Yesterday was an unexpectedly good day. Unexpectedly, yes, even though the polls told us it would happen. Fifty-four senate seats (and counting): well more than the conventional wisdom (or I) even thought. A mea culpa here. If you are one of the three people who read my predictions post, I vehemently argued that there was no way for the Democrats to take the U.S. Senate. Where do I go wrong? Well, for starters, I did not expect that the president would be fucking stupid enough to start a war in the Middle East for no reason whatsoever....
Continue reading...Hump-Day Song of the Week: Heavy Metal by THICK
This week’s is from New York punk outfit THICK, with their new single “Heavy Metal” released on October 1, 2026. The anthem, featuring the band’s new lineup, features themes of systemic violence, bodily autonomy, and the broken healthcare system. On Bandcamp.
Continue reading...Hump-Day Song of the Week: Wishing Bone by Freak Slug
This week’s is from Manchester UK-based artist Freak Slug, “Wishing Bone,” off her new record Amulet, which was released in September 2026. On Bandcamp.
Continue reading...Goodbye, leap second
We hardly knew ‘ya. In fact, unless you are a website or a time nerd, you probably have never heard of it or cared. But, the people in charge of time (yes, there are people in charge of time) have for decades decided to add a so-called leap second to time to account for the vagaries of the earth’s movement around the sun. The people in charge of time, known as the International Bureau of Weights and Measures (BIPM because French like FIFA), earlier had decided that they would scrap the leap second by 2035, but in...
Continue reading...Hump-Day Song of the Week: God’s Picture by Emma Ruth Rundle
We’re back. This week’s is from singer-songwriter Emma Ruth Rundle, with “God’s Picture” off her new record These Killing Times. This one is equal parts beautiful and crushing, and as she says, the centerpiece of her new record. She’s a really interesting artist; I first discovered her on the collaboration with metal band Thou, May Our Chambers Be Full, and her work runs from soft folk to metal to all things in between. On Bandcamp.
Continue reading...Hump-Day Song of the Week: Sensational by Wishy
This week’s is a fun one from Indianapolis indie band Wishy, Sensational off their upcoming record Nature’s Pill due out on October 2, 2026. When I first heard it, I almost thought it was some forgotten gem from the 90s. Oh, we already did Wishy? Who gives a shit. They’re clearly good enough for two posts. On Bandcamp.
Continue reading...Hump-Day Song of the Week: Seethe by Chelsea Wolfe
This week’s is Seethe, from California folk/doom/metal songwriter Chelsea Wolfe, off her new album The Dark, which was released on August 21, 2026. Wolfe has been around a long time in the metal scene, and this is a little more accessible than her standard fare. If this is your type of thing, she’s currently on tour. On Bandcamp.
Continue reading...Well this post about AI will please nobody
Here’s a question nobody asked me: What do I think about AI? Fuck it, let’s go. I think it’s nowhere near as great as its backers think it is, but I also think it’s far more useful than its skeptics think it is. So, it’s…somewhere in the middle. This is not an interesting opinion, but it is kind of interesting to me because it’s one of my rarest opinions. I almost never think things are in the middle. I never think that at some point between a good idea and a bad idea lies a better idea. ...
Continue reading...Hump-Day Song of the Week: Spinning by Soft Science
This week’s is “Spinning,” a recent single from Sacramento dream-pop shoegaze band Soft Science and their first off their upcoming record Sand set to be released 4 September 2026. As you would expect, the catchy song features some bright, driving guitars, with a little lightness that is grounded by the bass and drums. Synths fill out the nearly etherial sound. On Bandcamp.
Continue reading...Hump-Day Song of the Week: Move by Tank and the Bangas featuring Lucky Daye
This week, we have New Orleans outfit Tank and the Bangas with a track off their new record The Last Balloon. The Last Balloon finishes a trilogy of albums starting with 2019’s The Green Balloon and continuing with 2022’s The Red Balloon. Since then, Tank and the Bangas also released a spoken-word album, The Heart, The Mind, The Soul, which won a Grammy.
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