Brian Flota
@brianflota.bsky.social
Humanities Librarian at JMU; co-editor of COMIC BOOKS, SPECIAL COLLECTIONS, AND THE ACADEMIC LIBRARY; co-author of "Sustainable Futures for Comics Collections"; #FirstGen; Opinions mine, vinyl records, etc.
Record #1255: John Coltrane, The Other Village Vanguard Tapes (1977, 2x12”, US, Impulse! Records)
December 10, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Record #1255: John Coltrane, The Other Village Vanguard Tapes (1977, 2x12”, US, Impulse! Records)
Record #1254: The Jazz Composer’s Orchestra, The Jazz Composer’s Orchestra (1968, 2x12” box set, US, JCOA Records)
December 10, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Record #1254: The Jazz Composer’s Orchestra, The Jazz Composer’s Orchestra (1968, 2x12” box set, US, JCOA Records)
My Favorite Albums of the Last Ten Years [2016-2025]
@bridgemusicbunker.bsky.social @jacobsberg.bsky.social @swansfan2.bsky.social @dickflex.bsky.social @cowsarejustfood.bsky.social @jamesbrubaker.bsky.social @motherslug.bsky.social @rolandkayn.bsky.social @chirpendale.bsky.social
@bridgemusicbunker.bsky.social @jacobsberg.bsky.social @swansfan2.bsky.social @dickflex.bsky.social @cowsarejustfood.bsky.social @jamesbrubaker.bsky.social @motherslug.bsky.social @rolandkayn.bsky.social @chirpendale.bsky.social
![[أحمد] AHMED - Giant Beauty [2024]
[أحمد] AHMED - Wood Blues [2024]
SHEIK ANORAK + SCHAKALENS BROR - Sheik Anorak + Schakalens Bror [2019]
CONWAY - G.O.A.T [2017]
DEVOURMENT - Obscene Majesty [2019]
DOPE PURPLE+北山Q男 - Psychedelic Scum Freaks [2019]
FREDDIE GIBBS & THE ALCHEMIST - Alfredo 2 [2025]
GOLDEN OFFENCE ORCHESTRA - Ode to Pauline Oliveros [2017]
ROBERTO LANERI - Harmonic Crystals [2023]
ROBERTO LANERI - Magister Perotinus Meets the Jedi Masters [2024]
LIGHTNING BOLT - Sonic Citadel [2019]
LOVE THEME - Love Theme [2017]
MACH-HOMMY - Pray for Haiti [2021]
KALI MALONE - Does Spring Hide Its Joy [2023]
OPENING PERFORMANCE ORCHESTRA - Four Walls of Sound [2021]
SCHAKALENS BROR - Overdrive [2018]
SCHAKALENS BROR - Georgia (Guitar) Overdrive [2023]
SCHAKALENS BROR - 240 Brother [2024]
SKIN TENSION - Omni [2022]
SKIN TENSION - Celebrant [2023]
SLEEP - The Sciences [2018]
SUNN O))) - 25th Anniversary Rehearsal Demo [2023]
VOICE ACTOR - Sent from My Telephone [2022]
WATER DAMAGE - But the Rat Was Very Smart [2022]
WESTSIDE GUNN – Hitler Wears Herme 8: Side B [2021]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:bf5mb4k76zjkgg7p46omv57r/bafkreics6amamhgfk7jf4zb23bosdmombdicscuk5bracas26ik4vtz7zu@jpeg)
December 10, 2025 at 4:04 PM
My Favorite Albums of the Last Ten Years [2016-2025]
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@bridgemusicbunker.bsky.social @jacobsberg.bsky.social @swansfan2.bsky.social @dickflex.bsky.social @cowsarejustfood.bsky.social @jamesbrubaker.bsky.social @motherslug.bsky.social @rolandkayn.bsky.social @chirpendale.bsky.social
Record #1253: Rod Stewart, Smiler (1974, 12”, US, Mercury Records)
December 10, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Record #1253: Rod Stewart, Smiler (1974, 12”, US, Mercury Records)
Record #1252: Nirvana, Bleach (2009 reissue, 2x12”, US, Sub-Pop Records)
December 9, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Record #1252: Nirvana, Bleach (2009 reissue, 2x12”, US, Sub-Pop Records)
Record #1251: John Lennon, Live in New York City (1986, 12”, US, Capitol Records)
December 9, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Record #1251: John Lennon, Live in New York City (1986, 12”, US, Capitol Records)
My Favorite "New to Me" Films of 2025 @bookmobility.bsky.social @apollotwin.bsky.social @cowsarejustfood.bsky.social @jackoften.bsky.social
@bobfreelander.bsky.social @oldfilmsflicker.bsky.social @midcenturycinema.bsky.social
@bobfreelander.bsky.social @oldfilmsflicker.bsky.social @midcenturycinema.bsky.social
![BUGONIA [2025, Yorgos Lanthimos]
THE CRANES ARE FLYING [1957, Mikhail Kalatozov]
A DIFFERENT MAN [2024, Aaron Schimberg]
EBONY AND IVORY [2024, Jim Hosking]
EDDINGTON [2025, Ari Aster]
EMERALD CITIES [1983, Rick Schmidt]
FRIENDSHIP [2024, Andrew DeYoung]
GIRLFRIENDS [1978, Claudia Weill]
GRIZZLY MAN [2005, Werner Herzog]
HE RAN ALL THE WAY [1951, John Berry]
JOBE’Z WORLD [2018, Michael M. Bilandic]
KISAPMATA [1981, Mike de Leon]
NIGHT HAS A THOUSAND EYES [1948, John Farrow]
NIGHTSHIFT [1981, Robina Rose]
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER [2025, Paul Thomas Anderson]
THE POLKA KING [2017, Maya Forbes]
SHARP CORNER [2024, Jason Buxton]
SHERLOCK, JR. [1924, Buster Keaton]
THE SHROUDS [2024, David Cronenberg]
SPENCER [2021, Pablo Larrain]
SPLIT SECOND [1953, Dick Powell]
THE STORE [1983, Frederick Wiseman]
THE SUBSTANCE [2024, Coralie Fargeat]
THE WINDOW [1949, Ted Tetzlaff]
TIE XI QU: WEST SIDE OF THE TRACKS [2002, Wang Bing]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:bf5mb4k76zjkgg7p46omv57r/bafkreiebn6te45dpeomq6xrpp2zlzmqtigc5fhzq6mubkqelud4cn3goda@jpeg)
December 9, 2025 at 4:43 PM
My Favorite "New to Me" Films of 2025 @bookmobility.bsky.social @apollotwin.bsky.social @cowsarejustfood.bsky.social @jackoften.bsky.social
@bobfreelander.bsky.social @oldfilmsflicker.bsky.social @midcenturycinema.bsky.social
@bobfreelander.bsky.social @oldfilmsflicker.bsky.social @midcenturycinema.bsky.social
One of my favorite movies!
Record #1250: Michael Small, The Parallax View (2021, 12”, US, Cinema Paradiso Records)
Record #1250: Michael Small, The Parallax View (2021, 12”, US, Cinema Paradiso Records)
December 9, 2025 at 2:53 PM
One of my favorite movies!
Record #1250: Michael Small, The Parallax View (2021, 12”, US, Cinema Paradiso Records)
Record #1250: Michael Small, The Parallax View (2021, 12”, US, Cinema Paradiso Records)
Record #1249: The Smiths, The World Won’t Listen (1987, 12”, UK, Rough Trade Records)
December 8, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Record #1249: The Smiths, The World Won’t Listen (1987, 12”, UK, Rough Trade Records)
My Favorite "New to Me" Albums of 2025 @bridgemusicbunker.bsky.social @thegnarrator.bsky.social @jacobsberg.bsky.social @swansfan2.bsky.social @dickflex.bsky.social @cowsarejustfood.bsky.social @jamesbrubaker.bsky.social @motherslug.bsky.social @rolandkayn.bsky.social
![[أحمد] AHMED - Super Majnoon [2019]
[أحمد] AHMED - Wood Blues [2024]
[أحمد] AHMED - Sama’a (Audition) [2025]
NIKHIL BANERJEE - Morning Ragas, Bombay 1965 [1997]
JEAN-BAPTISTE BARRIERE - Pandemonium: Ville Ouverte – Esquisses pour une descente aux enfers [1979]
BENNY THE BUTCHER - Tana Talk 3 [2018]
BLACK BONED ANGEL - Verdun [2009]
ROY BROOKS - Understanding [2021]
BSIF - Whoever It Is, Is [2025]
JEAN-CLAUDE ELOY - Gaku-No-Michi [1978]
FREDDIE GIBBS & THE ALCHEMIST - Alfredo 2 [2025]
JUTE GYTE - Penetralia [2018]
HELL - Hell [2009]
TOBE HOOPER & WAYNE BELL - The Texas Chain Saw Massacre [2024]
ASGER JORN & JEAN DUBUFFET - Musique phenomenal [1961]
ROLAND KAYN - Scanning [2019]
ROLAND KAYN - Sezarytes [2025]
MICHIO MIYAGI - Masterpieces of Koto [1956]
THE NECKS- Disquiet [2025]
PAULINE OLIVEROS - The Roots of the Moment [1988]
TERRY RILEY - Poppy Nogood and the Phantom Band: “All Night Flight” Vol. 1 [1996]
THE MAX ROACH TRIO FEATURING THE LEGENDARY HASAAN - The Max Roach Trio featuring the Legendary Hasaan [1965]
SUNN O))) - 25th Anniversary Rehearsal Demo [2023]
TERRORIZER - World Downfall [1989]
USA/MEXICO - Live in Paris [2025]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:bf5mb4k76zjkgg7p46omv57r/bafkreiafzl6hw5cjznwaw4e5cs25y5i3e45si5efyho7s3ufwaiz7z43wm@jpeg)
December 8, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Record #1248: Paul McCartney, Paul is Live (2019 reissue, 2x12”, US, MPL Communications)
December 8, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Record #1248: Paul McCartney, Paul is Live (2019 reissue, 2x12”, US, MPL Communications)
Record #1247: Sleater-Kinney, Dig Me Out (2002 reissue, 12”, US, Kill Rock Stars)
December 7, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Record #1247: Sleater-Kinney, Dig Me Out (2002 reissue, 12”, US, Kill Rock Stars)
Record #1246: Bernard Herrmann, Vertigo—Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2025 reissue, 12”, US, Varese Sarabande)
December 7, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Record #1246: Bernard Herrmann, Vertigo—Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2025 reissue, 12”, US, Varese Sarabande)
Record #1245: Jackie Shark and The Beach Butchers, 2nd Generation Rising b/w Mary Lou (2010 reissue, 7”, US, Artifix Records)
December 7, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Record #1245: Jackie Shark and The Beach Butchers, 2nd Generation Rising b/w Mary Lou (2010 reissue, 7”, US, Artifix Records)
Record #1244: Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein, Stranger Things, Volume One—A Netflix Original Series) (2018 reissue, 2x12”, US, Lakeshore Records)
December 6, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Record #1244: Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein, Stranger Things, Volume One—A Netflix Original Series) (2018 reissue, 2x12”, US, Lakeshore Records)
Record #1243: Run-DMC, Walk This Way b/w King of Rock (1986, 7”, US, Profile Records)
December 6, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Record #1243: Run-DMC, Walk This Way b/w King of Rock (1986, 7”, US, Profile Records)
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RIP Frank Gehry.
His building here in Cleveland always brings a smile to my face when I go past it.
His building here in Cleveland always brings a smile to my face when I go past it.
December 6, 2025 at 3:33 PM
RIP Frank Gehry.
His building here in Cleveland always brings a smile to my face when I go past it.
His building here in Cleveland always brings a smile to my face when I go past it.
Record #1242: Sneaky Pinks, Sneaky Pinks (2010 reissue, 7”, US, Rubber Vomit Records)
December 6, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Record #1242: Sneaky Pinks, Sneaky Pinks (2010 reissue, 7”, US, Rubber Vomit Records)
Record #1241: John Coltrane, A Love Supreme (2016 reissue, 3x12”, US, Impulse! Records)
December 5, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Record #1241: John Coltrane, A Love Supreme (2016 reissue, 3x12”, US, Impulse! Records)
Record #1240: Sonic Youth, A Thousand Leaves (1998, 2x12”, US, My So Called Records)
December 5, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Record #1240: Sonic Youth, A Thousand Leaves (1998, 2x12”, US, My So Called Records)
Reposted by Brian Flota
For my latest at NO SUCH THING AS WAS, I write about the Beatles' Anthology, the new/old/new "Real Love," and the trippiness of time.
joebonomo.substack.com/p/from-this-...
joebonomo.substack.com/p/from-this-...
From this moment on
Some thoughts on the Beatles' new/old/new "Real Love" and the trippiness of time
joebonomo.substack.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:42 PM
For my latest at NO SUCH THING AS WAS, I write about the Beatles' Anthology, the new/old/new "Real Love," and the trippiness of time.
joebonomo.substack.com/p/from-this-...
joebonomo.substack.com/p/from-this-...
Record #1239: Richard Einhorn, Don’t Go in the House—Original Motion Picture Score (2019, 2x12”, US, Waxwork Records)
December 5, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Record #1239: Richard Einhorn, Don’t Go in the House—Original Motion Picture Score (2019, 2x12”, US, Waxwork Records)
Record #1238: Can, Tago Mago (2014 reissue, 2x12”, US, Spoon Records)
December 4, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Record #1238: Can, Tago Mago (2014 reissue, 2x12”, US, Spoon Records)
Reposted by Brian Flota
December 4, 2025 at 5:01 PM