Jed
@jedgott.bsky.social
I write about the arts including those LIFE and TIME issues you see at the grocery store (Beach Boys, Madonna, Duran Duran...) and teach rock history at Berklee College of Music.
To this list, I would add Fats Domino's Everybody's Got Something To Hide Except for Me and My Monkey. My favorite Beatles cover.
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13 Transcendent Beatles Covers by Black Musicians
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February 12, 2026 at 2:23 PM
To this list, I would add Fats Domino's Everybody's Got Something To Hide Except for Me and My Monkey. My favorite Beatles cover.
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we need to talk about that Ring Super Bowl ad
February 10, 2026 at 8:18 PM
we need to talk about that Ring Super Bowl ad
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This is literally what CURRENT LAW requires. It’s in the Constitution! www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
February 10, 2026 at 3:18 AM
This is literally what CURRENT LAW requires. It’s in the Constitution! www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
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Here's a version of my essay on recent protest music, which began life in the NPR Music newsletter -- I've expanded it to include thoughts on Benito at the Grammys www.npr.org/2026/02/05/n...
Where are all the protest songs?
Protest requires people to take a stand and hold firm. Pop songs are designed to appeal across demographic lines. In music, as in the rest of the world, resistance takes place closer to the ground.
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February 5, 2026 at 4:35 PM
Here's a version of my essay on recent protest music, which began life in the NPR Music newsletter -- I've expanded it to include thoughts on Benito at the Grammys www.npr.org/2026/02/05/n...
Bots don't have lives.
A new message board for artificial intelligence agents has prompted some strange conversations, and existential questions about the inner lives of bots. n.pr/3NPmiq1
Moltbook is the newest social media platform — but it's just for AI bots
A new message board for artificial intelligence agents has prompted some strange conversations, and existential questions about the inner lives of bots.
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February 4, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Bots don't have lives.
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they should make a movie series about how it’s irresponsible to use technology to mess with the natural order of things for profit
Xfinity has just released its Jurassic Park-themed Super Bowl ad that features a digitally de-aged Sam Neil, Laura Dern, and Jeff Goldblum. https://bit.ly/4rmRhrK
February 3, 2026 at 3:32 AM
they should make a movie series about how it’s irresponsible to use technology to mess with the natural order of things for profit
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Talked to the awesome Brendan Boogie ahead of the Tallywacker VOD Release Party w/ Abbie Barrett & Stars Like Ours. www.bostonherald.com/2026/02/01/m...
Mass. rock scene center stage in ‘Tallywacker’
The film is about a musical duo named Tallywacker who are thrown into conflict when one of the members is invited to join the band of a nationally known touring indie rock outfit.
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February 2, 2026 at 3:52 PM
Talked to the awesome Brendan Boogie ahead of the Tallywacker VOD Release Party w/ Abbie Barrett & Stars Like Ours. www.bostonherald.com/2026/02/01/m...
Talked to the awesome Brendan Boogie ahead of the Tallywacker VOD Release Party w/ Abbie Barrett & Stars Like Ours. www.bostonherald.com/2026/02/01/m...
Mass. rock scene center stage in ‘Tallywacker’
The film is about a musical duo named Tallywacker who are thrown into conflict when one of the members is invited to join the band of a nationally known touring indie rock outfit.
www.bostonherald.com
February 2, 2026 at 3:52 PM
Talked to the awesome Brendan Boogie ahead of the Tallywacker VOD Release Party w/ Abbie Barrett & Stars Like Ours. www.bostonherald.com/2026/02/01/m...
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Whether at a silent retreat, the middle of a peaceful forest or at a screening of Melania, I hope everyone gets to take a little bit of time to themselves this weekend.
January 30, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Whether at a silent retreat, the middle of a peaceful forest or at a screening of Melania, I hope everyone gets to take a little bit of time to themselves this weekend.
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A good reminder that there is some resistance in modern music, some sublime resistance, but not nearly enough. #Grammys
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Look out for these underrated gems at the Grammys
When the Recording Academy hands out those golden gramophones on Feb. 1, between the fluff and inconsequential acts, there will be a few underrated and important nominees that just may (but probabl…
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January 25, 2026 at 5:55 PM
A good reminder that there is some resistance in modern music, some sublime resistance, but not nearly enough. #Grammys
www.bostonherald.com/2026/01/25/l...
www.bostonherald.com/2026/01/25/l...
A good reminder that there is some resistance in modern music, some sublime resistance, but not nearly enough. #Grammys
www.bostonherald.com/2026/01/25/l...
www.bostonherald.com/2026/01/25/l...
Look out for these underrated gems at the Grammys
When the Recording Academy hands out those golden gramophones on Feb. 1, between the fluff and inconsequential acts, there will be a few underrated and important nominees that just may (but probabl…
www.bostonherald.com
January 25, 2026 at 5:55 PM
A good reminder that there is some resistance in modern music, some sublime resistance, but not nearly enough. #Grammys
www.bostonherald.com/2026/01/25/l...
www.bostonherald.com/2026/01/25/l...
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You are not alone.
Together, we will. 🫶❤️✊
Together, we will. 🫶❤️✊
January 25, 2026 at 12:42 AM
You are not alone.
Together, we will. 🫶❤️✊
Together, we will. 🫶❤️✊
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We are watching one of the wildest things a nation-state has ever done: A superpower is committing suicide because the GOP Congress is too cowardly to stand up to the Mad King.
This is one of the wildest moments in all of geopolitics ever.
This is one of the wildest moments in all of geopolitics ever.
Footage shows Danish troops arriving in Greenland as part of a new military deployment. Among the personnel who landed on the island is Major General Peter H. Boysen, Chief of the Danish Army Command. #Greenland
January 19, 2026 at 10:59 PM
We are watching one of the wildest things a nation-state has ever done: A superpower is committing suicide because the GOP Congress is too cowardly to stand up to the Mad King.
This is one of the wildest moments in all of geopolitics ever.
This is one of the wildest moments in all of geopolitics ever.
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Bill Murray has a band. That band covers "Jenny/867-5309." He and his band mates talked about all of that. www.bostonherald.com/2026/01/16/b...
Bill Murray & his Blood Brothers bring ‘rock n roll circus’ to Boston
“In the beginning, I knew that the band were a bunch of all-stars and I’m trying to stay out of the way. But as time went on and (I) started to learn about the flow and feel of the show, it a…
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January 18, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Bill Murray has a band. That band covers "Jenny/867-5309." He and his band mates talked about all of that. www.bostonherald.com/2026/01/16/b...
Bill Murray has a band. That band covers "Jenny/867-5309." He and his band mates talked about all of that. www.bostonherald.com/2026/01/16/b...
Bill Murray & his Blood Brothers bring ‘rock n roll circus’ to Boston
“In the beginning, I knew that the band were a bunch of all-stars and I’m trying to stay out of the way. But as time went on and (I) started to learn about the flow and feel of the show, it a…
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January 18, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Bill Murray has a band. That band covers "Jenny/867-5309." He and his band mates talked about all of that. www.bostonherald.com/2026/01/16/b...
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It's big day for offshore wind! Just hours after a judge ruled Empire Wind could resume construction, Vineyard Wind jumped on the lawsuit bandwagon
Now, all 5 projects that were halted by the Trump admin in December have pushed back www.wbur.org/news/2026/01... @wbur.org
Now, all 5 projects that were halted by the Trump admin in December have pushed back www.wbur.org/news/2026/01... @wbur.org
Vineyard Wind sues Trump administration for halting construction
Vineyard Wind, a large and nearly complete offshore wind farm near Massachusetts, says the Trump administration violated the law when it ordered a construction pause in December.
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January 15, 2026 at 7:36 PM
It's big day for offshore wind! Just hours after a judge ruled Empire Wind could resume construction, Vineyard Wind jumped on the lawsuit bandwagon
Now, all 5 projects that were halted by the Trump admin in December have pushed back www.wbur.org/news/2026/01... @wbur.org
Now, all 5 projects that were halted by the Trump admin in December have pushed back www.wbur.org/news/2026/01... @wbur.org
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Good reminder from this state highway!
January 14, 2026 at 9:40 PM
Good reminder from this state highway!
The Other One forever
a man singing into a microphone while playing a guitar and the word truckin is on the screen behind him
ALT: a man singing into a microphone while playing a guitar and the word truckin is on the screen behind him
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January 11, 2026 at 1:21 AM
The Other One forever
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A few 2026 arts #Resolutions via @brattletheatre.bsky.social + HarborArts Boston + Harvard Art Museums + more www.bostonherald.com/2026/01/10/m...
Make this the year you savor the arts
Why not dive into 2026 with some new year’s arts resolutions that are fun, free, or cheap (and endlessly rewarding).
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January 10, 2026 at 5:23 PM
A few 2026 arts #Resolutions via @brattletheatre.bsky.social + HarborArts Boston + Harvard Art Museums + more www.bostonherald.com/2026/01/10/m...
A few 2026 arts #Resolutions via @brattletheatre.bsky.social + HarborArts Boston + Harvard Art Museums + more www.bostonherald.com/2026/01/10/m...
Make this the year you savor the arts
Why not dive into 2026 with some new year’s arts resolutions that are fun, free, or cheap (and endlessly rewarding).
www.bostonherald.com
January 10, 2026 at 5:23 PM
A few 2026 arts #Resolutions via @brattletheatre.bsky.social + HarborArts Boston + Harvard Art Museums + more www.bostonherald.com/2026/01/10/m...
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This is a guy who has his dream job.
And there’s only one of those positions in the world.
Yet he’s still speaking out and risking reprisal.
Where are 90% of the others in entertainment, music, movies etc?
And there’s only one of those positions in the world.
Yet he’s still speaking out and risking reprisal.
Where are 90% of the others in entertainment, music, movies etc?
My kitchen table issue is “don’t shoot people at their kitchen tables”
January 9, 2026 at 12:42 PM
This is a guy who has his dream job.
And there’s only one of those positions in the world.
Yet he’s still speaking out and risking reprisal.
Where are 90% of the others in entertainment, music, movies etc?
And there’s only one of those positions in the world.
Yet he’s still speaking out and risking reprisal.
Where are 90% of the others in entertainment, music, movies etc?