James Brubaker
@jamesbrubaker.bsky.social
Writer/Teacher. WE ARE GHOST LIT out now from Braddock Avenue Books (he/him)
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maybe i am going insane
November 24, 2025 at 6:49 PM
maybe i am going insane
Oh, life is bigger
It’s bigger than you and you are not me
The lengths that I would go to
The distance in your eyes
Oh no, I’ve said too much
I set it up
It’s bigger than you and you are not me
The lengths that I would go to
The distance in your eyes
Oh no, I’ve said too much
I set it up
November 23, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Oh, life is bigger
It’s bigger than you and you are not me
The lengths that I would go to
The distance in your eyes
Oh no, I’ve said too much
I set it up
It’s bigger than you and you are not me
The lengths that I would go to
The distance in your eyes
Oh no, I’ve said too much
I set it up
Flew to NYC to see Patti Smith play Horses. Incredible show. Top 5 all-time concert experience, practically holy.
Also, @michaelstipe.bsky.social was there.
Also, @michaelstipe.bsky.social was there.
November 23, 2025 at 5:28 AM
Flew to NYC to see Patti Smith play Horses. Incredible show. Top 5 all-time concert experience, practically holy.
Also, @michaelstipe.bsky.social was there.
Also, @michaelstipe.bsky.social was there.
“Bleed in your own light/Dream of your own life/I miss me/I miss everything I’ll never be”
November 2, 2025 at 3:34 PM
“Bleed in your own light/Dream of your own life/I miss me/I miss everything I’ll never be”
I should be in bed, but I can’t get enough of this record. One more spin for the latest from GBV…
(And a happy birthday to Bob Pollard!)
(And a happy birthday to Bob Pollard!)
October 31, 2025 at 7:30 AM
I should be in bed, but I can’t get enough of this record. One more spin for the latest from GBV…
(And a happy birthday to Bob Pollard!)
(And a happy birthday to Bob Pollard!)
Circus Devils tonight:
Laughs Last (2017)
Laughs Best (The Kids Eat It Up) (2017)
Squeeze the Needle (2023)
*wouldnt normally include a best of, but since it was supposed to be the end of Circus Devils, seemed like a nice way to bridge the gap to StN.
Laughs Last (2017)
Laughs Best (The Kids Eat It Up) (2017)
Squeeze the Needle (2023)
*wouldnt normally include a best of, but since it was supposed to be the end of Circus Devils, seemed like a nice way to bridge the gap to StN.
October 31, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Circus Devils tonight:
Laughs Last (2017)
Laughs Best (The Kids Eat It Up) (2017)
Squeeze the Needle (2023)
*wouldnt normally include a best of, but since it was supposed to be the end of Circus Devils, seemed like a nice way to bridge the gap to StN.
Laughs Last (2017)
Laughs Best (The Kids Eat It Up) (2017)
Squeeze the Needle (2023)
*wouldnt normally include a best of, but since it was supposed to be the end of Circus Devils, seemed like a nice way to bridge the gap to StN.
The most unbelievable thing about Task is how much Richard and Linda Thompson they’re jamming out to at that biker bar.
October 28, 2025 at 2:02 AM
The most unbelievable thing about Task is how much Richard and Linda Thompson they’re jamming out to at that biker bar.
My ranking of current era of GBV albums. This run is crazy good. Even my least favorite is a pretty good album. Bob is the best:
October 27, 2025 at 5:30 AM
My ranking of current era of GBV albums. This run is crazy good. Even my least favorite is a pretty good album. Bob is the best:
Getting close to the end of this Ictober Circus Devils journey. Tonight:
Escape (2014)
Stomping Grounds (2015)
Escape (2014)
Stomping Grounds (2015)
October 27, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Getting close to the end of this Ictober Circus Devils journey. Tonight:
Escape (2014)
Stomping Grounds (2015)
Escape (2014)
Stomping Grounds (2015)
Grand opening of the White House Ballroom (2028)
October 22, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Grand opening of the White House Ballroom (2028)
October Circus Devils-athon continues:
Mother Skinny (2010)
Capsized (2011)
When Machines Attack (2013)
(All by Circus Devils)
Mother Skinny (2010)
Capsized (2011)
When Machines Attack (2013)
(All by Circus Devils)
October 20, 2025 at 5:23 AM
October Circus Devils-athon continues:
Mother Skinny (2010)
Capsized (2011)
When Machines Attack (2013)
(All by Circus Devils)
Mother Skinny (2010)
Capsized (2011)
When Machines Attack (2013)
(All by Circus Devils)
Was gonna let the new Pynchon cut in my “to read” pile line, but my buddy Brandon convinced me to go with this one that had been patiently waiting its turn for months and goddam am I glad. Metallic Realms is fantastic, so funny, so sad—so everything I hoped for and more, @thelincoln.bsky.social
October 17, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Was gonna let the new Pynchon cut in my “to read” pile line, but my buddy Brandon convinced me to go with this one that had been patiently waiting its turn for months and goddam am I glad. Metallic Realms is fantastic, so funny, so sad—so everything I hoped for and more, @thelincoln.bsky.social
Can he do Creed next?
BREAKING: Pope Leo XIV is set to effectively disband Opus Dei in the coming weeks.
This would be the most sweeping internal reform of his pontificate — and a dramatic continuation of Pope Francis’s legacy.
This would be the most sweeping internal reform of his pontificate — and a dramatic continuation of Pope Francis’s legacy.
NEW: Pope Leo Set To Break Up Opus Dei
If Pope Leo does indeed approves a plan that effectively dissolves Opus Dei’s structure, it would be the most significant internal action of his short pontificate to date.
open.substack.com
October 17, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Can he do Creed next?
God is in the guitar tone of all three of the singles released from the forthcoming Guided By Voices album, “Thick, Rich, and Delicious.”
tidal.com/browse/album...
tidal.com/browse/album...
Guided By Voices - Lucy's World
Listen to Lucy's World on TIDAL
tidal.com
October 16, 2025 at 10:43 PM
God is in the guitar tone of all three of the singles released from the forthcoming Guided By Voices album, “Thick, Rich, and Delicious.”
tidal.com/browse/album...
tidal.com/browse/album...
Gonna just start being really awful at everything I do and anytime someone calls me out on it respond by saying: “Well, you just have James Brubaker derangement syndrome.”
October 12, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Gonna just start being really awful at everything I do and anytime someone calls me out on it respond by saying: “Well, you just have James Brubaker derangement syndrome.”
More Circus Devils October
Circus Devils - Ataxia (2008)
Circus Devils - Gringo (2009)
Circus Devils - Ataxia (2008)
Circus Devils - Gringo (2009)
October 12, 2025 at 5:04 AM
More Circus Devils October
Circus Devils - Ataxia (2008)
Circus Devils - Gringo (2009)
Circus Devils - Ataxia (2008)
Circus Devils - Gringo (2009)
Is Wink Martindale this bad at his job or are these kids just still developing?
October 12, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Is Wink Martindale this bad at his job or are these kids just still developing?
Man, if any politician ever managed to fix the Saucony Jazz shortage you'd probably lock up the aging hipster vote no problem.
October 11, 2025 at 5:51 AM
Man, if any politician ever managed to fix the Saucony Jazz shortage you'd probably lock up the aging hipster vote no problem.
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Connections catering to a very particular kind of person today
October 10, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Connections catering to a very particular kind of person today
Most people don’t know, but it’s actually pronounced RRIFs
October 11, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Most people don’t know, but it’s actually pronounced RRIFs
Fantastic piece. Forgot The Mastermind was out soon, but now quite interested in it if it’s being discussed alongside these other films.
For TIME I went long on the bumbling white men at the heart of ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER, EDDINGTON, and THE MASTERMIND.
How the White Savior Became This Year’s Cinematic Punchline
Several of this year's notable movies, including, One Battle After Another, Eddington, and The Mastermind humorously critique the political role of white men.
time.com
October 10, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Fantastic piece. Forgot The Mastermind was out soon, but now quite interested in it if it’s being discussed alongside these other films.
More Circus Devils October
Pinball Mars - Circus Devils (2003)
Five - Circus Devils (2005)
Sgt. Disco - Circus Devils (2007)
Pinball Mars - Circus Devils (2003)
Five - Circus Devils (2005)
Sgt. Disco - Circus Devils (2007)
October 4, 2025 at 5:26 AM
More Circus Devils October
Pinball Mars - Circus Devils (2003)
Five - Circus Devils (2005)
Sgt. Disco - Circus Devils (2007)
Pinball Mars - Circus Devils (2003)
Five - Circus Devils (2005)
Sgt. Disco - Circus Devils (2007)
Haven’t done a Circus Devils listen in a minute. Not my favorite Pollard project, but plenty of great stuff. Some of them are kind of creepy/unsettling at times. It’s October, so…might as well?
Pictured:
Ringworm Interior - Circus Devils (2001)
The Harold Pig Memorial - Circus Devils (2002)
Pictured:
Ringworm Interior - Circus Devils (2001)
The Harold Pig Memorial - Circus Devils (2002)
October 2, 2025 at 5:59 AM
Haven’t done a Circus Devils listen in a minute. Not my favorite Pollard project, but plenty of great stuff. Some of them are kind of creepy/unsettling at times. It’s October, so…might as well?
Pictured:
Ringworm Interior - Circus Devils (2001)
The Harold Pig Memorial - Circus Devils (2002)
Pictured:
Ringworm Interior - Circus Devils (2001)
The Harold Pig Memorial - Circus Devils (2002)
That’s my Reds—way to back into the postseason, boys. Very on brand. But I’m excited to have a couple more games to care about .
September 28, 2025 at 10:00 PM
That’s my Reds—way to back into the postseason, boys. Very on brand. But I’m excited to have a couple more games to care about .