Bill Barnett
@burlveneer.bsky.social
DJ, host of Permutations on WVUD 91.3FM in Newark, Delaware; occasional reader of SF/F/H
(I have a day job too which I am not here to talk about)
(I have a day job too which I am not here to talk about)
I'm putting together my final radio show. It's going to be all vinyl from my collection, and only songs that I played on my first run on college radio (1982-86). Even though I sold off much of my collection in the 90s, I still have enough left for several shows; paring it down to 2 hours is hard 🙁
November 30, 2025 at 8:57 PM
I'm putting together my final radio show. It's going to be all vinyl from my collection, and only songs that I played on my first run on college radio (1982-86). Even though I sold off much of my collection in the 90s, I still have enough left for several shows; paring it down to 2 hours is hard 🙁
Pluribus: it's good, but I just watched ep. 2 and was frustrated that no one can point out that a system that kills that many people initially, and that many due to a glitch, is perhaps Not Good.
November 30, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Pluribus: it's good, but I just watched ep. 2 and was frustrated that no one can point out that a system that kills that many people initially, and that many due to a glitch, is perhaps Not Good.
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Jimi Tenor (a.k.a. Lassi Lehto) - Selenites, Selenites! (Bureau B/GER, 28 November 2025)
jimitenor1.bandcamp.com/album/seleni...
#JimiTenor #soul #funk #jazz #Afrobeat #bigband #lounge #downtempo #electronic #LassiLehto #BureauB #Hamburg #Germany #Lahti #Helsinki #Finland
jimitenor1.bandcamp.com/album/seleni...
#JimiTenor #soul #funk #jazz #Afrobeat #bigband #lounge #downtempo #electronic #LassiLehto #BureauB #Hamburg #Germany #Lahti #Helsinki #Finland
November 30, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Jimi Tenor (a.k.a. Lassi Lehto) - Selenites, Selenites! (Bureau B/GER, 28 November 2025)
jimitenor1.bandcamp.com/album/seleni...
#JimiTenor #soul #funk #jazz #Afrobeat #bigband #lounge #downtempo #electronic #LassiLehto #BureauB #Hamburg #Germany #Lahti #Helsinki #Finland
jimitenor1.bandcamp.com/album/seleni...
#JimiTenor #soul #funk #jazz #Afrobeat #bigband #lounge #downtempo #electronic #LassiLehto #BureauB #Hamburg #Germany #Lahti #Helsinki #Finland
This new Kennebec album is quite nice, with the customary new age/folk music augmented with liberal doses of hip hop vocals. For me the highlight is track 2, Neakahnie (feat. Miguel Atwood Ferguson & Yazz Ahmed), which seems plucked from David Sylvian's soundworld circa Secrets of the Beehive
The Water Wheel, by Kennebec
11 track album
kennebec1.bandcamp.com
November 30, 2025 at 2:39 AM
This new Kennebec album is quite nice, with the customary new age/folk music augmented with liberal doses of hip hop vocals. For me the highlight is track 2, Neakahnie (feat. Miguel Atwood Ferguson & Yazz Ahmed), which seems plucked from David Sylvian's soundworld circa Secrets of the Beehive
Airing my annual complaint about apps categorizing items as "Recents" instead of "Recent"
November 27, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Airing my annual complaint about apps categorizing items as "Recents" instead of "Recent"
Haha, trying to sign in to Outlook on my phone and I have to type in the number it shows me in another window but it won't show me that window, nice going Microsoft 🖕
November 26, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Haha, trying to sign in to Outlook on my phone and I have to type in the number it shows me in another window but it won't show me that window, nice going Microsoft 🖕
At my parents' house tonight; they have MSN on so I've heard someone say "Donald Trump" about 200 times in the last half hour 😵💫
Giving up TV news was one of the best things I ever did
Giving up TV news was one of the best things I ever did
November 25, 2025 at 3:33 AM
At my parents' house tonight; they have MSN on so I've heard someone say "Donald Trump" about 200 times in the last half hour 😵💫
Giving up TV news was one of the best things I ever did
Giving up TV news was one of the best things I ever did
As a dad, I wholeheartedly concur
November 24, 2025 at 7:37 PM
As a dad, I wholeheartedly concur
I found a song that perfectly expresses conservative "thought", from 1988:
The Godfathers - Cause I Said So
YouTube video by TheGodfathersVEVO
youtu.be
November 21, 2025 at 6:05 PM
I found a song that perfectly expresses conservative "thought", from 1988:
The New Mastersounds are going out with a bang--they played for two and a half hours last night! I got home at 1 AM... thank goodness for work-from-home
November 21, 2025 at 3:59 PM
The New Mastersounds are going out with a bang--they played for two and a half hours last night! I got home at 1 AM... thank goodness for work-from-home
At Ardmore Music Hall to see The New Mastersounds on their "Farewell For Now" tour
November 21, 2025 at 1:03 AM
At Ardmore Music Hall to see The New Mastersounds on their "Farewell For Now" tour
I just discovered Tom Cox last week but he's already enriched my vicarious experience of a particular kind of British life (the kind that prioritizes walking, wildlife, folklore, bees, ghosts, etc.)
I'm giving away two signed copies of my (recently republished) book 21st-Century Yokel, with two postcards of this fab otters linocut by my mum, Jo.
Just repost this & pop a comment below to enter.
You might like it if you like:
Walking
Wildlife
Folklore
Bees
Ghosts
The Sea
Social history
Badgers
Just repost this & pop a comment below to enter.
You might like it if you like:
Walking
Wildlife
Folklore
Bees
Ghosts
The Sea
Social history
Badgers
November 19, 2025 at 3:18 PM
I just discovered Tom Cox last week but he's already enriched my vicarious experience of a particular kind of British life (the kind that prioritizes walking, wildlife, folklore, bees, ghosts, etc.)
After spending last year playing The Talos Principle 2 and this year playing Balatro, I've returned to my previous favorite game, Dorfromantik. The easy pace and beautiful music make it really relaxing. It was my Saturday night routine for a couple years; it's a great reset from the work week.
November 18, 2025 at 6:00 PM
After spending last year playing The Talos Principle 2 and this year playing Balatro, I've returned to my previous favorite game, Dorfromantik. The easy pace and beautiful music make it really relaxing. It was my Saturday night routine for a couple years; it's a great reset from the work week.
My WVUD playlist, 11/17/2025 - The Penultimate Permutations (corrected)
November 18, 2025 at 3:12 PM
My WVUD playlist, 11/17/2025 - The Penultimate Permutations (corrected)
The publication of a new print dictionary is the perfect occasion to recommend The Great Passage, an anime series from 2016 about and compiling and publishing a new dictionary
November 18, 2025 at 3:09 PM
The publication of a new print dictionary is the perfect occasion to recommend The Great Passage, an anime series from 2016 about and compiling and publishing a new dictionary
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The penultimate Permutations airs tonight! Leftovers from the past few years, spanning a good range of what the show has been about. 8-10 PM EST on WVUD 91.3 FM in Newark, Delaware; online stream at tunein.com/radio/WVUD-9... and 128.175.76.123:8000/stream/2/
128.175.76.123
November 17, 2025 at 11:45 PM
The penultimate Permutations airs tonight! Leftovers from the past few years, spanning a good range of what the show has been about. 8-10 PM EST on WVUD 91.3 FM in Newark, Delaware; online stream at tunein.com/radio/WVUD-9... and 128.175.76.123:8000/stream/2/
Having a melancholy night putting my penultimate radio show together. I usually do a "leftovers" show on the last week of the year, tracks that were on my shortlist but didn't quite make it on. So that's tomorrow's show, then I have a week off, and back for a final show on Dec 1.
November 17, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Having a melancholy night putting my penultimate radio show together. I usually do a "leftovers" show on the last week of the year, tracks that were on my shortlist but didn't quite make it on. So that's tomorrow's show, then I have a week off, and back for a final show on Dec 1.
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Reminder you can read @thomasha.bsky.social 's novelette "Uncertain Sons" for free til the end of the month.
I've made @thomasha.bsky.social's original novelette "Uncertain Sons" - from his debut collection - available to read for those catching up on year-end reading, for awards eligibility and recommendations. Enjoy!
We appreciate your kind consideration.
undertowpublications.com/uncertain-sons
We appreciate your kind consideration.
undertowpublications.com/uncertain-sons
November 16, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Reminder you can read @thomasha.bsky.social 's novelette "Uncertain Sons" for free til the end of the month.
What movie villain is a horrible person, but an absolute joy to watch on screen? Linus Roache was fantastic in Mandy.
November 16, 2025 at 4:24 AM
What movie villain is a horrible person, but an absolute joy to watch on screen? Linus Roache was fantastic in Mandy.
What fictional creature/villain traumatised you as a child?
November 15, 2025 at 6:07 PM
What fictional creature/villain traumatised you as a child?
Permutations 11/10/2025 (Cabaret Voltaire and Friends) is now on Mixcloud; playlist in pic 1 www.mixcloud.com/BurlVeneer/p...
November 15, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Permutations 11/10/2025 (Cabaret Voltaire and Friends) is now on Mixcloud; playlist in pic 1 www.mixcloud.com/BurlVeneer/p...
November 15, 2025 at 3:16 AM
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November 15, 2025 at 2:55 AM