The 1965 episode of This Year's Model, my show on Takoma Radio, is up now! Featuring the Beatles, the Supremes, Dylan, Astrud Gilberto, the Kinks, the Who, Dionne Warwick, Bobby Fuller, Gloria Jones, the Byrds, Lesley Gore, Shirley Ellis, Otis Redding, & much more:
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I asked KATIE ALICE GREER about music as place-channeling and her answer really floored me
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Flyer for Punk Resistance: Zines & Counter Culture Activism with the "punk resistance" letters in ransom text style, as if they were cut and pasted. Saturday, April 18, 1-3pm at MSPAL Text about the panel that I can't OCR; logos for co-sponsors AADHUM, University Libraries, and College of Information
I'm moderating a panel with my ZFF @miloblue.bsky.social from the @qzap.bsky.social, @jrdarchivist.bsky.social of the DC Punk Archive and students Diya Shah & Alexa Boltaz who edit a campus zine. It's at UMD on Sat 4/18. Join us! We'll talk about important stuff that makes you feel good, not bad.
I just saw that Dischord Direct was down to their last copy on vinyl of "It Was Easy," the debut LP from my old group, Title Tracks. If you don't have it, I don't think it'll ever be repressed, so this might be a last chance?
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A promotional graphic for the 2026 DC Queer Studies Symposium, titled "REFUSE / REMOVE / REMEMBER." The image features a striking, high-contrast design split between a solid black background on the left and a textured, collage-style background on the right. Key Design Elements: Main Title: The words "REFUSE / REMOVE / REMEMBER" are stacked in large, white, distressed typewriter-style font, dominating the left side of the graphic. Above them, "2026 DC QUEER STUDIES SYMPOSIUM" is written in a smaller, clean white font. Imagery: On the right, a scrap of lined paper with burnt edges overlaps a black background. A glass jar filled with matches is pictured, corked with twine. A hand-drawn cardboard tag with a burning match illustration is tied to the jar. Logos: * Top Right: The "Indigenous Futures Lab" logo and the "Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies" logo appear on a circular paper scrap. Bottom Left: Logos for the University of Maryland Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. Bottom Center: Logo for the Latin American and Caribbean Studies Center.
I'll be in conversation tomorrow (April 9 at 1:15pm) with Dr. Shelbi Nahwilet Meissner about @univofmaryland.bsky.social's D.C. punk fanzine collection as part of the 2026 D.C. Queer Studies Symposium in the Stamp's Carroll Room at UMD. The event is free & RSVP here:
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Howard Wuelfing who put out an anthology of his late '70s/early 80s DC punk zines -Descenes & Discords will be part of a chat w/Mark Jenkins (who did zines, a DC punk book & more) & John R. Davis (book on dc punk zines) about Wuelfing's zines and dc punk April 11 @ 2-3:30 pm @ MLK Library
A graphic featuring bold, slanted text against a solid blue background. The entire design is tilted at roughly a 45-degree angle, rising from the bottom left toward the top right. The text is arranged in two distinct sections: Top Left: The words "THIS'S YEAR'S MODEL" are stacked in three lines of white, capitalized serif font. The letters are tightly spaced, creating a compact block of text. Center/Right: The number "1991" is printed in a much larger, bright red serif font, dominating the lower half of the composition and overlapping slightly with the word "MODEL."
Another episode of This Year's Model on WOWD! This one covers music from 1991, including Nirvana, A Tribe Called Quest, @theebikinikill.bsky.social, Teenage Fanclub, Massive Attack, @remhq.bsky.social, Public Enemy, Matthew Sweet, Throwing Muses, De La Soul & more.
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I'll be talking with Howard Wuelfing and Mark Jenkins about Howard's new book on the Descenes/Discords fanzines he published from '79-'81. It's Saturday, April 11 from 2-3:30 in the New Books Room at the MLK Library (@dcpubliclibrary.bsky.social) in NW DC.
dclibrary.libnet.info/event/16021018
Nice article on the D.C. punk collections at the University of Maryland via Library Journal!
www.libraryjournal.com/story/news/d...
A vintage hardcover book jacket for The Master and Other Stories by Sue Kaufman. The design is minimalist, featuring large, overlapping serif typography set against a plain light gray or off-white background. The text colors alternate between a muted red and a dark teal or black: Top: The author's name SUE KAUFMAN is printed in large red capital letters. Center: The title THE MASTER AND OTHER STORIES is arranged in a staggered, overlapping layout using both dark teal and red ink. Bottom: In smaller, clean black serif font, it reads, "By the author of DIARY of a MAD HOUSEWIFE and FALLING BODIES."
Honorable mention for my favorite book of 1976: "The Master and other stories" by Sue Kaufman.
A sepia-toned book cover for The Easter Parade by Richard Yates. The background features a vintage photograph of a woman wearing an elaborate, wide-brimmed hat with a delicate polka-dot veil partially obscuring her face. She is adorned with pearls and floral details, evoking a mid-20th-century aesthetic. The text is layered over the image in a classic, elegant serif font: Top: The title THE EASTER PARADE is prominently displayed in large capital letters. Center: Below the title, it reads "A NOVEL" in a smaller font. Bottom Center: The author’s name, RICHARD YATES, is written in large bold capitals, followed by the subtext "AUTHOR OF REVOLUTIONARY ROAD." Bottom: A quote from TIME magazine at the very bottom describes the book as "invigorating and gripping... a literary achievement." Left Edge: A small vertical black bar contains the "PICADOR" publisher logo.
Favorite book published in 1976: "Easter Parade" by Richard Yates. What's yours? #Booksky
Ten year anniversary for the final Title Tracks album this year! Hard to believe. We didn't tour on this one so I don't think it got heard as much, but it's probably my favorite of the three and there are still LPs left for those who are interested.
A collage-style black-and-white punk flier for a benefit show, dominated by a large, diagonal graphic of a 1-liter Coca-Cola bottle. The design uses a mix of cut-and-paste text, hand-drawn lettering, and photocopied elements. The text and details are layered throughout the composition: Top Right: The headliners TEEN IDLES are written in large, scratchy, hand-drawn letters, followed by BAD BRAINS in cut-out letters and ENZYMES in a cursive script. Bottom Right: Additional bands UNTOUCHABLES (in a stencil font) and TRU FAX + INSANIACS written by hand are listed. Left Side: A price tag graphic lists "$3.00 or $4.00." Below the bottle label, it reads "BENEFIT AT MADAM'S ORGAN, 2318 18th St. NW." Bottom Left: A March 1980 calendar is shown with 14 and 15 circled. Tiny illustrations of figures on bicycles are positioned above the dates. Small Details: Various "14th" and "15th" markers are scattered on the right, including a clock face pointing to 10:00 and a "15" inside a hand-drawn TV or box.
46 years ago today - Flier for Teen Idles, Bad Brains, the Enzymes, the Untouchables, Tru Fax and the Insaniacs concerts - Madam's Organ, Washington, D.C., March 14-15, 1980. From the Sharon Cheslow punk flyers collection at the U. of Maryland. #DCpunk #DChardcore #BadBrains #DischordRecords #Punk
Glad this story is being told but I’m extremely disappointed that it fails to mention that The Washington Post has laid off nearly all of its arts critics
A decades-deep legacy of arts coverage has been destroyed here and it hurts our city and our world
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A high-contrast, black-and-white photocopied punk flier with a grainy, DIY aesthetic. The flier is promoting an upcoming concert. The image features a central photograph of four young men standing in a doorway, playfully holding up oversized coffee mugs. The photo is heavily stylized with a "blown-out" photocopied effect, creating sharp black shadows and bright white highlights. The text is arranged as follows: Top: The band name GRAY MATTER is written in a large, aggressive, jagged, hand-drawn typeface. Top Right: The band name EMBRACE appears in a clean, sans-serif block typeface tucked under the main Gray Matter logo, indicating billing for the concert. Bottom Left: Three stacked text boxes in a clean sans-serif font list the show details: THURS MARCH 13 930 CLUB $4.00
40 years ago today - Gray Matter and Embrace concert flier, 9:30 Club, Washington, D.C., March 13, 1986. From the Sharon Cheslow Punk Flyers collection at the University of Maryland. #DCpunk #GrayMatterBand #GrayMatterDC #EmbraceDC #DischordRecords @dischord.com #Emocore #Emo #PunkFlyers #930Club
A lo-fi, DIY concert flier printed on green paper with a distressed, splattered aesthetic. Black ink splatters and smudges cover the page, including a prominent set of fingerprints near the bottom center. The text is arranged as follows: Top left: The band names EDSEL, MO PAGANS, and SHUDDER TO THINK are printed in a classic serif font. Center: The words "aRT wOrk" are stamped in a blocky, typewriter-style font amidst the splatters. Bottom right (handwritten): A small handwritten note reads "1413 P St." Bottom edge: Event details are printed in a large serif font: "$5, 8pm ; 3.12 at BBQ IG."
37 years ago today -- Edsel, Mo Pagans, and Shudder to Think concert flier, BBQ Iguana, Washington, D.C., March 12, 1989. From the Sharon Cheslow punk flyers collection at the University of Maryland. #DCpunk #ShudderToThink #PunkSky #PunkFliers #PunkFlyers #DCinThe80s
@chrisrichards.bsky.social on the sound and feel of Fugazi's long scrapped/newly released "Albini Sessions":
"The central miracle of 'In on the Killtaker' is that it’s this crushingly severe album that managed to achieve escape velocity. With Albini, they were still feeling out the gravity."
Shelving filled with boxes in an archival collections room. The back wall in the photo is an art rack with several framed items hanging from it.
Inside the D.C. punk archives here at the University of Maryland. #PunkArchives #DCpunk #UMD #Archives
On the heels of yesterday's announcement of the 1958 show, here's another one! LIsten to the 1977 episode of This Year's Model. So many great songs in this one - Ramones, Donna Summer, Chic, the Clash, Pistols, 999, Bob Marley, Buzzcocks, Joe Gibbs, & much more.
www.mixcloud.com/thisyearsmod...
Do not miss Stephanie Shonekan’s Feb. 24 book talk at
@peoplesbooktakoma.com on Fela Anikulapo-Kuti’s Sorrow, Tears and Blood. Explore how music shaped political resistance and cultural identity.
Register now:
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Listen to the 1958 episode my radio show on WOWD, This Year's Model -- Eddie Cochran, Baby Washington, Buddy Holly and the Crickets, Elvis Presley, Connie Francis, the Everly Brothers, Fats Domino, Elizabeth Cotten, Chuck Berry, Link Wray, Chet Baker and much more.
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31 years ago today - Jawbox concert flier - HUB Ballroom, University Park, Pennsylvania, February 11, 1995. From the Chris Baronner digital collection on D.C. punk at the University of Maryland. #DCpunk #Jawbox #DischordRecords #AtlanticRecords #DesotoRecords #PunkFliers #PunkFlyers #AlternativeRock
Fugazi, THE ARGUMENT
My good friend Chris Richards is starting a music newsletter that will be worth your time. One way to push back against what's happening in the media -- among other places -- right now is to subscribe directly to writers and local, independent outlets, so let's do that. Draw strength from community.
Very sad to see one of the richest men in the world continue to demolish my hometown paper, solidarity with all the hard-working Washington Post journalists who have continued to report and write irreplaceable journalism in the face of such willful neglect
right half: zines on a shelf in a bookstore left half: Cover of "Make a Zine" -- inside of the book shows how to layout and cut a mini zine
Zines delivered to my house monthly? Sign me up!
We are teaming up with the fabulous @microcosm.bsky.social to offer a FREE BOOK (How to Make a Zine!) for new subscribers in 2026!
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Get zines. Read zines. Makes zines. Give zines. Repeat.
Part 2 of Kurt Sayenga's recent interview with Guy Picciotto. He's now interviewed all 4 band members for the 'Fugazi Now' series.
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Concerts I Attended: Sharp Pins at Comet on an icy night in Washington, D.C., January 27, 2026.
