Mike Taylor
@miketaylor.bsky.social
Artist, Terror Management Band, books, mostly.
Say what you will about uncs, it’s all deserved, but I got to teach my theater kid niece power chords this week and watched her stumble into God Save the Queen (she’s 12 and has never heard of the Sex Pistols, obv) was the highlight of 2025.
December 24, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Say what you will about uncs, it’s all deserved, but I got to teach my theater kid niece power chords this week and watched her stumble into God Save the Queen (she’s 12 and has never heard of the Sex Pistols, obv) was the highlight of 2025.
When I’m perusing Bandcamp, which I do nearly every day, and the phrase “Brooklyn punk band” is in the description, I can’t move on fast enough. But I like Brooklyn, I like punk. Whats the problem here.
December 23, 2025 at 6:48 PM
When I’m perusing Bandcamp, which I do nearly every day, and the phrase “Brooklyn punk band” is in the description, I can’t move on fast enough. But I like Brooklyn, I like punk. Whats the problem here.
It’s pronounced “Bury”
December 22, 2025 at 2:55 PM
It’s pronounced “Bury”
Unless I make a quick one of Lee Clay Johnson’s Bloodines, I’ll only have completed 14 books this year, a two decade low possibly; and I’ll have Wm. Vollman’s Rising Up and Rising Down tomorrow blame, a near insurmountable hammer to the mind.
December 17, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Unless I make a quick one of Lee Clay Johnson’s Bloodines, I’ll only have completed 14 books this year, a two decade low possibly; and I’ll have Wm. Vollman’s Rising Up and Rising Down tomorrow blame, a near insurmountable hammer to the mind.
Open AI lost 12 BILLION dollars this quarter. Time for a govt loan, I guess.
November 7, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Open AI lost 12 BILLION dollars this quarter. Time for a govt loan, I guess.
#scenereport small-ass St Augustine, Fl had an outsized rally this morning. No pics, but I was really surprised. And heartened! Not a protest town really, since they put MLK Jr in jail and bleached integration protestors in a swimming pool, etc, etc
October 18, 2025 at 8:27 PM
#scenereport small-ass St Augustine, Fl had an outsized rally this morning. No pics, but I was really surprised. And heartened! Not a protest town really, since they put MLK Jr in jail and bleached integration protestors in a swimming pool, etc, etc
Shoutout to all the air traffic controllers calling in sick.
October 8, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Shoutout to all the air traffic controllers calling in sick.
Any nerds around here have a wiring diagram for a Univox Lucy? Yes, I already went on Reddit.
September 25, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Any nerds around here have a wiring diagram for a Univox Lucy? Yes, I already went on Reddit.
So many rad houses to squat after the rapture.
September 23, 2025 at 3:05 AM
So many rad houses to squat after the rapture.
I will be expressing ONLY CORRECT opinions inre: the week’s events.
September 12, 2025 at 10:35 PM
I will be expressing ONLY CORRECT opinions inre: the week’s events.
A restaurant on the LES called FUGAZI. A rigging company in Queens using the Gary Panter Screamers logo. We’ve indeed won.
September 12, 2025 at 2:15 PM
A restaurant on the LES called FUGAZI. A rigging company in Queens using the Gary Panter Screamers logo. We’ve indeed won.
I took the stale corn chips and breaded brined tofu, fried it. Served over rice, cilantro, avocado. Heartily recommend, if you like eating.
September 5, 2025 at 2:32 PM
I took the stale corn chips and breaded brined tofu, fried it. Served over rice, cilantro, avocado. Heartily recommend, if you like eating.
At first, Desantis’ plans to nix property tax and school vax requirements seem like obv non starters, but as an unpopular gov on his last term, why not collapse the infrastructure while transferring maintenance of schools, roads, etc to the private sector?
Fla. is the US’s post-democracy lab.
Fla. is the US’s post-democracy lab.
September 3, 2025 at 6:39 PM
At first, Desantis’ plans to nix property tax and school vax requirements seem like obv non starters, but as an unpopular gov on his last term, why not collapse the infrastructure while transferring maintenance of schools, roads, etc to the private sector?
Fla. is the US’s post-democracy lab.
Fla. is the US’s post-democracy lab.
New gig poster for St Augustine’s annual Sing Out Loud Festival. Stacked lineup!
August 27, 2025 at 12:21 PM
New gig poster for St Augustine’s annual Sing Out Loud Festival. Stacked lineup!
A rare friday victory.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Federal judge orders closure of Trump’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ immigration jail
Judge’s order finds jail, which has attracted waves of criticism, was causing severe harm to Florida Everglades
www.theguardian.com
August 22, 2025 at 11:28 AM
A rare friday victory.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Man, that Lol Tolhurst Goth book really is the ultimate work of the genre. It’s poorly written, repetitive, and leaves all the juicy parts out.
August 8, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Man, that Lol Tolhurst Goth book really is the ultimate work of the genre. It’s poorly written, repetitive, and leaves all the juicy parts out.
Got my first case of DOGE food poisoning an hour before playing a show this weekend. A truly biblical amount of upheaval, and then I played the show, as I’m not a quitter. Then I retired to bed for two days.
August 7, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Got my first case of DOGE food poisoning an hour before playing a show this weekend. A truly biblical amount of upheaval, and then I played the show, as I’m not a quitter. Then I retired to bed for two days.
Reposted by Mike Taylor
Adam Shapiro, husband of Handala crew member and human rights defender Huwaida Arraf, spoke to Al Jazeera shortly after Israel seized the vessel. Shapiro said crew members were “prepared” and “determined.”
Follow Al Jazeera's live update in English here: www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblo...
Follow Al Jazeera's live update in English here: www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblo...
🚨 Israeli forces have stormed the Handala. Before closing the YouTube feed, Freedom Flotilla Coalition posted: "Please everyone escalate for Gaza and for the safety our volunteers who are being kidnapped right now. The IOF jammed the starlinks. No connection anymore. Push your governments."
July 26, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Adam Shapiro, husband of Handala crew member and human rights defender Huwaida Arraf, spoke to Al Jazeera shortly after Israel seized the vessel. Shapiro said crew members were “prepared” and “determined.”
Follow Al Jazeera's live update in English here: www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblo...
Follow Al Jazeera's live update in English here: www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblo...
It’s a fucking shame the world is too fucked for me to feel ok about just saying Ozzy is an important part of my
upbringing. There’s just too many dead people. Crazy Train. Love to the freaks.
upbringing. There’s just too many dead people. Crazy Train. Love to the freaks.
July 23, 2025 at 3:19 AM
It’s a fucking shame the world is too fucked for me to feel ok about just saying Ozzy is an important part of my
upbringing. There’s just too many dead people. Crazy Train. Love to the freaks.
upbringing. There’s just too many dead people. Crazy Train. Love to the freaks.
So the Louvre.
1. Worst designed major museum in the world?
2. Did you and The Met leave ANYTHING in Egypt?!
1. Worst designed major museum in the world?
2. Did you and The Met leave ANYTHING in Egypt?!
July 6, 2025 at 9:04 PM
So the Louvre.
1. Worst designed major museum in the world?
2. Did you and The Met leave ANYTHING in Egypt?!
1. Worst designed major museum in the world?
2. Did you and The Met leave ANYTHING in Egypt?!
Happy Algerian Independence Day to all who celebrate.
July 5, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Happy Algerian Independence Day to all who celebrate.
America is a coin operated bucking bronco come to life, escaping the country bar and wrecking the IKEA furniture of the townspeople’s modest living quarters.
July 4, 2025 at 9:57 AM
America is a coin operated bucking bronco come to life, escaping the country bar and wrecking the IKEA furniture of the townspeople’s modest living quarters.
Realizing that gaming and Manga are gonna be the monumental cultural touchstones that render me out of touch, despite my exquisite book and record collection.
July 3, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Realizing that gaming and Manga are gonna be the monumental cultural touchstones that render me out of touch, despite my exquisite book and record collection.