Liner Notes Danny
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This is going to be the account where I talk about music, for everything else follow @comicbooksdanny.bsky.social
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A massive influence on my understanding of language, power, possibility - and he can go fuck himself into oblivion. Thanks for some of the words. Shedding all of these people like a chrysalis.
“That’s particularly true now with the hysteria that has developed about abuse of women, which has reached the point that even questioning a charge is a crime worse than murder."
-- Noam Chomsky
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-- Noam Chomsky
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Newly released files shed new light on Chomsky and Epstein relationship
Latest communications undermine Chomsky’s earlier claims that he primarily had financial dealings with Epstein
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February 10, 2026 at 2:57 PM
A massive influence on my understanding of language, power, possibility - and he can go fuck himself into oblivion. Thanks for some of the words. Shedding all of these people like a chrysalis.
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He knew who Epstein was and invited him to Bard High School anyway. Botstein denies it, but, "an undated photo in the documents depicts what appears to be three young women or girls, whose faces are redacted, two of whom are wearing shirts that read 'Bard High School Early College Cleveland.'”
New Email Shows Bard’s President Thanked Epstein for Caribbean Trip
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February 10, 2026 at 1:14 AM
He knew who Epstein was and invited him to Bard High School anyway. Botstein denies it, but, "an undated photo in the documents depicts what appears to be three young women or girls, whose faces are redacted, two of whom are wearing shirts that read 'Bard High School Early College Cleveland.'”
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if kid rock took off the hat he’d just look like a weird old dude but unfortunately he is committed to the hat so he looks like a witch
I mean, the one on the right is gay AND Latino. It’s almost not even fair to compare, one has a real advantage here. But also, fuck Kid Rock and his meth face.
February 10, 2026 at 4:27 AM
if kid rock took off the hat he’d just look like a weird old dude but unfortunately he is committed to the hat so he looks like a witch
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Excited to discuss Bad Bunny's Super Bowl LX haftime show performance in my "Race in US Popular Music" course today where we will relate it to the music video for Lionel Richie's "All Night Long" (we watched that last week) and an excerpt of George E. Lewis's landmark 2000 essay, "Too Many Notes"
February 10, 2026 at 1:40 PM
Excited to discuss Bad Bunny's Super Bowl LX haftime show performance in my "Race in US Popular Music" course today where we will relate it to the music video for Lionel Richie's "All Night Long" (we watched that last week) and an excerpt of George E. Lewis's landmark 2000 essay, "Too Many Notes"
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I really need people outside of Seattle to know how much Krist Novoselic sucks
![A screenshot of a Facebook post by Krist Novoselić:
A new proposal would prohibit clearing encampments unless local government provides higher levels of accommodation for shelter. Our state's ruling party is attempting to codify what appears to be a lifestyle. There's no longer any expectation of personal accountability.
Quoted post from Cascade Party Washington:
WA legislature proposal out of touch with worsening chronic addiction homelessness - read now in The Summit (independent press of Cascade Party WA).
[Link with a preview image of a person lying face down on the street next to a dumpster]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:yfbs5wymp42eunwvyd57zsem/bafkreiapxbisw52e7xtxafnpnvonviqjfumlmhotqmqsgin7uteiy5qdn4@jpeg)
February 9, 2026 at 10:07 PM
I really need people outside of Seattle to know how much Krist Novoselic sucks
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Immeasurable contribution to music. Rest easy
Ebo Taylor, who did for Ghanaian music what his friend Fela Kuti did for Nigeria, has been called the greatest rhythm guitarist in history.
His son Kweku Taylor:
“The world has lost a giant, a colossus of African music, leaving behind an unmatched artistry legacy. Dad, your light will never fade.”
His son Kweku Taylor:
“The world has lost a giant, a colossus of African music, leaving behind an unmatched artistry legacy. Dad, your light will never fade.”
Ebo Taylor, Ghanaian highlife pioneer and guitarist, dies age 90
Taylor, who did for Ghanaian music what his friend Fela Kuti did for Nigeria, has been called the greatest rhythm guitarist in history
www.theguardian.com
February 10, 2026 at 1:58 AM
Immeasurable contribution to music. Rest easy
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also the venn diagram of people mad they can't understand the lyrics and the people who think born in the usa is about how good america is is a circle
my opinion on the Bad Bunny halftime show, and non-English music in general, is that i think a need to “be able to understand the lyrics” displays an embarrassing shallowness of the speaker to appreciate the voice as an instrument & to appreciate music as something other than a lyric delivery system
February 9, 2026 at 8:06 PM
also the venn diagram of people mad they can't understand the lyrics and the people who think born in the usa is about how good america is is a circle
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Honestly the most theologically Christian lyric in the whole TPUSA show was "Get in the pit and try to love someone"
February 9, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Honestly the most theologically Christian lyric in the whole TPUSA show was "Get in the pit and try to love someone"
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they performed American Idiot
Green Day avoids making political statement during Super Bowl 2026 opening performance
Green Day avoids making political statement during Super Bowl 2026 opening performance
A rocking start to the Super Bowl.
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February 9, 2026 at 12:33 AM
they performed American Idiot
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please rise for the US national anthem www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6z2...
Precious Things (2015 Remaster)
YouTube video by Tori Amos - Topic
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February 8, 2026 at 11:28 PM
please rise for the US national anthem www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6z2...
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It’s important to know who’s the David Bowie and who’s the Freddie Mercury in your relationship.
February 8, 2026 at 11:15 PM
It’s important to know who’s the David Bowie and who’s the Freddie Mercury in your relationship.
Jesus what an incredible year for popular music. All the same, everybody who isn’t Björk, thanks so much for playing but you can go home now
NEW NEWSLETTER! If you need a complete list of the 115 albums entered into the 2001 tournament that I posted last night, here you go. Also, don’t forget the Guessing Game will happen here, this Sat at noon CST!
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#408 The Best Album of 2001 Tournament - The First 115 Albums
Hey folks! Last night, I announced the first 115 albums entered into the upcoming Best Album of 2001 Tournament. If you missed it, or you were there when it...
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February 6, 2026 at 12:01 AM
Jesus what an incredible year for popular music. All the same, everybody who isn’t Björk, thanks so much for playing but you can go home now
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nevermind spanish, some of you have three days to learn how to dance
February 5, 2026 at 9:12 PM
nevermind spanish, some of you have three days to learn how to dance
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some of you really should boycott that show bc when people get up off that couch you're in trouble
February 5, 2026 at 9:13 PM
some of you really should boycott that show bc when people get up off that couch you're in trouble
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it would be funny if this was the thing that caused a moment of lucidity for Republicans to be like "wait we suck"
guys. the kid rock performance is uh. well it’s exactly what you’d expect
February 5, 2026 at 5:19 PM
it would be funny if this was the thing that caused a moment of lucidity for Republicans to be like "wait we suck"
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On Facebook, friends of mine are posting photos on the set of the Muppet Show, because I was on staff at the National Puppetry Conference for over a decade.
On LinkedIn, I scroll past a video of lifeless AI muppets, generated by an old colleague who once told me he doesn't "get music"
On LinkedIn, I scroll past a video of lifeless AI muppets, generated by an old colleague who once told me he doesn't "get music"
February 5, 2026 at 7:00 PM
On Facebook, friends of mine are posting photos on the set of the Muppet Show, because I was on staff at the National Puppetry Conference for over a decade.
On LinkedIn, I scroll past a video of lifeless AI muppets, generated by an old colleague who once told me he doesn't "get music"
On LinkedIn, I scroll past a video of lifeless AI muppets, generated by an old colleague who once told me he doesn't "get music"
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“Yes, I told the sex offender that my undergrad was smoking hot, but ONLY because I knew he was a sexist pervert” is quite the defense
Yale prof David Gelernter defends his letter urging Epstein to hire "v small goodlooking blonde" student by saying that he was "keep[ing] the potential boss's habits in mind."
This creep shouldn't be allowed anywhere near students.
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This creep shouldn't be allowed anywhere near students.
yaledailynews.com/articles/gel...
February 5, 2026 at 6:59 PM
“Yes, I told the sex offender that my undergrad was smoking hot, but ONLY because I knew he was a sexist pervert” is quite the defense
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The Washington Post has only a single arts critic left - everyone else got fired today, along with all three arts editors. (There are still a couple of excellent arts reporters.) I was so upset I dusted off my blog to have my say: annemidgette.com/blog/f/a-req...
A requiem for arts coverage
I used to say I wished that newspapers would treat their arts sections the way they treated their sports sections. What I meant was that sports sections offered a balanced mix of news stories, feature...
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February 4, 2026 at 9:13 PM
The Washington Post has only a single arts critic left - everyone else got fired today, along with all three arts editors. (There are still a couple of excellent arts reporters.) I was so upset I dusted off my blog to have my say: annemidgette.com/blog/f/a-req...
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Among those laid off by the Washington Post today was Michael Andor Brodeur, the paper's classical music critic: another blow to an invaluable yet increasingly precarious discipline.
February 4, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Among those laid off by the Washington Post today was Michael Andor Brodeur, the paper's classical music critic: another blow to an invaluable yet increasingly precarious discipline.
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blog.bandcamp.com/2025/12/03/b... The first #bandcampfriday is THIS FRIDAY. Sadly, due to various other commitments and my main job, I do not have a ton of new albums to recommend, but if YOU have something out recently, post it here. Will have new MFTROU posts out soon, just not by this Friday.
Bandcamp Fridays Return in 2026 with More Dates
Bandcamp Fridays are back in 2026 with eight dates to support independent music. Discover new artists, buy music, and help put more money in the hands of artists.
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February 4, 2026 at 4:27 PM
blog.bandcamp.com/2025/12/03/b... The first #bandcampfriday is THIS FRIDAY. Sadly, due to various other commitments and my main job, I do not have a ton of new albums to recommend, but if YOU have something out recently, post it here. Will have new MFTROU posts out soon, just not by this Friday.
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Wanna hear me and Josh Jackson break down the Jazz results at the Grammys? Sure you do www.wrti.org/podcast/late...
Grammys Recap / Dezron Douglas
How do we feel about this year’s Grammy Awards? We'll attempt to answer that question before diving deep into a conversation with bassist Dezron Douglas, conducted onstage before a recent quartet show...
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February 3, 2026 at 2:18 PM
Wanna hear me and Josh Jackson break down the Jazz results at the Grammys? Sure you do www.wrti.org/podcast/late...
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very excited about class today in which we will listen to Celine Dion, Elliott Smith, Bev Casanova, Artur Zmijewski, and Y. Bhekhirst.
February 4, 2026 at 6:21 PM
very excited about class today in which we will listen to Celine Dion, Elliott Smith, Bev Casanova, Artur Zmijewski, and Y. Bhekhirst.
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wrote about jelly roll pretending he and we are stupid for this week's drti www.dontrocktheinbox.com/im-a-dumb-re...
"I'm A Dumb Redneck": Jelly Roll's Cop Out and Nashville's Imagined Norm
Imagine if we could go two weeks in this newsletter without having to reckon with some country/politics foolishness. Imagine if people like Jelly Roll and Kid Rock would just shut up and sing!! I jest...
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February 4, 2026 at 2:34 PM
wrote about jelly roll pretending he and we are stupid for this week's drti www.dontrocktheinbox.com/im-a-dumb-re...