Jeff Melnick
@melnickjeffrey1.bsky.social
See link below for Manson book!
American Studies, UMass Boston
Current Project- “Boston Sounds, 1974-1999” @fsu_UMB
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Books on Black-Jewish relations (Right to Sing the Blues and Leo Frank), 9/11 and Manson.
skyhorsepublishing.com/9781628728941/…
American Studies, UMass Boston
Current Project- “Boston Sounds, 1974-1999” @fsu_UMB
🇵🇸
Books on Black-Jewish relations (Right to Sing the Blues and Leo Frank), 9/11 and Manson.
skyhorsepublishing.com/9781628728941/…
Mama, I made it to the big screen, just like you always said I would
November 20, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Mama, I made it to the big screen, just like you always said I would
Stand with Israel or pray for peace: gotta pick one
November 19, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Stand with Israel or pray for peace: gotta pick one
The Age of Innocents (dir. Martin Scorsese)
November 16, 2025 at 3:43 PM
The Age of Innocents (dir. Martin Scorsese)
Some of you probably think I’m just a stupid rock and roll guy but here I am kicking out the jams on Friday nite with some courting music from the 14th century
November 15, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Some of you probably think I’m just a stupid rock and roll guy but here I am kicking out the jams on Friday nite with some courting music from the 14th century
Pretty much everything in my life was preparation for being identified here as “Boston rock historian”: next Wednesday at the Regent
November 13, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Pretty much everything in my life was preparation for being identified here as “Boston rock historian”: next Wednesday at the Regent
Still get chills when Jens Lekman implores his lesbian buddy in Berlin—and all of us—not to let anything stand in our way.
November 13, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Still get chills when Jens Lekman implores his lesbian buddy in Berlin—and all of us—not to let anything stand in our way.
Tonight! Jens Lekman!
November 12, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Tonight! Jens Lekman!
The fact that the first two have the same initials jumbled (HRC/HCR) is fucking up my mind right now. It's like a bad experiment that leaked out of some neoliberal laboratory.
November 10, 2025 at 4:25 PM
The fact that the first two have the same initials jumbled (HRC/HCR) is fucking up my mind right now. It's like a bad experiment that leaked out of some neoliberal laboratory.
tfw the record skips on the line “I’ve tried to do my best”
November 9, 2025 at 3:04 PM
tfw the record skips on the line “I’ve tried to do my best”
I know that there is no hiding place down here but after listening to this gem I still went running with my brother
November 9, 2025 at 2:14 PM
I know that there is no hiding place down here but after listening to this gem I still went running with my brother
Brennen Leigh’s great new honky tonk record
November 8, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Brennen Leigh’s great new honky tonk record
The security dude who stood on top of the bar for the whole gig at the Palladium is gonna haunt my dreams
November 8, 2025 at 1:47 AM
The security dude who stood on top of the bar for the whole gig at the Palladium is gonna haunt my dreams
God bless and keep the stage divers
November 7, 2025 at 5:51 PM
God bless and keep the stage divers
Listen
I believe everything we dream
Can come to pass through our union
We can turn the world around
We can turn the earth's revolution
—Patti Smith
I believe everything we dream
Can come to pass through our union
We can turn the world around
We can turn the earth's revolution
—Patti Smith
November 6, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Listen
I believe everything we dream
Can come to pass through our union
We can turn the world around
We can turn the earth's revolution
—Patti Smith
I believe everything we dream
Can come to pass through our union
We can turn the world around
We can turn the earth's revolution
—Patti Smith
No idea what that whole No Cut November is about anyway, but I promised myself I’d get shorn if Cuomo got knifed, so
November 5, 2025 at 8:52 PM
No idea what that whole No Cut November is about anyway, but I promised myself I’d get shorn if Cuomo got knifed, so
Always loved how angry John Fogerty sounded on this; now I’m smitten with how Margaret Glaspy has found its bereft heart
November 4, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Always loved how angry John Fogerty sounded on this; now I’m smitten with how Margaret Glaspy has found its bereft heart
My sweet RCP neighbors just swung by
October 31, 2025 at 10:54 PM
My sweet RCP neighbors just swung by
First thing I do every morning is make sure there is nothing impeding my access to the nap couch
October 29, 2025 at 2:37 PM
First thing I do every morning is make sure there is nothing impeding my access to the nap couch
I used to love how my daughter's little friend Neha, down the street, would call me "Uncle Jeff" when the girls were little.
October 28, 2025 at 7:29 PM
I used to love how my daughter's little friend Neha, down the street, would call me "Uncle Jeff" when the girls were little.
I was so impressed by Esther Rose’s guitarist Kunal Prakash last night. One of those guys who just never wastes a note, utter cool in every aspect of his presentation.
October 28, 2025 at 2:35 AM
I was so impressed by Esther Rose’s guitarist Kunal Prakash last night. One of those guys who just never wastes a note, utter cool in every aspect of his presentation.
I think one of Esther Rose’s many talents is how she will lean into a worn-out word—“insecure” here—and find new meanings in it.
Turns out “insecure” means…human? In love?
Turns out “insecure” means…human? In love?
October 27, 2025 at 3:35 AM
I think one of Esther Rose’s many talents is how she will lean into a worn-out word—“insecure” here—and find new meanings in it.
Turns out “insecure” means…human? In love?
Turns out “insecure” means…human? In love?
I think I like her new record more than the previous but this is the song that got me hooked on Esther Rose (“Estah!” as one waggish fan yelled out tonite in Medford): a thrill to hear this Sunday crowd sing it back to her.
October 27, 2025 at 3:28 AM
I think I like her new record more than the previous but this is the song that got me hooked on Esther Rose (“Estah!” as one waggish fan yelled out tonite in Medford): a thrill to hear this Sunday crowd sing it back to her.
This is prolly my fave overall Amy Rigby song—incredibly economical and evocative writing, powerful vocals, she gets knocked down but she gets back up again: Rode Hard, Put Away Wet
October 26, 2025 at 2:25 AM
This is prolly my fave overall Amy Rigby song—incredibly economical and evocative writing, powerful vocals, she gets knocked down but she gets back up again: Rode Hard, Put Away Wet
Amazing new song from Amy Rigby on why you shouldn’t sing “Danny Boy” for her father upon his passing
October 26, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Amazing new song from Amy Rigby on why you shouldn’t sing “Danny Boy” for her father upon his passing