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Rick Quinn
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Writer (about music & such)/Frequently flummoxed by these questions pointing me in a crooked line/Pop culture junkie/Lapsed theologian/Aspiring cultural critic https://www.popmatters.com/author/rick-quinn
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Rick Quinn @rickquinn.bsky.social · Sep 15
I had the opportunity to review the new album by Irish artist CMAT for @popmatters.com. It's catchy, compelling, and a standout musical exploration of millennial femalehood in late-capitalist Western culture.
popmatters.com PopMatters @popmatters.com · Sep 15
Country pop's CMAT offers a profound statement choreographed to a contagious mixture of alt-country, soul-pop, and indie pop sensibilities.

CMAT's 'Euro-Country' is a #PMPick out now via @awalofficial.bsky.social.
CMAT's 'Euro-Country' Is a Striking Breakout Statement » PopMatters
Country pop's CMAT offers a profound statement choreographed to a contagious mixture of alt-country, soul-pop, and indie pop sensibilities.
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RIP to a bard who meant so much to Nashville
November 15, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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Y’all.
snmrrw.bsky.social Sean Morrow @snmrrw.bsky.social · 14d
Jeffrey Epstein advised Steve Bannon that the lawyers representing Brett Kavanaugh in his confirmation hearing should accuse Christine Blasey Ford of being on medications that cause false memories or memory loss.
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November 12, 2025 at 11:55 PM
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Still riding the vibe from yesterday's toke on the "Mamdani victory is bad news for the Democrats" pipe, Ross Douthat looks at his remaining chips, utters "screw it", and shoves them all towards the middle of the table.
November 6, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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Ross Douthat makes a very comfortable living from gaslighting and sane washing. Meanwhile, a significant influencer in his party just platformed Nick Fuentes. But do go on with the "nothing to see here", Ross.
New York Times editorial by Ross Douthat titled: Mamdani's Victory is Less Significant Than You Think: New York's next mayor won't save the Democrats.
November 5, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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"Believe me when I say to you, I hope the Russians love their children too."

@daviddark.bsky.social channeling Flannery O'Connor has me thinking about Sting. As Dark says, "Art *plays* with limits and overcomes them." Everything that rises must converge. #EverydayApocalypse
A quote from Flannery O'Connor that says, It is hard to make your adversaries real people unless you recognize yourself in them -- in which case, if you don't watch out, they cease to be adversaries." This is found in the second chapter of David Dark's Everyday Apocalypse
November 3, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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The Healing Game of Art, y'all. #EverydayApocalypse daviddark.substack.com/p/the-healin...
A copy of Everyday Apocalypse.
October 27, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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You've been shown the way, @vanderbilt.edu Do the right thing.
October 13, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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bookshop dot org is still offering FREE SHIPPING so here are some music books I think you should order!! let's start with @nikostratis.com' THE DAD ROCK THAT MADE ME A WOMAN. what i love the most about Niko's writing is how she is always expanding outward. bookshop.org/a/22613/9781...
The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman
Check out The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman - <p><b>A memoir-in-essays on transness, dad rock, and the music that saves us.</b></p><p> When Wilco's 2007 album <i>Sky Blue Sky</i> was infamously critic...
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October 8, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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Fear has no future.
October 8, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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Lived religion basically never stays within the bounds of codified doctrine, and folks would do well to keep that in mind when they offer their commentary on current events
September 22, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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It's morning again in America.

@daviddark.bsky.social #webecomewhatwenormalize #richardrorty #whatcanwehopefor
The books: We Become What We Normalize by David Dark and What Can We Hope For? by Richard Rorty on a wooden table.
September 18, 2025 at 2:40 PM
rickquinn.bsky.social
I had the opportunity to review the new album by Irish artist CMAT for @popmatters.com. It's catchy, compelling, and a standout musical exploration of millennial femalehood in late-capitalist Western culture.
popmatters.com PopMatters @popmatters.com · Sep 15
Country pop's CMAT offers a profound statement choreographed to a contagious mixture of alt-country, soul-pop, and indie pop sensibilities.

CMAT's 'Euro-Country' is a #PMPick out now via @awalofficial.bsky.social.
CMAT's 'Euro-Country' Is a Striking Breakout Statement » PopMatters
Country pop's CMAT offers a profound statement choreographed to a contagious mixture of alt-country, soul-pop, and indie pop sensibilities.
tinyurl.com
September 15, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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Lineup for the Backslide Vintage day party during #AmericanaFest. 12-5p on Saturday.

12:00 - Tracee Perrin
12:30 - Rebecca Porter
1:00 - Erin Lunsford
1:30 - Indie Lou
2:00 - Ally Free
2:30 - Elizabeth Davis
3:00 - Chaelle
3:30 - Andrew James
4:00 - J. Dewveall
4:30 - Katrina Cain

#Americana
September 9, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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Nashville / AmericanaFest: Join me and a bunch of my friends at Backslide Vintage in East Nashville on Saturday, Sept. 13 from 12-5pm, for a Day Party full of great music, drinks, and deals on vintage wares. No wristband required - FREE!

#americana
September 4, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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This might be the best and most unsparing look at contemporary Nashville I've heard in a while.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5Uy...
Hayley Williams - True Believer (Official Visualizer)
YouTube video by HayleyWilliamsVEVO
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August 29, 2025 at 10:47 PM
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One of the great inspirational scenes of 20th century cinema.
ivsarja.bsky.social IV Sarya @ivsarja.bsky.social · Aug 29
It happened again:
I start watching A NEW HOPE. At first it's childish, clumsy, ridiculous even, but when the suns set, Luke looks into the distance and the John Williams strings come in, I'm fully committed. By the Cantina scene I'm totally immersed in the adventure. Still a lovely movie #filmsky
August 29, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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"Accidental Centrist"
August 12, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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I recently got to review 'Scratch It', the latest album from Meg Remy's art pop project, U.S. Girls for @popmatters.com. It experiments with the sonic topography of Nashville to further explore the emotional landscape of vulnerability and materiality.

www.popmatters.com/us-girls-scr...
U.S. Girls Merge the Geography of Sound and Soul » PopMatters
On Scratch It, U.S. Girls experiment with the sonic topography of Nashville to further explore the emotional landscape of vulnerability and materiality.
www.popmatters.com
August 6, 2025 at 4:02 PM
rickquinn.bsky.social
What perfect album came out when you were sixteen? I mean...
The cover of Michael Jackson's Thriller album.
July 30, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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I don’t know much about Ozzy but to me he is still the avatar for the evangelical moral panic(s) of my childhood
July 22, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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Post a song from the year you turned 12:

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July 19, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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Real talk.
nikostratis.com Niko Stratis @nikostratis.com · Jul 9
Now that there's a new movie, I hope we can have a civil discussion about "Superman's Song" by the Crash Test Dummies (1991) understanding the heart of Superman better than most, and people only make fun of it because they were raised to hate baritones.
July 9, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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Don't Blink! Oh, such a conundrum: Time. Enjoy my latest story and some great music. ✌️
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Don't Blink
Winchell World's Ear Candy XXI
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July 5, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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This article had me at "wounded idealist." A great piece by Alyssa Charpentier on @popmatters.com on the earnest yearning of the music of the 1980s and 1990s. Check it out.
popmatters.com PopMatters @popmatters.com · Jun 17
The 10 Best 1980s and 1990s Love Songs for Wounded Idealists

These songs, marked by devotion, candor, emotional intensity, and touches of pain, invite perceptive listeners to unearth the simmering drama.

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The 10 Best '80s and '90s Love Songs For Wounded Idealists » PopMatters
These ten love songs, marked by devotion, candor, emotional intensity, and touches of pain, invite perceptive listeners to unearth the simmering drama.
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June 17, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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THE 12 BEST BRIAN WILSON SONGS

From massive hits to experimental pop compositions, Brian Wilson’s music is always thoughtful, idiosyncratic, and as thrilling today as it was in the 1960s.

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#BrianWilson #BrianWilsonRIP
The 12 Best Brian Wilson Songs » PopMatters
From massive hits to experimental pop compositions, Brian Wilson's music is always thoughtful, idiosyncratic, and as thrilling today as it was in the 1960s.
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June 11, 2025 at 6:21 PM