Billboard outside Old Trafford today: "Immigrants have done more for this city than billionaire tax dodgers ever will"
this could be anywhere in the world
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Billboard outside Old Trafford today: "Immigrants have done more for this city than billionaire tax dodgers ever will"
this could be anywhere in the world
valentine's day is always a hard time for me because of the massacre
scum.
Dana Carvey from Waynes World with the caption "He Does this every Friday."
He does this every Friday.
today's piece is with Dylan of Bedroom Division, who makes fantastic synth pop/indie rock that brings artists like Acceptance and Dashboard Confessional to mind
even more impressive is how he's been co-opting the algorithms to actually get bodies out to shows
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the first is with Ayslee, an absolute powerhouse of a scene promoter. it's so inspiring what she has managed to build in just a year and even more critical for the success of our local music communities
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we've got a pair of new interviews live at blanktapes.co this past week worthy of your attention
will someone please think about the donors?
what even is this world
Real Talk! So are we going to overthrow the fucking government or what?
screenshot from Star Trek: Voyager. title screen for episode "Year Of Hell, Part II" but the "II" has been exed out and under it is an exed out III and under that an exed out IV and under that an exed out V and under that an exed out VI and under that a non- exed out VII.
the calender's doing the thing again, I see
IT'S HERE! Our 2025 Rewind is live and STUFFED with so much good music that you won't know what to do with it
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we're barreling towards 2026 but don't let that distract you from the amazing new records of November! I've got write-ups on Abigail Dowd, Burlap Circus, MAVI, and scrape + 32 other releases to check out (so do it!)
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blanktapes.co just hit 100 published articles! 🥳
a few months have passed since I've done one of these "letter to the editor" columns. it felt like the best way to touch on the milestone and offer some life updates. can't wait to share what we've got in store for 2026!
ben affleck smoking meme but he’s a liverpool fan
how it’s going:
algorithms seem hell-bent on flooding every social media feed with articles about ICE in NC, but only to show off all the awful racists/bots who congregate in the comment sections 🤮
damn now I REALLY have to listen to that episode
doesn't matter how you spin it, you're a terrible representative and should just resign already bud
this man is single-handedly getting me back into chevelle
A man from The Good Place’s Good Place Committee, played by Paul Scheer, stands outside among other committee members, speaking earnestly but absurdly. Subtitles read: “He’s got a point. The fair thing for us to do is just keep on giving up more and more stuff we want, unilaterally, until this demon is finally happy.”
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finally trying to get back into the social media groove after a chaotic few months of work/life 🫠 so here's my first interview in a hot minute with one of my favorite writers/zine creators in the Triangle
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whos in the social media bubble now you gooncel freaks
looking for some new music? check out this smorgasbord of releases from local North Carolina artists over the past month! blanktapes.co/new-music-nc...
my favorite Joyce Manor song? probably “perfect sound whatever” by Jeff Rosenstock
“you ever hear of that old movie, the emperor’s new groove?”
I am a thousand
WHEN THERE’S TREASURE BEHIND THE WATERFALL: Oh wow. Yes, very clever! Waterfall treasure! No one’s ever done that before. Lazy jackass
WHEN THERE’S NO TREASURE BEHIND THE WATERFALL: Wow. Too stuck-up to put treasure there huh? Too much of a fucking ICONOCLAST for that? Piece of shit. FUCK you
national coming out day is tomorrow and foxing is going on hiatus, so I guess now's a great time to formally say I'm not straight
a 3x3 grid of my most listened to albums from the past week
[emerges from the void to throw some good albums into your feed]
[retreats]
Me at a The Wonder Years concert