matty karas
@troubledoll.bsky.social
musicredef guy. mtv/vh1 guy. trouble dolls guy. other things guy.
logging off for a while
September 19, 2025 at 3:14 PM
logging off for a while
la times, gone. washington post, gone. paramount, gone. disney, might as well be gone. warner, soon to be gone. twitter, gone. tiktok, soon gone. where the f*** are lefty billionaires?
Becoming increasingly clear we’re gonna have to build a parallel infrastructure for all the media we really love. The reason all of this is happening under the color of law is hyperconsolidation, dissent being traded straight up for merger approval, or fear of harassment.
September 18, 2025 at 1:37 AM
la times, gone. washington post, gone. paramount, gone. disney, might as well be gone. warner, soon to be gone. twitter, gone. tiktok, soon gone. where the f*** are lefty billionaires?
All The Presidents Men Courtroom Scene
YouTube video by SatNightWorkChill
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September 16, 2025 at 1:04 PM
roadrunner roadrunner
September 5, 2025 at 6:44 PM
roadrunner roadrunner
everything about this trial is A-fucking-plus
cardi, i mean of course, but also her lawyer and especially the judge i hope they both get features on her next album
cardi, i mean of course, but also her lawyer and especially the judge i hope they both get features on her next album
August 28, 2025 at 7:03 PM
everything about this trial is A-fucking-plus
cardi, i mean of course, but also her lawyer and especially the judge i hope they both get features on her next album
cardi, i mean of course, but also her lawyer and especially the judge i hope they both get features on her next album
my hometown ❤️
Actually I swore an oath to uphold the Constitution of the United States with my hand on @bpl.boston.gov’s 1782 edition Aitken Bible—also known as the Bible of the Revolution.
August 21, 2025 at 1:22 PM
my hometown ❤️
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The Hardkiss "Дівчина" 🇺🇦
THE HARDKISS - Дівчина (official audio)
YouTube video by The HARDKISS
youtu.be
August 18, 2025 at 6:33 PM
The Hardkiss "Дівчина" 🇺🇦
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there are much worse problems.
that said, as someone who loves writing reviews & has written thousands & is proud of that & thinks reviews are important, seeing culture coverage, critics & reviews constantly take it on the chin for the past decade--esp last few years--has been really fucking hard.
that said, as someone who loves writing reviews & has written thousands & is proud of that & thinks reviews are important, seeing culture coverage, critics & reviews constantly take it on the chin for the past decade--esp last few years--has been really fucking hard.
August 12, 2025 at 11:02 PM
there are much worse problems.
that said, as someone who loves writing reviews & has written thousands & is proud of that & thinks reviews are important, seeing culture coverage, critics & reviews constantly take it on the chin for the past decade--esp last few years--has been really fucking hard.
that said, as someone who loves writing reviews & has written thousands & is proud of that & thinks reviews are important, seeing culture coverage, critics & reviews constantly take it on the chin for the past decade--esp last few years--has been really fucking hard.
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Dropkick Murphys
Warped Tour Long Beach
Warped Tour Long Beach
July 28, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Dropkick Murphys
Warped Tour Long Beach
Warped Tour Long Beach
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One reason I regard the Reader + other regional pubs/crits as guiding lights is, as musickers, they hear what's going on locally before anyone else, which young/unestablished artist to consider, and the listing is the natural first piece of coverage, an introduction and an invitation. #LoveThisJob
July 27, 2025 at 3:45 PM
One reason I regard the Reader + other regional pubs/crits as guiding lights is, as musickers, they hear what's going on locally before anyone else, which young/unestablished artist to consider, and the listing is the natural first piece of coverage, an introduction and an invitation. #LoveThisJob
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Absolutely true about @dadastrain.bsky.social, and in fact I make a point of linking and x-reffing Piotr, Jim Macnie, and a couple of others every single week. It’s the same idea as having six or more listings writers and editors at Time Out… no one can know or do it all alone.
July 27, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Absolutely true about @dadastrain.bsky.social, and in fact I make a point of linking and x-reffing Piotr, Jim Macnie, and a couple of others every single week. It’s the same idea as having six or more listings writers and editors at Time Out… no one can know or do it all alone.
a) yes!!!
b) but the attempt to blame the decline of listings on poptimism is weird and waaaay off
c) there are others, in addition to the amazing @nightafternight.bsky.social, doing the crucial work of keeping listings culture alive in nyc. see, for example, the amazing @dadastrain.bsky.social
b) but the attempt to blame the decline of listings on poptimism is weird and waaaay off
c) there are others, in addition to the amazing @nightafternight.bsky.social, doing the crucial work of keeping listings culture alive in nyc. see, for example, the amazing @dadastrain.bsky.social
In my debut for @theatlantic.com, I wrote about the disappearance of cultural listings from major New York media outlets, and what it portends for artists, audiences, institutions, and journalists. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Why No One Knows What’s Happening Tonight
A love letter to music listings
www.theatlantic.com
July 27, 2025 at 1:50 PM
a) yes!!!
b) but the attempt to blame the decline of listings on poptimism is weird and waaaay off
c) there are others, in addition to the amazing @nightafternight.bsky.social, doing the crucial work of keeping listings culture alive in nyc. see, for example, the amazing @dadastrain.bsky.social
b) but the attempt to blame the decline of listings on poptimism is weird and waaaay off
c) there are others, in addition to the amazing @nightafternight.bsky.social, doing the crucial work of keeping listings culture alive in nyc. see, for example, the amazing @dadastrain.bsky.social
what's with all these characters on "the bear" who use iphones without cases? is that a thing people do?
July 24, 2025 at 3:01 AM
what's with all these characters on "the bear" who use iphones without cases? is that a thing people do?
fill the world with ozzy and never ever ever say die 🖤🖤🖤
BLACK SABBATH - Never Say Die (1978) Top Of The Pops UK TV
YouTube video by Pablo Bobadilla
youtu.be
July 22, 2025 at 6:39 PM
fill the world with ozzy and never ever ever say die 🖤🖤🖤
dear @redsox.com: just sayin'...
How the Blue Jays use a 4-man outfield
www.mlb.com
July 21, 2025 at 11:29 PM
dear @redsox.com: just sayin'...
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Dearest Darlings,
I used to be over there. Now I am here.
I used to be over there. Now I am here.
Bo Diddley "Bo Diddley" on The Ed Sullivan Show
YouTube video by The Ed Sullivan Show
youtu.be
July 21, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Dearest Darlings,
I used to be over there. Now I am here.
I used to be over there. Now I am here.
still fascinated by this weird quirk of professional tennis as i watch alcaraz and sinner try to navigate corridors and doorways with heavy, oversized bags hanging from both of their shoulders on their way to centre court
is there any major sport besides tennis that asks every player to lug all their own gear on and off the court? can you imagine shohei ohtani walking onto the field with all his bats in a giant bag slung over his shoulder? or rory mcilroy carrying his own clubs down the 18th fairway at augusta?
July 13, 2025 at 3:19 PM
still fascinated by this weird quirk of professional tennis as i watch alcaraz and sinner try to navigate corridors and doorways with heavy, oversized bags hanging from both of their shoulders on their way to centre court
i am extremely late on this but i have just learned that mamdani is a POPPY SEED GUY. i am henceforth doubling my donations to him. we need this, new york!!!
(but the fuck does he mean he has his orange juice "on the side"? does he think other people pour their OJ on their bagel???)
(but the fuck does he mean he has his orange juice "on the side"? does he think other people pour their OJ on their bagel???)
I ranked the NYC mayoral candidates exclusively based on their bagel orders
To toast or not to toast? A bagel order can say a lot about a person in New York, and the city’s mayoral candidates aren’t all on the same page.
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July 9, 2025 at 3:31 PM
i am extremely late on this but i have just learned that mamdani is a POPPY SEED GUY. i am henceforth doubling my donations to him. we need this, new york!!!
(but the fuck does he mean he has his orange juice "on the side"? does he think other people pour their OJ on their bagel???)
(but the fuck does he mean he has his orange juice "on the side"? does he think other people pour their OJ on their bagel???)
pouring one out tonite for one for one of the kindest hearts to ever bless the new jersey music scene -- and one of its most adventurous souls and ferocious voices. you were a force for good in the world, tim cronin 💔💔💔
Rest In Power to the mighty Tim Cronin, pictured here with Tom Scharpling, @jonwurster.bsky.social, and his brother-in-law and one time bandmate Dave Wyndorf of Monster Magnet. Tim made a very convincing prison thug on camera but he was truly one of the kindness souls I have ever come across. 💔
July 9, 2025 at 12:22 AM
pouring one out tonite for one for one of the kindest hearts to ever bless the new jersey music scene -- and one of its most adventurous souls and ferocious voices. you were a force for good in the world, tim cronin 💔💔💔
share a photo of one or more of your music reference books
July 3, 2025 at 2:19 AM
share a photo of one or more of your music reference books
fun luke kornet fact #1: his 4-yr spurs contract is gonna pay him nearly double what larry bird earned in his *career*
fun kornet fact #2: he earned it. gonna miss that goofy gangly gamer
fun kornet fact #2: he earned it. gonna miss that goofy gangly gamer
July 1, 2025 at 1:32 AM
fun luke kornet fact #1: his 4-yr spurs contract is gonna pay him nearly double what larry bird earned in his *career*
fun kornet fact #2: he earned it. gonna miss that goofy gangly gamer
fun kornet fact #2: he earned it. gonna miss that goofy gangly gamer
globalize the primarying of these motherfuckers
Hakeem Jeffries on Mamdani: "'Globalizing the intifada' by way of example is not an acceptable phrasing. He's gonna have to clarify his position on that as he moves forward."
June 29, 2025 at 4:11 PM
globalize the primarying of these motherfuckers
random/first thoughts on bruce springsteen's the lost albums as they pop, freight-train-like, into the middle of my head:
June 27, 2025 at 2:45 PM
random/first thoughts on bruce springsteen's the lost albums as they pop, freight-train-like, into the middle of my head: