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claremont cometh dot net @claremontcometh.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

peter peter hughes livestream chat in accord

claremont cometh dot net @claremontcometh.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

someone informed me that the AI overview that comes up when you google claremont cometh is. actually quite thorough and accurate to a degree i find so very strange. i love having an untraceably common name and did that on purpose. but wow

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wizard on computer dot jpg @tieadullknot.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

guy at work pulled a "favorite band 1 2 3 go" on me and what i learned is that my muscle memory after 10 years is still to go "uh fuck ok there's this band called Refrigerator, out of california,"

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claremont cometh dot net @claremontcometh.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

terrible cell service in ithaca but hello peter peter hughes is back

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claremont cometh dot net @claremontcometh.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

ICYMI: unearthed an essay from a year ago on a Peter Peter Hughes one-off song about Maserati that never actually mentions Maserati. And as long as it's all negative space being filled in around the figure, we may as well follow it outward, and outward...

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claremont cometh dot net @claremontcometh.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Hello! Peter Hughes has a new vinyl release of last year's 'Half-Staff Blues,' but I love to find inopportune times to talk about his older work. I wrote this essay about his digital one-off single "Three Weeks In Sicily" (2017) last year, but put it in a drawer. claremontcometh.net/essays/orany...

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Or Anything Like It

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claremont cometh dot net @claremontcometh.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

HUGE NEWS. THERE ARE RECORDS NOW

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claremont cometh dot net @claremontcometh.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

REMINDER: for those curious about Peter's new friends from Pop Filter (Liam "Snowy" Halliwell, Lachlan Denton, Jordan Thompson, and Curtis Wakeling) there are TONS of links, curated recs etc on this page I'm updating today, now that the record's out! www.claremontcometh.net/end/of/your/...

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It's Just The End Of Your Empire

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victoria scott @victoriascott.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

this album is fucking unbelievable, holy shit. best thing I have listened to this year

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claremont cometh dot net @claremontcometh.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

PETER PETER HUGHES 'HALF STAFF BLUES' NOW AVAILABLE ON VINYL! peterpeterhughes.bandcamp.com/album/half-s...

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Half-Staff Blues, by Peter Peter Hughes

11 track album

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claremont cometh dot net @claremontcometh.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

inspirational levels of Website going on here i am in awe

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wizard on computer dot jpg @tieadullknot.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

everybodys like "ough the mountain goats the sad divorce band about dying adn being sad" whatever. the mountain goats is about being a goth who loves baseball

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Jasen @jasenmoment.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

can I get a Hell Yeah in the chat

A vanilla and green embroidered ballcap. There is the icon of raw shrimps from runescape and the text "shimps" in pink text below the shrimps embroidered onto the hat.

#art #machineembroidery #embroidery #shimps #runescape

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claremont cometh dot net @claremontcometh.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

FORMAL ANNOUNCEMENT FINALLY: Peter just said on livestream that he IS getting records made, and Half-Staff Blues will be available in a physical release hopefully late this summer. I've been waiting a year and a half to hear him say that and I know a few other people will be very excited.

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claremont cometh dot net @claremontcometh.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

everything i know about football i either learned from Jon Bois or from Peter Hughes's 1990's Football Albums www.claremontcometh.net/library/se00...

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Diskothi-Q - The Football Albums (1999) [Sonic Enemy, SE003A/SE003B

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claremont cometh dot net @claremontcometh.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

here to report that after many years of me yelling PLAY SOME SPGT at mountain goats shows and then hollering the same in his youtube streams chat, peter hughes did in fact just play "Capricorn One" on stream. we've never been more back

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claremont cometh dot net @claremontcometh.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

my solemn promise to you all is Claremont Cometh will always be a text-based website. no drop downs. no video. no slick UI. you will never see me implement those three lines up in the corner (i'm told this is called a "hamburger"; i hate this) or a carousel. oldweb simpleweb one-way info web forever

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claremont cometh dot net @claremontcometh.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

nice of peter to just roll up and fulfill one of my wildest dreams (pph guitar drone record) beyond even my expectations (2 hours) out of nowhere peterpeterhughes.bandcamp.com/album/dissoc...

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Dissociation Loops, by Peter Peter Hughes

11 track album

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claremont cometh dot net @claremontcometh.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

you can start losing money on a website whenever you want, if your heart is pure and you got that dog in you

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claremont cometh dot net @claremontcometh.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

It's that time of year again. The site remains stable with all of its archival material! I'm in a cert program for industrial maintenance, hoping to secure apprentice hours for an eventual journeyperson credential. But I've been unemployed for a year, and my 2025 income was about $3,000 gross.

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wizard on computer dot jpg @tieadullknot.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

friday in the U.S. of A. and baby, TGIF if you hate this stupid evil country peterpeterhughes.bandcamp.com/track/real-o...

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Real Oreshnik Hours, by Peter Peter Hughes

track by Peter Peter Hughes

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alloymag.bsky.social @alloymag.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

If you’re racing curious, this is maybe the best time ever to get into sports cars. Check out this comprehensive IMSA preview from Peter Hughes: alloymag.com/endurance-ra...

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2026 IMSA and Rolex 24 at Daytona Preview

Peter Hughes gets us up to speed on the 2026 IMSA season that kicks off with this weekend's Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona.

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Jeremy C. Shipp @jeremycshipp.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

We're still looking for someone in the Inland Empire area to adopt or foster this little tortoiseshell kitty. I'm willing to drive halfway to L.A. if anyone there wants to meet up to take her.

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claremont cometh dot net @claremontcometh.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

Those curious about Mark, Joel, and Wckr Spgt can consult the (early build, in revisions) Guide to Navigating The Spgt Site here: claremontcometh.net/directory/sp... Then swim around at your leisure.

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Welcome To The Wckr Spgt Site, Part 1

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claremont cometh dot net @claremontcometh.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

Organizing some music for more easily-accessible listening in 2026 and must commend The Bux for one of my favorite song titles, "R U Sexy (Or Have You Moved Away?)" www.claremontcometh.net/library/shr4...

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The Bux - Bad Luck Here (Recordings 1986-1990) (1992) [Shrimper, SHR40, Cassette]

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claremont cometh dot net @claremontcometh.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

Small update to Claremont Cometh's page on DiskothiQ: a note on the origins of the band name (along with the extant notes on pronunciation) since people have asked. This year I'd like to add some more DiskothiQ history notes from our conversations on the Tired podcast, so look forward to that.

image of a cassette tape that says "DiskothiQ" with this text below it:

DiskothiQ (1992 - 1999) shows up in catalogs, zines, interviews, and around the web varyingly as Diskothi-Q, DiskothiQ, Diskothiq, Diskothi Q, etc. I had used "Diskothi-Q" for simplicity's sake on the site for a few years, partly because it helps with the pronunciation (dis-KOTH-uh-cue, FYI, not disko-thick or disko-tick or disko-teek) but on December 4th, 2024, I finally directly asked Peter Hughes about his preference, and he came out on the anti-hyphen side, so I'm working on making that consistent across the site. However, the Q being capitalized is important. For the curious: a college friend of Peter's, upon seeing a sign that said "discotheque" and not knowing how to pronounce it, asked: "what's a dis-KOTH-a-cue?" and the rest is history.

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Chris Person @papapishu.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

EAC: Exact Audio Copy. Weird German freeware software. Just works. www.exactaudiocopy.de

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Home - Exact Audio Copy

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claremont cometh dot net @claremontcometh.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

Saw the lovely Guy Blackman post about a planned DJ set with the Refrigerator 7" Suck And Run, a personal favorite (not as good as Louder Than Goodbye, but what is?) and you can read about/hear samples of that 7" here: www.claremontcometh.net/library/pape...

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claremont cometh dot net @claremontcometh.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

Was 2025 a rough one for you? If so, Peter Hughes just dropped a new song for this New Years Eve. And it's open enough that you'll be able to use it for every weary, beaten-down New Years Eve to come. Bring on the next one... peterpeterhughes.bandcamp.com/track/happy-...

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Happy 20XX Everybody, by Peter Peter Hughes

track by Peter Peter Hughes

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claremont cometh dot net @claremontcometh.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

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Happy 20XX Everybody, by Peter Peter Hughes

track by Peter Peter Hughes

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claremont cometh dot net @claremontcometh.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

It's that time again. You can listen to 5 minutes of excerpts from 1992 Sonic Enemy tape "A Munchies Kinda Christmas" featuring Shoeface, DiskothiQ, Exit House, Refrigerator, Paste, Chicken Damage, and more. PLUS! Read some trivia on the index page: claremontcometh.net/library/munc...

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A Munchies Kinda Christmas (1992) [Sonic Enemy]

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claremont cometh dot net @claremontcometh.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

What's retired Mountain Goats bassist Peter Hughes up to lately? Glad you asked. He's writing about Ryusuke Hamaguchi film Drive My Car (2021) for @alloymag.bsky.social, the autojourno website for people who understand that the intrusive pop-up ad model is bad. alloymag.com/drive-my-car...

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Review of Drive My Car

This week, Peter Hughes swaps crashes and jumps for an emotional crashout.

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claremont cometh dot net @claremontcometh.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

Are you working on an end-of-year retrospective on new music you liked in 2025? You don't have a physical copy of Half-Staff Blues to remind you, but I will! (And I'll keep asking Peter about a small run of something in 2026...) peterpeterhughes.bandcamp.com/album/half-s...

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Half-Staff Blues, by Peter Peter Hughes

11 track album

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claremont cometh dot net @claremontcometh.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

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A Munchies Kinda Christmas (1992) [Sonic Enemy]

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claremont cometh dot net @claremontcometh.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

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Review of Drive My Car

This week, Peter Hughes swaps crashes and jumps for an emotional crashout.

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wizard on computer dot jpg @tieadullknot.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

feat. your producer pal matty's most obscure audio reference yet (dig deep into the PS2 library) and a running gag with animal crossing noises, and so-titled because... well. podcasting is one way to Pick Yr Monologue.

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claremont cometh dot net @claremontcometh.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

p4k on Fire etc P. Balkan feels fair and also, if this guy wants a record that "gestures toward rising sea levels and humanity's helplessness as the 21st Century unravels" may i suggest: peterpeterhughes.bandcamp.com/album/half-s...

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claremont cometh dot net @claremontcometh.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

author of this piece did homework to my satisfaction + talked to Peter, brought up both Half-Staff Blues and Tired: The Car Podcast For People Who Understand That Cars Are Bad (!!!) huge props wonderful work gold star

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claremont cometh dot net @claremontcometh.bsky.social · 26/10/2025

life has its ups and downs but i did recently contribute the best new reaction sticker to the tmg fan discord which is the peter :bruh: react. we had several neutral to posi peters but i needed a disapproving one obviously. pictured here in natural habitat with isa react

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wizard on computer dot jpg @tieadullknot.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

formal apology to my cohost peter hughes, who revealed during pod recording today that he's the older brother and kevin hughes is the younger brother; to which i responded "wait, i had no idea. you always had younger brother energy to me" and i saw the will to live drain out of him in real time

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claremont cometh dot net @claremontcometh.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

It's fee renewal time again, and your humble admin is still under-employed and somewhat underwater. If you find claremontcometh.net interesting or helpful, please consider putting in $5 on the ko-fi to keep the site online, or subscribing to my only other source of income at patreon.com/tiredpod

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wizard on computer dot jpg @tieadullknot.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

tired: the car podcast where you can hear the former bassist for the mountain goats Peter Hughes say "archive of our own" with his real human face, and we reference Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles, and also go on a long tangent about reading Proust in your indie-rock tour van

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