A song that sounds scared of what it knows, Springsteen's 'Atlantic City' is the moment when the ultra-violence always latent in his urban picaresques turns manifest and terrifying. Some say to live outside the law you must be honest. Some debts no honest man can pay. www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3eu...
"There's a case to be made for Elizabeth Nelson as the best rock lyricist of this moment. Nelson and the Paranoid Style are the most persuasive argument I know for the ongoing vitality of rock and roll." Psyched by this rad review of 'Known Associates' on Fresh Air today! www.npr.org/2026/03/06/n...
An original Nashville sit-in member, along with Diane Nash, James Bevel, and John Lewis. Trained in non-violence by James Lawson. At age 21, he signed a will before the Freedom Rides, knowing he could die.
May his soul be at peace, and may we all have such courage in the face of oppression.
wrote a little about Langley/Moroney and What It All Means in my latest for @billboard.com ! www.billboard.com/music/countr...
McDuffie my favorite Chief so I hate to see this. OTOH, that’s a haul and could well set the team up for another big run à la the Tyreek Hill trade
New music from Megan Moroney and Ella Langley and "new" music from Elvis, new covers of old songs by Chaka Khan, Prince, Dinah Washington and Blink-182, tributes to Travis Wammack and Neil Sedaka, and more. At No Fences Review, w/ @charleshughes2.bsky.social
The key to getting mainstream media on board with an illegal war is making them feel like an important part of it.
On a new #HitParadePod –The Bridge, live on @slate.com, my guest @cantkill.bsky.social says Olivia Newton-John & John Denver were just part of a ’70s country-to-pop crossover wave, as Nashville acts covered a slew of rock&pop hits. Plus trivia…and a next-episode preview that’s ready for a milestone.
NEW EPISODE!
I invited a panel of Rock Hall experts and friends to discuss and analyze the 2026 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominees ballot.
This episode is streaming on all major platforms including Apple Podcasts and Spotify: www.buzzsprout.com/1815026/epis...
I love that we all know 90 percent of them will flip on a dime now, from “trump won’t send your sons to war” (like it’s only sons) to “trump is sending your sons to war and that’s good.”
New — I spoke to eight trans people in Kansas about the new state law that invalidated their driver’s licenses overnight, what’s it’s like to live there right now, plus details of two DMV emails exclusively obtained by The Handbasket that shed light on the law’s chaotic and cruel rollout:
The first deaths announced from the US-Israeli strikes on Iran: dozens of school girls. They hit an elementary school in Hormozgan.
You can just say things.
At No Fences Review, @charleshughes2.bsky.social tackles a new Grateful Dead tribute set from Grateful Dead tribute band Bertha, itself out in the year of anniversaries for two strong earlier Dead tributes
Of course isn’t just driving. It’s voting. Working. Travelling. Picking up a package. Applying for credit. Applying for a job. Renting a room. Filling prescriptions. Visiting loved ones in the hospital. Not expired either, but legally invalid.
As of tonight, licenses of trans people across Kansas are being invalidated en masse, enabling the overnight criminalization of an entire group of people for going about our lives. It’s often said you never know when you’re living through history, so let me assure you: that’s what’s happening now.
The return of Jill Scott, tributes to Joanne Bland and to Robert Duvall, a double shot of Paranoid Style and of Lucinda Williams covers, the Ratboys, Emily Nenni, Jobi Riccio and more. Turn It Up! at No Fences Review w/ @charleshughes2.bsky.social
New at No Fences Review: @cantkill.bsky.social and I turn up some fresh recommendations. Great new records Rissi Palmer, Talibah Safiya, Ruthie Foster, NRBQ, and more! Plus reading recommendations. Pleaase share and subscribe!
Bluesky should not get into this idea that blocking you is a problem. You can be blocked for any reason. You can be blocked because your pfp is annoying. You can be blocked because your vibe sucks.
If you take this personally I think that’s also a reason you can be blocked.
Hell yeah
“As a marginalized group we’re used to these things, and we’re used to going around them and finding ways around. I think it’s so important, more than ever, to still uplift and celebrate our students.”
Wait, how on earth is this a fireable offense?
once again pointing out that Trump vs. US is a treasonous decision--the Supreme Court equivalent of January 6--and the justices who voted for it have forfeited any claim to legitimacy (or indeed due process) whatsoever
So many great recommendations this week from @charleshughes2.bsky.social and me: New Public Enemy and I'm with Her and Charley Crockett and Cat Clyde, plus the Beach Boys, a tribute to the late Nashville producer/session picker Jerry Kennedy, and more. Turn It Up w/ No Fenes Review
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For much more on the connections between bullshit race science and the world views of hard right elites… I’m reminded of the “hardwired human nature” section in Hayek’s Bastards: Race, Gold, IQ and the Capitalism of the Far Right by @quinnslobodian.com
The reason this guy has so much trouble answering this question, compared to Southern politicians in the Jim Crow south or someone like Nick Fuentes, is that he's not willing to use the same language he uses in the group chat to express himself in a public forum like a Senate hearing.
“my ‘we’re not out scouring the streets to disappear people or deny people their civil rights or due process’ shirt is raising a lot of questions that are answered by the shirt”
Description is true enough though it omits key details, like the eagle flying before an American flag amidst fireworks: Real proto-make-front-porches-great-again vibes. But I have to admit I never cared about Tracy Lawrence enough to put together that he was working a Quantum Leap series.
This is the second account - the first being in Chicago - of DHS agents mass detaining people and then *sorting them by race*.
