Craig Lyndall
@craig-lyndall.bsky.social
I podcast about music, occasionally write things, love Cleveland sports, and try to make friends.
www.albumofrecord.com
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Melania grossed just under $4000 per theater on opening weekend. It was a grift, but I honestly think her time could have been better spent on a more profitable grift.
February 2, 2026 at 1:28 PM
Melania grossed just under $4000 per theater on opening weekend. It was a grift, but I honestly think her time could have been better spent on a more profitable grift.
@reckless.bsky.social listening to decoder this morning. I own an insurance agency with 35 people. Docusign is infamous in our world for taking people from happy customers paying hundreds per year to hatred and alternatives as they spike the price out of nowhere.
February 2, 2026 at 12:52 PM
@reckless.bsky.social listening to decoder this morning. I own an insurance agency with 35 people. Docusign is infamous in our world for taking people from happy customers paying hundreds per year to hatred and alternatives as they spike the price out of nowhere.
I’m not going to convert anyone I don’t think, but Blues Traveler’s cover of Imagine is one of my favorite covers.
youtu.be/DkPYKdAGqm8?...
youtu.be/DkPYKdAGqm8?...
January 30, 2026 at 11:28 AM
I’m not going to convert anyone I don’t think, but Blues Traveler’s cover of Imagine is one of my favorite covers.
youtu.be/DkPYKdAGqm8?...
youtu.be/DkPYKdAGqm8?...
My dog enjoys the snow so much more than I do.
January 18, 2026 at 2:40 PM
My dog enjoys the snow so much more than I do.
Alright Heineken 0.0. I approve.
January 18, 2026 at 1:48 AM
Alright Heineken 0.0. I approve.
I don’t want to brag but we had thunder snow today in Cleveland.
January 17, 2026 at 10:48 PM
I don’t want to brag but we had thunder snow today in Cleveland.
I wouldn’t draft a qb in the first round but I’d sign some competition this offseason.
January 17, 2026 at 7:58 PM
I wouldn’t draft a qb in the first round but I’d sign some competition this offseason.
Android people going to hate this.
January 17, 2026 at 5:35 PM
Android people going to hate this.
I listened to more than 60 new records in 2025. Here’s most of the stuff I liked.
Ranking the Best Albums of 2025
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Ranking the Best Albums of 2025
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Ranking the Best Albums of 2025
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December 13, 2025 at 4:20 PM
I listened to more than 60 new records in 2025. Here’s most of the stuff I liked.
Ranking the Best Albums of 2025
youtu.be/QIEQDOME9ho
Ranking the Best Albums of 2025
youtu.be/QIEQDOME9ho
11 more days of darkness until the Winter Solstice and we start moving in the right direction. We can make it. I think.
December 10, 2025 at 11:22 AM
11 more days of darkness until the Winter Solstice and we start moving in the right direction. We can make it. I think.
50 in the first quarter is stupid. Stupid good.
February 2, 2025 at 9:16 PM
50 in the first quarter is stupid. Stupid good.
Apple Music Is Extracting More Money from Musicians Than Spotify—And No One Seems to Care. I've written the whole thing up in hopes of pushing the conversation forward. I get why Spotify takes bullets. But I think Apple is skating by! www.albumofrecord.com/p/apple-musi...
Apple Music Is Extracting More Money from Musicians Than Spotify—And No One Seems to Care
For years, the conversation around streaming royalties has been stuck on "per-stream" payouts.
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January 29, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Apple Music Is Extracting More Money from Musicians Than Spotify—And No One Seems to Care. I've written the whole thing up in hopes of pushing the conversation forward. I get why Spotify takes bullets. But I think Apple is skating by! www.albumofrecord.com/p/apple-musi...
Everyone's obsessed with "per stream" figures, but I've read Apple only pays 52% of music revenue and Spotify pays 70%. Using publicly available data, I think this approximates the last four years. I'd love to know what I'm missing. Apple extracts more value from musicians than Spotify, I think.
January 28, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Everyone's obsessed with "per stream" figures, but I've read Apple only pays 52% of music revenue and Spotify pays 70%. Using publicly available data, I think this approximates the last four years. I'd love to know what I'm missing. Apple extracts more value from musicians than Spotify, I think.
Everyone focuses on the amount per stream but all research I’ve seen says that Spotify pays 70% of the revenue to rights holders. Apple Music? 52%
Spotify has a free tier but presumably they pay 70% of that ad revenue too. Apple should match Spotify’s 70%
Spotify has a free tier but presumably they pay 70% of that ad revenue too. Apple should match Spotify’s 70%
January 25, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Everyone focuses on the amount per stream but all research I’ve seen says that Spotify pays 70% of the revenue to rights holders. Apple Music? 52%
Spotify has a free tier but presumably they pay 70% of that ad revenue too. Apple should match Spotify’s 70%
Spotify has a free tier but presumably they pay 70% of that ad revenue too. Apple should match Spotify’s 70%
@reckless.bsky.social Look, do I think Suits is a good show? No, I don't. Did I enjoy watching it? Yes, I did. Do I think Suits LA is going to be good? No, I do not. But I do think I will enjoy it, and I think you should do a podcast after hate-watching every episode. www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Nqt...
Suits: LA - NBC - Promo
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January 24, 2025 at 4:18 PM
@reckless.bsky.social Look, do I think Suits is a good show? No, I don't. Did I enjoy watching it? Yes, I did. Do I think Suits LA is going to be good? No, I do not. But I do think I will enjoy it, and I think you should do a podcast after hate-watching every episode. www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Nqt...
I'm sure this is someone's idea of an incredible festival. I'm happy for you, but other than Ryan Bingham, I don't really know any of these other than a song or two. The fragmentation of the music world continues. I heard that Shaboozey song in spin class too. lol
January 24, 2025 at 1:52 PM
I'm sure this is someone's idea of an incredible festival. I'm happy for you, but other than Ryan Bingham, I don't really know any of these other than a song or two. The fragmentation of the music world continues. I heard that Shaboozey song in spin class too. lol
This extension is low stakes, but I wish we could all agree across the spectrum that laws passed by congress, signed into law, and also affirmed constitutional by the Supreme Court couldn’t be overturned by executive order, even temporarily. This is bad no matter who is doing it. We have a system.
I'm sorry but "Trump illegally nationalizes TikTok" is one thousand percent the funniest possible outcome www.theverge.com/2025/1/19/24...
Trump says he’ll delay TikTok ban, but the platform must be sold
Will Trump bring back TikTok?
www.theverge.com
January 19, 2025 at 6:50 PM
This extension is low stakes, but I wish we could all agree across the spectrum that laws passed by congress, signed into law, and also affirmed constitutional by the Supreme Court couldn’t be overturned by executive order, even temporarily. This is bad no matter who is doing it. We have a system.
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Gather round kids and let me tell you a story about a real technology ban...
January 16, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Gather round kids and let me tell you a story about a real technology ban...
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Uber driver: have a good flight
Me: you too, man
Me: you too, man
January 8, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Uber driver: have a good flight
Me: you too, man
Me: you too, man
I'm a gigantic Death Cab fan, but even I underappreciated Narrow Stairs when it first came out. I think it remains the most underrated DCFC album. Long Division is the most underrated song on the record.
December 27, 2024 at 4:19 PM
I'm a gigantic Death Cab fan, but even I underappreciated Narrow Stairs when it first came out. I think it remains the most underrated DCFC album. Long Division is the most underrated song on the record.
The last two episodes of Shrinking were as good as any television I've seen in the last 10 years. Jason Segal, Harrison Ford, Christa Miller, Lukita Maxwell, Jessica Williams, Luke Tennie, Michael Urie... and on and on. Ensemble cast that makes each other better.
December 26, 2024 at 6:57 PM
The last two episodes of Shrinking were as good as any television I've seen in the last 10 years. Jason Segal, Harrison Ford, Christa Miller, Lukita Maxwell, Jessica Williams, Luke Tennie, Michael Urie... and on and on. Ensemble cast that makes each other better.
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My extended thoughts on the Naylor trade/Santana signing tomorrow on the Dery Brothers Guardians Cast. Short version: I love Carlos. One of my all time favorites. Coming off a solid season. Gold Glove. Cecconi is intriguing. But….are they better today than they were yesterday? Probably not.
December 22, 2024 at 12:33 AM
My extended thoughts on the Naylor trade/Santana signing tomorrow on the Dery Brothers Guardians Cast. Short version: I love Carlos. One of my all time favorites. Coming off a solid season. Gold Glove. Cecconi is intriguing. But….are they better today than they were yesterday? Probably not.
Buckeyes got away with pass interference on that last one. Up 21-0 and driving again.
December 22, 2024 at 1:55 AM
Buckeyes got away with pass interference on that last one. Up 21-0 and driving again.
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