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J. Neas @jneas.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Abolish the death penalty

J. Neas @jneas.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Listening to the flexidisc that arrived today with the reissue of Elastica's first album and feeling so unbelievably cool right now.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Student journalists still believe that it’s more important to hold powerful people to account than it is to hold on to access to those powerful people. They haven’t become Savvy Insiders yet

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J. Neas @jneas.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I just read my first few Alice Munro stories last night, and I'm now a fan.

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J. Neas @jneas.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I do love that North Carolina feels like someone flipped the AUTUMN switch on Tuesday night at 8:06 PM.

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J. Neas @jneas.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

A moment of reflection: I'm 27 years in as a DJ at WQFS. And I've been often thinking about when/if I should hang it up and step aside. I've been eyeing the 30 year mark more and more. It feels nice and round and reasonable.

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J. Neas @jneas.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Okay. Watching a local band cover New Order's "Love Vigilantes" in the middle of their show. I like seeing bands dig deeper for covers.

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J. Neas @jneas.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

On the air for the first time since August tomorrow night! Indie/Rock Mayhem at 8 PM EDT on Thursday, 90.9 FM WQFS

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Shepseskare in Love @upfromsumdirt.blacksky.app · 18/09/2026

keith haring, grace jones, fela kuti, and jean-michel basquiat photographed by andy warhol. at mr. chow, nyc (june 1986)

a white man, a jamaican woman, an african man, and a black man walk into a restaurant....

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J. Neas @jneas.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

That's a Good Question trivia tonight at the Flat Iron! 8 PM, and it's a lot of fun. Come hang out!

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J. Neas @jneas.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

The Supreme Court of John Roberts should answer for a lot of repugnant things, but one of their sleeper worst decisions was Murphy v. NCAA

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J. Neas @jneas.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

I'm running trivia at the Flat Iron here in Greensboro tonight. Come have fun! Game starts at 8.

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J. Neas @jneas.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Drive-by Truckers (about to be 19 times) Gary Numan (3 times) Fugazi (sadly only 2) Lucinda Williams (about to be 5 or 6, I think?) Pulp (2 times) Definitely a list of others I've seen multiple times: Sonic Youth, Kathleen Edwards, Jim White, Vic Chesnutt, Futurebirds, El-P, Lyle Lovett, Dylan, etc

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J. Neas @jneas.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Drinking a Bell's Hopslam for the first time since my 20s probably? Anything with a 10% ABV probably should have been left in my 20s, but too many great trivia nights were spent having too many of these (one is definitely enough) while hanging with friends, so here's to those memories. Cheers!

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Ben Gross @bhgross144.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Today I learned that Jesuit historian Francois du Creux (a.k.a. Creuxius) created one of the first maps to refer to "Lake Ontario," which was featured in his 1664 history of Canada. A copy of his map is in @amphilsociety.bsky.social's collections: diglib.amphilsoc.org/islandora/ob... #MapSky 🗃️📜🌎

Title: Tabula novae Franciae

People: Contributor (ctb): Du Creux, François

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Includes inset map; "Chorographia regionis Huronum. Hodie desertae." Copied from François Du Creux, "Historiae Canadensis seu novae Franciae libri decem ad annum usque Christi 1656" (Paris: 1664). This was printed in the Champlain Society Publications, volumes 30-31, translated by Percy J. Robinson (Toronto: 1951). A note by P. J. Robinson states that this map deserves study and is of special value on account of the inset map of the Huron country, the improved outline of the lakes, especially Lake Ontario, and Georgian Bay, the marking of the trails to the Hudson Bay and of the new route discovered by the Groseilliers and Radisson from Lake Nipigon.

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J. Neas @jneas.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

You'll take the HOMES mnemonic acronym from my cold dead hands.

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J. Neas @jneas.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Let the rebroadcast of the Tragically Hip's final show play during my birthday party tonight. Finished right after the last guest left. It's such an amazing show. Still miss you, Gord.

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J. Neas @jneas.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Gonna be hosting trivia at The Flat Iron again this Monday, August 17th. Game starts at 8 PM. Lots of fun, lots of prizes. Come work your brain and drink some grain (alcohol)!

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Caryn Rose @carynrose.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

i just found out that my mentor, friend & inspiration Dave Marsh has left the planet. I will write more later but this piece I wrote about the anthology of his work his friends curated a few years back captures many of my thoughts: jukeboxgraduate.com/why-dave-mar...

jukeboxgraduate.com

Why Dave Marsh Matters

you must choose, brothers, you must choose

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J. Neas @jneas.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

This week's (and last week's) shows are up on the playlists! I'll be on next week as well before I'm back to the 2-week schedule. So much good stuff, so see the Tidal link below, Qobuz in bio, missing songs and other cool stuff down thread. tidal.com/playlist/17c...

tidal.com

J's Indie/Rock Mayhem

Playlist - J's Indie/Rock Mayhem - 40 items

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J. Neas @jneas.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

RIP to Brooklyn Vegan. Just ridiculous.

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J. Neas @jneas.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Greensboro folks: I'm back in the trivia hosting game again. The Flat Iron is hosting trivia on Mondays at 7:45/8. I'm hosting every other week starting this coming Monday, August 3rd. It's a fun time with great music and good people. Plus I'm writing all the questions, so come stretch your brain.

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J. Neas @jneas.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

I was a Cub/Boy Scout for a number of years. I was lucky to have a troop that was good in reinforcing the qualities embodied in the scout oath. But the national organization is a disgrace and has been for a long time. Their new cowardice, by backing off of inclusive steps, is sadly predictable.

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J. Neas @jneas.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

One thing I do enjoy about social media is seeing when a musician you really respect likes the same videos on IG that you do that are in no way connected to music.

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J. Neas @jneas.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

I was not paying close enough attention to a store website yesterday and put credit card info in before figuring out it was a scam. I should've known better, but also, this site was the top sponsored return in my Google search for this item. We live in a terrible timeline.

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J. Neas @jneas.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

@barrysoh.bsky.social a recommendation for In The Chips if you haven't done them!

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J. Neas @jneas.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

If you stumble upon any Miss Vickie's Cacio E Pepe flavored potato chips, do yourself a favor and get some. Ridiculously good.

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J. Neas @jneas.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Man, I just listened to The Frames' FOR THE BIRDS for the first time tonight while on a walk, and wow, that's an amazing record. I'm floored.

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J. Neas @jneas.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Gonna be filling in at WQFS tonight from 8 PM EDT until at least 10. Tune in and enjoy! 90.9 FM and www.wqfs.org

wqfs.org

WQFS 90.9 FM

WQFS is a student-run radio station that operates out of Founders Hall on Guilford College’s campus.

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

NEW: North Carolina’s harsh three strikes law was adopted right before Ramulus Mason was sentenced in the 1990s, so was sentenced to life in prison. Now the man he shot decades ago has become his loud advocate, demanding that the state free him. A fascinating and complex story:

boltsmag.org

In North Carolina, a Shooting Victim Pleads for His Shooter’s Release After 30 Years - Bolts

Ramulus Mason was sentenced to life without parole due to North Carolina’s three-strikes law. The man he shot insists that he shouldn’t still be in prison.

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J. Neas @jneas.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Tiger Bear Wolf is sold out at the Flat Iron tonight, and it's a Greensboro/Guilford reunion up in here.

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J. Neas @jneas.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Whatley can't stop tripping over his own feet. What possible good can you see coming out of banning a reporter from the local daily paper from your open, public campaign event? Not to mention the first amendment violating nonsense of it all.

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J. Neas @jneas.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Ran across Orange 9mm's second album TRAGIC as an anniversary play for this week, and I'd forgotten exactly how much my friends and I cranked this album back in high school. It's very much of its time but also, it rules.

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J. Neas @jneas.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

All of this. They've also made it unlikely that my children could ever go to Iran in their lifetime. I was disappointed enough that it looks like I might've missed my window to ever visit, but they're messing it up for every living American. They're isolating 100 years of US kids from the world.

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dirt squirrel @dirtsquirrel.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

"I'd kill for my child" okay but would you put aside your preconceived notions of gender or sexuality for your child? would you apologize to your child when you're wrong? would you tell your child they can be whoever they want to be, and mean it? your child doesn't need more killing in their name

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J. Neas @jneas.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Indie/Rock Mayhem on the air in just under two hours. A ton of good new stuff - what better way to remember Dave Kendall? Tune in at 8 PM EDT at 90.9 FM WQFS or streaming www.wqfs.org

wqfs.org

WQFS 90.9 FM

WQFS is a student-run radio station that operates out of Founders Hall on Guilford College’s campus.

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J. Neas @jneas.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

While Dave Kendall's time on 120 MINUTES was really before I was watching the show, his work to get it going and the influence there was incalculable. Thanks for helping so many of us find our music, Dave. RIP

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J. Neas @jneas.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Gonna have all the members of Tiger Bear Wolf live on WQFS tonight at 7 PM EDT! I'll be on the air from 6 PM, so tune in and enjoy the night. 90.9 FM or streaming www.wqfs.org

wqfs.org

WQFS 90.9 FM

WQFS is a student-run radio station that operates out of Founders Hall on Guilford College’s campus.

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J. Neas @jneas.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

As a person in my 40s, of course I loved JURASSIC PARK and that makes Sam Neill's passing sad, but I just watched IN THE MOUTH OF MADNESS for the first time in the last year, and it makes me even sadder as a result. Thanks for all the art, friend. RIP

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J. Neas @jneas.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Our pool won the trifecta! We won the Open Championship, the City Meet Championship, and the Swim For Cancer fundraising trophy. What a summer.

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Daniel Bachman @danielbachman.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

More good news today, Link Wray inventing rock and roll distortion and power chords at a gig in Fredericksburg was truly some local folklore people didn’t believe. Can’t wait to see this one go up. “Virginia approves historical marker to the song that inspired a generation of rock stars”

cardinalnews.org

Virginia approves historical marker to the song that inspired a generation of rock stars

Link Wray’s “Rumble” used power chords and distortion. It came to life accidentally at a sock hop in Fredericksburg in 1957.

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J. Neas @jneas.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Question for people who don't live in Greensboro, NC: do any of your cities have city-wide competitive swim meets between all of the private and public pools with swim teams? It's such a neat thing that Greensboro does (and has since 1957), and I wonder how common it is.

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J. Neas @jneas.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Reverse shout-out to the lady at Greensboro City Swim Meet who I complimented for her Toad the Wet Sprocket shirt. She had the best excited response to having it recognized. I know that feeling.

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