sug
@sugzone.bsky.social
jamming in Slug Beat, working on https://freq.social
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absolutely cursed property. anything short of returning it to death by audio/285 kent/glasslands (or equivalent) will result in generations of karmic haunt to all future tenants & their parent corporations.
November 6, 2025 at 12:27 AM
absolutely cursed property. anything short of returning it to death by audio/285 kent/glasslands (or equivalent) will result in generations of karmic haunt to all future tenants & their parent corporations.
If I could be any cat I’d be my cat.
November 2, 2025 at 11:57 PM
If I could be any cat I’d be my cat.
on the verge of being back in business
October 21, 2025 at 9:51 PM
on the verge of being back in business
Just sent a follow up to God
October 1, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Just sent a follow up to God
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An incredible, revelatory intervention by my friend Dr Tarek Loubani.
Humane, scathing, courageous.
Watch it and share and be enraged.
Humane, scathing, courageous.
Watch it and share and be enraged.
Dr. Tarek Loubani, who is in Gaza right now, was invited to give a talk to emergency workers about the attacks on health care facilities in Gaza.
But he was instructed - get this - not to say who was doing the attacking. Take a look at how this hero of a human responded: vimeo.com/1112115018/c...
But he was instructed - get this - not to say who was doing the attacking. Take a look at how this hero of a human responded: vimeo.com/1112115018/c...
Stethoscope Story #8
This is "Stethoscope Story #8" by Albino Squirrel Channel on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.
vimeo.com
August 25, 2025 at 11:34 PM
An incredible, revelatory intervention by my friend Dr Tarek Loubani.
Humane, scathing, courageous.
Watch it and share and be enraged.
Humane, scathing, courageous.
Watch it and share and be enraged.
August 8, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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This is probably the last episode of "Reimagining the Internet", the podcast Mike Sugarman and I have produced for the last five years. Talk about going out on a high note: I interview Alondra Nelson on AI, universities and the Trump administration:
publicinfrastructure.org/podcast/117-...
publicinfrastructure.org/podcast/117-...
117. Alondra Nelson, Biden's Head of Science and Technology Policy, talks AI, Trump's research funding cuts, and how memes replaced Happy Days - Initiative for Digital Public Infrastructure at UMass A...
Alondra Nelson is arguably the most important sociologist of science in America. She isn’t just a brilliant researcher of how race and racism has shaped public health in America, nor just a thoughtful...
publicinfrastructure.org
July 30, 2025 at 6:19 PM
This is probably the last episode of "Reimagining the Internet", the podcast Mike Sugarman and I have produced for the last five years. Talk about going out on a high note: I interview Alondra Nelson on AI, universities and the Trump administration:
publicinfrastructure.org/podcast/117-...
publicinfrastructure.org/podcast/117-...
This is the last episode of this show I'll be producing and oh my god is it an incredible one. Absolutely essential listening for anyone interested in the fate of science and technology in America.
Shoutout to powerhouse host @ethanz.bsky.social, might not be the last time we do something like this
Shoutout to powerhouse host @ethanz.bsky.social, might not be the last time we do something like this
Professor Alondra Nelson, Biden's former head of science and technology policy and one of the most brilliant sociologists today, joins Reimagining for what is one of our best ever episodes.
AI, race and medicine, Trumps' research cuts, and so much more.
publicinfrastructure.org/podcast/117-...
AI, race and medicine, Trumps' research cuts, and so much more.
publicinfrastructure.org/podcast/117-...
117. Alondra Nelson, Biden's Head of Science and Technology Policy, talks AI, Trump's research funding cuts, and how memes replaced Happy Days - Initiative for Digital Public Infrastructure at UMass A...
Alondra Nelson is arguably the most important sociologist of science in America. She isn’t just a brilliant researcher of how race and racism has shaped public health in America, nor just a thoughtful...
publicinfrastructure.org
July 30, 2025 at 6:04 PM
This is the last episode of this show I'll be producing and oh my god is it an incredible one. Absolutely essential listening for anyone interested in the fate of science and technology in America.
Shoutout to powerhouse host @ethanz.bsky.social, might not be the last time we do something like this
Shoutout to powerhouse host @ethanz.bsky.social, might not be the last time we do something like this
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Why are so many artists struggling in a booming music industry? New for @moreperfectunion.bsky.social
youtu.be/I8zBkQFDpsg?...
youtu.be/I8zBkQFDpsg?...
Why Spotify’s CEO Is Worth Billions While Musicians Make Pennies
YouTube video by More Perfect Union
youtu.be
July 25, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Why are so many artists struggling in a booming music industry? New for @moreperfectunion.bsky.social
youtu.be/I8zBkQFDpsg?...
youtu.be/I8zBkQFDpsg?...
just released the open source software powering Freq, superFreq, developed during my soon-to-end time at
@idpiumass.bsky.social
can’t believe I got to build this crazy thing at this job. now it belongs to you, world.
github.com/iDPI-Umass/s...
@idpiumass.bsky.social
can’t believe I got to build this crazy thing at this job. now it belongs to you, world.
github.com/iDPI-Umass/s...
GitHub - iDPI-Umass/superFreq: Software for social music discovery. Powering Freq.
Software for social music discovery. Powering Freq. - iDPI-Umass/superFreq
github.com
June 26, 2025 at 6:13 PM
just released the open source software powering Freq, superFreq, developed during my soon-to-end time at
@idpiumass.bsky.social
can’t believe I got to build this crazy thing at this job. now it belongs to you, world.
github.com/iDPI-Umass/s...
@idpiumass.bsky.social
can’t believe I got to build this crazy thing at this job. now it belongs to you, world.
github.com/iDPI-Umass/s...
How did one of the 1st attempts to bring the DIY music community online turn into yearly industry summits and a policy push advocating for independent musicians?
In part 3 of my Simple Machines history, scrappiness begets savvy and we say hi to Steve Jobs.
low-frequency.beehiiv.com/p/when-diy-w...
In part 3 of my Simple Machines history, scrappiness begets savvy and we say hi to Steve Jobs.
low-frequency.beehiiv.com/p/when-diy-w...
When DIY went digital (then to Cupertino and Washington)
Was Steve Jobs a... rocker guy?
low-frequency.beehiiv.com
June 12, 2025 at 4:10 PM
How did one of the 1st attempts to bring the DIY music community online turn into yearly industry summits and a policy push advocating for independent musicians?
In part 3 of my Simple Machines history, scrappiness begets savvy and we say hi to Steve Jobs.
low-frequency.beehiiv.com/p/when-diy-w...
In part 3 of my Simple Machines history, scrappiness begets savvy and we say hi to Steve Jobs.
low-frequency.beehiiv.com/p/when-diy-w...
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Anti-trans disinfo runs on fossil fuels, and hating on Trans people is the new "climate is a hoax".
An independent analysis of 45 right-wing groups advocating against trans rights found that 80% have received donations from fossil fuel companies or billionaires.
heated.world/p/fossil-fue...
An independent analysis of 45 right-wing groups advocating against trans rights found that 80% have received donations from fossil fuel companies or billionaires.
heated.world/p/fossil-fue...
Fossil fuel billionaires are bankrolling the anti-trans movement
An investigation shared exclusively with Atmos and HEATED finds that 80% of anti-trans organizations receive fossil fuel funding.
heated.world
June 10, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Anti-trans disinfo runs on fossil fuels, and hating on Trans people is the new "climate is a hoax".
An independent analysis of 45 right-wing groups advocating against trans rights found that 80% have received donations from fossil fuel companies or billionaires.
heated.world/p/fossil-fue...
An independent analysis of 45 right-wing groups advocating against trans rights found that 80% have received donations from fossil fuel companies or billionaires.
heated.world/p/fossil-fue...
they should sell some snacks for people at the pet store
May 21, 2025 at 8:57 PM
they should sell some snacks for people at the pet store
Gonna post more about Freq even tho ironically I am not someone who posts a lot in general.
But! Just added a feature today that automatically gets metadata from Bandcamp, SoundCloud, and YouTube if you paste a URL to an album or song.
I used it to make this post! www.freq.social/posts/sug/no...
But! Just added a feature today that automatically gets metadata from Bandcamp, SoundCloud, and YouTube if you paste a URL to an album or song.
I used it to make this post! www.freq.social/posts/sug/no...
Welcome to Freq! | Freq
A place to find music with friends.
www.freq.social
May 21, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Gonna post more about Freq even tho ironically I am not someone who posts a lot in general.
But! Just added a feature today that automatically gets metadata from Bandcamp, SoundCloud, and YouTube if you paste a URL to an album or song.
I used it to make this post! www.freq.social/posts/sug/no...
But! Just added a feature today that automatically gets metadata from Bandcamp, SoundCloud, and YouTube if you paste a URL to an album or song.
I used it to make this post! www.freq.social/posts/sug/no...
I don’t think the headline really lines up with what the interview is saying, but either way, the last thing the Internet needs is a shiny new monopoly
www.wired.com/story/big-in...
www.wired.com/story/big-in...
Bluesky Is Plotting a Total Takeover of the Social Internet
All the lefties fled to Bluesky following Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover. But CEO Jay Graber says the app is for everyone—and could revolutionize how people communicate online.
www.wired.com
May 19, 2025 at 6:27 PM
I don’t think the headline really lines up with what the interview is saying, but either way, the last thing the Internet needs is a shiny new monopoly
www.wired.com/story/big-in...
www.wired.com/story/big-in...
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Gonna use this as an opportunity to plug my buddy @sugzone.bsky.social’s music website Freq, “A place to hang out with your friends and find out about music”
Here’s the URL to request an invite
freq.social/welcome/invi...
Here’s the URL to request an invite
freq.social/welcome/invi...
Invite request | Freq
A place to find music with friends.
freq.social
May 8, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Gonna use this as an opportunity to plug my buddy @sugzone.bsky.social’s music website Freq, “A place to hang out with your friends and find out about music”
Here’s the URL to request an invite
freq.social/welcome/invi...
Here’s the URL to request an invite
freq.social/welcome/invi...
Part 2 of my little old Simple Machines series goes deep on why "underground" meant so much to the music world in the 1990s.
The Top Gun soundtrack and Three 6 Mafia Underground Vol 1 are mentioned within 300 words of each other. A music journalism first?
low-frequency.beehiiv.com/p/the-diy-de...
The Top Gun soundtrack and Three 6 Mafia Underground Vol 1 are mentioned within 300 words of each other. A music journalism first?
low-frequency.beehiiv.com/p/the-diy-de...
The DIY Decade: Why the 1990s needed the Mechanic's Guide
Rising from the underground
low-frequency.beehiiv.com
May 1, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Part 2 of my little old Simple Machines series goes deep on why "underground" meant so much to the music world in the 1990s.
The Top Gun soundtrack and Three 6 Mafia Underground Vol 1 are mentioned within 300 words of each other. A music journalism first?
low-frequency.beehiiv.com/p/the-diy-de...
The Top Gun soundtrack and Three 6 Mafia Underground Vol 1 are mentioned within 300 words of each other. A music journalism first?
low-frequency.beehiiv.com/p/the-diy-de...
against all odds I am ready to rock
April 25, 2025 at 12:29 AM
against all odds I am ready to rock
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🚨Introducing Critical Listening, a new podcast from Liz Pelly and Max Alper🚨
Head over to patreon.com/criticallistening to hear episode zero, a short introduction to the show.
Head over to patreon.com/criticallistening to hear episode zero, a short introduction to the show.
April 17, 2025 at 2:56 PM
🚨Introducing Critical Listening, a new podcast from Liz Pelly and Max Alper🚨
Head over to patreon.com/criticallistening to hear episode zero, a short introduction to the show.
Head over to patreon.com/criticallistening to hear episode zero, a short introduction to the show.
Just published the first of a few posts about how DIY worked before the Internet swallowed music culture whole.
A little punk history of cyberspace. The *other* cyberpunk if you will.
low-frequency.beehiiv.com/p/the-mechan...
A little punk history of cyberspace. The *other* cyberpunk if you will.
low-frequency.beehiiv.com/p/the-mechan...
The Mechanic's Guide: how two DC punks taught the American underground to start labels
With a *tsunami* of precious intel
low-frequency.beehiiv.com
April 10, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Just published the first of a few posts about how DIY worked before the Internet swallowed music culture whole.
A little punk history of cyberspace. The *other* cyberpunk if you will.
low-frequency.beehiiv.com/p/the-mechan...
A little punk history of cyberspace. The *other* cyberpunk if you will.
low-frequency.beehiiv.com/p/the-mechan...
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Two punk goddesses not only made amazing music, but taught the DIY world how to press and distribute their own records. Mike Sugarman on Simple Machines, Tsunami and The Mechanic's Guide to producing your own recordings.
low-frequency.beehiiv.com/p/the-mechan...
low-frequency.beehiiv.com/p/the-mechan...
The Mechanic's Guide: how two DC punks taught the American underground to start labels
With a *tsunami* of precious intel
low-frequency.beehiiv.com
April 9, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Two punk goddesses not only made amazing music, but taught the DIY world how to press and distribute their own records. Mike Sugarman on Simple Machines, Tsunami and The Mechanic's Guide to producing your own recordings.
low-frequency.beehiiv.com/p/the-mechan...
low-frequency.beehiiv.com/p/the-mechan...
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I stopped by @lizpelly.bsky.social's book talk in Providence and ended up with a few words of my own on her debut Mood Machine and the intersection of music and technology — plus, context from @sugzone.bsky.social on establishing a localized streaming server at the venue. motifri.com/breaking-dow...
Breaking down the Mood Machine: Liz Pelly riffs on music in the age of Spotify at Providence's Lost Bag - Motif
In “Big Mood Machine,” her 2018 essay for The Baffler, journalist Liz Pelly honed in on the role of digital music as part of “a burgeoning industry surrounding technology that […]
motifri.com
April 9, 2025 at 4:57 PM
I stopped by @lizpelly.bsky.social's book talk in Providence and ended up with a few words of my own on her debut Mood Machine and the intersection of music and technology — plus, context from @sugzone.bsky.social on establishing a localized streaming server at the venue. motifri.com/breaking-dow...
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(And once you're on, add me as a friend: www.freq.social/user/ethanz)
Welcome to Freq! | Freq
A place to find music with friends.
freq.social
March 28, 2025 at 7:35 PM
(And once you're on, add me as a friend: www.freq.social/user/ethanz)
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It's Friday. The world is a terrifying place right now. Take a break and try a new online community, where the only goal is shouting out the music you're in love with right now: freq.social, from your friends at the Initiative for Digital Public Infrastructure.
March 28, 2025 at 7:35 PM
It's Friday. The world is a terrifying place right now. Take a break and try a new online community, where the only goal is shouting out the music you're in love with right now: freq.social, from your friends at the Initiative for Digital Public Infrastructure.