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Daniel Brody

@danielwbrody.bsky.social

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Counting down the 1000 greatest rock and roll songs of all time and making other lists of my favorite tunes and albums. Rock and roll is my favorite genre but I truly like a little bit of everything, from classical and cumbia to honky-tonk and highlife.

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Daniel Brody @danielwbrody.bsky.social · 1h

This AI slop post of Trump’s feels very “look at what I didn’t actually come close to doing”

Daniel Brody @danielwbrody.bsky.social · 2h

Seems weak to post AI slop hinting at things you were absolutely too cowardly to even attempt

Daniel Brody @danielwbrody.bsky.social · 1d

It‘s nü-metal Friday. Sometimes I get an intense craving for those downtuned guitars.

Nu-Metal Classics by Daniel Brody on Apple Music

Playlist · 279 Songs

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Daniel Brody @danielwbrody.bsky.social · 1d

Big reason that the US right is still not happy even though they control all the levers of power right now is that they haven't found the deep state government agency that bestows cool people with coolness. Surely it must exist! Where are they hiding it? It drives them nuts.

Daniel Brody @danielwbrody.bsky.social · 1d

Maybe Neil was inspired by Fruit Stripe Gum

Daniel Brody @danielwbrody.bsky.social · 1d

Top 10 Favorite Korn Tunes

1 Shoots and Ladders
2 Got the Life
3 Blind
4 A.D.I.D.A.S.
5 Falling Away from Me
6 Freak on a Leash
7 Twist
8 Here to Stay
9 Make Me Bad
10 Right Now

#brodystop10

Daniel Brody @danielwbrody.bsky.social · 1d

Something about 2005 albums in 2025 doesn't feel like 1985 albums did in 2005. I know to some extent that's just me getting old, but still...

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Daniel Brody @danielwbrody.bsky.social · 1d

Trump is not disciplined obviously but he knows his values (such as they are), frames the debate, and rejects unfavorable framing out of hand. Mamdani is one of the few Dems who has applied this to better politics and I wish more Dems would. It doesn’t even require Trump’s demagoguery!

Daniel Brody @danielwbrody.bsky.social · 1d

Some of my favorite elevator music and Muzak. Some of this stuff is better than its reputation, some of it actually deserves the scorn it receives but is sort of a hoot anyway.

Air-Conditioned Nightmare by Daniel Brody on Apple Music

Playlist · 300 Songs

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Daniel Brody @danielwbrody.bsky.social · 2d

CD is probably the right format for that one anyway.

Daniel Brody @danielwbrody.bsky.social · 2d

I am here for when you get to Wild Mood Swings!

Daniel Brody @danielwbrody.bsky.social · 2d

Slowly Type O Negative is getting more critical recognition; there was a Pitchfork Sunday Review of Bloody Kisses a few years back. But October Rust was always my favorite of theirs, a totally unique goth metal record that a lot more music dorks would love if they knew it was in their wheelhouse.

The cover of Type O Negative's October Rust, one of the great unsung albums of the nineties.

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Daniel Brody @danielwbrody.bsky.social · 2d

The news doesn't really do a good job of telling you why or how the worst people we know are getting everything they want either. It's mostly PR stenography anyway. You're not missing much.

Daniel Brody @danielwbrody.bsky.social · 3d

what is the upside for Dems ever opening the government back up

Daniel Brody @danielwbrody.bsky.social · 3d

Been going through the nooks and crannies of the D'Angelo discography and he had a bunch of stray tracks that weren't on my radar or that I had forgotten about, like this awesome tune from the Space Jam soundtrack. Dud-free recording career. RIP.

D'Angelo - I Found My Smile Again

YouTube video by The Autistic DJ 2

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Daniel Brody @danielwbrody.bsky.social · 3d

I am heartened that even some Trumpy outlets I would barely consider news rejected this Trump admin attempt at censorship.

Daniel Brody @danielwbrody.bsky.social · 3d

730/1000 Billy Joel, "The Entertainer" - I have always had a soft spot in my Long Island heart for this tune's bitter cynicism, banjo and pedal steel coming out of nowhere, and loopy Moog. The HBO doc gave me another layer of appreciation for its attempted career self-sabotage. #brodystoprock1000

Billy Joel - The Entertainer (Audio)

YouTube video by billyjoelVEVO

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Daniel Brody @danielwbrody.bsky.social · 3d

Has Trump been asked about this?

Daniel Brody @danielwbrody.bsky.social · 4d

One lesson Harris should have taken from 2024 is hedging your bets creates problems of its own, not choosing still gets seen as a choice

Daniel Brody @danielwbrody.bsky.social · 4d

This is a very therapeutic country song, been on both ends of it.

Jordyn Shellhart - Who Are You Mad At (Official Music Video)

YouTube video by Jordyn Shellhart

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Daniel Brody @danielwbrody.bsky.social · 4d

731/1000 - Rancid, "Roots Radicals" - They got lots of criticism for copying the Clash, but more than any other mainstream punk band in the Warped Tour era they kept the spirit of the original article alive. I never saw the Clash in their prime but I saw this band a dozen times. #brodystoprock1000