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Tejano slacker trash. Hipster doofus. Face like a frying pan.
5x4 this week. We're in the Nineties now! Mostly '90 and '91, to be specific. Gathered some classics from hip hop, jazz, and ambient house as well as lone representatives of trip-hop, dancehall/ragga, and new age/Celtic folk.
November 21, 2025 at 2:08 AM
5x4 this week. We're in the Nineties now! Mostly '90 and '91, to be specific. Gathered some classics from hip hop, jazz, and ambient house as well as lone representatives of trip-hop, dancehall/ragga, and new age/Celtic folk.
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Resharing my 22 Best Country Albums of 1975 list. Ahead of Part 2 on its way in a few minutes—accounting for (yikes!) 232 more
The Best Country Albums of 1975
David picks his 22 favorite country albums from a half century ago.
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November 20, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Resharing my 22 Best Country Albums of 1975 list. Ahead of Part 2 on its way in a few minutes—accounting for (yikes!) 232 more
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New at No Fences Review: @cantkill.bsky.social with Part 2 of his Best Country Albums of 1975. 90 more albums (!) from across the stylistic spectrum, all considered with the care and insight that makes David one of the best in the business. Essential stuff. Please share and subscribe!
The Best Country Albums of 1975, Part 2
David spotlights 90 more noteworthy country albums from a half century ago
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November 20, 2025 at 3:07 PM
New at No Fences Review: @cantkill.bsky.social with Part 2 of his Best Country Albums of 1975. 90 more albums (!) from across the stylistic spectrum, all considered with the care and insight that makes David one of the best in the business. Essential stuff. Please share and subscribe!
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the IHTOV writer fund is once again empty and i've been paying the writers and for maintenance on my own and my own personal funds are depleted at the moment. if you can, help IHTOV stay afloat bsky.app/profile/ihav...
please keep in mind that IHTOV is reader/self funded and right now the writer/maintenance fund is empty. if you'd like to help IHTOV keep going, consider leaving a tip for the stories you read: michele-catalano2659 at venmo. paypal is michele.catalano@gmail. thank you
November 19, 2025 at 10:08 AM
the IHTOV writer fund is once again empty and i've been paying the writers and for maintenance on my own and my own personal funds are depleted at the moment. if you can, help IHTOV stay afloat bsky.app/profile/ihav...
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I made a YouTube playlist of records I mentioned in Tough Breaks: The Story of Baltimore Club Music. I'm still adding to it, but there's over 100 tracks in there so far.
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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Tough Breaks: The Story of Baltimore Club Music - YouTube
songs featured in Al Shipley's book Tough Breaks
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November 18, 2025 at 12:34 AM
I made a YouTube playlist of records I mentioned in Tough Breaks: The Story of Baltimore Club Music. I'm still adding to it, but there's over 100 tracks in there so far.
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Yo! It's this week's 4x4! I've made it to the end of the Eighties. This time, I checked out a bunch of hip hop and dance classics as well as the usual jazz, art rock/pop, and avant-garde curios.
November 15, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Yo! It's this week's 4x4! I've made it to the end of the Eighties. This time, I checked out a bunch of hip hop and dance classics as well as the usual jazz, art rock/pop, and avant-garde curios.
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we've got @superchunk.bsky.social covering magnetic fields and it's incredible superchunk.bandcamp.com/album/i-don-...
“I Don’t Want to Get Over You”, by Superchunk
1 track album
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November 12, 2025 at 4:11 PM
we've got @superchunk.bsky.social covering magnetic fields and it's incredible superchunk.bandcamp.com/album/i-don-...
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Flipper’s Guitar helped define the sound of Shibuya-kei, blending global pop, British indie, and bossa nova into a collage that reshaped ’90s Japanese music.
scrmbl contributor Patrick St. Michel (of make believe melodies) gives a crash course introduction to the iconic Japanese duo.
scrmbl contributor Patrick St. Michel (of make believe melodies) gives a crash course introduction to the iconic Japanese duo.
Colour Me Pop - Introduction to Shibuya-Kei pioneers Flipper's Guitar | scrmbl
Some bands last for decades but don’t shape much of the sonic ecosy...
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November 11, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Flipper’s Guitar helped define the sound of Shibuya-kei, blending global pop, British indie, and bossa nova into a collage that reshaped ’90s Japanese music.
scrmbl contributor Patrick St. Michel (of make believe melodies) gives a crash course introduction to the iconic Japanese duo.
scrmbl contributor Patrick St. Michel (of make believe melodies) gives a crash course introduction to the iconic Japanese duo.
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AMAZING TATER
November 11, 2025 at 11:57 AM
AMAZING TATER
“My name is Johnny Knoxville and this is ‘Boston Cop Slide.’”
I love that the Boston cop slide never got fixed and now people just willingly go down it in tribute. It’s basically a national landmark at this point
November 8, 2025 at 3:16 PM
“My name is Johnny Knoxville and this is ‘Boston Cop Slide.’”
5x4 this week: a mid-80's survey(?) of ambient/minimalism, jazz, hip hop, reggae, and Tom Waits. I also managed to sneak in some house at the eleventh hour.
November 6, 2025 at 10:05 PM
5x4 this week: a mid-80's survey(?) of ambient/minimalism, jazz, hip hop, reggae, and Tom Waits. I also managed to sneak in some house at the eleventh hour.
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Mark Bradford, Let's Walk to the Middle of the Ocean, 2015
https://botfrens.com/collections/14377/contents/1137669
https://botfrens.com/collections/14377/contents/1137669
November 6, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Mark Bradford, Let's Walk to the Middle of the Ocean, 2015
https://botfrens.com/collections/14377/contents/1137669
https://botfrens.com/collections/14377/contents/1137669
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New at No Fences Review: @cantkill.bsky.social with a big-backyard take on his favorite country albums from 1975. Essential stuff, as always. Please share and subscribe!
The Best Country Albums of 1975
David picks his 22 favorite country albums from a half century ago.
nofencesreview.substack.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:01 PM
New at No Fences Review: @cantkill.bsky.social with a big-backyard take on his favorite country albums from 1975. Essential stuff, as always. Please share and subscribe!
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New awareness campaign
November 3, 2025 at 3:23 PM
New awareness campaign
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PROs will accept registrations of partially AI-generated music. We need protections for human artists - we need the LWMA! Big corporations are exploiting musicians at every turn. The Living Wage for Musicians Act specifies that ONLY human artists would receive the new royalty.
November 3, 2025 at 5:26 PM
PROs will accept registrations of partially AI-generated music. We need protections for human artists - we need the LWMA! Big corporations are exploiting musicians at every turn. The Living Wage for Musicians Act specifies that ONLY human artists would receive the new royalty.
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Japan's "Mundane Halloween" costume contest is back!
Each year website DailyPortalZ holds a contest where people dress up as something super duper ordinary.
Here's a thread of some of my favorites from the 2025 contest!
#MundaneHalloween
Each year website DailyPortalZ holds a contest where people dress up as something super duper ordinary.
Here's a thread of some of my favorites from the 2025 contest!
#MundaneHalloween
November 2, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Japan's "Mundane Halloween" costume contest is back!
Each year website DailyPortalZ holds a contest where people dress up as something super duper ordinary.
Here's a thread of some of my favorites from the 2025 contest!
#MundaneHalloween
Each year website DailyPortalZ holds a contest where people dress up as something super duper ordinary.
Here's a thread of some of my favorites from the 2025 contest!
#MundaneHalloween
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Lots of really cool shit came out this week. Currently listening to this “hypnagogic cumbia” album from Ohh (aka DJ Double Oh!) isla.bandcamp.com/album/now-an...
Now and Never, by Ohh
8 track album
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November 1, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Lots of really cool shit came out this week. Currently listening to this “hypnagogic cumbia” album from Ohh (aka DJ Double Oh!) isla.bandcamp.com/album/now-an...
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Our recurring selection of stand-out Japanese albums curated by Patrick St. Michel from his weekly MAKE BELIEVE MAILER newsletter is back, this time featuring new releases from hardnuts, 4s4ki & DE DE MOUSE, hitsujibungaku, and more!
Japanese album highlights for October 2025 – Presented by Make Believe Melodies | scrmbl
scrmbl contributor Patrick St. Michel runs an email newsletter call...
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October 31, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Our recurring selection of stand-out Japanese albums curated by Patrick St. Michel from his weekly MAKE BELIEVE MAILER newsletter is back, this time featuring new releases from hardnuts, 4s4ki & DE DE MOUSE, hitsujibungaku, and more!
5x4 this week. Continuing thru the Eighties, this time in '81 and '82. Still on my art rock/jazz/electronic/reggae bullshit with the slight addition of hip hop and R&B.
October 30, 2025 at 10:45 PM
5x4 this week. Continuing thru the Eighties, this time in '81 and '82. Still on my art rock/jazz/electronic/reggae bullshit with the slight addition of hip hop and R&B.
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hello! my friend was assaulted and threatened by federal agents for the crime of "not liking them". please help him sue the shit out of these fascist thugs chuffed.org/project/free...
October 30, 2025 at 11:56 AM
hello! my friend was assaulted and threatened by federal agents for the crime of "not liking them". please help him sue the shit out of these fascist thugs chuffed.org/project/free...
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Now, Now share surprise new EP '01'
Now, Now Share Surprise New EP '01'
It’s been a while since we last heard from Now, Now. The indie rock duo returned from hiatus in 2017 and shared the album Saved the following year, and released some songs and celebrated 10 years of t...
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October 29, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Now, Now share surprise new EP '01'
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99% of the artists she spotlights were new to me; i can almost guarantee you'll find some great new listening
it was so lovely to talk with @heyjackson.bsky.social about her wonderful book Soul-Folk for Don't Rock The Inbox. highly recommend it! www.dontrocktheinbox.com/on-soul-folk...
On 'Soul-Folk', with author Ashawnta Jackson
These days, the too-often ignored history of Black artists making country music looks like positively well-trodden territory compared to the story of Black artists and folk. Enter Ashawnta Jackson's S...
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October 28, 2025 at 1:42 PM
99% of the artists she spotlights were new to me; i can almost guarantee you'll find some great new listening
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🚨New music alert!🚨
We're back once again with our weekly playlist update, this time around featuring tracks from:
HARETOKIDOKI
Kuromi
LIL SOFT TENNIS ft. tofubeats
ponderosa may bloom
SaToA
yeti let you notice
We're back once again with our weekly playlist update, this time around featuring tracks from:
HARETOKIDOKI
Kuromi
LIL SOFT TENNIS ft. tofubeats
ponderosa may bloom
SaToA
yeti let you notice
scrmbl selection 27 October, 2025 - HARETOKIDOKI, KUROMI, LIL SOFT TENNIS, and more | scrmbl
Despite the ease of access that streaming has brought to the distri...
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October 27, 2025 at 3:07 PM
🚨New music alert!🚨
We're back once again with our weekly playlist update, this time around featuring tracks from:
HARETOKIDOKI
Kuromi
LIL SOFT TENNIS ft. tofubeats
ponderosa may bloom
SaToA
yeti let you notice
We're back once again with our weekly playlist update, this time around featuring tracks from:
HARETOKIDOKI
Kuromi
LIL SOFT TENNIS ft. tofubeats
ponderosa may bloom
SaToA
yeti let you notice
4x4 this week. Twelve albums from 1980; two EPs and two singles from 2025. All good for the most part. Some, even great if you can believe it.
October 24, 2025 at 2:07 AM
4x4 this week. Twelve albums from 1980; two EPs and two singles from 2025. All good for the most part. Some, even great if you can believe it.