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Andy Rench

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Digital product & graphic designer by day. Guitarist for Blank Banker & Contorno. Solo music as Andy Rench & Hapag-L. Former Believed Behavior zine publisher & cartoonist. πŸ‘‰ https://linktr.ee/andrewrench

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Last night I dreamt that Led Zeppelin IV had a song on side B called β€œBaseball”. It was a jam.

13.02.2026 21:27 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I think I missed that one!

11.02.2026 03:42 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I know, it was a couple days ago now but I can’t stop thinking about some of those really bogus ads during the Super Bowl, including: Mike Tyson fat shaming β€œfudgy people”, Ring selling their govt surveillance devices as tools to find your lost dog, and those weird Jesus commercials…

11.02.2026 01:22 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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gradient.horse Draw a horse, watch it run!

omg everybody go draw a horse this is what the internet was made for

gradient.horse

09.02.2026 23:11 πŸ‘ 7009 πŸ” 3609 πŸ’¬ 35 πŸ“Œ 154
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09.02.2026 02:20 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Basements & Balconies, by She 14 track album

Newly digitized tracks from the first band I played with in Chicago. I’m on bass for most of these. Long-lost ’90s dream-pop that still sounds amazing. overbarcelona.bandcamp.com/album/baseme...

08.01.2026 23:06 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Slumberland had a killer 2025. Most of my favorite records of the year are on this playlist.

18.12.2025 17:27 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

How many grams of protein does your AI-enabled product have?

04.12.2025 16:27 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Never travel far without a little Tommy Keene.

02.12.2025 21:36 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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what perfect album came out the year you turned 16?

17.11.2025 03:02 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Walgreens Pharmacy hold music is very Twin Peaks.

13.09.2025 14:17 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The last 15 seconds of Prince’s U Got The Look β€” the ultimate β€œleave them wanting more”.

18.07.2025 21:09 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I don’t believe in hell, but I do like to imagine that everyone involved here ends up in a special place where they will pee themselves in fear, over and over again for eternity.

27.06.2025 22:42 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The accidental postrock diner - Chicago Reader In the 1990s, Jim’s Grill attracted loads of underground musicians with a cheap, vegetarian-friendly menu of American diner classics and Korean food.

I lived in an apartment above Jim’s Grill when I first moved to Chicago in 1993. It’s funny how it’s remembered as everyone’s β€œsecret” favorite spot for vegetarian Korean. The handful of times I ate there I remember being one of only a few people there.

chicagoreader.com/music/the-ac...

22.06.2025 15:39 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Man do I have some news about traditional country music.

13.06.2025 02:33 πŸ‘ 1551 πŸ” 381 πŸ’¬ 31 πŸ“Œ 11
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#junkmailcollage

13.06.2025 02:13 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Sebadoh opening for Mike Watt, probably 1991

06.06.2025 13:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Melvins at Iowa State Student Union, early 90s. There was a complaint from someone in the building that they were playing too loud. They were asked to turn it down a bit and they turned their amps down to an obnoxiously low volume, to be total jerks.

22.05.2025 02:37 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Exactly. So much excitement around AI workflows that simply accelerate mediocrity.

10.05.2025 13:57 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Photo from Superfans sketch on Saturday Night Live.

Photo from Superfans sketch on Saturday Night Live.

Rare leaked photo from the conclave.

08.05.2025 17:48 πŸ‘ 98 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 2
I love my dentist

I love my dentist

I love my dentist

06.05.2025 23:03 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
old donald fagen yamaha ad with him peering out a window

old donald fagen yamaha ad with him peering out a window

YES
HA HA HA
YES

20.04.2025 18:44 πŸ‘ 505 πŸ” 131 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 2
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Early contender for favorite album of the year.

19.04.2025 16:23 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
The CNN fear & greed index:
What emotion is driving the market now?
And then there's a little dial with Extreme Fear on the far left in red with an arrow pointing right in its middle. If there was less fear, it would be fear, then neutral, then greed, then extreme greed. 

Apparently the last time the markets closed they closed in extreme fear. 1 week ago they closed in fear. 1 month ago they closed in extreme fear. 1 year ago they closed in greed.

The CNN fear & greed index: What emotion is driving the market now? And then there's a little dial with Extreme Fear on the far left in red with an arrow pointing right in its middle. If there was less fear, it would be fear, then neutral, then greed, then extreme greed. Apparently the last time the markets closed they closed in extreme fear. 1 week ago they closed in fear. 1 month ago they closed in extreme fear. 1 year ago they closed in greed.

I always thought the opposite of fear was love, bravery, or understanding but no! It's greed.

03.04.2025 14:01 πŸ‘ 328 πŸ” 34 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 12
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Only at Circle K

29.03.2025 14:32 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Some light reading tonight.

22.03.2025 01:07 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Company of Big Beats, by Company of Big Beats 10 track album

Almost 30 years ago Chris Baxter and I created our magnum opus, now finally available for download and streaming. andyrench.bandcamp.com/album/compan...

24.02.2025 16:49 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Anyone else feel like a sucker for paying taxes and generally obeying the law?

20.02.2025 22:42 πŸ‘ 569 πŸ” 85 πŸ’¬ 31 πŸ“Œ 13

Wow, this is fantastic

18.02.2025 01:58 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

looking back, AOL had it right. 30 hours of internet per month was the right amount.

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