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Hello Mary members share "Die," the debut single from their new project Nine Perfect Lives

Over 2,000 alumni from Vivek’s all-boys catholic high school in Cincinnati have signed and circulated a petition demanding that he pull the ad and issue a public apology for “ignoring the moral responsibilities” of his Jesuit education. I think he’s pretty cooked.

Josh Rouse may never have sold records by the millions, but he has spent decades building a durable songwriting career. His new album, Museums and Women, stays true to the warm, ’70s-tinged folk-pop that has defined his work from the start. Interview by @chipmidnight.bsky.social!

Rayland Baxter went through the hardest stretch of his life, wrote 70 songs about it, and turned the best of them into True Violet, his most personal and most hopeful record yet. Interview by @chipmidnight.bsky.social!

hmmmm...not sure one person giving half a billion dollars to one party is a great sign of a healthy political system just not quite on board with that

Welp, guess I can buy a ticket to The Bobby Lees show now

Book it

Speech and a champagne shower

Book it

Book it

BOOK IT

This should be his Howard Dean moment

Newest Super Group,,, FLAVOR DAVES,!! #DaveMatthews #DaveGrohl #FooFighters

When is @sportswednesday.bsky.social going to discuss this?

I LOVE THIS TEAM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Last week, Anthrax. This week, Europe. I've been listening to these bands for 40 years so it's pretty cool (and I still can't believe it) to be able to speak with members about NEW albums they are putting out. Here's my interview with Ian Haugland.

For the third consecutive season and the 19th time in franchise history, the Guardians are headed to the postseason. Cleveland's magic number to win its third straight AL Central title is three.

Dr. Amy Acton's campaign out with a new ad, smashing the notorious conman on the sham dementia medicine pump-and-dump scam he ran with his crooked mother.

I truly, deeply, sincerely do think the guy flipping burgers at McDonalds should be able to afford rent, bills, and groceries with his paycheck alone. That's kind of the whole point of having a job and I can't believe this is considered a radical position.🤷🏽‍♀️

Thrash titans Anthrax are back with 'Cursum Perficio', recorded at Dave Grohl's Studio 606, one of the best albums in their storied 40+ year career. Frank Bello discusses the album with me for the @bigtakeover.com website and why he's not ready to call it quits. bigtakeover.com/interviews/i...

What song was important in @perennialtheband.bsky.social finding their sound? Chad tells me in this feature for the @bigtakeover.com website. Chad and I take a deeper dive into the band's new album, Modernism, in the next BTO print issue out later this year. bigtakeover.com/profiles/sou...

This is SO tiring.

goddamn man this band has a hold on me there's nothing i can do ultralights.bandcamp.com/album/pleasu...

some news: the "letterboxd for concerts" site i'm building is now called HearHear 👏 Encore was a fine name, but not unique enough. i've been writing the HearHear newsletter for years, and this shift just feels right. sign up to build your life in live music: hearhear.fm (app coming soon!) 👀

Didn't realize the name change took place in '85. Just a few years before I attended my first show there (might have been Enuff Z' Nuff).

Saturday Night Live doesn't even need to try, just air this as the opening sketch

Carissa's Wierd is back! www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekTN...

This is giving "divorced dad/trying to buy your love" energy.

American Motors announce new album 'Functional Music'; hear the pummeling, ominous lead single "No Horses"

The fog's getting thicker

Saw the weather forecast, decided not to drive to Cleveland today. After the first few innings, was like, "Glad I made the right choice." I guess I should never count the Guards out. Let's get another one tonight.

"I really think this is my best record" - Lily Seabird Had a great chat with Lily about the album, Vermont, her tone-centric, loud, experimental era, notebooks and pens, and the newspaper clippings her grandma sends. bigtakeover.com/interviews/i...

Featuring "Funky Cold Medina" which I literally heard in my dream last night!

I think I've already got my favorite album of the year locked up, but the new Wild Pink album is definitely going to be towards the top of my year-end list. Here's my interview with John Ross.

Godspeed and farewell to Frank Beard, ZZ Top’s steadfast drummer, the quiet engine behind the Texas blues-rock machine. #RIPFrankBeard

The new Johanna Samuels album is so good, it reminds me of sitting in the backseat of my mom's station wagon in the mid-70s. It was great getting to know Johanna and understand how this album came about.

This was a fun @indiebasketball.bsky.social episode and the timing couldn't have been better. I watched it and then 30 minutes later hopped on a Zoom call with John of Wild Pink.

Big swing from Angel Martínez. 422 feet, 106.4 mph. The Guardians needed that one.

Chicago's Neptune's Core is ready to introduce themselves anew with 'Pivot', a guitar-driven record full of ’90s rock energy and songs that unfold with theatrical drama and emotional intensity. Here's my interview with the band for @bigtakeover.com bigtakeover.com/interviews/i...

This is why it's important to support (and subscribe to) independently-owned music journalism. I'm so happy @bigtakeover.com gives me an opportunity to cover music I love in both print and on the web.

Sparklehorse came up in an interview I did last week and was the subject of a podcast I listened to today so figured it was time to reshare this interview I did with Mark Linkous in 1999. substack.com/home/post/p-...