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the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Jackie Jackson died two days ago. His death did not get the fanfare that the big celebrities get but I assure you he was no less than any of them: a titan astride the earth. In this thread, a few of the songs he played bass on. You know these songs. You know their bass parts. youtu.be/DKVB_CtU8XQ

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Pressure Drop

YouTube video by Toots & The Maytals - Topic

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sctttnnnt.bsky.social @sctttnnnt.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Moved to a new house today. It took twelve hours and two full moving van loads to get it all here. But it’s here. Everything still in boxes, but here!

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sctttnnnt.bsky.social @sctttnnnt.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

My kids are 16 and 12 now. I’m sitting in a udon restaurant tearing up into my soup as I re-read this old tumblr post from 2013. Scroll to the last post in the thread for a link to the mix if you want to listen while you read.

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sctttnnnt.bsky.social @sctttnnnt.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

I didn’t writer a DC for @bestalbumbrackets.bsky.social, but thought I’d share this story from 13 years ago, about choosing a mixtape for labor and my second son’s first song. Bjork’s Vespertine factors in, and this is what I think of whenever I hear that album. I think you should vote for it! 🧵

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sctttnnnt.bsky.social @sctttnnnt.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Though their genres aren’t the same, I put Roger Miller in the same class as Harry Nilsson: the melodies just pour out, and the songs are consistently a joy (except when they’re meant to be gut punches!)

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sctttnnnt.bsky.social @sctttnnnt.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Time for my roughly monthly movie-watching update: my favorite films of 1937. Top of the list is Julien Duvivier’s PÉPÉ LE MOKO, an excellent crime film starring Jean Gabin in one of his best roles. So many great shots here as Duvivier captures the maze-like underworld of the Casbah.

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sctttnnnt.bsky.social @sctttnnnt.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

I liked the first episode of LANTERNS and then they needle-dropped Scud Mountain Boys at the end so I loved it.

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sctttnnnt.bsky.social @sctttnnnt.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

The music at this airport bar went from a live version of VU’s “Sweet Jane,” Canned Heat, and a Neil Young deep cut to… Red Hot Chili Peppers. I guess there was a shift change.

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sctttnnnt.bsky.social @sctttnnnt.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Took me about a month to catch up on many 1936 films and now here it is: my favorites from that year. 1935 was a dearth of great movies but 36 was chock-a-block. Maybe no outright masterpieces but lots of really good films. boxd.it/WscuQ

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Favorite Films: 1936

A list of 19 films compiled on Letterboxd, including César (1936), The Only Son (1936), The Lower Depths (1936), Things to Come (1936) and Modern Times (1936).

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sctttnnnt.bsky.social @sctttnnnt.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Hit up two stores yesterday. First was my usual stop, Atomic Records in Burbank. I heard this Lilac Time album for the first time only a few days ago. I liked it! So when I saw it leaping out of the bins at me I had to pick it up. Also grabbed the classic NOU, taking me back to my high school days.

Six records on a wooden table.
Top row:
Nation of Ulysses: PLAYS PRETTY FOR BABY
The Lilac Time: THE LILAC TIME
XTC: ENGLISH SETTLEMENT

Bottom row:
My Morning Jacket: Z
Alvvays: BLUE REV
Fleet Foxes: FLEET FOXES

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sctttnnnt.bsky.social @sctttnnnt.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

My #LastFourWatched for #LetterboxdFriday: rewatched Rogue One, my first time since Andor concluded last year. I feel like Andor definitely improves the experience of this film. two from 1936: the romantically confused Men Are Not Gods, and the flawed-but-fascinating sci-fi Things To Come

Four film posters, L-R:
Rogue One
Men Are Not Gods
Things to Come
Blue Heron

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sctttnnnt.bsky.social @sctttnnnt.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

This week’s #LastFourWatched: The Odyssey has improved in my mind since watching it. Would really like to re-watch soon. First time seeing My Man Godfrey—a fun screwball that also features a somewhat muted William Powell. I admit to some distraction while I watched and would like to see it again.

Four movie posters, L-R:
My Man Godfrey
Rembrandt
The Odyssey
The Story of a Cheat

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

In the original draft he was Jack Odyssey

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Robert Takahashi Novak @robert.takahashinovak.com · 16/07/2026

I dunno. The new Barbara Kruger is kinda mid.

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

After watching 2001 on the big screen last week, we watched Interstellar on the big screen today. Boy, seeing the two in succession like that, you really appreciate how the lack of dialogue in Kubrick’s film adds to the awe of that film—and the opposite for Nolan.

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

Making my way through my chronological movie-watching project, 1935 has by far been the biggest chore so far. Not a lot of *bad* movies, but a LOT of mediocre ones. My list of favorites from this, the worst film year of the 30s, contains just four films. boxd.it/VCkwc

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Favorite Films: 1935

A list of 4 films compiled on Letterboxd, including The 39 Steps (1935), Carnival in Flanders (1935), The Whole Town's Talking (1935) and Toni (1935).

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

Man the new season of THE AGENCY is excellent (and so was the first). I have a sneaking suspicion this show is not going to make it to three seasons but I tell you it is great!!

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

My #LastFourWatched for #LetterboxdFriday — a comedic take (??) on The Maltese Falcon, an early Ingrid Bergman melodrama, a first-time watch of a little western called THE SEARCHERS, and a 1935 drama from Japan. Loved seeing The Searchers in 70mm, though it didn’t live up to my expectations.

Four film posters:
Satan Met a Lady (1936)
Swedenheilms (1935)
The Searchers (1956)
Burden of Life (1935)

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Ned Raggett @nedraggett.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

A new Windy & Carl album? In collaboration with Optigan Conservatory? Why, yes please.

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Windy & Carl Meet Optigan Conservatory, by Windy & Carl with Optigan Conservatory

6 track album

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sctttnnnt.bsky.social @sctttnnnt.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Dreamt that Quentin Tarantino released a digitally enhanced version of Pulp Fiction, much like George Lucas did for Star Wars. Except the only thing QT updated was John Travolta talking about how expensive his milkshake was. Digitally adjusted for inflation, it’s now a $12 shake.

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sctttnnnt.bsky.social @sctttnnnt.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Took my kids to see 2001 in 70mm at the Aero tonight. They both struggled with what it all meant (of course!), but we talked about it for the whole car ride home and then some, and that has NEVER happened with any other movie we’ve watched together.

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sctttnnnt.bsky.social @sctttnnnt.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Took advantage of the day off and trekked to Record Recycler in Torrance. Great store! All but one of these albums were $20 or less. And I put probably another 6 records back in the bins, in hopes they’ll still be there next time I go.

Five LPs, clockwise from top center:
REM: LIFES RICH PAGEANT
Johnny Cash: THE FABULOUS JOHNNY CASH
The Upsetters: BLACKBOARD JUNGLE DUB
A Tribe Called Quest: MIDNIGHT MARAUDERS
The Velvet Underground: THE VELVET UNDERGROUND

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sctttnnnt.bsky.social @sctttnnnt.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

My #LastFourWatched —surprisingly including two films released in 2026! Supergirl was no classic but it was a good way to spend an afternoon with my kid. Disclosure Day on the other hand: it’s been 5 days since I’ve seen it and my displeasure with it grows with each passing day. #LetterboxdFriday

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sctttnnnt.bsky.social @sctttnnnt.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

In June I mostly watched films from 1934-35 and honestly most of them were just average, but a few rose above the rest. My favorite first-time watches of the month: Les Miserables (Bernard, 1935) The Private Life of Don Juan (Korda, 1934) Two Monks (Oro, 1934)

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sctttnnnt.bsky.social @sctttnnnt.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

My metal noms for @bestalbumbrackets.bsky.social 88 tourney: Slayer SOUTH OF HEAVEN Danzig s/t Metallica JUSTICE FOR ALL Testament NEW ORDER Anthrax STATE OF EUPHORIA Godflesh s/t Pestilence MALLEUS MALEFICARUM Death LEPROSY Judas Priest RAM IT DOWN Megadeth SO FAR etc Rigor Mortis s/t (con’t)

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sctttnnnt.bsky.social @sctttnnnt.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

@bestalbumbrackets.bsky.social Over the last few months I have listened to roughly 300 albums from 1988. I think I'm done with that exercise now (despite the master-ish list being close to 1000), unless someone comes along and recs something that wasn't already on my list.

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sctttnnnt.bsky.social @sctttnnnt.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Supergirl was good way to spend a couple hours with my son. Not special, not terrible. My kid enjoyed it so I’m happy with it.

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sctttnnnt.bsky.social @sctttnnnt.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Very happy that THE AGENCY is back. This is exactly the kind of spy tv show I like the most.

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sctttnnnt.bsky.social @sctttnnnt.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

I’ve never felt better about the fact that I’ve never in my life watched a single second of a video from this guy

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sctttnnnt.bsky.social @sctttnnnt.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

First season of House of the Dragon was rough going I admit, but I adored s2 and I’m thrilled for the new season. First episode was terrific. I’m all in.

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sctttnnnt.bsky.social @sctttnnnt.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Making my way through my little project—here are my favorite films of 1934. Top dogs: IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT (Frank Capra) LES MISERABLES (Raymond Bernard) THE THIN MAN (WS Van Dyke) TWENTIETH CENTURY (Howard Hawks) THE PRIVATE LIFE OF DON JUAN (Alexander Korda) L’ATLANTE (Jean Vigo) boxd.it/Vc1l8

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Favorite Films: 1934

A list of 11 films compiled on Letterboxd, including It Happened One Night (1934), Les Misérables (1934), The Thin Man (1934), Twentieth Century (1934) and The Private Life of Don Juan (1934).

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damn i wish i was your lawyer @bermanmatt.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

This one's for @kentmbeeson.bsky.social and the "Best Album of..." crew.

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sctttnnnt.bsky.social @sctttnnnt.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

It’s time for my #LastFourWatched: Douglas Fairbanks Sr’s final (entertaining!) film, two early so-so Capras and Raymond Bernard’s epic and brilliant adaptation of Les Miserables—worth the 5-hour commitment’

Four film posters, L-R:
Les Miserables (Raymond Bernard, 1934)
Platinum Blonde (Frank Capra, 1931)
Rain or Shine (Frank Capra, 1930)
The Private Life of Don Juan (Alexander Korda, 1934)

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sctttnnnt.bsky.social @sctttnnnt.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

In other news from the films of 1934, this is the weekend where I’ll attempt Raymond Bernard’s 3-part, 5-hour take on LES MISERABLES

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sctttnnnt.bsky.social @sctttnnnt.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

My #LastFourWatched for #LetterboxdFriday. The winner for the week is Juan Bustillo Oro’s DOS MONJES (TWO MONKS), which has absolutely stunning visuals in its first and last 10 minutes, and is a pretty good proto-Rashomon concept in between.

Thumbnails for four movies, L-R:
The Rise of Catherine the Great (Paul Czinner, 1934)
The Cat’s Paw (Sam Taylor, 1934)
The Mandalorian and Grogu (Jon Favreau, 2026)
Dos Monjes [Two Monks] (Juan Bustillo Oro, 1934)

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sctttnnnt.bsky.social @sctttnnnt.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Coffee shop started playing “Dancing On My Own” and my day just got 1,000 times better

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sctttnnnt.bsky.social @sctttnnnt.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Just here in my own world at the gym, working out while listening to that ultimate get-hyped band, Low

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sctttnnnt.bsky.social @sctttnnnt.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

My favorite part of Mandalorian & Grogu is when Mando falls into deep water, desperately swims to the surface, and then… stands up in water that is only knee deep in order to spear the little fish monsters.

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sctttnnnt.bsky.social @sctttnnnt.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

lol at all the members of Slint saying they don’t know what time signature “Nosferatu Man” @lifeoftherecord.bsky.social I’ve talked to so many people who are flummoxed by that song. For my book I asked a friend/drummer to try to break it down for me, which is how I arrived at this description.

“Nosferatu Man” contains probably the most rudimentary quiet verse / loud chorus on the album. On the heels of “Breadcrumb Trail,” it becomes apparent how this element of the band’s sound became synonymous with Slint-as-adjective. But at the same time “Nosferatu Man” feels less concerned with its juxtapositions and more focused on creating intensity through rhythm. The song is dizzying in its jumps from one time signature to the next. The first verse is in 5/4, followed by a pause in which Walford clicks a single bar in 3/4 before the band launches into a chorus in 6/4. They repeat this pattern for a second verse and chorus before moving to the bridge, where things get especially complicated. Story-wise the chase between the Prince and the girl escalates into a cat-and-mouse

game. The music reflects this polyrhythmically as the band splices into two separate but simultaneous meters, in effect circling each other. Walford hunkers down into a quarter-note-based kick/snare rhythm while Pajo, McMahan, and Brashear play a series of triplets, floating in and out of phase with Walford, who occasionally adds an extra beat to keep things from spiraling into cacophony. They sync up again for a third verse in 5/4, in which the prince’s “teeth touched her skin,” then unravel again into an extended polyrhythmic bridge—this time evened out to stay locked into Walford’s steady quarter note—before Walford and Brashear return to the 6/4 chorus section while Pajo and McMahon continue to stab at their stop-start chords in three. The song finally concludes with the girl gone and the prince holding his dead queen. The band lands together on a final G chord, dangling ominously in the air as the prince remains alone.

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sctttnnnt.bsky.social @sctttnnnt.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

This week’s #LastFourWatched - not a whole lot worth singing about though Dr Mabuse was a wild one and Devil Wears Prada 2 was entertaining #LetterboxdFriday

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sctttnnnt.bsky.social @sctttnnnt.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Looking forward to this! And damn, if SPIDERLAND is celebrating its 35th anniversary then that means my book about SPIDERLAND is celebrating its 15th anniversary. Yeesh.

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sctttnnnt.bsky.social @sctttnnnt.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

I've done my duty and added around 30 missing albums to @bestalbumbrackets.bsky.social's 1988 master-ish list, including some great dub/reggae (Bim Sherman, Sheriff Lindo & The Hammer, Carl Meeks), metal (rigor mortis, sadus, saint vitus et al), electronic (Klaus Schulze, Muslimgauze)...

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sctttnnnt.bsky.social @sctttnnnt.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

My favorite first-time watches of May—see if you can detect any patterns: Westfront 1918 (Pabst, 1930) Kameradschaft (Pabst, 1931) Marius (Korda/Pagnol, 1931) Fanny (Allégret/Pagnol, 1932) (1/2)

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sctttnnnt.bsky.social @sctttnnnt.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

There are still some biggies from 1933 which I haven’t seen but aren’t available (e.g, DUCK SOUP). In the meantime, my favorites of the year I’ve seen so far. Best of the bunch: 14 JUILLET (René Clair) KING LONG (Merian Cooper & Ernest Schoedsack) LE TETE D’UN HOMME (Julien Duvivier) boxd.it/UN7Gc

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Favorite Films: 1933

A list of 9 films compiled on Letterboxd, including July 14 (1933), King Kong (1933), A Man's Neck (1933), 42nd Street (1933) and Passing Fancy (1933).

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sctttnnnt.bsky.social @sctttnnnt.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

My #LastFourWatched, all from 1933. Once again the French directors from this era seem to be on another level. Rene Clair’s 14 JUILLET is a lovely romance, and Julien Duvivier’s LA TETE D’UN HOMME is a gritty detective flick with a villain on par with Peter Lorre’s character in M. #LetterboxdFriday

Movie posters, L-R: A Man’s Neck, King Kong, The Private Life of Henry VIII, and 14 Juillet

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sctttnnnt.bsky.social @sctttnnnt.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Yesterday I finished up watching everything on my list from 1932 (available on streaming at least). Top of the heap: A FAREWELL TO ARMS (Borzage) GRAND HOTEL (Goulding) WOODEN CROSSES (Bernard) FANNY (Pagnol/Allégret) boxd.it/UD9ek

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Favorite Films: 1932

A list of 11 films compiled on Letterboxd, including A Farewell to Arms (1932), Grand Hotel (1932), Wooden Crosses (1932), Fanny (1932) and The Red Head (1932).

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sctttnnnt.bsky.social @sctttnnnt.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

And here are my favorite films of 1931. Top tier = LA CHIENNE (Renoir), MARIUS (Pagnol/Korda), DAVID GOLDER (Duvivier), and KAMRADSCHAFT (Pabst). boxd.it/UvUKw

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Favorite Films: 1931

A list of 15 films compiled on Letterboxd, including La Chienne (1931), Marius (1931), David Golder (1931), Comradeship (1931) and M (1931).

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sctttnnnt.bsky.social @sctttnnnt.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

My #LastFourWatched, all from 1932. Highlights of the week were two Marcel Pagnol-scripted films, MARIUS and FANNY, which essentially play like one long film. Perfect blend of lightness and drama. Also really enjoyed Duvivier’s POIL DE CARROTTE which is sweet but gets dark. #LetterboxdFriday

Film poster thumbnails, L-R
THE WEDDING REHEARSAL (Alexander Korda, 1932)
POIL DE CAROTTE (Julien Duvivier, 1932)
THE MOST DANGEROUS GAME (Schoedsack & Pichel, 1932)
FANNY (Marc Allégret, 1932)

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