Chris Banks
@chrisbanks.bsky.social
Philadelphia, New Jersey
he/him. Music nerd. Former designer. Casual blogger. Dog dad. GBV fan. Sports idiot (O's/Philly/Arsenal). Nacho critic.
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he/him. Music nerd. Former designer. Casual blogger. Dog dad. GBV fan. Sports idiot (O's/Philly/Arsenal). Nacho critic.
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I mute most political words as they start to hit my feed, not because I don't care (very much the opposite), but because I realized years ago that tapping into the internet's collective anxiety was very, very bad for me.
This is a space to grabass about sports and music. Works well if you let it.
This is a space to grabass about sports and music. Works well if you let it.
If I had to diagnose the cause of the "Bluesky malaise" as @kleinman.bsky.social calls it, I would describe it as a lot of people without the skills or resources or interest in journalism or activism mistakenly believing that being performatively miserable all the time will net the same results.
December 3, 2025 at 7:56 PM
I mute most political words as they start to hit my feed, not because I don't care (very much the opposite), but because I realized years ago that tapping into the internet's collective anxiety was very, very bad for me.
This is a space to grabass about sports and music. Works well if you let it.
This is a space to grabass about sports and music. Works well if you let it.
i love shai hulud's band members section of their wiki. shoutout to whatever metalcore guy keeps this up to date.
December 3, 2025 at 7:50 PM
i love shai hulud's band members section of their wiki. shoutout to whatever metalcore guy keeps this up to date.
TIL the drexel football team folded in '73 and "The Drexel Football Team" is the name of the schools improv troupe.
December 3, 2025 at 4:23 PM
TIL the drexel football team folded in '73 and "The Drexel Football Team" is the name of the schools improv troupe.
Like many, I (mostly) left spotify this year. Most of my music listening is through plex now. Because I'm nuts, I keep track of every new listen on a spreadsheet, including where I heard it.
Gotta get those physical numbers up in 26.
Gotta get those physical numbers up in 26.
December 3, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Like many, I (mostly) left spotify this year. Most of my music listening is through plex now. Because I'm nuts, I keep track of every new listen on a spreadsheet, including where I heard it.
Gotta get those physical numbers up in 26.
Gotta get those physical numbers up in 26.
Well this is nice, Duckduckgo just added "block this site from all results" to search.
![screenshot of duckduckgo search results.
Shows "Breitbart" as a result with an article about Ty Lue and Chauncy Billups. The pulldown shows a dropdown:
breitbart.com
-only include results for this site
-redo search without this site
-block this site from all results [new]
-share feedback about this site](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cxtdvyqfbbt6mgp3d2oiuvgd/bafkreih4xt3zjjkxxikbual7r3u7226hnf4rvuyttnsecraa7fcoj5gbje@jpeg)
December 3, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Well this is nice, Duckduckgo just added "block this site from all results" to search.
Memphis Grizzlies title belt.
They had this as a fan giveaway some years back (pre-covid for sure). I'm not a grizzlies fan but I ebay'd it, cause come on, look at it.
They had this as a fan giveaway some years back (pre-covid for sure). I'm not a grizzlies fan but I ebay'd it, cause come on, look at it.
December 3, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Memphis Grizzlies title belt.
They had this as a fan giveaway some years back (pre-covid for sure). I'm not a grizzlies fan but I ebay'd it, cause come on, look at it.
They had this as a fan giveaway some years back (pre-covid for sure). I'm not a grizzlies fan but I ebay'd it, cause come on, look at it.
this is how i write when i'm in the middle of a terry pratchett novel.
doesnt really work for "here's how i fucked a politician and my career"
doesnt really work for "here's how i fucked a politician and my career"
hands down my favorite line from a book that provides no value add to the written word besides being, possibly, the most narcissistic memoir ever put to paper.
December 3, 2025 at 1:18 PM
this is how i write when i'm in the middle of a terry pratchett novel.
doesnt really work for "here's how i fucked a politician and my career"
doesnt really work for "here's how i fucked a politician and my career"
Someone on reddit compared the clippers to tna and it's kinda perfect.
December 3, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Someone on reddit compared the clippers to tna and it's kinda perfect.
Whenever I feel like shit I put Bonny Doon on.
Bonny Doon - A Lotta Things (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by woodsist
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December 2, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Whenever I feel like shit I put Bonny Doon on.
I miss punk forums.
You dont get the insanity of threads like "can you still be straight edge if you sell drugs but dont use them?" from reddit.
You dont get the insanity of threads like "can you still be straight edge if you sell drugs but dont use them?" from reddit.
December 2, 2025 at 9:26 PM
I miss punk forums.
You dont get the insanity of threads like "can you still be straight edge if you sell drugs but dont use them?" from reddit.
You dont get the insanity of threads like "can you still be straight edge if you sell drugs but dont use them?" from reddit.
Reposted by Chris Banks
Reposted by Chris Banks
The endless sound of shutting down
Your spiraling notebook factory
Give back your inkwell of egos
System’s leaking
Spare you your attention to the endless dance recital
Give to you your lesson as you’re barely speaking
from “Huddled” by Guided By Voices, Crystal Nuns Cathedral (2022)
Your spiraling notebook factory
Give back your inkwell of egos
System’s leaking
Spare you your attention to the endless dance recital
Give to you your lesson as you’re barely speaking
from “Huddled” by Guided By Voices, Crystal Nuns Cathedral (2022)
December 2, 2025 at 4:00 PM
The endless sound of shutting down
Your spiraling notebook factory
Give back your inkwell of egos
System’s leaking
Spare you your attention to the endless dance recital
Give to you your lesson as you’re barely speaking
from “Huddled” by Guided By Voices, Crystal Nuns Cathedral (2022)
Your spiraling notebook factory
Give back your inkwell of egos
System’s leaking
Spare you your attention to the endless dance recital
Give to you your lesson as you’re barely speaking
from “Huddled” by Guided By Voices, Crystal Nuns Cathedral (2022)
reposting for the morning crew.
Any of my Philly/South Jersey people want this broken bluetooth speaker?
Turns on, connects to BT, but does not play audio. I don't have the know-how or interest in fixing. Already replaced in my setup, just want out of my house.
I got for free, you can have if'n you want. DM me.
Turns on, connects to BT, but does not play audio. I don't have the know-how or interest in fixing. Already replaced in my setup, just want out of my house.
I got for free, you can have if'n you want. DM me.
December 2, 2025 at 3:46 PM
reposting for the morning crew.
HELL yeah.
Voxtrot announce first album in nearly 20 years & 2026 tour: hear "Fighting Back" www.brooklynvegan.com/voxtrot-anno...
Voxtrot announce first album in 19 years & 2026 tour: hear "Fighting Back"
'Dreamers in Exile' is out February 27 and is their first album since their 2007 debut.
www.brooklynvegan.com
December 2, 2025 at 3:01 PM
HELL yeah.
I'm not normally a house guy, but I have to crank out multiple performance reviews today and this has been awesome to fall into.
Mix of the Week #611 "Afterhour Memory" by Matt Mavis soundcloud.com/the-dream-ch...
Mix of the Week #611: Matt Mavis - Afterhour Memory
Mix of the Week #611 is
soundcloud.com
December 2, 2025 at 2:50 PM
I'm not normally a house guy, but I have to crank out multiple performance reviews today and this has been awesome to fall into.
Reposted by Chris Banks
Hey, it's Giving Tuesday, so I'm once again asking that if you follow me on here, you give a couple bucks to @ppponline.org if you can. They really do some of the most important work imaginable, and especially as we settle into winter they need our support.
Donate to Prevention Point Philadelphia Today! | Prevention Point
ppponline.org
December 2, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Hey, it's Giving Tuesday, so I'm once again asking that if you follow me on here, you give a couple bucks to @ppponline.org if you can. They really do some of the most important work imaginable, and especially as we settle into winter they need our support.
Do I listen to Bane's Give Blood on the way to get bloodwork done, or is that too on the nose?
December 2, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Do I listen to Bane's Give Blood on the way to get bloodwork done, or is that too on the nose?
i'm starting to suspect the giants aren't very good
December 2, 2025 at 2:27 AM
i'm starting to suspect the giants aren't very good
Any of my Philly/South Jersey people want this broken bluetooth speaker?
Turns on, connects to BT, but does not play audio. I don't have the know-how or interest in fixing. Already replaced in my setup, just want out of my house.
I got for free, you can have if'n you want. DM me.
Turns on, connects to BT, but does not play audio. I don't have the know-how or interest in fixing. Already replaced in my setup, just want out of my house.
I got for free, you can have if'n you want. DM me.
December 1, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Any of my Philly/South Jersey people want this broken bluetooth speaker?
Turns on, connects to BT, but does not play audio. I don't have the know-how or interest in fixing. Already replaced in my setup, just want out of my house.
I got for free, you can have if'n you want. DM me.
Turns on, connects to BT, but does not play audio. I don't have the know-how or interest in fixing. Already replaced in my setup, just want out of my house.
I got for free, you can have if'n you want. DM me.
I love when your credit card expires every payment processor acts like that's the first time that ever happened to anyone.
December 1, 2025 at 5:00 PM
I love when your credit card expires every payment processor acts like that's the first time that ever happened to anyone.
Idk how new De La Soul snuck by me, but I know what I'm doing today.
De La Soul – Cabin in the Sky | The Quietus
The Long Island hip hop legends have always been a darker, edgier group than most give them credit, but their first new album in nearly a decade proves them more than capable of taking the 2020s rap s...
thequietus.com
December 1, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Idk how new De La Soul snuck by me, but I know what I'm doing today.
I hit up the Cherry Hill Record Riot this morning. Vendor I hadnt seen there before had 4 bins of caribbean and uk presses of old reggae stuff. Grabbed a couple but was in over my head for anything on the more expensive side.
November 30, 2025 at 2:56 PM
I hit up the Cherry Hill Record Riot this morning. Vendor I hadnt seen there before had 4 bins of caribbean and uk presses of old reggae stuff. Grabbed a couple but was in over my head for anything on the more expensive side.