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open mike eagle @mike-eagle.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

Toronto, Montreal and more with @rhyslangston.bsky.social Brooklyn with ELUCID Germany added to EU/UK dates with @videodave.bsky.social on sale now mikeeaglestinks.tumblr.com/post/8966612...

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No Frills Reviews @nofrillsreviews.com · 23/12/2025

🎧Our Top 50 Albums of 2025🎧 Some obvious, some hidden gems. What did we miss? 👇

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Rhys Langston, Resident Harebrain @rhyslangston.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

3 months too late, the vid for "Psychic Rhyming Like Kings Shining" feat. Andrew Mbaruk is out now no fake entelechy utilized in this handcrafted reel music movie: I frame-by-frame animated these lyric cut outs, and sorted through hours of archival footage to collage so youtu.be/OhzAxk3vm9c?...

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Rhys Langston — Psychic Rhyming Like Kings Shining (feat. Andrew Mbaruk)

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No Frills Reviews @nofrillsreviews.com · 04/07/2025

Album Review: @rhyslangston.bsky.social - Pale Black Negative Rhys Langston’s “rapper’s singer-songwriter record” is a boundary blurring opus as his lyrical flair is met with an emotive immediacy, amidst inventive, convention-defying compositions. Full Review👇 nofrillsreviews.com/2025/07/03/a...

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Album Review: Rhys Langston – Pale Black Negative

A boundary blurring opus as Langston’s lyrical flair is met with an emotive immediacy, amidst inventive, convention-defying compositions Pale Black Negative is ostensibly an underground hip-hop rec…

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Elmattic @elmattic.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

DOPE OF THE MONTH CLUB :: MAJUNELY 2025 Ruminated on how the personal is the political in rap, the newish records from Moor Mother x SUMAC, @mike-eagle.bsky.social, @rhyslangston.bsky.social, plus 9 other album recommendations. open.substack.com/pub/elmattic...

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Dope of the Month Club :: Majunely 2025

Moor Mother x SUMAC, Open Mike Eagle, Rhys Langston & 9 more.

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hovdeisfunny.bsky.social @hovdeisfunny.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

I got to see @mike-eagle.bsky.social, with Cavalier and @rhyslangston.bsky.social at @highnoonmadison.bsky.social last night, and it was a *great* show. The performances were all super impressive, funny, thoughtful, entertaining, and skillful. Open Mike Eagle in particular was incredible live...

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the infinite haunting of lexa prole 𓅃 @lexaprole.southsidesecret.club · 30/07/2025

oh it’s groove time lovers 🪩📻 new video from los angeles sweetheart @rhyslangston.bsky.social cop the album here: rhyslangston.bandcamp.com/album/pale-b... youtu.be/2Bo6omYfPlc?...

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Rhys Langston – When the Orchestra Is Dreaming feat. Mike Ladd

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Jeff Weiss @passionweiss.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

Rhys Langston made one of the best albums of the year with "Pale Black Negative." He spoke to Kevin Crandall about genre abolition, learning to play the clarinet, the ICE Raids in LA, coping with grief, collabs with Mike Eagle & more. www.passionweiss.com/2025/08/05/r... @rhyslangston.bsky.social

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Rhys Langston Is Too F*cking Weird For Genres

Between playing a dead guy’s clarinet and releasing his newest album, ‘Pale Black Negative,’ LA polymath Rhys Langston breaks down his creative world for POW.

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The Rap Music Plug Podcast @rapmusicplugpod.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

@rhyslangston.bsky.social’s new Pale Black Negative LP is terrific The live instrumentation, all self-played is routinely warm and inviting The singer-songwriter meets rap ethos of the record leads to some truly beautiful slices of melodic sweetness With thoughtful lyrical vulnerability to boot 🙏🏽

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open mike eagle @mike-eagle.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

the Neighborhood Gods Unlimited tour starts in a little over a month mikeeaglestinks.tumblr.com/post/8966612...

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Rhys Langston, Resident Harebrain @rhyslangston.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

My 20th project is a rapper’s singer-songwriter album Pale Black Negative it is called Self-produced to the tune of 7 different instruments Featuring @mike-eagle.bsky.social , Mike Ladd, Andrew Mbaruk, Hymnal rhyslangston.bandcamp.com/album/pale-b...

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open mike eagle @mike-eagle.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

ANNOUNCING the NGU tour where I'm joined by Cavalier and Rhys Langston and a run of dates supporting Phantogram ALL ON SALE NOW this is the first of a lot of news to come. don't sleep photo by @alexsteed mikeeaglestinks.tumblr.com/post/8966612...

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Rhys Langston, Resident Harebrain @rhyslangston.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

"When the Orchestra is Dreaming" featuring Mike Ladd comes out this Thursday, 5/1/25 The third single from my self-produced album 'Pale Black Negative' Out 6/11/25

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Rhys Langston, Resident Harebrain @rhyslangston.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

Press advances of my record 'Pale Black Negative' are going out this week If you want to be added to the blast list, please let me know

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Ronald AKA DJ Regularity @djregular.tech · 07/04/2025

Lil' quick fire post of stuff you shouldn't sleep from this week's What's Good drop. Thread of dope incoming. 🧵 blog.djregular.tech/whats-good-w...

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What's Good (Week of 3/30/25)

New music from Anika, Aesop Rock, Blu & August Fanon, ialive, Infinity Knives & Brain Ennals, L.A. Witch, Miki Berenyi Trio, Scowl, and much more!

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Rhys Langston, Resident Harebrain @rhyslangston.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

I got 3 shows in LA this week Tues (today), 2/25 The Stowaway DTLA w/ Aaron Goldberg, Pendleton Ward, Smax Thurs, 2/27 Melody Lounge w/ Beat Cinema Sat, 3/1 De La Playa Records for nahhphet and Dick Chainey's 'Lavender Maze Recitations' release show

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Rhys Langston, Resident Harebrain @rhyslangston.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

Started sending out advances of the first single from my next album If you're a writer / press / radio person and are interested Bang my line

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Rhys Langston, Resident Harebrain @rhyslangston.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Got ghosted by a publisher who I thought was going to publish my book of poems After 1.5 years of submissions, trying to bend the knee via email feels daunting Therefore, I'm seeking someone (who will be paid) who has experience copyediting (language) poetry so I can self-publish

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Rhys Langston, Resident Harebrain @rhyslangston.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Reading poems this evening at the Expo Park Library Rapping raps Friday in Downtown

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Internet Archive @archive.org · 30/12/2024

Did you use the Internet Archive this year to research, read, explore web archives with the Wayback Machine, or discover something new? Your support makes it possible! 👉 Like & share to spread the word. 💙 Consider donating to keep Internet Archive growing: archive.org/donate/?orig...

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Rhys Langston, Resident Harebrain @rhyslangston.bsky.social · 30/12/2024

"Missing Persons Retort (Half-Carton Self-Portrait)" 2023 Acrylic, oil stick, spray paint, epoxy resin, canvas board, ceramic, plasticine on wood 12" x 14" x 3" _________ Something I didn't get digitized until this year A self-portrait of deferred expectation, in execution and surrounding life

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Rhys Langston, Resident Harebrain @rhyslangston.bsky.social · 28/12/2024

Thanks to @nofrillsreviews.com for giving me the space to talk about some of my favorites from this year

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Rhys Langston, Resident Harebrain @rhyslangston.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

Approaching old age in basketball years, but I still only need to play once every 10 days to still dunk with two hands Your favorite could never

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Rhys Langston, Resident Harebrain @rhyslangston.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

"Beninese Truck Stop (Libra)" 2024 chrome marker, acrylic, colored pencil on black paper 8.5" x 11"

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Rhys Langston, Resident Harebrain @rhyslangston.bsky.social · 15/12/2024

"Half-Orc with Daisy Chain Mail" 2024 acrylic, ink, colored pencil on paper 5.5" x 8.5"

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Rhys Langston, Resident Harebrain @rhyslangston.bsky.social · 15/12/2024

"Half-Orc with Daisy Chain Mail" 2024 acrylic, ink, colored pencil on paper 5.5" x 8.5"

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Rhys Langston, Resident Harebrain @rhyslangston.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

One of my favorite things that happened in my rap career has to be when I was when I was subtweeted by a rapper for crowdfunding for a record Jokes on him, cuz I'm about to do that again next year (and he's still got Stockholm Syndrome about white folks)!

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Rhys Langston, Resident Harebrain @rhyslangston.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

"soft power tools" 2024 Ink, watercolor, chrome marker, colored pencil on paper 9"x12"

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Rhys Langston, Resident Harebrain @rhyslangston.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

"3 po' boys" (triptych) 12" x 18" Acrylic, pencil, oil stick, soft pastel on MDF

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Rhys Langston, Resident Harebrain @rhyslangston.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

"Threefold Still Life" 2022 Graphite, colored pencil, orange juice on paper 8" x 10.5" ________ When drafting the Grapefruit Radio Operator's Manual, the loose theme was some allusion to citrus (obvious I know) This went with lyrics to "Blacksmith Django with All the Fingers" prod. by nahhphet

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Rhys Langston, Resident Harebrain @rhyslangston.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

"Gestural Agriculture" 2022 acrylic, marker, colored pencil on paper ___________ The page from the Grapefruit Radio Operator's Manual beside the written lyrics from the song "In the Suburbs of Babylon", a hypnotic bop regarding postwar partition, in literal and figurative form---

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Rhys Langston, Resident Harebrain @rhyslangston.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

Omega 3 Drawing Lookin'-Ass" 2021 Acrylic, Marker, Graphite on Paper 9"x12" ________________ Another page from my Grapefruit Radio Operator's Manual book. This was paired with the lyrics from the song "Marinara in the Marianas" produced by Randal Bravery

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Rhys Langston, Resident Harebrain @rhyslangston.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

How long you gotta swallow your pride before it upchucks?

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Rhys Langston, Resident Harebrain @rhyslangston.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

"soft power tools" 2024 Ink, watercolor, chrome marker, colored pencil on paper 9"x12"

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Evan Greer @evangreer.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

BREAKING: 300+ musicians including Tegan and Sarah, Kathleen Hannah of Bikini Kill, Deerhoof, Eve 6, Speedy Ortiz & more have signed an open letter opposing big corporate record labels' lawsuit attacking the nonprofit Internet Archive www.rollingstone.com/music/music-... h/t @liaholland.bsky.social

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Kathleen Hanna, Tegan and Sara, More Back Internet Archive in $621 Million Copyright Fight

Over 300 musicians signed an open letter backing the Internet Archive as it fights a copyright suit brought over its preservation of 78rpm records.

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Rhys Langston, Resident Harebrain @rhyslangston.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

"3 po' boys" (triptych) 12" x 18" Acrylic, pencil, oil stick, soft pastel on MDF

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Rhys Langston, Resident Harebrain @rhyslangston.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

Excerpt from one of two poems of mine published in Sunflower Station Press' (DIS)HARMONY issue sunflowerstationpress.com/product/maga... Grateful to be included And for this poem to finally get outside of my personal archive

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Rhys Langston, Resident Harebrain @rhyslangston.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

Kind of surreal to be an employee of the school district that educated me as a child and to be experiencing systemic mistreatment and instability by them when all I want to do is give back

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Rhys Langston, Resident Harebrain @rhyslangston.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

Also updated my bio on the evil streaming site

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Rhys Langston, Resident Harebrain @rhyslangston.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

Buy my book for Bandcamp Friday It comes with a digital download of Grapefruit Radio rhyslangston.bandcamp.com/merch/grapef... Today I was assigned without warning to help in Pre-K special ed and I need a way out of these situations my work puts me in. Your purchase helps immensely.

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