Daniel Brody
@danielwbrody.bsky.social
Counting down the 1000 greatest rock and roll songs of all time and making other lists of my favorite tunes and albums. Rock and roll is my favorite genre but I truly like a little bit of everything, from classical and cumbia to honky-tonk and highlife.
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We all know this but of course conservatives aren’t interested in conserving anything, least of all great American institutions like this, which has supported programming that’s enriched the lives of countless people and transmitted American influence around the world.
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has been dissolved, ending its 58 years as the primary funder for PBS, NPR and local TV and radio stations
Corporation For Public Broadcasting Is Dissolved After 58 Years Of Service
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January 5, 2026 at 8:17 PM
We all know this but of course conservatives aren’t interested in conserving anything, least of all great American institutions like this, which has supported programming that’s enriched the lives of countless people and transmitted American influence around the world.
710/1000 Jane's Addiction, "Been Caught Stealing" - This band spent a lot of time rocking hard and maxxing their rebel cred but they should've spent more time on jam band guitar progressions, rubbery basslines, and inane singalong choruses. The barking dogs are a nice touch. #brodystoprock1000
Jane's Addiction - Been Caught Stealing (Official Music Video) | Warner Vault
YouTube video by Warner Records Vault
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January 5, 2026 at 7:48 PM
710/1000 Jane's Addiction, "Been Caught Stealing" - This band spent a lot of time rocking hard and maxxing their rebel cred but they should've spent more time on jam band guitar progressions, rubbery basslines, and inane singalong choruses. The barking dogs are a nice touch. #brodystoprock1000
Back into the post-holiday routine soundtrack as I try to get back in the groove. A balm for my otherwise overwhelmed mind. Courtesy of @lightintheattic.bsky.social
Calm In The Attic: An Ambient Playlist For Stressful Times on Apple Music
Playlist · 186 Songs
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January 5, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Back into the post-holiday routine soundtrack as I try to get back in the groove. A balm for my otherwise overwhelmed mind. Courtesy of @lightintheattic.bsky.social
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this captures music precisely at the point in high school where I was trying really hard to be cool and so I got into indie and especially alt country because that's what the coolest guy (Jeremy) liked and so I didn't like almost any of these songs
The Billboard Modern Rock tracks from 30 years ago
Jesus Christ
Jesus Christ
January 5, 2026 at 2:13 AM
this captures music precisely at the point in high school where I was trying really hard to be cool and so I got into indie and especially alt country because that's what the coolest guy (Jeremy) liked and so I didn't like almost any of these songs
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Every millennial Republican longs to recapture the thrill of those 18 months in 2002-03 when every Democrat was a terrorist, and every fry was battered in freedom. Cargo cult Toby Keith stuff.
January 3, 2026 at 11:38 PM
Every millennial Republican longs to recapture the thrill of those 18 months in 2002-03 when every Democrat was a terrorist, and every fry was battered in freedom. Cargo cult Toby Keith stuff.
711/1000 The Beach Boys, “In My Room” - The songs about surfing and being true to your school have lost a bit of their luster on account of being corny, but Brian Wilson’s emotional journey continues to reverberate in popular music, even when he doesn’t want to leave his room. #brodystoprock1000
THE BEACH BOYS 📀 In My Room {Stereo} 1963
YouTube video by Smurfstools Oldies Music Time Machine
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January 3, 2026 at 1:31 AM
711/1000 The Beach Boys, “In My Room” - The songs about surfing and being true to your school have lost a bit of their luster on account of being corny, but Brian Wilson’s emotional journey continues to reverberate in popular music, even when he doesn’t want to leave his room. #brodystoprock1000
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a really spectacular bag fumble of what was once one of the most powerful brands in US culture. I think it's really possible in an alternate universe that we're all listening to music on the MTV+ app or whatever instead of Youtube and Spotfy, the same way Blockbuster could've annhilated Netflix
January 2, 2026 at 8:05 PM
a really spectacular bag fumble of what was once one of the most powerful brands in US culture. I think it's really possible in an alternate universe that we're all listening to music on the MTV+ app or whatever instead of Youtube and Spotfy, the same way Blockbuster could've annhilated Netflix
Read the article about 44 being the age cliff for health problems and didn't find it convincing. It echoed of lots of boomer media about aging when they hit 40, like it shouldn't happen to a generation as dynamic as ours. At least it avoided the scolding tone of most articles about aging gracefully.
January 2, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Read the article about 44 being the age cliff for health problems and didn't find it convincing. It echoed of lots of boomer media about aging when they hit 40, like it shouldn't happen to a generation as dynamic as ours. At least it avoided the scolding tone of most articles about aging gracefully.
MTV was a major part of my musical awakening. I will always have a soft spot in my heart for 120 Minutes, Beavis and Butthead, Alternative Nation, Headbanger’s Ball, Yo! MTV Raps, the all-time best video countdowns and the early days of MTV2. But MTV hasn’t been any of that for a long time now.
December 31, 2025 at 5:36 PM
MTV was a major part of my musical awakening. I will always have a soft spot in my heart for 120 Minutes, Beavis and Butthead, Alternative Nation, Headbanger’s Ball, Yo! MTV Raps, the all-time best video countdowns and the early days of MTV2. But MTV hasn’t been any of that for a long time now.
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My twelve-year-old daughter's Christmas haul included a cassette Walkman and a Discman, and music to play on both.
Yes, part of it is STRANGER THINGS. But part of it is the seemingly inevitable swing towards throwback tech, coupled with the current longing to be LEFT ALONE TO LISTEN TO SHIT
Yes, part of it is STRANGER THINGS. But part of it is the seemingly inevitable swing towards throwback tech, coupled with the current longing to be LEFT ALONE TO LISTEN TO SHIT
I used to think that smartphones and streaming were a mistake because giving people the illusion of access to everything all of the time would break us irreparably, but this & returns to iPods, DVDs, records, etc prove that people just want to be people, not 24/7 consumers and marketing targets.
December 30, 2025 at 10:20 PM
My twelve-year-old daughter's Christmas haul included a cassette Walkman and a Discman, and music to play on both.
Yes, part of it is STRANGER THINGS. But part of it is the seemingly inevitable swing towards throwback tech, coupled with the current longing to be LEFT ALONE TO LISTEN TO SHIT
Yes, part of it is STRANGER THINGS. But part of it is the seemingly inevitable swing towards throwback tech, coupled with the current longing to be LEFT ALONE TO LISTEN TO SHIT
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Afraid that we need to start adding to highschool health classes a PSA about how "Friends" is not in fact a documentary
Maybe internet fascism is more properly understood as one of those millenarian movements where uneducated peasants rise up because they believe they can build the kingdom of heaven here on earth, except the “kingdom of heaven” is Captain Crunch commercials from 1993 they’ve been watching on YouTube
December 31, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Afraid that we need to start adding to highschool health classes a PSA about how "Friends" is not in fact a documentary
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I mean in general we're culturally in sort of a time without time, stuck on repeat, nostalgic for the same decades we were nostalgic about 20 years ago, making the same music, etc.
Maybe this is just me being an old man, but if you showed me a picture of a "fashionable" person from the 1990's I could probably date exactly when the picture was taken to within ~18 months or so, but with very few exceptions I'd be completely at a loss for any time within the last 20 years.
it is sort of kind of funny to me that in terms of fashion, we basically seemed to have basically not really evolved beyond the 2000s in terms of "what do people look like in terms of dress" IRL
December 30, 2025 at 11:16 PM
I mean in general we're culturally in sort of a time without time, stuck on repeat, nostalgic for the same decades we were nostalgic about 20 years ago, making the same music, etc.
Why is a 90s Moby song a recurring motif in Stranger Things, which otherwise goes out of its way to recreate an 80s period-accurate atmosphere?
December 30, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Why is a 90s Moby song a recurring motif in Stranger Things, which otherwise goes out of its way to recreate an 80s period-accurate atmosphere?
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Our pop stars continue to be both more accountable and more responsive to feedback than the editorial board of the New York Times
Chappell Roan shares follow-up story after deleting Brigitte Bardot tribute post:
“Holy shit i did not know all that insane shit Ms. Bardot stood for obvs I do not condone this. very disappointing to learn.”
“Holy shit i did not know all that insane shit Ms. Bardot stood for obvs I do not condone this. very disappointing to learn.”
December 29, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Our pop stars continue to be both more accountable and more responsive to feedback than the editorial board of the New York Times
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Buttons are back. Knobs are back. Dumb devices are back. Own-it-forever software is back. Print is back. Personal websites and chronological feeds are back. Touching grass is back. People keep saying 2015, but it’s not far enough. The entire 2010s were a mistake. We must retvrn to… 2009.
Amazingly, reaction times using screens while driving are worse than being drunk or high—no wonder 90 percent of drivers hate using touchscreens in cars. Finally the auto industry is coming to its senses.
Rejoice! Carmakers Are Embracing Physical Buttons Again
Amazingly, reaction times using screens while driving are worse than being drunk or high—no wonder 90 percent of drivers hate using touchscreens in cars. Finally the auto industry is coming to its…
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December 28, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Buttons are back. Knobs are back. Dumb devices are back. Own-it-forever software is back. Print is back. Personal websites and chronological feeds are back. Touching grass is back. People keep saying 2015, but it’s not far enough. The entire 2010s were a mistake. We must retvrn to… 2009.
The people saying Avatar has no cultural impact are frustrated that it‘s so difficult to know what has cultural impact anymore in our increasingly fragmented and siloed pop culture. You used to get this stuff rammed down your throat and people hated that too. Now we don’t and it‘s “Where did it go?”
December 27, 2025 at 1:33 PM
The people saying Avatar has no cultural impact are frustrated that it‘s so difficult to know what has cultural impact anymore in our increasingly fragmented and siloed pop culture. You used to get this stuff rammed down your throat and people hated that too. Now we don’t and it‘s “Where did it go?”
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Jeanne Moreau and Miles Davis on the set of Elevator to the Gallows (1958) 🎺
December 26, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Jeanne Moreau and Miles Davis on the set of Elevator to the Gallows (1958) 🎺
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December 24, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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I think about this a lot.
December 24, 2025 at 1:56 PM
I think about this a lot.
Every table gets a rose
We harvest insane roses
We harvest insane roses
Fresh Pepper "Seahorse Tranquilizer" Featuring Dan Bejar
YouTube video by Telephone Explosion Records
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December 23, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Every table gets a rose
We harvest insane roses
We harvest insane roses
Why does so much new vinyl sound terrible? It requires a lot of research to determine whether the expensive record you want to buy sounds good. I mostly avoid this by buying old used vinyl but for new records it's like a minefield.
December 23, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Why does so much new vinyl sound terrible? It requires a lot of research to determine whether the expensive record you want to buy sounds good. I mostly avoid this by buying old used vinyl but for new records it's like a minefield.
712/1000 System of a Down, "Sugar" - Nü-metal gets a bad rap, but none of its baggage filters down to this band because of how unique and catchy their chaotic, dissonant and pummeling riffs sound. This, their debut single, is two and half minutes of unrelenting pure adrenaline. #brodystoprock1000
System Of A Down - Sugar
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December 23, 2025 at 2:28 PM
712/1000 System of a Down, "Sugar" - Nü-metal gets a bad rap, but none of its baggage filters down to this band because of how unique and catchy their chaotic, dissonant and pummeling riffs sound. This, their debut single, is two and half minutes of unrelenting pure adrenaline. #brodystoprock1000
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v/a :: Cumbia Cumbia Cumbia!!! Vol. 4 🇨🇴
from the Discos Tropical archive, 1960-1984
out today :: Vampisoul
vampisoul.bandcamp.com/album/cumbia...
from the Discos Tropical archive, 1960-1984
out today :: Vampisoul
vampisoul.bandcamp.com/album/cumbia...
December 18, 2025 at 1:15 PM
v/a :: Cumbia Cumbia Cumbia!!! Vol. 4 🇨🇴
from the Discos Tropical archive, 1960-1984
out today :: Vampisoul
vampisoul.bandcamp.com/album/cumbia...
from the Discos Tropical archive, 1960-1984
out today :: Vampisoul
vampisoul.bandcamp.com/album/cumbia...
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14 Songs revival please
Over at my Substack 'Please Take My Advice", I wrote about Tommy Stinson and Bash & Pop's deeply underrated Faces-and-Humble Pie-forward '92 classic 'Friday Night Is Killing Me'. LP. Plus: Some more of the best solo works after the Replacements' breakup. theparanoidstyle.substack.com/p/on-bash-an...
On Bash & Pop’s Friday Night Is Killing Me and Tommy Stinson’s Deep, Dark Truthful Mirror
"Your golden age/ I was born too late"
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December 23, 2025 at 4:44 AM
14 Songs revival please