Matt Helgeson
@matthelgeson.bsky.social
Weird rock music, old rappers, ex- Game Informer editior, host of CrossFade: Dueling Album Reviews podcast, SEO/content by day.
Still super proud of this, "City Fiction" in particular I think is one of the best songs I've ever been involved in
Oh hey sometimes people ask if I still make music and basically no I don't but I did do this record I think is cool with @matthelgeson.bsky.social and its bandcamp Friday, we keep talking about doing another one, the first only took us like 25 yrs to do so maybe soon?
Every Song Needs Three Things, by Renegade Priests
8 track album
renegadepriests.bandcamp.com
December 5, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Still super proud of this, "City Fiction" in particular I think is one of the best songs I've ever been involved in
RIP Steve Cropper
December 3, 2025 at 10:49 PM
RIP Steve Cropper
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also stumbling across something unfamiliar yet instantly compelling while channel-surfing TV or scanning through different radio stations
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 6:49 PM
also stumbling across something unfamiliar yet instantly compelling while channel-surfing TV or scanning through different radio stations
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i have something to say
November 25, 2025 at 1:18 AM
i have something to say
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One of Jimmy Cliff's you might not have heard - A yearning, stripped down cover of Rancid's Ruby Soho that sounds like it's actually a '70s original.
November 25, 2025 at 9:25 AM
One of Jimmy Cliff's you might not have heard - A yearning, stripped down cover of Rancid's Ruby Soho that sounds like it's actually a '70s original.
Dropped the album Strictly Business and you thought we would fold/30 days later/the LP went gold -so what cha sayin?
youtu.be/Z4HJ-xvmSyo?...
youtu.be/Z4HJ-xvmSyo?...
November 22, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Dropped the album Strictly Business and you thought we would fold/30 days later/the LP went gold -so what cha sayin?
youtu.be/Z4HJ-xvmSyo?...
youtu.be/Z4HJ-xvmSyo?...
From Thomas Pynchon's Shadow Ticket, set in the 1930s but certain passages seem pointedly relevant
November 22, 2025 at 2:49 PM
From Thomas Pynchon's Shadow Ticket, set in the 1930s but certain passages seem pointedly relevant
Really honored that Field Hospitals finished in the top 10 of the annual Twin Cities best new bands poll, really means a lot. Big thanks to @racketmn.com and @biketrouble.bsky.social for the great write-up!
racketmn.com/picked-to-cl...
racketmn.com/picked-to-cl...
Picked to Click 2025 No. 10: Field Hospitals - Racket
What happens when a bunch of experimental musicians decide to write catchy songs?
racketmn.com
November 19, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Really honored that Field Hospitals finished in the top 10 of the annual Twin Cities best new bands poll, really means a lot. Big thanks to @racketmn.com and @biketrouble.bsky.social for the great write-up!
racketmn.com/picked-to-cl...
racketmn.com/picked-to-cl...
Billy Woods, America's current greatest songwriter, at the 7th Street Entry.
November 18, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Billy Woods, America's current greatest songwriter, at the 7th Street Entry.
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Sometimes I feel like that
m.youtube.com/watch?v=p_Fj...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=p_Fj...
Myriam Gendron / Dorothy Parker - The Small Hours
YouTube video by Το φιλί της Πεταλούδας
m.youtube.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Sometimes I feel like that
m.youtube.com/watch?v=p_Fj...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=p_Fj...
Listening to Bill Evans and reading the new Pynchon, I feel classier than Mr. Peanut right now
November 17, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Listening to Bill Evans and reading the new Pynchon, I feel classier than Mr. Peanut right now
November 16, 2025 at 8:53 PM
it's so crazy how inaccurate Google has become on the most simple questions. About half of these are wrong, but my god Wynton Marsalis? The guy who LITERALLY CAN'T GO MORE THAN 2 SENTENCES WITHOUT MENTIONING NEW ORLEANS?
November 5, 2025 at 9:48 PM
it's so crazy how inaccurate Google has become on the most simple questions. About half of these are wrong, but my god Wynton Marsalis? The guy who LITERALLY CAN'T GO MORE THAN 2 SENTENCES WITHOUT MENTIONING NEW ORLEANS?
this is what peak male performance looks like
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDuM...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDuM...
Butch Willis & The Rocks live studio concert (1985)
YouTube video by HMPL
www.youtube.com
October 28, 2025 at 11:40 PM
this is what peak male performance looks like
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDuM...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDuM...
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Haha funny you should ask, Star Tribune.
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October 27, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Haha funny you should ask, Star Tribune.
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Talk to me when Taylor Swift has made anything half as good as Big Bad Leroy Brown
October 20, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Talk to me when Taylor Swift has made anything half as good as Big Bad Leroy Brown
I just thought of a good punk name for a guy in a tough guy hardcore band like Strife or Terror: Max Bench
October 20, 2025 at 5:56 PM
I just thought of a good punk name for a guy in a tough guy hardcore band like Strife or Terror: Max Bench
This is such a great song, better than 99% of Kiss songs
youtu.be/d2sMi8mtE_s?...
youtu.be/d2sMi8mtE_s?...
Ace Frehley Rip It Out
YouTube video by KISSROCKS7300
youtu.be
October 18, 2025 at 4:48 AM
This is such a great song, better than 99% of Kiss songs
youtu.be/d2sMi8mtE_s?...
youtu.be/d2sMi8mtE_s?...
Field Hospitals' Halloween single, our cover of the Ramones classic "Pet Sematary" is up on all streaming services now!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0M_...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0M_...
Pet Sematary
YouTube video by Field Hospitals - Topic
www.youtube.com
October 17, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Field Hospitals' Halloween single, our cover of the Ramones classic "Pet Sematary" is up on all streaming services now!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0M_...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0M_...
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Women don't like the vehicle
October 16, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Women don't like the vehicle
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Don’t miss today’s extra special newsletter from Reo! Fuck AI!
I was SO excited to start fielding pitches for @coyotemedia.org. Then we realized that a bunch of the ones we were getting were AI generated. I wrote about why I hate that, not just because it's lazy, but because it makes me second guess everything www.coyotemedia.org/yap-zone-the...
Yap Zone: The AI Slopocalypse Comes for COYOTE
AI, in our pitch form? It's more likely than you think.
www.coyotemedia.org
October 16, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Don’t miss today’s extra special newsletter from Reo! Fuck AI!
Arthur Russell - Oh Fernanda Why
YouTube video by Audika Records
youtu.be
October 16, 2025 at 3:38 PM