Chris Nelson

The organizational imperative for “growth” — for any kind of org — without some moral underpinning for what that growth is good for has bothered me since I was a kid. I’m not against growth. But explain to me why bigger is better and more is more than more in a way that has integrity

PSA for those of us who get a lot of joy out of supporting creators

Finally some more info on the upcoming Coltrane Tiberi tapes here link.fans/tiberitapes

Surely they’re not related, but I like noting that Dylan played Tangled Up in Blue for the first time in eight years the day after Zach Bryan released a song called Is the Blue Tangled in You? (Fanfic shades of when Bob played Watchtower right after Mellencamp played it at the same show)

I received a letter from Phoebe Summersquash is a true story from my life, and “I Received a Letter from Phoebe Summersquash” would be a fantastic Small Factory song title

The financials of Billy Strings are endlessly fascinating to me. Why he plays which venues. Why more artists don’t emulate his merch model. How he seems to take advantage of every money making avenue in a non gross way.

Hey, folks, roll call for those going to #BMFS in Everett tonight? 🙋🏻‍♂️

Generally, I'm an optimistic person! But some things floating around online today made me sad about the tech industry focus to erase what really are the best parts of getting to be human. Gonna sit with that a sec. Gonna be human with all the feelings about it.

Back in 1995, one of the things I didn't know the Internet would do—for many people, not all—is starve our sense of wonder. The whole world at our fingertips! Oh! That's too much! Let us curate that for you. Let us only give you what you already like. Let us snuff out all surprise. Better, right?😔

One for the harDCore comics nerds. Stoked for this!

In addition to the extra tracks available on the expanded deluxe edition of Blue Mountain, you also get a bonus B and Y on the cover for no extra charge

Truth. Micro-curating everything, for each person — news, music, whatever — is soul-killing. Pollination, friction, curiosity is essential to a rich experience of living

Fantastic show that day

A pie that tasted as great as it looks

Eagerly bought the 5-hour audio documentary

This was a great idea from @jayrosen.bsky.social and I can't believe press corps hasn't done it after all these years. They can come together to figure out how to host WHCD w a fascist president, but can't come together to figure out how stand up for their own vital industry (and thus US)

He will die without ever understanding what a big fucking baby he is, and that does indeed suck. Bigliest

Gonna raise this one, as intended, for Bobby

“reporters don’t need access to lies and liars to do their jobs.” 💯

Surprisingly solid Ramones set. Probably my favorite post-Rocket to Russia

Spotted in the grocery store parking lot

Just starting Mando and Grogu. So…Mando is agreeing to something like taking out John Gotti in exchange for a ‘57 Corvette? The risk-reward ratio seems terribly off

If you’re gonna have two of something special, it might as well be two 8 oz crab cakes, and if you’re gonna have one of something special, it might as well be one pound of blue crab

Oh look, a Berlin style section from 1938

Just saw a Hoffman thread titled "Tom Waits…. Any thoughts?" and realized I miss @sterlewine.bsky.social' Hoffman thread of the day posts

I’ve been seeing @theebikinikill.bsky.social for 25 years. They inspired some kids today at #DaisyChainFields just like they did in dirt floor Virginia basement a quarter century ago

Lordy be! Barry White wrote “Doin’ the Banana Split,” one of the cuts in the BS catalog. One of the many awesome ties you hear in the latest Patreon bonus ep of @500songspodcast.bsky.social

Performative sauces have made the jump to pet food

Holy crow, that Gillian Welch & David Rawlings show was amazing! (I’m new to catching them live.) If you’re on the fence about remaining dates, GO

Inspired by Julie's Q, what's a "previously unreleased" version of a song you like better than the original release? Quintessential example for me is Dylan's "Forever Young" demo from Biograph. It's actually the only version of that song that achieves what I think it's aiming for

I may have an extra to sell for Gillian Welch and David Rawlings in Seattle this Thursday, 4/20. HMU if you’re interested

Deke Dickerson looking sharp and kicking ass at Slim’s Last Chance. Brisket and bean chili. Show done by 7 pm. That pepperoni pizza must’ve killed me because I’m obvs in heaven

Friends…I come with sad news. It was just too much. I’ve been beaten. You can’t have Christmas every day of the year and retain what makes it special. And you — I — can’t have half a stick of pepperoni in every bite and survive

Ron Swanson slice here

This time I placed the order by phone. Taker said he would add instructions for a “carpet of pepperoni.” I can still see cheese, but some of the li’l’ fellas are three deep, so I’m good!

In 1996 or ‘97, I was writing for one of the first online music mags, Addicted To Noise. I was young, the internet was new, and I needed a national outlet. Pay was zero. Dave said, “You gotta make them pay you. Even if it’s a symbolic $10. Never work for free. It’s the principle.”

Dave Marsh always made time to talk to me as a young writer, and I bet you could read this exact same post from hundreds of other writers. RIP Dave

I’ve decided the characters in the Clash’s Lost In the Supermarket and Genesis’ Turn It On Again live in the same building. They should meet

Bring back Capt Chesapeake and Mondy the Sea Monster