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#45 PARC Day and Other Stuff
In one way or another, I try to approach this newsletter as though it was something like a column for Maximum Rock and Roll, that aspirational position of many who came up around my age. Which is to say, I can write about music, or ‘the sce...
#44 You can do good things with your friends
Swerved the ‘psyop’ discourse. Swerving the ‘banana’ discourse. Focusing on the real.
Terrorized by the algorithm, it’s so easy to get dragged into things we need not get dragged into. Seeing so many things we don’t need to or want to see...
#43 The Way In
We’ve spent a lot of time thinking about how people find their way into underground music.
Much of our own philosophy around “promoting” music has been driven by the idea that people need to be able to find the thing. You’ve got to send u...
#42 ... And We're Back
Yes, it has been awhile. We’re sorry. We’ve announced many shows, and will announce many more.
I believe this will be gig of the year. If you say you like punk / metal / hardcore and don’t attend, well, I question your taste.
On Hope...
#41 Best of 2025
Hello. Happy New Year? The newsletter has been quiet, yet we have announced many gigs, some large. All listed below. Many more excellent ones yet to be announced. This will be our busiest year yet. We are schemin’.
Our Best of 20...
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