The front cover of the DIY Goes 2005 compilation CD case - it’s got a very y2k aesthetic featuring polaroids, stickers, and fun text.

The tracklist for the compilation.

check out the DIY Goes 2005 compilation from @outcasttapes.bsky.social !!! so many great bands, artists, and songs on there, it’s a great thing to even just have on in the background. I got my CDs last night and seeing art I designed on something real is always a crazy cool feeling :,)

Unconventional/Multipurpose DIY Spaces: Howdy Thrift Written by Valor.

We have a new stellar piece on substack from @valor.start-track.com or sharing "Unconventional/Multipurpose DIY Spaces: Howdy Thrift". The start of new chapter on substack with more content from our amazing writers.

open.substack.com/pub/starttra...

@particledogs.bsky.social
@poingly.bsky.social
@bricarmel.bsky.social
@dokpetra.com
@katebit.bsky.social
@findingaureus.bsky.social
@queerfather.bsky.social

and art from the multitalented @valor.start-track.com

and more!

Pre-orders are live for the 2005 comp! The album is out Friday and to celebrate we're having a listening party on Thursday night.

outcasttapes.bandcamp.com/album/diy-go...
outcasttapes.bandcamp.com/merch/diy-go...

CDs ship Friday!

Huge thanks to @valor.start-track.com for the awesome artwork

Humans Pretending to Be Human by Mud Whale

who want’s to help with 500k? 😈
td.mudwhale.com/HPTBH

i did an interview with @cascaderiot.bsky.social and wrote about their new album “new disguise” which goes really REALLY hard, and you can read the interview and review here: start-track.com/album-new-di...

This is also a very welcome response

with the tuberculosis outbreak happening in my home state, i need to know: is anyone willing to come and gasp dramatically at me should i cough blood into a perfectly white handkerchief

A blank Insta account that is impersonating mine - the impersonator’s user name is “eggs_eggss__”.

for my friends that follow me on IG: an impersonator made a similar account and just know that i won’t message you out of the blue unless we actually have smth to talk about! also they use british spelling and i don’t do that soooo :)

New Disguise Cascade Riot · Album · 2025 · 10 songs

Fight the Sunday scaries by listening to the album New Disguise by Detroit, MI rock band Cascade Riot

open.spotify.com/album/0HhqaG...

"New Disguise" by @cascaderiot.bsky.social is an incredible album and you NEED to hear it if you havent yet!!! i have a review (and interview) about it coming out soon on start-track.com and i am so excited to share all of my thoughts with everyone!!

A 5x5 collage of album covers featuring Permanent Repeat by Macseal and The View Never Changes by Summerbruise.

friday 5x5!!!

New Disguise Cascade Riot · Album · 2025 · 10 songs

Cascade riot album you guys should try listening to it open.spotify.com/album/0HhqaG...

with recent political events, i want to recommend some books i like:

disfigured - amanda leduc
the color of law - richard rothstein
back to earth - nicole stott

feel free to recommend some to me in the comments :)

some days i see my friends out and about with other friends or doing things i wish i could do with them and it’s hard not to feel jealous sometimes? but then i remind myself that it’s normal to feel like that, but not cool to dwell on it and let that feeling just sit in my brain

quippy easily, also ricky montgomery

so sick !!! i lob star wars

anyone fw Combat from Baltimore?

this is the most awesomest thing !!! i’ll dm you :)))))

oh my god we should infodump to each other about our ocs and the art we’ve made for them

We are at 23% of our fundraising goal, and 1/4 has been raised. This is wild, and I am so thankful!

retail manager and occasional teacher :,)

handwriting is so interesting to me - the way that mine looks when i’m writing in english vs in greek, the way that my fiancé’s looks, the way my sisters looks. it’s like an iris, so unique to everyone. i love love love it

i’m sooooo ready for the below freezing temperatures outside to get back into the above freezing range

@valor.start-track.com from Start Track says "how we dig in the earth" by denver emo band A Place For Owls is the #1 record of 2024, that's crazy start-track.com/start-track-...

A 5 by 5 grid of album covers featuring the Fate Lines EP by tenmonthsummer, the Prophecies EP by Uncle Emmington, and the Rose album by All Get Out.

friday 5x5 :))

an unfinished drawing featuring a house and a tree to the right of it.

guys, what color should the roof be?

check out the start-track writers’ favorite releases of 2024 !! start-track.com/start-track-...

in february of 2024 i started writing for @filip.start-track.com and every day i am so grateful that i did. its easily one of the best decisions i made last year, and i am so excited for all the reviews and interviews that ill do in 2025 ❤️