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Outside Man
@eddiestats.bsky.social
Writer/Editor/Curator/Most Interesting DJ In World.

b. New York, New York. raised Detroit, Detroit.

#Books #Music #Magazines #Vinyl #Records #Rum #DJLife
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My shoes have been kicked off for a minute now, so I guess I'm long over due for an intro thread

I'm Edwin STATS Houghton, music journalist, editor, writer and curator. I also go by DJ Eddie STATS
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December 13, 2025 at 6:36 AM
she don't need
Sheila E. was born in Oakland today in 1957.
📷 Rob Shanahan
December 12, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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Bullwackies All Stars - All For Free [USA, Dub Reggae] (1975) spooky dub from New York!
https://redd.it/1elovce
https://youtu.be/WpRvxIHnDJQ
Bullwackies All Stars - All For Free [USA, Dub Reggae] (1975) spooky dub from New York!
youtu.be
December 12, 2025 at 5:08 AM
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Compas, a beloved Haitian music and dance genre inspired by merengue and infused with percussion, has made UNESCO's cultural heritage list.
UN recognizes compas, a Haitian music and dance genre that has marked generations and brought joy
Compas, a beloved Haitian music and dance genre inspired by merengue and infused with percussion, has made UNESCO’s cultural heritage list.
bit.ly
December 11, 2025 at 2:30 AM
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December 11, 2025 at 5:14 AM
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December 10, 2025 at 7:08 AM
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December 9, 2025 at 5:39 AM
Man With One Red Shoe, not close

youtu.be/1C7H117nbwQ?...
December 9, 2025 at 5:29 AM
woh
Map of the heavens, featuring the Zodiac and the mansions of the Moon, by the Ottoman artist Ṣun'ī, from Luqmān's late 16th century universal history, Zubdat al-tawārīkh
December 9, 2025 at 5:03 AM
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Easy Mo Bee was born in Bedford–Stuyvesant 60 years ago today.
December 8, 2025 at 11:29 PM
little earlier the shuffle followed "Upside Down" with Eddie Kendricks - "Honey Brown" + honestly I didn't know an algorithm could be this messy
December 9, 2025 at 2:25 AM
🖊️ the originoo Punk Professor Vivien Goldman
dub: a step by step guide, by dennis matumbi/bovell, december '77, via this wonderful stack of '70s reggae/dub coverage posted by @simonreynolds.bsky.social: musicpresspantheon.blogspot.com/2025/09/soun...
December 9, 2025 at 2:22 AM
welp

now we know why he's gonna be "involved"
December 8, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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December 8, 2025 at 6:34 AM
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“On one of his business trips to Cleveland, Capehart had met Thomas Small, the inventor of an electrical machine that would play twenty-eight records on both sides continuously; that is, until someone turned it off."

Juke in the Box:
Juke in the Box - JSTOR Daily
The jukebox turned listening to music into a performative act. With a single coin, listeners could share their musical taste with everyone in the place.
daily.jstor.org
November 13, 2025 at 6:45 AM
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Did you or anyone you know dance on Soul Train in the 1970s?

Looking for folks to interview for some book research

Thanks!

#BlackSky
December 7, 2025 at 7:05 AM
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December 7, 2025 at 5:46 AM
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The White House has launched a webpage to report "media bias" tips. It would be a pity if it were flooded with tips about every show on Fox News.
www.whitehouse.gov/articles/202...
A CALL TO ACTION: Submit “Media Bias” Tips
The White House recently launched a Media Bias Portal as a service to truth and transparency. Its purpose is to combat the baseless lies,
www.whitehouse.gov
December 5, 2025 at 1:27 AM
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December 6, 2025 at 8:23 AM
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Jimi Hendrix "Voodoo Child" Live (1969)
YouTube video by AITORTILLA
www.youtube.com
December 5, 2025 at 2:10 AM
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December 5, 2025 at 5:40 AM
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Disappointed to see this. 160 union workers are fighting for a fair contract at Individualized Shirts, a US factory that makes high-end men's button-ups. The managers there have rejected the union's request for fair wages and health insurance. The union is asking for support 🧵
December 2, 2025 at 11:28 PM