Martin Douglas
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I was notified last week that I am getting laid off from KEXP in December. I don't really want to talk about it. But are you an editor for a reputable music publication with decent pay? Get at me: [email protected]
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The only groups who could touch the MGs were Funkadelic, The Meters, and The JBs. That’s the entire list. A transformative guitarist in a revolutionary group.
Steve Cropper, who co-wrote classics including "(Sittin' on) the Dock of the Bay" and "In the Midnight Hour" during his years playing guitar at the legendary Stax Records in Memphis, has died. He was 84. n.pr/48zf0gD
Steve Cropper, guitarist and member of Stax Records' Booker T and the M.G.'s, dies
Steve Cropper, who co-wrote classics including "(Sittin' on) the Dock of the Bay" and "In the Midnight Hour" during his years playing guitar at the legendary Stax Records in Memphis, has died. He was 84.
n.pr
December 4, 2025 at 4:18 AM
The only groups who could touch the MGs were Funkadelic, The Meters, and The JBs. That’s the entire list. A transformative guitarist in a revolutionary group.
For my friends at @bandcamp.com, I wrote about the best John Dwyer album of 2025.
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The Best Albums of 2025: Day 1, A–L
Day one of our three-day look at the year’s best records.
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December 3, 2025 at 6:32 PM
For my friends at @bandcamp.com, I wrote about the best John Dwyer album of 2025.
daily.bandcamp.com/best-of-2025...
daily.bandcamp.com/best-of-2025...
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Birthday Happiness to Jimi Hendrix, born November 27, 1942. Here he is onstage backing The Ronettes:
November 27, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Birthday Happiness to Jimi Hendrix, born November 27, 1942. Here he is onstage backing The Ronettes:
The best, most nuanced opinions I've read about this movie (that I really enjoyed). By far.
Finally. My big 2800 word essay about One Battle After Another and its black women characters is live. www.vulture.com/article/blac...
Black Actresses Are Carrying One Battle After Another
Teyana Taylor, Chase Infiniti, and Regina Hall propel the film’s most conflicted ideas, for better and worse.
www.vulture.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:43 AM
The best, most nuanced opinions I've read about this movie (that I really enjoyed). By far.
Wrote about Etran de L'Air and whatever the opposite of ancestral weight is. (Ancestral levity? Ancestral lightness?)
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FROM THE ARCHIVES: On Etran De L'Aïr and Lifted Ancestral Weight
An unreleased personal essay inspired by the guitar heroes of Niger
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November 24, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Wrote about Etran de L'Air and whatever the opposite of ancestral weight is. (Ancestral levity? Ancestral lightness?)
trickbag.substack.com/p/from-the-a...
trickbag.substack.com/p/from-the-a...
Turns out sunshine and Prozac really helps with depression! Who knew?
November 17, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Turns out sunshine and Prozac really helps with depression! Who knew?
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I'm seeing people wonder why ICE is going after Charlotte.
ICE has been at war with Charlotte's sheriff ever since he won in 2018.
We'd covered this at Bolts back in the day; this quote is from that sheriff:
ICE has been at war with Charlotte's sheriff ever since he won in 2018.
We'd covered this at Bolts back in the day; this quote is from that sheriff:
“When the 8 African American sheriffs took over the largest counties in North Carolina, it became a threat to the good ol’ boy system,” says the sheriff of Charlotte. These new sheriffs broke ties with ICE.
But GOP lawmakers cracked down this week, overbidding the governor’s veto to adopt this law:
But GOP lawmakers cracked down this week, overbidding the governor’s veto to adopt this law:
North Carolina GOP Is Cracking Down on the Black Sheriffs Who Stood Up to ICE
Boosted by new supermajorities, Republicans are closing in on legislation to mandate more collaboration with ICE and preempt local policies hard-won by immigrants’ rights advocates.
boltsmag.org
November 15, 2025 at 10:43 PM
I'm seeing people wonder why ICE is going after Charlotte.
ICE has been at war with Charlotte's sheriff ever since he won in 2018.
We'd covered this at Bolts back in the day; this quote is from that sheriff:
ICE has been at war with Charlotte's sheriff ever since he won in 2018.
We'd covered this at Bolts back in the day; this quote is from that sheriff:
If Aaron Judge winning American League MVP over Cal Raleigh isn't a clear indicator of sweeping market bias (not just in sports but everywhere), I don't know what is.
November 14, 2025 at 10:03 PM
If Aaron Judge winning American League MVP over Cal Raleigh isn't a clear indicator of sweeping market bias (not just in sports but everywhere), I don't know what is.
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BREAKING NEWS: Working in music media means dealing with a constant state of anxiety about your field crumbling under the weight of late stage capitalism (I wrote this op-ed in 2022 lol).
trickbag.substack.com/p/from-the-a...
trickbag.substack.com/p/from-the-a...
FROM THE ARCHIVES: In Observance of the Slow Death of the Alt-Weekly
An ode to idiosyncratic local publications in the midst of mass media homogenization
trickbag.substack.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:55 AM
BREAKING NEWS: Working in music media means dealing with a constant state of anxiety about your field crumbling under the weight of late stage capitalism (I wrote this op-ed in 2022 lol).
trickbag.substack.com/p/from-the-a...
trickbag.substack.com/p/from-the-a...
BREAKING NEWS: Working in music media means dealing with a constant state of anxiety about your field crumbling under the weight of late stage capitalism (I wrote this op-ed in 2022 lol).
trickbag.substack.com/p/from-the-a...
trickbag.substack.com/p/from-the-a...
FROM THE ARCHIVES: In Observance of the Slow Death of the Alt-Weekly
An ode to idiosyncratic local publications in the midst of mass media homogenization
trickbag.substack.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:55 AM
BREAKING NEWS: Working in music media means dealing with a constant state of anxiety about your field crumbling under the weight of late stage capitalism (I wrote this op-ed in 2022 lol).
trickbag.substack.com/p/from-the-a...
trickbag.substack.com/p/from-the-a...
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Very sun-times to hold off on writing about Adamn Killa till he got arrested for doing arrest me daddy lol chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/11...
Chicago rapper Adamn Killa tells cops to 'arrest me, daddy.' Getting arrested won't stop him.
Adam Kelly, who goes by the stage name Adamn Killa, was handcuffed and briefly held in a squad car after interrupting a traffic stop for one of his social media videos. After he was released, he went ...
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November 11, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Very sun-times to hold off on writing about Adamn Killa till he got arrested for doing arrest me daddy lol chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/11...
I was notified last week that I am getting laid off from KEXP in December. I don't really want to talk about it. But are you an editor for a reputable music publication with decent pay? Get at me: [email protected]
November 8, 2025 at 5:13 PM
I was notified last week that I am getting laid off from KEXP in December. I don't really want to talk about it. But are you an editor for a reputable music publication with decent pay? Get at me: [email protected]
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A beautiful requiem for the miracle that was D'Angelo.
The pen, the voice, the face, the talent.
The three classics.
The genius that he could summon by force of will.
The impossibility of categorizing him.
The void that his death leaves.
By Abe Beame
www.passionweiss.com/2025/10/14/d...
The pen, the voice, the face, the talent.
The three classics.
The genius that he could summon by force of will.
The impossibility of categorizing him.
The void that his death leaves.
By Abe Beame
www.passionweiss.com/2025/10/14/d...
The Anointed One: A Requiem For D'Angelo | Passion of the Weiss
Abe Beame eulogizes the inimitable genius of the soul icon who tragically passed away yesterday after a battle with cancer.
www.passionweiss.com
October 15, 2025 at 4:47 PM
A beautiful requiem for the miracle that was D'Angelo.
The pen, the voice, the face, the talent.
The three classics.
The genius that he could summon by force of will.
The impossibility of categorizing him.
The void that his death leaves.
By Abe Beame
www.passionweiss.com/2025/10/14/d...
The pen, the voice, the face, the talent.
The three classics.
The genius that he could summon by force of will.
The impossibility of categorizing him.
The void that his death leaves.
By Abe Beame
www.passionweiss.com/2025/10/14/d...
When I write or talk about things like soul and the blues, I'm not referencing musical genres, but a spiritual disposition. That said, D'Angelo was on a very short list of the very best soul artists in the history of music.
October 15, 2025 at 12:59 AM
When I write or talk about things like soul and the blues, I'm not referencing musical genres, but a spiritual disposition. That said, D'Angelo was on a very short list of the very best soul artists in the history of music.
Happy Indigenous People's Day. Make sure you pay homage to the creator of garage punk.
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Link Wray - Hidden Charms.
YouTube video by GBD
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October 14, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Happy Indigenous People's Day. Make sure you pay homage to the creator of garage punk.
youtu.be/MUBck5KbUvE?...
youtu.be/MUBck5KbUvE?...
Years ago, I sort of a name for myself writing incredibly vulnerably. Then I wanted to just be known as a good writer. I almost didn't pull this one out of the archives.
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FROM THE ARCHIVES: On Writing, Trauma, and Depression
A very personal essay from the archives for World Mental Health Day
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October 10, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Years ago, I sort of a name for myself writing incredibly vulnerably. Then I wanted to just be known as a good writer. I almost didn't pull this one out of the archives.
open.substack.com/pub/trickbag...
open.substack.com/pub/trickbag...
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Tony Milek is the frontman of Bermuda Squares, guitarist in Neo Neos, one of the best punk songwriters and screamers in Minneapolis. This is a person who I’m proud to call a friend—who has helped me out in immeasurable ways. He’s going through a medical emergency right now and needs some help.
Donate to Support Tony's post-amputation recovery and long term care, organized by Annie Sparrows
Tony Milek, who you may know from fronting Bermuda Squares, p… Annie Sparrows needs your support for Support Tony's post-amputation recovery and long term care
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October 4, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Tony Milek is the frontman of Bermuda Squares, guitarist in Neo Neos, one of the best punk songwriters and screamers in Minneapolis. This is a person who I’m proud to call a friend—who has helped me out in immeasurable ways. He’s going through a medical emergency right now and needs some help.
Now that Musk has called for a Netflix boycott over a trans cartoon character, I'm all in for supporting Netflix at all costs lmao.
October 3, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Now that Musk has called for a Netflix boycott over a trans cartoon character, I'm all in for supporting Netflix at all costs lmao.
My friend accidentally recreated the Double Nickels on the Dime cover while I was driving my El Camino (circa 2018, I think).
October 1, 2025 at 5:19 AM
My friend accidentally recreated the Double Nickels on the Dime cover while I was driving my El Camino (circa 2018, I think).
Memphis just hits different. I'm having lunch at Hattie B's—essentially fast food for those not familiar—and they're banging a seven-minute Issac Hayes jam.
September 29, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Memphis just hits different. I'm having lunch at Hattie B's—essentially fast food for those not familiar—and they're banging a seven-minute Issac Hayes jam.
Tapping in to let you know Gonerfest is still undefeated.
September 28, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Tapping in to let you know Gonerfest is still undefeated.
The weird thing about having an Instagram for my newsletter is that I almost got offended that I left myself on "seen."
September 24, 2025 at 3:18 PM
The weird thing about having an Instagram for my newsletter is that I almost got offended that I left myself on "seen."
Early Rapture is the best thing that has ever come out of DFA. By, like, a lot. Don't @ me.
September 23, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Early Rapture is the best thing that has ever come out of DFA. By, like, a lot. Don't @ me.
Really tempted to write a Trick Bag feature titled "The Top 100 James Baldwin Quotes That are Different from the Same Dozen James Baldwin Quotes Always Posted on Instagram."
September 22, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Really tempted to write a Trick Bag feature titled "The Top 100 James Baldwin Quotes That are Different from the Same Dozen James Baldwin Quotes Always Posted on Instagram."