RIP to Mani from The Stone Roses. His basslines were the anchor in their groove.
I used to frequently line-check with "I Wanna Be Adored," one of the great simple basslines in music history. It rises in the mix with dark swagger; mysterious, inviting, groovy. Iconic. 🖤
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Consider:
- the Edenton Tea Party, where bad ass women organized a protest against the British
- the legendary Greensboro Woolworth’s sit-in, that led to resistance in Raleigh & spread to a nationwide movement of sit-ins
- the Battle of Hayes Pond, when the Lumbee people confronted the Ku Klux Klan
Proud of my hometown and the state that raised me. But it's no surprise to see NC resisting Trump's fascism. Fighting back is in North Carolina's DNA; they taught us all about it in 8th grade. 🖤
Tonight I'll be revisiting Spartan though. Probably his last great performance. Underrated, and guided by Mamet's vibe. But wholly in control of the way the audience connects with character.
A master. RIP
I saw Top Secret in the theater and was in on Val Kilmer from the jump. Real Genius, Top Gun, The Doors, absolutely. True Romance, Willow. He gives my favorite performance of anyone, among the giants in Heat. I saw Tombstone in the theater three times. His performance there? Just my game.
Mine is definitely 'scoured for imported SELECT magazine issues circa 1991-94'
Just something I'm thinking about, again, as I read stories of this Dumbfuck Chat where they coordinated a classified military operation to destroy an entire building to get one guy.
One of the many thoughts/realizations I had while working for 5 years on Thank You For Your Service was that the United States should build a monument on the mall in DC in memory and acknowledgment of civilians we have killed in historical war efforts.
It hasn't been a well received idea.
She is a ray of light. My daughter and her friends went to see the movie in the theater, already feeling like it would be a rough watch, 100% in support of/as fans of Rachel.
Using Signal to discuss classified military ops: against DOD policy.
Accidentally inviting a reporter to the group chat: inconceivably incompetent.
Lying under oath about it yesterday: criminal.
NC friends & fam: contact SEN Tillis & tell him to demand the resignation of Hegseth, Gabbard, Waltz.
Campy, self-aware, action-packed, hella musical, rom-com subplot... what a joy to revisit.
As a 10 year old kid obsessed with Bruce Lee and urban culture, but stuck growing up in the suburbs where these things seemed to exist on another planet... this movie meant the world to me.
Rewatched Remo Williams; a pulpy action fav to catch on HBO as a kid. Haven't seen it in 35 yrs, and it's got its moments as a time-capsule action romp through NYC circa 1985, but yeesh.
This from @mangiotto.bsky.social says everything better than I ever could...
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Well shit. Not going to drop (nudge wink) this project I've been writing and developing for a long time just because of this... but Christopher Landon's Drop does have some similarities.
Hoping to shoot my feature late this year.
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Love this pick for Carpenter. Highly underrated.
Can’t spell McNeese State without NC State! GoPack 🐺🐺🐺
I wish I had more to offer beyond long distance internet support. But I empathize, having been there many times myself. Music is always my lifeboat.
But your work also sits on my shelf among many other treasured favorites. Thank you for that.
Hey, I wanna let you know that I am now running my mastering practice from the excellent Tonal Park Studios.
I’m excited about this.
I am best known for mastering the Fugazi catalogue, work I am indeed very proud of. But in the past, this resulted in a certain kind of pigeonholing.
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Opener Rasha Nahas was fantastic too, bringing a sharper rock edge to the show. Shredding on guitar, wailing vocals, but tempered with great depth of emotional expression. She’s a Palestinian currently living in Berlin. Needless to say, it was an evening of incredibly timely and poignant music. 🖤
Emel at Pioneer Works last night was incredible. She’s a Tunisian-American artist whose album The Tunis Diaries I became obsessed with five years ago. Her new album is an electro-pop celebration of female creativity that moves hearts, minds, and feet on the dance floor. She’s on tour now. 🙌🖤
Me: hurricane is coming
You in the ‘80s: that’s just gray skies
Me: it’s a hurricane
You in the ‘00s: that’s just a really bad thunderstorm
Me: it’s a hurricane
You in 2016: technically not unless winds are 74mph
Me: it’s a category 5
You now: this is a hurricane, I blame your warnings
Me: 😐
Food Drive for Striking and Laid Off Workers! Sunday March 16th 11 AM - 5 PM. 445 Albee Sq West.
Food drive in Downtown Brooklyn! Accepting donations for our striking workers!
Wired is doing some of the most important reporting of the moment.
Subscribed in January, and got my first physical copy in the mail not long ago. Check it.
This is so funny and timely. I was just recently revisiting that discussion he had w writing students (on YouTube) and he specifically addresses the difficulty he (and a lot of great dialogue writers have) in escaping this very phenomenon where their characters sound like the writer.
Too many decades of internet work! Turning 50 this year and tbh I’m just looking to mall walk like old folks do.
I don’t care about likes other than as a data point here, but out of every social media app I have used in the past 20 years BlueSky is far and away the least engineered toward connection or organic engagement. Feels more like a strip mall where people setup a storefront and build a brand.
Same post at the same time on Threads (first image) and BlueSky (second).
There’s no comparison. The algorithm on Threads is far and away better catered to engender organic engagement.
BlueSky seems to be extremely silo’d. A shame, bc fuck Zuck.
Love these guys.
Love the triple shot of Goes Cube shirts they're wearing too. 😎🤘
“I’ll always have a place at the Dairy Queen.”
Parker Posey’s delivery while fanning that single sad little chicken wing is peak cinema.
Democrats are historically impotent, but their lack of leadership in this moment when channeling righteous indignation would net them massive support points to active corruption.
Stand up for what's right Chuck Schumer or get out of the way.