iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Rip Rowan @riprowan.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

There should be corporal punishment for shippers who send a notification that the shipment is arriving today (thus causing one to drop everything and wait by the doorbell) and then no-showing. I’m looking at you, DSV.

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Rip Rowan @riprowan.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

I love the way the guitars never get too big or heavy. Whenever you think it’s going to get louder, they go softer. Outstanding command of dynamics throughout.

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Rip Rowan @riprowan.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

This album is all vibes. It’s one I come back to year after year. One part Neil Young, one part David Bowie, and some Texas chili powder thrown in for spice. One of those records that sets a mood and stays in it (laudatory).

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Rip Rowan @riprowan.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

One of my favorite stories from this mix session was having the band in the room during the mix of “Consensus Chalice.” Me, trying to be clever: “you mean like an Agreement Grail?” @joereyesmusic.bsky.social, with the flu, from the back of the room (croaking): “more like a yes bucket” ☠️

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ChrisO_wiki @chriso-wiki.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

1/ Restoring Yandex's damaged data centres will take at least six months and cost billions. Disruption is already severe; Russian manufacturers and distributors face imminent disaster due to Ukraine's strikes causing the collapse of the state-operated goods tracking system. ⬇️

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Rip Rowan @riprowan.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Good to see you here Joe!

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Rip Rowan @riprowan.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

I have officially removed my content from Instagram - over 4000 posts worth - and moved back to my personal website. riprowan.com

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collection and synthesis – by rip rowan

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Rip Rowan @riprowan.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Flashback to 2009’s The Weather Here by Buttercup. One of my favorite indie pop/rock records of the year. Worth your time. music.apple.com/us/album/the...

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The Weather Here by Buttercup on Apple Music

Album · 2009 · 12 Songs

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Rip Rowan @riprowan.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

used to be an unknown band could roll into any city with a music club and there would be a built in crowd of people there to Discover New Music then we turned phones into Killer Jukeboxes and discovery moved there now the only way to reach new listeners is to get to them on their phones, somehow

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Vanessa Peters @vanessapeters.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

🤣 🤣 🤣 You love to see it. The cowardice, it gleams on their sweaty brows.

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Rip Rowan @riprowan.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

And since you had the choice of listening to one of the same 20 CDs you had in your car, or the radio, people listened to the radio. The point: The entire music economy was organized like a purpose-built music incubator. And the Cambrian explosion in genres and styles will never repeat again.

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Rip Rowan @riprowan.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

and people bought albums, because otherwise, you leave the club, and you might never hear that song again. Radio had yet to be oligopolized so there were still crews of local DJs at every station who would listen to your demo and give it a spin.

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Rip Rowan @riprowan.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

go out and tour without a built-in fanbase and still play to full rooms and still sell merch all to people who had never heard of them until that night. Now that music discovery happens on The Device nobody walks into a venue unless they already like the artist.

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Rip Rowan @riprowan.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

in 1995 the best way to discover new music was to walk out your door, get in your car, drive to the club district, and pay $5 for a ticket to see a band you'd never heard before music lovers **DID THIS** on the reg. that meant certain clubs had built-in crowds. that meant up-and-coming bands could

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Rip Rowan @riprowan.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

just look at this video. look at the crowd. watch their level of engagement with the band. no phones, no distractions, nobody afraid to be cringe, full immersion. there will never again be a concert like this. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kygv...

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INXS - New Sensation (Official Live Video) Live From Wembley Stadium 1991 / Live Baby Live

YouTube video by INXS

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Rip Rowan @riprowan.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

one thing that is profoundly clear is that future historians will come to view the era from 1965-2005 as a Musical Renaissance period that will never repeat those of us old enough to have caught most of this arc are among the luckiest music lovers who will ever live on this planet

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Rip Rowan @riprowan.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

the screenshot app for mac is an abomination of software and should be destroyed with fire

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Rip Rowan @riprowan.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

can anyone at avid explain why pro tools cannot detect that the playback device has changed since the last launch and prompt you to turn on your interface before continuing? the year is 2026. surely this is achievable.

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Rip Rowan @riprowan.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

musicians are a special target because (1) their likeness is all over social media (2) their voice is all over social media (3) they often come to fans for support

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Rip Rowan @riprowan.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I’ll have more on this later but in short: remixing this album to bring the sound up to modern standard was a challenge and I am extra pleased with the result

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Vanessa Peters @vanessapeters.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Y'all. I blinked... And 20 years passed. I can't wrap my head around it, but apparently we released this record *20 years* ago. Madness! To celebrate, I’m absolutely delighted to announce that we are partnering with Idol Records to reissue the album as DOUBLE VINYL! 🌈 📽️ 🥳

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Rip Rowan @riprowan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

damn baby, bad news, it looks like a rogue AI agent bought a vintage U67 using our credit card and it is being shipped to our house, is nobody safe

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Rip Rowan @riprowan.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

our culture allows much more “character” leeway to men than women and it’s interesting that holds true both for acting and music

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Rip Rowan @riprowan.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

correlation to music: it’s a hell of a lot easier for a scruffy guy with a gravelly pitchy voice than a woman with a less than perfect body and less than pitch perfect voice

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Rip Rowan @riprowan.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

2026 is shaping up to be the year Rush is finally and rightfully placed in their correct position in the constellation of Gods of Rock.

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Rip Rowan @riprowan.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Speaking of Rush, I don’t think anyone imagined a comeback tour on the level these guys have been delivering. While so many 70s bands have become parodies of their former selves, Rush is delivering an incredibly demanding show with high energy and at top of form. And Anika is awesome.

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Rip Rowan @riprowan.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

First single recorded at the new studio dropped today: music.apple.com/us/album/mav...

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Maverick (radio edit) by Jeff Whittington on Apple Music

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Rip Rowan @riprowan.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Made stacked smoked chicken texmex enchiladas with homemade chili gravy and chicken I smoked myself and ladies and gentlemen, I am here to inform you ‘twas restaurant grade

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Rip Rowan @riprowan.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

was fully in control of the outcomes, and was getting a reward tied specifically to the time I was having to allocate. It changed everything for me.

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Rip Rowan @riprowan.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

and tasks that I would rebel against doing because my boss wanted it, suddenly became palatable because there was $/hr attached to doing it. I could do 60 hours of work with less effort than 40 because I could work when I felt like it,

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Rip Rowan @riprowan.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I was lucky to be married to someone who had a full time position which would cover our insurance. I realized that if I called myself a consultant I could make more cash, set my own hours, never worry about arbitrary layoffs-

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Rip Rowan @riprowan.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Then there was the aspect of never being fully in control of my work. Then there was the constant fear of layoffs. I knew my work was good enough that I would never be let go due to unproductivity but when the bean counters do cuts you have no control.

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Rip Rowan @riprowan.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I was fortunate in that when I was 27 I realized there was no way I could keep on in a straight 8-5 corporate job. The effort required to always be on time and ready to work at 8am was exhausting in itself.

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Rip Rowan @riprowan.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I’m so glad I knocked out “The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich” during the Obama years

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Rip Rowan @riprowan.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

absolutely no ai of any sort used in this recording, just two dudes and some stuff that makes noise when you hit it

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Rip Rowan @riprowan.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

“Maverick” by Jeff Whittington Recorded at Podere di San Colombano Me: drums, recording Jeff: everything else youtu.be/G2nAx-bmT6k

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Maverick - Official Music Video

YouTube video by Jeff Whittington

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Rip Rowan @riprowan.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

First single recorded at the new studio dropped today: music.apple.com/us/album/mav...

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Maverick (radio edit) by Jeff Whittington on Apple Music

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Simon Willison @simonwillison.net · 18/09/2026

Being a computer scientist who refuses to find anything about LLMs interesting right now is a bit like being a geneticist who refuses to find anything interesting about the recently opened Jurassic Park

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Rip Rowan @riprowan.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

I wonder how many thousands of Americans end up in Tuscany baffled that there is absolutely no dish even remotely like this to be found anywhere

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Rip Rowan @riprowan.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

there is no other advanced nation in which it is this difficult to remove a sitting executive

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Rip Rowan @riprowan.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

(brimming with anticipation) I can’t see the hour!

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Rip Rowan @riprowan.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

(someone does something predictable) I know my chickens!

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Rip Rowan @riprowan.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Italian expressions translated: (finds a great parking spot) what ass!

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🎃GHOULLIKEHELLMACHINE🎃 @golikehellmachine.com · 30/08/2026

this is in the running for my favorite record of the year for a lot of reasons, the first of which is that it shows that old dogs can learn new tricks, this whole record rules

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CEREMONY - Dark Summer (Official Music Video)

YouTube video by RelapseRecords

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