Ben Arthur @benarthur.bsky.social · 07/06/2026benarthur.com/the-monster-...benarthur.comLyrics & streaming links: The Monster Is Wearing Your FaceA page for Ben's song, "The Monster is Wearing Your Face," with links to each of the streaming services, lyrics, and a few details about the song 000
Ben Arthur @benarthur.bsky.social · 07/06/2026New song, with many thanks to @joles.bsky.social for allowing me to use their brilliance, and a hat tip to Jennifer Egan’s The Candy House for good measure. Streaming links below! 220
Ben Arthur @benarthur.bsky.social · 05/05/2026Loved making this episode with Isabella Rossellini + @sharonvanetten.bsky.social What a joy and an honor 😍🐶 songwriterpodcast.com/isabella-ros...songwriterpodcast.comIsabella Rossellini Is Passionate about Animal Behavior 7/12Isabella Rossellini tells the story of returning to school at the age of 60, and songwriter Sharon Van Etten writes a song about darkness and love 010
Ben Arthur @benarthur.bsky.social · 16/02/2026New song called “Sweet Milk” — links to the streamers at BenArthur.com/Sweet-Milkbenarthur.comSweet MilkLinks to various streaming services that host Ben Arthur's song "Sweet Milk," which was written in response to a piece by Patrice Francis 000
Reposted by Ben ArthurJennifer—em Dash—Graham @jgriffingraham.bsky.social · 10/02/2026Lots of horrifying shit in here but also this particular combination of words makes me feel like I’m having a stroke 24910
Ben Arthur @benarthur.bsky.social · 18/01/2026Thanks, Richard! @radiorobreinhart.bsky.social sent me your post and I wanted to tell you how much I appreciate your kind words. If you’d like to hear more about Jamila’s gorgeous song, you can check out the full episode here: SongWriterPodcast.com/kaveh-akbar-jamila-woodssongwriterpodcast.comJamila Woods plays a gorgeous new song for Kaveh Akbar 7/3Songwriter, poet and activist Jamila Woods writes a performs a brand new song in response to a poem written for her by her old friend Kaveh Akbar 020
Ben Arthur @benarthur.bsky.social · 14/01/2026New episode of SongWriter ft a poem from Kaveh Akbar and a brand new song from Jamila Woods! SongWriterPodcast.com/kaveh-akbar-jamila-woods 020
Ben Arthur @benarthur.bsky.social · 24/11/2025Amazing to be back in Chicago, which *effortlessly* puts NYC to shame (How much is it to clean up vomit in a yellow cab??? We don’t even know!) Thank you to Jamila Woods and Kaveh Akbar for giving me a delightful excuse to visit one of my absolute favorite cities 🌆❤️ 010
Ben Arthur @benarthur.bsky.social · 25/10/2025One month from today! @kavehakbar.bsky.social + Jamila Woods @metrochicago.com! metrochicago.com/event/songwr...metrochicago.comSongWriter: Kaveh Akbar + Jamila Woods | Metro ChicagoTuesday, November 25 SongWriter: Kaveh Akbar + Jamila Woods$25 Adv. / $30 Day of / All Ages / Doors: 6pm / Show: 7pmA portion of proceeds will benefit A Long Walk Home In this live recording of the So... 021
Ben Arthur @benarthur.bsky.social · 22/04/2025It’s easy to predict the future when you’re as smart as we are 010
Ben Arthur @benarthur.bsky.social · 29/03/2025Wrote a song for the good people of the Tees Valley! Looking forward to finally getting back to play at the R n B with @jackhedgesmusic and the wonderful @mrpaulmosley on 12/4 - hoping they’ll sing this one with me! “Singalong” streaming now - link below! 000
Ben Arthur @benarthur.bsky.social · 16/02/2025Thanks for (re-)sharing this, @swartzmark.bsky.social! 000
Reposted by Ben ArthurMark Swartz @swartzmark.bsky.social · 11/02/2025A songwriter's story: @benarthur.bsky.social on "Love Your Enemy" with #AesopRock popdose.com/a-songwriter...popdose.comA Songwriter’s Story: Ben Arthur on “Love Your Enemy”Ben Arthur shares the writing and recording process behind a track from his album “If You Look for My Heart.” 102
Reposted by Ben ArthurAmy @lolennui.bsky.social · 16/12/2024Every dad gift ideas list is like: Scotch rocks, socks that are also a knife, bacon wallet, hammer subscription 382113391568
Reposted by Ben ArthurMark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 10/12/2024My wording might not be precisely the same, but this pretty much sums it up. 6896
Reposted by Ben ArthurBrad Carl @dcbradcarl.bsky.social · 09/12/2024Welp -- no good deed goes unpunished. heatmap.news/climate/extr...heatmap.newsThe Shipping Industry May Have Accidentally Done Some GeoengineeringOne possible explanation for the extremely hot temperatures of recent years: removing the sulfur dioxide from shipping fuels. 1184
Reposted by Ben ArthurBrian Nicholson @briannicholson.bsky.social · 07/12/2024Another bad thing about Spotify is sometimes you'll go into a coffee shop and hear Jessica Pratt or Vashti Bunyan playing and be like oh wow what a cool place this, I wonder who put this on? And then realize it's probably just a playlist called "rainy day vibes" and all the employees ignore it 2121
Reposted by Ben ArthurErin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 08/12/2024Cognitive dissonance re: fact that people love this guy, which is that he might milkshake duck and turn out to be a white supremacist or something and we are living in really fucking strange times when my passing thoughts are "people shouldn't stan the assassin he might end up being a bad guy." 711428210
Reposted by Ben ArthurMaggie Smith @maggiesmithpoet.bsky.social · 30/11/2024It’s listening to Low in the bath with a beer o’clock 41292
Reposted by Ben ArthurWaldo Jaquith @waldo.net · 27/11/2024What doesn’t kill you only causes PTSD and chronic health problems. 2102
Reposted by Ben ArthurWaldo Jaquith @waldo.net · 25/11/2024Earlier this year I wrote a Mastodon bot that, using Google Books as a corpus, completes the sentence "I hope this email finds you." The results are sometimes bizarre, sometimes silly, sometimes nonsense, occasionally hilarious. This evening I ported it to Bluesky. Two posts daily. 03812
Reposted by Ben ArthurDavid_j_roth @davidjroth.bsky.social · 21/11/2024I had a blast at Conclave, which I thought was delightful, surprisingly funny, and a legit throwback to the More And Better Movies era, but also my wife has roasted me for several days now because I said "hell yeah" during a brief scene where you see some tasty-looking tortellini being made. 35135035
Reposted by Ben ArthurWaldo Jaquith @waldo.net · 23/11/2024Gonna share this article with anybody who tells me they want to create an LLM-powered chatbot for their website. 152
Reposted by Ben Arthurvladchoc @vladchoc.bsky.social · 22/11/2024Math problem. I have three apples and am traveling towards you at 17mph. It's not really a problem, more of a warning. Apple time, bitches. 14473531123
Ben Arthur @benarthur.bsky.social · 21/11/2024SF friends! Friday at 8pm KQED is airing the live SongWriter show of @wkamaubell.bsky.social + Las Cafeteras on their PBS station. It was such a pleasure to work with Dr. Shira Gabriel, with Hector, Denise, and the band, and especially @templetonworld.bsky.social! 121
Reposted by Ben ArthurSongWriter @songwriterpodcast.bsky.social · 19/11/2024In the new episode of SongWriter, Turkish journalist and author @aslieperker shares a story she wrote for SongWriter, scientist Dr. @ErhartItir talks about art and empathy, and Turkish rock star @kiremitciev performs a brand new song. Listen in: buff.ly/3Odpjxd 021
Reposted by Ben ArthurTod Goldberg @todgoldberg.bsky.social · 17/11/2024As a child, I assumed the electric carving knife was going to be a big part of my adult life. Yet another lie. Not as serious as "you'll eventually stop getting zits" but right up there. 3211
Reposted by Ben ArthurTod Goldberg @todgoldberg.bsky.social · 14/11/2024Hallmark Christmas movie idea: A small town embraces fascist ideals since eggs are expensive & then they decide to hire a sex trafficking circus peanut as the chief of police. He is found rubbing one out on the 20 ft tall Christmas tree moments before the lighting ceremony. That’s all I have so far. 2153
Reposted by Ben ArthurLaurie Kilmartin @anylaurie16.bsky.social · 14/11/2024This time around, the Kennedys are assassinating us. 270135422589
Reposted by Ben ArthurMark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 13/11/2024Anyone want to place bets on the date of Adams's "I didn't leave the Democrat Party, the Democrat Party left me" speech when he announces he's running for reelection as a Republican? 1429434
Reposted by Ben Arthurex-Lethality Jane @lethalityjane.bsky.social · 13/11/2024All those books about the declines and falls of empires that I never read.... do they cover how dumb things were? I was unprepared for how dumb things were going to get. 707248402128
Reposted by Ben ArthurWaldo Jaquith @waldo.net · 14/11/2024Congratulations to Rep. McCaul who is now qualified to run a federal agency 271
Ben Arthur @benarthur.bsky.social · 13/11/2024The only thing harsher than Gaetz as AG is if he re-appointed Merrick Garland Like, job well done, sir 010
Ben Arthur @benarthur.bsky.social · 13/11/2024Aw, thanks! Love both bands, so take that as a great compliment :) New song was written in response to this episode of my pod: songwriterpodcast.com/hala-alyan-h-sinno 000
Ben Arthur @benarthur.bsky.social · 13/11/2024And prone to talking about himself in the 3rd person 130
Reposted by Ben ArthurDan Walsh, in the transfer portal @dwalsh76.bsky.social · 10/11/2024My friend Jeff released a novel earlier this year and it’s a delightful read. Jeff once called me a ‘festering pustule’ and I’m still recommending his book. That’s how much I love him. 151
Ben Arthur @benarthur.bsky.social · 13/11/2024benarthur.bandcamp.com/track/yellow...benarthur.bandcamp.comYellow Dress, by BenArthurtrack by BenArthur 110
Reposted by Ben ArthurMolly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 13/11/2024The fall of the Roman Empire but very stupid and everyone has phones. 517234093384
Ben Arthur @benarthur.bsky.social · 13/11/2024My favorite of my dog :) www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8Lfy7ma/tiktok.comIf anyone’s #dog loves #snow more than mine I want to see it! #fyp #doggo #dogsofttiktokTikTok video by BenArthur 000
Reposted by Ben ArthurGozer Goodspeed @gozergoodspeed.bsky.social · 10/11/2024Artists, you have the right to vanish from time to time, be sporadic and inconsistent online, and let your socials go for a while every now & then. It's healthy. I would argue it's fucking essential to your sanity & creativity. Take it from someone very few people have ever heard of! 051
Ben Arthur @benarthur.bsky.social · 01/11/2023Final episode of season 5 is up, with the extraordinary #davidsedaris and Jacob Ewald of Slaughter Beach, Dog! www.pastemagazine.com/music/songwri…pastemagazine.comExclusive Preview: SongWriter Podcast with David Sedaris & Slaughter Beach, Dog's Jacob EwaldJacob Ewald of Modern Baseball and Slaughter Beach, Dog plays a brand new song written in response to DavidSedaris’ “Theft by Finding” on the last episode of the Songwriter Podcast's 5th season. 000
Ben Arthur @benarthur.bsky.social · 07/10/2023#author and founder of @mcsweeneys.bsky.social #DaveEggers speaks about #sineadoconnor #truthseeker www.instagram.com/reel/CyGqq2yOZiU/…instagram.comSongWriter on Instagram: "#author and founder of @mcswys #DaveEggers speaks about @sineadoconnoroffi...0 likes, 0 comments - songwriterpodcast on October 7, 2023: "#author and founder of @mcswys #DaveEggers speaks about @sineadoconnorofficial #truthseeker" 010
Reposted by Ben ArthurWaldo Jaquith @waldo.net · 04/08/2023The acceptability of months of the year as given names in U.S. culture: January: acceptable February: unhinged March: acceptable April: normal May: normal June: normal July: unhinged August: unhinged September: unhinged October: unhinged November: unhinged December: unhinged 311
