Jason Isaac
@jasonisaacdrums.bsky.social
Jazz / funk / rock drummer of little renown in New York City, professional radio guy with WNYC, and host of the Crescent City Connection on WFMU's Rock'n'Soul Radio stream. Let's go Mets!
Also on Mastodon: https://heads.social/@jasonisaacdrums
Also on Mastodon: https://heads.social/@jasonisaacdrums
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Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
December 6, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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I'm gonna be crushing some drums tonight with American Bob & The Greatest Hits! Two huge sets of hard rock originals at the Irish Whiskey Bar in Astoria, Queens, 9pm. Maximum rock and roll!
December 6, 2025 at 9:04 PM
I'm gonna be crushing some drums tonight with American Bob & The Greatest Hits! Two huge sets of hard rock originals at the Irish Whiskey Bar in Astoria, Queens, 9pm. Maximum rock and roll!
Radio time! An hour of great NOLA tunes comin' up in a couple of minutes on WFMU's Rock'n'Soul stream!
wfmu.org/playlists/sh...
wfmu.org/playlists/sh...
haven't got time to cry: The Crescent City Connection with Jason Isaac
Audio & playlist from December 6, 2025
wfmu.org
December 6, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Radio time! An hour of great NOLA tunes comin' up in a couple of minutes on WFMU's Rock'n'Soul stream!
wfmu.org/playlists/sh...
wfmu.org/playlists/sh...
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It's Bandcamp Friday- the final one of 2025. Check me out!
wildkobamusic.bandcamp.com/album/hesita...
wildkobamusic.bandcamp.com/album/hesita...
Hesitate. Seem Sorry., by The Wild Koba
4 track album
wildkobamusic.bandcamp.com
December 6, 2025 at 12:45 AM
It's Bandcamp Friday- the final one of 2025. Check me out!
wildkobamusic.bandcamp.com/album/hesita...
wildkobamusic.bandcamp.com/album/hesita...
I'm playing with Dark Streets tonight at Paddy Reilly's in Manhattan! 'Tis the season for Fairy Tale Of New York, so we'll definitely be playing that one along with many other songs by The Pogues and related tunes. Free show with two big sets from 7 to 10pm.
December 4, 2025 at 5:36 PM
I'm playing with Dark Streets tonight at Paddy Reilly's in Manhattan! 'Tis the season for Fairy Tale Of New York, so we'll definitely be playing that one along with many other songs by The Pogues and related tunes. Free show with two big sets from 7 to 10pm.
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Thanks for all your Spotify wrapped posts, they finally reminded me to get around to cancelling my account there. Been meaning to since they gave Rogan all the money meant for musicians. The CEO investing in war crime technology and running ICE ads logically flowed from that vibe. Wrapped indeed!
December 3, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Thanks for all your Spotify wrapped posts, they finally reminded me to get around to cancelling my account there. Been meaning to since they gave Rogan all the money meant for musicians. The CEO investing in war crime technology and running ICE ads logically flowed from that vibe. Wrapped indeed!
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RIP — Cropper was responsible for some of the sweetest electric guitar playing ever committed to tape. variety.com/2025/music/n...
Steve Cropper, Legendary Guitarist for Booker T. & the MG’s, Otis Redding and the Blues Brothers, Dies at 84
Steve Cropper, guitarist for Booker T. & the MG's, Otis Redding, the Blues Brothers and many more, has died. He was 84.
variety.com
December 3, 2025 at 9:51 PM
RIP — Cropper was responsible for some of the sweetest electric guitar playing ever committed to tape. variety.com/2025/music/n...
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Announcing a very long-overdue definitive biography of a music and spiritual visionary…
COSMIC MUSIC: The Life, Art and Transcendence of ALICE COLTRANE by @andybeta.bsky.social
Coming 19 March 2026: geni.us/CosmicMusic
COSMIC MUSIC: The Life, Art and Transcendence of ALICE COLTRANE by @andybeta.bsky.social
Coming 19 March 2026: geni.us/CosmicMusic
December 1, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Announcing a very long-overdue definitive biography of a music and spiritual visionary…
COSMIC MUSIC: The Life, Art and Transcendence of ALICE COLTRANE by @andybeta.bsky.social
Coming 19 March 2026: geni.us/CosmicMusic
COSMIC MUSIC: The Life, Art and Transcendence of ALICE COLTRANE by @andybeta.bsky.social
Coming 19 March 2026: geni.us/CosmicMusic
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I'm on Bluesky but also on Mastodon. I hate to say it, but from past experience I'm not confident that Bluesky will remain the paradise that it is forever. It's not a bad idea to get familiar with Mastodon and least establish a presence there.
“For now, Mastodon will likely continue to be perceived as lesser to Bluesky until the inevitable ‘enshittification’ occurs, at which point more people will (perhaps finally) realise that Mastodon,…
Part 4. Decentralised Networks: Mutual Aid Media
Anarchism is often exemplified by mutual aid – a voluntary, collective exchange of resources and services for common benefit in overcoming socio-economic barriers, and these resources often include fo...
www.mediaactivist.com
December 1, 2025 at 1:02 AM
I'm on Bluesky but also on Mastodon. I hate to say it, but from past experience I'm not confident that Bluesky will remain the paradise that it is forever. It's not a bad idea to get familiar with Mastodon and least establish a presence there.
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I'll be back on WFMU tonight, sitting in for Jonathan Herweg's show Blurred And Obscured from 10pm to midnight. Join me for another freeform mix of sounds from across the musical omniverse.
Stream/playlist/chat will be here: wfmu.org/playlists/sh...
@wfmu.bsky.social / #WFMU
Stream/playlist/chat will be here: wfmu.org/playlists/sh...
@wfmu.bsky.social / #WFMU
Groovy action at a distance (fill-in for Blurred and Obscured): Freeform Jazz Dance with Jason Isaac
Audio & playlist from November 30, 2025
wfmu.org
November 30, 2025 at 10:44 PM
I'll be back on WFMU tonight, sitting in for Jonathan Herweg's show Blurred And Obscured from 10pm to midnight. Join me for another freeform mix of sounds from across the musical omniverse.
Stream/playlist/chat will be here: wfmu.org/playlists/sh...
@wfmu.bsky.social / #WFMU
Stream/playlist/chat will be here: wfmu.org/playlists/sh...
@wfmu.bsky.social / #WFMU
I'll be back on WFMU tonight, sitting in for Jonathan Herweg's show Blurred And Obscured from 10pm to midnight. Join me for another freeform mix of sounds from across the musical omniverse.
Stream/playlist/chat will be here: wfmu.org/playlists/sh...
@wfmu.bsky.social / #WFMU
Stream/playlist/chat will be here: wfmu.org/playlists/sh...
@wfmu.bsky.social / #WFMU
Groovy action at a distance (fill-in for Blurred and Obscured): Freeform Jazz Dance with Jason Isaac
Audio & playlist from November 30, 2025
wfmu.org
November 30, 2025 at 10:44 PM
I'll be back on WFMU tonight, sitting in for Jonathan Herweg's show Blurred And Obscured from 10pm to midnight. Join me for another freeform mix of sounds from across the musical omniverse.
Stream/playlist/chat will be here: wfmu.org/playlists/sh...
@wfmu.bsky.social / #WFMU
Stream/playlist/chat will be here: wfmu.org/playlists/sh...
@wfmu.bsky.social / #WFMU
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The death of browsing is part of the reason art is the way it is now. Our opinions are largely fed to us by algorithms. Spending a spare 15 minutes wandering around a bookstore or comic shop or video rental place was how you found stuff you wouldn't ordinarily pick up and thereby expanded your taste
Bookselling is like the most "people go to the store and buy what looks cool to them without a particular agenda" type business left, and your purchases have a huge influence on what is ordered, what is displayed, and what is recommended.
November 29, 2025 at 6:44 PM
The death of browsing is part of the reason art is the way it is now. Our opinions are largely fed to us by algorithms. Spending a spare 15 minutes wandering around a bookstore or comic shop or video rental place was how you found stuff you wouldn't ordinarily pick up and thereby expanded your taste
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There is a direct correlation between how fake your job is and how much value you see in AI
A study by Dayforce shows 87% of executives use AI for work, compared to 57% of managers and just 27% of employees.
I think this explains the massive disconnect we see in how CEOs talk about AI versus everyone else. It also raises the question of how useful it truly is for frontline work?
I think this explains the massive disconnect we see in how CEOs talk about AI versus everyone else. It also raises the question of how useful it truly is for frontline work?
Execs are embracing AI more than their employees are, new research suggests
Research from HR software company Dayforce suggests that executives are leaning into AI far more than their employees.
www.businessinsider.com
November 29, 2025 at 4:28 PM
There is a direct correlation between how fake your job is and how much value you see in AI
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📻 Coming up on Rock'N'Soul: “The Crescent City Connection” from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM ET
https://wfmu.org/playlists/N0
https://wfmu.org/playlists/N0
November 29, 2025 at 2:54 PM
📻 Coming up on Rock'N'Soul: “The Crescent City Connection” from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM ET
https://wfmu.org/playlists/N0
https://wfmu.org/playlists/N0
The Crescent City Connection show is comin' up momentarily on the WFMU Rock 'n' Soul Radio stream! Join me for an hour of great NOLA jams starting at 10am eastern / 9 central.
wfmu.org/playlists/sh...
@wfmu.bsky.social / @wfmurocknsoulradio.bsky.social / #WFMU
wfmu.org/playlists/sh...
@wfmu.bsky.social / @wfmurocknsoulradio.bsky.social / #WFMU
Party Hellfire: The Crescent City Connection with Jason Isaac
Audio & playlist from November 29, 2025
wfmu.org
November 29, 2025 at 2:53 PM
The Crescent City Connection show is comin' up momentarily on the WFMU Rock 'n' Soul Radio stream! Join me for an hour of great NOLA jams starting at 10am eastern / 9 central.
wfmu.org/playlists/sh...
@wfmu.bsky.social / @wfmurocknsoulradio.bsky.social / #WFMU
wfmu.org/playlists/sh...
@wfmu.bsky.social / @wfmurocknsoulradio.bsky.social / #WFMU
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jcowit.bandcamp.com
As always on #BlackFriday, every piece of music i have made in my entire solo career is available for:
exactly the same price it is every single other day of the year.
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(Buy music today from independent artists, and smash the goddam institutions you hate.)
As always on #BlackFriday, every piece of music i have made in my entire solo career is available for:
exactly the same price it is every single other day of the year.
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(Buy music today from independent artists, and smash the goddam institutions you hate.)
J. Cowit
progressive/ psychedelic electronic music
ruthless orchestra: drum and bass, some house, some metal.
j. cowit: downtempo, ambient, soundtracks, chill/lounge, psy-dub.
all music produced by j. cowit...
jcowit.bandcamp.com
November 28, 2025 at 2:27 PM
jcowit.bandcamp.com
As always on #BlackFriday, every piece of music i have made in my entire solo career is available for:
exactly the same price it is every single other day of the year.
——————————————-
(Buy music today from independent artists, and smash the goddam institutions you hate.)
As always on #BlackFriday, every piece of music i have made in my entire solo career is available for:
exactly the same price it is every single other day of the year.
——————————————-
(Buy music today from independent artists, and smash the goddam institutions you hate.)
My WFMU fill-in is underway. Insomniac music weirdos, unite!
I will be spinning tunes on the WFMU night shift tonight, providing the soundtrack to your musical food coma following Dave The Spazz's feast of rock & roll. Join me from midnight to 3am for a freeform late night mix as I fill in for Ear Racing.
Stream/playlist/chat here: wfmu.org/playlists/sh...
Stream/playlist/chat here: wfmu.org/playlists/sh...
November 28, 2025 at 5:25 AM
My WFMU fill-in is underway. Insomniac music weirdos, unite!
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I will be spinning tunes on the WFMU night shift tonight, providing the soundtrack to your musical food coma following Dave The Spazz's feast of rock & roll. Join me from midnight to 3am for a freeform late night mix as I fill in for Ear Racing.
Stream/playlist/chat here: wfmu.org/playlists/sh...
Stream/playlist/chat here: wfmu.org/playlists/sh...
November 27, 2025 at 4:38 PM
I will be spinning tunes on the WFMU night shift tonight, providing the soundtrack to your musical food coma following Dave The Spazz's feast of rock & roll. Join me from midnight to 3am for a freeform late night mix as I fill in for Ear Racing.
Stream/playlist/chat here: wfmu.org/playlists/sh...
Stream/playlist/chat here: wfmu.org/playlists/sh...
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all 3 make swell hanukkah (or anytime) gifts!
November 27, 2025 at 3:16 AM
all 3 make swell hanukkah (or anytime) gifts!
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So cynical how AI music corps are using accessibility in their marketing language, just as streaming platforms use democratization. These corporations are stripping music of value and musicians of our livelihood. Financialization is not punk rock
All AI music does is devalue the work done by human artists. It’s not accessibility, it’s exploitation. We need real protections for artists against AI!
BTW — even if you had access to this AI startup as a child, you still wouldn’t know how to make music.
BTW — even if you had access to this AI startup as a child, you still wouldn’t know how to make music.
November 26, 2025 at 12:52 PM
So cynical how AI music corps are using accessibility in their marketing language, just as streaming platforms use democratization. These corporations are stripping music of value and musicians of our livelihood. Financialization is not punk rock
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This works for Spotify, too.
one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
November 26, 2025 at 8:58 AM
This works for Spotify, too.
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I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
November 25, 2025 at 11:07 PM
I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
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I don't understand how anyone can watch how blatantly Grok is manipulated to answer the way ownership desires it to and then act like the other LLM chatbots couldn't possibly be similarly but less obviously compromised to produce responses in whatever way corporate interests and priorities dictate.
November 23, 2025 at 7:13 PM
I don't understand how anyone can watch how blatantly Grok is manipulated to answer the way ownership desires it to and then act like the other LLM chatbots couldn't possibly be similarly but less obviously compromised to produce responses in whatever way corporate interests and priorities dictate.