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The most streamed Bill Callahan song by far is "Jim Cain", the first song on "Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle". Is it because the song is beautiful or people wanted to try him out and said "nope, not for me" after one song?
November 21, 2025 at 4:32 PM
The most streamed Bill Callahan song by far is "Jim Cain", the first song on "Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle". Is it because the song is beautiful or people wanted to try him out and said "nope, not for me" after one song?
Listening to Jagged Little Pill in full for the first time in 25+ years and realizing I actually love this album. A singles-heavy album where the whole actually is greater than the sum of the parts.
November 21, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Listening to Jagged Little Pill in full for the first time in 25+ years and realizing I actually love this album. A singles-heavy album where the whole actually is greater than the sum of the parts.
Seeing “Mama’s Gun” in full was part roller coaster, part religious experience, and I’ll never emotionally recover from seeing the Orange Moon, Bag Lady, Time’s A Wastin’ trio live.
November 19, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Seeing “Mama’s Gun” in full was part roller coaster, part religious experience, and I’ll never emotionally recover from seeing the Orange Moon, Bag Lady, Time’s A Wastin’ trio live.
Top 5 Scorseses as of today
1. GoodFellas
2. Taxi Driver
3. Mean Streets
4. Killers of the Flower Moon
5. The Age of Innocence
1. GoodFellas
2. Taxi Driver
3. Mean Streets
4. Killers of the Flower Moon
5. The Age of Innocence
Top 5 Scorseses as of today
1. Casino
2. Taxi Driver
3. GoodFellas
4. Raging Bull
5. The Irishman
1. Casino
2. Taxi Driver
3. GoodFellas
4. Raging Bull
5. The Irishman
It’s the GOAT’s birthday
My top 5 Scorseses as of today
1. Taxi Driver
2. Goodfellas
3. Casino
4. The King of Comedy
5. The Irishman
My top 5 Scorseses as of today
1. Taxi Driver
2. Goodfellas
3. Casino
4. The King of Comedy
5. The Irishman
November 17, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Top 5 Scorseses as of today
1. GoodFellas
2. Taxi Driver
3. Mean Streets
4. Killers of the Flower Moon
5. The Age of Innocence
1. GoodFellas
2. Taxi Driver
3. Mean Streets
4. Killers of the Flower Moon
5. The Age of Innocence
Thing I learned today: Morrissey released a cover of "Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way?" in 2017. open.spotify.com/track/5zC80d...
Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way? - Live
open.spotify.com
November 16, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Thing I learned today: Morrissey released a cover of "Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way?" in 2017. open.spotify.com/track/5zC80d...
Eternal banger www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIao...
Pink Floyd - Learning To Fly (PULSE Restored & Re-Edited)
YouTube video by Pink Floyd
www.youtube.com
November 13, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Eternal banger www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIao...
I like Simmons fine but 2025 Klosterman popping on my phone looking like this was a legit jump scare.
November 13, 2025 at 7:00 PM
I like Simmons fine but 2025 Klosterman popping on my phone looking like this was a legit jump scare.
The week of November 15 chart? Come on!
November 12, 2025 at 12:27 AM
The week of November 15 chart? Come on!
I'm grateful for a life in which books continue to change me at age 50, but adolescence:
Tom Wolfe's "The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test," an alternative way of writing, of reading, of living. I've since read it two more times at different ages and it's given me something different each time.
Tom Wolfe's "The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test," an alternative way of writing, of reading, of living. I've since read it two more times at different ages and it's given me something different each time.
performative reading, lack of reading skills, nobody's reading anymore -- NO!
tell me about a book that changed you
for me? the *extremely* ahistorical novel, THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY which I read at 13 and was like, "Oh, art can be *everything* to a maker, for good and bad"
tell me about a book that changed you
for me? the *extremely* ahistorical novel, THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY which I read at 13 and was like, "Oh, art can be *everything* to a maker, for good and bad"
November 12, 2025 at 12:24 AM
I'm grateful for a life in which books continue to change me at age 50, but adolescence:
Tom Wolfe's "The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test," an alternative way of writing, of reading, of living. I've since read it two more times at different ages and it's given me something different each time.
Tom Wolfe's "The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test," an alternative way of writing, of reading, of living. I've since read it two more times at different ages and it's given me something different each time.
Performative reading
November 10, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Performative reading
Reposted
The world’s first trillionaire initiated a move that has left more than half a million people dead, most of whom are children.
November 7, 2025 at 7:39 AM
The world’s first trillionaire initiated a move that has left more than half a million people dead, most of whom are children.
I just had a wild experience for 2025: was next to two Boomers hearing the Lemonheads version of Mrs. Robinson for the first time and they were furious.
November 6, 2025 at 5:36 PM
I just had a wild experience for 2025: was next to two Boomers hearing the Lemonheads version of Mrs. Robinson for the first time and they were furious.
I’ve been listening to Sounds of Silver a lot lately and it’s great but every time I forget that it ends with a top five worst song of the 21st century.
October 31, 2025 at 11:54 AM
I’ve been listening to Sounds of Silver a lot lately and it’s great but every time I forget that it ends with a top five worst song of the 21st century.
As I've gotten older I've realized that I would in fact trade one stupid decision for another five years of life.
October 31, 2025 at 2:08 AM
As I've gotten older I've realized that I would in fact trade one stupid decision for another five years of life.
I have a ticket to Autechre in Portsmouth, NH, tomorrow that I am looking to sell for face value if anyone is interested!
October 27, 2025 at 11:47 AM
I have a ticket to Autechre in Portsmouth, NH, tomorrow that I am looking to sell for face value if anyone is interested!
Introduce yourself with the last 5 concerts you saw:
Gary Numan
Stereolab
Lightning Bolt
Mary Halvorson Sextet
Godspeed You! Black Emperor
Gary Numan
Stereolab
Lightning Bolt
Mary Halvorson Sextet
Godspeed You! Black Emperor
Introduce yourself with the last 5 concerts you saw (streaming included):
moe. (The Cap)
moe. (Providence)
Phish Phish Phish
(Hampton via couch)
moe. (The Cap)
moe. (Providence)
Phish Phish Phish
(Hampton via couch)
Brandi Carlile (Red Rocks)
Jean Batiste (Red Rocks)
Phish (CU Boulder)
Allison Russell
Janelle Monáe (Red Rocks last summer)
Jean Batiste (Red Rocks)
Phish (CU Boulder)
Allison Russell
Janelle Monáe (Red Rocks last summer)
October 18, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Introduce yourself with the last 5 concerts you saw:
Gary Numan
Stereolab
Lightning Bolt
Mary Halvorson Sextet
Godspeed You! Black Emperor
Gary Numan
Stereolab
Lightning Bolt
Mary Halvorson Sextet
Godspeed You! Black Emperor
Billy Ocean voice: Tangerine Dream.
October 17, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Billy Ocean voice: Tangerine Dream.
I saw that there is now a 20th anniversary edition of Animal Collective's "Feels" and figured that number had to be a misprint.
October 17, 2025 at 12:59 PM
I saw that there is now a 20th anniversary edition of Animal Collective's "Feels" and figured that number had to be a misprint.
Having a birthday today makes it surreal to see so many unrelated birthday wishes to Bob and Bobby on my timelines (referring to Mould and Weir, respectively).
October 16, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Having a birthday today makes it surreal to see so many unrelated birthday wishes to Bob and Bobby on my timelines (referring to Mould and Weir, respectively).
Just picking one, I rank Eric B. and Rakim's "Let the Rhythm Hit Em" way up there for 90s albums; I've never once seen it on such a list.
a poll idea that just popped into my head: since we've collectively been doing 90's nostalgia for awhile as a culture, what's your secret/stealth best 90's album? not something necessarily widely super critically beloved but is nonetheless great and defining for you?
October 16, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Just picking one, I rank Eric B. and Rakim's "Let the Rhythm Hit Em" way up there for 90s albums; I've never once seen it on such a list.
Rosemary’s Baby
Hellraiser
Don’t Look Now
The Bride of Frankenstein
Hellraiser
Don’t Look Now
The Bride of Frankenstein
Quote this with the first four Horror movies that come to your mind that are 10/10s for you. No cheating. Just the first four that pop into your head.
I'll go first:
-Silence of the Lambs
-I Saw the Devil
-Coherence
-Jaws
I'll go first:
-Silence of the Lambs
-I Saw the Devil
-Coherence
-Jaws
October 15, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Rosemary’s Baby
Hellraiser
Don’t Look Now
The Bride of Frankenstein
Hellraiser
Don’t Look Now
The Bride of Frankenstein
At the Gary Numan concert.
October 13, 2025 at 3:05 AM
At the Gary Numan concert.
Getting so much spam lately- texts, calls, emails. Are these companies short on their quotas or something?
October 10, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Getting so much spam lately- texts, calls, emails. Are these companies short on their quotas or something?
Because I'm a sicko, now that I'm going through a divorce (would not recommend), I'm revisiting divorce albums to check for accuracy. Some are too heavy, too on-the-nose, too literary, but Summerteeth hits the target exactly and kills me dead (even though Tweedy & his wife reconciled).
October 9, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Because I'm a sicko, now that I'm going through a divorce (would not recommend), I'm revisiting divorce albums to check for accuracy. Some are too heavy, too on-the-nose, too literary, but Summerteeth hits the target exactly and kills me dead (even though Tweedy & his wife reconciled).