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Steve Reynolds @reynoldstop20.bsky.social · 1d

Since I really enjoyed your Dodgers book, I have to ask—do you have an idea for another one? Or is just living in this era of hell make it hard to focus on a huge project like that?

Steve Reynolds @reynoldstop20.bsky.social · 1d

Gosh, that’s gotta be like 20 years old?

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City Nolan @ndhapple.bsky.social · 2d

This is functionally a robbery of New York City and New York State taxpayers, who contribute billions more to the federal government annually than we get back.

Stealing our money, blocking our bus lanes.

tony romm @tonyromm.bsky.social · 2d

NEW: White House announces it's going to pause, and potentially cancel, $11 billion in infrastructure funding (via the Army Corps of Engineers), specifically citing cities, like New York, represented or led by Democrats. More to come.

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Steve Reynolds @reynoldstop20.bsky.social · 3d

You're saying the performance makes you want to shout?

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Steve Reynolds @reynoldstop20.bsky.social · 3d

I bet you remember this performance too:
youtu.be/u-AzdB3PpUM?...

TV Live: Foo Fighters with Bob Mould - "Dear Rosemary" (Conan 2011)

YouTube video by Music City Mike

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Caryn Rose @carynrose.bsky.social · 3d

NJ area crate diggers: @richrusso.net is holding a benefit record sale this weekend in Cranford, NJ for the families of Maria Niotis and Isabella Salas, the 17 yr old girls that were (allegedly) killed by a stalker running his car into them. more info is here: www.facebook.com/share/p/1BfZ...

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Steve Reynolds @reynoldstop20.bsky.social · 4d

I wrote about these compilations when they first starting coming out, and I think they didn’t make the cut because RCA/Jive/BMG was licensing so much pop stuff (Britney/Christina/NSYNC/Backstreet) for these albums. I believe labels had a cut off of how many tracks per album they would allow.

Steve Reynolds @reynoldstop20.bsky.social · 4d

Oh wow, thank you so much for sharing this Jay. I too loved Emergency as a kid and got back into it during the pandemic when reruns were on MeTV and Cozi-TV on weekends.

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Steve Reynolds @reynoldstop20.bsky.social · 4d

This is a fine start to the day.

Mike @manicpopthrlls.bsky.social · 4d

New Sugar video

youtu.be/-S72djtUIFk

Sugar – House of Dead Memories (Official Music Video)

YouTube video by Sugar Copper Blue

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Steve Reynolds @reynoldstop20.bsky.social · 8d

I must say, I was kind of stunned you didn’t know it! I even remember MTV News doing a whole feature on her directing “Heaven.” This was of course years before MTV had director credits.

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Steve Reynolds @reynoldstop20.bsky.social · 8d

That was such a big talking point when they were getting tons of MTV play that fall/winter.

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Steve Reynolds @reynoldstop20.bsky.social · 10d

There’s only one Party Like It's 1999 this fall, and it’s tomorrow at littlefield! It will be a nice night to go out and dance your troubles away to the 30th anniv. of No Doubt’s Tragic Kingdom! I gotta make $$$ to pay for this week’s colonoscopy, so come on down!

littlefieldnyc.com/event/?wfea_...

Party Like It’s 1999: No Doubt It’s Gwen Edition

On October 10th, 1995 No Doubt’s Tragic Kingdom was released, and being just a girl was never the same.

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Elizabeth Spiers @espiers.bsky.social · 10d

I look forward to watching Tish James humiliate him once again.

Peter Sterne @petersterne.com · 10d

BREAKING: NY State AG Letitia James indicted by federal grand jury in Virginia www.cityandstateny.com/politics/202...

Letitia James indicted by federal grand jury in Virginia

State Attorney General Letitia James has reportedly been indicted for alleged mortgage fraud.

www.cityandstateny.com

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Steve Reynolds @reynoldstop20.bsky.social · 10d

Well sign me up right now for this!

Matt Zoller Seitz @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social · 10d

My next book will be a biography of Jack Nicholson, written as an epic story of the transformation of the movie industry and modern masculinity from the 1950s to the present, with Nicholson as the main character. The title: Leading Man.

New York Times bestselling author and film & TV critic at New York Magazine Matt Zoller Seitz's LEADING MAN, the definitive biography of Jack Nicholson, casting Nicholson as the complex main character in an era of American culture spanning six decades, while shining a light on the actor’s crucial role in shaping modern masculinity, both on and off the screen, based on new interviews and original reporting, to Amar Deol at Grand Central, in an exclusive submission, by Ethan Bassoff at WME.

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Steve Reynolds @reynoldstop20.bsky.social · 11d

I’m back behind the controller this Friday night at Littlefield in Gowanus. Get advance tix at the link below! (And I don’t mean to beg, but please come! I need money to pay for today colonoscopy!)

littlefieldnyc.com/event/?wfea_...

Party Like It’s 1999: No Doubt It’s Gwen Edition

On October 10th, 1995 No Doubt’s Tragic Kingdom was released, and being just a girl was never the same.

littlefieldnyc.com

Steve Reynolds @reynoldstop20.bsky.social · 12d

I assume Rosenthal will continue say the pitching is Judge’s fault?

Steve Reynolds @reynoldstop20.bsky.social · 12d

Absolutely.

Steve Reynolds @reynoldstop20.bsky.social · 12d

When I interviewed Bill about the book I said to him, “So if there’s a villain in this story it’s Elliot Roberts.”

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Stephen Thomas Erlewine @sterlewine.bsky.social · 12d

Agree with this completely, it’s a terrific book.

JBL @jodygraphs.bsky.social · 12d

The Janovitz Cars book really raises the bar on music bios. This is how you do a meat & potatoes, context-rich, loving but nonhagiographic deep dive into a band’s history. Funny, idiosyncratic, w a strong sense that it was written/researched by a *musician* while also accessible to a gen audience.

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Steve Reynolds @reynoldstop20.bsky.social · 12d

If you could only do the Spider-man meme with him!

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Steve Reynolds @reynoldstop20.bsky.social · 13d

I've interviewed him on baseball (and sometimes about music) multiple times--I could pass along his new pr person's info? He is out there pushing 72 Stories right now...

Steve Reynolds @reynoldstop20.bsky.social · 13d

Thank you Josh. I am still stressed, but reading that brought down my blood pressure a couple notches.

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Steve Reynolds @reynoldstop20.bsky.social · 14d

Hello Josh. Getting my first colonoscopy on Wednesday, and it’s the first time I will go under any sedation since I was 8 years old…and the whole thing is seriously stressing me out in advance! And I haven’t even got to the drinking the awful stuff and pooping a lot part! Signed, Scared Shitless.

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Steve Reynolds @reynoldstop20.bsky.social · 16d

This is wonderful news. All the best to you both.

Steve Reynolds @reynoldstop20.bsky.social · 16d

As previewed here yesterday, here's my latest deep dive playlist tied into the great new book from @billjanovitz.bsky.social.
figgsrock2.substack.com/p/nights-are...

Nights Are Gettin' Strange: A Drive Through The Cars

Bill Janovitz's new book on the band is great.

figgsrock2.substack.com

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