Jason Steven Murphy
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Shenanigans, tomfoolery, hijinks - I'm up for all of it.
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TWO NEW CANARY RELEASES
both of Egyptian performers on 78s, both less than 15 minutes, both of rarely recorded instruments
Dr. Abdel Latif Gohar performed on the buzuq in the ‘50s. Technically wonderful and deeply heartfelt.
canary-records.bandcamp.com/album/egypti...
both of Egyptian performers on 78s, both less than 15 minutes, both of rarely recorded instruments
Dr. Abdel Latif Gohar performed on the buzuq in the ‘50s. Technically wonderful and deeply heartfelt.
canary-records.bandcamp.com/album/egypti...
Egyptian Buzuq Solos ca. 1950s, by Dr. Abdel Latif Gohar
4 track album
canary-records.bandcamp.com
December 4, 2025 at 1:11 AM
TWO NEW CANARY RELEASES
both of Egyptian performers on 78s, both less than 15 minutes, both of rarely recorded instruments
Dr. Abdel Latif Gohar performed on the buzuq in the ‘50s. Technically wonderful and deeply heartfelt.
canary-records.bandcamp.com/album/egypti...
both of Egyptian performers on 78s, both less than 15 minutes, both of rarely recorded instruments
Dr. Abdel Latif Gohar performed on the buzuq in the ‘50s. Technically wonderful and deeply heartfelt.
canary-records.bandcamp.com/album/egypti...
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The printer has a 30% off discount for Pledging My Time HARDCOVER through Monday.
Hardcover version makes a great XMas gift! And for the next two days it's a good bit cheaper. Use code BOOKGIFT30
It's the cheapest place to get hardcover - yet I make the most if you buy it here. Win win!
Hardcover version makes a great XMas gift! And for the next two days it's a good bit cheaper. Use code BOOKGIFT30
It's the cheapest place to get hardcover - yet I make the most if you buy it here. Win win!
Pledging My Time
"More fine stories than you can count" — Greil Marcus
Collecting over 40 original, in-depth interviews, Pledging My Time is the first look at Bob Dylan’s career entirely from the perspective of the m...
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November 29, 2025 at 7:59 PM
The printer has a 30% off discount for Pledging My Time HARDCOVER through Monday.
Hardcover version makes a great XMas gift! And for the next two days it's a good bit cheaper. Use code BOOKGIFT30
It's the cheapest place to get hardcover - yet I make the most if you buy it here. Win win!
Hardcover version makes a great XMas gift! And for the next two days it's a good bit cheaper. Use code BOOKGIFT30
It's the cheapest place to get hardcover - yet I make the most if you buy it here. Win win!
So wicked true.
Man Who Thought Fleetwood Mac’s ‘The Chain’ Was Over In For Thrill Of His Fucking Life https://theonion.com/man-who-thought-fleetwood-macs-the-chain-was-over-in-for-thrill-of-his-fucking-life/
November 24, 2025 at 9:51 PM
So wicked true.
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Every issue of Dennis O'Neil's THE QUESTION ended with a specific reading recommendation which tied into the themes of the series. Here, I will compile a complete list of his entire curated collection.
THE QUESTION #1
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, Robert Pirsig
THE QUESTION #1
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, Robert Pirsig
December 9, 2024 at 10:30 PM
Every issue of Dennis O'Neil's THE QUESTION ended with a specific reading recommendation which tied into the themes of the series. Here, I will compile a complete list of his entire curated collection.
THE QUESTION #1
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, Robert Pirsig
THE QUESTION #1
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, Robert Pirsig
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The Supper Club film is one of the holy grails of Dylan collecting. Even the Dylan Archives is prohibited from showing the footage to researchers. Almost no one has seen it in 30 years.
I watched it one afternoon this summer, sitting with the director. Here's the story. It lives up to the hype.
I watched it one afternoon this summer, sitting with the director. Here's the story. It lives up to the hype.
Watching Bob Dylan's Unreleased Supper Club Tapes
A rare viewing session one afternoon in Tulsa
www.flaggingdown.com
November 16, 2025 at 12:55 PM
The Supper Club film is one of the holy grails of Dylan collecting. Even the Dylan Archives is prohibited from showing the footage to researchers. Almost no one has seen it in 30 years.
I watched it one afternoon this summer, sitting with the director. Here's the story. It lives up to the hype.
I watched it one afternoon this summer, sitting with the director. Here's the story. It lives up to the hype.
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Mamdani is going to implement Sheri Oteri law. Everyone in NYC will now have to dress like this:
November 9, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Mamdani is going to implement Sheri Oteri law. Everyone in NYC will now have to dress like this:
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Surprise! The first Bob Dylan soundboards in 16 years. The Outlaw Tour has never sounded better.
www.flaggingdown.com/p/the-outlaw...
www.flaggingdown.com/p/the-outlaw...
November 6, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Surprise! The first Bob Dylan soundboards in 16 years. The Outlaw Tour has never sounded better.
www.flaggingdown.com/p/the-outlaw...
www.flaggingdown.com/p/the-outlaw...
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Happy Bootleg Series release day! Here's my exhaustive (exhausting?) track by track guide to read while you listen. A deep dive on each song—where they come from, what they sound like, have we heard them before
(And if you didn't buy the full set, two discs worth are on streaming today)
(And if you didn't buy the full set, two discs worth are on streaming today)
A Track-by-Track Guide to Bob Dylan's 'Through the Open Window' Bootleg Series
Plus a playlist of highlights at the very end
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October 31, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Happy Bootleg Series release day! Here's my exhaustive (exhausting?) track by track guide to read while you listen. A deep dive on each song—where they come from, what they sound like, have we heard them before
(And if you didn't buy the full set, two discs worth are on streaming today)
(And if you didn't buy the full set, two discs worth are on streaming today)
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The final recently-discovered 60s concert tape I listened to in the Bob Dylan Archives—and the only one with The Hawks backing him.
A different tape of this show (by bootlegger Allen Ginsberg no less) circulates, but this new one sounds better.
A different tape of this show (by bootlegger Allen Ginsberg no less) circulates, but this new one sounds better.
Never-Heard '60s Dylan Tape #4: San Francisco 1965
December 11, 1965 - Masonic Memorial Auditorium, San Francisco, CA
www.flaggingdown.com
October 28, 2025 at 9:39 PM
The final recently-discovered 60s concert tape I listened to in the Bob Dylan Archives—and the only one with The Hawks backing him.
A different tape of this show (by bootlegger Allen Ginsberg no less) circulates, but this new one sounds better.
A different tape of this show (by bootlegger Allen Ginsberg no less) circulates, but this new one sounds better.
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In his Bob Dylan Day-By-Day book, Clinton Heylin calls this “one of his most legendary performances.” But the legend, such as it is, comes solely from reports from those who were there. No tape has ever been heard…until now.
The first of four never-heard Dylan tapes I listened to at the Archives:
The first of four never-heard Dylan tapes I listened to at the Archives:
Never-Heard '60s Bob Dylan Tape #1: Berkeley 1964
February 22, 1964 - Berkeley Community Theatre, Berkeley, CA
www.flaggingdown.com
October 22, 2025 at 5:14 PM
In his Bob Dylan Day-By-Day book, Clinton Heylin calls this “one of his most legendary performances.” But the legend, such as it is, comes solely from reports from those who were there. No tape has ever been heard…until now.
The first of four never-heard Dylan tapes I listened to at the Archives:
The first of four never-heard Dylan tapes I listened to at the Archives:
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While in Tulsa this summer, I visited the Bob Dylan Archives and listened to four never-heard tapes from Bob's Bay Area concerts in 64 and 65. Today I share the story of how these tapes came to exist—and came to be discovered in a basement 60 years later.
How a Macy’s Stock Boy Taped Four Never-Heard 1960s Dylan Shows
Within a year Ray Anderson was a leading figure in the San Francisco counterculture
www.flaggingdown.com
October 19, 2025 at 1:12 PM
While in Tulsa this summer, I visited the Bob Dylan Archives and listened to four never-heard tapes from Bob's Bay Area concerts in 64 and 65. Today I share the story of how these tapes came to exist—and came to be discovered in a basement 60 years later.
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Happy Hearts of Fire day to those who celebrate! I talked to Beau Hill, Music Director of the movie and producer of the soundtrack, about months of chaos working on Bob Dylan's infamous flop
And I got an answer to the question we've all been asking: How much did Bob really know about Ratt?
And I got an answer to the question we've all been asking: How much did Bob really know about Ratt?
Producer Beau Hill on Chaos and Confusion Making Bob Dylan's 'Hearts of Fire'
"Let's see if Bob can remember his instructions from fifteen seconds ago"
www.flaggingdown.com
October 9, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Happy Hearts of Fire day to those who celebrate! I talked to Beau Hill, Music Director of the movie and producer of the soundtrack, about months of chaos working on Bob Dylan's infamous flop
And I got an answer to the question we've all been asking: How much did Bob really know about Ratt?
And I got an answer to the question we've all been asking: How much did Bob really know about Ratt?
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doomscroll break
October 8, 2025 at 7:13 AM
doomscroll break
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The First Annual Lab Report! Way back in 1994, Stereolab curated a one-night mini-festival of adventurous sounds in London. Listen (to some of it)! doomandgloomfromthetomb.tumblr.com/post/7967575...
Doom & Gloom From The Tomb
Stereolab / Flying Saucer Attack - Electric Ballroom, London, England, July 12, 1994
I mentioned that Bitchin Bajas show in Denver (with Prairiewolf!) that's happening next week. What I didn't mention...
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October 7, 2025 at 2:49 PM
The First Annual Lab Report! Way back in 1994, Stereolab curated a one-night mini-festival of adventurous sounds in London. Listen (to some of it)! doomandgloomfromthetomb.tumblr.com/post/7967575...
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Another piece (the last for a few days, I promise): I spent an entertaining couple of hours with Evan Dando, who is one of the most unfiltered and bracingly honest interviewees you could hope for. We talked drugs, music, drugs, memoirs and more drugs. www.theguardian.com/music/2025/o...
The Lemonheads’ Evan Dando: ‘Some people were supposed to take drugs – and one of them was me’
He was the darling of early-90s alt rock, but success came with the kind of rock’n’roll excess that many of his peers did not survive. Now, having finally quit heroin, he’s back with a new album, a me...
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October 6, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Another piece (the last for a few days, I promise): I spent an entertaining couple of hours with Evan Dando, who is one of the most unfiltered and bracingly honest interviewees you could hope for. We talked drugs, music, drugs, memoirs and more drugs. www.theguardian.com/music/2025/o...
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Today marks the first day in public media’s history without federal funding. And we’re not going anywhere.
Listeners like you keep our mission alive. Protect one of the last places where America comes together to hear itself.
Stand with us today. Donate at this link: n.pr/46wamAj
Listeners like you keep our mission alive. Protect one of the last places where America comes together to hear itself.
Stand with us today. Donate at this link: n.pr/46wamAj
October 1, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Today marks the first day in public media’s history without federal funding. And we’re not going anywhere.
Listeners like you keep our mission alive. Protect one of the last places where America comes together to hear itself.
Stand with us today. Donate at this link: n.pr/46wamAj
Listeners like you keep our mission alive. Protect one of the last places where America comes together to hear itself.
Stand with us today. Donate at this link: n.pr/46wamAj
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After mailing everything out, I ended up with a few extra Rolling Thunder zines to add to the store.
Specifically: 9 copies. The final 9 copies ever. If you missed 'em when they sold out so fast initially, last chance…
Specifically: 9 copies. The final 9 copies ever. If you missed 'em when they sold out so fast initially, last chance…
Rolling Thunder '75 Day By Day Zine
2025 marks the 50th anniversary of Bob Dylan’s Rolling Thunder Revue. To celebrate the milestone, I put together this little booklet—a show-by-show...
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September 26, 2025 at 12:50 PM
After mailing everything out, I ended up with a few extra Rolling Thunder zines to add to the store.
Specifically: 9 copies. The final 9 copies ever. If you missed 'em when they sold out so fast initially, last chance…
Specifically: 9 copies. The final 9 copies ever. If you missed 'em when they sold out so fast initially, last chance…
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i love collecting books until it's time to move
September 19, 2025 at 7:48 PM
i love collecting books until it's time to move
1000%
Dam been writing a book about this and she just TikToked it in 90 seconds.
September 19, 2025 at 1:59 PM
1000%
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I would love to be part of the conversation on MSNBC related to the Kimmel story and it's chilling effects on first amendment, but unfortunately I was terminated by MSNBC for stating that "hateful thoughts lead to hateful words which lead to hateful actions".
September 18, 2025 at 1:58 PM
I would love to be part of the conversation on MSNBC related to the Kimmel story and it's chilling effects on first amendment, but unfortunately I was terminated by MSNBC for stating that "hateful thoughts lead to hateful words which lead to hateful actions".
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From Wired a few weeks ago. A lot of the people who I was told for years were the adults in the room are being asked how they want to be remembered, and that answer is very clearly "cowards."
www.wired.com/story/uncann...
www.wired.com/story/uncann...
September 18, 2025 at 3:01 AM
From Wired a few weeks ago. A lot of the people who I was told for years were the adults in the room are being asked how they want to be remembered, and that answer is very clearly "cowards."
www.wired.com/story/uncann...
www.wired.com/story/uncann...
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This essay contends that Dopethrone by Electric Wizard is the greatest album ever made.
In certain moods, I agree.
thequietus.com/opinion-and-...
In certain moods, I agree.
thequietus.com/opinion-and-...
25 Years of Infernal Weight: The Destructive Legacy of Electric Wizard's Dopethrone | The Quietus
Dopethrone, now 25 years old, is the greatest album ever recorded, according to Dan Franklin, so great it destroyed Electric Wizard
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September 17, 2025 at 8:41 AM
This essay contends that Dopethrone by Electric Wizard is the greatest album ever made.
In certain moods, I agree.
thequietus.com/opinion-and-...
In certain moods, I agree.
thequietus.com/opinion-and-...
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The Dept. of Education has pulled funding for programs in 8 states that support students with both hearing and vision loss.
A staffer at one program says he was told the Trump admin. took issue with 2 words on the grant application: “transition" and “privilege": www.propublica.org/article/trum...
A staffer at one program says he was told the Trump admin. took issue with 2 words on the grant application: “transition" and “privilege": www.propublica.org/article/trum...
September 14, 2025 at 3:00 AM
The Dept. of Education has pulled funding for programs in 8 states that support students with both hearing and vision loss.
A staffer at one program says he was told the Trump admin. took issue with 2 words on the grant application: “transition" and “privilege": www.propublica.org/article/trum...
A staffer at one program says he was told the Trump admin. took issue with 2 words on the grant application: “transition" and “privilege": www.propublica.org/article/trum...