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Music (often electronic), marketing (often digital), thoughts (often ∞). Jewish. He/Him.

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Always special to receive a package from the #1 Martian star Coppé! A highlight of 2025 with those intimate vocals and otherworldly melodies ✨
Vinyl and CD copies of the Coppé album 30 RPM (I Wish I Had A Brain)
January 15, 2026 at 6:54 PM
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The Wally Champ is Back" (2000) -> "The Rap Kingpin Returns" (2025)
Everybody break bread, huddle around.
CD copies of the Ghostface Killah albums Supreme Clientele and Supreme Clientele 2
January 14, 2026 at 8:51 PM
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The same week that a synagogue once bombed by the KKK for supporting civil rights movement gets torched by an extremist xtian nationalist, we get this.

But it’s not new! How did anyone vote for this shit *twice*?
Headline from the New York Times reading: “Trump Says Civil Rights Led to White People Being ‘Very Badly Treated’”
January 14, 2026 at 5:37 PM
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Looks cool but unfortunately makes the laptop unusable
Glitched-out laptop screen
January 7, 2026 at 7:07 PM
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My top songs I listened to at work 2025 shows that, again, I have better taste than you.
Screenshot of a playlist in Tidal showing the following songs: Godflesh - “Nero” Captain Sky - “Super Sporm” Balagan - “Grows n’ Grows” KRS-One - “Outta Here” Angie Stone - “Wish I Didn’t Miss You” OM - “State of Non-Return” Miki Berenyi Trio - “A Different Girl”
January 7, 2026 at 5:21 PM
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1/ This would seem to be a bad result for Trump, but the missing critical follow up is “and do you think this admin is placing that decision in the hands of Venezuelans?”
Poll from the Washington Post asking “in your opinion, who should decide the future leadership of Venezuela?” Results indicate 6% of respondents answered “The US”, while 94% answered “The Venezuelan people”
January 5, 2026 at 7:19 PM
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I realize we’re getting inured to lawlessness and autocracy, but any member of Congress who isn’t “concerned” over the wild overreach of an illegal act of war done without their being informed (to say nothing of approval) is asleep at the wheel.
Headline reading: “Trump didn’t seek congressional authorization to capture Mario, and some lawmakers are concerned.”
January 3, 2026 at 4:14 PM
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weekly listening 5x5
January 3, 2026 at 12:26 AM
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Don’t feel bad for enjoying art, for enjoying your family and friends. It’s no sin to put on a record.

I’ll leave 2025 with that - happy new year all!

Some of my favorite music of the last year: cdm.link/2025-music-i...
Collage of album covers from 2025
December 31, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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In an annual tradition, I wrote way too much about 2025’s music and got it in right before the bell on CDM.

Keep the heads up.

Read and listen: cdm.link/2025-music-i...
December 30, 2025 at 11:46 PM
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Had a great discussion with @throttleclark.bsky.social about his excellent album Steep Stims, the Access Virus, finding "friendly parasites" in music-making, and the benefits of friction.

Read/listen on CDM: cdm.link/clark-on-fri...
cover art for the Clark album Steep Stims, featuring the artists face photographed through jelly. cover art for the Clark album Clarence Park, featuring a childhood photo of the artist.
December 27, 2025 at 10:17 PM
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Love that I received this while the episode in question was playing.
Text message reading: “Never let straight people write coming out scenes”
December 27, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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There’s an easier way to say that Bugs Bunny makes you question your sexuality, Jack.
Tweet from Jack Posobiec responding to the Netflix acquisition of Warner Bros. with “They’re going to make Looney Tunes gay. They’re going to make everything gay.” Photo of Garth from Wayne’s World captioned with his quote, “did you ever find Bugs Bunny attractive when he’d put on a dress and play a girl bunny?” Scenes of Bugs Bunny dressed in drag as a girl bunny.
December 27, 2025 at 8:32 AM
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Night walk in the snow, stopping by Alice and co.
The Alice in Wonderland Statue in Central Park, New York City, covered in fresh snow at night. The Alice in Wonderland Statue in Central Park, New York City, covered in fresh snow at night.
December 27, 2025 at 5:56 AM
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Weekly listening 5x5
December 27, 2025 at 3:44 AM
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It’s true, I have better taste than you.
Last four films watched on Letterboxd, featuring: A Madea Christmas Scrooge’s A Christmas Carol (1999) Wake Up Dead Man
December 26, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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…do you think they ever toured the UK?
Promo photograph of a hip-hop duo called The Nonce
December 26, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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1/ late night extra to going back through Ken Downie's work with @theblackdog.bsky.social

I'd always wondered why the Hebrew letter דלת (dalet) was spelled out on the front cover of 2005 album Silenced.
cover art for the Black Dog's 2005 album Silenced, featuring the artist and album titles, catalog number DUSTSND003, an open book with ancient-looking geometric designs, and an overlay of the Hebrew word/letter דלת (dalet)
December 24, 2025 at 5:58 AM
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I wrote about Black Dog-cofounder Ken Downie's wonderful music and visual art for CDM - magic, cyber-Egyptology, and gorgeous downtempo melodies.

Read and listen: cdm.link/remembering-...

Thanks to @pkirn.bsky.social for publishing!
cover art for The Black Dog album Live At The ICA front and back cover art for The Black Dog album Spanners cover art for The Black Dog album Temple of Transparent Balls cover art for The Black Dog album Music for Adverts (and Short Films)
December 23, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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Time to repost this gem I created a few years back. Takes a latke riot just to get me outta bed.
Meme showing the cover of Sonic Youth's album Daydream Nation with the candle copied several times and arranged like a Chanukiah, and the title changed to 'Chanukah"
December 22, 2025 at 3:15 AM
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Glad to see the lesser-known Gang of Four albums getting their due, especially this one - embracing industrial noise + some surprisingly tender moments.

First ever vinyl issue sounding great and featuring some excellent cover and inner sleeve art.
Vinyl copy of the Gang of Four album Shrinkwrapped
December 20, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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Weekly listening 5x5
December 19, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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Wax reissue with the sandpaper sleeve restored in anal detail + the CD tallbook.

Rough, raw, beautiful, inimitable like most things Vini Reilly’s done. This one a collaboration with Martin Hannett on studio manipulation.
Vinyl and CD reissues of The Durutti Column’s first album, The Return of the Durutti column.
December 16, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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Difficult start to a holiday about perseverance, but the light still shines.
Chanukiah lit for the first night of Chanukah.
December 15, 2025 at 1:48 AM
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weekly listening 5x5
December 12, 2025 at 9:52 PM