Reposted by Aaron KatzThe Arts Fuse @theartsfuse.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Jason M.Rubin writes that former Heartbreaker Mike Campbell & The Dirty Knobs brings a deepening songbook, a crack band, and new material from "Mission of Mercy" to Beverly’s The Cabot . artsfuse.org/334444/conce... 041
Aaron Katz @searchmaven.bsky.social · 16/09/2026@radiofreetom.bsky.social I suspect I’m not the first to send this your way Tom but sharing just in case you haven’t seen it yet. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/09/16/maga… 001
Reposted by Aaron KatzJohn Lingan @johnlingan.bsky.social · 11/09/2026The new Tubs album is out today and if you like guitars and joy, you can’t beat em. The singer sounds less like Richard Thompson on every album and the guitarist sounds more like Johnny Marr. They are a pure good.youtu.beThe Tubs - Stoop to Me (Official Music Video)YouTube video by Merge Records on YouTube 0124
Reposted by Aaron Katzjesse jarnow @bourgwick.bsky.social · 20/08/2026hey, mission of burma reunited (again) (briefly) last week! 2384
Reposted by Aaron KatzOlúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 01/08/2026I think today's liberals in the US are used to a social environment where pogroms are rare and don't realize the role armed self defense plays in that state of affairs www.history.com/articles/red...history.comRed Summer of 1919: How Black WWI Vets Fought Back Against Racist Mobs | HISTORYWhen dozens of brutal race riots erupted across the U.S. in the wake of World War I and the Great Migration, black ve... 3517150
Reposted by Aaron KatzThe Quietus @thequietus.com · 24/07/2026"I’m a big fan of The Breeders in general. Kim Deal? I think she’s better than Kurt Cobain. And I love Kurt Cobain. I think she’s on a different level of songwriting and she’s one of my heroes." #Tricky on The Breeders - ‘MetaGoth’ buff.ly/r4LDjSL 2492
Reposted by Aaron KatzTHE NERVE @thenerve.news · 11/07/2026“The Smiths’ original teenage fans will now be approaching the age of the free bus pass – a time in life when people more regularly go to the polls”: @juderogers.bsky.social on Andy Burnham, the Smiths and Manchester www.thenerve.news/p/andy-burnh... 86616
Reposted by Aaron KatzElizabeth Nelson @paranoiacs.bsky.social · 25/06/2026The Feelies' 'The Good Earth' LP walks a mesmerizing tight rope between the pastoral and panicked, joyful and sad. The carefully calibrated and the utterly unhinged. Their freakiest trick: they might sound like other bands, but no other bands can ever sound like them. www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTnd...youtube.comThe Feelies - The Good Earth 1986 Full Album VinylYouTube video by luis german lombo 48011
Reposted by Aaron KatzAnil Dash @anildash.com · 04/06/2026I have a longer thing I'm working on about this, with more data and stuff, but the key thing folks need to know: anyone on the left *CANNOT WIN* with any kind of content on platforms where the right owns the algorithm. Not just in politics — in entertainment media, or anything else. 191886503
Reposted by Aaron KatzDan Kennedy @dankennedy.net · 29/05/2026A lot of us are using LinkedIn more since the implosion of Xitter. (Exclusively? Hell, no.) It's just as bad as all the rest. krehbielgroup.com/2026/how-lin...krehbielgroup.comHow LinkedIn's Algorithm Distorts RealitySummary: LinkedIn’s incentive structure rewards hype, emotional signaling, and trend-following over realism, long-term thinking, and sober analysis. While LinkedIn can be useful for visibility and net... 2121
Reposted by Aaron KatzCaropop @caropopcast.bsky.social · 21/05/2026As the Feelies mark their 50th anniversary with two (farewell?) shows this weekend in Jersey City, propulsive rhythm guitarist/songwriter Bill Million reflects on getting the right guitar tones and creating that thrilling Feelies sound on the new Caropop. www.caropop.com/caropopcast/... 2179
Reposted by Aaron KatzJustin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 26/04/2026The fundamental protocols of the internet were democratic—TCP/IP didn't care who you were. But artificial intelligence is designed to care, writes Konstantinos Komaitis. He says AI is a technology built to make democratic agency obsolete.techpolicy.pressHow AI Reverses the Political Logic of the InternetAI governance is ultimately a question of democracy itself, writes Konstantinos Komaitis. 122
Reposted by Aaron KatzDavid Roberts @volts.wtf · 15/03/2026The job of "influencer" has always struck me as the very deepest circle of hell. It's basically a *recipe* for burnout & mental illness. It's just so dystopian that young people see it as one of the few viable remaining careers.hsph.harvard.eduContent creators are struggling with mental health, study finds | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public HealthDigital content creators experience high rates of mental health struggles such as anxiety, depression, and burnout, according to a new study. 27619123
Reposted by Aaron KatzJill Weinberger @jillybobww.bsky.social · 03/03/2026American Jews have been TRYING to tell folks that yes, AIPAC is evil, & fuck them, but Christian Zionists in the US outnumber Jews IN THE WORLD & have risen to power in all areas of our government, & they want to bring the End Times (& kill all the Jews btw), AND THIS IS WHAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT. 301415554
Reposted by Aaron KatzMike Masnick @masnick.com · 28/02/2026Dean Ball wrote Trump's AI plan. 👀 You know the one all the AI bros were so excited about and for which they thought it was so important to back Trump to get. 13590163
Reposted by Aaron Katzfrank n furter @mxfrankduffy.bsky.social · 02/02/2026artists/musicians/venues I am BEGGING you to have a simple monthly newsletter and a page on a website that isn't fucking Facebook where I can find your upcoming events, so that I can attend them. thank you for your attention to this matter. 714639
Reposted by Aaron KatzAnnie Zaleski @anniezaleski.bsky.social · 28/01/2026The earliest live video of R.E.M. with sound was resurfaced on YouTube a few days ago. Really great stuff. Love the superfans singing "Windout" as the song starts because they know what's coming. www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMTG...youtube.comREM 1981-02-20 688 Atlanta GAYouTube video by oydave 615632
Reposted by Aaron KatzAlex Merz 🇺🇸🇨🇦🇺🇦 @merz.bsky.social · 26/01/2026I'm going to say a couple of things about Alex Pretti's handgun, that I don't think people who do not shoot will initially understand. This photo was almost immediately distributed by the feds. I think that doing so was, for them and their attempt to whitewash the murder, a *huge* error. 26863283
Reposted by Aaron KatzR.E.M. @remhq.bsky.social · 17/01/2026“A lot of these songs are canonical as far as I’m concerned. It’s not like you wouldn’t play Mozart because you didn’t write it.” —Michael Shannon Read Premier Guitar's interview with Michael Shannon and Jason Narducy. www.premierguitar.com/reviving-r-e...premierguitar.comReviving R.E.M.: Why Jason Narducy and Michael Shannon Are Touring the Band’s Iconic AlbumsWith the help of a crew of veteran players, film star Shannon and guitarist Narducy are taking the music of the iconic Georgia band out on the road. 1023727
Reposted by Aaron KatzBostonJoan 🏳️🌈 🦫 @bostonjoan.bsky.social · 31/12/2025Enshittification of an already overhyped app is on its way. I wish universities understood how corrupted these tools are from the jump. 817257
Reposted by Aaron KatzJoyce Linehan @ashmont.bsky.social · 24/12/2025The wait is almost over! He arrives tonight. Christmas Eve with Oedipus is 6-midnight on @wgbh.org, over the airwaves and streaming too. A treasured holiday tradition. No algorithm. Just Oedirithm! (Thanks to @henrysantoro.bsky.social for his stewardship!) 181
Aaron Katz @searchmaven.bsky.social · 13/12/2025@oedipus1.bsky.social Will there be a Christmas Eve with Oedipus this year? 000
Aaron Katz @searchmaven.bsky.social · 12/12/2025@wgbh.org Will there be a Christmas Eve with Oedipus this year? 110
Reposted by Aaron KatzTyler Wilcox @tylerwilcox.bsky.social · 08/12/2025I’ve crunched the numbers and the best band is still … 2695
Reposted by Aaron KatzRebecca Colesworthy @rcolesworthy.bsky.social · 25/11/2025one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible. 237228596521
Reposted by Aaron KatzThe Conversation U.S. @us.theconversation.com · 21/11/2025Relying on ChatGPT to teach you about a topic leaves you with shallower knowledge than Googling and reading about it, according to new research that compared what more than 10,000 people knew after using one method or the other. Shared by @gizmodo.com: buff.ly/yAAHtHq 7732701243
Reposted by Aaron KatzCarole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 16/11/2025NEW: Welcome to the Great AI Bubble. Yes, it’s here. And yes, it’s going to burst. It’s also got way more in common with the Epstein scandal than you really want to know. open.substack.com/pub/broligar...open.substack.comThe Great AI BubbleYes, it's a bubble. And yes, it's going to burst. 761682765
Reposted by Aaron KatzAdam Lasnik @adamlasnik.net · 27/10/2025A very sobering and worthwhile read and, yes, somewhat ironic to post here. I've definitely reduced my social media time drastically in the last years, but maybe I need to do more reducing :\ www.tommydixon.ca/p/how-to-end...tommydixon.caHow to end your extremely online eraA somewhat practical guide 073
Reposted by Aaron KatzSarah T Roberts, PhD @ubiquity75.xyz · 31/10/2025It's a Ponzi scheme. And these people at our universities have got us involved. 8370157
Reposted by Aaron KatzHypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 30/10/2025An analysis of “nearly 1,000 AI-enabled medical devices, or AIMDs, approved by the FDA found an alarming trend: Devices from publicly traded companies are far more likely to be recalled, and many hit the market without being tested on real people.”hub.jhu.eduInvestor pressure may be driving risky AI medical device launchesStudy finds an association between publicly traded companies and recalls of AI-based medical tools 912863
Reposted by Aaron KatzThe Quietus @thequietus.com · 21/10/2025Galaxie 500 remain one of indie rock’s most quietly untouchable constellations. In conversation with Dean Wareham, Naomi Yang and Damon Krukowski, Brian Coney provides ten points of entry to the dimmer recesses of their back catalogue The Strange World Of… #Galaxie500 Rarities buff.ly/bv74S65 06515
Reposted by Aaron KatzChanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 17/10/2025GET RID OF YOUR RING CAMERAS www.yahoo.com/news/article...yahoo.comAmazon’s Ring to partner with Flock, a network of AI cameras used by ICE, feds, and policeAgencies that use Flock can request that Ring doorbell users share footage to help with "evidence collection and investigative work." 5326771934
Aaron Katz @searchmaven.bsky.social · 05/10/2025Those last four bullet points. Right on. Some hope despite the times. cc: @dadadrummer.bsky.social 030
Reposted by Aaron KatzJustin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 04/10/2025Macron remarks are notable- some quotes: "We have been incredibly naive in entrusting our democratic space to social networks that are controlled either by large American entrepreneurs or large Chinese companies, whose interests are not at all the survival or proper functioning of our democracies." 9469132217
Reposted by Aaron KatzEmanuel Maiberg @emanuelmaiberg.bsky.social · 03/10/2025an "Anti-social Democrat" is running for congress with a bold no posting strategy www.404media.co/can-you-win-...404media.coCan You Win a Congressional Seat Without Social Media?Carleigh Beriont is running for Congress as an “anti-social Democrat” and she thinks the party needs to abandon social media nationally also. 1012122
Reposted by Aaron KatzTyler Wilcox @tylerwilcox.bsky.social · 03/10/2025A freshly unearthed tape of Galaxie 500 live in Berlin on Halloween in 1989???? 🎃🎃🎃 doomandgloomfromthetomb.tumblr.com/post/7963965...doomandgloomfromthetomb.tumblr.comDoom & Gloom From The TombGalaxie 500 - Ecstasy, Berlin, Germany, October 31, 1989 Andy over at the long-running / indispensable Full of Wishes site alerted me to the recent unearthing of a previously uncirculated Galaxie 500.... 2223
Reposted by Aaron KatzDavid Roberts @volts.wtf · 30/09/2025We laugh at this shit -- I mean, how can you not? -- but it's serious: these guys want to infuse reactionary thinking into AI and then infuse AI into every nook & cranny of American life. They can't win the argument so they are trying to blunt-force their views onto us with money & power. 13842821302
Reposted by Aaron KatzPopehat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 30/09/2025The moment where Hegseth ends his speech and not a single officer claps is the most hopeful thing I have seen in a long time. 22098801569
Reposted by Aaron KatzDavid Yamane @davidyamane.bsky.social · 24/09/2025This talk pulls together all of the threads of my work. If you wonder how it all fits together or how I see the way forward on guns, this video is for you. Or if you know someone looking for a liberal, pro-civility gun owner, this is a great start. youtu.be/7a1QMLTuBYk?...youtu.beGUNS IN AMERICA: A CIVIL CONVERSATION IN UNCIVIL TIMES (Light Over Heat #136)YouTube video by Light Over Heat with Professor David Yamane 042
Reposted by Aaron KatzRepoz2 @repoz2.bsky.social · 20/09/2025Sept 20, 1980: 45 REALLY unknown pleasures years ago. Joy Division/New Order at Maxwell's! Legendary photo by the great Charles Charas! Me in front, back right Maxwell's owner Steve Fallon and DJ Guy Ewald. 092
Reposted by Aaron KatzNicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 18/09/2025The Third Reich didn't last 1,000 years. Pinochet was ousted with a referendum. And the US isn't exactly dealing with the smartest, most competent fascists. Those of you insisting that 2025 is forever need to read a book, touch grass, go to therapy, anything other than trying to make others quit. 39285842355
Reposted by Aaron KatzJoanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 18/09/2025Honestly folks. The bluster & bullying & “how dare they say that?,” & silencing, & censoring? It’s weakness x 10. If you’re really strong, jokes don’t matter. Only if you’re banking on fear to give you power do jokes matter. That’s why authoritarians HATE being poked fun at. No fear=no power. 16832198
Reposted by Aaron KatzAlex Sherman @sherman4949.cnbc.com · 18/09/2025In case it’s not clear, I’m told by sources familiar with the matter that Kimmel hasn’t been fired and Disney plans to speak with him about a response when he returns to air. www.cnbc.com/2025/09/17/c...cnbc.comABC pulls 'Jimmy Kimmel Live' off air 'indefinitely' over Charlie Kirk commentsJimmy Kimmel suggested that Tyler Robinson, the man accused of killing Charlie Kirk, was aligned with President Donald Trump's MAGA movement. 217145
Reposted by Aaron KatzJamison Foser @jamisonfoser.bsky.social · 18/09/2025legacy media companies and tech/social media companies are largely controlled by right-wing billionaires, and their programming decisions & algorithms favor conservative content. Trying to get better at gaming their systems is insufficient. It's their field, their ball, their refs, their scoreboard. 36113
Reposted by Aaron KatzNoah Gittell @noahgittell.bsky.social · 15/09/2025There is no doubt in my mind that living our lives online contributes to a culture of political violence. A story. Last month, my car wouldn't start, so I needed to get it towed to the dealership an hour away. AAA sent a two guy. Let's call him Chris. (1/x) 1147
Reposted by Aaron KatzStuart Berman @stuberman.bsky.social · 03/09/2025Psst... hey buddy, you wanna buy The Smiths? www.morrisseycentral.com/messagesfrom...morrisseycentral.comMESSAGES FROM MORRISSEY - MORRISSEY CENTRALMESSAGES FROM MORRISSEY 32410
Reposted by Aaron KatzMichael Stipe @michaelstipe.bsky.social · 03/09/2025www.huffpost.com/entry/michae...huffpost.comRock Icon Michael Stipe Reveals The R.E.M. Lyrics Everyone Keeps Getting WrongThe words to this 1987 song have been up for debate for years. 18768106
Reposted by Aaron KatzRobin Berjon @robin.berjon.com · 24/08/2025Arguably one of the greatest shortcomings of today's intellectual environment is the widespread failure to understand how digital power works. You can reclaim a bar/town hall/public square by showing up. You ABSOLUTELY CANNOT do that with a digital platform. 11717218
Reposted by Aaron KatzStereogum @stereogum.com · 19/08/2025Legendary Hoboken venue Maxwell's is getting a documentary, and the filmmakers are seeking submissions from fans and bands. Get more info and watch the 'No Backstage At Maxwell's' trailer now:stereogum.comLegendary Hoboken Venue Maxwell’s Gets A Documentary: Watch The TrailerThe filmmakers behind 'No Backstage At Maxwell's' are seekings submissions from fans and bands. 1124
