Bruce Warren
@somevelvetblog.bsky.social
playing the hits, the misses, the B-sides & deep trx. Go Birds.
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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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a couple years ago I ranked De La Soul's albums for Spin, and I've updated the piece to include Cabin in the Sky:
www.spin.com/2023/02/de-l...
www.spin.com/2023/02/de-l...
Every De La Soul Album, Ranked
Kelvin “Posdnous” Mercer, Dave “Trugoy the Dove” Jolicoeur, and Vincent “Maseo” Mason formed De La Soul as Long Island teenagers in 1988. With the r
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November 29, 2025 at 2:19 PM
a couple years ago I ranked De La Soul's albums for Spin, and I've updated the piece to include Cabin in the Sky:
www.spin.com/2023/02/de-l...
www.spin.com/2023/02/de-l...
playing records today on @wxpnfm.bsky.social from 10a-2p philly time. each hour, a randomly chosen different year in music. xpn.org
November 29, 2025 at 2:24 PM
playing records today on @wxpnfm.bsky.social from 10a-2p philly time. each hour, a randomly chosen different year in music. xpn.org
Ladies and Gents - here’s your 2023 @philadelphiaeagles.bsky.social in 2025.
November 28, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Ladies and Gents - here’s your 2023 @philadelphiaeagles.bsky.social in 2025.
Eagles threaders are raging mad. What’s going on over here?
November 28, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Eagles threaders are raging mad. What’s going on over here?
Eagles stink but the company is 🔥🔥
November 28, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Eagles stink but the company is 🔥🔥
We took a trip to Electric Ladyland studio in NYC for a very special performance with Florence & The Machine, and a conversation with Florence and Cafe host @rahrahraina.bsky.social about the band's new lp, Everybody Scream. www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6Ir...
Florence and the Machine on World Cafe | Studio Session & Interview
YouTube video by World Cafe
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November 28, 2025 at 7:33 PM
A song about a greedy scumbag faroutmagazine.co.uk/steely-dan-b...
The story of how Steely Dan created the song 'Black Friday'
'Black Friday' is a classic Steely Dan anthem. The lead single from their 1975 album 'Katy Lied', is packed with historical references. Read here.
faroutmagazine.co.uk
November 28, 2025 at 1:24 PM
A song about a greedy scumbag faroutmagazine.co.uk/steely-dan-b...
Fkng Cowboys.
Go Birds.
Go Birds.
November 28, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Fkng Cowboys.
Go Birds.
Go Birds.
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Happy Thanksgiving! On our menu today: Alice at Noon, the Last Waltz at 4p and Thru The Years all weekend long. We're thankful for your support.
November 27, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Happy Thanksgiving! On our menu today: Alice at Noon, the Last Waltz at 4p and Thru The Years all weekend long. We're thankful for your support.
the archbishop's gonna sanctify me.
November 26, 2025 at 8:04 PM
the archbishop's gonna sanctify me.
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As a survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Viola Ford Fletcher bravely shared her story so that we’d never forget this painful part of our history. Michelle and I are grateful for her lifelong work to advance civil rights, and send our love to her family.
Viola Fletcher, Oldest Survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Dies at 111
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November 25, 2025 at 12:45 AM
As a survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Viola Ford Fletcher bravely shared her story so that we’d never forget this painful part of our history. Michelle and I are grateful for her lifelong work to advance civil rights, and send our love to her family.
this is a beautiful session w/ Ken Pomeroy and an excellent conversation with the Cafe's @kallao.bsky.social.
Inspired by a John Denver song when she was 6, Oklahoma singer-songwriter Ken Pomeroy & her band perform live. She talks w/ the Cafe's @kallao.bsky.social about her new album, Cruel Joke, growing up as a citizen of the Cherokee Nation & the Oklahoma music scene.
www.npr.org/sections/wor...
www.npr.org/sections/wor...
Ken Pomeroy on her latest album, 'Cruel Joke'
The Oklahoma City singer-songwriter's tunes will break your heart, then mend it.
www.npr.org
November 25, 2025 at 3:16 AM
this is a beautiful session w/ Ken Pomeroy and an excellent conversation with the Cafe's @kallao.bsky.social.
wait. hey @variety.com, The Naked Gun #1 best comedy movie of time? is that a joke?
November 24, 2025 at 11:17 PM
wait. hey @variety.com, The Naked Gun #1 best comedy movie of time? is that a joke?
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As you prepare for your holiday feast, here's something to consider. Research suggests there are certain foods that can help boost our moods and make us happier in the long-run. n.pr/4pt2Cp5
What foods make you happiest? It's not what you think
As you prepare for your holiday feast, here's something to consider. Research suggests there are certain foods that can help boost our moods and make us happier in the long-run.
n.pr
November 24, 2025 at 11:12 AM
As you prepare for your holiday feast, here's something to consider. Research suggests there are certain foods that can help boost our moods and make us happier in the long-run. n.pr/4pt2Cp5
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Books We Love is back with a brand new batch of hand-picked titles. Mix and match tags like “Book Club Ideas” and “Eye-Opening Reads.” Find 380+ new 2025 reads, and stick around to browse more than 4,000 books from the last 13 years.
Books We Love
Here are 380+ great reads from 2025 handpicked just for you by NPR staffers and trusted critics.
n.pr
November 24, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Books We Love is back with a brand new batch of hand-picked titles. Mix and match tags like “Book Club Ideas” and “Eye-Opening Reads.” Find 380+ new 2025 reads, and stick around to browse more than 4,000 books from the last 13 years.
One of my favorite year end “best of” features.
Books We Love is back with a brand new batch of hand-picked titles. Mix and match tags like “Book Club Ideas” and “Eye-Opening Reads.” Find 380+ new 2025 reads, and stick around to browse more than 4,000 books from the last 13 years.
Books We Love
Here are 380+ great reads from 2025 handpicked just for you by NPR staffers and trusted critics.
n.pr
November 24, 2025 at 12:38 PM
One of my favorite year end “best of” features.
"This was a travesty...an embarrassment....a disaster. This was a catastrophe. This was a nightmare...How can you go up 21-0 after three drives & then not even come close to scoring again? This one is squarely on Nick Sirianni and Kevin Patullo."
www.nbcsportsphiladelphia.com/nfl/philadel...
www.nbcsportsphiladelphia.com/nfl/philadel...
Roob's Observations after Eagles get embarrassed by Cowboys
For only the fourth time in Eagles history and the first time in more than 25 years, the Eagles blew a 21-point lead in Sunday’s loss to the Cowboys.
www.nbcsportsphiladelphia.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:23 AM
"This was a travesty...an embarrassment....a disaster. This was a catastrophe. This was a nightmare...How can you go up 21-0 after three drives & then not even come close to scoring again? This one is squarely on Nick Sirianni and Kevin Patullo."
www.nbcsportsphiladelphia.com/nfl/philadel...
www.nbcsportsphiladelphia.com/nfl/philadel...
Patullo must go. @philadelphiaeagles.bsky.social
November 24, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Patullo must go. @philadelphiaeagles.bsky.social
Is Kevin Patullo still on the sideline? He’s napping like his team rn. GO BIRDS!
November 23, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Is Kevin Patullo still on the sideline? He’s napping like his team rn. GO BIRDS!
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Eagles offense in the midst of their weekly stretch where they entirely forget how to move the ball.
14 plays for 27 yards and 4 punts on their last 5 drives.
14 plays for 27 yards and 4 punts on their last 5 drives.
November 23, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Eagles offense in the midst of their weekly stretch where they entirely forget how to move the ball.
14 plays for 27 yards and 4 punts on their last 5 drives.
14 plays for 27 yards and 4 punts on their last 5 drives.
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Remember throwing to AJ Brown. That seemed to work
November 23, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Remember throwing to AJ Brown. That seemed to work
Cool Sites for Real Music Discovery
six sites that make music discovery feel personal again
open.substack.com
November 23, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Ellen Willis on Elvis, 1969, from his first concert at the International Hotel.
www.newyorker.com/magazine/196...
www.newyorker.com/magazine/196...
Viva Las Vegas: Elvis Returns to the Stage
A Rock report, from 1969: “Along with other refugees from the cultural revolution, armed with long hair, giant sunglasses, and artificial euphoriants, I set out to dig Babylon,” Ellen Willis writes. “...
www.newyorker.com
November 23, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Ellen Willis on Elvis, 1969, from his first concert at the International Hotel.
www.newyorker.com/magazine/196...
www.newyorker.com/magazine/196...
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Look at what this garish, classless, tasteless fool has done to the People’s House.
November 11, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Look at what this garish, classless, tasteless fool has done to the People’s House.