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@keviniskevin.bsky.social
Writer on a few websites. Physical media hoarder. Semi-professional kvetcher. Definitely NOT an ice cream eating motherfucker.
Also in @spectrumculture.bsky.social, I wrote about the debut (and presumably only) album from Snocaps, which retains the scrappiness of early Waxahatchee/Swearin'/P.S. Eliot while sounding more mature: spectrumculture.com/2025/11/17/s...
Snocaps: Snocaps - Spectrum Culture
From the outset, the quartet presented this as something with lower stakes, a return to a simpler, more spontaneous way of making music after years of scaling upward.
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November 21, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Also in @spectrumculture.bsky.social, I wrote about the debut (and presumably only) album from Snocaps, which retains the scrappiness of early Waxahatchee/Swearin'/P.S. Eliot while sounding more mature: spectrumculture.com/2025/11/17/s...
This week at @spectrumculture.bsky.social, I took a look back at Whipping Boy's Heartworm, a personal favorite and one of the great Irish rock albums that, sadly, never quite made it outside of Ireland: spectrumculture.com/2025/11/19/r...
Rediscover: Whipping Boy: Heartworm - Spectrum Culture
Though more celebrated in their home country of Ireland, in America, Whipping Boy’s Heartworm is a forgotten rarity of quality ‘90s Irish rock worth listening to.
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November 21, 2025 at 2:58 PM
This week at @spectrumculture.bsky.social, I took a look back at Whipping Boy's Heartworm, a personal favorite and one of the great Irish rock albums that, sadly, never quite made it outside of Ireland: spectrumculture.com/2025/11/19/r...
Everything great about the Stone Roses was mostly because of the best rhythm section in rock history, which is now half-gone. RIP Mani 🍋: youtu.be/Gl7Knk9Szmc?...
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November 20, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Everything great about the Stone Roses was mostly because of the best rhythm section in rock history, which is now half-gone. RIP Mani 🍋: youtu.be/Gl7Knk9Szmc?...
Top 5 Scorseses as of today:
1. Goodfellas
2. The Wolf of Wall Street
3. After Hours
4. The Age of Innocence
5. Taxi Driver
1. Goodfellas
2. The Wolf of Wall Street
3. After Hours
4. The Age of Innocence
5. Taxi Driver
Top 5 Scorseses as of today
1. Casino
2. Taxi Driver
3. GoodFellas
4. Raging Bull
5. The Irishman
1. Casino
2. Taxi Driver
3. GoodFellas
4. Raging Bull
5. The Irishman
It’s the GOAT’s birthday
My top 5 Scorseses as of today
1. Taxi Driver
2. Goodfellas
3. Casino
4. The King of Comedy
5. The Irishman
My top 5 Scorseses as of today
1. Taxi Driver
2. Goodfellas
3. Casino
4. The King of Comedy
5. The Irishman
November 17, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Top 5 Scorseses as of today:
1. Goodfellas
2. The Wolf of Wall Street
3. After Hours
4. The Age of Innocence
5. Taxi Driver
1. Goodfellas
2. The Wolf of Wall Street
3. After Hours
4. The Age of Innocence
5. Taxi Driver
I've never seen Vice, but from my experience, Adam McKay has never made a movie worth watching that didn't also include Will Ferrell doing something sublimely stupid.
If you want to understand Cheney's legacy, maybe the last place you should look is Adam McKay's VICE - the worst Best Picture nominee this century. In the days ahead, there will be funnier obits with more history and moral clarity than McKay - an idiot's idea of a smart man - could ever muster.
November 4, 2025 at 4:54 PM
I've never seen Vice, but from my experience, Adam McKay has never made a movie worth watching that didn't also include Will Ferrell doing something sublimely stupid.
Richard Ashcroft has a new album out. It's not very good, and the singles are some of the worst songs he's ever released. My latest for @spectrumculture.bsky.social: spectrumculture.com/2025/10/21/r...
Richard Ashcroft: Lovin’ You - Spectrum Culture
Lovin’ You is less of a grand statement than it is the work of someone throwing whatever they can at the wall in the hopes that it will take a recognizable shape.
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October 22, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Richard Ashcroft has a new album out. It's not very good, and the singles are some of the worst songs he's ever released. My latest for @spectrumculture.bsky.social: spectrumculture.com/2025/10/21/r...
Among many dumb things, this follows the tradition of tech bros "inventing" shit that exists already. Dude's describing a fucking press release.
October 15, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Among many dumb things, this follows the tradition of tech bros "inventing" shit that exists already. Dude's describing a fucking press release.
I also wrote about the Buckingham Nicks reissue for @spectrumculture.bsky.social. Now THAT'S a reissue that's well worth your time (provided you don't own an original copy that's going for four figures on Discogs): spectrumculture.com/2025/10/06/b...
Buckingham Nicks: Buckingham Nicks - Spectrum Culture
While a little raw at points, Buckingham Nicks is more than just a curiosity, even as it serves as the prelude to something bigger.
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October 15, 2025 at 8:52 PM
I also wrote about the Buckingham Nicks reissue for @spectrumculture.bsky.social. Now THAT'S a reissue that's well worth your time (provided you don't own an original copy that's going for four figures on Discogs): spectrumculture.com/2025/10/06/b...
In @spectrumculture.bsky.social, I wrote about the fortuitously timed reissue of the Oasis album that everyone in America owned. It was fun to revisit, but the reissue doesn't do enough to justify its price tag: spectrumculture.com/2025/10/13/o...
Oasis: (What’s the Story) Morning Glory? (30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) - Spectrum Culture
Oasis’ landmark album (What’s the Story) Morning Glory? may still be irresistible three decades later, but this edition doesn’t have enough to make it worth picking up if you already own an earlier re...
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October 15, 2025 at 8:50 PM
In @spectrumculture.bsky.social, I wrote about the fortuitously timed reissue of the Oasis album that everyone in America owned. It was fun to revisit, but the reissue doesn't do enough to justify its price tag: spectrumculture.com/2025/10/13/o...
Oh HELL yes.
Sugar is back! New music at sugarcopperblue.com PLUS May 2026 live shows in NYC and London. All the info is here!
October 15, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Oh HELL yes.
/mu/ will answer for their crimes someday...
September 26, 2025 at 7:56 PM
/mu/ will answer for their crimes someday...
I got the Led out in @spectrumculture.bsky.social (by which I mean I listened to and wrote about the last good Led Zeppelin album): spectrumculture.com/2025/09/25/l...
Led Zeppelin: Physical Graffiti (50th Anniversary Edition) - Spectrum Culture
Physical Graffiti still has the air of inevitability that much of Led Zeppelin’s best work does even though its status as the band’s most artistically varied album feels a little overstated.
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September 26, 2025 at 4:37 PM
I got the Led out in @spectrumculture.bsky.social (by which I mean I listened to and wrote about the last good Led Zeppelin album): spectrumculture.com/2025/09/25/l...
In @spectrumculture.bsky.social, I delved into Jens Lekman's latest crazy-ambitious project, which sadly didn't click with me as much as I hoped it would. Maybe the companion novel will? spectrumculture.com/2025/09/15/j...
Jens Lekman: Songs for Other People’s Weddings - Spectrum Culture
An elaborate concept album takes big tonal swings, which results in some hits and misses.
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September 16, 2025 at 4:26 PM
In @spectrumculture.bsky.social, I delved into Jens Lekman's latest crazy-ambitious project, which sadly didn't click with me as much as I hoped it would. Maybe the companion novel will? spectrumculture.com/2025/09/15/j...
For @spectrumculture.bsky.social, I wrote about my favorite band's first album, an album that took its time unfolding for me but is nevertheless rewarding: spectrumculture.com/2025/08/21/d...
Discography: R.E.M.: Murmur - Spectrum Culture
Few debuts feel as complete and fully formed as Murmur; that it was merely the jumping off point for R.E.M. is all the more incredible.
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August 22, 2025 at 5:28 PM
For @spectrumculture.bsky.social, I wrote about my favorite band's first album, an album that took its time unfolding for me but is nevertheless rewarding: spectrumculture.com/2025/08/21/d...
For @spectrumculture.bsky.social, I wrote about the latest Nick Drake archival release and how it asks us to reconsider the narrative of Drake as a Tortured Artist: spectrumculture.com/2025/08/03/n...
Nick Drake: The Making of Five Leaves Left - Spectrum Culture
It was the beginning of Drake’s journey rather than its unfortunate end, an experience this reissue aims to recreate for modern listeners.
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August 7, 2025 at 3:50 PM
For @spectrumculture.bsky.social, I wrote about the latest Nick Drake archival release and how it asks us to reconsider the narrative of Drake as a Tortured Artist: spectrumculture.com/2025/08/03/n...
The new album from @hlllyh.bsky.social (formerly the Mae Shi) is, indeed, quite good.
August 1, 2025 at 7:04 PM
The new album from @hlllyh.bsky.social (formerly the Mae Shi) is, indeed, quite good.
Fun bad: Gotti
Cynical bad: Either The Rise of Skywalker or Dear Evan Hansen
Cynical bad: Either The Rise of Skywalker or Dear Evan Hansen
Worst movie you’ve seen in the last 10 years?
July 20, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Fun bad: Gotti
Cynical bad: Either The Rise of Skywalker or Dear Evan Hansen
Cynical bad: Either The Rise of Skywalker or Dear Evan Hansen
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"Tracks II: The Lost Albums" explores the Boss's Sliding Doors moments.
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Bruce Springsteen: Tracks II: The Lost Albums - Spectrum Culture
Tracks II feels like a monument to the wild ideas that the Boss came so close to seeing all the way through.
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July 18, 2025 at 4:50 PM
"Tracks II: The Lost Albums" explores the Boss's Sliding Doors moments.
spectrumculture.com/2025/07/17/b...
spectrumculture.com/2025/07/17/b...
I also wrote about my favorite Mountain Goats record, which is still one of the most emotionally devastating pieces of music I've ever heard. It's also 20 years old. Time comes for all of us. Read about it at @spectrumculture.bsky.social: spectrumculture.com/2025/07/16/h...
Holy Hell! The Sunset Tree Turns 20 - Spectrum Culture
This is a monumental album that deftly displays the scope of Darnielle’s literary abilities and ambitions, and it remains essential listening.
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July 18, 2025 at 5:57 PM
I also wrote about my favorite Mountain Goats record, which is still one of the most emotionally devastating pieces of music I've ever heard. It's also 20 years old. Time comes for all of us. Read about it at @spectrumculture.bsky.social: spectrumculture.com/2025/07/16/h...
For @spectrumculture.bsky.social, I wrote about Bruce Springsteen's box set of seven (!) lost albums that all offer perspectives on different paths his career could have taken. Justice for the Streets of Philadelphia album: spectrumculture.com/2025/07/17/b...
Bruce Springsteen: Tracks II: The Lost Albums - Spectrum Culture
Tracks II feels like a monument to the wild ideas that the Boss came so close to seeing all the way through.
spectrumculture.com
July 18, 2025 at 5:55 PM
For @spectrumculture.bsky.social, I wrote about Bruce Springsteen's box set of seven (!) lost albums that all offer perspectives on different paths his career could have taken. Justice for the Streets of Philadelphia album: spectrumculture.com/2025/07/17/b...
Also in @spectrumculture.bsky.social, I went deep on Wish, the Cure's most successful album and one of their most fascinating, even though it isn't a stone classic on the level of Disintegration or Pornography. In fact, that's probably what makes it interesting: spectrumculture.com/2025/06/26/d...
Discography: The Cure: Wish - Spectrum Culture
Smith pulls the listener back and forth all through Wish in a way that can be jarring, and as an introduction to the Cure (which this may have been for a whole host of listeners), it doesn’t come toge...
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July 2, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Also in @spectrumculture.bsky.social, I went deep on Wish, the Cure's most successful album and one of their most fascinating, even though it isn't a stone classic on the level of Disintegration or Pornography. In fact, that's probably what makes it interesting: spectrumculture.com/2025/06/26/d...
For @spectrumculture.bsky.social, I wrote about Hotline TNT's latest, a wonderful piece of fuzz-pop that picks up where Teenage Fanclub left off on Bandwagonesque. Brilliant album.
WE RECOMMEND: Hotline TNT: Raspberry Moon
"Hotline TNT embrace a different side of themselves on Raspberry Moon, one that feels warmer and more open-hearted while still retaining the fuzz and noise that made their early albums so bracing."
"Hotline TNT embrace a different side of themselves on Raspberry Moon, one that feels warmer and more open-hearted while still retaining the fuzz and noise that made their early albums so bracing."
Hotline TNT: Raspberry Moon - Spectrum Culture
By opening up the recording process to accommodate more people and more ideas, Hotline TNT embrace a different side of themselves on Raspberry Moon, one that feels warmer and more open-hearted while s...
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July 2, 2025 at 11:22 PM
For @spectrumculture.bsky.social, I wrote about Hotline TNT's latest, a wonderful piece of fuzz-pop that picks up where Teenage Fanclub left off on Bandwagonesque. Brilliant album.
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WE RECOMMEND: Hotline TNT: Raspberry Moon
"Hotline TNT embrace a different side of themselves on Raspberry Moon, one that feels warmer and more open-hearted while still retaining the fuzz and noise that made their early albums so bracing."
"Hotline TNT embrace a different side of themselves on Raspberry Moon, one that feels warmer and more open-hearted while still retaining the fuzz and noise that made their early albums so bracing."
Hotline TNT: Raspberry Moon - Spectrum Culture
By opening up the recording process to accommodate more people and more ideas, Hotline TNT embrace a different side of themselves on Raspberry Moon, one that feels warmer and more open-hearted while s...
spectrumculture.com
July 2, 2025 at 5:27 PM
WE RECOMMEND: Hotline TNT: Raspberry Moon
"Hotline TNT embrace a different side of themselves on Raspberry Moon, one that feels warmer and more open-hearted while still retaining the fuzz and noise that made their early albums so bracing."
"Hotline TNT embrace a different side of themselves on Raspberry Moon, one that feels warmer and more open-hearted while still retaining the fuzz and noise that made their early albums so bracing."
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Fear of the New York City subway is a mark of low moral character.
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The Subway Is Not Scary
Fear of the subway is a mark of low moral character.
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June 19, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Fear of the New York City subway is a mark of low moral character.
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/the-subway...
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/the-subway...
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WE RECOMMEND: Stereolab: Instant Holograms on Metal Film
"Instant Holograms on Metal Film has a legacy to grapple with, but Stereolab engage with that heritage in a way that is respectful without being deferential."
"Instant Holograms on Metal Film has a legacy to grapple with, but Stereolab engage with that heritage in a way that is respectful without being deferential."
Stereolab: Instant Holograms on Metal Film - Spectrum Culture
Instant Holograms on Metal Film has a legacy to grapple with, but Stereolab engage with that heritage in a way that is respectful without being deferential.
spectrumculture.com
May 28, 2025 at 6:35 PM
WE RECOMMEND: Stereolab: Instant Holograms on Metal Film
"Instant Holograms on Metal Film has a legacy to grapple with, but Stereolab engage with that heritage in a way that is respectful without being deferential."
"Instant Holograms on Metal Film has a legacy to grapple with, but Stereolab engage with that heritage in a way that is respectful without being deferential."