Eric R. Danton
@erdanton.bsky.social
Writer of Freak Scene, about music in #WesternMass and CT. Bylines in the Boston Globe, Wall Street Journal, Rolling Stone, Paste and more. IWWFJU. Ex-Hartford Courant. Knows it's only rock 'n' roll, but likes it.
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Was the first time I'd encountered it at the gate!
January 21, 2026 at 12:47 PM
Was the first time I'd encountered it at the gate!
"What if we just train the One Ring on all the other rings?"
January 21, 2026 at 12:18 AM
"What if we just train the One Ring on all the other rings?"
Flew from Chicago to London a few weeks ago and they made everyone look into a camera at the gate, but airline staff ran the show -- no ICE agents present
January 21, 2026 at 12:15 AM
Flew from Chicago to London a few weeks ago and they made everyone look into a camera at the gate, but airline staff ran the show -- no ICE agents present
I've said it before, but naming the company Palantir shows they learned the wrong lesson from the Lord of the Rings. "That guy Saruman had some good ideas"
January 21, 2026 at 12:10 AM
I've said it before, but naming the company Palantir shows they learned the wrong lesson from the Lord of the Rings. "That guy Saruman had some good ideas"
Have they never heard the maxim "don't read the comments?"
January 20, 2026 at 2:44 PM
Have they never heard the maxim "don't read the comments?"
Unless I can hire Isaac Chotiner
January 19, 2026 at 4:28 PM
Unless I can hire Isaac Chotiner
Devoting all of next week's newsletter to this bakery
January 16, 2026 at 1:15 PM
Devoting all of next week's newsletter to this bakery
Imagine an upshot in which employees unionize
January 16, 2026 at 12:54 PM
Imagine an upshot in which employees unionize
It's that spirit of giving that makes him special
January 15, 2026 at 2:12 PM
It's that spirit of giving that makes him special
I'm sorry they're dropping the show! I shudder to think what else Saga has planned
January 15, 2026 at 12:08 AM
I'm sorry they're dropping the show! I shudder to think what else Saga has planned
Only time I've talked to Iha or Hanson, but I interviewed Schlesinger a few times. Always fun.
January 14, 2026 at 6:36 PM
Only time I've talked to Iha or Hanson, but I interviewed Schlesinger a few times. Always fun.
I interviewed them once on-camera for Fox61 when Courant reporters had to do TV bullshit in the name of corporate synergy. They were very gracious about it
January 14, 2026 at 6:33 PM
I interviewed them once on-camera for Fox61 when Courant reporters had to do TV bullshit in the name of corporate synergy. They were very gracious about it
Good point: they should have offered "all of the above"
January 13, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Good point: they should have offered "all of the above"
One of the best I've ever seen
January 13, 2026 at 2:04 PM
One of the best I've ever seen
It's an interesting platform for promoting a reissue from a band that hasn't toured in 30 years
January 12, 2026 at 11:50 PM
It's an interesting platform for promoting a reissue from a band that hasn't toured in 30 years
Maybe it's useful in big cities? Concerts in NYC or Boston are the ones it tells me about
January 12, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Maybe it's useful in big cities? Concerts in NYC or Boston are the ones it tells me about