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Confessions of a Detroit drummer/multi-instrumentalist. Unsolicited hot takes on avant-garde jazz to pop. A musical whore typing into the void.

Pajama Phantom
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My new album is out today!

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Album cover for Pajama Phantom’s “VI”
November 1, 2025 at 9:28 AM
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Aimee Mann calls him "literally the best singer I ever heard", and I couldn't agree more. This long awaited documentary on Jeff Buckley is going to be incredible.
Movie poster for “It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley”
July 17, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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I had no idea that Mitch Mitchell became the drummer of the Jimi Hendrix experience through a coin toss. The great Aynsley Dunbar, who went on to play with Whitesnake, Frank Zappa, Jeff Beck, and others, was up for the gig, and Jimi couldn’t decide. So they flipped a coin, and the rest is history
Drummer Aynsley Dunbar sitting behind a drum kit.
March 30, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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Badass.
March 17, 2025 at 4:39 AM
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I also challenge anyone to come up with a bass player who looks more badass onstage than Tony Levin.
Tony Levin onstage playing bass with Peter Gabriel.
February 28, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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This one? 🤩
Poster for the 1992 New Year’s Eve show with The Melvins, Mr Bungle, and Primus at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco.
February 10, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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The Australian band Wolfmother took its name from a line in this book:

“This is the room of the wolfmother wallpaper.”

It was my first and still favorite Tom Robbins novel.

RIP
Book cover of “Skinny Legs And All” by Tom Robbins.
February 10, 2025 at 12:23 AM
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Becoming Led Zeppelin in IMAX. Incredible.
Shot of IMAX screen showing the title to “Becoming LED Zeppelin”.
February 8, 2025 at 2:18 AM
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Walton Goggins is one of the best! (Michael Shannon too).

I would add Michael Kenneth Williams.
Image of Michael Kenneth Williams from Rotten Tomatoes website.
January 27, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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I need to amplify this absolutely incredible story coming out of Detroit this morning. A cagey promoter managed to get a black metal show booked at Harpo’s, while keeping the fact that the bands were all neo-nazi/white supremacists away from the black owners of the club.
On Saturday January 25th, there was an event held at Harpos Concert Theatre that needs to be addressed publicly. The community has demanded answers, which is rightfully deserved, to which we intended on providing. Starting off, I would like to issue our deepest apologies to the community on behalf of myself (Krystle Dzajkovska), Ruzvelt Stevanovski, and Harpos Concert Theatre. While the events on January 25th do not reflect our values, or that of our community, we are truly sorry and are holding ourselves and others involved accountable. We at Harpos are deeply committed to fostering an environment of inclusivity, respect, and equality for all. We want to unequivocally state racism has no place in our business or community, and we stand against all forms of racism. We were not given certain information during the process of booking this event that could have prevented this from happening. After reflection on our end, we realize that although we should have asked for more and done more research, we feel that by design, they deliberately failed to provide such information. We feel manipulated throughout the entire process and will continue to address where we need to improve. For the event held on Saturday January 25th, we were not made aware ahead of time that some of the bands were in any association with Nazi/ Neo Nazi, White Supremacy, and/or Nationalist Socialist black metal. If I were made aware of this ahead of time, this event would have never happened. This was the first time this event organizer has done an event at our venue. In the process of the event organizer booking this event with Harpos, this information was never given. It was communicated that it was just a Black Metal Festival, which Harpos has had many in the past. As far as the event location being hidden. It was not Harpos' that kept the location of the event from the public. This was per the request of the event organizer explaining that this is the way he does his metal shows; he sells tickets for the event and the location is only disclosed to the ticket holders the day of the event. I did not assume that the reason for this was due to the nature of the band(s). The event organizer also stated for us not to promote on our website, Facebook, or Instagram, and that he would handle his own promotion for the event so that the location wouldn't be disclosed. This was not our decision. This is also the explanation as to why we were not aware of the circulating hate driven flyers with the red markings clearly indicating the nature, which was different from the original flyer. We were not tagged in those original posts. On January 25th, the day of the event, before the event started, we were still not aware. Once the event started, that's when we became aware of the nature of the bands from an internet post and calls. Once we were made aware of the situation, the event was shut down immediately. At this time the second band was performing and there were 5 remaining. The show came to a stop. Also, Harpos did not call law enforcement to the venue, the police officers came to the venue on their own due to the threats made online, which we were unaware of. Although this event was not booked by Harpos and was booked by and outside event organizer, I am still the owner of the venue and I take full responsibility and accountability for not doing my due diligence. I foolishly did not follow up as intensely as I should have. This is not who we are or what we represent. As a Black venue owner, I fully understand that hate and racism comes in all forms and skin tones. Therefore, my race/ ethnicity is no defense or excuse for my ignorance in not knowing. Since we took ownership in 2017, I have always been devoted to promoting inclusion of all nationalities at Harpos and would never intentionally jeopardize the trust that l've earned with the community. I intend on doing everything I can to gain back that trust. Harpos has a rich history and I now realize I need to do more to address concerns about vetting bands and doing more research. I have an immense amount of improvement and I need to do better for the sake of my business and my community. Hate and racism is not something that I or Harpos stand for, encourage, or promote and I would never knowingly or intentionally hold this type of event at my venue with the risk of losing the support of my community and my venue. We truly thank all our loyal patrons over the years and all the memories we share. We look forward to making more for years to come. Please share Sincerely, Ruzvelt Stevanovski and Krystle Dzajkovska Owners Harpos Concert Theatre
January 27, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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The CEO of some dumb Ai music company, Mikey Shulman, said; “I think the majority of people don’t enjoy the majority of the time they spend making music." Obvious bullshit. But with a tiny kernel of truth. 1/3
A screenshot of Suno Ai showing selections to “Make a song about the moon”, “Make a song for my friend Earl”, and others.
January 23, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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Distrokid understands that it takes all sorts to make a record. Here’s a partial list of their “contributors” list:
List of available “contributors” from Distrokid, the music distribution service. List includes both drug dealer and groupie.
January 11, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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One of the all-time greats - aided by a band that dances their asses off onstage! I just can't get enough of the bass player.

Gary Numan - Metal. Royal Oak Music Theatre, March 2024.
January 10, 2025 at 11:56 PM
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My favorite rock poster artist is the Australian, Rhys Cooper. I’ve got three of his pieces.
Wednesday poster by Rhys Cooper Florence & The Machine poster by Rhys Cooper Iggy Pop poster by Rhys Cooper
December 20, 2024 at 6:14 PM
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I’m a big fan of hyperbole but some headline writing is just out of control.

I also read yesterday that Conor Oberst tried to stop his label from signing Creed. He said they were a “really bad Pearl Jam” Indeed. 🤣🤣🤣
Screenshot of Facebook post by AlternativeNation.net. “Creed will continue the greatest alternative rock reunion of all time”
December 11, 2024 at 6:44 PM
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I had mine in 2005, and alas didn’t name him Charlotte either. But that is around the time it shot up. Hmmm.
Chart showing popularity of the baby name “Charlotte” rising exponentially around 2005
December 11, 2024 at 2:39 PM
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I’ve long been a fan of former White Zombie bassist Sean Yseult’s wallpaper designs. She was at Parson’s School of Design when she joined the band so it’s no surprise she’s doing this. Really fun stuff.

yseultdesigns.com/wallpaper/
Black and white psychedelic wallpaper design shown behind a pink couch.
December 5, 2024 at 7:07 PM
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Yacht Rock ✅
Post Punk ✅
Avant garde jazz ✅
Stoner Rock ✅
Power pop ✅
Industrial ✅

But sometimes you just gotta…

🤩
Spotify recap screenshot saying “March was your Pink Pilates Princess Cheerleading Pop phase. You were really into Taylor Swift, Olivia Rodrigo, and Chappell Roan”
December 4, 2024 at 5:05 PM
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For the vertically-challenged drummer on your Christmas list! Yes, it’s real.
Picture of a hi-hat pedal with cymbals about a foot and a half tall. Designed to be used by acoustic guitar players to accompany themselves. Looks like a miniature hi-hat.
December 2, 2024 at 2:38 PM
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My BlueSky posts roasted by this AI - flippin’ hilarious! “Overanalyzing music like it's a Dostoevsky novel”…sounds about right. LOL.

blueskyroast.com
A screenshot from a site that roasts your BlueSky posting. It reads: “Red Flags. Overanalyzing music like it's a Dostoevsky novel”
December 2, 2024 at 1:36 AM
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With Trinity College Dublin releasing a high resolution version of the 9th Century Illuminated Manuscript, “The Book Of Kells”, I can finally reveal that the coming of Pajama Phantom was foretold on those very pages 12 centuries ago. Take a look.
Altered page 36 of The Book of Kells, a 9th century illuminated manuscript. The alteration adds in the name of my solo project, Pajama Phantom.
November 30, 2024 at 6:36 PM
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Tonight it begins!

I usually win since I spend precious little time in malls or stores that might play “The Little Drummer Boy”. Of course, now that I’ve said that….😳
A fake movie poster with a hand holding a stick with a ball end. A field of corn is silhouetted in the background. The text reads “A song for children. The LDB Challenge, an adult nightmare. 12:01 am the day after thanksgiving. Everywhere. “
November 28, 2024 at 5:11 PM
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When I bought this compilation in the late 80’s I had no idea who the dB’s were. I just loved the album cover. They’re widely viewed as one of the godfathers of power pop. Still obsessed with every song.
Album cover for the dB’s compilation entitled Amplifier. Black and white speckled background with pictures of amplifiers and the titles in red.
November 25, 2024 at 3:35 PM
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I’ve always viewed my solo instrumental work on Pajama Phantom as a soundtrack to something. A friend of mine figured it out and told me my music is like a soundtrack to space p*rn! Yeah, I’ll go along with that. 😜
An astronaut standing in front of a rocky purple mountain in a gold spacesuit. The Pajama Phantom logo and the words “music for space p*rn” are overlayed on the image.
November 22, 2024 at 1:28 PM
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I had a 4-track minidisc recorder. Seems silly now but it was great back then!
Yamaha MD-4. 4-track minidisc recorder.
November 20, 2024 at 9:07 PM