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Marc Wood @imarcmn.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Will never get over how when The Beatles played Shea Stadium in 1965, they used the same built-in PA that was used to announce batters coming up to the plate.

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Marc Wood @imarcmn.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

One of the greatest double albums (+ 7" EP) ever could easily have been the best triple album ever.

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Marc Wood @imarcmn.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

*Geddy Lee voice* If you choose not to just go online and listen to Choosin' Texas if you haven't heard it even though it's been at number one for 23 weeks, you still have made a choice

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Gummy Arts @gummyarts.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

John Coltrane was born 100 years ago today.

Colored-pencil card drawing of John Coltrane

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The Tonearm @thetonearm.com · 19/09/2026

"Soft-spoken and cerebral — complete with a degree in semiotics from Brown — Mr. Sheik seemed like a long shot for fame when he arrived in Los Angeles in 1992 with a demo tape and a deep unease with the spotlight." Duncan Sheik, Who Traded Pop Stardom for Broadway, Dies at 56 (gift link):

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Duncan Sheik, Who Traded Pop Stardom for Broadway, Dies at 56 (Gift Article)

Weary of the heartthrob label after his 1996 hit “Barely Breathing,” he pivoted to musical theater and won two Tonys for composing “Spring Awakening.”

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Marc Wood @imarcmn.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

I must be doing something right if I follow (actually list) both people who have quoted this so far. (For the record, I love both versions + D.L. Byron's demo, which lays bare what a brilliant Springsteen knockoff it is)

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Marc Wood @imarcmn.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Loving these guys… @solace.music how is it possible that they're playing Cloudland and not someplace 2-5x bigger in October? (I've never been there so maybe I'm missing something)

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Marc Wood @imarcmn.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

This was an epiphany for me at the start of work-from-home in 2020.

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Gummy Arts @gummyarts.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

The first season of “The Muppet Show” began 50 years ago today.

Colored-pencil card drawing of Fozzie Bear

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Marc Wood @imarcmn.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Electric Fetus had a power outage just as I showed up - starting to get the generator up and running. Really eerie browsing records in silence with no music playing.

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Marc Wood @imarcmn.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

When I realized the three brothers in this band share the last name Met, my first thought was, does the NYT refer to them as "Mr. Met" on second reference? (No, they keep using their first names to distinguish them from each other)

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Jake Rudh @jakerudh.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Happy 72nd birthday to Declan Patrick MacManus aka Elvis Costello.

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Marc Wood @imarcmn.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Well they, shut down Big Pepper out in Falcon Heights Now they, demolished their booth, too

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Marc Wood @imarcmn.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

RIP Dave Marsh - my copy of this book is full of post-its and other improvised bookmarks

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Marc Wood @imarcmn.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Cats ask for it by name! (Great article.)

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Marc Wood @imarcmn.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Appointments, Julien Baker

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Marc Wood @imarcmn.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Find the 5 words from your birth year that perfectly describe YOUR vibe ⬇️ www.merriam-webster.com/time-traveler/ air hockey glam rock floppy disk playlist worry line

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Marc Wood @imarcmn.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Time everlasting … Time to play B-sides

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Marc Wood @imarcmn.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

They wouldn't buy Pyromania (1983) for me (just because of the title!), so when my sister's friend brought it over one day, I hooked up my mom's boombox and made a cassette copy while they played it

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Home Taping Is Killing Music - Wikipedia

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randall "tex" boggs @cinatyte.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

John Munson has returned to the stage! We are so thankful for your health!

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Marc Wood @imarcmn.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

A high school student puts off writing a paper about his field trip until the last minute, but gets it submitted in time thanks to an early version of the fax machine.

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Marc Wood @imarcmn.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

There must be a scientific term for the feeling that a nearby mannequin or statue is in your personal space even if you're consciously aware that it's not real. This one's making me nervous as I flip through bargain vinyl at Fly Vintage & Vinyl in Robbinsdale.

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Marc Wood @imarcmn.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

This beauty has been in my family since my mom bought it in 1977 - I just drove it to Des Moines from Mpls to get it fixed. The amp and speakers are from then, too

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Marc Wood @imarcmn.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

“Bert Kaempfert’s got the mad hits” - Tom Verlaine, apparently

Discogs listing for That Latin Feeling LP by Bert Kaempfert and His Orchestra, “From the collection of Tom Verlaine!”

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Marc Wood @imarcmn.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Drove my vintage turntable to Des Moines (4 hrs away) to be repaired by a guy who only fixes my particular brand. Figured I'd drop off and come back ~3 hours later before heading back, but he let me watch him take it apart and work his magic on it. Told my wife when I got home "it was a magical day"

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Marc Wood @imarcmn.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Sandy Posey, Single Girl Leapy Lee, Little Arrows (seriously!) Any prime-era Ramsey Lewis

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Marc Wood @imarcmn.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

My header: A sticker that says "Rock Nite" on a 7" single of "The Walls Came Down" by The Call. I found the single (with sticker) in a record store back in the early '90s.

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Marc Wood @imarcmn.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

I've heard "King for a Day," a deep cut from XTC's 1989 LP Oranges and Lemons, multiple times and years apart at Kohl's.

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Marc Wood @imarcmn.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

"No, we're asking you," they respond via mind meld, setting up an intergalactic game of Who's On First

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Is This Music?

YouTube video by Teenage Fanclub - Topic

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Marc Wood @imarcmn.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Once again, Max Rebo has chosen to stay above the Rancor

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Gummy Arts @gummyarts.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Bob Dylan, 1974 Topps style, in honor of his birthday today

Colored-pencil card drawing of Bob Dylan

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Marc Wood @imarcmn.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

🎵 Shining star for you to see... 🎵

Football Pizza Bubble Tea - sidewalk sign at corner of 24th and Central in Northeast Minneapolis

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Marc Wood @imarcmn.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

slightly increase a band Greater Boston

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Marc Wood @imarcmn.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

About 15 years ago a large flock of turkeys visited our backyard in NE Mpls and I got photos of them "flying" from the ground to the roof of our detached 1-car garage and back. It was news to me then, too, that they could do that, but clearly their range is limited.

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Marc Wood @imarcmn.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

The vocals remind me of Richard Thompson, so it wouldn't sound out of place on Unhalfbricking, either. (Also, like Fables, produced by Joe Boyd.)

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Marc Wood @imarcmn.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

In a continuing effort to cut costs, the Twins' communications department has claimed Amazing Grunge Fontz Vol. 3 on waivers.

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Marc Wood @imarcmn.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Bad Brains to Hüsker Dü, April 14: "Land Speed Record, huh? We'll see about that."

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Marc Wood @imarcmn.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

My small-town, 14-year-old self's sincere answer to this sarcastic post:

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Marc Wood @imarcmn.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

Wouldn't say "blown away", but I heard the opening riff of this song on the radio in about 1984, and never heard it again or knew what it was until just a couple years ago. Drove me nuts bc you can't Shazam or Google "the 'Photograph' riff but weirdly inverted"…turns out this track is 4 years older.

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Loving You Sunday Morning

YouTube video by Scorpions - Topic

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Marc Wood @imarcmn.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Not entirely certain, but this was probably the first single-artist live album recorded at The Depot, a month after it opened

On back cover: Recorded at The Depot, Minneapolis, Minn., May 8 & 9, 1970

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Marc Wood @imarcmn.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Does clicking the red X in the corner on one of them not work in zero gravity?

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Marc Wood @imarcmn.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Part of the reason it sounds creepy is that there were two versions of the track that were recorded in different keys, and John wanted to use them both. From Mark Lewisohn's The Beatles: Recording Sessions:

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Marc Wood @imarcmn.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Has anyone ever won an Oscar for playing more than one character before?

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Marc Wood @imarcmn.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

They really had the goods. I started with the Give Me Convenience… comp, a lot of which was more punk in attitude than sound (in a good way), but then Bedtime for Democracy roars like a hardcore freight train, almost Slayer-like

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Marc Wood @imarcmn.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Post your favorite Lord of the Rings character. Wrong Answers Only.

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Marc Wood @imarcmn.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

RIP John Hammond (blues singer, son of John Hammond the record executive). I just became aware of his music recently, specifically the "So Many Roads" album, which features three future members of The Band.

nytimes.com

John P. Hammond, Pioneer in 1960s Blues Renaissance, Dies at 83

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