Robert Ashley
@robertashley.bsky.social
A Life Well Wasted, I Come to Shanghai, always in the kitchen. Music, books, and games. Lexington, VA. www.alifewellwasted.com
https://icometoshanghai.bandcamp.com/album/low-pressure
https://icometoshanghai.bandcamp.com/album/low-pressure
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The best Sey coffee I’ve had so far. Dragging an incredible cup out of a 1:18 ratio and an absurdly fine grind. I don’t understand how this works.
January 20, 2026 at 7:11 PM
The best Sey coffee I’ve had so far. Dragging an incredible cup out of a 1:18 ratio and an absurdly fine grind. I don’t understand how this works.
Saving all my Condé Nast hate for when they finally kill the New Yorker.
January 20, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Saving all my Condé Nast hate for when they finally kill the New Yorker.
Everything went wrong when they switched from Pitchforkmedia.com to Pitchfork.com
January 20, 2026 at 5:51 PM
Everything went wrong when they switched from Pitchforkmedia.com to Pitchfork.com
One thing that yoga has drilled into me is the benefit of balancing out your body, so now I doomscroll with my right hand while practicing on the drumpad with my left.
January 20, 2026 at 4:47 PM
One thing that yoga has drilled into me is the benefit of balancing out your body, so now I doomscroll with my right hand while practicing on the drumpad with my left.
Pynchon’s Mason & Dixon could be nicely adapted to a narrative clicker game, managing the expedition as they cut their pointless line through the land with axes and Lancaster rifles, interrupted by encounters with sarcastic natives, the duck automaton, and various mystical experiences. Free idea.
January 20, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Pynchon’s Mason & Dixon could be nicely adapted to a narrative clicker game, managing the expedition as they cut their pointless line through the land with axes and Lancaster rifles, interrupted by encounters with sarcastic natives, the duck automaton, and various mystical experiences. Free idea.
So depressing to imagine this game being what you want at the end….
Rockstar gives terminally ill fan early access to GTA 6
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January 18, 2026 at 4:29 PM
So depressing to imagine this game being what you want at the end….
My old bandmate Sam sent me a t-shirt for his excellent Athens GA bar, Hidden Gem.
January 16, 2026 at 5:52 PM
My old bandmate Sam sent me a t-shirt for his excellent Athens GA bar, Hidden Gem.
New cymbal set from Jon’s 3rd Floor Bazaar sounding so dammed good.
January 16, 2026 at 4:16 PM
New cymbal set from Jon’s 3rd Floor Bazaar sounding so dammed good.
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January 15, 2026 at 6:48 PM
Absolutely the lamest shit The Quietus has ever published.
"I feel like most people are just walking down the middle of the freeway, trying not to get hit by the right or the left, and it’s disgusting. At some point, we’ve got to connect our intelligence to our heart and move forward"
Mike Dirnt's (Green Day) Favourite Albums
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Mike Dirnt's (Green Day) Favourite Albums
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January 14, 2026 at 3:12 PM
Absolutely the lamest shit The Quietus has ever published.
Still can’t believe an 18 year old wrote this song. youtu.be/sgbLtG8PBv4
John Coltrane & Johnny Hartman : Lush Life
YouTube video by Mr Kleeg
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January 14, 2026 at 2:03 AM
Still can’t believe an 18 year old wrote this song. youtu.be/sgbLtG8PBv4
Saw Cate Le Bon in DC tonight. Really strange band, but fundamentally ass shaking. The drummer was a human LinnDrum.
January 13, 2026 at 5:16 AM
Saw Cate Le Bon in DC tonight. Really strange band, but fundamentally ass shaking. The drummer was a human LinnDrum.
I love all the musicians showing up at these protests, being loud, making it a party, showing the value of music and the people who make it. Music is a weapon.
NOW Arizona GOP lawmakers at newser to show support for ICE are shouted down by protesters. It's Opening Day for state Legislature.
January 12, 2026 at 4:25 PM
I love all the musicians showing up at these protests, being loud, making it a party, showing the value of music and the people who make it. Music is a weapon.
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they want you to think minneapolis is dangerous. more of brass solidarity band performing today at powderhorn park at the anti ICE protest after their agent killed renee good. the band is made up of community members around george floyd square and they bring joy to every action they appear at
January 11, 2026 at 2:29 AM
they want you to think minneapolis is dangerous. more of brass solidarity band performing today at powderhorn park at the anti ICE protest after their agent killed renee good. the band is made up of community members around george floyd square and they bring joy to every action they appear at
Obsessed with this band right now. youtu.be/OTfjE61H2Xg
Marionette
YouTube video by Twisted Teens - Topic
youtu.be
January 11, 2026 at 2:24 AM
Obsessed with this band right now. youtu.be/OTfjE61H2Xg
When I was a teenager the president of the US had to issue a prime time live television apology for receiving a blow job from a legal adult.
Without revealing your actual age,what's something you remember that if you told a younger person they wouldn't understand?
January 10, 2026 at 4:50 PM
When I was a teenager the president of the US had to issue a prime time live television apology for receiving a blow job from a legal adult.
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Speaking as a scholar of last words and surrounding discourse, wow.
For hundreds of years, European Christians were expected and directed to use Christ’s last words as their own. Achieving the ritual form was one mark of a good death.
For hundreds of years, European Christians were expected and directed to use Christ’s last words as their own. Achieving the ritual form was one mark of a good death.
"I'm not mad at you" as your last words on earth are really not all that far from "forgive them father for they know not what they do."
January 9, 2026 at 8:56 PM
Speaking as a scholar of last words and surrounding discourse, wow.
For hundreds of years, European Christians were expected and directed to use Christ’s last words as their own. Achieving the ritual form was one mark of a good death.
For hundreds of years, European Christians were expected and directed to use Christ’s last words as their own. Achieving the ritual form was one mark of a good death.
The way I support my local public library is checking out the best books on hand and camping on them until I’ve racked up $30-40 worth of late fees.
January 9, 2026 at 6:44 PM
The way I support my local public library is checking out the best books on hand and camping on them until I’ve racked up $30-40 worth of late fees.
When music welcomes you home youtu.be/4U2XlME2qMs
I Have The Room Above Her
YouTube video by Paul Motian - Topic
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January 9, 2026 at 6:40 PM
When music welcomes you home youtu.be/4U2XlME2qMs
Arctic Eggs unchallenged, though Mouthwashing and 1000xRESIST get close.
Quote this with your favourite game from 2024, and whether that's changed from what you would have said a year ago
Localisations/early access/expansions count, remasters/ports don't. Remakes depend.
Two-way ties count.
For a fuller refresher: backloggd.com/games/lib/po...
Localisations/early access/expansions count, remasters/ports don't. Remakes depend.
Two-way ties count.
For a fuller refresher: backloggd.com/games/lib/po...
January 9, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Arctic Eggs unchallenged, though Mouthwashing and 1000xRESIST get close.
Just had the run on of my life in Sektori’s Surge mode.
January 9, 2026 at 3:46 AM
Just had the run on of my life in Sektori’s Surge mode.
Pure beauty for anyone who needs it. youtu.be/efOdPIOTmFk
Gnosis
YouTube video by John Zorn - Topic
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January 8, 2026 at 1:52 AM
Pure beauty for anyone who needs it. youtu.be/efOdPIOTmFk
It has come to my attention that you guys didn’t buy Sektori, and that’s fucked up. It’s the only game I’m playing right now. store.steampowered.com/app/2105620/...
Sektori on Steam
Sektori is an intense, fast paced twin-stick shooter infused with hard hitting techno music. A game where the high-adrenaline gameplay, visuals, and music come together to transport you into another s...
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January 7, 2026 at 2:25 AM
It has come to my attention that you guys didn’t buy Sektori, and that’s fucked up. It’s the only game I’m playing right now. store.steampowered.com/app/2105620/...
This @see-saw.fun best punk albums of 2025 zine is getting tacked to the basement wall.
January 6, 2026 at 2:28 PM
This @see-saw.fun best punk albums of 2025 zine is getting tacked to the basement wall.
Sunday night chicken shawarma and mezze feast
January 5, 2026 at 4:18 AM
Sunday night chicken shawarma and mezze feast