Stephen @sppz.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Profound take on population movement l, at least in the U.S. I’m guessing it holds true elsewhere. 000
Stephen @sppz.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Reporter states that the seat in question doesn’t even exist in the Atlanta basketball stadium. Did the accuser not even due the most basic of due diligence?! 🙄🫤🤪😂 100
Stephen @sppz.bsky.social · 21/09/2026I can hear the deeper influence of jazz, Japanese traditional music, and early experimental electronic music in The Dylan Group, whereas Tortoise brought more Krautrock, experimental classical, and indie rock influences, while certainly veering more toward jazz by ‘TNT’ and ‘Standards’. 130
Stephen @sppz.bsky.social · 21/09/2026At the time, iirc, the tendency was to compare them with Tortoise. And while that is an obvious touch point, the comparison does both bands a disservice. Listening with today’s ears, 101
Stephen @sppz.bsky.social · 21/09/2026This was their 4th album (plus one of remixes) in about as many years, and the only one that was pressed on vinyl at any point. 100
Stephen @sppz.bsky.social · 21/09/2026The Dylan Group — Ur-klang Search [Bubble Core/Fat Cat, 2000] Found a nice copy of this great last album from vibes-based “post rock” group that, in my opinion, doesn’t get enough credit for the very fine work they do. 100
Stephen @sppz.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Tracked down a physical copy of this excellent record yesterday at Portland’s great shop, Echoes In Space. Such a beautiful album of ambient IDM. I’ve been playing it over and over this summer on digital formats, now glad to have the record to play at home! 011
Stephen @sppz.bsky.social · 28/08/2026A close reading of a great, short poem. These 20 Words Are Worth a Thousand Pictures www.nytimes.com/interactive/...nytimes.comThese 20 Words Are Worth a Thousand PicturesPeople-watchers, trainspotters and A.O. Scott agree: Ezra Pound’s “In a Station of the Metro” is one of the shortest great poems in English. 000
Stephen @sppz.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Sad to say that I was initially unclear as to whether this quote was in reference to Iran or Canada. 000
Stephen @sppz.bsky.social · 18/08/2026These 8 things are listed in the 2nd section of ‘Goodnight Moon’, but not in the 1st section: Moon Light Clocks Socks Nobody Stars Air Noises Everywhere What is the 1 thing listed in the 1st section that is not listed in the 2nd section? (Yes, I currently can recite this book from memory.) 000
Reposted by Stephene.w. niedermeyer @niedermeyer.online · 13/08/202614 million souls ended in a single year by Elon Musk's cruelty and stupidity Here are some of the comparisons: Rwandan genocide: 800k dead Cambodian genocide: 3 million dead The Holocaust: 7 million dead 7236341377
Stephen @sppz.bsky.social · 31/07/2026This is wild timing. And also very frustrating/sad/confusing/bad policy. 000
Reposted by StephenAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/07/2026"Judge Simon points out that he’s far from the only judge to conclude that, under Trump, the DOJ has forfeited the presumption of regularity it enjoyed for generations. Dhillon live-tweeting her every retaliatory move on social media is just the cherry on top." — @lizdye.bsky.socialpublicnotice.coHarmeet Dhillon demonstrates danger of posting through itWhen being terminally online goes wrong. 371932516
Stephen @sppz.bsky.social · 28/07/2026Ooh, my copy of the new Akusmi is in the mail! How does this one compare with the first two? 120
Stephen @sppz.bsky.social · 27/07/2026This was at Leach Botanical Garden in outer SE Portland, a gem of a spot in general, but even more lovely with the music tonight. Also caught the closing moments of Patricia Wolf’s lovely live set. In-between DJ sets by Carly Barton. leachgarden.org 000
Stephen @sppz.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Had a chance to hear beautiful music in a beautiful setting tonight—a short live set by @brianfoote.bsky.social & Paul Dickow, of their recent collaborative work released by Geographic North, at an outdoor venue of a botanical garden. Closing set by Cosmic Tones Research Trio was also amazing! 151
Reposted by StephenBen Silverstein ❌👑 @bensilverstein.bsky.social · 17/07/2026Trump's big news is China acquired the publicly available voter file? Bro, DOGE employees took off with our Social Security info on thumb drives. 4640101002
Stephen @sppz.bsky.social · 16/07/2026cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/7833...cooking.nytimes.comSeltz al Limone (Refreshing Lemon Seltzer) 0192
Stephen @sppz.bsky.social · 11/07/2026“A lot of what you’re seeing in the bill is catch-up on 30 years of policy that has been stalled because Congress hasn’t had the bandwidth to do any housing legislation,” said Ben Metcalf…. “It is the kind of thoughtful legislating that Congress used to do all the time but now never does.” 000
Stephen @sppz.bsky.social · 07/07/2026Oregon history shows the way?static.klipy.comExplosion WhaleALT: Explosion Whale 010
Stephen @sppz.bsky.social · 06/07/2026Another spot to hit, if yr out at Speck’s is Too Many Records. And then, at the other end of town, is Dig Vinyl, in Sellwood, which has an awesome jazz selection. 130
Stephen @sppz.bsky.social · 06/07/2026Yeah, it’s a fundamentally different store now, good in a different way. I took my teen there for a midnight Mitski listening party and have been back with them a few times for digging sessions. 110
Stephen @sppz.bsky.social · 05/07/2026Some that you noted are favs (Clinton St, chiefly among them), but also: • Musique Plastique (artsy goodness) • Echoes in Space (stupendous techno and out electronic selection) • Exiled (breadth of choices in the used bins) and • My Vinyl Underground (an indie pop haven) 120
Stephen @sppz.bsky.social · 04/07/2026Amazing stores in this town, now and in the past…and yet there are still others that I currently love that are not on yr list. We have a wealth of spots, for sure! 110
Stephen @sppz.bsky.social · 29/06/2026‘Twin Peaks’ and ‘The Wire’ and ‘M*A*S*H’ and ‘Ted Lasso’ are basically all the entertainment I need. 010
Stephen @sppz.bsky.social · 05/05/2026At the root like re-doing 5&50 (or elements thereof)? At the root like a sales tax? At the root how? 000
Stephen @sppz.bsky.social · 25/04/2026Judging by what else is in the stacks, they’ll be able reset just fine. 110
Stephen @sppz.bsky.social · 21/02/2026Whoa, that was fast! 🤯💨 They’ve been working on music projects together, but with larger groups, for a long time (see Fontanelle’s s/t (2000) and ‘Style Drift’ (2002) or most(?) Nudge releases). And Paul Dickow’s ever-mutating Strategy guise is one of my favorite ongoing music projects. 020
Stephen @sppz.bsky.social · 20/02/2026Even though I’ve only heard the initial track released from it, I think Foote/Dickow ‘High Cube’ on Geographic North is going to be a stellar release. foote-dickow.bandcamp.com/album/high-c...foote-dickow.bandcamp.comHigh Cube, by Foote/Dickow6 track album 130
Stephen @sppz.bsky.social · 19/02/2026‘94–‘96 was an amazing treasure of musical mastery from Stephin Merritt. (‘Holiday’ and ‘The Charm of the Highway Strip’ in ‘94; The 6ths’ album, ‘Wasps’ Nests’, in ‘95; and ‘Get Lost’ in ‘96.) Sooo many perfect and lovely songs among the bunch. 020
Stephen @sppz.bsky.social · 02/02/2026Awesome notice. Thanks! I had the great privilege of opening for Deadbeat a couple of lifetimes ago—he’s a gem of a guy and knew all the weird records I was playing in the opening set. 120
Stephen @sppz.bsky.social · 18/01/2026This is good work to review more deeply. “America’s problems are solved problems. Just not here.” 000
Stephen @sppz.bsky.social · 30/12/2025So so good! Looking forward to seeing them in March with JP IVtet!! 110
Stephen @sppz.bsky.social · 30/12/2025Good AOTY list from one of this little corner of the Internet’s finest listeners. As always, so much to discover within for me. 000
Stephen @sppz.bsky.social · 30/12/2025I’ve been watching for your list, as I often like your plays. As always, so many that I’ve only heard of and plenty unknown to me. I will definitely have the Djrum album on my list—1 of a few “electronic” albums I really enjoyed this year. Also will have SML, Takuro Okada, & Uhlmann Johnson Wilkes. 110
Stephen @sppz.bsky.social · 28/12/2025That Smoke Point record was so good! I’d love to hear another from them. 110
Stephen @sppz.bsky.social · 25/11/2025It’s my wife’s story, but it goes something like this: when she was young, her dad decided to burn the Xmas tree in the fireplace, whole. There was a sap abundance and a small backdraft fireball which rocketed up the mantle. Somehow, a cherub stocking hanger survived, with a soot-blackened face. 000
Reposted by Stephen@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 30/10/2025This is an incredible LIE being told by the guy that manages the agency that oversees the ACA. It's obscene how easily, how frequently and how dramatically these Trump folks lie to us. ✅Fact check from the extremely reliable @kff.org (& no, KFF did not retract this.) 551124443
Stephen @sppz.bsky.social · 27/10/2025Granted, I did make that comment before scrolling further in my feed and seeing the news that DeJohnette has passed away. No disrespect meant to his excellent work and life! 110
Stephen @sppz.bsky.social · 27/10/2025I know this post is about DeJohnette, but just want to point out that anything with Joe Henderson on it is a winner. 110
Stephen @sppz.bsky.social · 30/07/2025Age verification? When I bought my first computer, they tried to upsell me to 8MB of RAM at the store. 000
Stephen @sppz.bsky.social · 09/06/2025Love the closing line tonight. Thanks, as always, for the cogent and clarifying recap of events, @hcrichardson.bsky.social. 010
Stephen @sppz.bsky.social · 02/06/2025Momma’s new album is good! At number 2 on this list is a pleasant surprise. Nice to see the new Caroline album noted, as well as Horsegirl—both are also standout albums to me, so far this year. 010
Stephen @sppz.bsky.social · 30/05/2025@wired.com has been doing great reporting on the technocratic aspects of the present administration. 010