Rob Mitchum
@robmitchum
Science and music writer. EIC of @kellogginsight.bsky.social.
Even so, I had to change position halfway through the set to even tell which guitarist was on which side, lol.
Saluting Mikel Merino with the cookie version of him I ate last month in Spain.
And because Bluesky loves reading/arguing about itself, take note of these stats (though bear in mind it was collected during the weeks before and after the '24 election).
When you can’t remember the name Black Mirror. “You know that sci-fi show, the…
It is exquisitely Dylan that he has brought back a song I'm dying to hear him play ("Man in the Long Black Coat") and yet "hear him play" is very relative. (from @raypadgett.bsky.social's newsletter)
Fascinating that the most jaded (relatively speaking) fans about the current state of Phish are the people who first saw them 2009-2014!
Woozy with shock about the news, got in the car and this is what the Grateful Dead channel was playing. Perfectly Dead.
Here's my list as it stands on the last day of 2025. Great year for Chicago bands!
Quick and dirty analysis, lower consensus score = more consensus. Last year's winner (Brat) was the most universal in years!