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Robert Spuhler @rmspuhler.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Saw them on the tour behind this in 199...8?...at the 9:30 Club in DC. Must have been two+ hours. Still one of the best shows I've ever seen.

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Robert Spuhler @rmspuhler.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I am (not yet -- still in the 80s here) Autumn Man. But with tea.

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Robert Spuhler @rmspuhler.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Had that exact thought watching football this weekend and seeing trashy "they/them versus us" ads about the TX Senate race.

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Robert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Every time I watch 1984s "Stop Making Sense" I am reminded that this is where western civilization peaked and we really should've thrown in the towel after they wrapped

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Robert Spuhler @rmspuhler.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

To this day, still won't read it (though there's almost no need to anyway). ✊

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Robert Spuhler @rmspuhler.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Fivemillionrr. Sorry, I'll see myself out.

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Robert Spuhler @rmspuhler.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Dolly was the best of us in so many ways.

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Craig Jenkins @craigsj.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

the arday response shows how press lets an international outrage commentariat set agendas while pretending not to have a hand in the tone of discourse.

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Robert Spuhler @rmspuhler.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

God, I need a drink. But great piece. </3

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Robert Spuhler @rmspuhler.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

So well written. I've got a "day job" that I love that allows me to try to write about music on occasion, but in a decent timeline, I'd be the arts editor of an alt-weekly in a not-particularly-hip town.

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Robert Spuhler @rmspuhler.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

William Orbit was one of the earlier names I knew from the electronic dance world, in part due to his work with Dot Allison/One Dove. His was one of those names I always looked for on CD single remixes back when every song needed a dance version. RIP to a man who shaped my view of an entire genre.

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Robert Spuhler @rmspuhler.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

"I once got busy WITH a Burger King bathroom" changes the song a lot.

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Robert Spuhler @rmspuhler.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

"Possession" by Sarah McLachlan.

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Robert Spuhler @rmspuhler.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

When I got mugged, the first thing the cop told me was that I had been here too long to still have an out-of-state license plate and that he could have my car towed. That's good crime-fightin' there.

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Robert Spuhler @rmspuhler.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

My college radio show was midnight-3am on Friday night/Saturday morning (changed the time slot later). You know it was called Three the Hard Way and had the instrumental of that track as the theme music. Bahamadia deserves more.

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Robert Spuhler @rmspuhler.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

This is, if I may be so bold, my lane. :) A couple I love: The Mynabirds ("Generals" for power, "Hanged Man" for heartbreak) For a shot of energy: "Brooklyn's on Fire!" by Nicole Atkins

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Robert Spuhler @rmspuhler.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Never not thinking about Elastica.

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Robert Spuhler @rmspuhler.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

I eagerly await this declaration every year. And every year, it is true. There it is, come on, oh my god.

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Leander **BUY THE LONG GAME** Schaerlaeckens @leanderalphabet.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

I wrote about being at the FIFA World Cup final and the entire sordid scene. I spoke to a few people who bought five-figure tickets. I tried to make sense of the senseless. @defector.com (This is a gift link, but you should subscribe to Defector, the rare outlet that would commission this.)

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FIFA Got What It Came For | Defector

A WELL-KNOWN VENUE IN THE MEADOWLANDS THAT FIFA WOULD THANK YOU TO CALL “NEW YORK NEW JERSEY STADIUM” BECAUSE IT DIDN’T GET PAID BY THAT STADIUM’S CORPORATE SPONSOR — The grass told the entire story. ...

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Robert Spuhler @rmspuhler.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Donald Trump making sure he was on stage when Spain raised the trophy. It should go without saying, but fuck that guy.

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Robert Spuhler @rmspuhler.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Worst fear of a final. Spain is a python, slowly squeezing. Argentina has no solution.

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George Wallace @mrgeorgewallace.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

I'll straight up hydrate during a snack break and snack during a hydration break. I really don't give a shit anymore. #WorldCup #Fifa #Snacks

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Robert Spuhler @rmspuhler.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

If the Freedom had this, they could have avoided the MagicJack era.

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Robert Spuhler @rmspuhler.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

If you get the chance over the next couple of days, you should catch Until the End of the World. It's a commitment, but worth it (in my view), especially if you can deal with Wenders pacing ("slow" if you like it, "interminable" if you don't). Great list, though.

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Robert Spuhler @rmspuhler.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Thanks for surfacing this. Arena Stage was a favorite of mine when I lived in DC, but hadn't heard about this madness. :(

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Robert Spuhler @rmspuhler.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Guy's gotta taint everything, doesn't he? This is some bullshit.

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Robert Spuhler @rmspuhler.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Wait...Mike Pence had the courage? #Balogun

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Robert Spuhler @rmspuhler.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

And now, the Toby Keith portion of the show. Fuck this very much in particular.

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Robert Spuhler @rmspuhler.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

The gender gap is this woman getting 75 percent of her co-lead singer's microphone volume.

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Robert Spuhler @rmspuhler.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

NO. ABSOLUTELY FUCKING NOT. HANDS OFF PRINCE.

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Robert Spuhler @rmspuhler.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

I mean, don't get me wrong, I love me a dive bar, and I'm sure I'd like one on the Jersey Shore. Just doesn't scream 250 to me.

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Robert Spuhler @rmspuhler.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

So...is this on the Mall or in a dive bar on the Jersey Shore?

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Robert Spuhler @rmspuhler.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Instead of this dreck in DC, how about my favorite song to mention July 4th? www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlxL...

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Nicole Atkins HD - Brooklyn's On Fire - Canon 5D Mark II

YouTube video by Mike B

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Linda Holmes @lindaholmes.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Ha ha I hate it here

From the New York Times:

It is a chaotic scene on the National Mall.
Several hundred people have refused to leave despite an order to evacuate because of severe inclement weather that is approaching. Some are even arguing with Secret Service agents. At one point, a crowd of people began running back toward the stage. An officer is sternly repeating the order over a bullhorn and the crowd is booing. Many have begun chanting "U.S.A., U.S.A." A federal law enforcement officer is trying to assure people that the event has not been canceled. Many are not convinced.
One man walking by blamed the situation on "liberals in the weather service," adding,
"I think this is baloney."

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Robert Spuhler @rmspuhler.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Why does your cake hate your freedoms?

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Robert Spuhler @rmspuhler.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

I take Trazodone too! Good Higgins.

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Robert Spuhler @rmspuhler.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Aaaaaahhh! Love this -- congrats!

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Robert Spuhler @rmspuhler.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

A +4 margin is the magic number for Canada -- if this holds, a tie against the Swiss sends them through as the group winner. I have a feeling they're gonna want more. #WorldCup

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Robert Spuhler @rmspuhler.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Madrid! I love that little town. KMRD forever.

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Robert Spuhler @rmspuhler.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Huge congrats to Cape Verde. I wasn't happy about the expansion to 48 teams for the World Cup, but getting to see some smaller countries play their hearts out may honestly be worth a pretty bloodless group stage.

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Robert Spuhler @rmspuhler.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

@hannahrkeyser.bsky.social can't make me LIKE screens, per se, but this is a beautiful description on a phenomenon, tough to repeat, in which the phone screen brought people together IRL.

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Robert Spuhler @rmspuhler.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Coffee Shop Playlist Update: Prince, "1999." Seat dancing!

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Robert Spuhler @rmspuhler.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

One of my favorite political moments of the last decade. You know what polls really well, I'm guessing? Tacos. This should have been a promise, not a threat.

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