Bostonians! This Friday... two amazing free improv duos... a. rare appearance by the legendary nmperign (Bhob Rainey & Greg Kelley) plus the fantastic Brittany Karlson/Nick Neuberg duo. Not to be missed...
www.nonevent.org/concerts/202...
Attention Worldcon community—we just realized that the nominating period is open for this year's Hugo Awards. We have been finalists twice before (2016, 2017) and our 2025 album Dead Channel Sky—a dystopian cyberpunk rap rave—is eligible in the Dramatic Presentation (Short Form) category
that made my day
The greatest rap song I’ll hear all week
a somewhat blurry photo of the Blood Moon on March 3, 2026 at 3:33am at peak eclipse.. an orange circle in a sea of black sky.
Bay Area!
Blood Moon is out
go peek at the sky
and many more!
Jayme Lawson from Sinners hit the nail on the head and said how I felt with the whole BAFTAs situation.
Picture of Marjane Satrapi alongside a quote from her. The quote reads: The world is not divided into countries. The world is not divided between East and West. You are American, I am Iranian, we don't know each other, but we talk together and we understand each other perfectly. The difference between you and your government is much bigger than the difference between you and me. And the difference between me and my government is much bigger than the difference between me and you. And our governments are very much the same... - Marjane Satrapi, Iranian-French graphic novelist
Thinking about this quote from Persepolis creator Marjane Satrapi again.
the vibe in Berkeley last night for @clppng.bsky.social and @mike-eagle.bsky.social was off the hook. for a brief spell we were all in lock-step with a higher level consciousness, and then crashed down hard to news of war.
fuck the USA and Israel.
Today this song is more relevant than ever.
Sun Ra was anti-war and "Nuclear War" is an #antiwar song. He was a conscientious objector during WWII and was jailed for his pacifism.
He believed his music/message could bring peace and "Save Your Ass" from war.
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do we get to hit baseballs too? aluminum bats only?
the chillest noisecat of all time!!
he was the best boy
damn that was a good show
fuck. so sorry J. big hearts for you and Bert. y'all were blessed to get to hang with each other for so long.
Such an important evening.
Myriam will drive back & forth from Montreal to NYC for this.
Amazing line up. Our thoughts are with the amazing Jennifer Kelly.
Tickets are here: dice.fm/event/7dp5o6...
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I wrote up a script for people unsure what to say or who have anxiety about calling. fellow cis people, you have no excuse to not put your lives on the line for trans people. we are past the point of simply hoping things improve.
this is extremely fucking important, esp with what just happened in kansas. they are trying to criminalize every aspect of our existence. i try not to be alarmist about things but this is where we are and it is BAD bad
We’re turning twenty years old as a label and throwing a music festival to celebrate. Where’d the Icy Hot go, my back hurts….
“Outsider Sounds and Visions Festival”
March 27-28
West Oakland, Ca
Presale tix:
➡️ ratskin.org/outsidersoun...
Lineup for the ages plus some insane special guests….
Picture of Moms Mabley performing on a TV show
Moms Mabley.
Helluva funny comedian, but nobody talks about her anymore. They should.
- Came out as lesbian at 27 in the 1920s
- First female comic to perform at the Apollo
- Used a toothless old grandma act to talk about racism, sexism, etc
- Inspiration to future black comedians
My friend Amir reports that "the drone is back" at the Chamber St. station. His explanation: "I investigated once and it comes out of some machinery behind a metal door. The metal might set up reverb. Quite beautiful on a day like this when station is empty." Here's his video.
indeed
the Sub Pop record store in Seattle Airport closed??? dang I guess I'll spend this layover sippin bloody mary. look for the drunk in a @ratskinrecords.bsky.social tee
keep doin what yr doin
LFG!
we spent the past 3 months watching Andor S2 (we are the opposite of bingers in my household), and the parallels to Minneapolis in particular were almost too much to bear - nice to hear this so well-spoken from the source.
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Bay Area energyyy
One of the things that personally drives me crazy in the U.S. is how youth sports/athletic activities went from a part of the public good (municipal leagues and fields! rec centers! public parks!) to a privatized, expensive, highly competitive, highly structured pursuit for wealthy kids’ résumés
