Erik Highter @highter.bsky.social · 22/02/2026I wish @criterion.bsky.social would put out a Guy Maddin box set. Or at least THE SADDEST MUSIC IN THE WORLD. 020
Erik Highter @highter.bsky.social · 21/02/2026I’m a bit of a home video nerd but I will never understand people who get worked up over damage to a cardboard sleeve that only exists to make the disc cases easier to stack and pack for shipping. 020
Erik Highter @highter.bsky.social · 20/02/2026Friday news drop: I have 2 more neck surgeries on Monday. Won’t be around for a bit. Might not come back to social media at all but I haven’t decided yet. 390
Reposted by Erik HighterRobert Ham @robertham.bsky.social · 19/02/2026Blessings to all y'all that use Substack but...c'mon...that platform continues to suck. 061
Erik Highter @highter.bsky.social · 18/02/2026Ten years ago my friend Nevada Hill died. At the time I wrote about how his death and Bowie’s are linked in my mind. Today was the first time I’ve read it since then and it all came flooding back. Miss you buddy. www.dallasobserver.com/uncategorize...dallasobserver.comA Friend Remembers Nevada Hill's Life and Last DaysErik Highter is a writer based in Dallas. He and musician Nevada Hill met in early 2013 at one of Nevada's Bludded Head shows. While they worked together to craft press releases and marketing ideas fo... 290
Erik Highter @highter.bsky.social · 18/02/2026Hell yeah - a Los Lobos documentary www.youtube.com/watch?v=NshW...youtube.comOfficial Los Lobos Documentary Film SXSW TeaserYouTube video by Los Lobos Film 0126
Erik Highter @highter.bsky.social · 17/02/2026The art of this new Godzilla comic book looks cool www.comicsbeat.com/the-horror-o...comicsbeat.comIDW to reimagine THE HORROR of 1954's GODZILLAEthan S. Parker, Griffin Sheridan, and Tristan Jones's dark series will take the Kai-Sei Era comics back to where it all began. 010
Erik Highter @highter.bsky.social · 17/02/2026I lived in the Southern United States for a fair chunk of my life but can’t use y’all. It’s a handy fucking word but it feels unnatural; too much Northern New England in me so y’all doesn’t come out wicked good. 050
Reposted by Erik HighterJeff Golick @jgolick.bsky.social · 15/02/2026Happy birthday, Henry Threadgill! About to start a radio show devoted to his 1990s work; join here, if you'd like: wfmu.org/playlists/sh... @wfmu.bsky.social @gtdradio.bsky.socialwfmu.orgdestination: OUT with Jeff GolickAudio & playlist from February 15, 2026 0175
Erik Highter @highter.bsky.social · 14/02/2026Russell Crowe was great as Jack Aubrey. I wish we had some sequels to Master and Commander. 140
Erik Highter @highter.bsky.social · 14/02/2026So, who wants to join my heavy Gary Numan cover band? We're called Tubway Army 030
Erik Highter @highter.bsky.social · 12/02/2026Rhino’s 25-CD Super Hits of the 70s: Have a Nice Day series exposed me to tons of music back in the day and they’re a joy to revisit. I don’t listen to R. Dean Taylor every day but “Indiana Wants Me” makes me smile. 040
Erik Highter @highter.bsky.social · 12/02/2026Danzig's "Twist of Cain" would've been better as a Billy Idol song. 230
Reposted by Erik Highterbagagwaa @bagagwaa.bsky.social · 12/02/2026Request from a friend. Can anyone help me identify this album? 632
Erik Highter @highter.bsky.social · 11/02/2026@burningambulance.bsky.social reminded me of one of my favorite movie stories. In 1991 the local arthouse would get movies for a night or two as prints got shipped around. Naked Lunch played one Monday night only. I went to the early show, and when it finished went to the late show. Totally worth it 020
Erik Highter @highter.bsky.social · 10/02/2026in the latest Sententiae Antiquae post they linked to this amazing project that turns the descriptive prose of the Iliad's long battle into a spatial timeline. I'm excited.homerstrojantheater.iath.virginia.eduInstitute for Advanced Technology in the Humanities: Homer's Trojan Theater 110
Erik Highter @highter.bsky.social · 09/02/2026I saw the news that Eddie Bauer filed for bankruptcy. Has any company done better after being taken over by a private equity firm? Any at all? 030
Erik Highter @highter.bsky.social · 09/02/2026As usual I’m 90 years behind, listening to Django Reinhardt while reading Terry and the Pirates comic strips. 010
Erik Highter @highter.bsky.social · 08/02/2026Sometimes you need to hear The Coasters sing the word “floor” once or thrice. youtu.be/epCN0f7FTIY?...youtu.beYakety Yak (2007 Remaster)YouTube video by The Coasters - Topic 030
Erik Highter @highter.bsky.social · 08/02/2026Missed the news they were making a Billy Preston documentary. www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFWU...youtube.comBILLY PRESTON: THAT'S THE WAY GOD PLANNED IT | OFFICIAL TRAILERYouTube video by Abramorama 040
Erik Highter @highter.bsky.social · 08/02/2026Look, just follow Ada Palmer. She posts interesting stuff and wrote my favorite book from last year. 2297
Erik Highter @highter.bsky.social · 07/02/2026As someone with chronic pain and mental health issues this printing collective warms the cold cockles of my heart. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vube...youtube.comTwo Crow Collective | WEDU Arts PlusYouTube video by WEDU PBS 130
Reposted by Erik HighterWhettman Chelmets @whettmanchelmets.bsky.social · 06/02/2026Bandcamp Friday! This one is special. Contributed a track to this wonderful comp full of wonderful artists to raise money for the National Immigrant Justice Center. Give a listen and drop some money for a good cause. seawindofbattery.bandcamp.com/album/the-pe...seawindofbattery.bandcamp.comThe Perilous Fight – Vol. 1: Justice for All, by Seawind of Battery24 track album 0176
Erik Highter @highter.bsky.social · 06/02/2026I’ve come up with a lot of silly band combinations over the years. One I wish was real was a band that sounds like Butthole Surfers covering Hawkwind. They’d be called Buttwind. 050
Erik Highter @highter.bsky.social · 06/02/2026"Love is the distance between reality and pain." -Robyn Hitchcock, 1989 020
Erik Highter @highter.bsky.social · 02/02/2026one of my favorite lesser-known shoegaze tunes. Play loud. www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPlW...youtube.comSlowmonoYouTube video by Moonbabies - Topic 020
Erik Highter @highter.bsky.social · 01/02/2026Kinda think Michael Penn's "No Myth" would translate well to a modern country cover version. 010
Reposted by Erik HighterPrismatic Wasteland @prismaticwasteland.com · 01/02/2026Pirates of the Caribbean needs a prequel trilogy that explains the rise of the British empire. I want to know more about this fantasy world! 1342
Erik Highter @highter.bsky.social · 01/02/2026Prince wrote an early draft of Under the Cherry Moon in 1982. www.youtube.com/watch?v=85iu...youtube.comGigolos Get Lonely TooYouTube video by The Time - Topic 010
Erik Highter @highter.bsky.social · 31/01/2026It’s statistically likely that Jesus was a short king. 030
Reposted by Erik HighterRise Up Comus @riseupcomus.bsky.social · 31/01/2026RIP Thomas Aquinas you would have loved arguing about the right way to imagine fantasy scenarios on blogs. 38313
Erik Highter @highter.bsky.social · 31/01/2026This song prepared me for Pizzicato Five and Yoko Kanno. youtu.be/_410rUN6e2c?...youtu.beDream Warriors - My Definition of a Boombastic Jazz StyleYouTube video by DreamWarriorsVEVO 020
Erik Highter @highter.bsky.social · 30/01/2026This is my most-played album of the last six months. Maybe 2026 will be the year other people fall for Tiny Voices the way I did back in 2003. 020
Erik Highter @highter.bsky.social · 30/01/2026So when you held me tight against you And I mistook your heart for thunder And like a flag, hid behind and under you Who could blame me? www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdTF...youtube.comFlagYouTube video by Joe Henry - Topic 020
Erik Highter @highter.bsky.social · 29/01/2026Guided By Voices “I Am A Tree” is a top tier Urge Overkill song 140
Erik Highter @highter.bsky.social · 29/01/2026I keep coming back to this and wish they'd do an entire album. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xgp7...youtube.comCharli xcx - House featuring John Cale (Official Video)YouTube video by Charli xcx 010
Erik Highter @highter.bsky.social · 29/01/2026As the years go by I like Giant Giant Sand’s Tucson more and more. A ramshackle joy of an album. youtu.be/_uervctEtMI?...youtu.beGiant Sand - We Don't Play TonightYouTube video by firerecords 030
Erik Highter @highter.bsky.social · 28/01/2026you could do worse than watch all the David Macaulay specials from back in the day. www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...youtube.comDavid Macaulay Playlist - YouTube 010
Reposted by Erik Highterbagagwaa @bagagwaa.bsky.social · 27/01/2026My (allegedly full-time) job just cut everyone’s hours to save money and I’m now working three 6.5 hour shifts a week. If anyone would like to pay me to write or needs a part time FOH professional (20 years in hospitality), I’d love some extra work so I can stay alive. 12310
