs around the room, Chicago, IL, late twentieth century. The vibraphonist in the background is unidentified.
Famoudou Don Moye, member of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM) and the Art Ensemble of Chicago, practicing while his son plays and runs around the room, Chicago, IL, late twentieth century. The vibraphonist in the background is unidentified.
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The ADL has dropped the pretense that its mission is anything besides whatever director Jonathan Greenblatt cares about. defector.com/the-adl-is-h...
The ADL Is Having A Mamdani Meltdown | Defector
The focus of the Anti-Defamation League has become entirely warped. Support for Israel was always part of the organization’s goals, but typically that was nested within a broader declaration to fight…
defector.com
November 8, 2025 at 9:10 PM
The ADL has dropped the pretense that its mission is anything besides whatever director Jonathan Greenblatt cares about. defector.com/the-adl-is-h...
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Are you a current or former immigration enforcement officer who was instructed to take part in, or witnessed civil rights abuses from your unit?
Share anonymously:
stopice.net/whistleblower
Share anonymously:
stopice.net/whistleblower
November 8, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Are you a current or former immigration enforcement officer who was instructed to take part in, or witnessed civil rights abuses from your unit?
Share anonymously:
stopice.net/whistleblower
Share anonymously:
stopice.net/whistleblower
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Hey folks, as news of Watson's demise spreads, please don't set aside his weighty legacy of misogyny and racism. He was truly among the worst of us. www.vox.com/2019/1/15/18...
DNA scientist James Watson has a remarkably long history of sexist, racist public comments
“People say it would be terrible if we made all girls pretty,” he said in 2003. “I think it would be great.”
www.vox.com
November 7, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Hey folks, as news of Watson's demise spreads, please don't set aside his weighty legacy of misogyny and racism. He was truly among the worst of us. www.vox.com/2019/1/15/18...
I’d been a huge fan of the legendary Chicago band Green since I was 14; when I was 25, I enjoyed a brief stint as their drummer. This is from the release show for the compilation Whodunit: Chicago Knows Who. Playing the songs of my favorite band with another one of my favorite bands was thrilling.
Green Live at Lounge Ax 1997-09-11 https://archive.org/details/ajc00309_green_1997-09-11
Green Live at Lounge Ax 1997-09-11 : Green : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
GreenSeptember 11, 1997Lounge AxChicago, IllinoisRecording generously loaned from the Aadam Jacobs Audio Archive.Transfer: Panasonic SV-3700 SPDIF > Marantz...
archive.org
November 7, 2025 at 9:10 PM
I’d been a huge fan of the legendary Chicago band Green since I was 14; when I was 25, I enjoyed a brief stint as their drummer. This is from the release show for the compilation Whodunit: Chicago Knows Who. Playing the songs of my favorite band with another one of my favorite bands was thrilling.
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Sounds like another excellent reason to boycott Paramount!
I think we can all live without the new Debra Messing / Michael Rapaport sitcom.
I think we can all live without the new Debra Messing / Michael Rapaport sitcom.
Under new head of Paramount David Ellison, the studio has drawn up a list of actors who opposed the Gaza genocide and will not allow them to appear in its films and TV shows.
Does this sound familiar?
Also, "Ellison is reportedly aiming to take over Warner Bros. next."
Does this sound familiar?
Also, "Ellison is reportedly aiming to take over Warner Bros. next."
Paramount Has Blacklist for Stars Deemed “Overtly Antisemitic” — World of Reel
It sure looks like the likes of Javier Bardem, Joaquin Phoenix, Emma Stone, and Mark Ruffalo won’t be making movies for Paramount in the foreseeable future.
www.worldofreel.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Sounds like another excellent reason to boycott Paramount!
I think we can all live without the new Debra Messing / Michael Rapaport sitcom.
I think we can all live without the new Debra Messing / Michael Rapaport sitcom.
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Good to see the Isleys getting some attention. They've been performing (various combinations of the brothers, but always with Ronald on lead) for more than *seventy years* and are still great.
MOJO’s next How To Buy guide is on The Isley Brothers. Reply to let us know what your favourite albums from Ronald, Rudolph and O’Kelly are and why and we’ll print the best responses in a future issue 👇
November 6, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Good to see the Isleys getting some attention. They've been performing (various combinations of the brothers, but always with Ronald on lead) for more than *seventy years* and are still great.
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Here's the first in an ongoing series of newsletters about what's coming up with me and my essay and interview collection, Hooked to the Silver Screen! (Free registration required.) #MST3K
Hooked to the Silver Screen: Newsletter #1 | Hooked to the Silver Screen: The MST3K Essays
Get more from Hooked to the Silver Screen: The MST3K Essays on Patreon
www.patreon.com
November 6, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Here's the first in an ongoing series of newsletters about what's coming up with me and my essay and interview collection, Hooked to the Silver Screen! (Free registration required.) #MST3K
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The case study that popularised the concept of 'cognitive dissonance' has been debunked.
Presumably psychologists will take this information and reframe it, allowing them to maintain their belief.
Presumably psychologists will take this information and reframe it, allowing them to maintain their belief.
Holy shit, this is kinda huge if you're into the social sciences
Debunking “When Prophecy Fails”
In 1954, Dorothy Martin predicted an apocalyptic flood and promised her followers rescue by flying saucers. When neither arrived, she recanted, her group dissolved, and efforts to proselytize ceased....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
November 6, 2025 at 11:43 AM
The case study that popularised the concept of 'cognitive dissonance' has been debunked.
Presumably psychologists will take this information and reframe it, allowing them to maintain their belief.
Presumably psychologists will take this information and reframe it, allowing them to maintain their belief.
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What’s more Chicago right now than handing off 200 whistles in a Portillos bag.
November 6, 2025 at 1:54 AM
What’s more Chicago right now than handing off 200 whistles in a Portillos bag.
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ITS A COYOTE! CHASING A ROAD RUNNER!
Wonder why this scene looks so familiar...
#WildlifeWednesday 🐦🐕
#WildlifeWednesday 🐦🐕
November 5, 2025 at 10:07 PM
ITS A COYOTE! CHASING A ROAD RUNNER!
I agree completely. AND I have a theory about this album: the concept wasn’t abandoned on side 2, but rather reflected (predicted?) the shift in US radio listeners from hyperactive AM to reflective and “heavy” FM.
The Who should be celebrated for Silas Stingy as much as anything else in their catalogue.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QjH...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QjH...
Silas Stingy (Mono Version)
YouTube video by The Who - Topic
www.youtube.com
November 5, 2025 at 10:10 PM
I agree completely. AND I have a theory about this album: the concept wasn’t abandoned on side 2, but rather reflected (predicted?) the shift in US radio listeners from hyperactive AM to reflective and “heavy” FM.
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BREAKING: Zohran Mamdani is projected to win the race for New York City mayor, according to Decision Desk HQ. Running on a campaign supporting Palestinian human rights just won. A new generation has arrived. A historic night.
November 5, 2025 at 2:21 AM
BREAKING: Zohran Mamdani is projected to win the race for New York City mayor, according to Decision Desk HQ. Running on a campaign supporting Palestinian human rights just won. A new generation has arrived. A historic night.
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thank you for the outpouring of support!
those of us laid off from Teen Vogue yesterday are now sharing our GoFundMe to help us cover our emergency expenses now that we've lost our incomes, as we get back on our feet.
those of us laid off from Teen Vogue yesterday are now sharing our GoFundMe to help us cover our emergency expenses now that we've lost our incomes, as we get back on our feet.
Donate to Help Laid-Off Teen Vogue Staffers Recover, organized by Lexi McMenamin
More than half the team at Teen Vogue was laid off this week by our parent co… Lexi McMenamin needs your support for Help Laid-Off Teen Vogue Staffers Recover
www.gofundme.com
November 4, 2025 at 9:17 PM
thank you for the outpouring of support!
those of us laid off from Teen Vogue yesterday are now sharing our GoFundMe to help us cover our emergency expenses now that we've lost our incomes, as we get back on our feet.
those of us laid off from Teen Vogue yesterday are now sharing our GoFundMe to help us cover our emergency expenses now that we've lost our incomes, as we get back on our feet.
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Can’t stop laughing at this
November 4, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Can’t stop laughing at this
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In his 1959 comedy 'Good Morning,' Ozu uncannily portrays how the promises of connection through technology often deliver isolation instead. Bill Cooper explains how the movie's themes resonate with today's techno-anxiety.
The Unboxed Television — Yasujirō Ozu's Post-War Vision of Consumerism:
The Unboxed Television — Yasujirō Ozu's Post-War Vision of Consumerism:
Yasujirō Ozu's 'Good Morning' and Post-War Consumerism
In his 1959 comedy 'Good Morning,' Ozu captures the precise moment when Japanese families confronted their first screens, revealing how the promises of connection through technology often deliver isolation instead.
www.thetonearm.com
November 4, 2025 at 1:30 PM
In his 1959 comedy 'Good Morning,' Ozu uncannily portrays how the promises of connection through technology often deliver isolation instead. Bill Cooper explains how the movie's themes resonate with today's techno-anxiety.
The Unboxed Television — Yasujirō Ozu's Post-War Vision of Consumerism:
The Unboxed Television — Yasujirō Ozu's Post-War Vision of Consumerism:
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My 11-year-old subscribes to Teen Vogue and reads the newsletters almost daily. It's been a reliable source of news for her, and fodder for thoughtful dinner table discussions.
Now, it will serve a new role in our house--as an opportunity to learn about boycotting companies that let us down.
Now, it will serve a new role in our house--as an opportunity to learn about boycotting companies that let us down.
thank you for all the support; the statement from our union is now live here with some more reporting.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
November 4, 2025 at 11:03 AM
My 11-year-old subscribes to Teen Vogue and reads the newsletters almost daily. It's been a reliable source of news for her, and fodder for thoughtful dinner table discussions.
Now, it will serve a new role in our house--as an opportunity to learn about boycotting companies that let us down.
Now, it will serve a new role in our house--as an opportunity to learn about boycotting companies that let us down.
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VP Cheney will be honoured with a 21 gun salute accidentally aimed directly at 21 of his friends
November 4, 2025 at 11:42 AM
VP Cheney will be honoured with a 21 gun salute accidentally aimed directly at 21 of his friends
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People keep saying "Murphy Brown"'s daughter knifed Teen Vogue in the back. Stop. It was Candice Bergen's daughter, Chloe Malle. They're a cosseted ruling class, Hamptons family doing cosseted ruling class, Hamptons things: more afraid of struggle from below than the fascists in the big castle
November 4, 2025 at 1:38 PM
People keep saying "Murphy Brown"'s daughter knifed Teen Vogue in the back. Stop. It was Candice Bergen's daughter, Chloe Malle. They're a cosseted ruling class, Hamptons family doing cosseted ruling class, Hamptons things: more afraid of struggle from below than the fascists in the big castle
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And he spent his last years supporting Harris and not Trump by the way, which I think speaks to the fact that for the ruling class it’s just about who they think will keep the American imperial project alive and functioning
November 4, 2025 at 12:39 PM
And he spent his last years supporting Harris and not Trump by the way, which I think speaks to the fact that for the ruling class it’s just about who they think will keep the American imperial project alive and functioning
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It’s truly tragic how many of these US war criminals like Cheney never face justice and die in their peacefully in their homes in their 80s and 90s. I want to be happy he is dead but I am not. The million people he killed didnt get the luxury to die how he did.
November 4, 2025 at 12:37 PM
It’s truly tragic how many of these US war criminals like Cheney never face justice and die in their peacefully in their homes in their 80s and 90s. I want to be happy he is dead but I am not. The million people he killed didnt get the luxury to die how he did.