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Nate Patrin

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music + popcult + whatnot post like cringe never existed StP, MN | 48 y/o | he/him | beat weirdo https://www.upress.umn.edu/author/nate-patrin/

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Nate Patrin @natepatrin.bsky.social · Oct 17

now that I've found out you can pin posts here, here's a link to my favorite recent body of work: a whole bunch of reviews for The Shfl spanning all kinds of genres and eras and regions and levels of popular renown

you'll probably have some faves in here (for me they're all faves)

Nate Patrin

Albums recommended by Nate Patrin

theshfl.com

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Nate Patrin @natepatrin.bsky.social · 42m

(the rest of the time it's usually this)

The Brothers Johnson - Come Together

YouTube video by funkdigger91

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Nate Patrin @natepatrin.bsky.social · 43m

there are some days when this is my favorite Beatles cover

Hunter Felt @hunterfelt.bsky.social · 45m

"All the ugly people...."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eHF...

Doodles Weaver - Eleanor Rigby

YouTube video by Jim Dobrovicz

www.youtube.com

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Nate Patrin @natepatrin.bsky.social · 1h

"art rock" is a spectrum

Tyler Wilcox @tylerwilcox.bsky.social · 1h

ELOaded

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matthew @pahuski.com · 5h

Happy Columbo’s Day

Screenshot from Columbo. He his talking to his dog, which is sitting is the drivers seat of a car. “Okay, I’m gonna put you in charge. You take care of the car. You’re a responsible dog. When I get back, if the car’s okay, I’ll give you another cookie.”

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Nate Patrin @natepatrin.bsky.social · 1h

like this is how I usually know him

Satanist Dancing - The Righteous Gemstones

YouTube video by Button Studios

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Nate Patrin @natepatrin.bsky.social · 1h

totally alarmed by Normie Keefe in the lower right hand corner there

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Nate Patrin @natepatrin.bsky.social · 1h

(that one had the old El-P line "the only thing advanced about your music is you need a computer to hear it" careening through my head)

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Nate Patrin @natepatrin.bsky.social · 1h

as for Anticon, I like how he refused to acknowledge the title of the comp 'Music for the Advancement of Hip-Hop' even though he liked the music

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Nate Patrin @natepatrin.bsky.social · 1h

He is a huge fan of (and sometimes collaborator with) Barman! I'd kind of fallen out of enthusiasm with Paul but that clip renewed it, that dude is rap Tom Lehrer

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Nate Patrin @natepatrin.bsky.social · 2h

I’m sure Matt Pike would forgive you

Nate Patrin @natepatrin.bsky.social · 2h

It is kind of funny in the same way Beavis and Butt-Head will chortle their way through enduring something that sucks

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Nate Patrin @natepatrin.bsky.social · 2h

I hope you’re happy, Jello Biafra

bring on the headless horses @ihavethatonvinyl.com · 3h

like most people my age, i've been with mtv since the first day. the channel was formative for me, the videos always leading me to more and more music. it was all i watched for a long time. this is really sad but expected news
cordcuttersnews.com/mtv-is-shutt...

MTV is Shutting Down Its Last Music Channels, Marking the End of an Era | Cord Cutters News

Paramount Global has delivered a devastating blow to music fans worldwide, announcing the permanent shutdown of five iconic MTV music channels by December 31, 2025 according to the BBC. For 44 years, ...

cordcuttersnews.com

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Nate Patrin @natepatrin.bsky.social · 2h

David Mancuso

Katelyn Boo-urns @katelynburns.com · 4h

name an italian more worthy of an american holiday than columbus

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Nate Patrin @natepatrin.bsky.social · 12h

DJ Shadow and Cut Chemist turn to each other like Laverne and Shirley

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Elias FKA Big Voyage @bigelias.bsky.social · 14h

Madvillain instrumental in the Claude AI commercial made me want to die a little, ngl

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Nate Patrin @natepatrin.bsky.social · 15h

(the song, I mean)

Nate Patrin @natepatrin.bsky.social · 15h

oh yeah, I think it'll figure in my punk chapter

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Nate Patrin @natepatrin.bsky.social · 15h

that's the funniest thing I've encountered about an Aronofsky film since this

DEADLOCK Without The Wrestling (Deadlock Podcast Compilation)

YouTube video by Sweetz

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Nate Patrin @natepatrin.bsky.social · 16h

in case you're thrown by how much I've been posting comparatively lately I guess it's just that my mood's improved in recent days, no idea why whatsoever but I think this may have been a significant contributor

open mike eagle @mike-eagle.bsky.social · 2d

youtu.be/XP-IrKvKbYY

100 of the best rap albums I could think of part 1

YouTube video by other mike eagle

youtu.be

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Nate Patrin @natepatrin.bsky.social · 16h

wait no I think I misread that -- Murphy did COMMERCIALS for Ax-Man at KTMA, which is an actual next-level step up in ultraniche cred

Nate Patrin @natepatrin.bsky.social · 16h

confirmed by Kevin Murphy

(no relation to the inspiration of my original post)

Interview: Kevin Murphy » FRED Entertainment

asitecalledfred.com

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Nate Patrin @natepatrin.bsky.social · 16h

and now I'm wondering, in the most Minnesotan of all possible queries, if Joel Hodgson ever shopped at Ax-Man

Axman Surplus

We buy and sell surplus of all kinds, including industrial, electronic, and consumer goods. Located in the Twin Cities metro area, Minnesota.

www.ax-man.com

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Nate Patrin @natepatrin.bsky.social · 16h

I got the concept pretty quick and I absolutely marked for the early version of the junkshop-robot aesthetic, I thought it was the wildest shit since Pee-Wee's Playhouse

at times I could tell it felt like event viewing for cool young folks (DISCLAIMER: stepdad taught at an art college)

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Nate Patrin @natepatrin.bsky.social · 16h

I distinctly remember being sorely disappointed I wound up having to miss the conclusion of "City on Fire"

Nate Patrin @natepatrin.bsky.social · 16h

two very particular "Losing My Edge" cred-flaunt details of my life at age 11 or so: I was into 'Life in Hell' before The Simpsons were even on The Tracey Ullman Show, and I watched several of the KTMA-era MST3K episodes as they first aired

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