Nate Patrin
@natepatrin.bsky.social
StP, MN | 48 y/o | he/him | beat weirdo/film galoot/art oaf
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Nate Patrin
@natepatrin.bsky.social
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Nate Patrin
Albums recommended by Nate Patrin
theshfl.com
now that I've found out you can pin posts here, here's a link to my favorite recent body of work: a whole bunch of reviews for The Shfl spanning all kinds of genres and eras and regions and levels of popular renown
you'll probably have some faves in here (for me they're all faves)
you'll probably have some faves in here (for me they're all faves)
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"Egyptian Lionel Richie" sounds like someone attempting a mashup of "All Night Long (All Night)" and "Computer Love (Sweet Dreams)"
November 27, 2025 at 5:47 PM
"Egyptian Lionel Richie" sounds like someone attempting a mashup of "All Night Long (All Night)" and "Computer Love (Sweet Dreams)"
in no particular order; answers subject to change:
"Excursions" (ATCQ, The Low End Theory)
"Block Rockin' Beats" (Chemical Brothers, Dig Your Own Hole)
"Chinatown" (Destroyer, Kaputt)
"Chain of Fools" (Aretha Franklin, Lady Soul)
"Sailin' On" (Bad Brains, s/t)
"Excursions" (ATCQ, The Low End Theory)
"Block Rockin' Beats" (Chemical Brothers, Dig Your Own Hole)
"Chinatown" (Destroyer, Kaputt)
"Chain of Fools" (Aretha Franklin, Lady Soul)
"Sailin' On" (Bad Brains, s/t)
November 26, 2025 at 7:03 PM
in no particular order; answers subject to change:
"Excursions" (ATCQ, The Low End Theory)
"Block Rockin' Beats" (Chemical Brothers, Dig Your Own Hole)
"Chinatown" (Destroyer, Kaputt)
"Chain of Fools" (Aretha Franklin, Lady Soul)
"Sailin' On" (Bad Brains, s/t)
"Excursions" (ATCQ, The Low End Theory)
"Block Rockin' Beats" (Chemical Brothers, Dig Your Own Hole)
"Chinatown" (Destroyer, Kaputt)
"Chain of Fools" (Aretha Franklin, Lady Soul)
"Sailin' On" (Bad Brains, s/t)
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"Today, there's a lot of bad movies, & the movie theaters are often in dead malls where all the other stores are closed, and you go to the food court, you're the only person in the food court, and it's very weird and alienating. And Dawn of the Dead-ish." thisispublicparking.com/posts/a-film...
Public Parking Publication | Manitoba | Public Parking
thisispublicparking.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:26 PM
"Today, there's a lot of bad movies, & the movie theaters are often in dead malls where all the other stores are closed, and you go to the food court, you're the only person in the food court, and it's very weird and alienating. And Dawn of the Dead-ish." thisispublicparking.com/posts/a-film...
George Miller presents the story of Group B rallying
If you were a despotic president, what movie would you force Hollywood to make? I want to see Quentin's Star Trek movie or maybe Kill Bill Vol 3.
November 25, 2025 at 6:48 PM
George Miller presents the story of Group B rallying
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It’s a small thing to note, but this thread exchange between Robert, a Life Without Buildings member, and Mulvey himself shows that there’s nothing wrong at all with acknowledging your past mistakes and aiming to do better. The realm is music criticism but it is never just that.
here’s john mulvey in the nme at the time, if you want an indication of how utterly hideous the music press was at that time and what the state of its elders presently is www.nme.com/reviews/revi...
Life Without Buildings : Any Other City
For some, the scrape of fingernails on a blackboard is an exquisite sensation. Dentists’ drills provide a satisfying tingle. Animals dying in agony make a heavenly choir. And Sue Tompkins, ‘idiosyncra...
www.nme.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:36 PM
It’s a small thing to note, but this thread exchange between Robert, a Life Without Buildings member, and Mulvey himself shows that there’s nothing wrong at all with acknowledging your past mistakes and aiming to do better. The realm is music criticism but it is never just that.
the highlight of my day so far has been watching Open Mike Eagle running down his list of his favorite producers and, in the process, reminding everyone that Busta Rhymes once rapped the line "Rock to the beat and then turn into a walrus"
the 50 best producers I could think of part 2 (finale)
YouTube video by other mike eagle
www.youtube.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:07 PM
the highlight of my day so far has been watching Open Mike Eagle running down his list of his favorite producers and, in the process, reminding everyone that Busta Rhymes once rapped the line "Rock to the beat and then turn into a walrus"
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Why don’t people dress like this anymore
November 24, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Why don’t people dress like this anymore
IN TIMBS. I roll my eyes sometimes at Greatest City in the World talk but come on, how do you not love this
November 24, 2025 at 5:03 PM
IN TIMBS. I roll my eyes sometimes at Greatest City in the World talk but come on, how do you not love this
this station/account/channel/whatever is my new favorite internet thing and I need to know what the internet radio equivalent is of breaking off the dial after you tune into the station because you're never changing it again
The Black Jacks - Lesson To The Saints [Hong Kong, Psychedelic Rock, Hard Rock] (1968)
https://redd.it/d1b6wv
https://youtu.be/SC-71IlOmM4
https://redd.it/d1b6wv
https://youtu.be/SC-71IlOmM4
The Black Jacks - Lesson To The Saints [Hong Kong, Psychedelic Rock, Hard Rock] (1968)
youtu.be
November 24, 2025 at 4:44 PM
this station/account/channel/whatever is my new favorite internet thing and I need to know what the internet radio equivalent is of breaking off the dial after you tune into the station because you're never changing it again
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This whole doc is filled with amazing footage: www.youtube.com/watch?v=QP_I...
ROOTS ROCK REGGAE 🇯🇲 The Jamaican Music Scene In 1977 🇯🇲
YouTube video by Twice's Classic Reggae Vault
www.youtube.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:23 PM
This whole doc is filled with amazing footage: www.youtube.com/watch?v=QP_I...
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One more MST3K post: a Letterboxd review in which I sum up my thoughts about a show I have loved for over 25 years letterboxd.com/aklingus/fil...
A ½ review of The Creeping Terror (1964)
There are folks out there that despise MST3K, one of my most cherished pieces of pop culture, because to them it degrades the folks that set out to make entertainment in good faith, affixes a smartass...
letterboxd.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:49 PM
One more MST3K post: a Letterboxd review in which I sum up my thoughts about a show I have loved for over 25 years letterboxd.com/aklingus/fil...
'The Harder They Come' was one of like four cassettes my folks played on road trips that never, ever got old. "Many Rivers to Cross" is one of the most beautiful things anyone has ever recorded.
Jimmy Cliff, Jamaican reggae singer, actor and cultural icon, dies aged 81
Star of The Harder They Come had hits including You Can Get It If You Really Want and I Can See Clearly Now
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:37 PM
'The Harder They Come' was one of like four cassettes my folks played on road trips that never, ever got old. "Many Rivers to Cross" is one of the most beautiful things anyone has ever recorded.
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Anyone who’s known me for a while knows how important this man and his work were to me. RIP, Jimmy Cliff. 🖤
November 24, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Anyone who’s known me for a while knows how important this man and his work were to me. RIP, Jimmy Cliff. 🖤
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oh this is fantastic
I swear to god I hear it on this track youtu.be/A-yesmjgt1g?...
Your New Babe
YouTube video by Tera Tera - Topic
youtu.be
November 23, 2025 at 7:39 PM
oh this is fantastic
I think everyone's got one of these, some thing that seems universally beloved that you just don't care about, and the struggle to articulate that without seeming like a killjoy asshole is one of the most powerful dilemmas in the Let People Enjoy Things debate
thinking on this more, there are definitely cultural phenomena that are irrelevant to me despite their being incredibly popular. In some ways this bothers me into wondering if it's the same kind of Too Online situation that makes people go off the political deep end, like flipping out over poptimism
November 23, 2025 at 7:16 PM
I think everyone's got one of these, some thing that seems universally beloved that you just don't care about, and the struggle to articulate that without seeming like a killjoy asshole is one of the most powerful dilemmas in the Let People Enjoy Things debate
predicting a new musical trend for 2026: some producer winds up doing for the Otamatone what Augustus Pablo did for the melodica
Otamatone 101: Beginner Guide
YouTube video by Hamee US
www.youtube.com
November 23, 2025 at 6:57 PM
predicting a new musical trend for 2026: some producer winds up doing for the Otamatone what Augustus Pablo did for the melodica
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at my funeral tell people that my greatest accomplishment was to have kicked off this thread of some of the most wonderful music ever made. this thread is all you need to elevate your day
what is the franklin’s tower of house music
November 23, 2025 at 6:39 PM
at my funeral tell people that my greatest accomplishment was to have kicked off this thread of some of the most wonderful music ever made. this thread is all you need to elevate your day
HOW MY BRAIN WORKS: A LESSON/WARNING
1) discover that someone has modeled the Transfăgărășan, which Top Gear called "the best driving road in the world," for Assetto Corsa
2) look up the history of the Transfăgărășan and discover that its route passes the old castle of Vlad the Impaler
[...]
1) discover that someone has modeled the Transfăgărășan, which Top Gear called "the best driving road in the world," for Assetto Corsa
2) look up the history of the Transfăgărășan and discover that its route passes the old castle of Vlad the Impaler
[...]
November 23, 2025 at 6:37 PM
HOW MY BRAIN WORKS: A LESSON/WARNING
1) discover that someone has modeled the Transfăgărășan, which Top Gear called "the best driving road in the world," for Assetto Corsa
2) look up the history of the Transfăgărășan and discover that its route passes the old castle of Vlad the Impaler
[...]
1) discover that someone has modeled the Transfăgărășan, which Top Gear called "the best driving road in the world," for Assetto Corsa
2) look up the history of the Transfăgărășan and discover that its route passes the old castle of Vlad the Impaler
[...]
I regret to inform you all that I am back on my Assetto Corsa bullshit, which means that in the process of looking for addon circuits I am once again compelled to marvel at the existence of this Norwegian racetrack that can run 24-hour endurance races in the summer without needing lights
Arctic Circle Raceway
The world's most northerly circuit, as its name implies, nestles close to the Arctic Circle in Norway. With full amenities, the circuit is also the longest in Norway.
www.racingcircuits.info
November 23, 2025 at 5:42 PM
I regret to inform you all that I am back on my Assetto Corsa bullshit, which means that in the process of looking for addon circuits I am once again compelled to marvel at the existence of this Norwegian racetrack that can run 24-hour endurance races in the summer without needing lights
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still one of my all-time favorite rock trivia facts
November 23, 2025 at 5:21 PM
still one of my all-time favorite rock trivia facts
not to pile on that Sisario quote but it is worth noting that for whatever reason I was a lot less bothered as a teen by boomers constantly telling me the Beatles were great than I was when my same-age peers tried (and still try) to do the same for Oasis
November 23, 2025 at 5:09 PM
not to pile on that Sisario quote but it is worth noting that for whatever reason I was a lot less bothered as a teen by boomers constantly telling me the Beatles were great than I was when my same-age peers tried (and still try) to do the same for Oasis
funny enough I think this feeling actually did apply to me in my (early '90s) teen years towards Elvis, and considering the way he was covered and portrayed by pop culture back then, Beatle Reverence felt perfectly reasonable and cool by comparison
The Beatles’ CD reissues came out in 1987 and, for me, they did help distract from hair metal & late 80s pop, as did noise rock & industrial. But that was me. Ben Sisario did mention he was a rock snob, so different teens will have been snobbish in different ways. I met anti-Beatles snobs then too.
As someone who is this guy's age I can tell you 100% that if you were into Pixies, Nirvana, 120 Minutes stuff, etc. but didn't like the Beatles you had to have worked hard to contort yourself into that special little box. Your enemy, if you absolutely needed one, was hair metal. GTFO here with this.
November 23, 2025 at 4:46 PM
funny enough I think this feeling actually did apply to me in my (early '90s) teen years towards Elvis, and considering the way he was covered and portrayed by pop culture back then, Beatle Reverence felt perfectly reasonable and cool by comparison
half of Blue Öyster Cult's songs are basically about this and that is why they are one of my favorite American rock bands of their era
November 23, 2025 at 4:23 PM
half of Blue Öyster Cult's songs are basically about this and that is why they are one of my favorite American rock bands of their era