Al Shipley
@alshipley.bsky.social
Tough Breaks: The Story of Baltimore Club Music out August 19, 2025 on Repeater Books / shipley.al@gmail.com
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Al Shipley
@alshipley.bsky.social
· Sep 16
Q+A: Al Shipley on His Brand New Book on Baltimore Club Music
Interview with a persevering author and journalist!
musicbookclub.substack.com
my interview with Tamara Palmer's Music Book Club about the process of writing Tough Breaks, the surprises along the way, and some of my favorite books about music:
musicbookclub.substack.com/p/qa-al-ship...
musicbookclub.substack.com/p/qa-al-ship...
the ai artwork for those rory & mal podcast episodes is egregious
November 14, 2025 at 4:53 AM
the ai artwork for those rory & mal podcast episodes is egregious
hey matt yglesias i actually know a place where there already are one billion americans...DEEZ NUTS
November 14, 2025 at 12:48 AM
hey matt yglesias i actually know a place where there already are one billion americans...DEEZ NUTS
i hate that most people will see an unfamiliar name or word that's longer than two syllables and just shut down and not even make an honest attempt at pronouncing it phonetically. point at the letters as you go if you have to, let's bring basic literacy back.
November 13, 2025 at 11:45 PM
i hate that most people will see an unfamiliar name or word that's longer than two syllables and just shut down and not even make an honest attempt at pronouncing it phonetically. point at the letters as you go if you have to, let's bring basic literacy back.
new way twitter appears to be broken: i can't save drafts on my phone
November 13, 2025 at 9:18 PM
new way twitter appears to be broken: i can't save drafts on my phone
i love putting a bunch of EPs in a playlist and listening to them in a row, musical equivalent of a tapas restaurant
November 13, 2025 at 9:07 PM
i love putting a bunch of EPs in a playlist and listening to them in a row, musical equivalent of a tapas restaurant
the english language is so weird, man. vegetarian, pescatarian...shouldn't a humanitarian be someone who eats humans?
November 13, 2025 at 9:00 PM
the english language is so weird, man. vegetarian, pescatarian...shouldn't a humanitarian be someone who eats humans?
typo of the day: "seitched" instead of "switched"
November 13, 2025 at 8:27 PM
typo of the day: "seitched" instead of "switched"
i switched to iced coffee while i heal from some dental work and i miss hot coffee so much
November 13, 2025 at 7:56 PM
i switched to iced coffee while i heal from some dental work and i miss hot coffee so much
rory and mal trying to be the temu colin jost and michael che
November 13, 2025 at 12:49 PM
rory and mal trying to be the temu colin jost and michael che
typo of the day: "intereview"
November 13, 2025 at 3:04 AM
typo of the day: "intereview"
imagine if King's X played a show early on where advertisements misprinted their name as King Sex and they just rolled with it
November 13, 2025 at 2:45 AM
imagine if King's X played a show early on where advertisements misprinted their name as King Sex and they just rolled with it
mfw i learn that the protagonist of The Substance is named 'Ms. Sparkle'
a cartoon of homer simpson with a speech bubble that says ' 17 ' on it
ALT: a cartoon of homer simpson with a speech bubble that says ' 17 ' on it
media.tenor.com
November 13, 2025 at 2:11 AM
mfw i learn that the protagonist of The Substance is named 'Ms. Sparkle'
"he who smelt it dealt it" means something completely different to metallurgists
November 13, 2025 at 12:09 AM
"he who smelt it dealt it" means something completely different to metallurgists
feels like every event i've worked in dc the last few months was either about ai, included tons of ai jokes/references, or had a whole celebrity ai deepfake video for comic relief ugh
November 12, 2025 at 11:36 PM
feels like every event i've worked in dc the last few months was either about ai, included tons of ai jokes/references, or had a whole celebrity ai deepfake video for comic relief ugh
wikipedia putting quotation marks before periods is so embarrassing, reminds me of early 2000s pitchfork
November 12, 2025 at 10:59 PM
wikipedia putting quotation marks before periods is so embarrassing, reminds me of early 2000s pitchfork
sophie ellis-bextor with one of the best album titles of the year
November 12, 2025 at 10:14 PM
sophie ellis-bextor with one of the best album titles of the year
country joe mcdonald's wife was always like "how about you write an 'i feel like i'm fixin' to take out the trash rag'"
November 12, 2025 at 9:01 PM
country joe mcdonald's wife was always like "how about you write an 'i feel like i'm fixin' to take out the trash rag'"
eating soup out of a big tupperware container instead of putting it into a soup bowl. my spoon fell in and i'm not even going after it, i'm just eating around it with another spoon.
November 12, 2025 at 8:11 PM
eating soup out of a big tupperware container instead of putting it into a soup bowl. my spoon fell in and i'm not even going after it, i'm just eating around it with another spoon.
Monthly Report: November Singles - Jenevieve, Raye, Zara Larsson, Hayley Williams, Tyla, The Last Dinner Party, Gorillaz, Demi Lovato, etc.
narrowcast.blogspot.com/2025/11/mont...
narrowcast.blogspot.com/2025/11/mont...
narrowcast: Monthly Report: November 2025 Singles
narrowcast.blogspot.com
November 12, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Monthly Report: November Singles - Jenevieve, Raye, Zara Larsson, Hayley Williams, Tyla, The Last Dinner Party, Gorillaz, Demi Lovato, etc.
narrowcast.blogspot.com/2025/11/mont...
narrowcast.blogspot.com/2025/11/mont...
i heard "sweet home alabama" on the radio this morning. on neil young's birthday. rude.
November 12, 2025 at 1:55 PM
i heard "sweet home alabama" on the radio this morning. on neil young's birthday. rude.
zoomer ringo starr: i'd like to be under the sea in an octopus's garden, no tea no shade
November 12, 2025 at 1:49 PM
zoomer ringo starr: i'd like to be under the sea in an octopus's garden, no tea no shade
that michael jackson biopic is produced by one of the people who made bohemian rhapsody and it's going to end the exact same way (in 1985, before the filmmakers have to confront anything difficult)
November 12, 2025 at 12:28 AM
that michael jackson biopic is produced by one of the people who made bohemian rhapsody and it's going to end the exact same way (in 1985, before the filmmakers have to confront anything difficult)
typo of the day: "difrent"
November 12, 2025 at 12:17 AM
typo of the day: "difrent"
i missed a spot shaving...oh well, it's small enough that it'll be undetectable by tomorrow, fuck it
November 11, 2025 at 8:39 PM
i missed a spot shaving...oh well, it's small enough that it'll be undetectable by tomorrow, fuck it
nobody will ever know if i put the period in italics after a sentence that ends with an album title. but i would know, so i have to fix it.
November 11, 2025 at 5:29 PM
nobody will ever know if i put the period in italics after a sentence that ends with an album title. but i would know, so i have to fix it.