iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Today's album of the day is Teaser and the Firecat by Cat Stevens, released on this date in 1971

Stevens wrote and illustrated a 1972 children's book which features the titular characters from the album cover, top-hatted young Teaser and his pet, Firecat, who attempt to put the moon back in its place after it falls from the sky.

This has been September's edition of "Becky's out, and I'm watching something ridiculous." She has a lot of travel in October, so I'm looking for nominations of movies to watch and foods to waffle

1180

Joe Fray @josephfray.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Today's album of the day is Paper Trail by T.I., released on this date in 2008

A portrait of T. I. composed of pieces of paper tacked to a board

440

Joe Fray @josephfray.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Today's album of the day Mos Def & Talib Kweli are Black Star by Black Star, released on this date in 1998

Air brushed red images of the artists with two red stars in the speakers of a boom box and a crowd of people underneath

150

Joe Fray @josephfray.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Today's album of the day is Goodies by Ciara, released on this date in 2004

140

Joe Fray @josephfray.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Today's album of the day is Under the Table and Dreaming by the Dave Matthews Band, released on this date in 1994

4190

Joe Fray @josephfray.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Hey, @thezebraalexandria.bsky.social, how does this flyer comport with your written AI policy, which I'm sure exists

AI slop volunteer for Art on the Avenue flier the Zebra posted

6310

Joe Fray @josephfray.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Tank Girl (1995), choreography by Adam Shankman

The dance scene from the brothel in Tank Girl (1995)

130

Joe Fray @josephfray.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Today's album of the day is Let's Get Ready by Mystikal, released on this date in 2000

Mystikal, wearing a do rag and looking tough, in front of some cgi fire or fencing or something?

110

Joe Fray @josephfray.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Today's album of the day is Peace Sells... But Who's Buying? by Megadeth, released on this date in 1986

Vic Rattle head, the Megadeth mascot, in front of a ruined United Nations headquarters

170

Joe Fray @josephfray.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Today's album of the day is The Low End Theory by A Tribe Called Quest, released on this date in 1991

The black that dominates the cover art, like The Dark of the Moon, another visual statement. Even the nude model, who looked like she stepped off a Ohio Players cover, dabbed in Paddy Crofton’s vibrant fluorescent makeup splashes off the sleeve much like Steely Dan’s Aja did.

Meant to be eye-popping, it’s that as well as alluringly Afrocentric. The use of red and green phosphorescent explode off the black background. Illustrative of the group’s music affirmation, its culture colorfully distinguishable. With photographs by Brooklyn’s Joe Grant and cover design by JK and ZombArt, the art surges off the album’s canvas as distinctly as the title hugs the dark figure’s low end. Well, that’s the theory, so I’ve heard.

1110

Joe Fray @josephfray.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Today's album of the day is Come to My Garden by Minnie Ripperton, released on this date in 1970

Minnie Ripperton in a white dress standing in a garden

160

Joe Fray @josephfray.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Today's album of the day is Dizzy Up the Girl, released on this date in 1998

A woman lying facedown on a bed with her feet in the air. She's wearing a green print dress and very dirty bright pink socks. The wallpaper is garish, and there's a window with dark shades at the head of the bed

3110

Joe Fray @josephfray.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Today's album of the day is In Utero by Nirvana, released on this date in 1993

The cover of the album is an image of a Transparent Anatomical Manikin, with angel wings superimposed.

1150

Joe Fray @josephfray.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Today's album of the day is Traffic by Traffic, released on this date in 1968

1110

Joe Fray @josephfray.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Today's album of the day is Blue Bell Knoll by Cocteau Twins, released on this date in 1988

061

Joe Fray @josephfray.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Fuck it, I'm watching Road House

5191

Joe Fray @josephfray.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Today's album of the day is Selmasongs: Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack 'Dancer in the Dark' by Björk, released on this date in 2000

250

Joe Fray @josephfray.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Kayak launch update: RPCA has commissioned an engineering report on the causes of the failure and how to fix it. That's expected sometime in the fall. Repairs will commence afterwards unless work in the water is required, which would have to wait until spring

1141

Joe Fray @josephfray.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Today's album of the day is Montero by Lil Nas X, released on this date in 2021

A stylized named Lil Nas X floating above a futuristic Lisa Frank-esque scene designed by Pilar Zeta

150

Joe Fray @josephfray.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Otto always finds the most comfortable sleeping positions

A white fluffy dog with his face pressed under the couch

0190

Joe Fray @josephfray.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Today's album of the day is Wild Is the Wind by Nina Simone, released on this date in 1966

030

Joe Fray @josephfray.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

The child specifically requested a Seattle-style hot dog and a big ol' tomato while mom is gone, and that's what she got

Two big tomato slices and a hot dog covered with caramelized onions, pickled jalapeños, and mustard. Underneath is some cream cheese

1270

Joe Fray @josephfray.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Today's album of the day is Foxtrot by Genesis, released on this date in 1972

The album's cover was the last of three Genesis releases designed by Paul Whitehead, following Trespass and Nursery Cryme. He was a former art director for Time Out and gained inspiration from the lyrics to "Supper's Ready", which alludes to the apocalypse. Whitehead wanted to present the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse in an original way but it turned into something "a little more whimsical", with two horse riders being a monkey and an alien. The cover for Nursery Cryme had depicted croquet which represented the English upper class which Whitehead repeated on Foxtrot with the depiction of fox hunting. The croquet scene is also repeated, placed in the background which has the Victorian manor now replaced with a hole in the ground. Whitehead devised the album's title, which he had done for Trespass and Nursery Cryme as he recalled the group were stuck for ideas. He had heard the word "foxy", an American slang term for an attractive woman, during a visit in the United States, and "Foxy Lady" by The Jimi Hendrix Experience, which he used as inspiration to draw a female with a fox head. Whitehead's original illustrations for the three albums were stolen from the Charisma archives when it was sold to Virgin Records in 1983. Whitehead claimed that Charisma staff got wind of the imminent sale and proceeded to loot its office.

The band disliked the cover. Gabriel felt less pleased with the design than Whitehead's previous works. Hackett felt "unsure" about the cover when he saw it for the first time, calling it a "strange" design that has made more sense to him over time. Banks thought it was the weakest cover Whitehead designed for Genesis. Rutherford felt the design was a decline in quality following the "lovely atmosphere" of the Trespass and Nursery Cryme covers, saying the Foxtrot cover was "a little bit weak". Collins thought it was not "particularly special" and lacked a professional look.

130

Joe Fray @josephfray.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Kavanaugh concurring on mailability!

040

Joe Fray @josephfray.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Today's album of the day is August and Everything After by the Counting Crows, released on this date in 1993

1150

Joe Fray @josephfray.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Cold War (2018) is the most gorgeous thing I've ever looked at

Tomasz Kot and Joanna Kulig looking like absolute snacks in black and white

161

Joe Fray @josephfray.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Today's album of the day is Four by Blues Traveler, released on this date in 1994

A purple cartoon cat on a green background

1150

Joe Fray @josephfray.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Today's album of the day is Welcome to Jamrock by Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley, released on this date in 2005

Damian stands in front of some corrugated metal above a map of what I assume is Kingston

240

Joe Fray @josephfray.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

C: how nice do I dress for Rosh Hashanah services? Me: I'm dressing like this {look like I'm going to the office} C: are you wearing flip-flops? Me: no C: oh, so it's formal

2330

Joe Fray @josephfray.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

I am beyond excited that tomorrow, for the first time, I get to attend my daughter's soccer game as neither coach or assistant coach

4430

Joe Fray @josephfray.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Today's album of the day is God Hates Us All by Slayer, released on this date in 2001

The original album cover depicts a Bible spiked with nails placed in a pentagram star shape covered in blood with the word "Slayer" burnt across it. The liner notes intersperse the lyrics between passages from the biblical Book of Job, partly crossed out with a black marker. The idea was suggested by the band's record company, although King wanted more time to develop a better cover. King's concept for the cover was to show nails in the shape of a pentagram and have them miss keywords in Bible verses so it appeared as if it had been created by a sociopath. He later complained that the outcome was: "typical of a record company with absolutely no idea what the fuck they were going to do", and said that the cover "looked like a seventh grader defaced the Bible." A slip insert was placed in front of the covers in major retail outlets.

250

Joe Fray @josephfray.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

I expected better from {checks notes} Goebel Farms

INDIANA Evansville: If you fly over northern Vanderburgh County and look down, you'll see a face staring back at you. It's Charlie Kirk's. The visage of the slain right-wing com- mentator has been planted into the fields at Goebel Farms for the busi- ness' annual corn maze.

2140

Joe Fray @josephfray.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Today's album of the day is Another Level by Blackstreet, released on this date in 1996

220

Joe Fray @josephfray.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Today's album of the day is Más by Alejandro Sanz, released on this date in 1997

An absolutely smoldering Alejandro Sanz in front of a bunch of old CRT-looking images of him in various poses

130

Joe Fray @josephfray.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Today's album of the day is When I Was Born for the 7th Time by Cornershop, released on this date in 1997

A photo of some guys in odd lighting, taken by Catalina Gonzales

120

Joe Fray @josephfray.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Today's album of the day is Cut by The Slits, released on this date in 1979

The three Slits clad in mud and loincloths.

010

Joe Fray @josephfray.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

At Kings Dominion and reminiscing about when I went to Six Flags Great America on April 19, 1998, and was not permitted to ride the Demon

On April 19, 1998, a train on the Demon roller coaster stopped in the middle of a vertical loop, resulting in 23 riders being stuck upside down for two hours. An aerial fire apparatus was required to release stranded riders.

280

Joe Fray @josephfray.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Today's album of the day is Amadjar by Tinariwen, released on this date in 2019

120

Joe Fray @josephfray.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Today's album of the day is Minstrel in the Gallery by Jethro Tull, released on this date in 1975

The cover of Minstrel in the Gallery, held over the LP on a turntable

150

Joe Fray @josephfray.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Possibly more important news: Wisin has a new album called La Universidad del Perreo. Now, can anyone tell me what that last word means?

Wisin, in a pjnk suit in an old timey school office, answering a phone. The CRT monitor reads "Universidad del Perreo"

150

Joe Fray @josephfray.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Today's album of the day is B'Day by Beyoncé, released on this date in 2006

The album's cover artwork was revealed on July 18, 2006, and features Beyoncé looking into the distance, wearing a golden low-cut dress and small golden hoop earrings, with a dark eye liner and her hair piled high on her head.

140