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Michaelangelo Matos Author, historian, critic, journalist St. Paul he/him The Underground Is Massive (Dey Street, 2015); Can't Slow Down (Hachette, 2020) I edit books - inquire within Beat Connection: DJ mixes newsletter - http://michaelangelo.substack.com

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matoswk.bsky.social @matoswk.bsky.social · 11d

Five superb July-August sets. And how was YOUR summer?
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BC139 - Five Mixes: July-August 2025

Some stomping summertime favorites

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matoswk.bsky.social @matoswk.bsky.social · 7h

lol it's my favorite still

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Paul Cohen @paulecohen.bsky.social · 8h

Mark Bray is a member of the Rutgers History faculty who is moving abroad in the face of targeted attacks from Talking Point USA and death threats

Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 9h

“Someone” cancelled my family’s flight out of the country at the last second.

We got our boarding passes. We checked our bags. Went through security. Then at our gate our reservation ‘disappeared.’

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matoswk.bsky.social @matoswk.bsky.social · 12h

I interviewed Greil Marcus at Magers & Quinn last night on the fiftieth anniversary of Mystery Train. Quite an evening. (Photo by Colleen Sheehy.)

matoswk.bsky.social @matoswk.bsky.social · 12h

I wrote about numbers 27, 88, 107, 143, 199, 222, and 239.
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The 250 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century So Far

The 250 greatest songs of the 21st century so far -- from all over the musical map and every corner of the globe

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Preeti Chhibber @runwithskizzers.bsky.social · 15h

they are all such pathetic losers oh my god

The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 20h

Close-up photos have revealed the prepared list of put-downs that Pam Bondi brought to use against senators during her Epstein hearing.

Bondi Accidentally Reveals Her Burn Book for Fiery Epstein Hearing

The attorney general chose to lash out rather than answer questions from lawmakers about the late pedophile.

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@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 15h

This right here is Trump's ultimate goal: staying in power

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15h

Pritzker: "He wants to militarize major cities because he wants us to get used to the idea of troops on the streets. I believe he's gonna post people outside of polling places and if he needs to in order to control those elections, he'll assume control of the ballot boxes & count the votes himself"

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Cheryl Lynn Eaton @cheryllynneaton.bsky.social · 17h

Trans rights protect EVERY GENDER. Just like the rights black people fought for protect EVERY RACE. Including white people! Y'all are enjoying the spoils of someone else's hard work every damn day.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 1d

Stephen Miller said the quiet part out loud. Trump has “plenary authority,” then suddenly went silent. Their plan wasn’t to be public yet. Clearly, someone hit the panic button in his earpiece.

It gets weirder: CNN uploaded the interview with the “plenary authority” comment edited out.
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Keith Harris @usefulnoise.bsky.social · 17h

This week the great @kellyrogers.bsky.social went deep on the PACs (mostly Frey-aligned) out to tip the upcoming Mpls election. racketmn.com/meet-the-big...

Meet the Big-Money Donors Trying to Buy Your Vote in Minneapolis - Racket

PACs will flood this November’s election in Minneapolis with almost $2 million, most of that going to boost the chances of Mayor Jacob Frey and centrist City Council candidates. Who’s bankrolling this...

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matoswk.bsky.social @matoswk.bsky.social · 1d

Taco Bell, various Hostess and Dolly Madison products

Faine Greenwood @faineg.bsky.social · 2d

What foods do you love that you fully acknowledge make you a pervert for loving them?

matoswk.bsky.social @matoswk.bsky.social · 1d

In two hours, I will be discussing the 50th anniversary of Mystery Train with Greil Marcus at Magers & Quinn Bookstore in Minneapolis! Come on by!

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dan sinker @dansinker.com · 1d

Yooooooooooooooooo.

Gonna do a book.

Journalist, podcast creator, and Punk Planet founder Dan Sinker's I HATE THOSE MASKED BASTARDS!: Terror, Truth, and the Editor Who Took on the Klan, a narrative account of crusading journalist George Dale, who faced off against a powerful, ascendant Klan movement in 1920s Indiana, and who serves as a model of journalistic integrity and defiance in the face of fascism, to Eric Kerl and Katy O'Donnell at Haymarket, at auction, by David Patterson at Stuart Krichevsky Agency (NA).

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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 2d

I cannot believe what we are subjected to, day after day.

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matoswk.bsky.social @matoswk.bsky.social · 2d

"Guy Ritchie’s incoherent money pit" 🤣

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David Klion @davidklion.bsky.social · Feb 18

Not breaking any new ground here, but my god is Bari a bad writer and thinker

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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 2d

Let’s talk about ‘whoa.’

First of all, ‘woah’ is not yet considered an established spelling variant of ‘whoa.’

While ‘woah’ has grown in prevalence since the late 20th century, ‘whoa’ is still about 5 times as common as ‘woah.’

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Bradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · 2d

Texas proudly invading Illinois.

It’s hard to describe the level of potential constitutional crisis here.

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matoswk.bsky.social @matoswk.bsky.social · 2d

So much good music here it isn't funny, btw!

matoswk.bsky.social @matoswk.bsky.social · 2d

Now up on Beat Connection: More notes on a thirty-hour state-of-the-nation media event—part two of my look at all ten (or eleven) RA.1000s from @residentadvisor.bsky.social.
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BC140 - Five Mixes: RA.1000, pt. 2

More notes on a thirty-hour state-of-the-nation media event

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Norm Charlatan @normcharlatan.bsky.social · 3d

This shit must hit so hard if you’re stupid.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d

Hegseth to the Navy: "Your diversity is not your strength"

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matoswk.bsky.social @matoswk.bsky.social · 3d

Certainly the first to break the bank while deciding so--Dazed & Confused got there first. But your point is taken, and amplified by @sterlewine.bsky.social's piece on QT's borrowings from the Rhino catalog. pitchfork.com/features/art...

Why the Death of Greatest Hits Albums and Reissues Is Worth Mourning

Though repackaging music for new formats and generations can seem crass, the practice has also helped us contextualize the past.

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matoswk.bsky.social @matoswk.bsky.social · 3d

What will likely surprise you is just how many memes this one film made, how many insta-cliches it minted that are still in use.

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matoswk.bsky.social @matoswk.bsky.social · 3d

Pretty much it! It's hugely entertaining; I suspect if or whenever you get to it you'll enjoy it enormously. But yes, that's the gist. It's a mixtape-as-film, and you'll see what I mean immediately.

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matoswk.bsky.social @matoswk.bsky.social · 5d

"'Humblebrag,' take 106!"

matoswk.bsky.social @matoswk.bsky.social · 5d

Before you ask, the quote in the original is indeed attributed to the group, not to either member. It was part of a Musician package on the forthcoming eighties, in this issue. worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-...

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