Terrence O'Brien
@terrenceobrien
Verge weekend editor. MusicTech contributor. Former Engadget, Wired & Switched. Musician. Serial hobbyist.
Another not-on-streaming gem from my CD collection: Boredoms - Pop Tatari. Also, part of the impetus for my archiving project: @sleevenote.bsky.social review in the works.
It doesn't bother me when the commenters disagree with me, insult me, call me names... But I cannot let this stand.
I think the next few weeks of music recs on @theverge.com are gonna be obscure aughts dance punk EPs that I completely forgot about but apparently own on CD.
And now to begin the incredibly intimidating task of re-ripping my CD collection after my hard drive died. (Sadly, at least 100 of them were lost to water damage and mold.)
This isn't something to brag about. This is just daming evidence of how fucked we are as a society.
What should I read next: Japanese Gothic Annihilation Monstrilio
Blah blah blah cancel culture, blah blah safe spaces, blah blah first amendment.
...And I just discovered that the Suno generated AI cover art featuring a swastika for one of the experiments from this article 😬
It's nice when the Times remembers to have a backbone and be honest.
If you're a billionaire, you literally can't avoid spoiling your children unless you have them adopted and raised by a family of lesser means.
Nobody's uniforms in the WBC are particularly good, but Great Britain's are a particular brand of terrible. It's like they they just printed a Word doc on a jersey. Straight lines of Arial Black?
That's your fucking lede? That's the angle? Not a Senator broke a Marine's arm trying to censor him? He "helped"? I think my definition of "help" is very different...
I'm teaching a free workshop in April where you'll make a simple cassette tape loop. It's gonna be a blast. More info: makerparkradio.nyc/soniqlabs/
One of the more insane comments I've ever received was someone suggesting that ANY podcast could possibly be as popular as Super Mario.
Cocktail special I whipped up for a 2000s themed piano bar night. I call the Frutiger Aero. (It includes Hpnotiq for maximum 2000s vibes)
Finally, Kristi Noem gets it: ICE is a domestic terrorist organization.
My favorite albums of 2025 part 2: FKA Twigs - Eusexua Lucrecia Dalt - A Danger to Ourselves YHWH Nailgun - 45 Pounds Rosalía – LUX Clipse - Let God Sort Em Out Titanic - HAGEN aya - Hexed! University - McCartney, It'll Be OK Model/Actriz - Pirouette
My favorite albums of 2025 part 1: Sudan Archives - The BPM Dijon - Baby Nourished by Time - The Passionate Ones Billy Woods - GOLLIWOG Water From Your Eyes - It’s a Beautiful Place Amaarae - Black Star Geese - Getting Killed Smerz - Big City Life Los Thuthanaka - Los Thuthanaka
I... I just fucking can't. Whatever apocalypse awaits us... climate? meteor? nuclear? It can't come fast enough.
Fitter than LeBron, smarter than da Vinci, funnier than Seinfeld, a better role model than Jesus, and an just an absolute cock goblin.