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If you’re wearing a Vinnie Vincent tee, no help is required asking someone out.

My latest Stereogum column is up; it begins with a deep dive into the work of Last Exit, the crushingly heavy Bill Laswell-led jazz-metal band whose catalog has gotten a lot deeper on Bandcamp:
stereogum.com/2264437/last-e…

Next Year yo

Rapid Fire covered a real song in “I Shot The Sheriff” for Ron Howard’s “Cotton Candy”, but they took it to a realm of hyper unreality. #lithiumxmas

Not disagreeing with you in the slightest…but when it comes to persons of very average intelligence who’ve been led to believe they’re geniuses, music is either tied with sports or way ahead

I'm sorry you're not gonna find a better lineup

Yeah, a real fucking profile in courage

This is exactly how I felt about Steve Cohen and the Mets’ 2023 payroll. The bad news is, it’s 2024 and I’m still here

WKCR is excited to announce a 24-hour broadcast for May 22nd celebrating the anniversary of the arrival of Sun Ra (1914-1993). This special broadcast will run from 1:00 am on the 22nd until 1:00 am on the 23rd. WKCR-FM NY Online listening 24/7 at wkcr.org

oh my, ex-Royal Headache genius singer does it again antennnnna.bandcamp.com/album/antenna-2

Episode 208 of The Radio Hour That Feels Like Two Hours now playing (link below), this week with new stuff from Bootlicker, ZULI, Earth Ball, Mountain Movers, Antony Milton and more
Mixcloud

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I think this dictator business is worthy of a full examination

Awful stuff if true but this could inspire a new tv series chronicling similar incidents. Think of it as a reverse version of ESPN’s “My Wish”

𝗝𝗨𝗦𝗧 𝗜𝗡: We made a custom Topps Now trading card of Liz McGuire: the fan who took a 110MPH Bo Bichette foul ball to the head and STAYED AT THE GAME.

We produced exactly 110 copies, and we’re gifting them all to Liz McGuire.

Liz, you’re a champ! 👑❤️

no one can read this entire news item without losing a huge chunk of their brain cells

blabbermouth.net/news/deicides-…

I took a line drive to the face at a Red Sox / Cubs game at Wrigley 9 years ago and stupidly refused medical attention. Held onto the ball, tho.

Anyhow, all this proved was thar inter-league play is wrong / dangerous. GIVE LIZ A SIGNED BALL, Bo

David Kahn used to say “we will make mistakes, but we won’t make mistakes we won’t recover from.” And….he was right. Took 15 years but the guy was spot on

Obscuress, 3Ten, 5/19/24

Dean Martin