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jesse jarnow @bourgwick.bsky.social · 1h

roll your own bliss with pro video/audio of last night's natural information society set (starting around 30:00 into the video), beginning with their droned-out version of "naima" www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqES...
(another reason @roulettenyc.bsky.social is *thee* best)

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Ned Raggett @nedraggett.bsky.social · 4h

And you're thinking "How much more could Ticketmaster suck?" and well there ya go.

Ticketmaster Appoints New Global President to Help Lead “AI Transformation”

The company tapped Saumil Mehta as global president, as Ticketmaster and Live Nation face lawsuits from both the DOJ and FTC.

www.hollywoodreporter.com

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Josh Fruhlinger @jfruh.bsky.social · 6h

recently learned that the guy who did this also coined the phrase "gay pride," a true legend

gamera obscura @ohrobin.bsky.social · 7h

Happy Anita Bryant Humiliation Day

A four-panel image of Anita Bryant being pied in her sanctimonious face by gay rights activist Thom Higgins, 1977.

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Neşe Devenot, PhD @neselsd.bsky.social · 4d

Announcing: "The Psychedelic Syndicate: How Silicon Valley Used Veterans to Hijack the Psychedelic Industry"

Now on @Psymposia's website in four parts.

www.psymposia.com/psychedelic-...

The Psychedelic Syndicate: Executive Summary

A year-long investigation reveals how a small group of Silicon Valley elites sought to capture the psychedelic therapy industry — using a network of affiliated organizations to scapegoat critics whi

www.psymposia.com

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jesse jarnow @bourgwick.bsky.social · 1d

blissed in the rain after natural information society at roulette, including j. coltrane's "naima" (which didn't quite register) & the new "perseverance flow," sounding like slowed electronic music at start (dropouts, ring modulator-y squelches) & made me wanna hear NIS & abrams' guimbri in dub.

Natural Information Society at Roulette with Lisa Alvarado's art

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jesse jarnow @bourgwick.bsky.social · 1d

cancel that motherfucker

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jesse jarnow @bourgwick.bsky.social · 1d

good intentions can be evil, both hands can be full of grease/sometimes satan comes as a man of peace www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfA-...

Daniel Romano's Outfit - Man of Peace (2020) [Bob Dylan Cover]

YouTube video by Deep Track Zach

www.youtube.com

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neddyo @neddyo.shakedown.social.ap.brid.gy · 1d

And I've seen drummers play with brushes *plenty* of times. But... **toothbrushes**? That might be a first!

#drums #dentalhealth

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jesse jarnow @bourgwick.bsky.social · 1d

hiding in the balcony!

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jesse jarnow @bourgwick.bsky.social · 1d

blissed in the rain after natural information society at roulette, including j. coltrane's "naima" (which didn't quite register) & the new "perseverance flow," sounding like slowed electronic music at start (dropouts, ring modulator-y squelches) & made me wanna hear NIS & abrams' guimbri in dub.

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Bradshaw Lentz @shawbie.bsky.social · 1d

A digital dark age? The people rescuing forgotten knowledge trapped on old floppy disks

From lectures by Stephen Hawking to the letters of British politician Neil Kinnock – it's a race against time to save the historical treasures locked away on old floppy disks.

www.bbc.com

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Dave Mandl @dmandl.bsky.social · 1d

Please join me tonight for this week's installment of my radio show, "It's Complicated" (an hour of prog and prog-adjacent music), live as always on listener-supported @wfmu.bsky.social. And show your support for my show during WFMU's Hellraiser Fundraiser here: pledge.wfmu.org/donate/GX. Thank you!

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rax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 1d

more of a publishing opinion than a literary one i guess, but books should come out in paperback first and then do a hardcover release farther down the road

Rachel Feder @rachelfeder.bsky.social · 1d

Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat

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WFMU @wfmu.bsky.social · 1d

Today on WFMU: On Three Chord Monte with Joe Belock, a rare live perfornance by Dew Claw, the music project for which Stephen Hunking (Hypnolovewheel, XL Kings) has released his meditations on life, love, parenting, and other abstract musing since 2004 (noon ET).

Upcoming Special Programs on WFMU

www.wfmu.org

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jesse jarnow @bourgwick.bsky.social · 1d

almost 200 years late there!

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jesse jarnow @bourgwick.bsky.social · 1d

there's a dead rehearsal tape from the '70s where weir says "let's try running that at speed" & garcia responds with a sarcastic "at speed?"

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jesse jarnow @bourgwick.bsky.social · 1d

seems more related to the older expression "at speed"?

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jesse jarnow @bourgwick.bsky.social · 1d

sunday, 10/19, the sloppy heads return to our beloved @mamatriedbk.bsky.social backyard for an afternoon benefit for brooklyn new school, with @dumpland.bsky.social, jon glaser (!), & more.

flyer for BNS Fest, Sunday October 19 3pm-7pm with Jon Glaser, James McNew, Fran Lopez, Sloppy Heads, Tatters & Rags, Grand Gesture, Jose Joaquin Garcia, David Angel and Rima

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jesse jarnow @bourgwick.bsky.social · 5d

on this week’s deadcast, @sg-marshall.bsky.social hit “the music never stopped,” tracing from jam to song, exploring how the music almost stopped & the band had to sell their record labels, & getting into high times magazine & the ‘70s pot biz with @seanhowe.bsky.social. www.dead.net/deadcast/blu...

tracking sheet for Music Never Stopped in Bobby Weir's handwriting with Godzilla & Friends written as artist name

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jesse jarnow @bourgwick.bsky.social · 2d

future jazz for a rainy night: SML in chicago earlier this year, especially silvery with sam prekop on electronics during 2nd set.
set 1: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwkN...
set 2: www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GRA...
(and immediately added this channel to @livetapes.heads.social.ap.brid.gy)

SML @ Empty Bottle

YouTube video by Temporary Correspondence

www.youtube.com

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jesse jarnow @bourgwick.bsky.social · 2d

fresh sounds from @chrisforsyth.bsky.social's new vibed-out jazz-ish trio, what is now, recorded last week in philadelphia. soundcloud.com/chris-forsyt...

Whiplashed

What Is Now is a new Philadelphia-based project from BASIC/Solar Motel Band founder Chris Forsyth featuring members of Bark Culture, Florry, and the Daniel Villareal Trio. Chris Forsyth: guitar John

soundcloud.com

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jesse jarnow @bourgwick.bsky.social · 2d

50 years ago tonight, the jerry garcia band in berkeley, the 2nd of 2 fun shows with muscle shoals session player tim henson on 2nd keys alongside nicky hopkins, though less in the mix tonight. some of the more varied tapes of the hopkins era. heads.social/@bourgwick/1... #garciafreaksunite

Sat. & Sun., Oct. 11 & 12
The JERRY GARCIA BAND
NICKY HOPKINS
JOHN KAHN RON TUTT

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John Coulthart @johncoulthart.com · 2d

Reading a book of letters between Aldous Huxley and Humphrey Osmond (psychiatrist, psychedelic researcher & the man who coined the word "psychedelic"), one of the minor revelations is that the Osmond household included a chihuahua they named "Mescalina".

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Dan Pasternack @danpasternack.bsky.social · 3d

October 11, 2025 is a milestone in comedy history. Not only is it the 50th anniversary of the 1st SNL, today is also the final new Dr. Demento show. After 55 years, Barret Hansen is hanging up his top hat. Please go to drdemento.com to hear his all time demented top 40 countdown special.

Dr. Demento

drdemento.com

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jesse jarnow @bourgwick.bsky.social · 3d

this is a pretty odd/fun john cale show from 1981 with a one-off band & a bunch of not totally finished songs that i don't think were ever played again.

Live Tapes @livetapes.heads.social.ap.brid.gy · 3d

JOHN CALE AND JAMES-HONEYMAN SCOTT AND CHRIS SPEDDING @ NYC 1981-10-11 https://ijwthstd.blogspot.com/2025/10/john-cale-and-james-honeyman-scott-and.html

JOHN CALE AND JAMES-HONEYMAN SCOTT AND CHRIS SPEDDING @ NYC 1981-10-11

Sounds so much better than just "and Friends" LIMITED TIME / LAST TIME https://pixeldrain.com/u/ALziBDCj JOHN CALE & FRIENDS Mudd Club Ne...

ijwthstd.blogspot.com

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