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Metal-Aged Mom @metalagedmom.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Great music, great cause. Life is full of difficult decisions. This is not one of them. Get yourself some Negative Bliss.

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Rocket Witch @emoroffle.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

I was part of the accessibility team that was fired and I don't have high hopes that the few that remain will have the capacity and freedom to do as much as we did before.

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rendeacon.bsky.social @rendeacon.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

2nd albums can be tough, on bands as well as on audiences. Still, that is a huge disappointment. Hopefully it’s just an anomaly for them!

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rendeacon.bsky.social @rendeacon.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

It’s legitimately an incredible resource!! One thing to put the work in collecting all of these mixtapes but quite another to do the amazing archiving job you’ve done 💖 Thank you so much!

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rendeacon.bsky.social @rendeacon.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

cool but have you listened to the treasures on buff.ly/2TD2xKD today? Seriously, I do not use the word 'treasure' lightly, so sending huge amounts of appreciation to @hdmixtapes.org 💜 coz this kind of archival work is tough.

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All Mixtapes | HD Mixtapes — 90s DJ Mix Collections

Browse 90s and early 2000s DJ mixtapes restored from the original cassettes and CDs. House, jungle, techno, drum & bass, trance, ambient, and more.

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rendeacon.bsky.social @rendeacon.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Oh no!!! *cries in 00s metal* I hope that your recovery is going smoothly, and I’m like 900% sure that Serj would approve of you looking after yourself 💖

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rendeacon.bsky.social @rendeacon.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

in writing news: the queer mixtape thing is now back to being resentfully done. lol. writing, for me, seems to be a thing that is only possible for me to do if i oscillate wildly between joy and resentment

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rendeacon.bsky.social @rendeacon.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

What a beautiful day to send something in the post.

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rendeacon.bsky.social @rendeacon.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

oh dang i listened to this Who Let the Dogs out (Lambrini Girls) album two times through wihtout stopping i think i might love them?

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rendeacon.bsky.social @rendeacon.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

quick question: snort-laughing while listening to Filthy Rich Nepo Baby by the Lambrini Girls, endearing or weird, asking for a friend.

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rendeacon.bsky.social @rendeacon.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

and maybe if I think that other people think that too???

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rendeacon.bsky.social @rendeacon.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

i could have that life, right? I could. it could be fun. coz while we don't really MAKE mixtapes much anymore (like, on tape, at home, whatever), there's this aesthetic of storytelling through music fandom and close listening that's an interesting thing, and something I think is special and unique.

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rendeacon.bsky.social @rendeacon.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

and now i get to do another cool thing about mixtapes and I'm sorta like "is this my thing now? I'm a mixtape academic?" lol sounds nuts but

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rendeacon.bsky.social @rendeacon.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

it's called 'Imaginary Mixtapes, Invisible Zines: Aotearoa's missing queercore ephemera' and I kinda still can't believe it got published coz it was super random and the first time that id ever written about anything outside of libraries

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rendeacon.bsky.social @rendeacon.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

so this mixtape thing that I'm writing is actually going quite well i think? I read the thing that I wrote ages ago (the article that got me invited to do this thing in the first place) and it's... weird, but I like it?

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Melissa Mallou @melissamallou.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Good morning!

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how to combat intrusive thots @usy.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

who would have thought connor mcgregor's knee housed the phylactery that kept lindsey graham's soul tied to earth

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rendeacon.bsky.social @rendeacon.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

i really wish that I had a tapedeck still. remember the trauma of trying to record stuff off the radio? good times, man

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rendeacon.bsky.social @rendeacon.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

oh that's super cool! I was hoping you'd share if you found anything -- thanks so much

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rendeacon.bsky.social @rendeacon.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

god. linkedin. ugh. no no no its the weekend pls

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rendeacon.bsky.social @rendeacon.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

so i have to write this thing about mixtapes. that makes it sounds like I didn't say 'yes' when the people emailed me, but now that I actually said yes, i don't really want to any more. you know. that old chestnut

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rendeacon.bsky.social @rendeacon.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Such a cool question though - hope you get better answers than mine!

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rendeacon.bsky.social @rendeacon.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

this is a great question; tbh I got nothing. There’s some cool doom/stoner bands that are more than dudes (Earth Tongue, Hexenblatt, etc), but they’re… pretty serious. Like, leaning into the epic-ness of the genre, not the doofiness.

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rendeacon.bsky.social @rendeacon.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

sometimes you just want to listen to Nelly Furtado's 'Maneater' really loud

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rendeacon.bsky.social @rendeacon.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

its not every day that you can tell your wife that you cut yourself on a piece of cheese, but today is that day.

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rendeacon.bsky.social @rendeacon.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

So, the question here is: what does the fandom of your brand (personal or otherwise) look like? Who are your ride-or-die audiences? Why are they **like that**? Fandom means something, but what does it mean for your brand?

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rendeacon.bsky.social @rendeacon.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

At their worst, though, they lead to situations like the one that Deb finds herself in — her butthead ex-boss being the only person in attendance at her big MSG show, what was meant to be the highlight of her career. Nobody wants to be Lipka'd.

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rendeacon.bsky.social @rendeacon.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Let’s look broader. Vanity metrics are a problem for communications and marketing professionals involved in strategy, no matter what industry you’re in. At their best, they’re a nice lil bump for the ego (not looking down on that, in this economy).

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rendeacon.bsky.social @rendeacon.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

The writer of that article — Joel Gouveia — called this “the total decoupling of ‘consumption’ from ‘fandom’”. That’s where the vanity metrics of the Internet *don’t* correlate to real world action. Where money *doesn’t* mean the same as love. Turns out.. shockingly!...numeric data isn’t everything.

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rendeacon.bsky.social @rendeacon.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

The converse is an artist who, according to the data, barely looks legit; streams barely scraping 100k, signed independently, couple thousand Instagram followers. Fills venues consistently though, sells merch, and all because of an actual, IRL fandom.

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rendeacon.bsky.social @rendeacon.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Worth it though. Because I read a fascinating article on Substack (link comes later!) about something sorta like this! And now you get to hear about it too! In brief: on paper, an artist has ++ monthly listeners, followersmaxxed and even major label representation, but can’t fill a venue.

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rendeacon.bsky.social @rendeacon.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

So, that episode where Deborah (Jean Smart) thinks she’s sold out Madison Square Garden, but it turns out just to be Bob Lipka (Tony Goldwyn) being a massive weenie? I got so excited about it, I fully just talked over the dialogue when my wife and I were watching it hahah OOoops

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rendeacon.bsky.social @rendeacon.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Finally! I caught up with Hacks! I love when a tv show makes me think about data. *Psst! This thread contains spoilers for Hacks, S5 ep9*

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Design Clinicician @teengymnast.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

From a series of online videos from the Getty. Here, featuring curator Glenn Phillips on the beach punk aesthetics of the legendary artist Raymond Pettibon. Highlight: senior mounters discussing how to hang and present Pettibon’s surfboard at the Getty = primo museum nerd porn.

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The Quietus @thequietus.com · 29/06/2026

'The entity Zaron Mizmeras is a multiplicity; a website, an Instagram, a Soundcloud and Bandcamp. Mizmeras conceptualizes the online space in which we interact—videos as a “global feedback loop” which subtly influences our behaviour.' An Interview with Zaron Mizmeras buff.ly/Dewylr7

Two individuals watching a stack of television sets outdoors at night, with a green light tinting the image.

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rendeacon.bsky.social @rendeacon.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Yeah, I mean, I remember reading that ‘terminus’ (the root of terminal) means ‘change’. Maybe that could be a change of state or change of mind or perception too… spooky.

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rendeacon.bsky.social @rendeacon.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

I just really dig the… idk, archeology of inspiration. And there’s so much writing about how boredom is kinda the secret sauce of creativity. So this just so cool to see!

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rendeacon.bsky.social @rendeacon.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

wow wow wow, what a beautiful insight. thank you for sharing!

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rendeacon.bsky.social @rendeacon.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Then prepare yourself to be completely not-shocked, because I got none. But that whole vibe you got from the 2AM airport thing? I think that’s because nobody *stays* at an airport for long. Very few people are like “hey, this place is alright”, and I think that gets in the walls.

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rendeacon.bsky.social @rendeacon.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

I had to spend the night at JFK one time; a more haunted place would be hard to find.

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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

okay well if recalling ELEVEN MILLION CARS doesn’t get through to other CEO’s I simply don’t know what will

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rendeacon.bsky.social @rendeacon.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Does beg the question of which book though. Plenty of flavorless books out there too.

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rendeacon.bsky.social @rendeacon.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

Different music for different stages in your life, yeah? Are there songs/bands that you've discovered/rediscovered/recontextualized in your life? Stuff you never liked when everyone else did, but now you quite enjoy it?

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rendeacon.bsky.social @rendeacon.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

There's something lovely about that lil human touch. tbh I never used to like NIN very much coz I found them (him?) too considered, too deliberate. Maybe I'm making up for it now. It's not nostalgia for me (though I saw them live in the mid-2000s, by accident, but something pulls me in now.

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rendeacon.bsky.social @rendeacon.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

And Every Day is Exactly the Same, specifically. It's unfortunately autobiographical, this song, now I'm thinking about it. How depressing. Still, I do love this song generally; specifically what a great thing it is to hear all the sighing that Reznor does in it.

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