Reposted by Conrad FlynnStephen Thomas Erlewine @sterlewine.bsky.social · 18/09/2026In the latest installment in a series I’m doing with my friend @conradflynn.bsky.social about the history of rock and the occult, tentatively titled Running with the Devil: Daryl Hall and his Robert Fripp-produced album Sacred Songs.sterlewine.substack.comRunning with the Devil: Daryl Hall and the Occult“Mind over matter, the beauty is there, but a beast is in the heart” 118018
Reposted by Conrad FlynnChaki @chaki.bsky.social · 09/09/2026My homie Brian Kehew is on the Billy show todayyoutube.comBrian Kehew: The Beatles Archivist Preserving Rock’s Lost Recordings | The Magnificent OthersYouTube video by The Magnificent Others with Billy Corgan 031
Reposted by Conrad FlynnDC Pierson @dcpierson.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Tim Curry is survived by his frequent co-star, a big spooky mansion 63960596
Reposted by Conrad FlynnJames Hell Brooks @kleinman.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Every hour there's a story of like a Norwegian death metal guy saying hey I never met Dolly Parton but she sent me a handwritten note saying she loved our song Corpse in the Copse and to keep speaking our truth 153546487
Reposted by Conrad FlynnStephen Thomas Erlewine @sterlewine.bsky.social · 15/08/2026Farewell to the great Dave Marsh, the first rock critic I remember reading and whose The Heart of Rock & Soul: The 1001 Greatest Singles Ever Made profoundly shaped my worldview.variety.comDave Marsh, Bruce Springsteen Biographer and Rock Critic, Dies at 76Dave Marsh, the music critic and biographer who documented the early days of Bruce Springsteen in his 1979 book 'Born to Run,' has died. He was 76. 25714
Reposted by Conrad FlynnAnthony Cougar Miccio @anthonymiccio.bsky.social · 05/08/2026I can neither confirm nor deny my involvement. 121
Reposted by Conrad FlynnI Travel Like Sound Dog @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 21/05/2026Honestly if I walked outside and saw this unexpectedly I’m pretty sure my first reaction would be “finally” 721828
Reposted by Conrad FlynnJames 서 @lossless.bsky.social · 22/04/2026I just saw that one of the tracks on the upcoming Boards of Canada album is titled Somewhere Right Now In The Future. 😂 0279
Reposted by Conrad FlynnJeff Nichols @backwardsriver.bsky.social · 17/04/2026Boastful Quaker Oats ad, Chicago 1891 1035020890
Reposted by Conrad FlynnHollywood Steve Huey @hollywoodsteve.bsky.social · 13/03/2026Tomorrow morning (Saturday March 14, 9 am sharp) I am presenting a learned treatise on the subject of smooth music at USC's Pop Conference. Free admission with pre-registration! www.popconference.orgpopconference.orgPopCon | 2026PopCon is the premier music writing and popular music studies conference. 2211
Reposted by Conrad FlynnStephen Thomas Erlewine @sterlewine.bsky.social · 05/03/2026Catching up with new albums by Gorillaz, Bruno Mars, Megan Moroney, Bill Callahan, Crooked Fingers, and a new Clifton Chenier box in my latest newsletter.sterlewine.substack.comReviews: Gorillaz, Bruno Mars, Megan MoroneyPlus Bill Callahan, Crooked Fingers, a great Clifton Chenier box and a McCartney soundtrack. 0192
Reposted by Conrad FlynnPaul F. Tompkins @pftompkins.bsky.social · 02/03/2026Just passed a weed store named FlynnStoned and I don’t know what to do with my anger 0120269
Conrad Flynn @conradflynn.bsky.social · 25/02/2026My second episode on Billy Corgan’s The Magnificent Others podcast is now up. youtu.be/laaofgUMsBs?...youtu.beConrad Flynn Pt 2 | The Magnificent Others with Billy CorganYouTube video by The Magnificent Others with Billy Corgan 020
Conrad Flynn @conradflynn.bsky.social · 19/02/2026open.substack.com/pub/theflynn...open.substack.comAviation and the Creation of ScientologyParanormal encounters while flying are part of Scientology's origin story. 000
Conrad Flynn @conradflynn.bsky.social · 13/02/2026And then Hideo Kojima has Norman Reedus looking like he’s about to drop the hottest post-grunge video of 2001. 000
Reposted by Conrad Flynnwoke stifler @yelix.bsky.social · 13/02/2026bro this lady on Jeopardy was deep in third place going into Final Jeopardy, and she didn’t know the answer so she just wrote “i hope they both bet it all” and the other two guys fucking bet it all and got it wrong and she won 374315353
Reposted by Conrad Flynncarapace shell @carapaceshell.bsky.social · 03/02/2026Beak looking like a Far Side character talking 0112
Conrad Flynn @conradflynn.bsky.social · 28/01/2026Over on Substack (The Flynn Effect) and at Tom Erlewine’s (So It Goes) we discuss the spooky real-life stories about Mark E. Smith of The Fall. One tale even ties into a death at Disneyland. @sterlewine.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/theflynn...open.substack.comRunning with the Devil: Disney's Dream DebasedThe Fall appears briefly on "Stranger Things." The Manchester band was not unfamiliar with the occult, and frontman Mark E. Smith had a correct premonition that someone would die at Disneyland. 011
Conrad Flynn @conradflynn.bsky.social · 25/01/2026Over on Substack, I went into the strange real-life historical figures that parallel, and possibly inspired, Back to the Future II. A movie that is weirder than we realized at the time.open.substack.comWhy Future Generations Will Obsess Over 'Back to the Future II'This may be the most Hideo Kojimacore post I've ever done...but your kids are gonna love it. 000
Conrad Flynn @conradflynn.bsky.social · 25/01/2026open.substack.com/pub/theflynn... Over on Substack, a lengthy post about the strange real-life history behind Back to the Future II. Time travel devices, Tesla, Elon, Trump’s scientist uncle, and von Braun. It’s a bit much—even for me.open.substack.comWhy Future Generations Will Obsess Over 'Back to the Future II'This may be the most Hideo Kojimacore post I've ever done...but your kids are gonna love it. 010
Conrad Flynn @conradflynn.bsky.social · 17/01/2026open.substack.com/pub/theflynn... Hollywood Players Directory 1992 Part IIIopen.substack.comLooking for Stars in the 1992 Hollywood Players Directory (Part III)1992, mostly dudes remain. 000
Conrad Flynn @conradflynn.bsky.social · 11/01/2026It’s a testament to the endemic interest in occult matters in the sixties that both the Grateful Dead and the Velvet Underground, despite being seemingly on opposite sides of the countercultural spectrum, were both called The Warlocks early on. 010
Conrad Flynn @conradflynn.bsky.social · 11/01/2026David Bowie was trending at the same time as the Renee Nicole Good. Coincidentally, Bowie's widow, Iman, is from the same Somali sub-clan, the Majeerteens, as Ilhan Omar of Minnesota. 030
Conrad Flynn @conradflynn.bsky.social · 11/01/2026open.substack.com/pub/theflynn...open.substack.comHow Aleister Crowley inspired the sitcom 'Bewitched'This is even crazier than Dick Sargent + Dick York = Sergeant York. 000
Conrad Flynn @conradflynn.bsky.social · 31/12/2025Did Billy Corgan of the Smashing Pumpkins’ podcast. Talked music and entertainment underbelly. youtu.be/Z3z-OSCslYY?...youtu.beConrad Flynn | The Magnificent Others with Billy CorganYouTube video by The Magnificent Others with Billy Corgan 120
Reposted by Conrad FlynnStephen Thomas Erlewine @sterlewine.bsky.social · 17/12/2025Happy to share this first taste from Running with the Devil, a project I’ve been developing with my friend @conradflynn.bsky.social about rock and the occult. Naturally, the place to start with rock and the occult is the Rolling Stones. substack.com/home/post/p-...substack.comRunning with the Devil: The Rolling StonesPart One: Play With Fire 3287
Conrad Flynn @conradflynn.bsky.social · 17/12/2025Did the Bret Easton Ellis podcast. www.patreon.com/posts/145972...patreon.comS9E50: Strange Encounters with Conrad Flynn | The Bret Easton Ellis PodcastGet more from The Bret Easton Ellis Podcast on Patreon 020
Conrad Flynn @conradflynn.bsky.social · 20/11/2025Wrote about Nick Fuentes and the cultural memory of the Scorsese Cinematic Universe (the SCU). open.substack.com/pub/theflynn...open.substack.comNick Fuentes and Martin ScorseseI don’t think Nick Fuentes would exist without Martin Scorsese. 010
Conrad Flynn @conradflynn.bsky.social · 01/10/2025Wrote about my friend and former comedy-writing partner Kaleb Horton.substack.comRemembering Kaleb HortonSo so sad to hear that my old best buddy and comedy writing partner Kaleb Horton died. 327631
Reposted by Conrad FlynnChildish Gabibbo @ichlugebullets.bsky.social · 30/09/2025Burn one for Kaleb Horton. 151
