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Bruce Warren

@somevelvetblog.bsky.social

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playing the hits, the misses, the B-sides & deep trx. Go Birds. philly. tweeter deactivator. resister

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Bruce Warren @somevelvetblog.bsky.social · Nov 16

a #Music list I started to get you started. some folks I follow whose opinions and takes and passion for music i love.
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World Cafe @worldcafe.bsky.social · 17h

Montreal record producer Howard Bilerman has worked with Leonard Cohen, Arcade Fire, Godspeed You! Black Emperor & others. For our Sense of Place: Montreal series Cafe host Raina Douris @rahrahraina.bsky.social talks w/ him about those and the studio he co-founded. www.npr.org/2025/10/10/n...

Meet the producer behind some of Montreal's finest records : World Cafe Words and Music Podcast

Howard Bilerman went from taping punk shows as a teen to co-founding Hotel2Tango, one of Montreal's most iconic recording studios.

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WXPN @wxpnfm.bsky.social · 13h

Vote for your ten favorite cover songs and help build the list of the 885 Greatest Cover Songs. Voting ends October 30. Here's our Afternoon host/Music Director/King of Funky Friday Dan Reed's list. Check out more host and staff lists and vote here: xpn.org/wxpn-hosts-p...

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Chris Person @papapishu.bsky.social · 14h

They should put a new TRON soundtrack out every few years so we can all collectively pretend there’s a movie attached to it.

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WXPN @wxpnfm.bsky.social · 17h

Here's some recently released albums to check out from Hotline TNT, Bartees Strange @barteesstrange.bsky.social , King Gizzard @kinggizzardlizard.bsky.social and more.

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Five albums that aren't on your autumn playlist yet, but should be - WXPN | Vinyl At Heart

“Seasonal” music goes one of two ways: thoroughly literal or an embodiment of how it makes people feel. Music that feels like fall is voluminous and has year-round allure in ways other sea...

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Bruce Warren @somevelvetblog.bsky.social · 17h

Playing records for you today on the radio WXPN @wxpnfm.bsky.social in Philly from 10a-2p. Come on in.

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Bruce Warren @somevelvetblog.bsky.social · 1d

I’m already depressed. lol

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

Nothing says “America First” like letting another country put an Air Force base in Idaho

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Bruce Warren @somevelvetblog.bsky.social · 1d

Just heard a commercial for dietz and watson on WIP and how delicious they are during post season baseball. Lost my appetite for anything right now. I guess they gotta run that flight of commercials out…

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Liz Dye @lizdye.bsky.social · 1d

They make up lies about paid agitators doing violence, and attach them to the name of a prominent Jewish person. This is antisemitism, and it infects every part of the GOP.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Sen. Roger Marshall: "October 18 is when the protest gets here. This will be a Soros paid-for protest for his professional protesters. The agitators show up. We'll have to get the National Guard out. Hopefully it will be peaceful. I doubt it."

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Rep. Buddy Carter: "Donald Trump deserves the Nobel Peace Prize. That's why I'm introducing a resolution today that will honor him with the Nobel Peace Prize."

(It doesn't work like that lol)

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Oliver Darcy @oliverdarcy.bsky.social · 1d

News: Bari Weiss just sent a memo to staffers at CBS News asking them to produce a memo explaining "how you spend your working hours—and ideally, what you've made (or are making) that you're most proud of."

One CBS News staffer puts it like this to me: "We just got Elon Musked."

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Hubert L @hubertl75.bsky.social · 1d

Maria Corina Machado received the Nobel Prize for her efforts towards democracy.

Donald Trump did not receive the Nobel Prize because of his efforts to destroy democracy.

In short, I could just kiss the Nobel Prize Committee!

Looking forward to MAGA clutching their pearls...

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Reuters @reuters.com · 1d

'When authoritarians seize power, it is crucial to recognize courageous defenders of freedom who rise and resist,' the Norwegian Nobel Committee said as it announced Maria Corina Machado as the winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize