David Simon quits Twitter and writes about why. It’s visceral in a way only David Simon could muster.

handy site to find accounts in the fediverse. Time to get off Twitter, folks.

New Skyway Man is imminent!

Nice that they offer an opt out. Comes across as a little too late but maybe they will untrain based on future opt outs?? Unlikely but interesting to know this exists regardless

a compilation album from a label worth knowing. The first two preview tracks are wonderful and the track-by-track writeup makes me even more hype for its release in Sept.

I've been working with the band sugar sk*-*lls for around a year preparing their new album, Star Time. After much preparation, today we're finally able to unleash the fruits of our labor on the world.

First and foremost, the video for "Becomes Me" is now available. It was directed by Dycee Wildman and it's an absolute blast. It's got witches, it's got rituals, it's got loads of synth. I'm biased but I'm such a big fan of what she was able to do.

Along with that video is the "Becomes Me" maxi-single - a mini-EP of sorts that takes the album track and pairs it with 2 remixes and a bonus track. The wildest part is that the bonus track is a cover from another band of a different album track. It is a bizarre and strange idea that I really can't express my affection for enough.

Lastly, but not leastly, is the new full-length album Star Time is now available for pre-order. It's set for release on October 6th and can be procured in digital form or as 2x Deluxe Cassette; featuring all of the remixes and covers compiled into a special mixtape.

There will be plenty more to share about this project over the coming months and I am overjoyed to start spreading the word. Please indulge and spread the word.

Mr. Rex painted in Pee-wee's signature gray suit. Absolutely legendary.

AI image generation done "in the style of." certainly a fine line here between inspiration and plagiary. Like all things, tread carefully.

excellent cheat sheet

Love this, well documented, takedown of Musk lies. Not exactly unique content these days but well done from Doctorow

I’ve entered my Hat Phase of life. Is this my vibe? It may very well be.

if you know Plantasia, you already know why this is exciting. If you do not know Plantasia, go listen to it immediately and then come back to this. Loads of new Garson tunes, unearthed and remastered. Exciting!

They Might Be Giants on Comedy Bang Bang FM; a free preview. I do not pay for CBB but it's quite nice of them to release this teaser.

not ready for production yet but this text-to-video engine looks quite promising

instrumental, dance-y, disco-y, quite fun. also streaming if ya prefer.

Futel is half hacker project and half public good. At it's core, it's a literal payphone that anyone can use, for free, to make outgoing calls, as well as leverage free voicemail services. Beyond that, it's also a zine documenting its usage, an incoming number to hear all sorts of audio ephemera. In short, a fascinating series of phone interfaces that also provide services that may be critical for those in need.

You can read more about the project on their site and blog or spend a few minutes with this YouTube presentation that walks through all of it.

b-sides and rarities from the Sumday era of Grandaddy. a delight.

Bookmark worthy

a $60,000 turntable! $60,000!!

I’m told this is an excellent read. Adding it here so I remember to actually read it.