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Mike
@professorberry.bsky.social
Orchestra teacher, music theorist, bassist

"Listening to Rap" (2e) and "Rap Music and Whiteness in Postracial America" both coming from Routledge in 2026.

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Lane Kiffin's LSU contract is worth nearly the entirety of my Louisiana public university's total budget
November 30, 2025 at 9:02 PM
I’m partial to Henryk Szeryng and Dorati—I feel like Szeryng plays with a poise that the Brahms warrants. Re: live performances—I love Genette Neveu’s energy and phrasing: youtu.be/R6JGv4QVGr4

(I tend to favor old recordings generally)
Brahms - Violin Concerto + Sonata n°3 / Presentation + New Mastering (Cent. rec. : Ginette Neveu)
YouTube video by Classical Music/ /Reference Recording
youtu.be
November 30, 2025 at 6:49 PM
It tastes so fresh and so clean clean
November 30, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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I really appreciate that @pbsnews.org ended the interview with this graphic.

It captures, in the simplest and starkest terms, the brutal arithmetic driving this country's homelessness catastrophe.
November 30, 2025 at 1:33 AM
It’s a show about a podcast about a show about a podcast about a
November 30, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Point of clarification: interviewing on her podcast which is being shown on the show
November 30, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Their idea of “working” is quite a lot different from mine, as is their definition of “parenting”…
November 29, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Also, consider this my periodic call for papers for an edited collection of critical 90-Day Fiancé studies…
November 29, 2025 at 11:06 PM
PA, 3ish
November 28, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Onomatopoeia
November 28, 2025 at 1:42 AM
This is a great book!
November 27, 2025 at 7:51 PM
That’s horrible!
November 27, 2025 at 3:05 AM
I'm 100% a Mahler fan--no disrespect--but it reminds me of one of my favorite things on Al Gore's internet: youtu.be/ysUjYAi0WcQ?...
Hurra Torpedo - Total Eclipse Of The Heart (live)
YouTube video by frozentoast
youtu.be
November 26, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Ohhh… this looks cool!
November 26, 2025 at 10:50 PM