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2026-08-11T19:41:33Z

🎶 Crucial Track for today: "Dear Sons and Daughters of Hungry Ghosts" by Wolf Parade →

What's your favorite song about second chances?

I gotta get a new bell to ring A new song to sing A steady hand to ring A readiness of things A new plan to bring to the people

This album is elite. I saw today that Isaac Brock produced it, so that makes so much sense...

The real energy use of agentic AI - by Zeke Hausfather

2026-08-10T12:00:00Z

The analysis has calculated heavy agentic AI usage by an individual to a little more than the energy usage of an electric clothes dryer for a year. Not inconsequential for sure... and that doesn't consider water, other pollution, noise, etc.

The eye-opening chart, though, was the annual numbers for an average US home in terms of electricity usage AND 11,500 miles of a gas car. Just huge. The lack of federal attention to convert the grid to renewables and reduction of incentives to buy EVs during this shit administration is going to have a massive long-term impact.

2026-08-10T12:00:00Z

🎶 Crucial Track for today: "Blockbuster Night Pt. 2 (feat. Despot & Wiki)" by Run The Jewels →

What song makes you want to stay up all night?

RTJ, Despot, AND Wiki?

I think any RTJ qualifies for this prompt, honestly.

Title Fight - (FULL SET) 1.26.18 Long Island, NY - YouTube

2026-08-09T12:00:00Z

One band I wish I saw and probably will never get a chance to is Title Fight. They played Buffalo when the kids were little, so I wasn't in the space to go at that point. Now have to hope for a reunion and one that's close enough to go to...

2026-08-09T12:00:00Z

🎶 Crucial Track for today: "Decayin' with the Boys" by Every Time I Die →

What's a song you associate with your hometown?

Lots of options from the bigger names; Goo Goo Dolls, Snapcase, Copper. But Every Time I Die is probably my favorite of the bunch.

Kill the lights I’ve seen too much

IAN SWEET is reclaiming her storied identity - Interview | The Line of Best Fit

2026-08-08T12:00:00Z

“ Subconsciously, I've used IAN SWEET as a vessel for things I'm not ready to process as Jilian, and I use the songwriting and performance to organize my thoughts into the chaotic things, the messy things, and the things I'm not quite ready to touch or look at closer. When I play live, it all becomes very real.”

Sounds like quite the process to get to the new album. Glad she's back to creating!

GitHub - nenadjokic/navibeat-mixes: Navidrome plugin: listening-aware playlists.

2026-08-08T12:00:00Z

NaviBeat is becoming an elite music app. Highly recommended if you are on iOS and use Navidrome.

2026-08-08T12:00:00Z

🎶 Crucial Track for today: "Disposable Anthem" by Jacob King →

Saw Jacob King last night so been working through his discography. So good. If you like the Microphones and Saintseneca, you will dig it.

2026-08-08T12:00:00Z

Lake Rats Dispatch pop-up #2 featured Jake King performing his lo-fi magic.

2026-08-07T12:00:00Z

🎶 Crucial Track for today: "Nosedive" by Man/Woman/Chainsaw →

A serious earworm.

2026-08-07T12:00:00Z

Bandcamp Friday digital purchases:

Hum of Heart by Converge
Ovlov discography (Buds, Am, Tru)
For Love of Grace & the Hereafter by Iceage
Floral Green by Title Fight

What did you get?

2026-08-06T12:00:00Z

🎶 Crucial Track for today: "I Can't" by Radiohead →

I don't know if it's the time period this came out or what, but I absolutely love this album.

It's almost a different band than later Radiohead, so I don't feel bad liking both...

2026-08-06T12:00:00Z

This old man is something.

2026-08-05T12:00:00Z

🎶 Crucial Track for today: "Theme Song for a New Brunswick Basement Show" by Lifetime →

What song makes you feel like you're in love with the world?

Lifetime are like peak youthful good memories for me. Their songs will always make me feel young and alive.

2026-08-05T12:00:00Z

🎶 Crucial Track for today: "Criminal Kissing" by IAN SWEET →

New Ian Sweet review up on the blog!

Not as good as her last two albums, but a very good effort. And more poppy, if you weren't quite a fan of her more art-y/weird bedroom pop – check it out!