Chip
@chipmidnight.bsky.social
The thoughts of a middle-age music fanatic with occasional dips into sports, TV, movies, politics, grief, pop culture, food, family, and more.
http://chipmidnight.com / http://bigtakeover.com
Every minute and every hour, I miss you
http://chipmidnight.com / http://bigtakeover.com
Every minute and every hour, I miss you
Reposting this link to my conversation with Ben Kweller and Rocky Votolato about losing kids. I'll have a new episode with another father who lost a child coming next week. It may be a heavy subject matter, but I hope you'll give a listen.
song.link/chipchats
song.link/chipchats
February 7, 2026 at 4:28 AM
Reposting this link to my conversation with Ben Kweller and Rocky Votolato about losing kids. I'll have a new episode with another father who lost a child coming next week. It may be a heavy subject matter, but I hope you'll give a listen.
song.link/chipchats
song.link/chipchats
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JD Vance loudly booed at the Winter Olympics today.
February 6, 2026 at 9:25 PM
JD Vance loudly booed at the Winter Olympics today.
This is fantastic. Listened a few times already today.
It's BANDCAMP FRIDAY! And to celebrate, I've put out an album of instrumental funk and soul jams built on samples, loops, and some honest-to-god actual playing of instruments. If you're a fan of Colemine or Daptone Records, you might dig it.
timminneci.bandcamp.com/album/pinto
timminneci.bandcamp.com/album/pinto
Pinto, by Tim Minneci
12 track album
timminneci.bandcamp.com
February 6, 2026 at 8:14 PM
This is fantastic. Listened a few times already today.
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The post is APPALLING and maybe the most racist thing I’ve seen come out of this presidency—which is saying something.
February 6, 2026 at 1:04 PM
The post is APPALLING and maybe the most racist thing I’ve seen come out of this presidency—which is saying something.
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I think it should probably be a bigger story that the president of the United States is a raving lunatic
Trump at the National Prayer Breakfast: "We hit 'em. And we want to hit 'em right, sir, and we want to hit them from the top! East, west, north, south. Sir, they won't know what the hell! And we'll knock them out. We did it politically correct. Five years."
February 5, 2026 at 2:29 PM
I think it should probably be a bigger story that the president of the United States is a raving lunatic
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"Young ladies, young ladies, I like 'em underage. See, some say that's statutory, but I say it's mandatory.”
- Kid Rock
Headliner of the MAGA half-time show.
- Kid Rock
Headliner of the MAGA half-time show.
February 6, 2026 at 12:10 AM
"Young ladies, young ladies, I like 'em underage. See, some say that's statutory, but I say it's mandatory.”
- Kid Rock
Headliner of the MAGA half-time show.
- Kid Rock
Headliner of the MAGA half-time show.
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genx parting gift
February 5, 2026 at 12:41 PM
genx parting gift
The new @youngguv.bsky.social album is like a soundtrack to a 1995 issue of NME magazine. Ben Cook talks about the influence of bands like Oasis, The Doves and Field Mice in this @bigtakeover.com conversation
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Interview: Ben Cook (GUV)
bigtakeover.com
February 5, 2026 at 2:04 PM
The new @youngguv.bsky.social album is like a soundtrack to a 1995 issue of NME magazine. Ben Cook talks about the influence of bands like Oasis, The Doves and Field Mice in this @bigtakeover.com conversation
bigtakeover.com/interviews/i...
bigtakeover.com/interviews/i...
This was SO good. Hit ALL the nostalgia feels, didn't try to modernize or anything. I really hope it's successful and gets more episodes.
I can't even pretend to act cool about this. I am freaking right on out, fam
February 5, 2026 at 2:40 AM
This was SO good. Hit ALL the nostalgia feels, didn't try to modernize or anything. I really hope it's successful and gets more episodes.
I need them too
Exactly what I hoped it would be, aside from not being two, three times as long. They didn't "update" the show; it's just The Muppet Show done in 2026 is all. I love it and wish so very much that we get more of it. The world needs Muppets now.
*I* need them. And I know I am not alone.
*I* need them. And I know I am not alone.
I can't even pretend to act cool about this. I am freaking right on out, fam
February 5, 2026 at 2:25 AM
I need them too
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“Even in this crazy environment and in these crazy times, I feel like a really fortunate person, because I love my family so much. And so, I was just trying to juggle those two emotions, where half the record is what the hell is happening? But the other half is love.”
matternews.org/culture/musi...
matternews.org/culture/musi...
Billy Peake holds to hope while navigating these ‘Manic Waves’ – Matter News
The Columbus musician will celebrate the release of his new solo LP in concert at Natalie’s Grandview on Saturday, Feb. 7.
matternews.org
February 4, 2026 at 7:43 PM
“Even in this crazy environment and in these crazy times, I feel like a really fortunate person, because I love my family so much. And so, I was just trying to juggle those two emotions, where half the record is what the hell is happening? But the other half is love.”
matternews.org/culture/musi...
matternews.org/culture/musi...
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NANCY MACE: I don't drink because if I did it could kill me
ALSO NANCY MACE:
ALSO NANCY MACE:
February 4, 2026 at 2:07 AM
NANCY MACE: I don't drink because if I did it could kill me
ALSO NANCY MACE:
ALSO NANCY MACE:
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With Kiss Big, Ailbhe Reddy pushes her sound into new territory while staying true to the emotional clarity she’s known for. In this conversation, she breaks down her writing process, inspirations, and the energy behind this new chapter. Interview by @chipmidnight.bsky.social
Interview: Ailbhe Reddy
bigtakeover.com
February 3, 2026 at 7:31 PM
With Kiss Big, Ailbhe Reddy pushes her sound into new territory while staying true to the emotional clarity she’s known for. In this conversation, she breaks down her writing process, inspirations, and the energy behind this new chapter. Interview by @chipmidnight.bsky.social
Heard a few of the new songs on Friko's headlining tour last Spring. Can't wait to hear the recorded versions. Now, just need tour dates to drop!
Friko announce new album 'Something Worth Waiting For,' share "Seven Degrees" www.brooklynvegan.com/friko-announ...
February 3, 2026 at 1:40 PM
Heard a few of the new songs on Friko's headlining tour last Spring. Can't wait to hear the recorded versions. Now, just need tour dates to drop!
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This is just insane. It’s only a matter of time before DHS kills another innocent person here.
(clip via MPR and @davidjbier.bsky.social on X)
(clip via MPR and @davidjbier.bsky.social on X)
January 31, 2026 at 6:13 PM
This is just insane. It’s only a matter of time before DHS kills another innocent person here.
(clip via MPR and @davidjbier.bsky.social on X)
(clip via MPR and @davidjbier.bsky.social on X)
Joseph's first album as a duo comes out on Friday. Here's my chat with Meegan.
Joseph’s signature “hypnotic” harmonies haven’t missed a beat as the band transitions from a trio to a duo. Meegan Closner dives into the making of Closer to Happy and the resilience required to turn the page on a new chapter of the Joseph story. Interview by @chipmidnight.bsky.social !
Interview: Meegan Closner (Joseph)
bigtakeover.com
January 30, 2026 at 12:59 AM
Joseph's first album as a duo comes out on Friday. Here's my chat with Meegan.
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REP. OMAR after being attacked with liquid: “We will continue! These fucking assholes are not gonna get away with this! Here is the reality people like this ugly man don’t understand — we are Minnesota Strong. We’ll stay resilient in the face of whatever they might throw at us.”
January 28, 2026 at 1:47 AM
REP. OMAR after being attacked with liquid: “We will continue! These fucking assholes are not gonna get away with this! Here is the reality people like this ugly man don’t understand — we are Minnesota Strong. We’ll stay resilient in the face of whatever they might throw at us.”
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TRON Burgundy (1976)
August 5, 2024 at 1:25 AM
TRON Burgundy (1976)
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Murphy on Bovino: "That was a bone-chilling interview. I was shaking while I was listening to it, in large part bc it takes just an unbelievable amount of gall to lie to the American public. Everybody saw that video ... it should freak the public out that the Trump administration lies this easily"
January 25, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Murphy on Bovino: "That was a bone-chilling interview. I was shaking while I was listening to it, in large part bc it takes just an unbelievable amount of gall to lie to the American public. Everybody saw that video ... it should freak the public out that the Trump administration lies this easily"
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You have to read this. Firsthand affidavit from one of the women who was there and recording the video. She talks about how Alex Pretti was directing traffic when she arrived. She watched him be killed in front of her. She's afraid to go home, worried she'll be arrested.
January 25, 2026 at 1:15 AM
You have to read this. Firsthand affidavit from one of the women who was there and recording the video. She talks about how Alex Pretti was directing traffic when she arrived. She watched him be killed in front of her. She's afraid to go home, worried she'll be arrested.
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Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti.
"Please get the truth out about our son."
"Please get the truth out about our son."
January 25, 2026 at 12:43 AM
Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti.
"Please get the truth out about our son."
"Please get the truth out about our son."
"We can't just go by what we saw on videos on social media." That's EXACTLY what I'm going by and I saw an American citizen holding a cell phone in his hand and trying to help someone who was shoved to the ground get executed. How dare you, Senator. How dare you.
Sen. Hoeven: "We can't just go by what we saw on videos on social media. We've got to get the facts. But in a situation where an individual appears to have approached law enforcement, intervened while they're trying to do their job, and he has a loaded handgun, think about that."
January 24, 2026 at 9:43 PM
"We can't just go by what we saw on videos on social media." That's EXACTLY what I'm going by and I saw an American citizen holding a cell phone in his hand and trying to help someone who was shoved to the ground get executed. How dare you, Senator. How dare you.
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The newest video shows very clearly that they attacked him for coming to an aid of a woman that the agents pushed, and then executed him while he was immobilized. Everything the government has said, like with Good, has been a complete lie.
January 24, 2026 at 7:09 PM
The newest video shows very clearly that they attacked him for coming to an aid of a woman that the agents pushed, and then executed him while he was immobilized. Everything the government has said, like with Good, has been a complete lie.
With apologies to Charles Dickens, it was the worst of times, it was the worst of times.
January 24, 2026 at 5:17 PM
With apologies to Charles Dickens, it was the worst of times, it was the worst of times.