Ross Raihala (Alpha Male) 🌈
@rossraihala.bsky.social
Pop music critic at the St. Paul Pioneer Press. All shade very necessary. Former dancer at the Grind. World weary, cynical arbiter of taste. Gen X, baby.
This popped up on shuffle. It would sound right at home on the new Tame Impala album
November 22, 2025 at 11:26 PM
This popped up on shuffle. It would sound right at home on the new Tame Impala album
Text from @twindependent.bsky.social , whose dad is 90
November 22, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Text from @twindependent.bsky.social , whose dad is 90
We're watching the documentary Before Stonewall and we're both big fans of Jackie
November 18, 2025 at 2:57 AM
We're watching the documentary Before Stonewall and we're both big fans of Jackie
My skircle:
November 17, 2025 at 6:06 PM
My skircle:
It's Patric's birthday and here he is wearing the sweater I gave him with our favorite dog Gus
November 15, 2025 at 7:03 PM
It's Patric's birthday and here he is wearing the sweater I gave him with our favorite dog Gus
this is where I post from if you even care
November 15, 2025 at 4:44 AM
this is where I post from if you even care
If you're in the mood for some Friday night shoegaze, I would suggest given Glixen a spin
November 15, 2025 at 12:51 AM
If you're in the mood for some Friday night shoegaze, I would suggest given Glixen a spin
Today's jam
November 13, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Today's jam
I heard the Crunch Bar facebook page is the place to be
November 12, 2025 at 3:21 AM
I heard the Crunch Bar facebook page is the place to be
I made a plate for dinner
November 11, 2025 at 2:05 AM
I made a plate for dinner
Post you from a different era (1988)
November 7, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Post you from a different era (1988)
PSA: There are a bunch of Amy Winehouse remixes on Apple Music and they're quite good. I made a playlist and have been listening on shuffle.
November 2, 2025 at 9:56 PM
PSA: There are a bunch of Amy Winehouse remixes on Apple Music and they're quite good. I made a playlist and have been listening on shuffle.
We were at Costco yesterday and picked up this Bibimbap after trying a sample. (Which is weird because we rarely go to Costco together and I almost never try the samples.)
Anyway, made it for dinner tonight and it's fantastic. Super easy, too.
Anyway, made it for dinner tonight and it's fantastic. Super easy, too.
October 26, 2025 at 1:51 AM
We were at Costco yesterday and picked up this Bibimbap after trying a sample. (Which is weird because we rarely go to Costco together and I almost never try the samples.)
Anyway, made it for dinner tonight and it's fantastic. Super easy, too.
Anyway, made it for dinner tonight and it's fantastic. Super easy, too.
RIP David Ball
October 23, 2025 at 8:53 PM
RIP David Ball
The Edina Mann is a great little theater, too.
October 20, 2025 at 12:48 AM
The Edina Mann is a great little theater, too.
Waiting for Paul
October 18, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Waiting for Paul
I like Taylor Swift, but 38 versions of the same album is !!!
October 13, 2025 at 10:07 PM
I like Taylor Swift, but 38 versions of the same album is !!!
Laufey, Clockwork
October 12, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Laufey, Clockwork
K-Pop group Twice is playing their first show in Minnesota in April. It's an in-the-round stage. Tickets went on sale yesterday.
October 10, 2025 at 9:39 PM
K-Pop group Twice is playing their first show in Minnesota in April. It's an in-the-round stage. Tickets went on sale yesterday.
Probably the last of the tomatoes this season
October 6, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Probably the last of the tomatoes this season
"Secondarily, it commits the cardinal sin of heterosexuality: Don’t ever tell a man he’s stacked and his podcast is good. This line may singlehandedly fast-track the downfall of civilization."
October 3, 2025 at 5:57 PM
"Secondarily, it commits the cardinal sin of heterosexuality: Don’t ever tell a man he’s stacked and his podcast is good. This line may singlehandedly fast-track the downfall of civilization."