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George Grella

@gtra1n.bsky.social

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Write/edit about music & stuff all over the place, amazing taste, hard core values. Prolly only person to play CBGB and write about opera for the FT. Edit Brooklyn Rail music section, kickass newsletter: killyridols.substack.com venmo.com/George-Grella

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George Grella @gtra1n.bsky.social · Sep 2

Coming out April 2, 2026: preorder now! Links and more at the link! open.substack.com/pub/killyrid...

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Creamo Coyl @creamocoyl.bsky.social · 1h

I wrote this, you should read it.

Bandcamp @bandcamp.com · 2h

Where to start with Homestead Records, the legendary indie label that was a precursor to Matador.

How Homestead Records Built the Foundation of American Indie Rock

A guide to the label that helped pioneer the sound of indie rock.

daily.bandcamp.com

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George Grella @gtra1n.bsky.social · 2h

Unmistakably this

David Graeber Institute @davidgraeberinst.bsky.social · 2h

Modern capitalism has more in common with Feudalism and the oldstyle slave-system than most people realize.

From: davidgraeber.org/articles/tur...

"In the case of slave mode of production,
the exploiters directly own the primary
producers; in feudalism, both have complex
relations to the land, but the lords use direct
jural-political means to extract a surplus; in
capitalism, the exploiters own the means of
production and the primary producers are
thus reduced to selling their labor power.
The state, in each case, is essentially an
apparatus of coercion that backs up these
property rights by force."
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- David Graeber

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Mandy Keifetz @besecretandexult.bsky.social · 14h

New rule: every time Mills texts me, I give two dollars to @grahamformaine.bsky.social

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George Grella @gtra1n.bsky.social · 15h

Mike Johnson just doesn’t have the stones for a robust exchange of ideas

The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 17h

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson calls Sunday's naked bike ride in protest of the Portland ICE facility and and Trump troop deployment "the most threatening thing I’ve seen yet"

www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...

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ULTRA💀BLAST @ultrakillblast.bsky.social · 15h

FORBIDDEN PLANET (1956)

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Nitish Pahwa @nitishpahwa.com · 1d

wrote about how Dr. Phil pivoted to wholesale MAGA punditry after leaving daytime TV to start his own company—and why his Trump friendship and ICE ride-alongs couldn't save his new venture from the bankruptcy proceedings that now have him tied up in court slate.com/business/202...

He Used to Dominate Daytime TV. Now He’s Sucking Up to Trump—and His Media Empire Is Collapsing.

When Dr. Phil signed off his talk show in 2023, he pivoted to MAGA politics. It’s not working so well for him.

slate.com

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Craig Calcaterra @craigcalcaterra.bsky.social · 20h

So Sam Altman has burned like a trillion dollars and now he's channeling Dr. Krieger from "Archer?" bsky.app/profile/thev...

The Verge @theverge.com · 23h

Sam Altman says ChatGPT will soon sext with verified adults

ChatGPT is about to get flirty.

buff.ly

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George Grella @gtra1n.bsky.social · 20h

Also reminded how Art people know barely anything about music, but think what they know is full of earthshaking insights

George Grella @gtra1n.bsky.social · 21h

In the odd situation where I’m about to see a roomful of wealthy older art patrons introduced to beatboxing

George Grella @gtra1n.bsky.social · 21h

In the odd situation where I’m about to see a roomful of wealthy older art patrons introduced to beatboxing

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Hal Schrieve - preorder Fawn’s Blood 🩸 out sep 16 @halschrieve.bsky.social · 22h

Pulp paperback sci fi with attendant fan magazines was a much better format than literary novels and the problem w current mass market romance/mystery paperbacks is B+N and distributors pushing a handful of authors and no fan discourse magazines to make authors sharpen their blades

Rachel Feder @rachelfeder.bsky.social · 2d

Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat

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George Grella @gtra1n.bsky.social · 22h

Like how centrists have to bash progressives for no reason other than their self identification

Yell In a War @jelenawoehr.bsky.social · 22h

this is essentially the same social behavior as fraternity hazing rituals where young men put each other in compromising or humiliating positions and then swear an oath of secrecy, thereby cementing a social bond by acquiring damaging information on one another

George Grella @gtra1n.bsky.social · 1d

Terrible, terrible news, just so fucking sad

Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 1d

D'Angelo has died after a battle with pancreatic cancer, his former manager says. He was 51

D'Angelo Dead at 51

Grammy-winning R&B soul singer D'Angelo is dead from pancreatic cancer ... TMZ has learned.

www.tmz.com

George Grella @gtra1n.bsky.social · 1d

Brings up the point that no one seems to cover which is that Bari is now dealing with a union and good luck with that

Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 1d

Asked who is responding to Bari Weiss' DOGE-type email to detail out their workday, a CBS News staffer acknowledged there is conflict between the union and managers on whether to respond while adding: "Some of the dumber correspondents were eager to send an email."

George Grella @gtra1n.bsky.social · 1d

Listen to the man

Melvin Gibbs @melvingibbs.bsky.social · 1d

my album
Amasia: Anamibia Sessions 2
is out today!
I can't do the false humility/humble brag thing about it...
This Record Is Fire 🔥🔥🔥🔥
but hey - you don't need to believe me
Go take a listen
melvin-gibbs.bandcamp.com/album/amasia...

Amasia: Anamibia Sessions 2, by Melvin Gibbs

6 track album

melvin-gibbs.bandcamp.com

George Grella @gtra1n.bsky.social · 1d

When you watch baseball, you regularly see things you have never seen before and probably will never see again

CJ Fogler @cjzero.bsky.social · 1d

what in the hell just happened in Milwaukee

George Grella @gtra1n.bsky.social · 1d

I think you would really enjoy it, and it has one of the best cold opens ever

George Grella @gtra1n.bsky.social · 1d

Succession thank fucking god

Rob. @barackomamba.bsky.social · 2d

What’s a popular show that you’ve never seen a minute of? Mine is The Real World

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Ducky (Maybe) 🦆 @justducky.bsky.social · 1d

A comparative breakdown of professional wrestling legend Bruno Sammartino and all around piece of shit Christopher Columbus

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ULTRA💀BLAST @ultrakillblast.bsky.social · 1d

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George Grella @gtra1n.bsky.social · 1d

Wumpus

Nebraska Humane Society @nehumanesociety.bsky.social · 1d

why would you give a dog a normal name when you could name him Blorbo. the world is your oyster

George Grella @gtra1n.bsky.social · 1d

"Andrew Cuomo is a liar and a snake, and that's why I'm endorsing him"

Chris Sommerfeldt @c-sommerfeldt.bsky.social · 1d

New: Since Mayor Adams dropped his reelection bid two weeks ago, his longtime political confidant, Frank Carone, has quietly tried to broker an agreement for Adams to endorse Andrew Cuomo’s independent mayoral campaign, per sources.
www.nydailynews.com/2025/10/13/f...

Frank Carone privately pushing Mayor Adams to endorse Andrew Cuomo: sources

Since Mayor Adams dropped his reelection bid two weeks ago, his longtime political confidant, Frank Carone, has quietly tried to broker an agreement for Adams to endorse Andrew Cuomo’s indepe…

www.nydailynews.com

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Stan Kelly @kartoonistkelly.bsky.social · 1d

Finally! I’ve broken through the glass ceiling for old, white men hoping to work in animation.
Be sure to tune in. As I tell all my lovers, this might just be the best 20 seconds of your life.

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Bandcamp @bandcamp.com · 1d

A deep dive into the catalog of a French Rock pioneer. daily.bandcamp.com/lists/rodolp...

The Best of Rodolphe Burger, French Rock’s Original Visionary

Where to begin with this unmistakably great—and unmistakably French—rock icon.

daily.bandcamp.com

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George Grella @gtra1n.bsky.social · 1d

The man makes an album out of a Jack Spicer poem, records a tremendous collaboration with James "Blood" Ulmer, I mean respect yourself and get hip with this

George Grella @gtra1n.bsky.social · 1d

You want to know about some hip as shit rock and beyond? Here you go: daily.bandcamp.com/lists/rodolp...

The Best of Rodolphe Burger, French Rock’s Original Visionary

Where to begin with this unmistakably great—and unmistakably French—rock icon.

daily.bandcamp.com

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