Dan Epstein
@dockfidrych.bsky.social
In the new episode of the CROSSED CHANNELS podcast, Tony Fletcher and I heatedly and hilariously discuss power pop legends The Raspberries — I pick 12 of my favorite tracks by the noted American Anglophiles and find out which ones Tony can actually stomach!
danepstein.substack.com/p/go-all-the...
danepstein.substack.com/p/go-all-the...
Go All The Way: Picking The Finest Raspberries
Episode 22 of the CROSSED CHANNELS podcast examines the legendary American power pop band and the British music that influenced them
danepstein.substack.com
November 12, 2025 at 1:35 PM
In the new episode of the CROSSED CHANNELS podcast, Tony Fletcher and I heatedly and hilariously discuss power pop legends The Raspberries — I pick 12 of my favorite tracks by the noted American Anglophiles and find out which ones Tony can actually stomach!
danepstein.substack.com/p/go-all-the...
danepstein.substack.com/p/go-all-the...
Today at Jagged Time Lapse: Flashing back on the rodent-themed miniature LP covers I made for my sister’s dollhouse back in 1979.
danepstein.substack.com/p/flashback-...
danepstein.substack.com/p/flashback-...
Flashback: The Smallest Hits of 1979
Rediscovering my collection of "mini-discs"
danepstein.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Today at Jagged Time Lapse: Flashing back on the rodent-themed miniature LP covers I made for my sister’s dollhouse back in 1979.
danepstein.substack.com/p/flashback-...
danepstein.substack.com/p/flashback-...
Reposted by Dan Epstein
Spotify is crashing HARD because of the boycott. Their stock dropped 11% in value over the last month. Let’s keep this going!
Tell everyone you know to boycott Spotify. There are plenty of alternatives that don’t run ICE advertisements and screw over artists.
We made it easy at boycottspotify.com.
Tell everyone you know to boycott Spotify. There are plenty of alternatives that don’t run ICE advertisements and screw over artists.
We made it easy at boycottspotify.com.
November 7, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Spotify is crashing HARD because of the boycott. Their stock dropped 11% in value over the last month. Let’s keep this going!
Tell everyone you know to boycott Spotify. There are plenty of alternatives that don’t run ICE advertisements and screw over artists.
We made it easy at boycottspotify.com.
Tell everyone you know to boycott Spotify. There are plenty of alternatives that don’t run ICE advertisements and screw over artists.
We made it easy at boycottspotify.com.
Today at Jagged Time Lapse: The Move's heaviest hit makes me trace my innate music snobbery back to my early dinosaur snobbery.
danepstein.substack.com/p/she-can-re...
danepstein.substack.com/p/she-can-re...
She Can Really Do The Brontosaurus
The Move — "Brontosaurus" (1970)
danepstein.substack.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Today at Jagged Time Lapse: The Move's heaviest hit makes me trace my innate music snobbery back to my early dinosaur snobbery.
danepstein.substack.com/p/she-can-re...
danepstein.substack.com/p/she-can-re...
Dick Cheney roasting in Hell, Andrew Cuomo humiliated (again!), Zohran Mamdani and Prop 50 victorious, huge Dem wins in NJ, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Georgia and elsewhere… that’s my idea of a “Super Tuesday”!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5Ns...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5Ns...
www.youtube.com
November 5, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Dick Cheney roasting in Hell, Andrew Cuomo humiliated (again!), Zohran Mamdani and Prop 50 victorious, huge Dem wins in NJ, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Georgia and elsewhere… that’s my idea of a “Super Tuesday”!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5Ns...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5Ns...
Reposted by Dan Epstein
The oligarchy came out in full force against Zohran Mamdani's fight for a more affordable NYC.
It didn't matter.
Let his victory in the face of Big Money serve as a reminder that people have the power.
It didn't matter.
Let his victory in the face of Big Money serve as a reminder that people have the power.
November 5, 2025 at 2:54 AM
The oligarchy came out in full force against Zohran Mamdani's fight for a more affordable NYC.
It didn't matter.
Let his victory in the face of Big Money serve as a reminder that people have the power.
It didn't matter.
Let his victory in the face of Big Money serve as a reminder that people have the power.
Suck it, Cuomo. Again.
November 5, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Suck it, Cuomo. Again.
Reposted by Dan Epstein
If you are a Democratic senator watching these results and the lesson you take is "I should cave and help Republicans reopen the government for nothing more than a promise written on toilet paper" then you shouldn't be in the Senate anymore
These big wins will embolden Dems to take on Trump's lawbreaking and show there's a price for GOP enabling of him. Folks hate to hear this, but normal patterns are asserting themselves: Liberalism isn't dead, Rs are likely to lose in 2026, and Trump is really unpopular, not a magical exception.
November 5, 2025 at 1:37 AM
If you are a Democratic senator watching these results and the lesson you take is "I should cave and help Republicans reopen the government for nothing more than a promise written on toilet paper" then you shouldn't be in the Senate anymore
And speaking of this year's inductee's to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, I penned a piece for FLOOD Magazine on the recent Nicky Hopkins documentary, and how it helped to finally get one of the greatest session keyboardists of all time into the Hall.
floodmagazine.com/210805/nicky...
floodmagazine.com/210805/nicky...
The Unsung Piano Genius Behind The Stones, The Who and The Beatles: Nicky Hopkins Finally Gets His Due in “The Session Man”
Inside the new documentary with producer John Wood, plus a First Look at George Harrison’s segment in the film.
floodmagazine.com
November 4, 2025 at 11:13 PM
And speaking of this year's inductee's to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, I penned a piece for FLOOD Magazine on the recent Nicky Hopkins documentary, and how it helped to finally get one of the greatest session keyboardists of all time into the Hall.
floodmagazine.com/210805/nicky...
floodmagazine.com/210805/nicky...
The late, great Thom Bell will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame this weekend, which seems as good an excuse as any to re-run my Jagged Time Lapse appreciation of his soul genius from 2022...
danepstein.substack.com/p/a-funky-fa...
danepstein.substack.com/p/a-funky-fa...
A Funky Farewell to Thom Bell
He gave us "The Rubberband Man" and oh so much more...
danepstein.substack.com
November 4, 2025 at 4:23 PM
The late, great Thom Bell will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame this weekend, which seems as good an excuse as any to re-run my Jagged Time Lapse appreciation of his soul genius from 2022...
danepstein.substack.com/p/a-funky-fa...
danepstein.substack.com/p/a-funky-fa...
Reposted by Dan Epstein
no evidence whatsoever that mike johnson knows a single thing youtu.be/YR2WiILR6XE
Does Mike Johnson Know...Anything? Anything At All?
YouTube video by Takes™ by Jamelle Bouie
youtu.be
November 4, 2025 at 1:31 AM
no evidence whatsoever that mike johnson knows a single thing youtu.be/YR2WiILR6XE
In a far cooler world, kids everywhere would be dressing up like early-70s Phil Manzanera for Halloween.
Things haven't panned out that way, but the Roxy Music guitarist has still done okay, as we discuss in Part Two of of my extensive interview with him.
danepstein.substack.com/p/phil-manza...
Things haven't panned out that way, but the Roxy Music guitarist has still done okay, as we discuss in Part Two of of my extensive interview with him.
danepstein.substack.com/p/phil-manza...
Phil Manzanera: "I Was Considered The Token Hippie"
In Part Two of my interview with Roxy Music's brilliant guitarist, we talk about guitars, writing for Roxy, his famous "bug eyes" glasses, and so much more.
danepstein.substack.com
October 31, 2025 at 12:18 PM
In a far cooler world, kids everywhere would be dressing up like early-70s Phil Manzanera for Halloween.
Things haven't panned out that way, but the Roxy Music guitarist has still done okay, as we discuss in Part Two of of my extensive interview with him.
danepstein.substack.com/p/phil-manza...
Things haven't panned out that way, but the Roxy Music guitarist has still done okay, as we discuss in Part Two of of my extensive interview with him.
danepstein.substack.com/p/phil-manza...
Reposted by Dan Epstein
To recap: Trump is spending money Congress never appropriated to pay federal employees with guns, and cutting programs and grants even when Congress has appropriated funds.
They literally have a contingency fund for SNAP that they are refusing to use.
No Speaker has done more to weaken Congress.
They literally have a contingency fund for SNAP that they are refusing to use.
No Speaker has done more to weaken Congress.
October 30, 2025 at 4:51 PM
To recap: Trump is spending money Congress never appropriated to pay federal employees with guns, and cutting programs and grants even when Congress has appropriated funds.
They literally have a contingency fund for SNAP that they are refusing to use.
No Speaker has done more to weaken Congress.
They literally have a contingency fund for SNAP that they are refusing to use.
No Speaker has done more to weaken Congress.
Reposted by Dan Epstein
So not only were the insurrectionists pardoned despite going on a rampage for which they are wholly unapologetic, they now have perpetual immunity as long as the regime stays in power.
That's encouraging and not at all scary. bsky.app/profile/kyle...
That's encouraging and not at all scary. bsky.app/profile/kyle...
Breaking on MSNBC:
Two federal prosecutors have been placed on leave at the direction of the White House after filing a sentencing memo seeking 27 months in prison for a pardoned Jan. 6 rioter who brought illegal guns and ammunition to President Obama's house in 2023.
Two federal prosecutors have been placed on leave at the direction of the White House after filing a sentencing memo seeking 27 months in prison for a pardoned Jan. 6 rioter who brought illegal guns and ammunition to President Obama's house in 2023.
October 29, 2025 at 3:28 PM
So not only were the insurrectionists pardoned despite going on a rampage for which they are wholly unapologetic, they now have perpetual immunity as long as the regime stays in power.
That's encouraging and not at all scary. bsky.app/profile/kyle...
That's encouraging and not at all scary. bsky.app/profile/kyle...
Happy publication anniversary to Now You’re One of Us: The Incredible Story of Redd Kross, which was released in the US one year ago today! Thanks mucho to everyone who bought a copy — it’s still available via all online book sellers, and can be special ordered from your local mom n’ pop bookshop!
October 29, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Happy publication anniversary to Now You’re One of Us: The Incredible Story of Redd Kross, which was released in the US one year ago today! Thanks mucho to everyone who bought a copy — it’s still available via all online book sellers, and can be special ordered from your local mom n’ pop bookshop!
Reposted by Dan Epstein
OK folks, here's the deal. Spotify is running ICE recruitment ads and has ignored asks to stop. It's time to tell them we won't stream fascism - by cancelling our subscriptions. Here's how to get started: indivisible.org/cancel-spotify
October 28, 2025 at 10:46 PM
OK folks, here's the deal. Spotify is running ICE recruitment ads and has ignored asks to stop. It's time to tell them we won't stream fascism - by cancelling our subscriptions. Here's how to get started: indivisible.org/cancel-spotify
Reposted by Dan Epstein
You think this scoop is big wait until CNN puts out its months-long investigation into the fake stepmom epidemic on Pornhub.
bsky.app/profile/cnn....
bsky.app/profile/cnn....
In the final days of New York City’s mayoral race, Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani has faced pushback over a story he told about his aunt being afraid to wear her hijab while riding the subway after the September 11, 2001, attacks. https://cnn.it/432IAcr
October 28, 2025 at 9:53 PM
You think this scoop is big wait until CNN puts out its months-long investigation into the fake stepmom epidemic on Pornhub.
bsky.app/profile/cnn....
bsky.app/profile/cnn....
Reposted by Dan Epstein
I think any story about Trump's autocracy should be mostly about the people and institutions who failed to stop it. This guy isn't a political genius, everything else just happens to be rotten. 'Toddler Consolidates Power In Household' is a story about incompetent parents, not shrewd maneuvering
October 28, 2025 at 2:07 PM
I think any story about Trump's autocracy should be mostly about the people and institutions who failed to stop it. This guy isn't a political genius, everything else just happens to be rotten. 'Toddler Consolidates Power In Household' is a story about incompetent parents, not shrewd maneuvering
Early voting is already happening all around the country for the Nov 4 elections. Our state, county and local government officials (and especially judges) can serve as an effective firewall against the fascist onslaught, so don’t even think of sitting this one out.
#voteearly #vote2025 #fuckfascism
#voteearly #vote2025 #fuckfascism
October 28, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Early voting is already happening all around the country for the Nov 4 elections. Our state, county and local government officials (and especially judges) can serve as an effective firewall against the fascist onslaught, so don’t even think of sitting this one out.
#voteearly #vote2025 #fuckfascism
#voteearly #vote2025 #fuckfascism
We all love a good spooky graveyard tale around Halloween — and this one, which I've taken to pulling out every October, is mine. It's all true!
danepstein.substack.com/p/the-egypti...
danepstein.substack.com/p/the-egypti...
The Egyptian Tomb
Flashing back on a rather profound paranormal experience
danepstein.substack.com
October 27, 2025 at 3:05 PM
We all love a good spooky graveyard tale around Halloween — and this one, which I've taken to pulling out every October, is mine. It's all true!
danepstein.substack.com/p/the-egypti...
danepstein.substack.com/p/the-egypti...
Reposted by Dan Epstein
$170B for ICE and Border Patrol
$40B for Argentina
$1B to refurbish Trump's Qatar jet
$230M for Trump's DOJ "compensation"
$200M for Kristi Noem's jets
$98M for Trump's golf outings
But no money to lower your healthcare costs.
$40B for Argentina
$1B to refurbish Trump's Qatar jet
$230M for Trump's DOJ "compensation"
$200M for Kristi Noem's jets
$98M for Trump's golf outings
But no money to lower your healthcare costs.
October 26, 2025 at 7:00 PM
$170B for ICE and Border Patrol
$40B for Argentina
$1B to refurbish Trump's Qatar jet
$230M for Trump's DOJ "compensation"
$200M for Kristi Noem's jets
$98M for Trump's golf outings
But no money to lower your healthcare costs.
$40B for Argentina
$1B to refurbish Trump's Qatar jet
$230M for Trump's DOJ "compensation"
$200M for Kristi Noem's jets
$98M for Trump's golf outings
But no money to lower your healthcare costs.
Today at Jagged Time Lapse: Part One of my extensive recent interview with the great Roxy Music axeman Phil Manzanera — one of my earliest guitar heroes!
open.substack.com/pub/danepste...
open.substack.com/pub/danepste...
Phil Manzanera: "The Perfect Guitarist For Avant-Rock Group"
Part One of my interview with Roxy Music's brilliant and prolific axeman
open.substack.com
October 24, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Today at Jagged Time Lapse: Part One of my extensive recent interview with the great Roxy Music axeman Phil Manzanera — one of my earliest guitar heroes!
open.substack.com/pub/danepste...
open.substack.com/pub/danepste...
Reposted by Dan Epstein
Awful: Trump's $230 million shakedown from DOJ can be paid to him confidentially at first, without the public ever finding out about it until later, Rep Jamie Raskin tells me.
Raskin will formally demand full communications between WH and DOJ on this.
New from me:
newrepublic.com/article/2021...
Raskin will formally demand full communications between WH and DOJ on this.
New from me:
newrepublic.com/article/2021...
Trump’s Vile New $230 Million Shakedown of DOJ Just Got Even Worse
It’s bad enough that Trump wants—and DOJ will likely fork over—this tribute payment. Now, get this: It can probably be done at first without even being revealed publicly.
newrepublic.com
October 22, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Awful: Trump's $230 million shakedown from DOJ can be paid to him confidentially at first, without the public ever finding out about it until later, Rep Jamie Raskin tells me.
Raskin will formally demand full communications between WH and DOJ on this.
New from me:
newrepublic.com/article/2021...
Raskin will formally demand full communications between WH and DOJ on this.
New from me:
newrepublic.com/article/2021...
Today at Jagged Time Lapse: Flashing back on some childhood memories of Ace Frehley and KISS, their infamous/legendary 1979 TV appearance with Tom Snyder, and the 2009 video interview I did with Ace (a clip of which is included here).
open.substack.com/pub/danepste...
open.substack.com/pub/danepste...
Ace Is The Place
Bidding a fond farewell to the late, great original lead guitarist of KISS
open.substack.com
October 21, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Today at Jagged Time Lapse: Flashing back on some childhood memories of Ace Frehley and KISS, their infamous/legendary 1979 TV appearance with Tom Snyder, and the 2009 video interview I did with Ace (a clip of which is included here).
open.substack.com/pub/danepste...
open.substack.com/pub/danepste...
Reposted by Dan Epstein
The ceasefire agreement for which Trump received an avalanche of praise—including a TIME cover—lasted six days.
Six days.
Six days.
October 19, 2025 at 6:05 PM
The ceasefire agreement for which Trump received an avalanche of praise—including a TIME cover—lasted six days.
Six days.
Six days.