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here's a Friendsgiving mix I made back in 2023 that holds up pretty well - lots of funky food-themed songs and just general good vibes: open.substack.com/pub/djfalkor...
Random Rules Playlist 015: Thanksgiving / Friendsgiving Mix
The perfect playlist for any turkey day event
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November 24, 2025 at 11:48 PM
#currentlistening: v/a — The Harder They Come (Original Soundtrack Recording) (Keel pressing / mono / reissued 1979 / Mango)
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R.I.P., Jimmy Cliff.
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#jimmycliff #jimmycliffrip #thehardertheycomesoundtrack #variousartists #70sreggae #mangorecords
November 24, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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R.I.P. reggae legend Jimmy Cliff

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R.I.P. reggae legend Jimmy Cliff - Treble
The singer has died at 81 years old
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November 24, 2025 at 2:33 PM
#currentlistening: Minutemen — What Makes A Man Start Fires? (Rainbo pressing / reissued ? / SST Records)
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#minutemen #whatmakesamanstartfires #80sindie #80shardcore #reissue #sstrecords #dboonforever #mikewatt #georgehurley #producedbyspot
November 23, 2025 at 1:27 AM
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Huh! Had no idea its on Bandcamp

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Now playing: I Care Because You Do by your friend and mine, the Aphex Twin.

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November 20, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Listen more. Read more. Write more. Draw more.

These are things I need to do.
November 18, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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Four decades back a major label released a debut album that sounded like almost nothing on earth while still sounding incredibly familiar. Our man in San Francisco Ned Raggett takes stock of it all

Happy Birthday to the JAMC's Psychocandy, which turns 40 today!

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November 18, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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'Endtroducing...' is a gorgeously dense and immersive symphony of borrowed parts

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DJ Shadow : Endtroducing... | Treble 100, No. 17 | Treble
A literal record-breaking album crafted from bits and pieces of records, with 'Endtroducing', DJ Shadow changed music forever
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November 17, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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Thelonius Monk Quartet - Monk's Dream
YouTube video by JazzTuna
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November 16, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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NEW ON FEEDING TUBE RECORDS

STARE KITS "Live in NYC 1979" LP
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SELF-IMMOLATION MUSIC "Strange Worship" LP
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DAMO SUZUKI & BAND WHOSE NAME IS A SYMBOL "Live at Dominion" 2LP
feedingtuberecords.bandcamp.com/album/live-a...
November 14, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Apparently, the last penny was pressed today in Philly.

That’s my five cents.
November 13, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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@mandyindiana.bsky.social have announced a new album, 'URGH'

Hear the first single, "Magazine"

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Mandy, Indiana announce new album, URGH - Treble
Hear new song "Magazine"
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November 12, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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Tom Waits - "Swordfishtrombone"
YouTube video by Tom Waits
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November 12, 2025 at 1:54 AM
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The standout final statement from a group of hip-hop legends

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November 10, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Armand Hammer & The Alchemist: "Laraaji"

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Armand Hammer & The Alchemist - Laraaji (Official Video)
YouTube video by Armand Hammer
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November 10, 2025 at 3:32 AM
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Makaya McCraven covers a wide and wonderful spread of sounds on his new quadruple-EP release

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November 8, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Forty years ago, Black Flag released a four-track instrumental EP called The Process Of Weeding Out, an ambitious jazz-punk offering that further tested the constraints of hardcore and signaled that an end was close. I had thoughts, time, and a laptop.

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Notes From The Record Room: Black Flag INSTRUMENTAL, $6.98 (and 40 Years Later) — Letters From A Tapehead
Forty years ago, Black Flag released a four-track instrumental EP called The Process Of Weeding Out , an ambitious jazz-punk offering that further tested the constraints of hardcore and signaled th...
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November 8, 2025 at 2:41 AM
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Anna Von Hausswolff showcases delirious range in both style and ability on 'Iconoclasts'

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November 7, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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Wisdom Spit. Video live now.

Omnipotent Fuck out tomorrow November 7th from @phagetapes.bsky.social and Feral Crone Recordings.

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Lana Del Rabies - Wisdom Spit (Official Video)
YouTube video by Lana Del Rabies
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November 7, 2025 at 1:18 AM