Xopher Besinger

Pinter reads Ariel Dorfman’s poem Last Will & Testament - youtu.be/xaGoq9cN9DA

Ballard's last novel Kingdom Come was published in September 2006. To celebrate it's 20th birthday, I've used Ballard's text to create an imagined 'shopper experience survey' for the Metro-Centre mall at the heart of the story. (no personal data collected) Have a go here! forms.gle/19PCgLojJpsi...

Go Brewers!

I don’t know when WSB wrote this in the copy I’d sent him, except that it would have been over 28 yrs ago, on July 31, in Lawrence. Leary had encouraged him to read Neuromancer and he’d liked it, which thrilled me. We hadn’t yet met, and wouldn’t for a few yrs.

I dunno 13 feels like a lot

Minnesotans will not be intimidated by Donald Trump. Neither will @ilhanmn.bsky.social. Especially three weeks out from an election.

I’m ok. Make no mistake: this is an attempt to target political enemies and weaponize federal law enforcement. For ten years, Trump has targeted me with baseless lies and smear campaigns. This is just the latest escalation in his campaign of political intimidation. I will not be silenced.

On this day, October 12, 1969, the Velvet Underground played the Labor Temple. Pepper Fog opened. Ad from the Minneapolis Tribune.

I do not think an exec branch led by a man who thinks he is entitled to treat federal agents as an arm of his firm, refers to Somali Americans as “garbage” and has said racist things specifically about Omar is capable of neutrally applying the law to her, to put it mildly apnews.com/article/ilha...

Appreciate still getting random Radio K plays 20 yrs later

They came out to not snippet of but the entire Venom City Gardens tape. Sitting in an increasingly fogged out room listening to 10 minutes of Cronos rants is probably my favorite recent concert experience

Not sure you've been following the Nancy drama but Sluggo got a new hat that looks great #justiceforsluggo

The family of Renee Good, the Minneapolis woman who was fatally shot by a federal immigration enforcement agent near her home in January, filed two federal lawsuits Thursday alleging wrongful death, among other contentions.

Annals of James Brown history: "Talking Loud and Saying Nothing" was recorded 56 years ago today. m.youtube.com/watch?v=dZkj...

At anniversary dinner with my parents and my father is showing me hand surgery photos

Proclaiming you're unfamiliar with CIA Debutante's instant classic LP Trespass has a lot in common with saying "I listen to anything but a dead pan geezer talking over a synth"

MFW when I finish listening to 13 hours of Joy Division live recordings

Joy Division Were a Rock Band

Happy 13 hours of Joy Division live recordings being released to all who celebrate

And here’s an ad for John Coltrane at the Guthrie Theater on June 20, 1965.

Gonna become an Ideal Copy truther

More Charles Laughton than Olivier these days but damn if it wasn't great

It is fig season and I like figs #figs

TUESDAY

THURSDAY

Colin Newman is 72 today. Here he his 47 years ago.

The RFTT reunion records are good but this is the best — live on WFMU in 2003 m.youtube.com/watch?v=5Gwd...

Happy birth of the Forever War Survelliance State to all those who celebrate

I am in line to see the crop art at the MN State fair for the next hour if you want to fight

SUNDAY

FRIDAY

Preach

Released August, 1975: 𝘼𝙜𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙖 (CBS/Sony [Japan] SOPJ 92~93). Recorded live on the afternoon of February 1, 1975 at Festival Hall, Osaka. Produced by Teo Macero, engineered by Tamoo Suzuki. #jazz #jazzsky #milesdavis

deepest condolences to all family, friends and musical co-conspirators of Half Japanese’s David Fair

Freestyle Bane is real