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Matt Rockman @mattrockman.net · 22/09/2026

Yep, I was quick on the 'shop for this at the time

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Matt Rockman @mattrockman.net · 14/09/2026

Prioritizing first-time watches this year and fixing so very many blind spots

Letterboxd recent activity: To Live and Die in L.A.; Buchanan Rides Alone; Sea of Love; Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

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Matt Rockman @mattrockman.net · 25/08/2026

Meanwhile I've posted my back-to-school pic for the 14th year in a row, forestalling the curse for another twelve months

Perspective shot of an adult male standing with an apple in one hand, wearing a backpack

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Matt Rockman @mattrockman.net · 16/08/2026

A few years in, I scored an amazing deal on an unnecessary chopper thanks to an Amazon pricing error. For a decade's worth of holidays and random occasions, we would wrap and "gift" the chopper to each other, leave it under each other's pillows, etc.

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Matt Rockman @mattrockman.net · 15/04/2026

Well THAT'S a different perspective. [Obligatory @rob-sheridan.com tag]

Perspective from inside something (a house, presumably, but who can tell?). Two hands have breached the opening. Beyond the gap, houses appear in the distance before a sunlit skyline.

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Matt Rockman @mattrockman.net · 04/04/2026

Done! We're aiming for the same goal, and just ever so slightly behind you 😉 youtube.com/@thedepthben...

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Matt Rockman @mattrockman.net · 05/03/2026

Haven't done one of these in a minute, but tomorrow is Bandcamp Friday, and we now have an Award Winning LP you might want to check out. 😉 thedepthbeneathus.bandcamp.com #musicsky #postrock 🎧

7th CPMAs
Central Pennsylvania Music Awards

Instrumental Album of the Year 2025

The Depth Beneath Us - Descent

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Matt Rockman @mattrockman.net · 28/01/2026

Very much so. Realizing that I used to be Bob Island, and now am fostering my own little corner of a local music community with those exact tenets of love and joy guiding me.

@houseofcarlyle

No man is an island, except of course for my friend Bob Island.

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Matt Rockman @mattrockman.net · 16/01/2026

As a parent of a Harrisburg teen, I can assure you they will not.

Jan 6, 2023.

This takes on a darker tone now that it's 14yr-olds trying to walk out in a tshirt &or shorts in January

Jan 6, 2016

Cypress Hill's "I Ain't Going Out Like That" is my favorite song about stepdads not letting their kids go outside w/o a warm coat & gloves.

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Matt Rockman @mattrockman.net · 01/01/2026

INTERSTELLAR is the only Nolan film to affect me on a deeply emotional level. And that's a metric I tend to value above all others.

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Matt Rockman @mattrockman.net · 25/10/2025

This is the most depressing answer to the question of why the hyperlink in my Letterboxd profile suddenly broke 🙄

"all movies are a miracle. it's a teeny tiny play you can watch on your computer any time you want. your ancestors would have dropped to their knees and wept in pure wonderment. show some goddamn gratitude you shitheels" --

Twitter/@KrangTNelson

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Matt Rockman @mattrockman.net · 14/10/2025

Thank you! Donation made in memory of my perfect Oscar (pictured here in his middle school photo)

A perfect Siamese cat photoshopped sitting gracefully in front of a background of diagonally crossing laser beams

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Matt Rockman @mattrockman.net · 14/10/2025

Changed my default ringtone for the first time in 19 years (DO NOT CALL)

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Matt Rockman @mattrockman.net · 23/09/2025

A little run down the next day, and the arm was a bit stiff, but beyond that, feeling good as hell

Scott Wampler™

UPDATE: First dose of the vaccine giving me no problems. Got a teensy bit of soreness in the one arm and I can hear Bill Gates narrating my thoughts ("why don't you burn down a police station") but beyond that, feeling good as hell.

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Matt Rockman @mattrockman.net · 03/09/2025

Hmmm, the plot thickens... thedigitalbits.com/columns/bill...

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Matt Rockman @mattrockman.net · 30/08/2025

Makes total sense. Now the question is which version do I finally dive in with? (Still have my LG E6 OLED and some glasses somewhere)

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Matt Rockman @mattrockman.net · 06/08/2025

Sorry to riff in the replies 😄

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Matt Rockman @mattrockman.net · 07/07/2025

Turned on new post notifications for @thedigitalbits.bsky.social. Turned off post notifications on the other place. And now I never have to open that app again (except for band business) 🙌

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Matt Rockman @mattrockman.net · 10/06/2025

@jeffcannata.bsky.social I was going to wait and see if my wife took my suggestion for a Father's Day gift, but in light of recent developments I decided that it wasn't worth leaving up to chance. Excited that my copy is in fact shipping!

Best Summed Up - by Jeff Cannata (Paperback)

1 item from Target Corporation

Shipped

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Matt Rockman @mattrockman.net · 05/06/2025

Three songs from Descent are currently available if you're into that sort of thing music.thedepthbeneath.us/tdbu-117b-de...

Gourmet Spud

@gourmetspud

Artists love releasing a few songs early in the hopes that it will entice you to listen to the whole album once it comes out. Oldest trick in the book. I'm not falling for it.

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Matt Rockman @mattrockman.net · 05/06/2025

*Pulls out phone* Surely there is nothing currently happening that would overshadow the news that the Descent Limited Smoke Vinyl is 40% sold out in pre-orders! shop.thedepthbeneathus.com

The Depth Beneath Us merch, including vinyl 2LP, CD, and t-shirt

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Matt Rockman @mattrockman.net · 13/05/2025

"Snooze fest" might be up there, though

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Matt Rockman @mattrockman.net · 10/05/2025

Because of our streaming distributor's honestly confusing policy about releasing title tracks as standalone singles, next time around you're getting TWO new songs at once. Feels like a win-win, right?

Buy 1 for the price of 2 and receive the second one absolutely free!

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Matt Rockman @mattrockman.net · 10/05/2025

Oh we get paid. There's just waay more money out than money in. 😎

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Matt Rockman @mattrockman.net · 28/03/2025

Well, the band likes the album. That's generally a good sign (and preferable to the alternative) 🤣

Wes: "JC dudes, this fucking rips"

Gif: "MY GOD! WHAT HAVE WE DONE?"

Mike: "Listened to the album (with today's updates) all the way through twice while working. It sounds amazing. It is a wall of sound and just an onslaught on the ears, in a good way. It sounds better cranked. Fuck my ears hurt. 😝"

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Matt Rockman @mattrockman.net · 21/03/2025

Could be worse. The hormone supplements aren't even our best work.

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Matt Rockman @mattrockman.net · 15/03/2025

Background reading for LP2

In large bodies of water, the temperature drops slowly the deeper one dives. That change can, if the descent is slow enough, feel almost imperceptible. Yet at a certain point, the water temperature drops sharply and alarmingly. This point is the thermocline-a near-physical barrier where warm water meets cold. The shift between the two is sudden and dramatic.

In business, particularly digital services or businesses relying on a subscription revenue model, trust works in the same way. Wired into those products and services is a "trust thermocline." It is a point which, once crossed, otherwise healthy businesses and products suddenly collapse.

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Matt Rockman @mattrockman.net · 08/03/2025

There's an album('s worth of stems) on there. Mixing Monday 🙌

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Matt Rockman @mattrockman.net · 07/03/2025

First Coyote vs. Acme now they're getting rid of his suit this close to release?!

Warner Bros. Moves to Throw Out 'Superman' Suit Over Foreign Copyrights

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Matt Rockman @mattrockman.net · 18/02/2025

I recorded all of my guitars for the first album in one day. Besides the fact that this album is about 12 minutes longer, it also raises the difficulty to the point that a single day—or even two or three—is pretty much out of the question. And I assure you, that is for the best 🤘

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Matt Rockman @mattrockman.net · 17/02/2025

Show us the last four albums you listened to #last4albums

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Matt Rockman @mattrockman.net · 06/02/2025

I think the next traditional Bandcamp Friday is in March? Plus, the new management's word choice here is confusing. Usually, Bandcamp says they will "waive their share of revenue." Here it is unclear to me if that's what they mean by proceeds, or if 100% of the sale price is donated.

"Like many of you, we've been deeply affected by the devastation of the recent wildfires in Southern California. Thousands of people, including members of our own music community, have lost their homes and livelihoods.

We believe in the power of music to make a difference, so on February 7th, from midnight to midnight PST, 100% of Bandcamp's proceeds will be donated to MusiCares, an organization providing emergency financial aid, mental health support, and essential health services to artists in need."

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Matt Rockman @mattrockman.net · 04/02/2025

I'm going to need your best weather related thoughts and prayers for this weekend ice & freezing rain system to clear up in the next few days. When I say we're sliding into the studio on Saturday to record the album, my intention is for that not to be taken literally 😬❄️