It’s officially the 21st night of September, so don’t forget to leave out milk and cookies for Earth, Wind & Fire.

2004 was my musical awakening year, the moment I found the answer to the question I hadn't realized I needed to ask. That said, I spent much of it discovering the music I'd missed in 2003, and this article nails it. Including that "White Blood Cells" is better than "Elephant"

Breaking my Twitter moratorium to post this link to an excellent article highlighting how Elon Musk's "free speech absolutism" is pretty much all for show: theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Hyden is one of the best writers about music I know (it helps that he shares a lot of my tastes, including a love of "4th of July"). Great article about a great band.

Congratulations to Morgan Wallen on coming up with such a wild idea! I don't think any other country star has ever thought of putting their name on a multi-story bar in Nashville! I'm sure it will be a wholly unique experience the likes of which have never been seen on Broadway

The creator of the Twilight Zone, Rod Serling, was an early and outspoken critic of censorship. In 1959, he describes with powerful frankness the insidious practice of “pre-censorship” —and its ultimate cause. To what extent is this still true of creators today?

Florida has gone longer than Alabama without a Democrat governor. Even when it was treated as purple, it was reddish purple. There is no scenario (short of Donald Trump switching parties yet again) where FL doesn't stay red in 2024

One of the skeleton keys to understanding American politics is that, because Baby Boomers as a cohort were so much larger than the generations before and after them, the political system has continually reflected their particular interests at each point in their life cycle. 1/5

A lot of events brought America to the political precipice it faces tonight, but I think we all know where it all started: with the nominalist metaphysics of thirteenth-century philosopher William of Ockham.

That these two men — among 330 million Americans — are supposed to be the two best choices is proof again our political system is already broken. al.com/news/2024/06/w…

“By trying to fool the rest of us, Team Biden is doing exactly what they have always loathed about Donald Trump and have sworn to banish from our politics. They are telling us that the truth is whatever they say it is.” Great column from Matt Bai.

Political violence is an assault on democracy itself and must be condemned without conditions. It represents a loosening of the social contract and unleashes the worst elements. Attempts to rationalize or score points fan the flames. Beware of those who try.

Excuse me, but I believe that idea was first proposed by Mr Pink in "Reservoir Dogs"

Japandroids will always be the "Celebration Rock" band. I remember the time of my life I listened to that album incessantly. I was 30ish, clinging to the last vestiges of my youth. I still love it. But now the chorus of "The House That Heaven Built" makes me think of my kids.

Well damn. Another OTC founder taken way too soon. 🎶 Pleasant dreams, but please don't sleep too long... 🎶 #RIP

You can care deeply about the victims of crime and still recognize that due process is a fundamental and critical component of the American legal system.

Hyden states "the audience for a Pavement movie and the audience for musical theater represents two almost entirely separate circles", so as one of the few intersection points, let me say I'm excited for the movie now that I know it exists (Great column here, as usual)

He is not well. We need to discuss his confusion usatoday.com/story/opinion/…

Those are F/A-18 Hornets flown by the Navy and Marine Corps

They'll be fine. They'll have Springsteen and Madonna. Yes, it's way before Nirvana, but there'll be U2 and Blondie, and my goodness, there'll even be music still on MTV!