Eric Z. @ericzieg.bsky.social · 6hThere's an agent named Roeg Sutherland?! theankler.com/indie-films-...theankler.com 110
Reposted by Eric Z.Matt Baume 🏳️🌈 @mattbaume.bsky.social · 25/09/2026The movie ROPE came out on this day in 1948, and newspapers really struggled with how to explain that the main characters were, you know, 471631335
Reposted by Eric Z.Douglas Wolk @douglaswolk.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Woke up to the news that Stevie Wonder was surprise-dropping an EP of four outtakes from "Songs in the Key of Life": open.spotify.com/album/7gzJYO... Which is a bit like "oh, 'Nine Stories' was originally going to be 'Thirteen Stories,' here are the other four..."open.spotify.comSongs In The Keys Of Life - EP by Stevie Wonder | SpotifyStevie Wonder · EP · 2026 · 4 songs 0246
Eric Z. @ericzieg.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Listening to “Choosin’ Texas” for the first time ever, and had no idea it was such a Lucinda Williams/Kathleen Edwards-like song in voice, tempo, wistfullness. 110
Reposted by Eric Z.Chris Steller @chrissteller.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Are there other bands that have marked this kind of milestone, a big anniversary of their first jam/rehearsal/practice? 141
Reposted by Eric Z.Mpls Music History @mplsmusichistory.bsky.social · 26/09/2026If you attended the Open Streets event on Nicollet Avenue today, as I did, you might have walked by the longtime home of Flyte Tyme Studio at 4330 Nicollet. 3418
Reposted by Eric Z.the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Jackie Jackson died two days ago. His death did not get the fanfare that the big celebrities get but I assure you he was no less than any of them: a titan astride the earth. In this thread, a few of the songs he played bass on. You know these songs. You know their bass parts. youtu.be/DKVB_CtU8XQyoutu.bePressure DropYouTube video by Toots & The Maytals - Topic 211058362
Reposted by Eric Z.Benjamin Dreyer @bcdreyer.social · 25/09/2026The only thing I have to say about iced coffee is that I expect you to pronounce the d. 101618
Reposted by Eric Z.Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 25/09/2026lol holy shit I wouldn't talk about literally anything else if I was the guy running against him. —"What do you think about trans kids in sp-" —"Did you hear my opponent had his patient, who was 8 months pregnant, arrested in front of her son because she didn't pay a $50 medical bill?" 8189102556
Reposted by Eric Z.Cethan Leahy @cethanleahy.com · 25/09/2026There is something interesting after years of VERY literal adaptations that Wuthering Heights, Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma, Resident Evil and possibly the next Narnia where the filmmakers are adapting their memories or engagement with the source material instead. 45915
Eric Z. @ericzieg.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Rewatched 'The Cool School', about the homegrown pop art in L.A. from the mid-50s to the mid-60s (Ruscha, Gehry, Keinholz, Baldassari). So breezy and well made, with a constant underscore of West Coast jazz and surf rock. www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKAo...youtube.comКлевая школа / The Cool School (2008)YouTube video by VadimDeus 000
Reposted by Eric Z.Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 25/09/2026Oh God. Guest list. CCP, not CPC. 5531493
Reposted by Eric Z.Dave Awl @daveawl.bsky.social · 25/09/2026forgive me, my mouth has "gone rogue" on the plums in the icebox 051
Reposted by Eric Z.public universal reply guy @llkats.com · 24/09/2026Edgewater Beach Hotel really standing out among the blues 87010
Reposted by Eric Z.Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 24/09/2026Never been to the opera before? Now’s your chance. We’re giving away 70,000 free tickets to the @metopera at the iconic Lincoln Center. Go to on.nyc.gov/opera to enter the lottery. There’s not a bad seat in the house. 685248905504
Reposted by Eric Z.Robert Christgau @rxgau.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Hear ye, hear ye (or maybe see ye, see ye): More film festival screenings of "The Last Critic" in Portland, Portsmouth, Wichita, and Park City. Portland Film Festival October 2nd @ 8:30pm The Den (1126 NW Marshall Street, Portland, Oregon) Tickets: pdxff26.eventive.org/schedule/6aa...pdxff26.eventive.orgPortland Film Festival 2026 1144
Eric Z. @ericzieg.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Photo always reminds me of the late @krisvire.bsky.social: 010
Reposted by Eric Z.Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 23/09/2026My entire life I've heard centrists scolding leftist candidates with "oh, but how will we pay for all that? isn't your agenda unreasonable? shouldn't we run on a modest proposal for means-tested tax rebates?" Then Mamdani gets elected and makes it all look pretty easy. No wonder they hate him. 15184111898
Reposted by Eric Z.chriscccccccox.bsky.social @chriscccccccox.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Maybe this will be the thing that finally kills private equity. 134
Reposted by Eric Z.Joseph Freshwater @timbaffoe.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Hey, I just got to see in-person Tom Skilling say, “Hey, Morrissey is coming up.” 133
Reposted by Eric Z.snackerü @snackeru.bsky.social · 20/09/2026I would like to hear Prince’s version of “Bad” 2614
Reposted by Eric Z.Jeff Weiss @passionweiss.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Charlie Hunter playing D'Angelo's "The Root," wielding a a custom 8-string bass/guitar combo – the upper 3 strings are bass and the bottom 5 guitar–allowing Hunter to play both parts simultaneously He co-wrote it w/ D’Angelo after jamming together to Jimi Hendrix songs during the “Voodoo” sessions 14211
Eric Z. @ericzieg.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Raymond Carver, introduction to The Best American Short Stories 1986: 011
Eric Z. @ericzieg.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Saw Dylan’s latest guitarist play a happy hour for a few: 120
Eric Z. @ericzieg.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Kehsin Xu at The Whistler, vocalese jazz with sounds from several languages, so good and quite unlike anything I’ve heard before: 010
Reposted by Eric Z.Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 15/09/2026The Kennedy Center was a beloved Washington institution, enjoyed by millions of people. It has been destroyed for no real reason. Just vanity, carelessness, indifference. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...theatlantic.comTrump’s Kennedy Center ShakedownThe only appropriate response is to refuse to accede to his demands. 1462428847
Reposted by Eric Z.Chris Steller @chrissteller.bsky.social · 15/09/2026I wonder if the word "complicit" carries stronger or weaker connotation in the US vs. the UK. Like, "scheme" in the UK just means any plan or program, whereas it has negative connotations in the US. 2151
Eric Z. @ericzieg.bsky.social · 14/09/2026In Chicago briefly, and the Foxtrot cafes have pivoted to playing all-out unabashed 90s smooth jazz. 000
Eric Z. @ericzieg.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Makes sense in the grand cycle of things, but not appreciating nu-metal as background/foreground music on the taproom patio where I’m meeting some folks. 010
Reposted by Eric Z.Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 13/09/2026This is how it’s done. 1166198976
Eric Z. @ericzieg.bsky.social · 12/09/2026And that’s a wrap on 12 days keeping an eye on Otis and Niko. No wailing, no waking me up at 5 a.m., and both got over their initial skittishness. ****/**** 020
Eric Z. @ericzieg.bsky.social · 09/09/2026A post in one of the neighborhood Facebook groups I'm in opens: "Whose homeschooling?" 010
Reposted by Eric Z.Blue sky nice ghost @rajandelman.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Rodney Dangerfield 2026: Take my AI girlfriend, please 1013020
Eric Z. @ericzieg.bsky.social · 08/09/2026That album cover of 'Tales from Topographic Oceans'? Gotta be AI! 000
Eric Z. @ericzieg.bsky.social · 08/09/2026'The Pigeon Tunnel': not a top Errol Morris doc, but the actual conversations with David Cornwell (John le Carré) are astonishing in spots. 130
Reposted by Eric Z.romulus - 🛸METROID RAVENOUS🍽️ @romulusofficial.bsky.social · 06/09/2026it must be so difficult to act with a character who you can’t even see. thankfully, Foghorn is just that talented 80189575288
Reposted by Eric Z.Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 06/09/2026I subscribed to National Theater at Home so I can watch a bunch of West End productions. Last night, I watched Medea starring Helen McCroy (RIP) and Micaela Coel and it was so good. I’m about to watch Gillian Anderson in A Streetcar Named Desire. 182304
Reposted by Eric Z.SaraKateW @sarakatew.bsky.social · 06/09/2026I have no idea what happened in the football game, but why does this look like the back cover of a Dean Koontz novel ©️1983. 271678163
Reposted by Eric Z.David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 04/09/2026It’s really not that hard. 272575433
Reposted by Eric Z.Dean Frey @dean.bsky.social · 04/09/2026“It was magical. Cindy was super professional, as you can imagine. She’s a model, so it was her realm. I was trying to behave and not be an idiot. After all these years, I feel like we made a piece of art and a significant social statement, and I really have such pride about it.” - kdl 1293
Reposted by Eric Z.Chey Cab @cheycab.bsky.social · 04/09/2026There’s a strong likelihood that we are living in the last period of normalcy in this world. Politically, economically, meteorologically, water and food security, and so on. So yes, do the things and say the things. And do your best to plan for what is difficult to plan for. 2347
Eric Z. @ericzieg.bsky.social · 03/09/2026In a memory-care unit earlier today where the nurses’ station was blasting “How Much I Feel” by Ambrosia, and the untouched parts of the brains of several residents sprung to life and nailed every note, lyric, and chord change perfectly (and I joined in too). 130
Eric Z. @ericzieg.bsky.social · 03/09/2026"No, no, I'm a Grove Press kind of theater person," I insist, but this is what they picture. 010
Reposted by Eric Z.𝔸𝕞𝕓𝕖𝕣 𝔻𝕒𝕨𝕟 @amberdawn1116.bsky.social · 02/09/2026I don’t generally approve of graffiti, but… 793765511
![According to Prince's former fiancee Susannah Melvion, "[Prince] couldn't believe Michael had the nerve to call it 'I'm Bad. He was like, 'There's nothing badass about him! He could not let Michael get away with it. Not only was he not going to sing it with him, he went into the studio and re-recorded it to what he thought it should be and sent it back to Michael. Like 'No. And by the way, this is what it should be.! That was the end of that. But that's how Prince was."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:74aiiasttg5j2h67ohbdd7ro/bafkreicdjotjf54c46nz4iwquq6btfui3kvdsxfjpwqf5somrg3k2qkb2u)
