Hermes237
@hermes237.bsky.social
Musician. Mathematician. Armchair intellectual. Fan of all media.
My music project, Alex Karma
https://open.spotify.com/artist/6SSFm99CLgfNiCkIaZ2FCk?si=oPFCEgEyRSi97II12ov9_w
email: [email protected]
My music project, Alex Karma
https://open.spotify.com/artist/6SSFm99CLgfNiCkIaZ2FCk?si=oPFCEgEyRSi97II12ov9_w
email: [email protected]
Pinned
#MusicChallenge
#Top31DavidBowie
#FaveDaves
Day 5 - unranked
"Cygnet Committee"
"We had a friend, a talking man"
Cryptic, dreamlike, ethereal, perhaps prophetic, a burst of genius from a 21 year old man.
youtu.be/ZZ2VMPPyyck?...
#Top31DavidBowie
#FaveDaves
Day 5 - unranked
"Cygnet Committee"
"We had a friend, a talking man"
Cryptic, dreamlike, ethereal, perhaps prophetic, a burst of genius from a 21 year old man.
youtu.be/ZZ2VMPPyyck?...
Cygnet Committee (2015 Remaster)
YouTube video by David Bowie - Topic
youtu.be
December 5, 2025 at 9:42 AM
#MusicChallenge
#Top31DavidBowie
#FaveDaves
Day 5 - unranked
"Cygnet Committee"
"We had a friend, a talking man"
Cryptic, dreamlike, ethereal, perhaps prophetic, a burst of genius from a 21 year old man.
youtu.be/ZZ2VMPPyyck?...
#Top31DavidBowie
#FaveDaves
Day 5 - unranked
"Cygnet Committee"
"We had a friend, a talking man"
Cryptic, dreamlike, ethereal, perhaps prophetic, a burst of genius from a 21 year old man.
youtu.be/ZZ2VMPPyyck?...
#MusicChallenge
#Top31DavidBowie
#FaveDaves
"Let's Spend the Night Together"
A wild, piano-driven rocker of a cover... Brilliant.
youtu.be/tXo7wMwDJA8?...
#Top31DavidBowie
#FaveDaves
"Let's Spend the Night Together"
A wild, piano-driven rocker of a cover... Brilliant.
youtu.be/tXo7wMwDJA8?...
Let's Spend the Night Together (2013 Remaster)
YouTube video by David Bowie - Topic
youtu.be
December 4, 2025 at 9:04 AM
#MusicChallenge
#Top31DavidBowie
#FaveDaves
"Let's Spend the Night Together"
A wild, piano-driven rocker of a cover... Brilliant.
youtu.be/tXo7wMwDJA8?...
#Top31DavidBowie
#FaveDaves
"Let's Spend the Night Together"
A wild, piano-driven rocker of a cover... Brilliant.
youtu.be/tXo7wMwDJA8?...
#MusicSky
#Music
"Shivering and Shattering" by Alex Karma
I don't promote my music that much but please give this a listen.
"All the time I spent around you seems like a silly game"
youtu.be/R3B_kZzBvNM?...
#Music
"Shivering and Shattering" by Alex Karma
I don't promote my music that much but please give this a listen.
"All the time I spent around you seems like a silly game"
youtu.be/R3B_kZzBvNM?...
Shivering and Shattering
YouTube video by Alex Karma - Topic
youtu.be
December 3, 2025 at 10:58 AM
#MusicSky
#Music
"Shivering and Shattering" by Alex Karma
I don't promote my music that much but please give this a listen.
"All the time I spent around you seems like a silly game"
youtu.be/R3B_kZzBvNM?...
#Music
"Shivering and Shattering" by Alex Karma
I don't promote my music that much but please give this a listen.
"All the time I spent around you seems like a silly game"
youtu.be/R3B_kZzBvNM?...
#MusicChallenge
#Top31DavidBowie
#FaveDaves
Day 3 - unranked
"Young Americans"
"That one damn song that can make me break down and cry"
youtu.be/iO6OvHxD_m8?...
#Top31DavidBowie
#FaveDaves
Day 3 - unranked
"Young Americans"
"That one damn song that can make me break down and cry"
youtu.be/iO6OvHxD_m8?...
Young Americans (2016 Remaster)
YouTube video by David Bowie - Topic
youtu.be
December 3, 2025 at 10:13 AM
#MusicChallenge
#Top31DavidBowie
#FaveDaves
Day 3 - unranked
"Young Americans"
"That one damn song that can make me break down and cry"
youtu.be/iO6OvHxD_m8?...
#Top31DavidBowie
#FaveDaves
Day 3 - unranked
"Young Americans"
"That one damn song that can make me break down and cry"
youtu.be/iO6OvHxD_m8?...
#MusicChallenge
#Top31DavidBowie
#FaveDaves
Day 2 - unranked
"Always Crashing in the Same Car"
"Every chance that I take"
youtu.be/_Nwmwy21rAY?...
#Top31DavidBowie
#FaveDaves
Day 2 - unranked
"Always Crashing in the Same Car"
"Every chance that I take"
youtu.be/_Nwmwy21rAY?...
Always Crashing in the Same Car (2017 Remaster)
YouTube video by David Bowie - Topic
youtu.be
December 2, 2025 at 10:21 AM
#MusicChallenge
#Top31DavidBowie
#FaveDaves
Day 2 - unranked
"Always Crashing in the Same Car"
"Every chance that I take"
youtu.be/_Nwmwy21rAY?...
#Top31DavidBowie
#FaveDaves
Day 2 - unranked
"Always Crashing in the Same Car"
"Every chance that I take"
youtu.be/_Nwmwy21rAY?...
#MusicChallenge
#Top31DavidBowie
#FaveDaves
Day 1 - unranked
"The Width of a Circle"
It still blows me away that he could have come up with songs like this at such a young age...
youtu.be/pnRNAIQAc50?...
#Top31DavidBowie
#FaveDaves
Day 1 - unranked
"The Width of a Circle"
It still blows me away that he could have come up with songs like this at such a young age...
youtu.be/pnRNAIQAc50?...
The Width of a Circle (2015 Remaster)
YouTube video by David Bowie - Topic
youtu.be
December 1, 2025 at 9:38 AM
#MusicChallenge
#Top31DavidBowie
#FaveDaves
Day 1 - unranked
"The Width of a Circle"
It still blows me away that he could have come up with songs like this at such a young age...
youtu.be/pnRNAIQAc50?...
#Top31DavidBowie
#FaveDaves
Day 1 - unranked
"The Width of a Circle"
It still blows me away that he could have come up with songs like this at such a young age...
youtu.be/pnRNAIQAc50?...
#MusicChallenge
#NewWaveNovember
Day 30 - unranked
"New Life" by Depeche Mode
"The road just leads to nowhere"
This is the first song I heard by Depeche Mode back in 85 A friend had made me a mix for my 11th birthday.
youtu.be/IXB5K7WeCHc?...
#NewWaveNovember
Day 30 - unranked
"New Life" by Depeche Mode
"The road just leads to nowhere"
This is the first song I heard by Depeche Mode back in 85 A friend had made me a mix for my 11th birthday.
youtu.be/IXB5K7WeCHc?...
New Life
YouTube video by Depeche Mode - Topic
youtu.be
November 30, 2025 at 8:49 AM
#MusicChallenge
#NewWaveNovember
Day 30 - unranked
"New Life" by Depeche Mode
"The road just leads to nowhere"
This is the first song I heard by Depeche Mode back in 85 A friend had made me a mix for my 11th birthday.
youtu.be/IXB5K7WeCHc?...
#NewWaveNovember
Day 30 - unranked
"New Life" by Depeche Mode
"The road just leads to nowhere"
This is the first song I heard by Depeche Mode back in 85 A friend had made me a mix for my 11th birthday.
youtu.be/IXB5K7WeCHc?...
#MusicChallenge
#NewWaveNovember
Day 29 - unranked
"Let's Go" by The Cars
"She's a Frozen fire"
A little late out of the gate today with this entry was catching up on my sleep. Great song, though.
youtu.be/BrmevLXE_kM?...
#NewWaveNovember
Day 29 - unranked
"Let's Go" by The Cars
"She's a Frozen fire"
A little late out of the gate today with this entry was catching up on my sleep. Great song, though.
youtu.be/BrmevLXE_kM?...
Let's Go
YouTube video by The Cars - Topic
youtu.be
November 29, 2025 at 11:59 PM
#MusicChallenge
#NewWaveNovember
Day 29 - unranked
"Let's Go" by The Cars
"She's a Frozen fire"
A little late out of the gate today with this entry was catching up on my sleep. Great song, though.
youtu.be/BrmevLXE_kM?...
#NewWaveNovember
Day 29 - unranked
"Let's Go" by The Cars
"She's a Frozen fire"
A little late out of the gate today with this entry was catching up on my sleep. Great song, though.
youtu.be/BrmevLXE_kM?...
#MusicChallenge
#NewWaveNovember
Day 28 - unranked
"Turning Japanese" by The Vapors
"No wonder it's dark"
This video disappeared for a while but now it's around again
youtu.be/nGy9uomagO4?...
#NewWaveNovember
Day 28 - unranked
"Turning Japanese" by The Vapors
"No wonder it's dark"
This video disappeared for a while but now it's around again
youtu.be/nGy9uomagO4?...
Turning Japanese [Official video] - The Vapors (HD/HQ)
YouTube video by TheRover98TB
youtu.be
November 28, 2025 at 6:23 PM
#MusicChallenge
#NewWaveNovember
Day 28 - unranked
"Turning Japanese" by The Vapors
"No wonder it's dark"
This video disappeared for a while but now it's around again
youtu.be/nGy9uomagO4?...
#NewWaveNovember
Day 28 - unranked
"Turning Japanese" by The Vapors
"No wonder it's dark"
This video disappeared for a while but now it's around again
youtu.be/nGy9uomagO4?...
I don't know how many people see my text only posts but for those of you who celebrate, have a Thanksgiving!
#thanksgiving
#thanksgiving
November 27, 2025 at 2:50 PM
I don't know how many people see my text only posts but for those of you who celebrate, have a Thanksgiving!
#thanksgiving
#thanksgiving
#MusicChallenge
#NewWaveNovember
Day 27 - unranked
"Dreaming" by Blondie
"Pleasure's real or is it fantasy?"
youtu.be/TU3-lS_Gryk?...
#NewWaveNovember
Day 27 - unranked
"Dreaming" by Blondie
"Pleasure's real or is it fantasy?"
youtu.be/TU3-lS_Gryk?...
Blondie - Dreaming
YouTube video by BlondieVEVO
youtu.be
November 27, 2025 at 10:34 AM
#MusicChallenge
#NewWaveNovember
Day 27 - unranked
"Dreaming" by Blondie
"Pleasure's real or is it fantasy?"
youtu.be/TU3-lS_Gryk?...
#NewWaveNovember
Day 27 - unranked
"Dreaming" by Blondie
"Pleasure's real or is it fantasy?"
youtu.be/TU3-lS_Gryk?...
#MusicChallenge
#NewWaveNovember
Day 26 - unranked
"The Puppet (live)" by Echo & The Bunnymen
"We're the salt of the earth"
youtu.be/P-tKzlaUXN0?...
#NewWaveNovember
Day 26 - unranked
"The Puppet (live)" by Echo & The Bunnymen
"We're the salt of the earth"
youtu.be/P-tKzlaUXN0?...
Echo & the Bunnymen • The Puppet • Live at The Lyceum • September 7th 1980
YouTube video by Nacho Video
youtu.be
November 26, 2025 at 5:53 PM
#MusicChallenge
#NewWaveNovember
Day 26 - unranked
"The Puppet (live)" by Echo & The Bunnymen
"We're the salt of the earth"
youtu.be/P-tKzlaUXN0?...
#NewWaveNovember
Day 26 - unranked
"The Puppet (live)" by Echo & The Bunnymen
"We're the salt of the earth"
youtu.be/P-tKzlaUXN0?...
#MusicChallenge
#NewWaveNovember
Day 25 - unranked
"Heaven" by Talking Heads
"When this kiss is over, we'll start again"
A song in a major key with seemingly upbeat lyrics but an undercurrent of sadness
youtu.be/bFQ-TPNIevI?...
#NewWaveNovember
Day 25 - unranked
"Heaven" by Talking Heads
"When this kiss is over, we'll start again"
A song in a major key with seemingly upbeat lyrics but an undercurrent of sadness
youtu.be/bFQ-TPNIevI?...
Heaven
YouTube video by Talking Heads - Topic
youtu.be
November 25, 2025 at 8:43 AM
#MusicChallenge
#NewWaveNovember
Day 25 - unranked
"Heaven" by Talking Heads
"When this kiss is over, we'll start again"
A song in a major key with seemingly upbeat lyrics but an undercurrent of sadness
youtu.be/bFQ-TPNIevI?...
#NewWaveNovember
Day 25 - unranked
"Heaven" by Talking Heads
"When this kiss is over, we'll start again"
A song in a major key with seemingly upbeat lyrics but an undercurrent of sadness
youtu.be/bFQ-TPNIevI?...
#MusicChallenge
#NewWaveNovember
Day 24 - unranked
"Planet Claire" by The B-52s"
"All the trees are red"
youtu.be/eOjAzI5zALo?...
#NewWaveNovember
Day 24 - unranked
"Planet Claire" by The B-52s"
"All the trees are red"
youtu.be/eOjAzI5zALo?...
B52s Planet Claire FULL HQ Restored best version!!
YouTube video by terribletc
youtu.be
November 24, 2025 at 9:11 AM
#MusicChallenge
#NewWaveNovember
Day 24 - unranked
"Planet Claire" by The B-52s"
"All the trees are red"
youtu.be/eOjAzI5zALo?...
#NewWaveNovember
Day 24 - unranked
"Planet Claire" by The B-52s"
"All the trees are red"
youtu.be/eOjAzI5zALo?...
#MusicChallenge
#NewWaveNovember
"The One Thing" by INXS
"You're so pretty in the daylight"
youtu.be/XJyKTNdPL5s?...
#NewWaveNovember
"The One Thing" by INXS
"You're so pretty in the daylight"
youtu.be/XJyKTNdPL5s?...
INXS - The One Thing (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by INXS
youtu.be
November 23, 2025 at 9:19 AM
#MusicChallenge
#NewWaveNovember
"The One Thing" by INXS
"You're so pretty in the daylight"
youtu.be/XJyKTNdPL5s?...
#NewWaveNovember
"The One Thing" by INXS
"You're so pretty in the daylight"
youtu.be/XJyKTNdPL5s?...
#MusicChallenge
#NewWaveNovember
Day 22 - unranked
"Restless Day" by Coil
"Everything makes me ill"
youtu.be/5wOnkXn7Y3A?...
#NewWaveNovember
Day 22 - unranked
"Restless Day" by Coil
"Everything makes me ill"
youtu.be/5wOnkXn7Y3A?...
Coil - Restless Day
YouTube video by br4in777
youtu.be
November 22, 2025 at 9:39 AM
#MusicChallenge
#NewWaveNovember
Day 22 - unranked
"Restless Day" by Coil
"Everything makes me ill"
youtu.be/5wOnkXn7Y3A?...
#NewWaveNovember
Day 22 - unranked
"Restless Day" by Coil
"Everything makes me ill"
youtu.be/5wOnkXn7Y3A?...
#MusicChallenge
#NewWaveNovember
Day 21 - unranked
"Unlovable" by The Smiths
"If I seem a little strange, well that's because I am"
youtu.be/YM_Mp_Kjvxw?...
#NewWaveNovember
Day 21 - unranked
"Unlovable" by The Smiths
"If I seem a little strange, well that's because I am"
youtu.be/YM_Mp_Kjvxw?...
Unloveable (2011 Remaster)
YouTube video by The Smiths - Topic
youtu.be
November 21, 2025 at 10:18 AM
#MusicChallenge
#NewWaveNovember
Day 21 - unranked
"Unlovable" by The Smiths
"If I seem a little strange, well that's because I am"
youtu.be/YM_Mp_Kjvxw?...
#NewWaveNovember
Day 21 - unranked
"Unlovable" by The Smiths
"If I seem a little strange, well that's because I am"
youtu.be/YM_Mp_Kjvxw?...
#MusicChallenge
#NewWaveNovember
Day 20 - unranked
"Safety Dance (Extended Dance Version)" by Men Without Hats
This was all over the radio when I was 9 or 10 years old
youtu.be/_Mm7c7vGCGU?...
#NewWaveNovember
Day 20 - unranked
"Safety Dance (Extended Dance Version)" by Men Without Hats
This was all over the radio when I was 9 or 10 years old
youtu.be/_Mm7c7vGCGU?...
The Safety Dance (Extended Dance Version)
YouTube video by Men Without Hats - Topic
youtu.be
November 20, 2025 at 8:58 AM
#MusicChallenge
#NewWaveNovember
Day 20 - unranked
"Safety Dance (Extended Dance Version)" by Men Without Hats
This was all over the radio when I was 9 or 10 years old
youtu.be/_Mm7c7vGCGU?...
#NewWaveNovember
Day 20 - unranked
"Safety Dance (Extended Dance Version)" by Men Without Hats
This was all over the radio when I was 9 or 10 years old
youtu.be/_Mm7c7vGCGU?...
#MusicChallenge
#NewWaveNovember
Day 19 - unranked
"If You Were Here" by Thompson Twins
For those of us who grew up in the 80s this song will evoke a memory and an emotion
youtu.be/po2ahzuziEw?...
#NewWaveNovember
Day 19 - unranked
"If You Were Here" by Thompson Twins
For those of us who grew up in the 80s this song will evoke a memory and an emotion
youtu.be/po2ahzuziEw?...
If You Were Here-Thompson Twins
YouTube video by tranquilatus
youtu.be
November 19, 2025 at 10:12 AM
#MusicChallenge
#NewWaveNovember
Day 19 - unranked
"If You Were Here" by Thompson Twins
For those of us who grew up in the 80s this song will evoke a memory and an emotion
youtu.be/po2ahzuziEw?...
#NewWaveNovember
Day 19 - unranked
"If You Were Here" by Thompson Twins
For those of us who grew up in the 80s this song will evoke a memory and an emotion
youtu.be/po2ahzuziEw?...
#MusicChallenge
#NewWaveNovember
Day 18 - unranked
"Up the Junction" by Squeeze
"The devil came and took me"
One of the best guitar heavy New Wave tracks out there
youtu.be/RQciegmLPAo?...
#NewWaveNovember
Day 18 - unranked
"Up the Junction" by Squeeze
"The devil came and took me"
One of the best guitar heavy New Wave tracks out there
youtu.be/RQciegmLPAo?...
Squeeze - Up The Junction
YouTube video by SqueezeVEVO
youtu.be
November 18, 2025 at 8:59 AM
#MusicChallenge
#NewWaveNovember
Day 18 - unranked
"Up the Junction" by Squeeze
"The devil came and took me"
One of the best guitar heavy New Wave tracks out there
youtu.be/RQciegmLPAo?...
#NewWaveNovember
Day 18 - unranked
"Up the Junction" by Squeeze
"The devil came and took me"
One of the best guitar heavy New Wave tracks out there
youtu.be/RQciegmLPAo?...
#MusicChallenge
#NewWaveNovember
Day 17 - unranked
"Love Action (I Believe in Love)" by The Human League
This is about as new wave as it gets
youtu.be/HnjLlDY_xww?...
#NewWaveNovember
Day 17 - unranked
"Love Action (I Believe in Love)" by The Human League
This is about as new wave as it gets
youtu.be/HnjLlDY_xww?...
The Human League - Love Action (I Believe In Love) from ‘Multi Coloured Swap Shop’
YouTube video by TheHumanLeagueVEVO
youtu.be
November 17, 2025 at 9:40 AM
#MusicChallenge
#NewWaveNovember
Day 17 - unranked
"Love Action (I Believe in Love)" by The Human League
This is about as new wave as it gets
youtu.be/HnjLlDY_xww?...
#NewWaveNovember
Day 17 - unranked
"Love Action (I Believe in Love)" by The Human League
This is about as new wave as it gets
youtu.be/HnjLlDY_xww?...
#MusicChallenge
#NewWaveNovember
Day 16 - unranked
"Sex Dwarf (extended version)" by Soft Cell
"I would like you on a long black lead"
RIP David Ball... Like this extended version the original was definitely a club favorite back in my club days
youtu.be/0fg2toNI2Y0?...
#NewWaveNovember
Day 16 - unranked
"Sex Dwarf (extended version)" by Soft Cell
"I would like you on a long black lead"
RIP David Ball... Like this extended version the original was definitely a club favorite back in my club days
youtu.be/0fg2toNI2Y0?...
Sex Dwarf (2023 Extended Version)
YouTube video by Soft Cell - Topic
youtu.be
November 16, 2025 at 9:07 AM
#MusicChallenge
#NewWaveNovember
Day 16 - unranked
"Sex Dwarf (extended version)" by Soft Cell
"I would like you on a long black lead"
RIP David Ball... Like this extended version the original was definitely a club favorite back in my club days
youtu.be/0fg2toNI2Y0?...
#NewWaveNovember
Day 16 - unranked
"Sex Dwarf (extended version)" by Soft Cell
"I would like you on a long black lead"
RIP David Ball... Like this extended version the original was definitely a club favorite back in my club days
youtu.be/0fg2toNI2Y0?...
#MusicChallenge
#NewWaveNovember
Day 15 - unranked
"Metro" by Berlin
"I remember hating you for loving me"
youtu.be/_UXtort76gY?...
#NewWaveNovember
Day 15 - unranked
"Metro" by Berlin
"I remember hating you for loving me"
youtu.be/_UXtort76gY?...
Berlin - Metro
YouTube video by billyvilelio
youtu.be
November 15, 2025 at 9:16 AM
#MusicChallenge
#NewWaveNovember
Day 15 - unranked
"Metro" by Berlin
"I remember hating you for loving me"
youtu.be/_UXtort76gY?...
#NewWaveNovember
Day 15 - unranked
"Metro" by Berlin
"I remember hating you for loving me"
youtu.be/_UXtort76gY?...
#MusicChallenge
#NewWaveNovember
Day 14 - unranked
"Kids In America" by Kim Wilde
"Lookin' out a dirty old window"
youtu.be/80TfG7C9azA?...
#NewWaveNovember
Day 14 - unranked
"Kids In America" by Kim Wilde
"Lookin' out a dirty old window"
youtu.be/80TfG7C9azA?...
Kim Wilde - Kids in America (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by Kim Wilde
youtu.be
November 14, 2025 at 8:25 AM
#MusicChallenge
#NewWaveNovember
Day 14 - unranked
"Kids In America" by Kim Wilde
"Lookin' out a dirty old window"
youtu.be/80TfG7C9azA?...
#NewWaveNovember
Day 14 - unranked
"Kids In America" by Kim Wilde
"Lookin' out a dirty old window"
youtu.be/80TfG7C9azA?...
There's been a lot of talk about a House vote to release the Epstein files but nobody seems to be talking about how that measure would have to clear cloture in the Senate which is impossible right now even with the defections we currently have.
November 13, 2025 at 6:21 PM
There's been a lot of talk about a House vote to release the Epstein files but nobody seems to be talking about how that measure would have to clear cloture in the Senate which is impossible right now even with the defections we currently have.