Sebastian Stirling
@newartillery.bsky.social
A dog wearing glasses? I’ve seen that before
Ann Arbor, MI
Ann Arbor, MI
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Now available: Lay it Down In Full View: Collected Writings On Silkworm And Their Music.
The 14 essays in this landmark 416 page tome adopt a range of approaches from memoir and historiography to music criticism.
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The 14 essays in this landmark 416 page tome adopt a range of approaches from memoir and historiography to music criticism.
Details here...
shop.comedyminusone.com/products/sil...
I contributed a chapter titled "Not Afraid to Show a Savage Face" about the evolution of Andy Cohen's narrative voice from the start of Silkworm through a palpable change in the Touch & Go years. It took a lot of restraint not to spill the beans on this book!
I listened to these records today
November 26, 2025 at 4:24 AM
I listened to these records today
I listened to these records today
November 25, 2025 at 4:07 AM
I listened to these records today
I listened to these records yesterday and today
November 24, 2025 at 4:01 AM
I listened to these records yesterday and today
Every time there’s a commercial with a peppy earworm of a song—usually it’s a prescription medicine, but this time it was Daisy Sour Cream—I ask my wife “Do you want this song on your phone?”
November 23, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Every time there’s a commercial with a peppy earworm of a song—usually it’s a prescription medicine, but this time it was Daisy Sour Cream—I ask my wife “Do you want this song on your phone?”
Me: “There’s a Buffalo Bills-specific Hallmark Christmas romance?”
Wife: “Does the podcast know about it?”
Me: “I’m sure @itschristmastown.bsky.social is aware of it.”
But I am curious if they’ve ranked the pro franchises for Hallmark-adaptability (with the Vancouver Canucks getting home ice.)
Wife: “Does the podcast know about it?”
Me: “I’m sure @itschristmastown.bsky.social is aware of it.”
But I am curious if they’ve ranked the pro franchises for Hallmark-adaptability (with the Vancouver Canucks getting home ice.)
November 23, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Me: “There’s a Buffalo Bills-specific Hallmark Christmas romance?”
Wife: “Does the podcast know about it?”
Me: “I’m sure @itschristmastown.bsky.social is aware of it.”
But I am curious if they’ve ranked the pro franchises for Hallmark-adaptability (with the Vancouver Canucks getting home ice.)
Wife: “Does the podcast know about it?”
Me: “I’m sure @itschristmastown.bsky.social is aware of it.”
But I am curious if they’ve ranked the pro franchises for Hallmark-adaptability (with the Vancouver Canucks getting home ice.)
I just put on Johnnie To’s Mad Detective and it went from 0 to Reservoir Dogs Ear Mutilation in like three minutes.
November 22, 2025 at 9:12 PM
I just put on Johnnie To’s Mad Detective and it went from 0 to Reservoir Dogs Ear Mutilation in like three minutes.
I listened to these records yesterday and today
November 22, 2025 at 4:13 AM
I listened to these records yesterday and today
There's now a Stars of the Lid Forever site with nineteen live recordings, including their show at Brooklyn's Basilica of Our Lady of Perpetual Help from 12/17/2013. Do I recommend driving back to Boston after an ambient classical show? No, I do not. But that was easily a top-five concert for me.
Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Brooklyn, USA
Stars of the Lid Forever is a fan-led project to archive their live recordings from over the years, all compiled in one place for your listening pleasure.
starsofthelidforever.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:39 PM
There's now a Stars of the Lid Forever site with nineteen live recordings, including their show at Brooklyn's Basilica of Our Lady of Perpetual Help from 12/17/2013. Do I recommend driving back to Boston after an ambient classical show? No, I do not. But that was easily a top-five concert for me.
Wow that’s sick how you’ll be able to see everyone who won’t get properly compensated when you stream a song
Spotify Acquires WhoSampled, Announces Expanded Song Credits
The sample-sourcing website will continue to operate “as a standalone platform and brand,” according to a statement
pitchfork.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Wow that’s sick how you’ll be able to see everyone who won’t get properly compensated when you stream a song
I listened to these records yesterday and today
November 20, 2025 at 4:05 AM
I listened to these records yesterday and today
I bet there’s going to be an incredible end-credits rap for Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles, sharply summing up the plot
November 20, 2025 at 2:46 AM
I bet there’s going to be an incredible end-credits rap for Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles, sharply summing up the plot
Ranking my favorite songs on Sigur Ros’s ( ):
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November 19, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Ranking my favorite songs on Sigur Ros’s ( ):
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A remake of David Cronenberg's Crash but modern driver assist functionality keeps preventing them from getting in accidents
November 19, 2025 at 2:46 PM
A remake of David Cronenberg's Crash but modern driver assist functionality keeps preventing them from getting in accidents
I listened to these records today
November 18, 2025 at 4:12 AM
I listened to these records today
For sale: half-pipe, never shredded
November 17, 2025 at 2:57 PM
For sale: half-pipe, never shredded
I listened to these records this weekend
November 17, 2025 at 4:02 AM
I listened to these records this weekend
I saw Shiner tonight at Small’s in Hamtramck
November 16, 2025 at 4:00 AM
I saw Shiner tonight at Small’s in Hamtramck
Saw a car branded for the business Goose Busters, a calling I did not know existed. But I would absolutely bust a goose.
November 15, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Saw a car branded for the business Goose Busters, a calling I did not know existed. But I would absolutely bust a goose.
Had the thoroughly unpleasant experience of getting tailgated by a Cybertruck, it was like being stalked by a refrigerator. I chuckled when we got to a red light and I saw that the driver was holding his phone and hollering into it, which is both illegal in this state and deafening to the other end.
November 14, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Had the thoroughly unpleasant experience of getting tailgated by a Cybertruck, it was like being stalked by a refrigerator. I chuckled when we got to a red light and I saw that the driver was holding his phone and hollering into it, which is both illegal in this state and deafening to the other end.
I listened to these records today
November 14, 2025 at 4:08 AM
I listened to these records today
Caroline 2 is a 2025 favorite and they released a deluxe edition with demos (which Rough Trade put on a 12"). The final album is an exciting midpoint between the genesis of an idea and its warped final possibilities. The demos are pure clay: hummed vocals, rehearsal room noise, in-progress guitars.
November 13, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Caroline 2 is a 2025 favorite and they released a deluxe edition with demos (which Rough Trade put on a 12"). The final album is an exciting midpoint between the genesis of an idea and its warped final possibilities. The demos are pure clay: hummed vocals, rehearsal room noise, in-progress guitars.
I listened to these records today
November 13, 2025 at 4:29 AM
I listened to these records today
I listened to these records today
November 12, 2025 at 3:54 AM
I listened to these records today
Janet Jackson out tagging vans in Ann Arbor
November 11, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Janet Jackson out tagging vans in Ann Arbor