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Matt Sebastian @mattsebastian.com · 11/09/2026

Recycled boxes and boxes of old newspapers I'd hoarded during a recent basement purge — goodbye full reprint of the Starr Report, assorted Y2K front pages, etc. — but couldn't let go of this one

Front page of the Sept. 12, 2001, edition of the San Francisco Examiner newspaper with a gigantic headline that says "BASTARDS!" and a photo of the World Trade Center in flames

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Matt Sebastian @mattsebastian.com · 13/08/2026

I've always wondered about this H. Bohle on what's left of our original sidewalk. The city replaced most of ours last year — but with no new stamps. At least they left this end piece

Sidewalk stamp in Denver bearing the year 1914 and what appears to be the name H. Bohle. The rest is not legible.

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Matt Sebastian @mattsebastian.com · 29/07/2026

The gospel according to Pavement

Pavement performing at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee, on July 28, 2026

Pavement’s gear at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee, on July 27, 2026

The Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee, on July 28, 2026

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Matt Sebastian @mattsebastian.com · 24/07/2026

Feels like scraping the bottom of the barrel, yet who are we kidding, I'm going to have to get this www.cherryred.co.uk/the-house-of...

Black-and-white cover art for The House of Love's "The Gift (Rehearsals & Live Recordings 1986-1988)" box set

The House of Love: The Gift (Rehearsals & Live Recordings 1986-1988), 3CD Box Set Edition

HOUSE OF LOVE
Cherry Red
CAT No
CRCD3BOX215
17th October 2026

• 3CDs OF EARLY REHEARSAL RECORDINGS AND LIVE SHOWS.

• INTIMATE RECORDINGS CAPTURING THE BAND'S FORMATIVE YEARS, FROM THE ARCHIVE OF HOUSE OF LOVE BASSIST CHRIS GROOTHUIZEN.

• INCLUDES PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED VERSIONS OF CLASSICS SUCH AS 'SHINE ON', 'CHRISTINE', 'DESTROY THE HEART', 'MAN TO CHILD', 'BEATLES AND THE STONES', 'REAL ANIMAL' AND MORE.

• WITH INSIGHTFUL SLEEVENOTES FEATURING NEW INTERVIEWS WITH THE BAND.

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Matt Sebastian @mattsebastian.com · 17/07/2026

The return of the Olivia Tremor Control — and the long box elephant6.com/product/the-...

Cover of the new Olivia Tremor Control album "The Same Place," due out Oct. 23 from the Elephant 6 Recording Co.

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Matt Sebastian @mattsebastian.com · 15/07/2026

So sad to hear of Dave Kendall's passing. I watched 120 Minutes religiously the years he hosted — he, and the show, were formative — and was thrilled much later when we started emailing over my old music blog, then ended up as colleagues on Sirius XM's 1st Wave. He was so kind and supportive.

Screenshot of MTV "120 Minutes" creator/host Dave Kendall interviewing PiL's John Lydon during broadcast from Tijuana, Mexico, in 1992

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Matt Sebastian @mattsebastian.com · 10/07/2026

Journalism friends, please share: The @denverpost.com is looking to hire 2 new reporters: a full-time legislative reporter, plus a part-time breaking news reporter #journalismjobs —> myworkdaycenter.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/MNG/jo... —> myworkdaycenter.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/MNG/jo...

The Denver Post newspaper front page from July 1, 2026, with the headline "Weiser defeats Bennet after late surge"

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Matt Sebastian @mattsebastian.com · 03/07/2026

Happy 30th to this ragged beast

CD copy of the Neil Young with Crazy Horse album “Broken Arrow,”
released July 2, 1996

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Matt Sebastian @mattsebastian.com · 29/06/2026

“Due to personal health reasons Stephen and Gillian won’t be touring for the foreseeable future…”

New Order are very happy to be playing Primavera in Chile in November marking the band’s first performance there in seven years.

Due to personal health reasons, Stephen and Gillian won’t be touring for the foreseeable future and will not be joining for this show. Bernard, Phil and Tom are really sorry that Stephen and Gillian can’t join us this time, but unfortunately the circumstances make it impossible.

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Matt Sebastian @mattsebastian.com · 25/06/2026

"...sourced from audience recorded cassettes, soundboard tapes and broadcast recordings..."

Warner Music product shot of new Joy Division 14CD/2DVD box set "Eternal: Live"

14 CDs - audio from 16 live performances, sourced from audience cassettes, soundboard tapes, and broadcast recordings, all mastered at Abbey Road Studios
2 DVDs - over 2hrs 30mins of live footage, including the Plan K Brussels concert, two Apollo Theatre Manchester concerts, a soundcheck, and a new edit of Joy Division - A Malcolm Whitehead Film
1 x 16-page booklet - with personal notes by Simon Armitage and photography by Anton Corbijn and Kevin Cummins
12” x 12” lift-off lid box - artwork by Warren Jackson, Peter Saville, Howard Wakefield and Brett Wickens, with cover photography (Sirius Through a Defocused Telescope, 2023) by Wolfgang Tillmans

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Matt Sebastian @mattsebastian.com · 24/06/2026

The @denverpost.com sign came down off the newspaper's former building today — more than 8 years after the newsroom moved out. Part of a $13.5 million settlement w/ the city of Denver to end the paper's lease. Background: www.denverpost.com/2026/06/16/d... 📸 R.J. Sangosti / The Denver Post

Crews with Light of the World Signs remove The Denver Post sign from the newspaper's former headquarters at 101 W. Colfax Ave. on Tuesday, June 23, 2026, in Denver. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)

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Matt Sebastian @mattsebastian.com · 21/06/2026

First part of this series in today’s paper —>

Front page of the Sunday, June 21, 2026, edition of The Denver Post with lead headline “THE GAMBLE ON SPORTS BETTING”

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Matt Sebastian @mattsebastian.com · 03/06/2026

Yeah, I was out of town, too. But they just announced the new album this morning, plus another tour. No dates in the western U.S., so they'll almost certainly add more... theafghanwhigs.com/news/

Poster displaying dates for the Afghan Whigs' Soft Control Tour 2026

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Matt Sebastian @mattsebastian.com · 03/06/2026

Victor Marx brought his dog to the debate

Gubernatorial candidate Victor Marx onstage with a dog at his feet

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Matt Sebastian @mattsebastian.com · 20/05/2026

Quote with a fictional band that is not Spinal Tap.

Album cover for Tyhmens & Saperstein's "Circle of Resonance" — featuring "Afternoon Spray" — from the television program "Patriot." An homage to Simon & Garfunkel's "Sounds of Silence" sleeve.

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Matt Sebastian @mattsebastian.com · 16/05/2026

One of my favorite things about living in the East Bay in 2000-01 was hopping over to Berkeley to trawl the tiny Mod Lang, the absolute HQ for British import CDs — even with giants Rasputin and Amoeba just around the corner

Warning: Hot Mike! aka ‪@modernminstrel.bsky.social‬ posted: "This is a Mod Lang Records appreciation post. The most amazing little under appreciated gem of a record store in Berkeley, that was a pilgrimage site for weird Bay Area kids obsessed with UK, Euro, and underground indie alternative records in the 90s and 00s. www.modlang.com"

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Matt Sebastian @mattsebastian.com · 02/05/2026

Some good news on Jello Biafra’s stroke recovery —>

Update posted today on Jello Biafra's Facebook page: "Jello update. Jello is progressing nicely. His speech has mostly come back in full, and cognitively, it’s like the stroke never happened. The left side is still weak but it is doing much better than it was. He has been living with me so I can care for him, but he is so much more self sufficient than he was, he will most likely go home this coming week. Thank you again for the outpouring of support. It has meant the world to him."

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Matt Sebastian @mattsebastian.com · 30/04/2026

Had giant subway posters of these —>

Poster that says The Cure "The Head on the Door" in artistic script, featuring the band members with bright, neon-colored faces, eyes and lips

Poster that says Depeche Mode "Route 66" over a black-and-white photo of singer Dave Gahan in a studded leather jacket standing in front of bandmate Alan Wilder

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Matt Sebastian @mattsebastian.com · 18/04/2026

Happy Doolittle day to all who partake

Original cassette copy of Pixies' "Doolittle" album — released 37 years ago today — procured at some point in 1989 through the Columbia House record and tape club, along with a dozen or so other cassettes, for a penny. Good times.

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Matt Sebastian @mattsebastian.com · 26/03/2026

Someone wrote ICE OUT in large white letters on Boulder's iconic First Flatiron this morning, though the message didn't last long. Rangers were headed up when the letters were removed, @abidrivesalot.bsky.social reports: dailycamera.com/2026/03/26/ice-out-boulder-flatirons-immigration/

Photo shows large white letters spelling ICE OUT that were placed on Boulder's First Flatiron on the morning of Thursday, March 26, 2026

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Matt Sebastian @mattsebastian.com · 19/03/2026

The day after the NYT's report on sexual assault allegations against Cesar Chavez, signage at the park in northwest Denver that bears his name is covered or vandalized, and the statue of him is encased in plywood. Denver's mayor is "making an announcement on Cesar Chavez" at 10 a.m. today.

The bust of Cesar Chavez at Cesar Chavez Park, at 41st and Tennyson in northwest Denver, is encased in plywood on the morning of March 19, 2026

One of the signs at Cesar Chavez Park, at 41st and Tennyson in northwest Denver, is seen vandalized on the morning of March 19, 2026

The sign at the corner of Cesar Chavez Park, at 41st and Tennyson in northwest Denver, is covered on the morning of March 19, 2026

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Matt Sebastian @mattsebastian.com · 07/03/2026

Somewhere there’s a recording of Kevin Shields and J Mascis doing the “Mission: Impossible” theme

The two men hit it off right away, and as they walked drunkenly through the deserted streets of Osaka at 4:30 in the morning, Reitzell decided to ask Shields if he might be interested in contributing to a film score, if ever he found a suitable project. ‘Sure,’ Shields replied. His only prior experience with film music had been a $5,000 payday he’d shared with J Mascis to demo a version of the Mission Impossible 2 theme song. (In another win for mainstream American culture, Limp Bizkit got the gig instead.) Reitzell knew of Shields’s recent difficulties with Island and his inability to finish new solo work in the studio, but he seemed undeterred.

Cover of Andrew Perer’s “Turn My Head Into Sound: A History of Kevin Shields and My Bloody Valentine”

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Matt Sebastian @mattsebastian.com · 12/02/2026

Super fun show, esp w/ Michael Shannon’s sisters taking the Kate Pierson and Patti Smith parts. And to choose “Fireplace” as your one song off DOCUMENT? Crazy.

Michael Shannon, Jason Narducy and Friends play R.E.M.'s Lifes Rich Pageant at the Summit Music Hall in Denver on Feb. 11, 2026

Set 1: "Lifes Rich Pageant"
1. Begin the Begin
2. These Days
3. Fall on Me
4. Cuyahoga
5. Hyena
6. Underneath the Bunker
7. The Flowers of Guatemala
8. I Believe
9. What If We Give It Away?
10. Just a Touch
11. Swan Swan H
12. I Am Superman

Michael Shannon, Jason Narducy and Friends play R.E.M.'s Lifes Rich Pageant at the Summit Music Hall in Denver on Feb. 11, 2026

Set 2:
1. Lotus
2. Fretless
3. Me in Honey (With Michael Shannon's sister)
4. E-Bow the Letter (With Michael Shannon's other sister)
5. Carnival of Sorts (Boxcars)
6. Crush With Eyeliner
7. The Lifting
8. Burning Down
9. Fireplace
10. How the West Was Won and Where It Got Us
11. You Are the Everything
12. The Great Beyond

Michael Shannon, Jason Narducy and Friends play R.E.M.'s Lifes Rich Pageant at the Summit Music Hall in Denver on Feb. 11, 2026

Encore:
1. Pilgrimage
2. Camera
3. Star 69

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Matt Sebastian @mattsebastian.com · 12/02/2026

These guys did LIFES RICH PAGEANT right, plus a heap of deep cuts

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Matt Sebastian @mattsebastian.com · 05/02/2026

Six months after Colorado school shooting — and today's announcement that the shooter's parents won't be charged — the family's attorney tells @denverpost.com's Shelly Bradbury how he thinks the 16-year-old got the gun used to shoot 2 classmates and kill himself www.denverpost.com/2026/02/04/e...

Douglas Richards, the attorney representing the Evergreen High shooter’s parents, told The Denver Post on Wednesday that he believes Desmond slipped the revolver out of the safe while he was with his father.

“I believe what happened is Desmond and his father were cleaning some of the family firearms, and in a moment when his father was not looking, Desmond took a firearm from the back of the safe that was an heirloom and had not been used by the family, ever,” Richards said. “Because the firearm was never used and was not stored with other firearms in the safe, its disappearance was not noticed until after the tragedy.”

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Matt Sebastian @mattsebastian.com · 25/01/2026

Photos by Rebecca Slezak for @denverpost.com of today's anti-ICE protest at the Colorado Capitol and march in Denver, a day after federal agents killed Alex Pretti in Minneapolis More photos: denverpost.com/2026/01/25/ice-protest-alex-pretti-denver

Protesters march away from the Colorado State Capitol on Sunday Jan. 25, 2026, in Denver. Crowds came out to protest against ICE following the killing of Alex Pretti by federal agents in Minneapolis. Photo by Rebecca Slezak, Special to The Denver Post

Demonstrators stand with signs outside the Colorado State Capitol on Sunday Jan. 25, 2026, in Denver. Crowds came out to protest against ICE following the killing of Alex Pretti by federal agents in Minneapolis. Photo by Rebecca Slezak, Special to The Denver Post

Denver Coalition Against Trump members hold a sign that says "Denver United Against Trump" while standing on the steps of the Colorado State Capitol on Sunday Jan. 25, 2026, in Denver. Photo by Rebecca Slezak, Special to The Denver Post

Protesters gather outside the Colorado State Capitol on Sunday Jan. 25, 2026, in Denver. Crowds came out to protest against ICE following the killing of Alex Pretti by federal agents in Minneapolis. Photo by Rebecca Slezak, Special to The Denver Post

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Matt Sebastian @mattsebastian.com · 05/01/2026

How the University of Colorado's student news organization — the CU Independent — lost control of its website URL and had it hijacked by a copycat peddling AI slop www.denverpost.com/2026/01/05/c... Story by @lizzy-hernandez.bsky.social

A side-by-side comparison of the homepages of cuindependent.org, left, and cuindependent.com, right, from Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025. The .org site is the University of Colorado Boulder student news organization’s website. The .com appears to be an AI-generated imposter site.

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Matt Sebastian @mattsebastian.com · 20/12/2025

Still riding that Smog high on this #CDfriday

Stack of 8 CDs by the musical act Golden Smog

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Matt Sebastian @mattsebastian.com · 18/12/2025

Surf's up in Nederland www.dailycamera.com/2025/12/17/x...

Photo of Barker Reservoir outside of Nederland, Colorado, shows wind-blown waves and spray flying off the water as high winds ravaged Boulder County on Dec. 17, 2025

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Matt Sebastian @mattsebastian.com · 17/12/2025

This is Xcel Energy's map showing where along the Front Range foothills the utility likely will turn off power during Wednesday's windstorm to prevent wildfires

Map created by Xcel Energy showing location of planned power outages Wednesday in Boulder, Clear Creek, Jefferson, Larimer and Weld countties

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Matt Sebastian @mattsebastian.com · 13/12/2025

Closing out another #CDfriday w/ “Me and My 424” on a loop

CD copy of John Vanderslice’s “Life and Death of an American Fourtracker”

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Matt Sebastian @mattsebastian.com · 12/12/2025

Notable that 2 Denver councilmembers on city’s Surveillance Technology Task Force told @denverpost.com they didn't know DPD's drones-as-first-responders pilot program was underway (since October) until learning from reporter. Hours after story posted, DPD issued news release announcing the program.

News release:

Denver Police Department Evaluating Drone as First Responder Technology

Preliminary Pilot Program Data Demonstrates Measurable Successes

Denver – Friday, December 12, 2025 – The Denver Police Department (DPD) has launched a pilot program evaluating cutting-edge Drone as First Responder (DFR) technology designed to improve response times and provide real-time situational awareness during emergency calls to enhance community and officer safety.

“Drone as First Responder technology is trending nationally as a significantly beneficial tool for law enforcement,” said Denver Police Cyber Bureau Commander Clifford Barnes. “The drones can be launched within seconds and typically arrive on-scene of a call for service before patrol officers, providing critical information that can lead to safer response and successful outcomes.”

Unlike passive surveillance systems, the DFR program is strictly responsive – enabling an officer to respond as a remote first responder.

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Matt Sebastian @mattsebastian.com · 12/12/2025

Here's a map showing where those Denver Police Department drones have flown to around 200 calls for service since Skydio's pilot program began in October. The drones can fly in a 2-mile radius around DPD HQ.

Map showing where Denver’s police drones have flown. "Denver Police Department drones have flown to around 200 calls for service since a pilot program began in October. Locations are approximate based on geocoding of police department's address information. The map does not include training flights or overwatch flights."

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Matt Sebastian @mattsebastian.com · 06/12/2025

The world is turnin’. Hope it don’t turn away.

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Matt Sebastian @mattsebastian.com · 20/11/2025

RIP, Mani. What a tremendous musical loss. Never have I been so completely drawn in by a record's opening notes than the first time I heard his "I Wanna Be Adored" bassline

Black and white image of Gary "Mani" Mounfield playing bass with The Stone Roses

Image of the cover of The Stone Roses' 1989 self-titled album

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Matt Sebastian @mattsebastian.com · 07/11/2025

Postman brought some #CDfriday action a day early

Numero Group's new 2-disc Hüsker Dü live set "1985: The Miracle Year"

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Matt Sebastian @mattsebastian.com · 30/10/2025

Is Telluride ready to "chuck Chuck?" Why the opulent ski town turned on the resort’s longtime owner Chuck Horning www.denverpost.com/2025/10/30/t... // by @samtabachnik.bsky.social

A sticker that says "Chuck Chuck: Save Telluride" stuck on the back of a street sign in Telluride, Colorado

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