Kory Westerhold
@iamkory.bsky.social
Designer, musician & malcontent. Living in NY. https://lows.bandcamp.com/
Prev. apple/itunes, meta, twitter & some other places. Also made @neubible
Prev. apple/itunes, meta, twitter & some other places. Also made @neubible
This is gonna make the Spotify situation look like *nothing*by comparison.
Boycott the major labels.
Cancel your streaming subscription.
Hit ‘em where it matters.
Put that money into propping up independent artists/labels/scrne by buying and streaming on bandcamp
Fuck. These. Fucks.
Boycott the major labels.
Cancel your streaming subscription.
Hit ‘em where it matters.
Put that money into propping up independent artists/labels/scrne by buying and streaming on bandcamp
Fuck. These. Fucks.
All three major record labels — Universal Music, Sony Music and Warner Music — have reportedly licensed their works to a music AI streaming service
Major Music Labels Strike Deals With New AI Streaming Service
The world’s largest music companies have licensed their works to a music startup called Klay, which is building a streaming service that will allow users to remake songs using artificial intelligence ...
www.bloomberg.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:15 PM
This is gonna make the Spotify situation look like *nothing*by comparison.
Boycott the major labels.
Cancel your streaming subscription.
Hit ‘em where it matters.
Put that money into propping up independent artists/labels/scrne by buying and streaming on bandcamp
Fuck. These. Fucks.
Boycott the major labels.
Cancel your streaming subscription.
Hit ‘em where it matters.
Put that money into propping up independent artists/labels/scrne by buying and streaming on bandcamp
Fuck. These. Fucks.
I know I’m a bit late to this, but today I heard Mamdani is going to initiate L.A. Law, and his first term is going to consist of a mix of legal drama, social commentary, and character-driven storylines, often peppered with moments of dark or off-the-wall humor.
November 7, 2025 at 1:36 AM
I know I’m a bit late to this, but today I heard Mamdani is going to initiate L.A. Law, and his first term is going to consist of a mix of legal drama, social commentary, and character-driven storylines, often peppered with moments of dark or off-the-wall humor.
Normal subway things.
November 4, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Normal subway things.
The inverse relationship b/t high stim algorithmic “everything feeds” that require our constant attention & context switching to succeed—and our own collective mental health—is exhausting and has very clearly reached EOL.
We need to go back to low stim social and community spaces online…
(1/2)
We need to go back to low stim social and community spaces online…
(1/2)
a pixelated image of a man with the words we have to go back on the bottom
Alt: GIF of jack from the tv show lost telling Kate “WE HAVE TO GO BACK”
media.tenor.com
November 3, 2025 at 3:39 PM
The inverse relationship b/t high stim algorithmic “everything feeds” that require our constant attention & context switching to succeed—and our own collective mental health—is exhausting and has very clearly reached EOL.
We need to go back to low stim social and community spaces online…
(1/2)
We need to go back to low stim social and community spaces online…
(1/2)
Said fuck you to the Apple Watch—and started teaching myself how to build watch faces for Wear OS this weekend :)
My first stab was recreating the Ressence Type 5BB for Pixel Watch 3, which is a PERFECT fit for the PW given the Ressence's influence on its design 🤩
My first stab was recreating the Ressence Type 5BB for Pixel Watch 3, which is a PERFECT fit for the PW given the Ressence's influence on its design 🤩
March 3, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Said fuck you to the Apple Watch—and started teaching myself how to build watch faces for Wear OS this weekend :)
My first stab was recreating the Ressence Type 5BB for Pixel Watch 3, which is a PERFECT fit for the PW given the Ressence's influence on its design 🤩
My first stab was recreating the Ressence Type 5BB for Pixel Watch 3, which is a PERFECT fit for the PW given the Ressence's influence on its design 🤩
Just found this old custom watch face concept I did back when the Apple Watch launched in 2015
…and the fact that Apple still hasn’t opened it up for 3rd party watch faces A DECADE LATER is a fucking travesty 😡🤬
*shame.gif*
…and the fact that Apple still hasn’t opened it up for 3rd party watch faces A DECADE LATER is a fucking travesty 😡🤬
*shame.gif*
January 27, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Just found this old custom watch face concept I did back when the Apple Watch launched in 2015
…and the fact that Apple still hasn’t opened it up for 3rd party watch faces A DECADE LATER is a fucking travesty 😡🤬
*shame.gif*
…and the fact that Apple still hasn’t opened it up for 3rd party watch faces A DECADE LATER is a fucking travesty 😡🤬
*shame.gif*
I’m only like 1/4 of the way through—but this excerpt from Liz Pelly’s wonderful (and insanely timely) new book on Spotify is both one of the most disheartening and motivating things I’ve ever read on the stakes, and state of play, for where music culture as a whole is at in 2025.
January 26, 2025 at 4:50 PM
I’m only like 1/4 of the way through—but this excerpt from Liz Pelly’s wonderful (and insanely timely) new book on Spotify is both one of the most disheartening and motivating things I’ve ever read on the stakes, and state of play, for where music culture as a whole is at in 2025.
Presented without comment.
January 23, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Presented without comment.
Call me naive/idealistic—but instead everyone being so addicted to TikTok that they start using an app almost exclusively in Mandarin & start claiming to be ‘American TikTok refugees’ like fucking idiots
I wish it played out like the absolutely brilliant, eerily prescient ending of The Truman Show.
I wish it played out like the absolutely brilliant, eerily prescient ending of The Truman Show.
January 16, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Call me naive/idealistic—but instead everyone being so addicted to TikTok that they start using an app almost exclusively in Mandarin & start claiming to be ‘American TikTok refugees’ like fucking idiots
I wish it played out like the absolutely brilliant, eerily prescient ending of The Truman Show.
I wish it played out like the absolutely brilliant, eerily prescient ending of The Truman Show.
As incredible as #Nosferatu was—and I don't know how Eggers is gonna pull it off—I think the post-credit teaser was my favorite part 😱
January 13, 2025 at 11:04 PM
As incredible as #Nosferatu was—and I don't know how Eggers is gonna pull it off—I think the post-credit teaser was my favorite part 😱
First contact w/ the Lorre-Mill Double Knot
(run through a tapco 4400 spring reverb for a little extra sauce)
(run through a tapco 4400 spring reverb for a little extra sauce)
January 12, 2025 at 5:14 AM
First contact w/ the Lorre-Mill Double Knot
(run through a tapco 4400 spring reverb for a little extra sauce)
(run through a tapco 4400 spring reverb for a little extra sauce)
bounced from twitter/x…and now leaving threads/instagram/fb
i’ve also tried this place—but honestly not feeling it here *at all* either 🤦♀️
truly feels like we’re witnessing the actual, real life end of social media as we’ve known it for most of our adult lives
i’ve also tried this place—but honestly not feeling it here *at all* either 🤦♀️
truly feels like we’re witnessing the actual, real life end of social media as we’ve known it for most of our adult lives
January 11, 2025 at 3:35 AM
bounced from twitter/x…and now leaving threads/instagram/fb
i’ve also tried this place—but honestly not feeling it here *at all* either 🤦♀️
truly feels like we’re witnessing the actual, real life end of social media as we’ve known it for most of our adult lives
i’ve also tried this place—but honestly not feeling it here *at all* either 🤦♀️
truly feels like we’re witnessing the actual, real life end of social media as we’ve known it for most of our adult lives
“Intelligence” lol 🙄
December 4, 2024 at 7:44 PM
“Intelligence” lol 🙄
First episode of Skeleton Crew was *pitch perfect* :)
And surprisingly, while everyone’s been saying it’s Goonies meets Star Wars—tonally it feels much more like Joe Dante’s 1985 classic, Explorers.
And surprisingly, while everyone’s been saying it’s Goonies meets Star Wars—tonally it feels much more like Joe Dante’s 1985 classic, Explorers.
December 3, 2024 at 3:53 AM
First episode of Skeleton Crew was *pitch perfect* :)
And surprisingly, while everyone’s been saying it’s Goonies meets Star Wars—tonally it feels much more like Joe Dante’s 1985 classic, Explorers.
And surprisingly, while everyone’s been saying it’s Goonies meets Star Wars—tonally it feels much more like Joe Dante’s 1985 classic, Explorers.
what’s the matter babe? you haven’t touched your gutter ramen all night
November 27, 2024 at 10:24 PM
what’s the matter babe? you haven’t touched your gutter ramen all night
Happy hosting thanksgiving and family stress freak out day’s eve to all who celebrate 😮💨
November 27, 2024 at 1:19 PM
Happy hosting thanksgiving and family stress freak out day’s eve to all who celebrate 😮💨
Not much in this life sounds better than a simple sh-101 bassline through a space echo 🤤
November 23, 2024 at 8:49 PM
Not much in this life sounds better than a simple sh-101 bassline through a space echo 🤤
Modern social media in a nutshell.
i see you posted a joke. here are the facts
November 23, 2024 at 3:10 PM
Modern social media in a nutshell.
Took our daughter to the circus this weekend—and you can *def* tell I thought the ‘Wheel of Death’ was about live up to its name 🤢🤮
November 21, 2024 at 8:28 PM
Took our daughter to the circus this weekend—and you can *def* tell I thought the ‘Wheel of Death’ was about live up to its name 🤢🤮
First day back in the office after pat leave…
November 20, 2024 at 12:01 AM
First day back in the office after pat leave…
What it feels like trying to tweet/post anything with any kind of levity w/ all the insane shit going on rn
November 19, 2024 at 12:57 PM
What it feels like trying to tweet/post anything with any kind of levity w/ all the insane shit going on rn
Reposted by Kory Westerhold
This is a fascinating thread from @jonathanhoefler.bsky.social. It’s also a masterclass in typography in general… in fact, I might just work this right into my workshop tomorrow! Thank you, Jonathan.
A colleague was asking whether I, too, found Bluesky in the browser to be a little harder to read than Threads. I definitely do! My suspicions as to why have indeed borne out — with an unexpected twist. 1/9 →
November 19, 2024 at 12:04 PM
This is a fascinating thread from @jonathanhoefler.bsky.social. It’s also a masterclass in typography in general… in fact, I might just work this right into my workshop tomorrow! Thank you, Jonathan.