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Scott McLemore

@scottmclemore.bsky.social

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Icelandic-American drummer-composer and host of Keep the Flow, a weekly podcast that looks under the hood of the creative process. https://linktr.ee/scottmclemore

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Scott McLemore @scottmclemore.bsky.social · Jul 25

Hey, I made a trailer!

New album - Onward

with Hilmar Jensson (guitar), Andrés Thor (guitar & pedal steel), Nicolas Moreaux (bass) and Me (drums).

youtu.be/P8bXmcipUFA?...

#jazzsky #indiejazz #jazzguitar

New Album! The Multiverse: Onward (teaser)

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Scott McLemore @scottmclemore.bsky.social · 19h

Pete Laroca is also an unsung hero of that period. Drummers know, but he has always been in the talent-deserving-wider-recognition category.

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The Onion @theonion.com · 1d

Nation’s Indigenous People Confirm They Don’t Need Special Holiday, Just Large Swaths Of Land Returned Immediately https://theonion.com/nation-s-indigenous-people-confirm-they-don-t-need-spec-1839033177/

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Scott McLemore @scottmclemore.bsky.social · 19h

Yay! I did it! 🙄

I'm totally going to take all my music off Spotify as soon as I get a chance.

This is a crappy company that is making it more difficult to be a musician every single day.

Scott McLemore @scottmclemore.bsky.social · 3d

In case the future wasn’t bright enough for ya:

Spotify plus Chat GPT, why get recommendations from friends when you can let a machine choose for you?

Furthermore, why have friends in the first place?
https://newsroom.spotify.com/2025-10-06/spotify-personalized-prompts-chatgpt/

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 4d

We've all heard that there is no free lunch.

Well, guess what?

There is no free 747 either.

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Scott McLemore @scottmclemore.bsky.social · 3d

Trying desperately to finish Hacks before HBO jacks up the price in November.

Gotta draw the line somewhere. $33/month?

Holy crap, that's outrageous.

Scott McLemore @scottmclemore.bsky.social · 4d

More apps are rolling out Liquid Glass look updates and I feel like I'm taking crazy pills!

Why is everyone going along with this? This is the ugliest Apple design decision I've ever seen.

Scott McLemore @scottmclemore.bsky.social · 7d

Just got the new ios 26 on my ipad.

Whoooa. Liquid glass? How did this get approved, Tim Apple?

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Greg Olear @gregolear.bsky.social · 8d

It can be done:
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davidrlurie @davidrlurie.bsky.social · 8d

Not only can states prosecute felonious federal officials, it is a tactic that has been championed by some on the right, as I discuss here.

States can step into the breach

Just because Pam Bondi won't hold Trump's thugs accountable doesn't mean they're above all laws.

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Scott McLemore @scottmclemore.bsky.social · 10d

Just so everyone knows, @bandcamp responded to my email about the website issues almost immediately.

It’s all fixed now and I feel great about the service!

Scott McLemore @scottmclemore.bsky.social · 11d

The top menu bar came back for a minute and now it's gone again as soon as I refreshed the page.

@bandcamp must be doing some tinkering under the hood.

Scott McLemore @scottmclemore.bsky.social · 11d

I loved it. Would have preferred a different ending though.

Scott McLemore @scottmclemore.bsky.social · 11d

Are any other artists on @Bandcamp having trouble with the website today?

I don't see the top bar with stats and stuff anymore. I can't still get to it with the right url, but this is weird.

scottmclemore.bandcamp.com/album/the-mu...

#musicsky #bandcamp #jazzsky

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 11d

. @janefonda.com is so inspirational

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Jane Fonda relaunches free speech group started by her father during the McCarthy era

In wake of the Trump administration’s censorship threats, the actor re-established the Committee for the First Amendment with A-list support

www.theguardian.com

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Scott McLemore @scottmclemore.bsky.social · 11d

🎥 Or behold me in all my awkwardness on YouTube: youtu.be/BzOdClxluck

Either way, prepare to be shaken to you core. Just kidding. It's good though. Check it out! 😀

Why I Stopped Waiting to Be Chosen (And You Should Too)

What if the only permission you’ve ever needed for your creative work was your own?The waitlist is open for my upcoming course Creative Resilience:https://kt...

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Scott McLemore @scottmclemore.bsky.social · 11d

There has never been a better time to choose yourself. Whatever it is you've been waiting on approval for – there is a way to put it out into the world yourself.

That's what my latest episode is about.

🎧 You can listen to it here: push.fm/fl/keep-the...

Keep the Flow by Scott McLemore | Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon | PUSH.fm

View Scott McLemore's Podcast Link. Listen to Keep the Flow on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon now.

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Scott McLemore @scottmclemore.bsky.social · 11d

I became my own teacher. I wrote my own music. I made my own recordings. And along the way, I found people who resonated with what I was doing – both as audience members and collaborators.

It's a simple idea, really. Why are some of us still waiting to be chosen?

Scott McLemore @scottmclemore.bsky.social · 11d

There were other rejections but somehow I took it all as a signal that I was going to have to do things my own way.

I wasn't chosen so I would have to choose myself.

Scott McLemore @scottmclemore.bsky.social · 11d

I didn't want to talk about it then. I was 14 and my ego was in free-fall. I had finally gotten a drum set which I had been wanting since as long as I could remember – and in my 2nd lesson the teacher basically told me to quit.

Scott McLemore @scottmclemore.bsky.social · 11d

When I got in the car with my dad and he asked me how the drum lesson went, I said "fine." But I knew he could tell I didn't mean it.

Scott McLemore @scottmclemore.bsky.social · 11d

My patrons have been getting early access to my podcast for a while now.

This episode drops next week, or you can hear an extended version early here for as little as $1/month.

www.patreon.com/posts/ktf-e5...

KTF e56 - Why You Need a Tiny Creative Project | Scott McLemore

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Scott McLemore @scottmclemore.bsky.social · 12d

I’m in the US for a couple of weeks.

So my stepdad had the tv on and an ad came on for Ram trucks that made me feel afraid for the republic.

No more US tv for me.

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James Comey @jamescomey.bsky.social · 18d

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Scott McLemore @scottmclemore.bsky.social · 18d

Most of my “screen time” is between here and YouTube.

I’ve noticed an uptick in AI videos on YouTube that are actually really well done… I hate to admit.

The one’s I’m seeing are of the quasi-scientific persuasion, which means we should be really worried because no one is fact-checking this slop.

Scott McLemore @scottmclemore.bsky.social · 19d

Am I going nuts or is this actually seriously heavy stuff?

I don’t usually watch David Pakman, but if this is true, what is the remedy?

Group of investigative statisticians say Harris actually won:
https://youtu.be/1nus5JA3Vh4?si=401aV3IQGVFI7u6b

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