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Kevin Alexander

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Indie music reporter | Mixtape maker | Playlist dealer. | EIC of The Riff on Medium.com | I write the On Repeat Records newsletter. #music #avgeek Hot takes on cool records: https://thekevinalexander.substack.com

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Kevin Alexander @kevinalexander.bsky.social · Nov 19

Hello new friends! 👋

As an intro, here is my newsletter On Repeat Records.

Looking for a place to share the music you love w/like-minded people? You’re in the right spot.

Please consider subscribing (free/paid). Give me 2 weeks; I'll give you a new favorite song.

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On Repeat Records | Kevin Alexander | Substack

A music newsletter & community for people tired of algorithms. Record reviews, interviews, and more. Click to read On Repeat Records, by Kevin Alexander, a Substack publication with thousands of subsc...

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Kevin Alexander @kevinalexander.bsky.social · 16h

I’m really bummed IBTABA is out.

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Kevin Alexander @kevinalexander.bsky.social · 22h

🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

Kevin Alexander @kevinalexander.bsky.social · 22h

Having Treinen seal the deal was salt in the wound…

Kevin Alexander @kevinalexander.bsky.social · 22h

This pic is perfect for the play it was taken on. Absolutely bonkers.

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Kevin Alexander @kevinalexander.bsky.social · 22h

I’ve watched a ton of games this season, and this was a wild way to see Frelich w/o a hat for the first time.

Kevin Alexander @kevinalexander.bsky.social · 22h

Hang it in The Louvre

garrett miller @garrett.bsky.social · 1d

I had to draw him

doodle of a man looking perplexed, drawn with brush pen on an envelope

Kevin Alexander @kevinalexander.bsky.social · 23h

(Gasp!)

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Kevin Alexander @kevinalexander.bsky.social · 23h

Kevin Alexander @kevinalexander.bsky.social · 1d

Shoutout to whoever this voter is:

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Kevin Alexander @kevinalexander.bsky.social · 1d

The D.O.C. : “No one can do it better”

Frank Black: “Hold my beer”

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Kevin Alexander @kevinalexander.bsky.social · 1d

Give ‘em hell!

Kevin Alexander @kevinalexander.bsky.social · 1d

Weve moved on to the Bauhaus part of the workday:

Terror Couple Kill Colonel by Bauhaus on Apple Music

Song · 1980 · Duration 4:26

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Kevin Alexander @kevinalexander.bsky.social · 1d

I’m in my That Dog era:

Never Say Never (Album Version)

Listen to Never Say Never (Album Version) by That Dog #np on #SoundCloud

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Kevin Alexander @kevinalexander.bsky.social · 1d

We’re far enough into Spooky Szn to post this, right?
#JoyDivison

Wednesday & Lurch dancing to Joy Division

YouTube video by Children of The Night

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Kevin Alexander @kevinalexander.bsky.social · 1d

That was absolutely bonkers.

Kevin Alexander @kevinalexander.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you for letting me share your sounds with everyone! That’s a great pick for an opener. 😀

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Kevin Alexander @kevinalexander.bsky.social · 1d

I'm happy to hear it!

Kevin Alexander @kevinalexander.bsky.social · 1d

Voting Neil Young ‘cause I’m still salty about Spacemen 3 knocking Pere Ubu out in round 1.

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Kevin Alexander @kevinalexander.bsky.social · 2d

New playlist is up ft. killer tracks from @petedroge.bsky.social @massagetheband.bsky.social @joelcusumano.bsky.social #JAMC and more. Check it out!

#music #playlist

Discussion: What're You Listening To?

Good morning!

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Kevin Alexander @kevinalexander.bsky.social · 2d

If there’s a heaven, I hope when Noem gets to the pearly gates, it’s Cricket who opens the trap door on her.

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 2d

Portland, OR, 2025

Protester in frog costume stands in front of tank (meme of Tiananmen Square “Tank Man”)

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Kevin Alexander @kevinalexander.bsky.social · 2d

I like both records but there’s no universe where I’m picking Dean Wareham over Mike Patton.

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Kevin Alexander @kevinalexander.bsky.social · 2d

This is me. I’m those people.

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Kevin Alexander @kevinalexander.bsky.social · 2d

“The Y coupler broke”

Craig Calcaterra @craigcalcaterra.bsky.social · 2d

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand:

I'm today's main character

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 2d

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand:

Archives banned making copies.

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Graham Platner for Senate @grahamformaine.bsky.social · 2d

We have armed secret police kidnapping people off the street based on the color of their skin.

When we win: we will haul them before a Senate committee. The masks will come off. There will be consequences.

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