Beat Connection
Michaelangelo MatosDJ mixes and the DJs who make them
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BC182 - Interview: Barry Walters (June 2026)
Barry Walters’ Mighty Real: A History of LGBTQ Music, 1969-2000, which Viking published in May, offers more than a history. It offers a queer musical cosmology. In it, Walters reads sixty artists, labels, and eras strictly through a gay len...
BC181 - Five Mixes: April-May 2026
via MixesDB’s page for the Shhhhh set
I’ve been working on some very interview-heavy assignments, which means time taken away from sets in favor of re-playing interviews to tighten up transcripts. There’s other work afoot as well. But hear...
BC180 - Five Mixes: Early 2026
Madlib—photo by Carl Pocket
I’ve been busy, not least with this look back for Racket at the life, career, and impact of Conrad Sverkerson, the rightly legendary stage manager at First Avenue (that’s a gift link). I have another long...
WA030 - Five Guest Spots: David Letterman, 1978-2025
From Johnny Carson to the last local talk show in Maine (and America)
Danny Cashman and David Letterman on Cashman’s second-to-last local talk show in Maine, spring 2025
BC179 - Five Mixes: April 2026
via Discogs
I make playlists: As with its SoundCloud equivalent, I now introduce Beat Connection Five Mixes Strays on YouTube, with (so far) nine sets/mixes recently spotlighted by this newsletter, including this edition. For some f...
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