Bill Murphy
@roninscribe.bsky.social
Record label manager, freelance writer, guitar slinger, occasional gadfly — mostly in that order.
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Bill Murphy
@roninscribe.bsky.social
· Nov 30
TV on the Radio, night 3 at Webster Hall, NYC 🙏
Tunde, Kyp, Jaleel, Jesske, Jahphet and David (out of frame) tore the roof off. Welcome back.
Tunde, Kyp, Jaleel, Jesske, Jahphet and David (out of frame) tore the roof off. Welcome back.
Unreal, the world we’re living in right now.
December 15, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Unreal, the world we’re living in right now.
Moving and poignant remembrance of Frank Gehry, well worth the read: www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/art-...
Working with Frank Gehry, I learned he was the great architect of empathy
Matthew Teitelbaum was the Art Gallery of Ontario’s director and CEO during its renovation
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December 10, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Moving and poignant remembrance of Frank Gehry, well worth the read: www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/art-...
I know it’s nearly impossible to set aside Steve Cropper’s unparalleled command of the electric guitar as a rhythm instrument, not to mention his towering contributions to modern soul music — but man he rolled with some pretty badass threads back in the day too 🙏 www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/a...
December 9, 2025 at 5:22 AM
I know it’s nearly impossible to set aside Steve Cropper’s unparalleled command of the electric guitar as a rhythm instrument, not to mention his towering contributions to modern soul music — but man he rolled with some pretty badass threads back in the day too 🙏 www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/a...
“Billie and I met, and I said, ‘Look, our goal here would just be to shoot your show. I don’t want to impose myself as a director.’ In fact, I even offered her, ‘Why don’t we co-direct this? I’ll just show up with cameras and record it, essentially.’” — James Cameron, to Matthew Belloni for The Town
November 26, 2025 at 12:41 AM
“Billie and I met, and I said, ‘Look, our goal here would just be to shoot your show. I don’t want to impose myself as a director.’ In fact, I even offered her, ‘Why don’t we co-direct this? I’ll just show up with cameras and record it, essentially.’” — James Cameron, to Matthew Belloni for The Town
Caught a few shots of Jim Steranko and Larry Lieber in conversation at this weekend's @bigapplecomiccon.bsky.social
Between the two of them, they've seen over 100 years of hustle, hard work and triumph in the comics game. Absolute legends, and very nearly the last ones standing from a bygone era.
Between the two of them, they've seen over 100 years of hustle, hard work and triumph in the comics game. Absolute legends, and very nearly the last ones standing from a bygone era.
November 23, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Caught a few shots of Jim Steranko and Larry Lieber in conversation at this weekend's @bigapplecomiccon.bsky.social
Between the two of them, they've seen over 100 years of hustle, hard work and triumph in the comics game. Absolute legends, and very nearly the last ones standing from a bygone era.
Between the two of them, they've seen over 100 years of hustle, hard work and triumph in the comics game. Absolute legends, and very nearly the last ones standing from a bygone era.
Mani was just the nicest guy, with a whip-cracking sense of humor. Interviewed him back in 2006 when Primal Scream released Riot City Blues and he had me in stitches for nearly an hour. Let the tribute parties begin…
November 21, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Mani was just the nicest guy, with a whip-cracking sense of humor. Interviewed him back in 2006 when Primal Scream released Riot City Blues and he had me in stitches for nearly an hour. Let the tribute parties begin…
I’ve been a committed Yoko fan since I first came across a pristine copy of Approximately Infinite Universe at Waterloo Records in Austin back in ‘96. She’s a genius, and John obviously knew it too.
I’ll never understand the haters. www.thenation.com/article/cult...
I’ll never understand the haters. www.thenation.com/article/cult...
November 8, 2025 at 3:34 PM
I’ve been a committed Yoko fan since I first came across a pristine copy of Approximately Infinite Universe at Waterloo Records in Austin back in ‘96. She’s a genius, and John obviously knew it too.
I’ll never understand the haters. www.thenation.com/article/cult...
I’ll never understand the haters. www.thenation.com/article/cult...
I had absolutely no idea Donna Godchaux sang behind Elvis on “In the Ghetto” and “Suspicious Minds.” Gonna have to go back to listen to those with newly tuned ears.
Never saw her live with the Dead, but man she led quite the career. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/a...
Never saw her live with the Dead, but man she led quite the career. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/a...
Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay, Grateful Dead Singer, Dies at 78
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November 5, 2025 at 9:21 PM
I had absolutely no idea Donna Godchaux sang behind Elvis on “In the Ghetto” and “Suspicious Minds.” Gonna have to go back to listen to those with newly tuned ears.
Never saw her live with the Dead, but man she led quite the career. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/a...
Never saw her live with the Dead, but man she led quite the career. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/a...
I’ve heard he was working on a new record with Raphael Saadiq, a team-up which by itself is as tantalizing and poignant as his entire career has been. Just mind-boggling, genre-stretching talent. www.newyorker.com/culture/post...
October 16, 2025 at 5:41 PM
I’ve heard he was working on a new record with Raphael Saadiq, a team-up which by itself is as tantalizing and poignant as his entire career has been. Just mind-boggling, genre-stretching talent. www.newyorker.com/culture/post...
Just last night I came across an IG clip of him whipping off an impromptu guitar vamp cover of Funkadelic’s “Soul Mate” 🔥
Incredible talent. I can’t believe he’s gone. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Incredible talent. I can’t believe he’s gone. www.bbc.com/news/article...
R&B singer D’Angelo dead at 51
The singer, who was also an acclaimed songwriter, was known for helping create the genre of neo-soul.
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October 14, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Just last night I came across an IG clip of him whipping off an impromptu guitar vamp cover of Funkadelic’s “Soul Mate” 🔥
Incredible talent. I can’t believe he’s gone. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Incredible talent. I can’t believe he’s gone. www.bbc.com/news/article...
I mean, is anyone really surprised by this? It was frivolous from jump. www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/drake-lawsui...
Drake lawsuit against UMG over Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Not Like Us’ dismissed by US court - Music Business Worldwide
A US federal court has dismissed Drake’s defamation lawsuit against Universal Music Group, ruling that Kendrick Lamar’s diss track Not Like Us constitutes protected opinion rather than actionable…
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October 10, 2025 at 6:21 PM
I mean, is anyone really surprised by this? It was frivolous from jump. www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/drake-lawsui...
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"I covered the aftermath of Katrina for three years. It was the story of my life, and it fell in my lap. It was one of the most productive periods of my career," David Rae Morris writes.
Photojournalist Recalls Post-Katrina Gulf Coast, New Orleans
Photojournalist David Rae Morris writes that what he saw on the Mississippi Gulf Coast and New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina haunts him to this day.
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September 1, 2025 at 1:45 PM
"I covered the aftermath of Katrina for three years. It was the story of my life, and it fell in my lap. It was one of the most productive periods of my career," David Rae Morris writes.
Well this sucks — but I’ll bet Brent is looking for a jam with Sky Dog right about now. Fly on, brother.
August 21, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Well this sucks — but I’ll bet Brent is looking for a jam with Sky Dog right about now. Fly on, brother.
Ooooh Terry Reid 🙏 youtu.be/Gd-PCLLCy6Q?...
August 5, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Ooooh Terry Reid 🙏 youtu.be/Gd-PCLLCy6Q?...
Laying it down together live in 1972:
Chuck Mangione - flugelhorn
Gerry Niewood - sax
Tony Levin - bass
Steve Gadd - drums
Fly on Chuck…you done good.
Chuck Mangione - flugelhorn
Gerry Niewood - sax
Tony Levin - bass
Steve Gadd - drums
Fly on Chuck…you done good.
July 25, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Laying it down together live in 1972:
Chuck Mangione - flugelhorn
Gerry Niewood - sax
Tony Levin - bass
Steve Gadd - drums
Fly on Chuck…you done good.
Chuck Mangione - flugelhorn
Gerry Niewood - sax
Tony Levin - bass
Steve Gadd - drums
Fly on Chuck…you done good.
“The far right ain’t the new punk.” — Ken Casey www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
Dropkick Murphys exit Punk in the Park festival over founder's Trump campaign donations
Like most punk bands, Dropkick Murphys identify with the broader left-wing movement, and they haven't been shy about their opposition to Trump.
www.nbcnews.com
July 25, 2025 at 12:47 AM
“The far right ain’t the new punk.” — Ken Casey www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
I still get goosebumps watching this show. It's simply unbelievable that a band can sound this hard and powerful, in 1970 or any other era. www.youtube.com/watch?v=krFW...
Black Sabbath - Live in Belgium Part I (Pop Shop 1970)
YouTube video by Sabbath Worship in HD (Master Noise 60fps)
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July 24, 2025 at 2:10 AM
I still get goosebumps watching this show. It's simply unbelievable that a band can sound this hard and powerful, in 1970 or any other era. www.youtube.com/watch?v=krFW...
Fucking legend, and I’ll miss him.
July 23, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Fucking legend, and I’ll miss him.
I saw the original Black Sabbath at Ozzfest 2004 after an interview and photo shoot with Geezer Butler — a mind-blowing day I’ll never forget.
This one really puts it all in perspective. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/06/a...
This one really puts it all in perspective. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/06/a...
The Pilgrimage to Ozzy Osbourne’s Last Gig
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July 9, 2025 at 1:01 PM
I saw the original Black Sabbath at Ozzfest 2004 after an interview and photo shoot with Geezer Butler — a mind-blowing day I’ll never forget.
This one really puts it all in perspective. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/06/a...
This one really puts it all in perspective. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/06/a...
Like a lot of youthful bohemians I tried to read Slouching Towards Bethlehem in high school with the same cold eye that Didion trained on her subjects — but the mystery, wonder and wildness of California always seeped through. And maybe that’s what she intended. www.thenation.com/article/cult...
Joan Didion Undone
Notes to John, posthumously published journal entries chronicling Didion’s therapy sessions, is a peek into the myths and fears that animated her writing life.
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July 3, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Like a lot of youthful bohemians I tried to read Slouching Towards Bethlehem in high school with the same cold eye that Didion trained on her subjects — but the mystery, wonder and wildness of California always seeped through. And maybe that’s what she intended. www.thenation.com/article/cult...