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Marc Hogan
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Freelance journalist. Bylines: FT, NYT, NPR, etc. Past lives: Pitchfork, SPIN, BusinessWeek. marchogan at gmail dot com. He/him. Iowa since 2009, but ex–NY, IL, MA, AZ, TN; CA native. https://www.linkedin.com/in/marc-hogan-00b34b1a photo by Erol Reyal
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Marc Hogan @marchogan.bsky.social · 15d
Wrote about Setlst.fm for the @nytimes.com. Thanks @themountaingoats.bsky.social @plasmatron.bsky.social @superchunk.bsky.social and many more. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/27/a...
The Website Reshaping Live Music, One Set List at a Time
www.nytimes.com
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nedraggett.bsky.social
What's great about this news is that it further demonstrates how UCSB has become a truly important general archive location for music all around. Their famed cylinder recordings collection alone, online for listening, started two decades back, for instance.
Preserving the Past & Sharing It Today: A New Partnership with the University of California
The Dust-to-Digital Foundation and the University of California, Santa Barbara have partnered to make thousands of historic recordings freely accessible to the public.
dusttodigital.substack.com
November 8, 2025 at 12:23 AM
marchogan.bsky.social
Was just talking with my neighbor about Florence + the Machine and wanted to preserve (via the Wayback Machine) that I did write up their first single in May 2008. Not so sure about the text itself but think I was right, directionally, about the song: web.archive.org/web/20080524...
Pitchfork: Forkcast
web.archive.org
November 8, 2025 at 12:16 AM
marchogan.bsky.social
You may think of me (if at all) as a "music journalist" but I'll have you know that I looked up the search terms "Gartenberg" and "reasonably necessary" for an assignment today and the only result that came up in FT's mutual fund trade publication Ignites was a 2011 article I don't remember writing.
November 7, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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whetmoser.com
oh they got video www.thewrap.com/conde-nast-f...
Watch the Condé Nast Staffers-HR Confrontation That Led to 4 Firings | Exclusive
Footage of Condé Nast unionized employees confronting the company’s head of human resources shows employees who tried to press him on the layoffs this week of several Teen Vogue staffers.
www.thewrap.com
November 7, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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evilbatwitch.cryptoanarchy.network
If you aren't seeing skeets from some of your fave people, they might have been labeled "Rude" by bsky mods. Idk what they are thinking, I don't need a mommy to tell me who to be buddies with. Anyway, go into Settings > moderation > bluesky moderation (advanced) and turn Rude off.
Rude Rude or impolite, including crude language and disrespectful comments, without constructive purpose. Highlighted Off, darkened Warn, and darkened Hide buttons.
November 5, 2025 at 7:10 AM
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scottgum.bsky.social
#tbt sorry we missed this, @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
November 6, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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jacobbogage.bsky.social
When I tell you *a lot* went into this story, I mean it.

- Recordings of internal meetings
- Leaked audio from phone calls
- Internal chat logs
- Drafts of secret policy papers
- Interviews with nearly two dozen sources

Thank you for supporting journalism that does this kind of work.
November 6, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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craigsj.bsky.social
i am reminded that good things can happen
November 6, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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msclairebiddles.bsky.social
🗣️new wire!!

was stoked to profile alpha maid, whose work i've loved since hearing a track on a CANVAS comp in 2019 – we talked about collaborating w friends, patience, looping, particle physics + more

i also reviewed releases by son of punk, eve libertine + eva leblanc – buy a magazine!
thewiremagazine.bsky.social The Wire Magazine @thewiremagazine.bsky.social · 6d
The Wire 502 is out now!

Featuring Mulatu Astatke on the cover, plus Griot Galaxy, Emergence Collective, Test Dept’s Invisible Jukebox, Konrad Smoleński, Alpha Maid, and much, much more.

Pick up your copy here: thewire.co.uk/shop/
November 4, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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proton.me
Last chance to turn it off.

On Monday, November 3rd, Microsoft will start using your LinkedIn data for AI training. And remember, you're opted in by default.

To toggle it off 👉 Account - Settings & Privacy > Data privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement.
October 31, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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candicefrederick.bsky.social
I'm seeing a whole lot less outrage for the journalists of color who have been systematically discarded at places like NBC and CBS (and across journalism, really) than the response to Jimmy Kimmel's 5-day suspension.
November 2, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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mattzollerseitz.bsky.social
I did not know this!!!
chrissteller.bsky.social Chris Steller @chrissteller.bsky.social · 9d
They just did "Hey Ho Let's Go" at the World Series, so this is an opportunity to once again state the proven fact that the first time the Ramones' "Blitzkrieg Bop" was played at a sporting event, it was at Metropolitan Stadium in Bloomington, Minnesota.

By rock critic Lester Bangs, with a boombox.
November 2, 2025 at 5:14 PM
marchogan.bsky.social
Thrilled to be in the print edition today. I think this gift link still works.
November 2, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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dcsuburbanite.bsky.social
wpfwfm.org/radio/ WPFW is doing a D’Angelo special today Saturday till midnight
Home
Washington DC, listener supported community radio station dedicated to Jazz and Justice streaming live.
wpfwfm.org
November 1, 2025 at 7:07 PM
marchogan.bsky.social
👀 had a feeling about this a year ago: www.nytimes.com/2024/10/28/a...
“Monster Mash,” Bobby Pickett’s enduring Halloween anthem from 1962, has returned to the Billboard Hot 100 the last three years ahead of the holiday. And Billboard estimated last year that the hit could generate $1 million in annual combined revenue. Rell Lafargue, the president of Reservoir, which owns Pickett’s publishing share, said money from the song has roughly tripled from 2019 to 2023. He also cited licensing opportunities, including greeting cards, wreaths and plush toys. There’s even a planned “Monster Mash” stage musical, aimed at a 2025 debut, and the song may figure into future movies and TV shows.
October 29, 2025 at 12:37 PM
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neddyo.shakedown.social.ap.brid.gy
Quoted in the NY Times again:

(gift link)

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/27/arts/music/setlist-fm-website-concerts.html?unlocked_article_code=1.wk8.Q7bQ.tbfMmTyf-5M2&smid=url-share
October 27, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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amywestervelt.bsky.social
A stat we don't talk about enough: Newspapers have lost 77% of their jobs over the last 20 year, more than any of the 532 other industries tracked by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
October 27, 2025 at 11:54 PM
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robmitchum.bsky.social
Great piece from Marc, and so fun that he spoke to @neddyo.shakedown.social.ap.brid.gy!
October 27, 2025 at 9:26 PM
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dinok.bsky.social
Reading this made me realise that I can’t even remember when I started checking Setlist.fm. It’s one of those things that feels so obvious once it exists, but only works because of the anonymous labour of its users. An old internet story in the present!
October 27, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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clancyny.bsky.social
Violet points out a second important Privacy setting where Gemini lurks.
violetblue.bsky.social Violet Blue® @violetblue.bsky.social · 14d
GDrive > top right gear:

Manage Apps > uncheck Gemini
ALSO
Privacy > Manage Workspace smart feature settings > two Gemini settings, toggle off

(Gemini AI is on by default and it explicity scans and "shares" or "uses" your info and activity across Google products)
lizshannonmiller.com Liz Shannon Miller @lizshannonmiller.com · 14d
friend shared this, immediately updated my settings
October 27, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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darkforcesswing.bsky.social
Jack DeJohnette's art will live forever: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/27/a...
Jack DeJohnette, Revered Jazz Drummer, Dies at 83
www.nytimes.com
October 27, 2025 at 7:21 PM
marchogan.bsky.social
Wrote about Setlst.fm for the @nytimes.com. Thanks @themountaingoats.bsky.social @plasmatron.bsky.social @superchunk.bsky.social and many more. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/27/a...
The Website Reshaping Live Music, One Set List at a Time
www.nytimes.com
October 27, 2025 at 10:11 AM
marchogan.bsky.social
Wrote about the battle over the Ohio teacher pension board, for The Allocator newsletter. Subscription information is here: www.withintelligence.com/investors-re...
Showdown at Ohio Teachers’ An Ohio judge has blocked state officials’ plans to shake up the board of the $102.5B State Teachers Retirement System of Ohio. Franklin County Court of Common Pleas Judge Carl Aveni on October 15 granted a preliminary injunction in a lawsuit by teacher groups challenging the changes as unconstitutional and discriminatory. For decades, according to the ruling, the 11-member Ohio STRS board has consisted of seven elected teachers—five active, two retired—and four state appointees. A provision in an Ohio budget bill signed in June by Republican Governor Mike DeWine aimed to flip the board’s makeup. Under the new law, teachers and retirees would have three elected seats by 2028. The remaining eight board members would be appointed by the governor, state treasurer, and legislative leaders. Members of the Ohio Education Association, the Ohio Federation of Teachers, and the Ohio Conference of the American Association of University Professors sued the Ohio STRS board last month challenging the budget provision. Another state court judge blocked the planned overhaul on an interim basis in September. But the preliminary injunction would last until the case is decided. Another state court judge blocked the planned overhaul on an interim basis in September. But the preliminary injunction would last until the case is decided. The teachers “are likely to prevail upon the merits in their constitutional challenge,” Judge Aveni wrote in a 24-page opinion. He called the board provision “wrongly grafted onto the otherwise wholly separate single-subject appropriations bill” and found that the measure wasn’t considered on “three separate days” as required. Spokespeople for Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, who represents the defendants, didn’t immediately respond to requests for comment. Yost sued last year to remove two members from the board; the case is ongoing, state court records show. Ohio STRS in April named Aaron DiCenzo, the system’s head of alternatives since 2021, as interim CIO. DiCenzo didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment, either. The teacher groups applauded the court’s injunction. “This is an unconstitutional power grab by the legislature,” said OEA President Jeff Wensing, OFT President Melissa Cropper, and OC AAUP Executive Director Sara Kilpatrick in a joint statement. “Educators, just like all other public employees in Ohio, deserve a meaningful voice in our pension plan.” DiCenzo succeeded Matthew Worley, who retired in March after 31 years with Ohio STRS. The allocator’s boardroom overseers, too, have seen their share of turnover recently, with a pair of board members resigning last year amid more drama than can be detailed here. The board’s composition structure, at least, remains in place for now. —Marc Hogan
October 25, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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samadams.bsky.social
No more reposts or signal-boosts for people who screenshot text without a link. It’s 2025, and I am done even allowing for the possibility of good faith. You are denying readers context and depriving a writer and their outlet of any chance of profit, all for the sake of boosting your own clout. No.
October 24, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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debbieball.bsky.social
Dave Ball was a prodigiously talented, warm-hearted & wonderful person to work with over the 7 years I've represented Soft Cell. It's been terribly sad to represent his passing, yet I have done my 'Not Dad' proud in getting the news everywhere

Rest in Power Dave! www.theguardian.com/music/2025/o...
Dave Ball, synth-pop hitmaker as one half of Soft Cell, dies aged 66
Synth player and producer had huge success with Tainted Love and other Soft Cell hits, and later returned to UK Top 10 with dance project the Grid
www.theguardian.com
October 23, 2025 at 3:40 PM