Rick Brown
@brownbattery.bsky.social
Music: https://75dollarbill.bandcamp.com
I play crate and blow things
Office worker, proud union member, NYC renter, soon* to be retiree
previously: https://brownoutspassed.bandcamp.com/ and http://www.juliagorton.com/coming-new-products/beat-it-zine-comp
I play crate and blow things
Office worker, proud union member, NYC renter, soon* to be retiree
previously: https://brownoutspassed.bandcamp.com/ and http://www.juliagorton.com/coming-new-products/beat-it-zine-comp
we are transitioning!
November 5, 2025 at 6:28 PM
we are transitioning!
“Green River” b/w “Commotion” I think I might have preferred that great b-side!
November 2, 2025 at 7:10 PM
“Green River” b/w “Commotion” I think I might have preferred that great b-side!
not sure why the Peripheral Vision cover didn't show up...
August 13, 2025 at 3:45 PM
not sure why the Peripheral Vision cover didn't show up...
That’s by Julia Gorton and very much in the style she developed in _Beat It!_, the circa’78 zine we did together. www.juliagorton.com/coming-new-p...
July 13, 2025 at 12:28 AM
That’s by Julia Gorton and very much in the style she developed in _Beat It!_, the circa’78 zine we did together. www.juliagorton.com/coming-new-p...
In NYC, too. Getting a lot of use, apparently
June 27, 2025 at 3:22 PM
In NYC, too. Getting a lot of use, apparently
I’m nostalgic for a time when these were the type of cop I hated most
June 18, 2025 at 4:00 PM
I’m nostalgic for a time when these were the type of cop I hated most
A film daring enough to show the American dream for what it really is (violence and lies)
May 28, 2025 at 3:12 PM
A film daring enough to show the American dream for what it really is (violence and lies)
I swear I was intending to make the bed but…
May 8, 2025 at 11:28 PM
I swear I was intending to make the bed but…
what comes naturally...
May 6, 2025 at 8:35 PM
what comes naturally...
I was able to place 8 of these around the neighborhood this afternoon
March 29, 2025 at 7:12 PM
I was able to place 8 of these around the neighborhood this afternoon
They ask “What perfect albums came out when you were 16?” I show you 4 of them (1973, btw)
March 21, 2025 at 5:25 PM
They ask “What perfect albums came out when you were 16?” I show you 4 of them (1973, btw)
I don’t work for the government
March 6, 2025 at 6:25 PM
I don’t work for the government
Larisa recognizes Willow
February 25, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Larisa recognizes Willow
gonna repeat myself (though I added some color and blur) and post this again for people who are in the vicinity in the early evening of valentine's day. Che and I (75 Dollar Bill) will play what we think of as music and I think Corey and Yasi will, too - but I haven't heard that stated explicitly!
February 11, 2025 at 9:54 PM
gonna repeat myself (though I added some color and blur) and post this again for people who are in the vicinity in the early evening of valentine's day. Che and I (75 Dollar Bill) will play what we think of as music and I think Corey and Yasi will, too - but I haven't heard that stated explicitly!
I didn't think we'd be playing in NYC anytime soon, but this opportunity has happily arisen! 75 Dollar Bill in duo form (me and Che Chen) plus our friends Yasi and Corey.
an earlyish show on your valentine's day...
an earlyish show on your valentine's day...
February 6, 2025 at 8:52 PM
I didn't think we'd be playing in NYC anytime soon, but this opportunity has happily arisen! 75 Dollar Bill in duo form (me and Che Chen) plus our friends Yasi and Corey.
an earlyish show on your valentine's day...
an earlyish show on your valentine's day...
it was a person. the rest is not correct.
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January 31, 2025 at 7:48 PM
it was a person. the rest is not correct.
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You've probably seen some of Julia Gorton's photos of her, but have you seen the whole amazing book she published a while ago?
www.juliagorton.com/coming-new-p...
www.juliagorton.com/coming-new-p...
January 31, 2025 at 6:57 PM
You've probably seen some of Julia Gorton's photos of her, but have you seen the whole amazing book she published a while ago?
www.juliagorton.com/coming-new-p...
www.juliagorton.com/coming-new-p...
This Saturday in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, we'll be showing and telling about the zine and where it came from with Paul Campagna (who's interested in a lot of things, inc. Delaware where Julia and I met)
January 27, 2025 at 9:54 PM
This Saturday in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, we'll be showing and telling about the zine and where it came from with Paul Campagna (who's interested in a lot of things, inc. Delaware where Julia and I met)
Julia did most of the work, and her visuals are what make the thing, but I contributed a bunch of sometimes questionable reviews, a couple bits of graphics and a few interviews. Julia has made a book with the 4 issues compiled with stuff from her archives and current essays from us both.
January 27, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Julia did most of the work, and her visuals are what make the thing, but I contributed a bunch of sometimes questionable reviews, a couple bits of graphics and a few interviews. Julia has made a book with the 4 issues compiled with stuff from her archives and current essays from us both.
We covered the punk bands we were seeing in NYC, the records we were hearing from the UK and elsewhere, and eventually the "No Wave" scene. Julia's photos, especially those of Lydia Lunch, James Chance and Anya Phillips have become the most (pardon the overused word) _iconic_ from that bunch.
January 27, 2025 at 9:54 PM
We covered the punk bands we were seeing in NYC, the records we were hearing from the UK and elsewhere, and eventually the "No Wave" scene. Julia's photos, especially those of Lydia Lunch, James Chance and Anya Phillips have become the most (pardon the overused word) _iconic_ from that bunch.
I like to live in the present and, in spite of _everything_, I'm hopeful about the future. But sometimes history (even personal history) is important and I have some. In '77, as a 20 year old NYU student with my girlfriend at the time Julia Gorton, I made a fanzine called _Beat It!_
January 27, 2025 at 9:54 PM
I like to live in the present and, in spite of _everything_, I'm hopeful about the future. But sometimes history (even personal history) is important and I have some. In '77, as a 20 year old NYU student with my girlfriend at the time Julia Gorton, I made a fanzine called _Beat It!_