A reminder that I've jumped off this ship into the Bluesky; follow me there @

RT @AOC: You are totally making things up. I’m not even worth $1 million. Nor even $500k. I don’t even own a house! I am one of the lowest…

“It will be a great day when our schools get all the money they need and the Air Force has to hold a bake sale to buy a bomber” California wildfire relief efforts continue. I wrote about two fine digital benefit albums & @Bandcamp's all-in fundraiser.

RT @AOC: I represent LaGuardia Airport as well as workers for JFK. Trump gutted the Aviation Safety committee last week. Air traffic cont…

RT @RollingStones: For Marianne 💛

Thanks to the mighty novelist Hernan Diaz for shouting out my NYC music history Love Goes To Buildings On Fire today in today's @nytimes. Truly humbled.

New Song of the Day #21: Lisa O'Neill feat. Peter Doherty “Homeless in the Thousands” — thoughts on the latest from the powerful Irish singer-songwriter. It could not be more timely. @lisaoneillmusic

RT @WilliamHermes: RIP Garth — The Band's last man standing. A true master. I wrote a remembrance for @RollingStone; thanks to @DavBrowne…

RIP Garth — The Band's last man standing. A true master. I wrote a remembrance for @RollingStone; thanks to @DavBrowne for the late-game additions.

Just posted a recap of @globalFEST_NYC WARNING: Psychedelic Malian guitar band jams might impact your workday.

RT @MarkRichardson: RIP David Lynch, his sensibility transformed culture, the mix between laughter and horror, letting in so much of the wo…

RT @jeremydlarson: The word “Lynchian” is used 61 times in the Pitchfork reviews section and it would be quadruple that if we didn’t cut it…

RT @MarkRonson: Wrote something about my hero

RT @colinmcshow: Something’s going on with the Irish and Ireland in our movies and TV and elsewhere. This hour, a Nose-ish look at the cur…

I wrote long about Elton John's 50 best songs for Rolling Stone. Here's some backstory, plus 2 great playlists I compiled: One features Elton’s originals w/bonus versions. The other compiles cover versions of the same songs. Some are pretty wild! Enjoy.

The Pogues. Bob Dylan & Bono talk Irish music. Landless. Nick Cave. Lisa O'Neill. Glen Hansard. A session in Cavan. And a letter I received from Dublin.

The @intlanthem label issued at least 3 of 2024's best albums. Their mini-fest starts tonight @ Public Records in Bklyn w/@jeffparkersound's IV-tet, SML, and busy @annabutterss (part of both groups). My intvw w/Scottie McNiece is an IA pocket history:

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Willie Nelson “(Nothing But) Blue Skies (From Now On)”