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A. J. Payler
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Author/musician A. J. Payler has published 5 novels, 2 short story collections, & 6 albums of original music to date as well as opened for Silkworm & Schizophonics, among others.
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A. J. Payler @ajpayler.bsky.social · Jan 10
I do read ebooks—and that's where most of my sales come—but there's still no feeling in the world quite like holding a book you wrote in your hands for the first time. A+++ would recommend. 📚💙 🦋

books2read.com/shouldtheworld

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#writingcommunity
#writers
#authors
#IndieAuthor
#BookLovers
Should the World Fail to Fall Apart paperback book being held by its author for the first time, front cover Should the World Fail to Fall Apart paperback book being held by its author for the first time, back cover
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Wir – The First Letter (Mute/Elektra – 61238-2 Released: Oct 1991)

#compactdisc #CD #nowplaying #nowspinning #musicsky #CDSky #physicalmedia #nospotify #indiemedia #wire #postpunk
February 17, 2026 at 4:25 AM
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Red Crayola – The Parable Of Arable Land/God Bless The Red Krayola And All Who Sail With It
(Decal CD LIK 65, original LPs rel. 1967/1968, CD Compilation Released: 1990)

#compactdisc #CD #nowplaying #nowspinning #musicsky #CDSky #physicalmedia #nospotify #indiemedia #redkrayola #psychedelia
February 17, 2026 at 3:49 AM
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Teenage Fanclub – A Catholic Education (Matador OLE 012-2 CD Released: 1990)

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February 17, 2026 at 3:31 AM
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Television – The Blow Up (Danceteria/ROIR Europe RE114CD France, Recorded 1978, Orig. Rel. 1982 2xCD Reissue Released: 1992)

#compactdisc #CD #nowplaying #nowspinning #musicsky #CDSky #physicalmedia #nospotify #indiemedia #television #guitar
February 16, 2026 at 11:02 PM
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Richard Lloyd – The Countdown (Plowboy Records PLO-CD-46 CD Released: Nov 2, 2018)

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#guitar
February 16, 2026 at 9:46 PM
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Led Zeppelin – The Complete BBC Sessions (Atlantic R2-556277 3xCD Reissue Released: Sep 16, 2016)

#compactdisc #CD #nowplaying #nowspinning #musicsky #CDSky #physicalmedia #nospotify #indiemedia #ledzeppelin #classicrock
February 16, 2026 at 12:41 AM
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Wipers – Wipers Box Set (Is This Real? - Youth Of America - Over The Edge) (Zeno Records Z-005 3xCD Released: 2001)

#compactdisc #CD #nowplaying #nowspinning #musicsky #CDSky #physicalmedia #nospotify #indiemedia #wipers
February 15, 2026 at 9:07 PM
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XTC – Black Sea (Virgin VL 2203 Vinyl LP, Album Released: 12 September 1980)

#nowplaying #vinylrecords #nowspinning #vinylcommunity #recordcollector #vinyl #musicsky #physicalmedia #nospotify #indiemedia #xtc
February 15, 2026 at 8:11 PM
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U2 – Boy (Island Records A1 90040 Vinyl LP Released: 20 October 1980 UK, 3 March 1981 US)

#nowplaying #vinylrecords #nowspinning #vinylcommunity #recordcollector #vinyl #musicsky #physicalmedia #nospotify #indiemedia #u2
February 15, 2026 at 7:26 PM
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Captain Beefheart And The Magic Band – Unconditionally Guaranteed (Mercury SRM-1-709 Vinyl LP Released: Apr 1974)

#nowplaying #vinylrecords #nowspinning #vinylcommunity #recordcollector #vinyl #musicsky #physicalmedia #nospotify #indiemedia #captainbeefheart
February 15, 2026 at 7:03 PM
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Custom Floor – From A Body (Analog Sound Recordings Number 3 CD Released: 1997)

#compactdisc #CD #nowplaying #nowspinning #musicsky #CDSky #physicalmedia #nospotify #indiemedia #sandiego
February 15, 2026 at 6:51 PM
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Ice-T – Home Invasion (Rhyme $yndicate Records/Priority Records P2 53858 CD Released: Mar 23, 1993)

#compactdisc #CD #nowplaying #nowspinning #musicsky #CDSky #physicalmedia #nospotify #indiemedia #icet #hiphop
February 14, 2026 at 8:16 PM
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Badfinger – Head First (Y&T Music YT-35 Recorded: 1974, Released: Dec 13, 2024)

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February 13, 2026 at 1:45 AM
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The Church – Deadman's Hand (Unorthodox UNO 009 CD EP, Australia Released: 2010)

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February 13, 2026 at 1:23 AM
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Beastie Boys – Anthology: The Sounds Of Science (Grand Royal/Capitol Records CDP 7243 5 22940 2 2
2xCD Compilation Digipak Released: 1999)

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February 13, 2026 at 12:25 AM
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Grammarly is literally the most invasive extension you could ever put on your computer. Don't use it.

lifehacker.com/tech/invasiv...

#authorlife #writinglife #grammarly #aiscam
This Study's List of the Most Invasive AI Browser Extensions Includes a Few You Probably Use
A host of AI-powered browser extensions that have been installed by tens of millions of users may also be invading your privacy.
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February 9, 2026 at 4:19 PM
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Crosby, Stills & Nash (& sometimes Young) – CSN (Box Set, Atlantic 7 82319-2 4xCD Released: Oct 15, 1991)

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February 8, 2026 at 6:52 PM
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OP-ED: F*ck You If You Support Flecha Cantina: Why Patronizing A Mark Wahlberg Mexican Restaurant In San Diego Is A Betrayal Of The City
A leading online resource for breaking news about San Diego's hospitality industry and community developments.
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February 8, 2026 at 11:52 AM
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Fred Neil – Everybody's Talkin' (Theme From Midnight Cowboy) (Capitol Records SM-294 Originally Released December 1966 as "Fred Neil", Reissue Released: 1969)

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February 7, 2026 at 7:08 PM
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lifehacker.com/tech/substac...

#substack #security
This Substack Data Breach May Have Compromised Nearly 700,000 User Records
Substack recently disclosed a data breach which may have leaked nearly 700,000 user records.
lifehacker.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:34 PM
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The Cars: Let the Stories Be Told
By Bill Janovitz

This could definitely have used more editing--the author's inability to trim from his research hobbles the narrative flow badly--but anyone curious how and why this band went so badly wrong will find plenty to interest them here.

#thecars #music
February 5, 2026 at 4:15 AM
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Here's a Prince song you almost certainly haven't heard before: www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Zbl...

#musicsky #prince
Redhead Stepchild (live on Good Morning America) - Prince & Tamar
YouTube video by Paisley Perk
www.youtube.com
February 1, 2026 at 12:54 AM
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Today's listening.

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January 29, 2026 at 1:02 AM
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10,000 Maniacs – MTV Unplugged (Elektra 9 61569-2 Released: Oct 26, 1993)

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January 25, 2026 at 6:33 PM
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The Wedding Present – Bizarro (RCA 2173-2-R, Released 23 October 1989, US CD Released: Apr 1990)

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January 25, 2026 at 5:41 PM