John Hunter
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Author of the definitive biography of R.E.M., Maps and Legends, 3rd printing available now on eBay and Amazon: https://a.co/d/cCGWPQO I know the civilian name of every member of the Legion of Super-Heroes.
November 21, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Interesting interview with Mitch Easter and Don Dixon about the recording of Chronic Town and Murmur that covers some well-trodden ground, but also features a few nuggets of new information. www.youtube.com/live/Mj9pKkn...
Live Audiophile Roundtable: Producers Easter & Dixon on R.E.M.’s Chronic Town & Murmur One-Steps
YouTube video by Steve Westman
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November 21, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Interesting interview with Mitch Easter and Don Dixon about the recording of Chronic Town and Murmur that covers some well-trodden ground, but also features a few nuggets of new information. www.youtube.com/live/Mj9pKkn...
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Chronic Town together with Murmur, the band’s earliest IRS releases, are now available via the Definitive Sound Series–a meticulous One-Step vinyl process renowned for its superior sound quality. Pre-order here: interscope.com/products/chr...
November 19, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Chronic Town together with Murmur, the band’s earliest IRS releases, are now available via the Definitive Sound Series–a meticulous One-Step vinyl process renowned for its superior sound quality. Pre-order here: interscope.com/products/chr...
Imagine having this song in your back pocket and shelving it in favor of With God on Our Side
November 5, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Imagine having this song in your back pocket and shelving it in favor of With God on Our Side
I'm sure this will take weeks or months to reveal all of its treasures, but, on first listen, Columbia knocked this one out of the park. Maybe the best book and liner notes I've seen in a box set.
October 31, 2025 at 8:00 PM
I'm sure this will take weeks or months to reveal all of its treasures, but, on first listen, Columbia knocked this one out of the park. Maybe the best book and liner notes I've seen in a box set.
Wherein Mick hits on the Power, Corruption & Lies synth sound seven years ahead of schedule youtu.be/Ry-6ZhlOXZ4?...
The Rolling Stones - Fool To Cry (Live from Les Abattoirs, Paris, France / 1976)
YouTube video by TheRollingStonesVEVO
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October 31, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Wherein Mick hits on the Power, Corruption & Lies synth sound seven years ahead of schedule youtu.be/Ry-6ZhlOXZ4?...
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ICYMI: This week we dive further into AM by Arctic Monkeys! Listen now!
October 31, 2025 at 2:38 PM
ICYMI: This week we dive further into AM by Arctic Monkeys! Listen now!
I saw the Bruce movie last night, and it was just like the Bob movie insofar as the generic composite "girlfriend" character rose above the clichés of the biopic genre to be more compelling than the brooding man-boy ostensibly at the heart of the film.
October 27, 2025 at 1:39 PM
I saw the Bruce movie last night, and it was just like the Bob movie insofar as the generic composite "girlfriend" character rose above the clichés of the biopic genre to be more compelling than the brooding man-boy ostensibly at the heart of the film.
this is the stupidest game
October 22, 2025 at 1:12 AM
this is the stupidest game
what if a word game, but we didn't include all the words?
October 21, 2025 at 9:45 PM
what if a word game, but we didn't include all the words?
Who robbed the Louvre? Right answers only.
October 19, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Who robbed the Louvre? Right answers only.
Trinidad Chambliss balled out, not his fault
October 18, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Trinidad Chambliss balled out, not his fault
If not for Indian food, I would have willingly starved to death in England
The British Right are just in total freefall into savagery at this point
October 18, 2025 at 5:19 PM
If not for Indian food, I would have willingly starved to death in England
you get over an hour into this and then they drop The Call Up and Washington Bullets on you - still gotta give it up to these guys all these years later
October 18, 2025 at 2:18 PM
you get over an hour into this and then they drop The Call Up and Washington Bullets on you - still gotta give it up to these guys all these years later
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Our R.E.M. coverage continues with DOCUMENT.
Discography: R.E.M.: Document - Spectrum Culture
Both a crossroads and the end of a journey, R.E.M.’s fifth album built on what they’d done before while striking out in new directions.
spectrumculture.com
October 17, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Our R.E.M. coverage continues with DOCUMENT.
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Paul and Linda McCartney on a bike ride in London, 1972.
October 16, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Paul and Linda McCartney on a bike ride in London, 1972.
On the one hand, this is why punk had to happen; on the other, this is pretty amazing youtu.be/m7QQyBR43cM?...
The Rolling Stones - Hot Stuff (Live from Les Abattoirs)
YouTube video by TheRollingStonesVEVO
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October 17, 2025 at 12:25 PM
On the one hand, this is why punk had to happen; on the other, this is pretty amazing youtu.be/m7QQyBR43cM?...
Maybe you have to love this band like I do to get this, but this album finds the Connells embracing a slightly darker '90s vibe after five albums of '80s jangle, and at the time I did not like it for just that reason, but over the decades the songwriting has grown on me a lot.
October 16, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Maybe you have to love this band like I do to get this, but this album finds the Connells embracing a slightly darker '90s vibe after five albums of '80s jangle, and at the time I did not like it for just that reason, but over the decades the songwriting has grown on me a lot.
The series should have ended after issue #143.
What's an opinion about X-Men that'll get you sent to jail? Is Jean really interesting or really boring? Should Logan have stayed dead? Do you think a certain x-mens outfit is positively horrendous even though people seem to love it?
The Brood Saga is better than Dark Phoenix imo 🤷
The Brood Saga is better than Dark Phoenix imo 🤷
October 14, 2025 at 4:11 PM
The series should have ended after issue #143.
what if the real super-power was etymology?
October 12, 2025 at 8:40 PM
what if the real super-power was etymology?
Cayden Lee you're our only hope
October 11, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Cayden Lee you're our only hope
No Trigon
No Clothes
Absolute Raven
No Clothes
Absolute Raven
October 11, 2025 at 2:29 AM
No Trigon
No Clothes
Absolute Raven
No Clothes
Absolute Raven
No Twin
No Legion
Absolute Duo Damsel
No Legion
Absolute Duo Damsel
October 10, 2025 at 11:55 PM
No Twin
No Legion
Absolute Duo Damsel
No Legion
Absolute Duo Damsel
New DC Finest books just keep on coming. The Kirby title notably includes contemporary Fourth World-adjacent issues of Lois Lane - I like this wide net approach to curation. The Robin book also looks like it spans different eras of Robin's history.
October 10, 2025 at 4:08 PM
New DC Finest books just keep on coming. The Kirby title notably includes contemporary Fourth World-adjacent issues of Lois Lane - I like this wide net approach to curation. The Robin book also looks like it spans different eras of Robin's history.
Sometime after their self-titled album, I slowly dropped off of following Wilco, but I did check out this new solo album out of curiosity, and it's quite good. I also admire the audacity of putting out a nearly two-hour-long triple album in this day and age, on top of a huge body of work.
October 6, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Sometime after their self-titled album, I slowly dropped off of following Wilco, but I did check out this new solo album out of curiosity, and it's quite good. I also admire the audacity of putting out a nearly two-hour-long triple album in this day and age, on top of a huge body of work.