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Brad Searles @bsearles.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

@jtkantor.bsky.social! Greetings from Bleacher 39! This might be a challenge, but how about a little Shellac in honor of the much-missed Steve Albini’s birthday?

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Brett Martin @brettmartin.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Allegedly the banned-for-life list from the soon to shutter Parkview Tavern.

A long list of names, typed and scribbled, including such figures as "Cowboy Hat Rich", Diabetic Darrell, Short Lawyer with Salt/Pepper Hair Has Salt with his beer, no tip, helps himself to stand-up cooler" and "Creepy Steve."

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Bob Mehr @bobmehr.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

My latest for The New York Times: a look at the life & legacy of the late great D. Boon. Visited San Pedro to talk to the surviving Minutemen, Mike Watt and George Hurley, as they continue to carry forward the spirit of Boon and the band. Gift link here: www.nytimes.com/2026/03/26/a...

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D. Boon’s Death Shook Punk Rock. 40 Years Later, Minutemen Look Back.

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the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

I encourage you to reach late middle age by any means necessary if for no other reason than to find out just how primo the naps are. No matter how much you like naps now you will not believe it

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Damon K @dadadrummer.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

This post seems to have legs, as it were.... I never think of myself as a music journalist, but maybe I play one on substack? dadadrummer.substack.com/p/the-dream-...

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The Dream of the 90s is Dead at SXSW

Sound, Art, Vegetables

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

“[James Talarico] was supposed to be here, but we were told in no uncertain terms by our network’s lawyers, who called us directly, that we could not have him on the broadcast,” Colbert said.

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David_j_roth @davidjroth.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

All the stars are here: Brantley Gilbert, Brice Bradley, Gabby Babby, Bibb Glibsy, Slab Gabbert, Brice Bryce,

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Julie DiCaro @juliedicaro.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

I spent my morning putting this guide together from sources all over the place. Happy to hear from anyone with suggested inclusions, deletions, or edits. jdica@protonmail.com, or you can hit my DMs here. Please share!

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The anti-ICE playbook for regular Americans

Every day actions to fight fascism in your community

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maura johnston @maura.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

it is happening again

2015 tweet from jon solomon: “I dub Super Bowl XLIX ‘Vs. versus Vs.’”

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Chris Jackson @chriscjackson.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

This entire weekend

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Josh Kantor @jtkantor.bsky.social · 29/11/2025

Happy 10th anniversary of the night I was interviewed by a talking squirrel puppet alongside Mark Robinson from Unrest and a guy who claimed he was "Gene Simmons from the rock brand KISS." 📷 by @bsearles.bsky.social

Seated on a stage, against a black backdrop, from left to right: Mark Robinson (wearing a brown jacket over a black hoodie and holding a mic), me (wearing a purple shirt and holding a mic), @jonwurster.bsky.social (wearing a black wig, black shades, a black demin jacket with a KISS patch, and a long mauve scarf) speaking into a mic while facing the emcee, who is a brown squirrel puppet about a foot tall standing on top of a podium.

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Strong Bad @strongbadnofoolin.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

The Washington State University Cougar Marching Band freakin' played Trogdor at their halftime show this weekend! And made ME! My husky head finally gets its due! 50 freakin' yards high man!

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Brad Searles @bsearles.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

Listen to the wise Mr. @michaelazerrad.bsky.social. Jenn is a real one, and her new Flock of Dimes LP (on @subpop.bsky.social) is phenomenal. I caught her with her current FoD backing band last night in Somerville, MA, and the sold-out show was deeply moving. Not to be missed.

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Jon Solomon @jon.wprb.com · 25/09/2025

See you all at Sleeping Village this evening, for the third and final Chicago show of this Silkworm run. Doors at 8, Dianogah on at 9. Here's a video @bsearles.bsky.social shot last night of a Comsat Angels cover... More gems on his YouTube! youtu.be/XGvaA2Cj_VU?...

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Silkworm - "Our Secret" (Comsat Angels cover - live at Sleeping Village, Chicago 9/24/25)

YouTube video by Bradley's Almanac

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G. Willow Wilson @gwillow.me · 25/05/2025

Oh no. What a legend. All living X-Men fans have been affected by his X-Factor run in some way, whether by reading the books themselves or through osmosis, via their impact on the universe at large.

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Brad Searles @bsearles.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

“At least I’m not retiring anytime soon” is certainly a thought I’ve never had before. But here we are.

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Sean T. Collins @seantcollins.com · 02/04/2025

The greatest swordsman who ever lived

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Brad Searles @bsearles.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

Done! Not the first, but also from Boston. :-) Felt good to use my telnet client again.

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Micah @rincewind.run · 25/03/2025

the Signal fiasco is a good reminder that while these people are destructive, and cruel, and bigoted, and petty they are also really, really stupid

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Brad Searles @bsearles.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

AI-powered auto-captioning really is getting better every day. #thisisradioclap

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Brad Searles @bsearles.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

Holy hell. Utterly infuriating.

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ConcertsHub @concertshub.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

I've seen Ratboys play six unreleased songs from their upcoming new album over three shows the past few months, and even if all the other songs suck it'll be on lots of end of year lists. Five reposts (modest goal, but would be five more than 99% of my posts get 🫠) and I'll post a thread of them.

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Brad Searles @bsearles.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

This is what being an ally looks like. Thank you, @keating.house.gov.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 12/03/2025

Well done, @keating.house.gov A true ally doesn’t just watch—they stand up. I’ve accidentally misgendered someone at my daughter’s school before. It happens. The moment I realized, I apologized and made sure not to do it again. Rep Keith Self did this on purpose. He meant to be hurtful.

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Jenny Croft @jenniferlcroft.bsky.social · 09/03/2025

Becky Burke of Book Island (a picture book publisher in the UK founded by my fellow Tokarczuk translator Greet Pauwelijn) was "detained" by ICE at the Canadian border on 2/28. Her father asked that her story be shared in case someone can help her. He writes:

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Ryan H. Walsh @ryanhwalsh.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

840 Providence Hwy, Dedham, MA 02026

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CerberusXt @cerberusxt.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

Based Hellboy.

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Chris DeVille @chrisdeville.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

My book SUCH GREAT HEIGHTS: The Complete Cultural History of the Indie Rock Explosion is now available for pre-order! Out 8/26 via St. Martin's Press. Pre-orders are so important for a book’s success, and I’m so appreciative for the early support. ➡️➡️➡️ read.macmillan.com/lp/such-grea...

Announcement graphic for Chris DeVille's book SUCH GREAT HEIGHTS

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Brad Searles @bsearles.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

Boston-area people, if you're looking for V-Day plans, here you go: A covers-only evening at @deepcutsrocks.bsky.social. Ltd-edition bands doing songs by the Magnetic Fields, Alanis Morissette, & Chappell Roan. I'm drumming in 69 Fireflies, & singing a little, too. But don't let that dissuade you.

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Jilted Lovers: A Valentine's Day Cover Show Tickets | $12.36 | 14 Feb @ Deep Cuts, Medford | DICE

Feb 14th, 2025 Jilted Lovers: A Valentine's Day Cover Show with 10,000 Spoons as Alanis Morissette Super Graphic Ultra Modern TIFFY & Friends as Chappell...

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Mark Frost @markfrost.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

Thanks to all for your kind remembrances on this awful day. Words will come later. Only feelings at the moment. Mourn and remember him but don’t forget to celebrate too. We won’t see his like again. The man from another place has gone home. #DavidLynch #TwinPeaks

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Mo Ryan @moryan.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

I wrote about David Lynch -- what his work meant to me, what interviewing him was like, what I learned from him, and what I'm so eternally grateful for. RIP 💚 (Also in this post, a list of resources to help those affected by the LA fires). burner-account.ghost.io/rip-david-ly...

A 2017 cover of Variety, picturing Kyle MacLachlan, Laura Dern and David Lynch. The cover line is "Thrill Ride."

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priscilla page @priscillapage.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

once again thinking about this passage from David Lynch's book Catching the Big Fish

excerpt reads: "I hear stories about directors who scream at actors, or they trick them somehow to get a performance. And there are some people who try to run the whole business on fear. But I think this is such a joke -- it's pathetic and stupid at the same time.
When people are in fear, they don't want to go to work. So many people today have that feeling. Then the fear starts turning into hate, and they begin to hate going to work. Then the hate can turn into anger and people can become angry at their boss and their work.
If I ran my set with fear, I would get 1 percent, not 100 percent, of what I get. And there would be no fun in going down the road together. And it *should* be fun. In work and in life, we're all supposed to get along. We're supposed to have so much fun, like puppy dogs with our tails wagging. It's supposed to be great living; it's supposed to be fantastic."

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Brad Searles @bsearles.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

I... never knew this. Until this moment. And to say I'm well into adulthood is putting it mildly.

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Deb Chachra @debcha.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

Occasional reminder that there’s no, “it’s too late, its over” for anthropogenic climate change. Every molecule of CO2 that doesn’t go into the atmosphere makes a difference. Preventing 0.1 degree of warming makes a difference. Every bit of climate resilience we build together makes a difference.

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Ted Leo 🍉 @tedleo.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

Master doc of mutual aid groups helping people and animals on the ground in LA. Please share docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

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MALAN Fire & Wind Storm Resources

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Kristen Jeanveau @kjeanveau.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

Honestly, these two memes are the best summary of DS9 anyone would ever need.

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Rachel Lichtman @rachellichtman.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

We’re living in a 70’s dystopian film about an awards show for computers

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Brad Searles @bsearles.bsky.social · 30/12/2024

In late 1979, my 5th grade teacher (shout out Ms. Wilson) had each of her students write a letter to someone they admired. I chose Jimmy Carter. The letter & photo response meant a lot to me at the time, and my admiration has only grown since then. Farewell to one of the good ones.

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chris walla, ,, @calculizer.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

matthew sweet has written some things that have moved me a great deal, but none quite like today’s update, in this specific week of this particular year. certainly if you know his music, but even if you only know his name, even a little, it is worth your time to read. i promise. gofund.me/4e2cf86a

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Donate to Support Matthew Sweet's Stroke Recovery, organized by Catherine Lyons for Matthew Sweet

Matthew Sweet, our longtime inspiration and dear friend, suff… Catherine Lyons for Matthew Sweet needs your support for Support Matthew Sweet's Stroke Recovery

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Michael Brown @jingajik.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

Back in the Day: an archival tribute to the late Hamish Kilgour William Daymond uncovers some unreleased tracks from the Flying Nun and Chris Knox archives at Turnbull Library to mark the anniversary of Kilgour's two years ago natlib.govt.nz/blog/posts/b...

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Joseph Lee @josephvlee.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

400+ years after the "First Thanksgiving" most Americans have no idea that the Wampanoag people are still here. My tribe, the Aquinnah Wampanoag, is on Martha's Vineyard and we're still fighting for our land and rights. We’re also doing some cool stuff. 🧵👇 if you’d like to learn more & support us

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zine editor @zineeditor.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

brand-new on our site! a chat with lifelong friends Kristin Thomson and Jenny Toomey (Tsunami, Grenadine, Simple Machines) about their past and current lives, indie confessionals, mechanical bulls, etc.! Read: www.chickfactor.com/catching-up-...

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TJ @senatorjohn.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

so i got a call earlier this week and i am psyched to say that post-Bruins today i will be zipping across town to DJ the SHORESY FALL CLASSIC! it's gonna be a crazy day but i'm a huge fan of both Letterkenny and Shoresy so it was an instant yes here we go for game one!

the ice & jumbo before today's Bruins game

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

Here’s the New York Times adopting the fascists’ “deep state” propaganda. The New York Times has failed our country.

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