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posted December 8, 2020 #

@dpatrickrodgers PS, free dog name, “Poochie Mane”

Memento Stori: The Irish Exit with Chris Crofton

posted December 7, 2020 #

Memento Stori is a podcast about the relationship we have with objects left behind by those that have passed. Host, and my fiance, Rebecca Delius does a phenomenal job of interviewing the guests about some totem left behind and what it means to them. It may sound a little macabre but it's incredibly insightful and poignant. The latest episode, The Irish Exit features comedian Chris Crofton talking about a pen and pencil set handed down to him from his grandfather, who he calls his father's father.
Crofton is very funny and handles the subject with an affable nature. That said, the episode tackles some really fascinating subject matter - from the personal detachment of a grandfather that was absent and how that impacted generations, to the larger picture of how Protestant oppression of Irish Catholics even led to that headspace in the first place.

You can hear it in the embed above or on the web or Spotify or Apple or wherever. All the episodes are good (very good!) but if you wanted a way to ease-in to a show dealing with heavy subject matter, this is a good one.

posted December 6, 2020 #

Presenting my beautiful idiot son https://t.co/mK7owSuiKt

posted December 6, 2020 #

@weownthistown @Lightning100 Thanks @yewknee! I've found so many local artists from your show that made their way on air.

posted December 5, 2020 #

Twitter Q&A- What is your favorite movie or TV show of all time and I’ll tell you some 100% true behind the scenes stories about that project. Can be ANY movie or TV I know em all.

posted December 5, 2020 #

I love remembering this because it’s basically Beverly Hillbillies meets Run Ronnie Run. https://t.co/IPNPu1RXq6

posted December 4, 2020 #

EXCLUSIVE: Oscar Isaac is attached to star as Peter Pepper in upcoming film adaptation of BurgerTime https://t.co/yYBSGwzBw9

Merch Table

posted December 4, 2020 #

insert a Spotify playlist, get a Bandcamp playlist returned. Very convenient way to link up music and inspire folks to PAY for the tunes.

The Forgotten Openness Of The Closed World

posted December 4, 2020 #

Happy to announce that Coupler dropped a brand new EP today exclusive for Bandcamp Friday. The Forgotten Openness of the Closed World is the second in a triptych of releases exploring new and different styles. Where the previous EP, The Rhythm Method was a trio of "strictly bangers," this new release aims inwardly. To put it succinctly, it's an ambient release but like all of Coupler's music, it doesn't just hide in the background.
It's fair to call it a "quarantine record." While that's an obvious label for any music made in 2020, this record was created explicitly to reflect on on the quarantine and the benefit it may contain for self-reflection. The quote below, from Coupler creator Ryan Norris, is wonderfully insightful:
Time, it seems, is a word used to describe a spectrum of phenomena both elliptical and linear: the rotations and orbits of planets, the passing of seasons, tidal cycles, the expansion of the universe, the finite durations of our own lives and those around us. Perhaps the concept of time is frequently misapplied and our perceptions suffer as a result. Our minds and senses are filters through which we separate signal from noise. Can these filters be trusted?

In this age of quarantine it is inevitable that we each find our ways into our own inner worlds, either by happenstance or intention. Time has become both like a static cube and a flowing river. Lack of novelty robs us of the signposts of memory. Seasons pass, but nothing happens. We are trapped in an infinite present where movement and stasis blur. The outer world is shut off to us, that particular band of experience narrowed. But the inner world, The Closed World, is still available, lest we forget. The door is ajar, it beckons. We must open it, and breathe that sweet air again, at last.

This music is an attempt to both reconnect with that inner world, The Closed World, and to create something that points beyond it.
Get the record on Bandcamp and pre-save it on streaming services when it releases wide next Friday. But just get it into your life, it's a wonderful aid to these quiet times.

posted December 2, 2020 #

Matt Berry should play Santa Claus send tweet https://t.co/cvC26lzwZq

posted December 1, 2020 #

Oh heck yes. My bandcamp wishlist is going to grow exponentially now. https://t.co/tkAZEcTWAP

Isaac Asimov on the 'Cult of Ignorance'

posted December 1, 2020 #

from 1980 to 2020; the quote is powerful and apt. There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that “my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge”.

posted December 1, 2020 #

@yewknee The She-Nanigans were a big hit after the lead singer, Nan “ the Nantucket golden girl,” started singing every song in pig latin. Which at the time, was the height of post WWII hi jinx. Coincidentally The ironically named Barritone group called “The Hi Jinx” were a flop.

The Downward Spiral (expanded Live DVD)

posted November 30, 2020 #

Thanks to the YouTube algorithm, I recently became aware of this Nine Inch Nails Downward Spiral Live "DVD". It's not officially sanctioned by the band and I've no idea how long it will stick around but it's an incredibly impressive compilation of mixed live footage and live audio to recreate The Downward Spiral and pretty much all of the b-sides from around that era.

There's also a Broken DVD, Pretty Hate Machine DVD, The Fragile DVD, Year Zero DVD and other massive compilations like every live cover.

I realize this is niche content but what is the Internet if not niche content?

posted November 26, 2020 #

New York City, 1959 by US photographer Vivian Maier #womensart https://t.co/TnjE5SUN0C

posted November 26, 2020 #

sometimes instead of doing my job I listen to Dance Yrself Clean and pretend I’m pressing buttons in a space ship https://t.co/hqys8ZXv2Z

The Alex Winter Interview - San Dimas Today

posted November 25, 2020 #

I help produce the Bill and Ted podcast San Dimas Today. For the first two seasons, my role was largely technical - helping them get episodes out into the world, making artwork, helping promote. They booked the guests and drove the topics.

With Season 3 - the first to be released in a world where a third Bill & Ted movie exists - they still drive the narrative but I stepped up my role with trying to book guests. I helped book Jonathan Leahy, the music producer on the third film, I managed to snag a long chat with William Sadler - the actor that plays Death - and I'm happy to report that, today, we launched an episode with Alex Winter.
It's a short conversation as Mr. Winter's time is hard to come by but they were able to talk about the history of the Bill & Ted films, the decade long development process of Face the Music and his upcoming Zappa documentary. It's a nice conversation.

Is it a humblebrag to be simply proud of something you helped do? Maybe. Either way, I am proud that I was able to land these interviews and help shepherd conversations around a topic that everyone involved is very passionate about.

There's still a bit more on the way. I hope you enjoy it.
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