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Future of Music Coalition @futureofmusic.bsky.social · 11h

Works out to roughly $19,656 USD per enrolled musician at a cost of about $7.43 per Irish citizen. In contrast, the US Govt spends only about 59 cents per citizen on the entire national endowment for the arts (across all artistic disciplines).

DJ Mag @djmag.com · 1d

Ireland’s government is pressing ahead with plans to permanently implement a basic income scheme that will support 2,000+ artists, creative workers and musicians in 2026

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Ireland’s basic income scheme for artists to be made permanent in 2026

The scheme aims to support 2,000 artists and creative workers, paying each successful applicant €325 a week

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Jason Isaac @jasonisaacdrums.bsky.social · 13h

If you missed this morning's Crescent City Connection special about NOLA funk of the 1990s, you can go back and listen here:
wfmu.org/playlists/sh...

BTW I'll be back live on WFMU tonight from 6 to 9, filling in for Rob Weisberg's Transpacific Sound Paradise with a freeform mix of global grooves.

Frenchmen Street Memories: NOLA Funk of the '90s : The Crescent City Connection with Jason Isaac

Audio & playlist from October 11, 2025

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WFMU @wfmu.bsky.social · 17h

Today on WFMU: On The Crescent City Connection with Jason Isaac (Rock'n'Soul Radio stream), Frenchmen Street Memories: New Orleans Funk Of The '90s. We'll look back and listen to some of the forgotten bands of NOLA's Frenchmen Street scene, a golden age of funky music in New Orleans (10 a.m. ET).

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Fatherflot @fatherflot.bsky.social · 1d

As independent media voices are increasingly marginalized, throttled, or coopted, WFMU remains fiercely, feistily, freeform and 100% listen-supported.

Much more than radio: a community and a precious online space free of hype, hate, and AI-slop.

Please Support WFMU: pledge.wfmu.org

#WFMU

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Jason Isaac @jasonisaacdrums.bsky.social · 1d

And as a reminder, the Hellraiser is WFMU's annual "quiet fundraiser" which runs throughout the month of October. If you dig the Crescent City Connection and other WFMU shows, please support the freeform station of the nation with a donation! Get your pledge started here: pledge.wfmu.org/donate/N0

Pledge your Support to WFMU!

Keep WFMU Weird! Donate to our Year-End Hellraiser Fundraiser. Visit wfmu.org/pledge.

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Jason Isaac @jasonisaacdrums.bsky.social · 1d

On the next Crescent City Connection: New Orleans Funk of the '90s!

The 1990s was a golden age of funky music in New Orleans. We'll look back at some of the forgotten local bands at the heart of an amazing era. Saturday morning at 10 ET on the Rock'n'Soul stream!

@wfmu.bsky.social / #WFMU

A photo from the New Orleans music club Cafe Brasil sometime in the 1990s. There is a band on stage (guitarist and saxophonist are visible) and a packed dance floor.

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On the next Crescent City Connection:
Frenchmen Street Memories: New Orleans Funk of the '90s!
(a WFMU Hellraiser special)
Saturday, 10am eastern / 9 central
on WFMU's Rock 'n' Soul Radio stream

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jesse jarnow @bourgwick.bsky.social · 1d

just heard that annye anderson, robert johnson's stepsister, died earlier this year. she published the mindbending memoir "brother robert" in 2021. thechitlincircuit.substack.com/p/rest-mrs-a...

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Jason Isaac @jasonisaacdrums.bsky.social · 1d

I'm playing the hits tonight with the Last Nites (trio version) at the Gin Mill on Manhattan's Upper West Side. Classic rock, oldies, and a few contemporary tunes too from 9pm to midnight.

Jason Isaac @jasonisaacdrums.bsky.social · 1d

Just want to mention one even older - Pee Wee Russell (1906). Not bebop generation, obviously, but he was down with bebop and he recorded tunes by Coltrane and Ornette.

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Dave Mandl @dmandl.bsky.social · 1d

People have been running schools, writing stories, writing plays, and composing music for millennia, and suddenly no can imagine how those things are possible without AI.

Juno Rylee Schultz @junoryleejournalism.com · 3d

David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)

SHAPIRO: OK, so you've spent your career creating television without Al, and I could imagine today you thinking, boy, I wish I had had that tool to solve those thorny problems...
SIMON: What?
SHAPIRO: ...Or saying...
SIMON: You imagine that?
SHAPIRO: ...Boy, if that had existed, it would have screwed me over.
SIMON: I don't think Al can remotely challenge what writers do at a fundamentally creative level.
SHAPIRO: But if you're trying to transition from scene five to scene six, and you're stuck with that transition, you could imagine plugging that portion of the script into an Al and say, give me 10 ideas for how to transition this.
SIMON: I'd rather put a gun in my mouth.

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Slim Hiney @timdaggerboy.bsky.social · 2d

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Dave “the Spazz” Abramson @davethespazz.bsky.social · 2d

Like other public media stations, WFMU has been hit by the dissolution of the CPB. FMU is gonna meet this new wrinkle with an amped-up month of programming known as The Hellraiser. Tune in for a fresh edition of Demos To Spazz By--Tonight at 9 ET pledge.wfmu.org/donate/MS @wfmu.bsky.social

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rax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 4d

listen. when dolly parton’s sister says it’s time for us all to be prayer warriors for dolly. you fucking pray for dolly

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Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 4d

Can’t decide what to buy on Prime Day?

Try: absolutely nothing, and then go support indie bookstores instead 📚

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Dominic Umile @dominicumile.bsky.social · 5d

“Against all odds—COVID shutdowns, FCC regulations, and the long decline of FM radio—college radio is thriving again” emwhitenoise.substack.com/p/gen-zs-col...

Gen Z's College Radio Revival

Reports say Gen Z isn't discovering new artists. But college radio stations are overflowing with new DJs. As young listeners reject algorithms for analog—the industry should pay attention.

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Jason Isaac @jasonisaacdrums.bsky.social · 6d

Freddie is the best! You might also enjoy this long 2016 feature about WHRW's history for its 50th anniversary, in which Freddie is also interviewed. (I'm in there too along with several other alumni and then-current station members.)

www.pressconnects.com/story/news/l...

TUNED IN: BU's college radio station turns 50

Meet some of the many people who've brought an independent voice to the air since 1966.

www.pressconnects.com

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Jennifer Waits @spinningindie.bsky.social · 6d

Keeping the college radio positivity going...Here's a great read from Sounding Out!

In honor of College Radio Day, they shared "a special post devoted to the intergenerational relationships that power college radio and keep it lit." soundstudiesblog.com/2025/10/03/a...

“A Long, Strange Trip”: An Engineer’s Journey Through FM College Radio

Ferdinand “Freddie” Montalvo on the Binghamton community airwaves in the 1980s and in the 2020s. Images courtesy of Montalvo. Today is World College Radio Day, and it’s more impor…

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Jason Isaac @jasonisaacdrums.bsky.social · 6d

My radio alma mater WHRW gets a mention in this piece about how student interest in college radio is surging. Makes me look forward even more to my next visit in the spring.

Emily White @emwhitenoise.bsky.social · 9d

College radio stations are seeing a surge in student interest.

Stations that once struggled to fill airtime are now overflowing with student DJs.

I spoke to 7 college radio stations across the U.S. to understand what is driving the revival:

emwhitenoise.substack.com/p/gen-zs-col...

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Jennifer Waits @spinningindie.bsky.social · 6d

Especially in light of the shutdown of @wcsb.bsky.social yesterday, it's important to know that college radio IS thriving and plays a vital role in many students' lives. Thanks to @emwhitenoise.bsky.social for this great piece that takes a closer look at why Gen Z is excited about college radio.

Emily White @emwhitenoise.bsky.social · 9d

College radio stations are seeing a surge in student interest.

Stations that once struggled to fill airtime are now overflowing with student DJs.

I spoke to 7 college radio stations across the U.S. to understand what is driving the revival:

emwhitenoise.substack.com/p/gen-zs-col...

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Jason Isaac @jasonisaacdrums.bsky.social · 8d

And as a reminder, the Hellraiser is WFMU's annual "quiet fundraiser" which runs throughout the month of October. If you dig the Crescent City Connection and other WFMU shows, please support the freeform station of the nation with a donation! Get your pledge started here: pledge.wfmu.org/donate/N0

Pledge your Support to WFMU!

Keep WFMU Weird! Donate to our Year-End Hellraiser Fundraiser. Visit wfmu.org/pledge.

pledge.wfmu.org

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Jason Isaac @jasonisaacdrums.bsky.social · 8d

New Orleans is known for great drummers, and James Black was one of the greatest of them all. On this week's Crescent City Connection we'll hear some of his legendary funk and jazz grooves. It's a WFMU Hellraiser special! Saturday at 10am on the Rock'n'Soul stream.

@wfmu.bsky.social / #WFMU

A classic Michael P. Smith photo of drummer James Black performing with a jazz group. The stage is inside a tent, presumably at Jazzfest.

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On the next Crescent City Connection...
The funky drumming of James Black
A WFMU Hellraiser special
Saturday, 10am eastern on the Rock 'n' Soul stream

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Jennifer Waits @spinningindie.bsky.social · 8d

Happy College Radio Day! College radio inspires me every day of the year. I share some words on @radiosurvivor.bsky.social

www.radiosurvivor.com/2025/10/love...

Love to College Radio on College Radio Day 2025 - Radio Survivor

Over the years there have been so many reports about the ebb and flow of college radio and I’ve tried my best to not feed into narratives of decline. With that in mind, I was pleased to read a piece t...

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WFMU @wfmu.bsky.social · 8d

Note: There's such a tsunami of incredible on-air special programs and events during this Hellraiser month that posting announcements for every one of them is nearly impossible (though we'll try). Please check WFMU's Upcoming page often: www.wfmu.org/upcoming

Upcoming Special Programs on WFMU

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Observations of Deviance @obsofdeviance.bsky.social · 11d

Dump Spotify

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Music Ally @musically.com · 11d

Spotify CEO Daniel Ek to step back from CEO role

Spotify CEO Daniel Ek is stepping back to become the company's executive chairman as of 1 January 2026, to be replaced from within.

Spotify CEO Daniel Ek to step back from CEO role

Spotify CEO Daniel Ek is stepping back to become the company's executive chairman as of 1 January 2026, to be replaced from within.

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Mike Masnick @mmasnick.bsky.social · 11d

Imagine three years later thinking that Elon wants to "turn things around." Imagine staying on the platform that you admit is full of hatred. Why?

You don't have to stay there. You can go somewhere that gives you more power and control, rather than begging for Elon to fix things.

Paul Graham quote tweeting a tweet from Adnan Hussain.

Hussain's tweet: Yesterday I became a father. I shared a photo of my newborn daughter, and many of you sent beautiful messages. Thank you. But I’ve had to delete it. The vile racism and hate directed at an innocent soul less than a day old was beyond depraved.

Graham's quote tweet: There is something deeply wrong with Twitter. It has always been rough here, but in the past year it has become an even worse kind of nasty. Do you think maybe it's time to try to turn things around, Elon?

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