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dave roberts, PhD
@dr-faustus.bsky.social
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An American from Detroit who’s lived in the UK for a long time. Did my PhD on the ethics of war. Love music, especially on vinyl, art, wine, books and politics (I’m woke though prefer awakening and far left). DM=Blocked, no crypto and I’m happily married.
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The Velvet underground and Nico. A masterpiece released on the day I was born. Astonishing how much the world has changed since then. Or not. #ArtIsResistance #vinyl #vinylcommunity #vinylrecords #nowplaying #nowspinning #music
Spinning The Velvet underground and Nico on vinyl.
November 16, 2025 at 1:37 AM
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This may well be the crucial difference between people. Those who side with Elon and those who side with Hannah, #Resist
November 16, 2025 at 12:56 AM
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Lou Reed, John Cale, Nico: Bataclan. Sticking with live albums but a completely different vibe. Love this album and was ecstatic when I found a copy on vinyl. 3 legends. #ArtIsResistance #vinyl #vinylcommunity #vinylrecords #nowplaying #nowspinning #music
Spinning Lou Reed, John Cale, Nico: Bataclan on vinyl.
November 16, 2025 at 12:18 AM
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Big Brother and the Holding Company featuring Janis Joplin: Live at the Grande Ballroom Detroit March 2, 1968. I grew up not far from the Grande Ballroom - this was recorded just before my 1st birthday. I miss Janis. #ArtIsResistance #vinyl #vinylcommunity #vinylrecords #nowspinning #music
Spinning Big Brother and the Holding Company featuring Janis Joplin: Live at the Grande Ballroom Detroit March 2, 1968 on vinyl.
November 15, 2025 at 11:18 PM
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The Grateful Dead: Live / Dead. Sticking with live music now - and letting my hippie flag fly. Always played loud. #ArtIsResistance #vinyl #vinylcommunity #vinylrecords #nowplaying #nowspinning #music
Spinning The Grateful Dead: Live / Dead on vinyl.
November 15, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young: Live at the Fillmore East 1969. I was fortunate enough to hear them live several times in the 1980s. Would have loved to have been at this gig! #ArtIsResistance #vinyl #vinylcommunity #vinylrecords #nowplaying #nowspinning #music
Spinning Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young: Live at the Fillmore East 1969 on vinyl.
November 15, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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Ye Vagabonds: The Hare’s Lament. A fairly recent discovery - spinning them a lot and heard them live a couple weeks ago. All that is good about Irish music. #ArtIsResistance #vinyl #vinylcommunity #vinylrecords #nowplaying #nowspinning #music
Spinning Ye Vagabonds: The Hare’s Lament on vinyl.
November 15, 2025 at 12:13 AM
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John Smith: Gatherings. A fantastic guitarist/singer/songwriter. This is a re-recording of his earlier music - now on vinyl! One of my faves from this year. #ArtIsResistance #vinyl #vinylcommunity #vinylrecords #nowplaying #nowspinning #music
Spinning John Smith: Gatherings on vinyl.
November 14, 2025 at 11:20 PM
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Frank Turner: Be More Kind. Haven’t spun this in a while. I’m always amazed how true his lyrics are. ”Outside it’s 1933 so I’m hitting the bar….” #ArtIsResistance #vinyl #vinylcommunity #vinylrecords #nowplaying #nowspinning #music
Spinning Frank Turner: Be More Kind on vinyl.
November 14, 2025 at 9:57 PM
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Gordon Lightfoot: Summertime Dream. The Edmund Fitzgerald sank 50 years ago this week with loss of all 29 men on board. Gordon’s song is, I think, in the DNA of everyone from Michigan. #ArtIsResistance #vinyl #vinylcommunity #vinylrecords #nowplaying #nowspinning #music
Spinning Gordon Lightfoot: Summertime Dream on vinyl.
November 14, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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Gordon Lightfoot: Sundown. Love Gordon’s music - sad tales sung with a voice like the best bourbon. #ArtIsResistance #vinyl #vinylcommunity #vinylrecords #nowplaying #nowspinning #music
Spinning Gordon Lightfoot: Sundown on orange vinyl.
November 14, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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Richard and Linda Thompson: I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight. It’s been a long week. Need music to begin to recover myself. Nothing better than Richard and Linda Thompson for this! #ArtIsResistance #vinyl #vinylcommunity #vinylrecords #nowplaying #nowspinning #music
Spinning Richard and Linda Thompson: I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight on vinyl.
November 14, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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R.E.M. Automatic for the People. Definitely a top 5 record and probably number 2. Comparing this tonight to the 2017 remaster. So I get to spin it twice! #ArtIsResistance #vinyl #vinylcommunity #vinylrecords #nowplaying #nowspinning #music
Spinning R.E.M Automatic for the People on vinyl.
November 11, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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Emily Remler: Cookin‘ At The Queens. A fantastic guitarist who died way too young and definitely deserves to be better known. This is a RSD 2024 Black Friday release. #ArtIsResistance #vinyl #vinylcommunity #vinylrecords #nowplaying #nowspinning #music #Jazz

Spinning Emily Remler: Cookin‘ At The Queens on vinyl.
November 8, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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John Coltrane: Blue Train. Time to chill out. This was the first jazz album I ever heard - found my dad’s copy way back when. Been listening to it ever since. #ArtIsResistance #vinyl #vinylcommunity #vinylrecords #nowplaying #nowspinning #music #Jazz
Spinning John Coltrane: Blue Train on vinyl.
November 8, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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The Doors: Weird Scenes Inside The Gold Mine. I don’t like comps much but, as this was my introduction to the Doors, it gets a pass. Music to blast out all your troubles. #ArtIsResistance #vinyl #vinylcommunity #vinylrecords #nowplaying #nowspinning #music
Spinning The Doors: Weird Scenes Inside The Gold Mine on vinyl.
November 8, 2025 at 12:41 AM
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Marvin Gaye: What’s Going On. Art as resistance indeed! I came way too late to this able, but the more I listen to it the more I realise just how powerful it is. This is the 2022 50th Anniversary Kevin Gray cut. #ArtIsResistance #vinyl #vinylcommunity #vinylrecords #nowplaying #nowspinning #music
Spinning Marvin Gaye: What’s Going On on vinyl.
November 7, 2025 at 11:50 PM
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The Byrds: Turn! Turn! Turn! My first Byrds album and one of my very first albums. Love Turn! Turn! Turn! but the whole album is magical - very 60s and still timeless. #ArtIsResistance #vinyl #vinylcommunity #vinylrecords #nowplaying #nowspinning #music
Spinning The Byrds: Turn! Turn! Turn! on vinyl.
November 7, 2025 at 11:16 PM
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Eagles: Eagles. Haven’t spun this in a while. Such a great band, from the more country music to the more rock music (especially with Joe Walsh). #ArtIsResistance #vinyl #vinylcommunity #vinylrecords #nowplaying #nowspinning #music
Spinning Eagles: Eagles on vinyl.
November 7, 2025 at 10:28 PM
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The Grateful Dead: Europe ’72. For Donna Jean Godchaux and all the musicians whose music made us who we are. “"May the four winds blow you safely home.” RIP #ArtIsResistance #vinyl #GratefulDead
Spinning The Grateful Dead: Europe ’72 on vinyl.
November 7, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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This is what is so scary - it’s not just one person. It’s all the people who so enthusiastically bankrolled and support him. We have to work hard against this. #resist
"He can stay, he can go. He can be impeached or voted out. But removing Trump will not remove the infrastructure of an entire party that embraced him; the dark money that funded him, the online radicalization that drummed his army; nor the racism he amplified and reanimated" ~ Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
November 5, 2025 at 10:51 PM
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Sometimes I despair about the future. Then thinks like this happen. #resist
DEMOCRATIC VICTORIES TONIGHT: • Abigail Spanberger (Governor of Virginia) • Mikie Sherrill (Governor of New Jersey) • Zohran Mamdani (Mayor of New York City) • Aftab Pureval (Mayor of Cincinnati) • Ghazala Hashmi (Lieutenant Governor of Virginia) • Jay Jones (Attorney General of Virginia) • 60-seat+ majority in Virginia House of Delegates • Alicia Johnson (Public Service Commissioner of Georgia) • Peter Hubbard (Public Service Commissioner of Georgia) • Pennsylvania Supreme Court THIS IS A CLEAR SIGN THAT A BLUE WAVE IS COMING IN THE 2026 MIDTERMS, SO ANY REPUBLICANS WHO ARE NOW ENABLING TRUMP BETTER START PACKING THEIR BAGS NOW!
November 5, 2025 at 8:37 AM
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Joan Baez: Diamonds and Rust. “We both know what memories can bring, they bring diamonds and rust” #ArtIsResistance #vinyl #vinylcommunity #vinylrecords #nowplaying #nowspinning #music
Spinning Joan Baez: Diamonds and Rust on vinyl.
November 2, 2025 at 1:20 AM
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The Grateful Dead: American Beauty. Slightly late for this - released on 01/11/1970. My favourite album of all. It means more with every listen. “It’s all a dream we dreamed one afternoon long ago…“ This is my US first pressing. #ArtIsResistance #vinyl #GratefulDead
Spinning The Grateful Dead: American Beauty on vinyl
November 2, 2025 at 12:30 AM
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Bob Dylan: Live 1975 (The Rolling Thunder Review). Because you can never have enough Bob in your life. And until today, this was my fave of the bootleg series. #ArtIsResistance #vinyl #vinylcommunity #vinylrecords #nowplaying #nowspinning #music
Spinning Bob Dylan: Live 1975 (The Rolling Thunder Review) on vinyl.
November 1, 2025 at 10:31 PM