Saw Nick Cave in Paris recently at the Accor Arena and I was really struck by that song Joy where he sings “We’ve all had too much sorrow, now it the time for joy.” I was thinking to myself, yeah that’s about right.

There’s a movie about me opening soon called A Complete Unknown (what a title!). Timothee Chalamet is starring in the lead role. Timmy’s a brilliant actor so I’m sure he’s going to be completely believable as me. Or a younger me. Or some other me. The film’s taken from Elijah

Today is Paul Butterfield’s birthday. He would have been 82. We miss you Paul.

I want Bigfoot to be real but that part of California is so wild and depopulated it just plays tricks on your brain. It’s like deep sea exploration or something.

I’ve thought about it a lot and I’m confident that this was the best post ever on twitter.

RIP Jimmy Carter. We liked a lot of the same bands. He was also a president.

Jimmy Carter was born in a house without electricity and he was a teenager at the dawn of the second World War and he lived long enough to see Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania. He didn't, but he could have.

I wrote about Elon Musk's incredible social media website that's taking the world by storm: X. kalebhorton.ghost.io/the-last-ameri…

watching LA burn and i can only think of mike davis in ecology of fear

The fires feel like a last rite for the 20th Century LA dream, the stardust fantasy warring with more sinister realities: fire, earthquake, land grabs & blood vendettas. An apocalyptic harbinger of a city run by developers eager to turn it into an infinite combo Lulemon/Erewhon.

I wrote about the fires for GQ. gq.com/story/this-doe…

No news peg here but I want to remind people I’ve mostly quit this site except to check in on Bob Dylan. Find me on Bluesky. Same handle.

Sorry to hear the news about Garth Hudson. He was a beautiful guy and the real driving force behind The Band. Just listen to the original recording of The Weight and you’ll see.

Today is Don Reno’s birthday. No offense to Earl but Don was more innovative. Chordal runs, tremolo picking, guitar-type strumming, jazz, swing, early rock and roll – it’s all there in his playing. Strong tenor vocalist and could write songs as well. Bill wanted him but Don went

Just popping in one last time to say I'm looking for a full-time job in Los Angeles, I'm open to anything, and I'll send you my resume if you email kaleb.c.horton at gmail. Willing to commute, work any shift, start immediately, entry level is fine.

An exploration of George Harrison's deep love of Formula 1 by Kaleb Horton that features a new interview with racing superstar Sir Jackie Stewart. There's also a comment by me and I'm happy to have my sweetness soured by Andy Zax. rollingstone.com/music/music-fe…

Train.

The answer, and it is the only answer that ever has been or ever will be, is not to hate but to love.And the greatest love is of your enemy.