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Writer, film & animation (Ben 10, Mega Man, Power Players). Contributor to Decibel, The Shfl, Bandcamp, 1-900-HOTDOG, and others. Cat owned. He/Him

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06.03.2026 16:05 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Introduce Yourself Let’s start at the very beginning, which I’m told is a very good place to start. Hi! I’m Jeff. You probably haven’t heard of me. I decided to start this newsletter to talk about what I’m doing to chan...

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05.03.2026 23:01 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Hot Rails to Hell Deep thoughts and cat pictures.

BIG NEWS!

Kickstarter for my first comic book WAYPOINT launches March 24!

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05.03.2026 23:00 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

I saw a lot of hardcore bands open for metal core shows in the early 2000s. I vaguely recall them being on one of the bills, but honestly all that stuff sounds the same to me so I couldn’t tell you.

04.03.2026 21:44 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

As a metal expert: the first one

04.03.2026 21:43 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I genuinely do not remember if I’ve seen Madball live in concert.

04.03.2026 20:54 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I don’t see the problem

02.03.2026 16:50 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The press release describes Sons of Liberty as β€œthe most cancelled and censored metal in history,” which I guess might be true if anybody had heard of the project outside of the poor bastards that had to watch it open for Iced Earth.

27.02.2026 19:50 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

All his friends in the QAnon discord.

27.02.2026 19:41 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Convicted seditionist Jon Schaffer has brought back his most bonkers project, Sons of Liberty, having learned absolutely nothing and, in fact, doubled down on the lunacy. Ashamed to have given this traitor as much money as I did back before I knew better.

27.02.2026 19:32 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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@themountaingoats.bsky.social I don’t know if you’ve seen today’s Rae the Doe comic but I think you’ll appreciate it

27.02.2026 16:19 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I think the problem with black metal is that most of the time when I’m listening to it I’m like β€œwhy am I listening to this?”

26.02.2026 23:32 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Weird Al or gtfo

25.02.2026 17:15 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I stan Gorbo

23.02.2026 22:44 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

And they are bad ideas.

23.02.2026 22:34 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I’ve kept Spotify all this time out of inertia/convenience despite them being objectively evil, but honestly their extremely aggressive push for video podcasts in their recommendation UI might do what Daniel Eks making a coat out of 101 Dalmatian puppies has so far failed to do.

23.02.2026 22:26 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

People are surprised I haven’t heard it before, and it’s possible that I have, but Alan Jackson’s songs basically make the same impression as beige wallpaper on me – even the big jet ski hit didn’t ring a bell when somebody played it for me recently.

23.02.2026 22:14 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Apparently it was from 30 years ago, and it was a big hit, but I still stand behind my statement.

23.02.2026 21:14 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Just heard an Alan Jackson cover of β€œSummertime Bluesβ€œ in the supermarket and I’m genuinely not sure if AI would do a worse job

23.02.2026 20:54 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
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Death Knocks (Hoaxed) Read Jeff Treppel on Death Knocks by Hoaxed

And finally, the new release from Portland’s Hoaxed checks all the β€œHalloween in February” boxes without falling into cheese theshfl.com/album/Death-...

16.02.2026 20:45 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Volumen Brutal (BarΓ³n Rojo) Read Jeff Treppel on Volumen Brutal by BarΓ³n Rojo

Baron Rojo’s sophomore effort may be the best NWOBHM album made by a non-British band (although recorded there, funnily enough) theshfl.com/album/Volume...

16.02.2026 20:44 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Real Thing (Faith No More) Read Jeff Treppel on The Real Thing by Faith No More

Revisiting Faith No More’s breakthrough on vinyl helped me really appreciate how perfectly they captured lightning in a bottle (or a fish in a puddle) theshfl.com/album/The-Re...

16.02.2026 20:42 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

This month for The Shfl, I decided to write about one favorite, one buried gem, and a new release I’ve been loving.

16.02.2026 20:42 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Listening to a song by forgotten Dutch band Crossfire called β€œMotorcycles” that starts with the sound of a motorcycle revving and where the chorus is β€œMotorcycles.” I love metal.

16.02.2026 19:05 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It does and hopefully it will.

10.02.2026 16:25 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Having a stressful one, time to unwind with this second pressing of the GOAT of Japanese heavy psych

10.02.2026 00:01 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

There are people who chose to watch Kid Rock instead of that celebration of humanity

09.02.2026 01:34 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
MST3K - Laserblast - Are You Ready For Some Football?
MST3K - Laserblast - Are You Ready For Some Football? YouTube video by onthehalfshel

It’s that time again. youtu.be/xvNzhKTXweQ?...

08.02.2026 19:58 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Text me if there’s a Gojira.

06.02.2026 19:59 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Everybody shut up, Olympic curling has started

05.02.2026 22:16 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0