WhatsOnTheShelf
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Thoughtful writing about games, music, and the stories that stay with you.
Long-form first. Hype-resistant.
whatsontheshelf.blog
Long-form first. Hype-resistant.
whatsontheshelf.blog
You can drop this song into most time periods in modern music and it’ll be a success. Few songs have that capability but Frampton really struck gold with this one.
January 28, 2026 at 6:42 PM
You can drop this song into most time periods in modern music and it’ll be a success. Few songs have that capability but Frampton really struck gold with this one.
New post is up on WOTS:
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#MLB #Baseball #HallOfFame #BBWAA #Cooperstown #WOTS
whatsontheshelf.blog/2026/01/27/b...
#MLB #Baseball #HallOfFame #BBWAA #Cooperstown #WOTS
a baseball game is being played in front of a tbs advertisement
Alt: Randy Johnson, pitching for the Arizona Diamondbacks, strikes out a member of the Atlanta Braves
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January 27, 2026 at 6:38 PM
New post is up on WOTS:
whatsontheshelf.blog/2026/01/27/b...
#MLB #Baseball #HallOfFame #BBWAA #Cooperstown #WOTS
whatsontheshelf.blog/2026/01/27/b...
#MLB #Baseball #HallOfFame #BBWAA #Cooperstown #WOTS
🎶 New post up on WOTS:
👉 whatsontheshelf.blog/2026/01/21/c...
#Chillers #WOTSChillers #NowPlaying #SongOfTheDay #MusicThatHits #Americana
👉 whatsontheshelf.blog/2026/01/21/c...
#Chillers #WOTSChillers #NowPlaying #SongOfTheDay #MusicThatHits #Americana
Chillers – My Happiness (John and Fiona Prine)
A beautifully simple love story sung by John and Fiona Prine, My Happiness is a tender reminder of how powerful straightforward lyricism can be — and how much music has changed since 1948.
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January 21, 2026 at 6:32 PM
🎶 New post up on WOTS:
👉 whatsontheshelf.blog/2026/01/21/c...
#Chillers #WOTSChillers #NowPlaying #SongOfTheDay #MusicThatHits #Americana
👉 whatsontheshelf.blog/2026/01/21/c...
#Chillers #WOTSChillers #NowPlaying #SongOfTheDay #MusicThatHits #Americana
Punch-Out!! is “git gud” before we had the phrase. No skill tree, no stats—just reading patterns, learning tells, and tightening your timing one knockdown at a time. Wild how tense a two-button game can be.
January 20, 2026 at 3:12 PM
Punch-Out!! is “git gud” before we had the phrase. No skill tree, no stats—just reading patterns, learning tells, and tightening your timing one knockdown at a time. Wild how tense a two-button game can be.
New post up on WOTS:
whatsontheshelf.blog/2026/01/20/p...
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#PunchOut #NES #RetroGaming #Nintendo #WOTS
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#PunchOut #NES #RetroGaming #Nintendo #WOTS
Punch-Out!! (NES) – Little Mac, Big Memories and Bigger Asterisks | WOTS Retrospectives
Punch-Out!! for the NES is one of my earliest gaming memories—an endlessly replayable boss rush of patterns, timing, and wildly dated stereotypes. Little Mac may be the underdog, but this game stil…
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January 20, 2026 at 3:11 PM
New post up on WOTS:
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#PunchOut #NES #RetroGaming #Nintendo #WOTS
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#PunchOut #NES #RetroGaming #Nintendo #WOTS
This isn’t just a coal mining song — it’s a blueprint for how debt keeps workers trapped.
Turns out company stores never really went away. They just changed shape.
Turns out company stores never really went away. They just changed shape.
January 14, 2026 at 4:31 PM
This isn’t just a coal mining song — it’s a blueprint for how debt keeps workers trapped.
Turns out company stores never really went away. They just changed shape.
Turns out company stores never really went away. They just changed shape.
New post is up on WOTS
whatsontheshelf.blog/2026/01/14/l...
#LyricsOfLabor #LaborHistory #MusicWriting #WOTS
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#LyricsOfLabor #LaborHistory #MusicWriting #WOTS
Lyrics of Labor – Sixteen Tons by Tennessee Ernie Ford
A foot-tapping baritone with a gut-punch message: “Sixteen Tons” turns coalfield economics into a four-minute warning about work, debt, and dignity. From company stores and scrip to modern debt tra…
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January 14, 2026 at 4:29 PM
New post is up on WOTS
whatsontheshelf.blog/2026/01/14/l...
#LyricsOfLabor #LaborHistory #MusicWriting #WOTS
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#LyricsOfLabor #LaborHistory #MusicWriting #WOTS
This isn’t a callout piece or a purity test.
It’s about friction — the discomfort between loving games and questioning the systems behind them.
If you’ve ever felt weird buying a game but did it anyway, this one’s for you.
It’s about friction — the discomfort between loving games and questioning the systems behind them.
If you’ve ever felt weird buying a game but did it anyway, this one’s for you.
January 13, 2026 at 3:34 PM
This isn’t a callout piece or a purity test.
It’s about friction — the discomfort between loving games and questioning the systems behind them.
If you’ve ever felt weird buying a game but did it anyway, this one’s for you.
It’s about friction — the discomfort between loving games and questioning the systems behind them.
If you’ve ever felt weird buying a game but did it anyway, this one’s for you.
