Al
@alcartoonist.bsky.social
they/she. 26. Cartoonist and music lover. Mostly just random thoughts.
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15 Of 2015: A Tenth Anniversary Retrospective (Uptown Funk, Bills, Gosh)
Part 1/5 of a retrospective of my favorite songs from ten years ago, as a tribute to my tenth anniversary writing about music.
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Hello! At the end of the month I will have been writing about music for ten years. To celebrate, I wrote about fifteen songs that meant a lot to me ten years ago that meant a lot to me then and still mean a lot to me now. This is part one. Thanks for reading! :) buttondown.com/AlsThoughtsA...
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December 7, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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I am in position to release two new comics this month. Yay.
December 4, 2025 at 6:13 AM
I am in position to release two new comics this month. Yay.
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I wrote (a lot) about the recording of Rubber Soul, my favorite album, for its 60th anniversary buttondown.com/kobcritic/ar...
Rubber Soul at 60: The Beatles Against The Wall
It was October 12, 1965, and the Beatles were exhausted. How could they not be? They were nearing the end of the most chaotic year any band has ever...
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December 3, 2025 at 10:12 PM
I wrote (a lot) about the recording of Rubber Soul, my favorite album, for its 60th anniversary buttondown.com/kobcritic/ar...
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Adding to the end of year discourse, I totally don’t really mind if I’ve heard/heard of the music in the lists, could be stuff to discover or avoid. I’ll probably just end up making my own path anyway, which is the way I like it
December 2, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Adding to the end of year discourse, I totally don’t really mind if I’ve heard/heard of the music in the lists, could be stuff to discover or avoid. I’ll probably just end up making my own path anyway, which is the way I like it
My brave and spicy Pitchfork take is that I'm gonna get so tired of seeing Headphones On in the Top 10 of every list as if there aren't any pop songs this year that are way better, including ones they have on the same damn list.
December 2, 2025 at 2:51 AM
My brave and spicy Pitchfork take is that I'm gonna get so tired of seeing Headphones On in the Top 10 of every list as if there aren't any pop songs this year that are way better, including ones they have on the same damn list.
doubling up on this. this album rocked my socks off.
Moron Police are back, and it's glorious, complex, hilarious, and deeply moving.
One of the best of 2025, without question. My review of 'Pachinko', enjoy! youtu.be/We91_dr9YG4
One of the best of 2025, without question. My review of 'Pachinko', enjoy! youtu.be/We91_dr9YG4
Moron Police - Pachinko - Album Review
YouTube video by Spectrum Pulse
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December 2, 2025 at 2:43 AM
doubling up on this. this album rocked my socks off.
The full series is out now! Catch up on all the parts you missed!
Hello! At the end of the month I will have been writing about music for ten years. To celebrate, I wrote about fifteen songs that meant a lot to me ten years ago that meant a lot to me then and still mean a lot to me now. This is part one. Thanks for reading! :) buttondown.com/AlsThoughtsA...
15 Of 2015: A Tenth Anniversary Retrospective (Uptown Funk, Bills, Gosh)
Part 1/5 of a retrospective of my favorite songs from ten years ago, as a tribute to my tenth anniversary writing about music.
buttondown.com
November 30, 2025 at 9:10 PM
The full series is out now! Catch up on all the parts you missed!
ICYMI! Part four out later today
Part three is out now! I get a lil’ personal here but I mean I kinda have to lmao buttondown.com/AlsThoughtsA...
15 Of 2015: A 10th Anniversary Retrospective (I Really Like You, Heavydirtysoul, Wildfire)
Part 3/5 of a retrospective of my favorite songs from ten years ago, as a tribute to my tenth anniversary writing about music.
buttondown.com
November 29, 2025 at 3:13 PM
ICYMI! Part four out later today
Hello! At the end of the month I will have been writing about music for ten years. To celebrate, I wrote about fifteen songs that meant a lot to me ten years ago that meant a lot to me then and still mean a lot to me now. This is part one. Thanks for reading! :) buttondown.com/AlsThoughtsA...
15 Of 2015: A Tenth Anniversary Retrospective (Uptown Funk, Bills, Gosh)
Part 1/5 of a retrospective of my favorite songs from ten years ago, as a tribute to my tenth anniversary writing about music.
buttondown.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Hello! At the end of the month I will have been writing about music for ten years. To celebrate, I wrote about fifteen songs that meant a lot to me ten years ago that meant a lot to me then and still mean a lot to me now. This is part one. Thanks for reading! :) buttondown.com/AlsThoughtsA...
This specific screen at the end of the Ace Attorney Dual Destinies DLC case which began a domino effect of me getting into shipping which got me back into drawing AND sparked an interest in writing both of which got me back into making comics and then I went to grad school for comics now I'm here.
November 23, 2025 at 6:23 AM
This specific screen at the end of the Ace Attorney Dual Destinies DLC case which began a domino effect of me getting into shipping which got me back into drawing AND sparked an interest in writing both of which got me back into making comics and then I went to grad school for comics now I'm here.
Watched the new Mythical Kitchen video where @eddyburback.bsky.social said wearing the Pharrell hat makes him feel more like a cartoon character than he already does.
He's right I'm afraid.
He's right I'm afraid.
November 19, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Watched the new Mythical Kitchen video where @eddyburback.bsky.social said wearing the Pharrell hat makes him feel more like a cartoon character than he already does.
He's right I'm afraid.
He's right I'm afraid.
My selfish reason for not wanting/caring about voice acting in Pokemon games is that I like coming up with headcanon voices for the characters :)
November 12, 2025 at 11:02 PM
My selfish reason for not wanting/caring about voice acting in Pokemon games is that I like coming up with headcanon voices for the characters :)
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November 10, 2025 at 10:47 PM
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Listening to the new Mountain Goats and realizing Taylor Swift is much closer to this formally (for similar reasons) than any pop music. She really is a cult act, and not in an “every act is a cult act actually” way
November 10, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Listening to the new Mountain Goats and realizing Taylor Swift is much closer to this formally (for similar reasons) than any pop music. She really is a cult act, and not in an “every act is a cult act actually” way
Reading the “no dogs allowed at the mall” sign while three different people walk by with their dogs is the peak Boulder experience.
November 10, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Reading the “no dogs allowed at the mall” sign while three different people walk by with their dogs is the peak Boulder experience.
Has anyone done a “I hate gay halloween what do you mean you’re the ‘I hate gay halloween’ tweet” costume yet?
November 1, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Has anyone done a “I hate gay halloween what do you mean you’re the ‘I hate gay halloween’ tweet” costume yet?
Nothing like taking a break from a comic you've been working on, coming back to it, and realizing oh no I don't like how I did the speech bubbles and I found a better way so now I gotta go back and redo them 😭
October 31, 2025 at 5:51 AM
Nothing like taking a break from a comic you've been working on, coming back to it, and realizing oh no I don't like how I did the speech bubbles and I found a better way so now I gotta go back and redo them 😭
when i'm next to a lumiose city cafe and all of a sudden the alpha wild pokemon music starts playing
October 28, 2025 at 1:09 AM
when i'm next to a lumiose city cafe and all of a sudden the alpha wild pokemon music starts playing
been playing Legends ZA all week. it's peak, great stuff. i love Pokemon.
October 25, 2025 at 12:00 AM
been playing Legends ZA all week. it's peak, great stuff. i love Pokemon.
This has gradually become an anthem of the year for me. Some of the best production work of the year. youtu.be/sM2phJAmGWM?...
I just banged a snus in canada water
YouTube video by Jim Legxacy
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October 12, 2025 at 3:04 PM
This has gradually become an anthem of the year for me. Some of the best production work of the year. youtu.be/sM2phJAmGWM?...
can confirm this one is a banger
October 12, 2025 at 2:46 AM
can confirm this one is a banger
alright i’m removing this app from my phone cuz i was about to revert to my old ways of posting a bad tweet and ranting about it. that can’t be good for me.
i’m still gonna post here but if you’re a mutual you’re free to add me on discord (should just be under alcartoonist)
i’m still gonna post here but if you’re a mutual you’re free to add me on discord (should just be under alcartoonist)
October 8, 2025 at 1:56 PM
alright i’m removing this app from my phone cuz i was about to revert to my old ways of posting a bad tweet and ranting about it. that can’t be good for me.
i’m still gonna post here but if you’re a mutual you’re free to add me on discord (should just be under alcartoonist)
i’m still gonna post here but if you’re a mutual you’re free to add me on discord (should just be under alcartoonist)
O.J. Simpson could have listened to Future and Metro Boomin's "We Don't Trust You" but he never got to hear "We Still Don't Trust You"
you ever think about those real weird overlaps. like tennessee williams might have listened to the ramones
October 7, 2025 at 11:37 PM
O.J. Simpson could have listened to Future and Metro Boomin's "We Don't Trust You" but he never got to hear "We Still Don't Trust You"