Ben Crowell @bencrowell.bsky.social · 18/04/2026Just saw the Wedding Present for the first time, and this room is oozing with an overwhelming feeling of the early 90’s, but like if everyone was just, really, really, really tired. 130
Ben Crowell @bencrowell.bsky.social · 27/05/2025If this is the Worcestershire sauce, I don’t know if I’m ready for the Besterstershire sauce. 010
Ben Crowell @bencrowell.bsky.social · 25/05/2025I just told the mourning doves in my yard to get over it already. 000
Ben Crowell @bencrowell.bsky.social · 19/03/2025Just realized that the odds of me being the only person on Earth wearing a Lana Del Rey T-shirt and a Dead Moon hoodie are astronomically high. 030
Ben Crowell @bencrowell.bsky.social · 08/02/2025Whenever someone mentions exfoliating, I think about how often I’m just standing around foliating without even realizing it. 041
Reposted by Ben CrowellBrad Rose @foxydigitalis.bsky.social · 26/11/2024Not many better 1-2 punches to open a record than "Candy Says" and "What Goes On." 4292
Ben Crowell @bencrowell.bsky.social · 25/11/2024The unveiling of Steve Albini Way will take place today, at 1 PM CST in Chicago! Watch the ceremony live, followed by a post-ceremony surprise from Electrical Audio at 2:30 PM CST. #ThankYouSteveAlbini 2132
Ben Crowell @bencrowell.bsky.social · 24/11/2024I’ve always loved the M.R. James ghost stories and their place in the British celebration of Christmas. Here’s a list of options beyond the classic BBC adaptations. 050
Ben Crowell @bencrowell.bsky.social · 24/11/2024I just saw a post on Instagram (not allowing comments) about scrambling eggs with the steam wand on an espresso machine. My first job in Chicago was at Earwax, and we did this, using the same machine that all drinks were made with. No way in hell to clean that when busy. Still makes my skin crawl. 360
Ben Crowell @bencrowell.bsky.social · 24/11/2024@bruceadams.bsky.social came to Milwaukee to talk about his excellent book, You’re With Stupid. His time at distributors and Touch and Go were discussed, as well as his time with Kranky. Hosted by Lion’s Tooth books, moderated by Michael Carriere, who is also writing a pretty neat book. 1121
Ben Crowell @bencrowell.bsky.social · 20/11/2024Wondering if they might take $1650.00, not sure I could justify anything higher. 020
Ben Crowell @bencrowell.bsky.social · 15/11/2024Here is a photo of my dad and his brothers hanging out with family friends Duke Ellington and Clark Terry. I apologize for not knowing who the 3rd gentleman in this photo is, my uncle that archived everything wasn’t the most organized of the bunch. 3171
Ben Crowell @bencrowell.bsky.social · 15/11/2024It was so good to hang out with and see the Black Heart Procession again after 15 (!) years. 050
Ben Crowell @bencrowell.bsky.social · 14/11/2024Yesterday, I got to catch up with a friend that’s been living in Serbia for 10 years. We discussed the election, how the U.S. is generally regarded, etc. I asked what people thought of Bernie, to which he responded “His ideas and policies are considered what should be the bare minimum.” 010
Ben Crowell @bencrowell.bsky.social · 09/11/2024the Jesus Lizard Shellac Dead Moon SKWM Advance Base 010
Ben Crowell @bencrowell.bsky.social · 09/11/2024I had an eye exam today and imagine that someone somewhere is pretty proud of themselves for the fact that I had to read C V N T out loud. 020
Ben Crowell @bencrowell.bsky.social · 03/11/2024Went up to Door County for the first time this weekend. Tried to shoot a Timelapse of the Milky Way at a dark sky park, realized after over an hour that I hadn’t taken the lens cover off my camera. Heard a Great Horned Owl within a few feet of me, heard a fox screaming in the dark. Got this on my📱: 1111
Ben Crowell @bencrowell.bsky.social · 09/06/2024Our new cat is so handsome (and constantly has the zoomies) that I can’t even take a picture of you. 210
Ben Crowell @bencrowell.bsky.social · 12/01/2024Just discovered Lou Reed’s ambient drone record “Hudson River Wind Meditations” this morning and I’ll tell you what - it’s a perfect soundtrack for this snow storm. 010
Ben Crowell @bencrowell.bsky.social · 05/11/2023Stuck inside Milwaukee with the Memphis blues again (my wife is down there visiting family and gets to go to Payne’s.) 000
Ben Crowell @bencrowell.bsky.social · 19/09/2023Briefly met Bill Murray with my dad at a minor league baseball game when I was a teenager, hugged my mom at ORD while watching Alan Thicke berate an airline employee for something entirely out of their control. 030