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Frank Conniff @frankconniff.bsky.social · 3h

I might be a little less distrustful of AI if the dudes promoting it, supporting it, insisting on it, and advocating for it weren’t the worst fucking people on the planet.

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Crispin Kott @stuporfly.bsky.social · 4h

The first six (of many) very special guests have been announced for the Resident Punk UK book launch party at The Lexington in London on November 15. Legs McNeil (via Zoom) will be in conversation with Stewart Lee, and two all-star bands will perform songs by artists in the book.

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Crispin Kott @stuporfly.bsky.social · 20h

I’ve resisted the ice cream version of this folderol for decades, so nah. As always, OpenAI can kick rocks.

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Crispin Kott @stuporfly.bsky.social · 20h

September 29, 1986. Forty years of New Order’s Brotherhood.

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Chris Marron @sonofhal.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Confirming Miki Berenyi as our first guest for Nov 15th at The Lexington. Remaining tickets on Dice and wegottickets.

A picture of Miki Berenyi. Text below reads Resident Punk. U.K. Launch Party.

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Chris Marron @sonofhal.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Second guest for Nov 15th is Kitty Fitz. Very happy to have her on board. Only 23 more musical guest announcements to go. If you haven't grabbed tickets yet, you know what to do.

A picture of Kitty Fitz, who will be playing at the Resident Punk launch party.

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Chris Marron @sonofhal.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Forgot to post this here on Friday, so here it is. The massively talented Dilettante will be joining us at The Lexington on 15th November. Announced already are Stewart Lee, Miki Berenyi, Kitty Fitz and Fyfe Dangerfield (and 20 more to come). Going to be quite the night. Tix on Dice and wegottickets

Poster for Dilettane at the Resident Punk UK Launch Party.

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Crispin Kott @stuporfly.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Early episodes of Midsomer Murders are a wild, creepy ride. This is from the series’ debut, The Killings at Badger’s Drift, and it isn’t even the creepiest bit.

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Crispin Kott @stuporfly.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

“I’m gonna teach you how to eat cheesecake!” Now on Substack: An early look at RESIDENT PUNK, featuring Legs McNeil, Norman Mailer, and a lesson in eating cheesecake you won’t soon forget. crispinkott.substack.com/p/legs-mcnei...

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Emily✨ @emilyoram.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Always a treat to be reminded of an old friend

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Chris Marron @sonofhal.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Another guest vocalist announcement. Fyfe Dangerfield will be joining us at The Lexington on Sun 15th Nov. Tickets on Dice and wegottickets.

A picture of Fyfe Dangerfield, who will be performing at the Resident Punk launch show at The Lexington on 15th November.

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Crispin Kott @stuporfly.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

From today’s issue of the Los Angeles Times.

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Crispin Kott @stuporfly.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

“See you at the Sharpies!” Wilco Schmilco show/signing at Rough Trade NYC ten years ago today.

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Crispin Kott @stuporfly.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Resident Punk is coming to the Hudson Valley tomorrow afternoon as part of Upstate Films’ Foreword! series. Plus Inquiring Minds will have copies of Resident Punk for sale with signed bookplates. It’s all happening at 4pm on Saturday, September 19! Hometown friends, come through!

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Crispin Kott @stuporfly.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

That guy who looks a bit like Ed Sheeran must really be going through it right now.

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Crispin Kott @stuporfly.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Come join us at Rough Trade NYC on Tuesday to celebrate the release of Legs McNeil's memoir, Resident Punk: How I Smoked, Drank, and Stumbled My Way Through the '70s Punk Scene (and Beyond). link.dice.fm/l49aac4582fb...

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Legs McNeil In Conversation + Signing Tickets | Sep 15 | Rough Trade Below, New York | DICE

**Legs McNeil** will be appearing in person at Rough Trade Below, on Tuesday, September 15th at 6pm, in conversation with **Mark Jacobson** and signing in su...

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Crispin Kott @stuporfly.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

YES! Maybe my favorite media Legs has done for our book, Resident Punk. It's out on Tuesday, and you can join us at Rough Trade NYC Below for a launch party that very evening. youtu.be/NGegRQ6hvHE?...

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Testing Legs McNeil's Punk Music Knowledge

YouTube video by Track Star*

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Crispin Kott @stuporfly.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

I wish I had a Proclaimers album I could snap in half, but I don’t listen to shitty music.

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Crispin Kott @stuporfly.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Now on Substack: In celebration of the 60th Anniversary of the Monkees, here’s a rough draft of what their chapter might have looked like if we'd added Los Angeles to the Rock and Roll Explorer Guide series. crispinkott.substack.com/p/the-rock-a...

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The Rock and Roll Explorer Guide Presents: The Monkees’ Los Angeles

“Must come down for interview.”

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Crispin Kott @stuporfly.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Star Trek is 60! Celebrate with this provocatively titled 2010 piece with a contemporary introduction that stodgy corners of the Trekkie universe will probably not have strong feelings about! substack.com/@crispinkott...

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Boldly Go: The Best of the Worst Acting From Star Trek: The Original Series

A Pointless Summary of Three Seasons of Intergalactic Rogues, Vagabonds and Ragamuffins

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Crispin Kott @stuporfly.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Now on Substack: A 2010 piece about Star Trek with a provocative concept alongside a contemporary introduction that stodgy corners of the Trekkie universe would probably not have strong feelings about. crispinkott.substack.com/p/boldly-go-...

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Crispin Kott @stuporfly.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Everything was beautiful… (figs. I-III)

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Crispin Kott @stuporfly.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Happy Birthday, you beauty. Twenty years of Yellow House, the first full-on Grizzly Bear album, holy shit. I’ve never shied away from gushing over how important this group’s music has been to me, and I found my way there through Yellow House.

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Crispin Kott @stuporfly.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Aston Villa haven’t just been bad so far, they’ve been boring. There’s been a lot of turnover, so I’m hopeful they’ll figure things out. But other than Suzuki, they’ve just looked anemic.

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Josh Gondelman @joshgondelman.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

My heart goes out to the millions of people struggling to remember how to write "Thanks! Sounds great!" in an email.

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Bryan Curtis @bryancurtis.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Jimmy Breslin on Gloria Steinem Esquire, 8/92 (the same issue had John Updike on Dolly)

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J. Michael Mull @jmichaelmull.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

even now, she's still teaching us

screen on car radio reading:
Dolly Parton
Love is Like A Butt
(it should be Butterfly but the last part couldn't fit on the screen)

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Denny Carter @dennycarter.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

amazing stuff

"This government hates us and wants us dead," Kathleen Hanna remarked during Bikini
Kill's set. "They don't give a shit about anybody's healthcare. They don't care if we're dying in parking lots of curable illnesses.
They don't give a shit. They don't care if our rights are taken away. They're ripping people off the streets. I'm not gonna tell you all the bad things! But I am gonna say it makes it hard for me in my body sometimes to have a good time. 'Cause it's hard to turn it off. And I was thinking that on the way here. I was like,
'What a gift.' What a gift we have to be able to play for you. What a gift Olivia has given all of us to do this festival.

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Crispin Kott @stuporfly.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Saturday night’s alright for Françoise Hardy.

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Crispin Kott @stuporfly.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

My wife and daughter are away on a camping trip, but don’t tell me I don’t still know how to have a goddamn good time on a Friday night. Just ask Ol’ Blue Eyes.

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Crispin Kott @stuporfly.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Happy Birthday to the late great Lester “Pres” Young, born in Woodville, Mississippi on August 27, 1909. This splendid posthumous compilation of tracks recorded with the Kansas City Five was released just two years after Young died in New York City at just 49 years old.

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Crispin Kott @stuporfly.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Now on my Substack: Danny Fields on his Ramones. Originally published by Please Kill Me in April 2018, Danny Fields really is forever the coolest guy in the room. crispinkott.substack.com/p/danny-fiel...

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Crispin Kott @stuporfly.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Happy 35th Anniversary to my oft-overlooked debut album, Lehzure. That there Blur might have released something similar on the very same day, but we all know which of the pair has truly stood the test of time.

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Timmy Jackpots, The $13,250 Diamond Dazzler @tbone.malware-virus.biz · 26/08/2026

my wife has a friend who sent Dolly Parton a painting she made & a letter explaining how much Dolly's music meant to her while she was transitioning. Dolly responded to it personally & paid for her top surgery. Sounds like an urban legend but it's real. I think we're going to more stories like this.

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Joel @itsjoels.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

This is the letter kids got at the end of Dolly’s Imagination Library. I defy you to read this and not cry.

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Dolly Parton's Imagination Library gifted more than 332,000,000 books since it was first created 31 years ago.

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Crispin Kott @stuporfly.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

I'm really stoked to be heading to Manchester this November for Louder Than Words. Hope to see you there!

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Crispin Kott @stuporfly.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Now on Substack: Let us now praise…My 2018 Please Kill Me review of Erik Jensen and Jessica Blank’s appropriately calamitous How to Be a Rock Critic, a play about Lester Bangs. Unsurprising spoiler: I loved it. crispinkott.substack.com/p/how-to-be-...

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Crispin Kott @stuporfly.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Great Moments in Fancy Lad History

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Crispin Kott @stuporfly.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Outdoor hot tubs are great if you like sweating from a cold face.

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Crispin Kott @stuporfly.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Now on Substack: My early-2010 attempt to grapple with Squeeze, the Velvet Underground album with no original members of the Velvet Underground. Plus, the Velvets event that inspired my first book with co-conspirator Mike Katz. crispinkott.substack.com/p/the-velvet...

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Crispin Kott @stuporfly.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Now on Substack: My 2010 interview with the late, great Urban Spaceman, Neil Innes. crispinkott.substack.com/p/neil-innes...

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Crispin Kott @stuporfly.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

"Still punk as fuck," I whisper as I update my colonoscopy playlist.

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Crispin Kott @stuporfly.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

“Fuckin’ birds,” some dude probably said 15 minutes earlier as he threw a half-eaten Kaiser roll at a pigeon’s head and walked away from his freshly washed car.

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