Julian @hoolian.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Another recurring point: while the vast majority of music critics in the 20th century were men, women were more influential in determining what music became popular. For example, women liked dancing, so popular music tended to be dance friendly. Men danced to be around women. 010
Julian @hoolian.bsky.social · 27/09/2026He also argues that you can’t understand popular music just by looking at the artists that are critically respected in retrospect and ignoring the stuff that was very popular at the time but is now looked down upon. Prime examples are Paul Whiteman in 1920s jazz and Pat Boone in the 50s. 100
Julian @hoolian.bsky.social · 27/09/2026The title refers to the split in popular music that occurred starting in the mid 60s into predominantly white “rock” and black “soul.” He argues that prior to that popular music was more interracial. For example, both white and black audiences liked jazz, swing, and early R&B/rock and roll. 100
Julian @hoolian.bsky.social · 27/09/2026This book was very interesting. It’s a history of popular music from ragtime to the 1970s. One recurring point is that placement of music into categories is more about marketing than the actual music. Another is the creative tension between music as art to listen to versus something to dance to. 120
Julian @hoolian.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Someone told me they had faxed me something at work. We then had to figure out where faxes go. It’s been years since I received a fax. 130
Julian @hoolian.bsky.social · 24/09/2026I like when there’s a glitch and the image and text don’t match up. This is a good one. 070
Julian @hoolian.bsky.social · 24/09/2026This puts to the test the belief that any publicity is good publicity. 140
Julian @hoolian.bsky.social · 09/09/2026The art on the dry-erase board at the pharmacy is consistently awesome. 030
Julian @hoolian.bsky.social · 08/09/2026I have listened to a fair amount of post-WW II modern jazz, so paradoxically the 1920s to 1945 stuff sounds fresh to me. 131
Julian @hoolian.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Darwin and Einstein were both married to first cousins. The taboo seems pretty recent. 020
Julian @hoolian.bsky.social · 26/08/2026I read the sentence, “ I am a social worker with more than 15 years of experience in aging,” and I thought, Oh yeah? Well I have more than 50 years of experience in aging. 020
Julian @hoolian.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Right? The birds were a special treat. I have never had birds get that close to me in the wild. 010
Julian @hoolian.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Nice hiking this weekend. Got to get it in now before the sun disappears. 150
Julian @hoolian.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Some Canadian jays came up to us for food when we were hiking. 050
Julian @hoolian.bsky.social · 15/08/2026This is old (1978) but new to me. Super catchy. youtu.be/013RkmNWzec?...youtu.beThe Tights- CrackedYouTube video by TheTightsMusic 000
Julian @hoolian.bsky.social · 15/08/2026We got out the ladder and picked 24 pounds of crab apples off the tree in our yard to make apple sauce. 040
Julian @hoolian.bsky.social · 15/08/2026My main conversation tactic is to say, “Oh yeah?” every once in a while. 250
Julian @hoolian.bsky.social · 14/08/2026I’m not sure what the bassist is doing in the second section of this song or what time signature it is in, but I like it. youtu.be/wAABk7ID_nA?...youtu.beBirdHands - The Drivers GlovesYouTube video by BirdHands 010
Julian @hoolian.bsky.social · 14/08/2026We have been watching Downton Abbey. Never thought I would enjoy a soap opera about the thwarted romances of aristocrats and their household employees. Ah, middle age. 110
Julian @hoolian.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Lots of spiderwebs lately. I like how this one looked in the sunlight. 040
Julian @hoolian.bsky.social · 09/08/2026www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...seattletimes.comA Seattle resident recorded Ballard's sea lions — then created something uniqueFrom his Ballard home, Chris Mills can hear sea lions when he goes to bed and when he wakes up. To some, they're incessant. To Mills, incandescent. 000
Julian @hoolian.bsky.social · 09/08/2026If you like sea lions, this is the station for you. www.sealionradio.orgsealionradio.orgSeaLionRadio.org 220
Julian @hoolian.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Mine would be Iggy in 1987 and 2016. He was better in 2016. 100
Julian @hoolian.bsky.social · 24/07/2026And it also features repeated use of the high pitched dropping bomb keyboard sound effect. That’s what I call well rounded. 010
