The tiktok buyout debacle was done for the same reason, and you can't convince me otherwise.

I was really hoping for more than about 4 seconds of actual music in that video he posted, but at least we only have to wait till Friday to hear what he's up to.

THE OUTLAW CHERIE LEE (ALBUM TRAILER) YouTube video by ShaboozeyVEVO

My prediction? This album is going to sound like Ludwig Göransson scoring a reboot of Deadwood.

I hope I'm right, because that would sound sick as shit.

I genuinely hope you enjoy it! I spin something of his on vinyl about once a week. He's got a lot of good stuff once you get to digging.

Only tangentially related, but you just made me realize how good a Sturgill Simpson or Tyler Childers cover of Benny and the Jets would sound.

The song sounds like a house band vamping because the headliners are late, and both those boys could probably relate all too well.

Tyler Childers - Long Violent History (Lyrics) YouTube video by Country Paradise

Because Tyler Childers is a better version of Jesse Welles. If Jesse is resonating with you, I'd give 'Long, Violent History" a listen, and go from there.

One of these days, we're all gonna have to collectively process the trauma 2020 left us with. Cuz I think we're realizing it fucked us all up a lot worse than we thought.

I've been realizing lately just how odd my COVID experience was. I got flagged as an essential worker at the casino security job I had, so I spent those six weeks patrolling an empty casino and horse track.

A lonely guard, for money that wasn't even there.

Shreveport leadership tied the whole city's identity to gambling decades ago. It's sadly normal around here to look in an actual paper, and see reporting of the latest tragedy juxtaposed with an ad for "the hottest slots in town!"

Congratulations. You're all Shreveport now..

It's almost like a lifetime of "Man Up. You should be tough enough to handle this shit..." Has a negative effect, or something.

Men don't do this to themselves. We do it to each other.

Most folks in this town have horror stories from either themselves or loved ones, when it comes to the mental health facilities in Shreveport. Even VA mental health here is a shit show.

Okay, you say this, but doing the dishes has sucked a lot less since getting my weed card. Let's normalize housework under the influence. I think Mrs. Cleaver was onto something.

If it's between Cedar Grove and the Cooper Road, you can be pretty sure It's not in his district. If it's west of the Redline that is I-49, you can be damn sure of it.

When I saw Childish Gambino in New Orleans, I thought at the time that the intermission was a bit long, and was sad that the encore was basically non-existent.

The fact that he was hospitalized, and his tour cancelled, before I was back in Shreveport tempered that, tho.

Glad to see him improving.

Writing is like cooking gumbo; A half-assed recipe from the Internet is gonna taste like a half-assed recipe from the Internet.

I've been blessed enough to have the kind of gumbo that's been refined over generations, so I've no palate for a mass-produced facsimile.

AI writing is no different.

I miss the days where this was the primary form of trolling on reddit. Paragaphs of finely crafted bullshit, capped with the blow if time completely wasted.

"Mankind in a Steel Cage.." or "...And then my dad beat me with jumper cables." Were probably the peak of this format

They’re calling him the wealthiest independent musician of all time

I would extend this a bit further, and say that June Carter was the more talented half of their marriage.

I haven't picked up a guitar in decades, and I've never had a formal singing lesson, but I'm still pretty sure I could bust out a serviceable version of "A boy named Sue" after about a week's practice.

Don't get me wrong, I love the man's work, but his daughter is certainly a more complex musician

"Pinch your momma on her booty

Kick your dog, fuck your bitch

Fat boy dressed up like he's santa, and took pictures with your kids"

DJ Shadow - Nobody Speak

Read that again. This Louisiana bill forces homeless people to choose between jail and "treatment"—and if they can't pay for the latter, they will be forced to perform unpaid labor.

The historical precedents are clear: convict leasing, Black Codes, debtor's prison.

I was at Childish Gambino's last show, the one in New Orleans, before he cancelled the rest of his tour for medical reasons, and he still put on the most incredible show I think I've ever seen.

I was even blown away by Willow Smith, who opened for him. Nepo baby or not, the woman has talent.

a woman in a pink tank top stands next to a boy in front of a desk Alt: Nobody exists on purpose Nobody belongs anywhere Everybody's gonna die Come watch TV?

Sure, she shows tolerance of Joy's sexuality and acceptance of her flaws, but that feels like a flimsy fuckin' bridge to span the gap they established across the film.

Instead, we get a scene that basically breaks down to some Rick & Morty-ass philosophy.

Just finished my annual tax day viewing of Everything, Everywhere, All At Once. Still may be my favorite movie of all time, but something about the end rang hollow this time.

For all the "Empathy is the best weapon" messaging of the film, Evelyn does a poor job of showing it to her daughter.

Without saying your age, post your favorite film that released the year you turned 18

This is the Shreveport I know.

It's riddled with food and job insecurity, and half the buildings are crumbling, but it's also home to collaboration, creativity, mutual aid, and, most importantly, whimsy.

It's folks like H. that make me proud I put down roots here.

We can't get the city leadership to fix potholes or keep downtown from crumbing, but they've got time for this nonsense... Shameful

But then what is it? A failure of a film that had to be scrapped, or a mostly completed product they could sell to another company?

They can't have their cake and eat it, too. Or, rather, they can't burn it for the sake of a quarterly earnings report, but also sell it to another company.

A series of very ignorant tweets from people not knowing who the hell The Beatles are, and thinking that Kanye West is giving the spotlight to some old ass unknown, and not a member of one of the largest bands in music history.

Ma'am, if you're genuinely this ignorant, please take the time to educate yourself just a hint before speaking on a subject. Because, I promise you, AT BEST, you're coming off looking like these folks: