Dada Strain
@dadastrain.bsky.social
Rhythm Improvisation Community (#BklynSounds)
Founded by Piotr Orlov in 2021 to build new institutions from 2020 visions,
https://dadastrain.substack.com/
Founded by Piotr Orlov in 2021 to build new institutions from 2020 visions,
https://dadastrain.substack.com/
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Turn the Volume UP!!!!
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Seriously everything, EVERYTHING about the RFK/Nuzzi/LIzza moment is an argument for a newsroom where you pitch stories in front of each other and editors who shield you from your own worst impulses.
November 26, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Seriously everything, EVERYTHING about the RFK/Nuzzi/LIzza moment is an argument for a newsroom where you pitch stories in front of each other and editors who shield you from your own worst impulses.
Great NYC / "Hot Jazz Listening" Story | Somehow missed this excellent Ken Micallef piece from a couple of weeks back about a private listening club/archive in Flatiron, where Matthew Rivera, a protege of the late Phil Schaap, plays classic 78s. Sounds like a fascinating experience!
A Sacred Space Where 90-Year-Old Jazz Records Reign
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Great NYC / "Hot Jazz Listening" Story | Somehow missed this excellent Ken Micallef piece from a couple of weeks back about a private listening club/archive in Flatiron, where Matthew Rivera, a protege of the late Phil Schaap, plays classic 78s. Sounds like a fascinating experience!
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Roasting is a vehicle, not a destination.
November 24, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Roasting is a vehicle, not a destination.
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RIP Jimmy Cliff
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 1:20 PM
RIP Jimmy Cliff
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WELKER: Just to be clear, do you think President Trump is a fascist?
MAMDANI: After President Trump said that, I said yes
WELKER: So you do
MAMDANI: That's something I've said in the past. I say it today. What I appreciated about the conversation is were not shy about the places of disagreement
MAMDANI: After President Trump said that, I said yes
WELKER: So you do
MAMDANI: That's something I've said in the past. I say it today. What I appreciated about the conversation is were not shy about the places of disagreement
November 23, 2025 at 3:27 PM
WELKER: Just to be clear, do you think President Trump is a fascist?
MAMDANI: After President Trump said that, I said yes
WELKER: So you do
MAMDANI: That's something I've said in the past. I say it today. What I appreciated about the conversation is were not shy about the places of disagreement
MAMDANI: After President Trump said that, I said yes
WELKER: So you do
MAMDANI: That's something I've said in the past. I say it today. What I appreciated about the conversation is were not shy about the places of disagreement
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this is gonna be us next year, but it's gonna be Jadakiss bringing out Zohran
Why do I love living in Boston? Yo-Yo Ma playing the Bach cello suites before bringing Mayor Wu out to duet for an encore, that’s why.
November 22, 2025 at 11:59 PM
this is gonna be us next year, but it's gonna be Jadakiss bringing out Zohran
Between Tr*mp kissing Zo's ass and this, I am having a little more trouble understanding the world this afternoon.
He said "Amen" straight into the drop
Lmao Pope Leo threw a rave for an archbishop's 75th birthday this is kind of incredible
Lmao Pope Leo threw a rave for an archbishop's 75th birthday this is kind of incredible
November 21, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Between Tr*mp kissing Zo's ass and this, I am having a little more trouble understanding the world this afternoon.
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the NYT referring to "scientific orthodoxy" instead of "science" or "proven facts" or "the truth" is what helps you see that this newspaper is now, & has been for some time, a critical part of the fascist apparatus in this country
Breaking News: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he personally instructed the CDC to abandon its position that vaccines do not cause autism. The move underscores his determination to challenge scientific orthodoxy — in this case, that vaccines save lives — and bend the health department to his will.
RFK Jr. Says He Instructed CDC to Change Vaccines and Autism Language on Website
In an interview, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. cited gaps in vaccine safety research. His critics say he is ignoring a larger point: Vaccines save lives.
nyti.ms
November 21, 2025 at 7:03 PM
the NYT referring to "scientific orthodoxy" instead of "science" or "proven facts" or "the truth" is what helps you see that this newspaper is now, & has been for some time, a critical part of the fascist apparatus in this country
"If you're looking for a purpose in the current circus..."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=61I4...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=61I4...
"Join ICE" - Jesse Welles (LIVE on The Late Show)
YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
www.youtube.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:54 PM
"If you're looking for a purpose in the current circus..."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=61I4...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=61I4...
New Bklyn Sounds
Bklyn Sounds 11/20/2025—11/25/2025
This week's events include Arooj Aftab / 'Music for Two Pianos' / Mary Halvorson / Stuart Bogie & Buck McDaniel / 'A Party at Our Friend's Place' / Guarionex Rodriguez Jr.'s photos / Blacks' Myths / +
dadastrain.substack.com
November 20, 2025 at 11:03 PM
New Bklyn Sounds
NYC Life PSA!
🎵 Thrilled to announce the start of 'The Playground', my new residency on Sunday afternoons at Le Bain this Sunday, November 23, then weekly until December 21 2025.
Hours: 4-10 PM
There is no cover charge, but you will need to reserve on RA: ra.co/events/2307990
444 West 13th Street NYC NY10014
Hours: 4-10 PM
There is no cover charge, but you will need to reserve on RA: ra.co/events/2307990
444 West 13th Street NYC NY10014
November 18, 2025 at 10:57 PM
NYC Life PSA!
See also "informed opinion"
you cannot make me read that trash they're calling "good writing"
November 17, 2025 at 3:22 PM
See also "informed opinion"
New Music (review) | Yaz Lancaster, 'After' (PTP)
Piotr Orlov (@dadastrain)
New Music | Yaz Lancaster, After (PTP)
https://yaz-j.bandcamp.com/album/after-2
Among drone’s great strengths is encompassing multitudes—and multi-instrumentalist/sound conceptualist/improviser Yaz ...
substack.com
November 16, 2025 at 5:20 PM
New Music (review) | Yaz Lancaster, 'After' (PTP)
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NYT describing a progressive who just won an impressive upset election victory: she’s a windbag with no experience
NYT describing a disgraced conservative pedo: a wretched young woman ended up in his vicinity and ruined his life
NYT describing a disgraced conservative pedo: a wretched young woman ended up in his vicinity and ruined his life
November 14, 2025 at 2:22 PM
NYT describing a progressive who just won an impressive upset election victory: she’s a windbag with no experience
NYT describing a disgraced conservative pedo: a wretched young woman ended up in his vicinity and ruined his life
NYT describing a disgraced conservative pedo: a wretched young woman ended up in his vicinity and ruined his life
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What if instead of Cyber Monday (aka Daddy Bezos Day), we did a Support Indie Media Monday?
What are your favorite indie publications? Who are some of your favorite freelance and indie reporters and commentators?
Can we make this a thing?
What are your favorite indie publications? Who are some of your favorite freelance and indie reporters and commentators?
Can we make this a thing?
November 12, 2025 at 5:33 PM
What if instead of Cyber Monday (aka Daddy Bezos Day), we did a Support Indie Media Monday?
What are your favorite indie publications? Who are some of your favorite freelance and indie reporters and commentators?
Can we make this a thing?
What are your favorite indie publications? Who are some of your favorite freelance and indie reporters and commentators?
Can we make this a thing?
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Andrew Khedoori, the good feller behind the excellent Longform Editions, has announced a new project, Residence, featuring year-long overviews of artists as they create new work. The first two acts, covering 2026: #ColePulice and #whait aka @moreeazemusic.bsky.social and @wendyeyes.bsky.social
Announcing Residence.
A space to explore, create, collaborate and produce.
residenceproject.substack.com
November 12, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Andrew Khedoori, the good feller behind the excellent Longform Editions, has announced a new project, Residence, featuring year-long overviews of artists as they create new work. The first two acts, covering 2026: #ColePulice and #whait aka @moreeazemusic.bsky.social and @wendyeyes.bsky.social
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At what point does the New York Times get charged as organizationally conspiring to abet human trafficking of minors.
November 13, 2025 at 2:26 AM
At what point does the New York Times get charged as organizationally conspiring to abet human trafficking of minors.
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next wednesday, 11/12, at @mamatriedbk.bsky.social, i will be DJing all neil young (probably mostly bootlegs) to celebrate his 80th, while my pals wolf on drugs play 2 all-neil sets. and if you bring a thumb drive, i'll pick out & copy some dope neil tapes for you.
November 6, 2025 at 2:52 PM
next wednesday, 11/12, at @mamatriedbk.bsky.social, i will be DJing all neil young (probably mostly bootlegs) to celebrate his 80th, while my pals wolf on drugs play 2 all-neil sets. and if you bring a thumb drive, i'll pick out & copy some dope neil tapes for you.
if you're keeping count of increasingly useless MSM bylines, add Jon Allsop's
November 12, 2025 at 12:23 AM
if you're keeping count of increasingly useless MSM bylines, add Jon Allsop's
While I 100% concur re baristas, I believe this note also applies to many "service" jobs where workers have to interact with real people on an even level. Everyday life skills >>> c-suite skills
it's not that i ever doubted that being a barista was a skilled position, but my year-long effort to try to produce a half-decent latte at home has convinced me that a good barista is easily more skilled than virtually every c-suite executive on the planet
November 12, 2025 at 12:21 AM
While I 100% concur re baristas, I believe this note also applies to many "service" jobs where workers have to interact with real people on an even level. Everyday life skills >>> c-suite skills
Was Sarah Kendzior suspended here? Anyone know why? Is this place turning out to be just like every other social media platform?
November 12, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Was Sarah Kendzior suspended here? Anyone know why? Is this place turning out to be just like every other social media platform?
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Hooray for independent music writing but what's the point of a 2500 word "Grimes Art Angels Turns 10" reevaluation if you won't talk about her very public relationship and 3 children with a right wing trillionaire whose role in the fascist takeover of the US has resulted in 300k deaths worldwide.
Grimes' 'Art Angels' Turns 10
I don’t regret it. Is it somewhat shameful to admit? Sure. No person of taste wants to say they walked away from a Godspeed You! Black Emperor performance. It makes you sound like a rube — perhaps con...
stereogum.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Hooray for independent music writing but what's the point of a 2500 word "Grimes Art Angels Turns 10" reevaluation if you won't talk about her very public relationship and 3 children with a right wing trillionaire whose role in the fascist takeover of the US has resulted in 300k deaths worldwide.
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COMPLICITY NOT COWARDICE. COMPLICITY.
November 10, 2025 at 2:06 PM
COMPLICITY NOT COWARDICE. COMPLICITY.
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my Sunday Review of Horses, which turns 50 tomorrow 🙏 pitchfork.com/reviews/albu...
Patti Smith: Horses
Read Jenn Pelly’s review of the album.
pitchfork.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:41 PM
my Sunday Review of Horses, which turns 50 tomorrow 🙏 pitchfork.com/reviews/albu...
New Bklyn Sounds 11/7/2025—11/11/2025 + "Turn the Volume UP!!!!"
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Bklyn Sounds 11/7/2025—11/11/2025 + "Turn the Volume UP!!!!"
Some connective thoughts between what just happened and Dada Strain + This week's events incl. Durations Festival / Ellen Allien / Charlie Dark @ Musicland (discount code) / Tommaso Cappellato / more
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November 8, 2025 at 2:06 AM
New Bklyn Sounds 11/7/2025—11/11/2025 + "Turn the Volume UP!!!!"
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