Brian Flota
@brianflota.bsky.social
Humanities Librarian at JMU; co-editor of COMIC BOOKS, SPECIAL COLLECTIONS, AND THE ACADEMIC LIBRARY; co-author of "Sustainable Futures for Comics Collections"; #FirstGen; Opinions mine, vinyl records, etc.
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Neale Barnholden’s “From Gum Wrappers to Richie Rich: The Materiality of Cheap Comics” was nominated for an Eisner for Best Scholarly/Academic Work. Defying the common compulsion to “elevate” comics by transforming them into high art, Barnholden celebrates comics’ supposedly trashy materiality. 1/9
February 11, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Neale Barnholden’s “From Gum Wrappers to Richie Rich: The Materiality of Cheap Comics” was nominated for an Eisner for Best Scholarly/Academic Work. Defying the common compulsion to “elevate” comics by transforming them into high art, Barnholden celebrates comics’ supposedly trashy materiality. 1/9
Record #1405: Funkadelic, One Nation Under a Groove (1993 reissue, 2x12”, UK, Charly Records)
February 11, 2026 at 6:53 PM
Record #1405: Funkadelic, One Nation Under a Groove (1993 reissue, 2x12”, UK, Charly Records)
Record #1404: Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five, The Message (1982, 12”, US, Sugarhill Records)
February 11, 2026 at 4:59 PM
Record #1404: Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five, The Message (1982, 12”, US, Sugarhill Records)
Record #1403: Wings, I’ve Had Enough b/w Deliver Your Children (1978, 7”, US, Capitol Records)
February 11, 2026 at 2:39 PM
Record #1403: Wings, I’ve Had Enough b/w Deliver Your Children (1978, 7”, US, Capitol Records)
Record #1402: James Brown, In the Jungle Groove (2024 reissue, 2x12”,
EU, Polydor Records)
EU, Polydor Records)
February 10, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Record #1402: James Brown, In the Jungle Groove (2024 reissue, 2x12”,
EU, Polydor Records)
EU, Polydor Records)
Record #1401: Eazy-E, Radio / Eazy Duz It / Ruthless Villain (1988, 12”, US, Ruthless Records)
February 10, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Record #1401: Eazy-E, Radio / Eazy Duz It / Ruthless Villain (1988, 12”, US, Ruthless Records)
Record #1400: Bob Dylan, Street-Legal (1978, 12”, US, Columbia Records)
February 10, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Record #1400: Bob Dylan, Street-Legal (1978, 12”, US, Columbia Records)
Record #1399: Betty Davis, Betty Davis (1973, 12”, US, Just Sunshine Records)
February 9, 2026 at 6:55 PM
Record #1399: Betty Davis, Betty Davis (1973, 12”, US, Just Sunshine Records)
Record #1398: godspeed you black emperor! lift yr. skinny fists like antennas to heaven (2000, 2x12”, Canada, Constellation Records)
February 9, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Record #1398: godspeed you black emperor! lift yr. skinny fists like antennas to heaven (2000, 2x12”, Canada, Constellation Records)
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Join the #iSchoolUI for a special screening of “Are You A Librarian?: The Untold Story of Black Librarians.” It will be followed by a Q&A panel with Interim Dean Emily Knox, Rodney Freeman (director), and Asia Harris (writer). Register here ▶️ bit.ly/4qR9oGn
February 2, 2026 at 8:32 PM
Join the #iSchoolUI for a special screening of “Are You A Librarian?: The Untold Story of Black Librarians.” It will be followed by a Q&A panel with Interim Dean Emily Knox, Rodney Freeman (director), and Asia Harris (writer). Register here ▶️ bit.ly/4qR9oGn
Record #1397: Paul McCartney, The Family Way—Original Sound Track (1967, 12”, US, London Records)
February 9, 2026 at 2:34 PM
Record #1397: Paul McCartney, The Family Way—Original Sound Track (1967, 12”, US, London Records)
Yesterday, I didn't watch the Super Bowl for the first time since 1983. Felt kinda nice.
February 9, 2026 at 2:10 PM
Yesterday, I didn't watch the Super Bowl for the first time since 1983. Felt kinda nice.
Record #1396: Donald Byrd, Street Lady (1973, 12”, US, Blue Note Records)
February 8, 2026 at 5:33 PM
Record #1396: Donald Byrd, Street Lady (1973, 12”, US, Blue Note Records)
Record #1395: Steve Martin, Comedy is Not Pretty! (1979, 12”, US, Warner Bros. Records)
February 8, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Record #1395: Steve Martin, Comedy is Not Pretty! (1979, 12”, US, Warner Bros. Records)
Record #1394: Paul McCartney and Wings, Band on the Run (2010 reissue, 2x12”, EU, Hear Music)
February 7, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Record #1394: Paul McCartney and Wings, Band on the Run (2010 reissue, 2x12”, EU, Hear Music)
Record #1393: Genius/GZA, Liquid Swords (2013 reissue, 4x12” box set, US, Get on Down)
February 6, 2026 at 7:31 PM
Record #1393: Genius/GZA, Liquid Swords (2013 reissue, 4x12” box set, US, Get on Down)
He is risen ... to bring you this important message
February 6, 2026 at 5:53 PM
He is risen ... to bring you this important message
These are your rights
February 6, 2026 at 5:49 PM
These are your rights
Record #1392: Looking Back 13 (2001, 2x12”, US, Ultimix)
February 6, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Record #1392: Looking Back 13 (2001, 2x12”, US, Ultimix)
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The cover art on that one is bananas!
February 4, 2026 at 11:33 PM
The cover art on that one is bananas!
Record #1392: The Flying Burrito Bros, The Gilded Palace of Sin (1969, 12”, US, A&M Records)
February 4, 2026 at 7:31 PM
Record #1392: The Flying Burrito Bros, The Gilded Palace of Sin (1969, 12”, US, A&M Records)