My favorite records from last Friday, over on Crucial Tracks: www.crucialtracks.org/crucial-r…
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Recently had the pleasure of doing an interview for Foofaraw and their Consumption Gumption series. Check it out! foofaraw.press/jason-det…
Year number 3 of my song-a-day playlist is in the books! Find 2024 here and the brand new 2025 version here. Apple Music only, sorry.
Taking the People Pledge
Monday, December 2, 2024
Adam Newbold, the purveyor of Neatnik/OMG.lol/Social.lol and many other sites, just launched The People Pledge: I pledge to recognize the dignity and worth of all people. I will not discriminate against or devalue anyone because of their age, race, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, social class, faith, neurotype, or physical appearance. I commit to treating others fairly and rejecting prejudice in all its forms. A pretty simple idea and one you’d think would be closer to the default in 2024, but apparently that isn’t the case for a significant portion of the United States, at least.Wednesday, November 13, 2024 →
Uhhh, looks like the NYT is continuing its streak of stellar coverage. I am sure there are many people and stacks of government subsidies that would like a word with “single-handedly.”
Gonna be a long 4 years.
Episode 2 of my new project on Crucial Tracks, where I listen to records from RollingStones Top 150 albums of all time that I’ve never heard before… this time #131 to 140. Bob Marley, Funkadelic, Adele, and Joni Mitchell…
We've gone insane
Thursday, October 3, 2024
I have been refraining from posting politics, but this new study is just absolutely insane. 🔗 Mass Deportation: Devastating Costs to America, Its Budget and Economy Any kind of mass deportation, like Trump and Vance are proposing, is beyond reckless…on top of the racism and xenophobia. This new study shows the economic impacts: a quick, one-time deportation (which they recognize would be almost impossible), would cost over $300 billion and require between 220-400k new government workers and ICE agents.I just posted a quick update to my Finitude and Productivity post from last month: mindfultasks.com/finitude-…
More to come!
My 2023 song-a-day playlist on Apple Music! music.apple.com/us/playli…
De La Soul’s Catalog Coming to Streaming Services For the First Time
Best music news in awhile!
Wrote a little summary of my takeaways from reading Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman: mindfultasks.com/finitude-…
I’ve got my “Best of 2022” album list up on Album Whale! 🎧
My oldest friend Chris, aka Itinerant Printer, is having a massive sale on his amazing letterpress prints. Do check them out - I just grabbed three.
IDLES Full Set | From The Basement - YouTube
An absolutely brilliant performance. Sound is so good.
What is “ecofascism” — and what does it have to do with the Buffalo shooting? - Salon.com →
A lot of people assume that if we teach people about climate change, they will want to create a world that is more just and peaceful.
$5 gigs, not $10m deals: the story of US punk label Dischord Records | Music - The Guardian →
My all-time favorite record label.