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Zach Akenson @gregsagesabonis.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

What kind of sick freak turns off the number lock on a keyboard?

Zach Akenson @gregsagesabonis.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

I had the pleasure of reviewing The Cat That Wouldn’t Die 2xLP from the legendary Texas punk label C.I.A. Records (Bob from Really Red!) for Upstarter. It’s mostly just a couple paragraphs about the lost art of listening to comps. upstarter.com/reviews/punk...

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V/A - The Cat That Wouldn't Die - Upstarter

Few things spark nostalgia in me like a good compilation tape/CD/LP. Technological advancements in regards to music consumption peaked with the advent of the punk comp, and you’ll never be able to con...

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Zach Akenson @gregsagesabonis.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

I like to when 7” records are 33 rpm

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Zach Akenson @gregsagesabonis.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

It’s cool when songs start with drums

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Zach Akenson @gregsagesabonis.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

I was a guest host on KEXP Seattle’s Sonic Reducer show last Saturday 8/1. One of the best nights of my life, so fun. Plus, I got to attend the Twins game earlier that day. Incredible 24 hour vacation for the old man.

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Zach Akenson @gregsagesabonis.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

I’m guesting on Sonic Reducer 9-midnight tonight, playing the best of PNW (and a little Midwest and Japan).

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Zach Akenson @gregsagesabonis.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Getting shelled, but it’s a beautiful day

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Zach Akenson @gregsagesabonis.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

May your Disney bubble wand be eternally filled with demon piss 🙏

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Doc Benway @docbenway.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

The last thing you see before getting the ball stolen away yet again

Tintin, looking like an absolute piece of shit

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Maggie Westrum @maggiewestrum.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

things blew up for me on The Evil Place

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Zach Akenson @gregsagesabonis.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

I did a write up for the new Pretty Flowers LP. You don’t have to read it, but you do have to listen to it

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#1 Lifelong Houston Cougs Fan Brandi 😾 @itsthebrandi.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

Dallas vs MN in hockey. Tough series, as I don't recognize the legitimacy of either team

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Aaron Gleeman @aarongleeman.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Twins now sit alone atop the American League. Seriously.

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High on Stress (Official Band Page) @highonstress.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

The “Still Here” album presale starts tomorrow morning on Bandcamp. It’s been six years since “Hold Me In”. Official album release date is May 8th and release show is May 9th at the Amsterdam in St Paul. We will have CDs and a limited run of vinyl. Get em before they are gonzo.

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Zach Akenson @gregsagesabonis.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Home Front kills it every time. Even on a Tuesday night in the rain at an all ages venue

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Zach Akenson @gregsagesabonis.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

New Pretty Flowers arrived today! Nothing like your favorite band dropping a new record AND making the thank you list! Thanks guys, I’m blushing ☺️

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Zach Akenson @gregsagesabonis.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

There are so many more of us than there are of them.

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Zach Akenson @gregsagesabonis.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

These are my favorite RELEASES (anything goes) of 2025, #1-10

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Zach Akenson @gregsagesabonis.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

These are my favorite RELEASES (anything goes) of 2025, #11-20

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Zach Akenson @gregsagesabonis.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

New issue of Artcore now available stateside. Comes with HDQ lost recordings 7”! A real bargain at $15, such a great publication

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Zach Akenson @gregsagesabonis.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

These are two of my favorite records of the last decade. A bargain that borders on suspicious. Don’t miss out!

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Zach Akenson @gregsagesabonis.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

Taking the bus downtown tonight 😎

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Zach Akenson @gregsagesabonis.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

This coming from a man who would throw every single body in the world in front of him to save his own life, and who complains about literally everything.

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Rapid Adapter @rapidadapter.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

NEW RELEASE Teengenerate (JAPAN) - Live at the Empty Bottle 10/5/95 Oh shit, a new TG 12" vinyl release. This is THEE shit people. The band that this Garage-Punk house is built upon. My favorite fucking band! hozacrecords.bandcamp.com/album/teenge...

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TEENGENERATE - Live at the Empty Bottle, by TEENGENERATE

16 track album

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Zach Akenson @gregsagesabonis.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Here’s a piece I wrote about 3 incredible bands in Portland right now upstarter.com/shows/amusem...

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Mpls Music History @mplsmusichistory.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

The “Minnesota Hardcore” documentary released on Twin Cities PBS a couple of years ago was so well done! Here’s the link that includes all 7 episodes in its one-hour-and-forty-six-minute glory.

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Minnesota Hardcore | Full Documentary

YouTube video by Twin Cities PBS

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Cheer Captain @cheercaptain.wang · 14/10/2025

Pronouncing JASON X so it rhymes with Nasonex

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DFAntastic @phillytradesman.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

For a homophobe Kershaw sure loves getting fucked by hot sweaty Philadelphians

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Zach Akenson @gregsagesabonis.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

More of this kind of talk from our military. Play it by the book. I know most of these people don’t want to be frontline henchmen for unnecessary conflict.

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Zach Akenson @gregsagesabonis.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

A week from today. If you’re anywhere near Portland, don’t miss it. Three unbelievably great local bands. Can’t wait

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 07/10/2025

BEST BIG CITY IN THE US 9 YEARS IN A ROW. While critics try to paint Chicago as something to fear, the rest of the world knows the truth — this is the best big city in America.

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Best Big City: Chicago Wins Award 9th Year in a Row

Learn why Chicago was voted the Best Big City for the 9th consecutive year by exploring our vibrant culture, welcoming inclusion, and so much more.

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Jon Amadeus Markley @xjamarkleyx.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

journalist and former Atlantic Records A&R Tim Sommer - "The Gits were an angry, inflamed slinky fully in tune with and tuned by the Bessie Patti Smith of her time, truly the only singer who could summon Joplin, Poly Styrene, Sam Cooke, Iggy Pop, and Ian MacKaye all in the same goddamn song."

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