posted July 26, 2020 #

COVID Update July 26: We can virtually eliminate the virus any time we decide to. 1/

posted July 26, 2020 #

@yewknee The youths love static image documentaries about 1980s cult leaders and their impact on current fashion icons.

posted July 26, 2020 #

The episode we have coming out the week after next is so big and lovely and special and I am so eager to share it with y’all.

posted July 25, 2020 #

... i graduated from washington & lee university. and i have some thoughts about that name. my first piece for @nbcnewsthink: https://t.co/ilouxPE9tQ https://t.co/l12uwEPDyi

posted July 24, 2020 #

hey u up? https://t.co/GnQq1hG6BP

posted July 24, 2020 #

This is pretty cool but I've been showing boxes of pills to emu-like birds for years https://t.co/cJs2LKJc8Z

Dent May - "Sea Salt & Caramel"

posted July 24, 2020 #

this delightful weirdo is at it again

mr. Gnome - The Day You Flew Away

posted July 24, 2020 #

an unexpected new style for this band but i'm digging it, alot

Friday Videos - July 24th, 2020

posted July 24, 2020 #

The #Bonkers tag on Giphy is prettty stellar. It's weird but it's the variety of weird that makes it so entertaining.

Hope you're doing okay. Enjoy some distractions.

Fourth of July, 2020, Marquette, Michigan - for anyone that has pride in America; think again!
Law and Order: Seasonal Depression Unit - absolutely perfect. This thing has so many small details that it requires multiple viewings to appreciate the amount of care put into this.
Detroit swindle + Sax - yes please, more of this (from 2018, don't get upset about the crowd).
Andy Samberg Reacts to Andy Samberg on SNL - the promotional circuit for Palm Springs has helped spawn some enjoyable gems like this one.
A Black Lady Sketch Show: The Basic Ball - I've yet to dive into full episodes of this show but there are some rather enjoyable sketches making the rounds. Loved this one.
iPod Unboxing, 2002 - I posted this earlier in the week but 18 years makes a world of difference in terms of knowing what a device like an iPod even is.
'Scott Pilgrim vs. The World' Reunion Table Read - this is nearly 90 minutes long but I suggest carving time out to enjoy it. It is, delightful.

Stay safe out there. Wear a dang mask.

Best Movies Never Made

posted July 24, 2020 #

Lately, I've been binging on the podcast Best Movies Never Made. It's exactly as it sounds; a discussion on interesting movies that never made it into production. Beetlejuice Goes Hawaiian, Return of The Thing, Return to the Planet of the Apes and many more movies that I'd always heard of as rumors but never knew the full story on.

There's also several episodes peppered throughout their archive looking at films that went through a wild amount of drafts and iterations. For instance, a Super Mario Bros script where they encounter Bruce Willis. As if that movie wasn't bad enough!

They're also on Instagram and Twitter if you're just looking for some movie ephemera but not ready to dive into a podcast.

The Prudish Few - Kinder Climes

posted July 24, 2020 #

The second single from The Prudish Few was released today. "Kinder Climes" is up on Bandcamp, Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music, etc.

It's a song about the wake of the 2016 election and, personally, one of my favorites from the forthcoming album. Here's a little insight about the song from Todd K:

This song was inspired by the shock, revulsion, and fear we awoke to on November 9th, 2016. We called loved ones to check on them. We sat silently in parked cars, unable to muster the will to step out onto the street. We were giddily leered at in public places by people who did not share our obvious despair. I remember being actually afraid of old people and white adult males in the grocery store.

A month later I was picking up a Clinton/Kaine sign still stuck in the grass outside of work when several young men in a car drove by and screamed, "FUCK YOU!" I couldn't figure out whether they were mad that I was moving the sign, or mad at me for being associated with the sign.

I know Conservatives and the Alt-Right like to cast Liberals as overly emotional creatures but I completely feel this sentiment. The 2016 election results inflicted a sickening feeling and it injected a dose of paranoia about those around you - could that person possibly support such a vile person?

The opening lyrics to the song embody that idea quite well:

Friends and family
Are you ok, do you see what I see
Terror in the hearts of the free
Gestapo shops the same grocery as me

Some might say that the Gestapo / Nazi metaphor for Trump supporters is going too far but I'd venture to say it's not too far off the mark.

All that said, it's an upbeat and catchy song. So you get a nice shiny happy bit of music mixed with a rather dark sentiment; my favorite combo for pop music.

Jessie Baylin - Pleasure Center LP

posted July 22, 2020 #

an RSD release I would covet

posted July 21, 2020 #

while we’re on the subject of men in bands, enjoy this tiktok I made from the POV of someone on a tinder date with a generic indie boy https://t.co/nioxKegMNd

METZ - A Boat to Drown In

posted July 21, 2020 #

new METZ is good

posted July 21, 2020 #

@yewknee https://t.co/A3GLCizj6o

posted July 20, 2020 #

caw https://t.co/8nrS2FThPt

posted July 20, 2020 #

peck https://t.co/P4U3fwx7qS

posted July 20, 2020 #

@yewknee @jamiebradley "Eagles are bald... and so am I" https://t.co/E5hTFMW0bS

iPod Unboxing, 2002

posted July 20, 2020 #

the confusion is amazing

posted July 18, 2020 #

@SarahThyre I’m in bed rolling arou d like a bug