Dave Purcell
@dpurcell.bsky.social
Drummer, singer-songwriter, most recently in Radio Free ABQ. Posting about music, beautiful ideas, anything that interests me. New to Milwaukee as of Dec 2024. Find my music here: https://linktr.ee/radiofreeabq
A beautiful tribute to Joe Ely.
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Joe Ely’s Final Act
For decades, the charismatic singer-songwriter Joe Ely made music that sounded like all of Texas. In the months before his death, everything got very quiet.
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December 18, 2025 at 10:13 PM
A beautiful tribute to Joe Ely.
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www.texasmonthly.com/arts-enterta...
Sad to learn that we've lost the great Joe Ely.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/15/o...
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Joe Ely, Texas-Born Troubadour of the Open Road, Dies at 78
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December 16, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Sad to learn that we've lost the great Joe Ely.
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The loveliest story I've read in a long while.
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How to Fix a Typewriter and Your Life (Gift Article)
This is the story of how a man traded steady, grinding corporate security for a dying craft and, in the process, found his soul.
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November 21, 2025 at 1:50 PM
The loveliest story I've read in a long while.
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Still the best rock band on the planet.
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You Am I Live at the 2025 ARIA Awards
YouTube video by ARIA
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November 21, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Still the best rock band on the planet.
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Today is the 50th anniversary of the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald. This was an unrehearsed first take in the studio! They tried other takes but they didn't match the magic of the first one. Here are a couple articles on the history of the ship and the wreck. (1/3)
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Gordon Lightfoot - Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Gordon Lightfoot
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November 10, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Today is the 50th anniversary of the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald. This was an unrehearsed first take in the studio! They tried other takes but they didn't match the magic of the first one. Here are a couple articles on the history of the ship and the wreck. (1/3)
youtu.be/FuzTkGyxkYI?...
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Of course.
NYT: Most Americans Who Rely on Obamacare Live in Republican Areas
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NYT: Most Americans Who Rely on Obamacare Live in Republican Areas
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Most Americans Who Rely on Obamacare Live in Republican Areas (Gift Article)
Millions of Americans depend on Obamacare. Here's where they live.
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October 14, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Of course.
NYT: Most Americans Who Rely on Obamacare Live in Republican Areas
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NYT: Most Americans Who Rely on Obamacare Live in Republican Areas
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Good retrospective look at The Cars, inspired by a new book on the band by Bill Janovitz of Buffalo Tom.
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Oh So Near: The Cars’ Deep (and Deeply Underrated) Influence on the Future of Music
A new biography on the New Wave crew underlines their unsung importance—everyone from the Strokes to the Killers to Nirvana took lessons out of Ric Ocasek’s playbook. So why are the Cars rarely mentio...
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October 11, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Good retrospective look at The Cars, inspired by a new book on the band by Bill Janovitz of Buffalo Tom.
www.theringer.com/2025/10/01/m...
www.theringer.com/2025/10/01/m...
Science is cool. The BBC explains carbon-14 dating.
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The natural clocks that can pinpoint someone's time of death
When something dies, a telltale radioactive signal ticks like a natural clock. Discovering it helped us solve all sorts of natural mysteries.
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October 7, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Science is cool. The BBC explains carbon-14 dating.
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
Really lovely episode of Song Exploder about my favorite song of the year. Sam seems like such a good dude.
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Episode 298: Sam Fender
"People Watching"LISTEN: APPLE · SPOTIFY · AMAZON · OTHER APPSSam Fender is a singer and songwriter from the town of North Shields in England. He won the Brit Award for Best Rock/
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September 23, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Really lovely episode of Song Exploder about my favorite song of the year. Sam seems like such a good dude.
songexploder.net/sam-fender
songexploder.net/sam-fender
In these dark, stupid times, it felt good to spend a few minutes in Bowie's head.
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Gift link: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
What Was Behind David Bowie’s Genius? His Archive Holds the Answers. (Gift Article)
The David Bowie Center in London is a new home for the singer’s 90,000-item archive. It holds the key to the pop star’s dramatic reinventions.
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September 18, 2025 at 12:20 PM
In these dark, stupid times, it felt good to spend a few minutes in Bowie's head.
Gift link: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Gift link: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Fun NYT article on cereal box records. I know I had some when I was very young, but I don't remember the specifics. Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/15/a...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/15/a...
Cereal Box Records Sound Horrible. They Still Look Incredible.
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September 16, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Fun NYT article on cereal box records. I know I had some when I was very young, but I don't remember the specifics. Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/15/a...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/15/a...
The Sunday Review from @pitchfork.com takes on The Tragically Hip's brilliant Fully Completely. That's the record where I learned about the Hip thanks to American college radio airplay. The relationship between band and country is amazing.
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The Tragically Hip: Fully Completely
Read Alex Robert Ross’ review of the album.
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September 1, 2025 at 12:47 AM
The Sunday Review from @pitchfork.com takes on The Tragically Hip's brilliant Fully Completely. That's the record where I learned about the Hip thanks to American college radio airplay. The relationship between band and country is amazing.
pitchfork.com/reviews/albu...
pitchfork.com/reviews/albu...
Give the drummer some! It's nice to see a feature on the great Josh Freese. I was fortunate to see him with Devo in 2008 and he was incredible. Gift NYT link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/a...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/a...
What Nine Inch Nails and Michael Bublé Share: Josh Freese’s Drumming
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August 28, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Give the drummer some! It's nice to see a feature on the great Josh Freese. I was fortunate to see him with Devo in 2008 and he was incredible. Gift NYT link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/a...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/a...
The new Devo documentary on Netflix is great. I was a fan early on, and learned more about them while living in Akron and working at Kent State, and I still learned a lot from this. They were ahead of the curve in so many ways. Well worth your time.
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CUFF.Docs 2024 Trailer: DEVO
YouTube video by Calgary Underground Film Festival
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August 25, 2025 at 2:52 PM
The new Devo documentary on Netflix is great. I was a fan early on, and learned more about them while living in Akron and working at Kent State, and I still learned a lot from this. They were ahead of the curve in so many ways. Well worth your time.
youtu.be/4GxetgNVFLE?...
youtu.be/4GxetgNVFLE?...
The new Kathleen Edwards record is fantastic, a strong contender for my album of the year. Co-produced by Jason Isbell and backed by his 400 Unit. I'm so glad she came back. Here's @americanauk.bsky.social's take.
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Kathleen Edwards “Billionaire”
Canadian Americana maven continues her impeccable ‘comeback’, with added Isbell. Listening to the powerful and joyous declaration that is “Billionaire” it is almost impossible to believ…
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August 22, 2025 at 2:22 PM
The new Kathleen Edwards record is fantastic, a strong contender for my album of the year. Co-produced by Jason Isbell and backed by his 400 Unit. I'm so glad she came back. Here's @americanauk.bsky.social's take.
americana-uk.com/kathleen-edw...
americana-uk.com/kathleen-edw...
John Was Trying To Contact Aliens is a terrific 16-minute documentary about a man who built a massive tech hub at his grandparents' house in rural Michigan + spent 30+ years trying to contact aliens, including nightly live DJ broadcasts of Krautrock, Afrobeat, + jazz.
www.netflix.com/title/81252991
www.netflix.com/title/81252991
Watch John Was Trying to Contact Aliens | Netflix Official Site
A rural electronics whiz broadcasts radio signals into space and monitors for signs of aliens, but makes a more important connection here on Earth.
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August 19, 2025 at 12:27 PM
John Was Trying To Contact Aliens is a terrific 16-minute documentary about a man who built a massive tech hub at his grandparents' house in rural Michigan + spent 30+ years trying to contact aliens, including nightly live DJ broadcasts of Krautrock, Afrobeat, + jazz.
www.netflix.com/title/81252991
www.netflix.com/title/81252991
An important read that dovetails with Thomas Friedman's recent appearance on the Ezra Klein show + other pieces on the speed and innovation of next-gen manufacturing in China.
www.technologyreview.com/2025/07/07/1...
www.technologyreview.com/2025/07/07/1...
The latest threat from the rise of Chinese manufacturing
MIT economist David Autor first documented the loss of millions of jobs to Chinese imports a decade ago. Now he sees an even more serious danger if the US loses the race for advanced manufacturing.
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July 7, 2025 at 1:08 PM
An important read that dovetails with Thomas Friedman's recent appearance on the Ezra Klein show + other pieces on the speed and innovation of next-gen manufacturing in China.
www.technologyreview.com/2025/07/07/1...
www.technologyreview.com/2025/07/07/1...
Excellent story from Wisconsin Public Radio with example of how the current administration's funding cuts are degrading the accuracy and availability of weather forecasts.
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National Weather Service cuts degrade accuracy of Wisconsin forecasts, meteorologists say
Meteorologists say that fewer weather balloon launches means less accurate forecast data, which is especially hazardous during storm season.
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July 4, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Excellent story from Wisconsin Public Radio with example of how the current administration's funding cuts are degrading the accuracy and availability of weather forecasts.
www.wpr.org/news/nationa...
www.wpr.org/news/nationa...
Going down a Robert Quine rabbit hole tonight + remembered this clip of his incendiary playing on Matthew Sweet's "Girlfriend" on the Dennis Miller Show, 1992. Holy smokes.
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Matthew Sweet- Girlfriend on the Dennis Miller Show 1992
YouTube video by ZMansAlabasterCharms
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July 3, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Going down a Robert Quine rabbit hole tonight + remembered this clip of his incendiary playing on Matthew Sweet's "Girlfriend" on the Dennis Miller Show, 1992. Holy smokes.
youtu.be/Rzl3AB5tw-w?...
youtu.be/Rzl3AB5tw-w?...
This NYT piece on Oasis' comeback reminded me of Noel's excellent line about Liam: "He's the angriest man you'll ever meet. He's like a man with a fork in a world of soup."
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/28/a...
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/28/a...
Oasis Ends a 16-Year Pause With a Familiar Goal: Conquering America
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June 29, 2025 at 12:00 PM
This NYT piece on Oasis' comeback reminded me of Noel's excellent line about Liam: "He's the angriest man you'll ever meet. He's like a man with a fork in a world of soup."
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/28/a...
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/28/a...
How Joe Strummer's legacy lives on at Glastonbury. Via the BBC.
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How Glastonbury Festival is keeping spirit of The Clash frontman alive
Joe Strummer's widow says he "absolutely loved" the festival.
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June 28, 2025 at 3:03 PM
How Joe Strummer's legacy lives on at Glastonbury. Via the BBC.
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Terrific interview with Bruce Springsteen, addressing the new Tracks II collection as well as what's next and the mythical electric Nebraska album.
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Bruce Springsteen: 'Time Is Finite, and Your Performing Time Is Finite'
Springsteen breaks down his new box set 'Tracks II: The Lost Albums,' reveals he has a new solo album in the can, and looks to the future.
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June 23, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Terrific interview with Bruce Springsteen, addressing the new Tracks II collection as well as what's next and the mythical electric Nebraska album.
www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
@mcbride.house.gov @mcbride.house.gov Thank you for sharing your thoughts on the Ezra Klein podcast. This is the wisest critique of the left's current approach that I've heard, and it makes me feel less crazy as a liberal for feeling the same way. Best to you.
June 21, 2025 at 1:05 PM
@mcbride.house.gov @mcbride.house.gov Thank you for sharing your thoughts on the Ezra Klein podcast. This is the wisest critique of the left's current approach that I've heard, and it makes me feel less crazy as a liberal for feeling the same way. Best to you.
English soccer writer Barney Ronay nails the state of the US in this morning's @theguardian.com.
June 21, 2025 at 10:45 AM
English soccer writer Barney Ronay nails the state of the US in this morning's @theguardian.com.