Reposted by _somma_Eric Alper @thatericalper.com · 01/10/2026Released in October 1980, Donnie Iris’ “Ah! Leah!” became his signature hit. Co-written with Mark Avsec, the power-pop classic reached No. 29 on the Billboard Hot 100 and became an unofficial anthem of Pittsburgh. 271
Reposted by _somma_Blue Note Records @bluenoterecords.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Branford Marsalis & Dianne Reeves have released their John Coltrane tribute album “Dedicated to You” featuring the acclaimed saxophonist & his quartet of pianist Joey Calderazzo, bassist Eric Revis & drummer Justin Faulkner collaborating with the great vocalist branfordmarsalis.lnk.to/dedicatedtoyou 0114
Reposted by _somma_New Scientist @newscientist.com · 16/09/2026The psychedelic drug LSD eased anxiety in a late-stage trial, paving the way for a probable approval in the US within the next two yearsnewscientist.comLSD could be approved for anxiety in the US in 2027 | New Scientist 142
_somma_ @mattsomma.bsky.social · 15/09/2026youtu.be/IrR_BlHSqy0?...youtu.beWhat's New In Baltimore? (Live/1982)YouTube video by Frank Zappa - Topic 120
Reposted by _somma_TCM Party @tcmparty.bsky.social · 08/09/2026👻 One of cinema’s most beautiful nightmares returns. Masaki Kobayashi’s KWAIDAN opens Sept. 11 in a stunning new 4K restoration from Janus Films—restoring 17 minutes of footage unseen since its original Japanese release. Surreal. Haunting. Absolutely gorgeous. #TCMParty ^JW 4298
_somma_ @mattsomma.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Summer Bummer 2”x3” thumbnails in gouache. #Pittsburgh #art #painting 0121
Reposted by _somma_jesse jarnow @bourgwick.bsky.social · 07/09/2026magically, this whole chart also works just as well in reverse (or in stasis, as i understand some have achieved) 4375
Reposted by _somma_jesse jarnow @bourgwick.bsky.social · 30/08/202650 years ago today, the grateful dead make a studio demo of “dancing in the street” with only donna jean on vocals (plus nifty mu-tron jam), possibly intending to overdub the other parts later. tape, etc.: heads.social/@bourgwick/1... #deadfreaksunite 1282
Reposted by _somma_jesse jarnow @bourgwick.bsky.social · 27/08/202650 years ago today, the grateful dead return to the studio, likely making a demo for clive davis & arista, where they’d sign 6 weeks later. it’s labeled club front, but that wasn’t quite a studio just yet, more likely at his master’s wheels. tape, notes: heads.social/@bourgwick/1... #deadfreaksunite 0273
Reposted by _somma_Wallace Polsom @wallacepolsom.bsky.social · 23/04/2025Character portraits by John R. Neill for L. Frank Baum, “The Patchwork Girl of Oz” (The Copp, Clark Co., 1913). 0358
Reposted by _somma_Wallace Polsom @wallacepolsom.bsky.social · 23/04/2025Four more character portraits by John R. Neill for L. Frank Baum, “The Patchwork Girl of Oz” (The Copp, Clark Co., 1913). 1304
Reposted by _somma_Animation Obsessive @ani-obsessive.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Ray Harryhausen's stop-motion skeletons in Jason and the Argonauts are amazing even now. He animated the sequence by himself for more than four months -- without computers or even an easy way to check his work. We're looking into how he did it: animationobsessive.substack.com/p/how-ray-ha... 6831411011
Reposted by _somma_Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 03/08/2026John Mayer commemorated the one-year anniversary of Dead & Company’s shows at San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park — the last time late guitarist Bob Weir performed onstage. Read ↓rollingstone.comJohn Mayer on Bob Weir Playing His Final Dead & Company Amid Health Battle: 'His Ultimate Act of Defiance'John Mayer commemorated the one-year anniversary of Dead & Company's San Francisco shows, marking the last time the late Bob Weir performed onstage. 2315
_somma_ @mattsomma.bsky.social · 28/07/20264. Rocco’s Slice House Pittsburgh Street (in the Shop and Save.) It’s the best pizza for many miles 011
Reposted by _somma_MoMA Paintings and Sculpture @moma.bsky.social · 13/07/2026Gerhard Richter, Meadowland, 1985 botfrens.com/collections/14377/cont… 07316
Reposted by _somma_Todd Nauck @toddnauck.bsky.social · 10/07/2026Marvel has released my variant cover for AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 1000 (coming in Sept 2026). It is part of four connecting covers that will run on ASM 1000-1003, the LEGACY connecting covers! Colored by the amazing Rachelle Rosenberg! 96922
Reposted by _somma_Oliver @oliver48.bsky.social · 07/07/2026".. the small Quebec town ... has become the first municipality in Canada to officially recognize trees as living beings with inherent rights ... declaring that trees deserve protection, including the right to life, natural growth, integrity, and regeneration" www.facebook.com/groups/29053... 2297712236
Reposted by _somma_jesse jarnow @bourgwick.bsky.social · 04/07/202660 years ago today, the grateful dead at the fillmore west, playing between group b & love at the independence ball. jerry garcia sits in with love on "revelation" during the late show, though owsley only taped the dead's sets. 3321
Reposted by _somma_New Scientist @newscientist.com · 25/06/2026A woman with severe Alzheimer's disease who hadn't spoken more than single syllables in years began initiating conversation after a single dose of psilocybinnewscientist.comWoman with Alzheimer's starts conversing again after taking psilocybin 0133
_somma_ @mattsomma.bsky.social · 21/06/2026Aren’t there cameras everywhere? You’d think they could spot the vandal like the pipe bomber 061
Reposted by _somma_Rock Music Association @rockmusicassoc.bsky.social · 20/06/2026In The Rock 6/20/1969: Newport ‘69 kicks off at Devonshire Downs in the San Fernando Valley, CA, featuring Marvin Gaye, CCR, The Byrds, Steppenwolf, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Janis, Eric Burdon and more. Thousands gate crash through the fence, causing chaos ; the bands were great, though. 092
Reposted by _somma_Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 09/06/2026Back in 1900 these men in bowler hats walked around with their pickle sizing cases selling Heinz pickles to grocers. 810319
Reposted by _somma_Digital Brain @yourdigitalbrain.bsky.social · 06/06/2026NASA Perseverance rover captures what a Martian night really looks like from the ground 37965751552
