Michael J. Kane

@michaeljkane

Posts: personal capacity. PSY/open science, working memory, attn, mindwandering (also edu; skepticism). Living well with #Tourette. (Also am/was ProfessorPowerPop on Xitter.) Art: Miles Johnston; Haring

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Michael J. Kane@michaeljkane· 15d

Post the first album you ever bought. #MusicSky I'm not counting the Star Wars soundtrack.

Album cover for Billy Joel's "52nd Street"

Michael J. Kane@michaeljkane· Jul 6

TIL that if you have a large computer monitor, you can play a PPT slideshow in a limited window rather than in fullscreen.

Screenshot of a tutorial titled “How to Play Slides in a Window” displayed on a white background with dark blue and black text. The tutorial provides five numbered steps for opening a PowerPoint presentation in a resizable window instead of full-screen:

Open your PowerPoint presentation.
Go to the Slide Show tab on the top ribbon.
Click the Set Up Slide Show button.
In the dialog box, under Show type, select Browsed by an individual (window).
Click OK.

Below the instructions, a paragraph explains that when the slideshow starts, it will open in a standard window that can be resized, minimized, or snapped to the left or right side of the screen for multitasking with other applications. Two small YouTube-style labels appear within the image: one reading “YouTube · Cat Mulvihill +2” near step 5, and another reading “YouTube · No Rest For The Wicked” near the final paragraph. Several interface terms, including Slide Show, Set Up Slide Show, Show type, Browsed by an individual (window), and OK, are bolded for emphasis.

Michael J. Kane@michaeljkane· Jul 4

July 4th prep when you‘ve got an incredibly anxious little pup.

Photo of medicine bottle containing anxiety pills for dogs

Michael J. Kane@michaeljkane· Jun 18

The Beths put on a fun show last night. Highly recommend if they come through your town. Great, energetic playing and really tight vocal harmonies.

Photo of the band The Beths performing on stage, bathed in purple light.

Photo of The Beths' lead vocalist and guitarist singing/playing on stage, bathed in green light.

Michael J. Kane@michaeljkane· May 26

I’m extremely late to this album, but jeez I love it.

Apple Music player screenshot showing the Mother Mother album, “O My Heart”

Michael J. Kane@michaeljkane· May 18

Last nite saw a show that I bought tix for, and drove an hour to, solely for the opening act. Improvement Movement played an outstanding set; I hope to see them 1 day as the main event. Yachty, jazzy-proggy, jammy bliss.

Full band photo of Improvement Movement on-stage

Photo of Improvement Movement drummer singing lead

Photo of Improvement Movement guitarist and bassist, both singing

Photo of Improvement Movement bassist and keyboardist, both singing

Michael J. Kane@michaeljkane· May 1

Happy Bandcamp Friday, y'all! Please consider buying music or merch from your favorite artists today. I'll be picking up stuff from The Beths, Foxwarren, and Klark Sound.

Michael J. Kane@michaeljkane· Apr 29

Inspired by fun NYT listicle yesterday. My list of the 30 "greatest" (*my fave*) living American songwriters is intentionally & necessarily biased toward songwriters/songwriting teams who write music I most enjoy, find most interesting and/or moving, and know the best. Note: I'm not a professional.

This image contains a typed list of influential living American songwriters, many of whom are listed alongside their associated bands. Here is the descriptive alt text for the image:
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A vertical list of 30 entries featuring names of prominent American songwriters and their musical projects, written in a clean, black sans-serif font against a plain white background. The list is organized alphabetically by the first name of the primary artist.
Transcribed List

Ryan Adams (Whiskeytown, solo)

Jon Auer, Ken Stringfellow (The Posies & solo)

Scott Avett, Seth Avett (Avett Brothers)

Jackson Browne

Katie Crutchfield (Waxahatchee, Plains, Snocaps)

Evan Dando (Lemonheads, solo)

Bob Dylan

Donald Fagan (Steely Dan, solo)

John Fogerty (CCR, solo)

John Gorka

Chrissie Hynde (dual citizenship)

Jason Isbell

Billy Joel

Seth Justman, Peter Wolf (J. Geils Band)

Lyle Lovett

Stephin Merritt (Magnetic Fields)

Bob Mould (Husker Du, Sugar, solo)

Rick Nielsen (Cheap Trick)

Grant-Lee Phillips (Grant Lee Buffalo, solo)

Amy Ray, Emily Saliers (Indigo Girls)

Paul Simon

Bruce Springsteen

Stephen Stills (Buffalo Springfield, CSNY, Manassas, solo)

Michael Stipe, Peter Buck, Mike Mills, Bill Berry (R.E.M.)

James Taylor

Steven Tyler, Joe Perry (Aerosmith)

Jeff Tweedy (Wilco, solo)

Paul Westerberg (Replacements, solo)

Lucinda Williams

Stevie Wonder

Michael J. Kane@michaeljkane· Apr 22

Don't skip! Post you in another country. 📍Kyoto, Japan (too long ago!)

Photo of 5 people, including the OP, sitting or standing together in a patio surrounded by greenery and a sun umbrella.

Michael J. Kane@michaeljkane· Mar 11

It's been 40 days since Steve Tisch's 440 appearances in the Epstein files came to light, and he's still the Exec Vice President & Chairman of the Board of the NY Giants.

Michael J. Kane@michaeljkane· Mar 4

The G.O.A.T in this regard:

Scanned black-and-white image of the first page of an academic journal article. At the top left it reads “Psychological Bulletin, 1985, Vol. 97, No. 2, 286–306.” At the top right: “Copyright 1985 by the American Psychological Association, Inc. 0033-2909/85/$00.75.”

Centered below is the title in large serif font: “Much Ado About the Full Moon: A Meta-Analysis of Lunar-Lunacy Research.” The authors are listed beneath: “James Rotton, Florida International University” and “I. W. Kelly, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.”

The opening paragraph begins in large serif text: “As we have approached the topic in this review, research on lunar periodicities ‘is not pseudoscience in the usual sense. But it is certainly bad science’ (Abell, 1979, p. 72).” It continues by noting that reviews often conclude with recommendations for further research, but the authors state they will depart from that tradition. They explain that the article’s title indirectly references an earlier work on the null hypothesis (Wilson, Miller, & Lower, 1967) and conclude with the line expressing hope that it will be “a ‘much adieu about the full moon.’”

Michael J. Kane@michaeljkane· Feb 6

Hey y'all, it's Bandcamp Friday. All purchases today go directly to artists and labels, so consider supporting some of your favorite musical acts. Today I'm picking up albums by Andy Shauf, Tropical F*ck Storm, Ethan Daniel Davidson, and Wild Pink.

Blue, yellow, and white flyer advertising that today, February 6, is Bandcamp Friday.

Michael J. Kane@michaeljkane· Jan 12

I arrive 20 min b4 class to play music from my personal collection; class begins when I stop music & talk about it. Each semester has a theme/constraint. This semester I'm playing "Albums Released In 2025." Always brutal narrowing it down w/diversity in genres/artists; some greats don't make it.

A vertically oriented document titled “SEMESTER LIST, albums released in 2025:” appears at the top in large, bold text. Below the heading is a single-column, chronological list of album dates for each album, formatted as month/day, followed by the artist name and the album title, with album titles italicized. The list reads: “01/13 Mon Laferte: FEMME FATALE; 01/15 Tropical Fuck Storm: Fairyland Codex; 01/20 The Beths: Straight Line Was A Lie; 01/22 Mei Semones: Animaru; 01/27 Bon Iver: SABLE, fABLE; 01/29 Brown Horse: All The Right Weaknesses; 02/03 Tunde Adebimpe: Thee Black Boltz; 02/05 Lung: The Swankeeper; 02/10 Black Country, New Road: Forever Howlong; 02/12 Candelabro: Deseo, Carne y Voluntad; 02/17 Sierra Hull: A Tip Toe High Wire; 02/19 Messa: The Spin; 02/24 Rosalía: LUX; 02/26 Geese: Getting Killed; 03/03 SPELLLING: Portrait Of My Heart; 03/05 Brian Dunne: Clams Casino; 03/10 [spring break]; 03/12 [spring break]; 03/17 Brògeal: Tuesday Paper Club; 03/19 Saya Gray: SAYA; 03/24 Snocaps: Snocaps; 03/26 Folk Bitch Trio: Now Would Be A Good Time; 03/31 Annahstasia: Tether; 04/02 Die Spitz: Something To Consume; 04/07 Great Grandpa: Patience, Moonbeam; 04/09 Juana Molina: DOGA; 04/14 klark sound: This Is Music; 04/16 Panda Bear: Sinister Grift; 04/21 Wednesday: Bleeds; 04/23 Valerie June: Owls, Omens, And Oracles; and 04/28 The Tubs: Cotton Crown.” The page is plain, with black serif text on a white background and no images or decorative elements.

Michael J. Kane@michaeljkane· Jan 11

Sad day. Probably not my favorite Bob song, but sneaky good.

Michael J. Kane@michaeljkane· Dec 11

I bought A LOT of great new albums in 2025. It was tough, but I narrowed it down here to my favorite 10 (with 5 honorable mentions). Could have easily done a top 20 with 10 honorables this year...

A white background features hand-drawn, black, all-caps lettering listing “TOP 10 ALBUMS 2025 (UNRANKED / ALPHA BY ARTIST)” at the top. Below, ten album entries appear in a loose handwritten style:

“BLACK COUNTRY, NEW ROAD: ‘FOREVER HOWLONG’”
“BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN: ‘LA GARAGE SESSIONS ’83’”
“FUST: ‘BIG UGLY’”
“GEESE: ‘GETTING KILLED’”
“GREAT GRANDPA: ‘PATIENCE, MOONBEAM’”
“PANDA BEAR: ‘SINISTER GRIFT’”
“SILVER SYNTHETIC: ‘ROSALIE’”
“SNOCAPS: S/T”
“TROPICAL FUCK STORM: ‘FAIRYLAND CODEX’”
“WEDNESDAY: ‘BLEEDS’”

Farther down, a bold handwritten subheading reads “HONORABLE MENTIONS:” followed by a second list:

“THE BETHS: ‘STRAIGHT LINE WAS A LIE’”
“ELEPHANTS STARS: ‘UNDER THE EARTH ABOVE HEAVEN’”
“LEMONHEADS: ‘LOVE CHANT’”
“SAYA GRAY: ‘SAYA’”
“THE TUBS: ‘COTTON CROWN’”

Michael J. Kane@michaeljkane· Dec 9

2025 was a great year for music. Here are my 66 (?!) Favorite Songs of 2025 (unranked, alpha order by artist). Note my primary musical tastes = rock (classic/hard/indie/alt), power pop, new wave, metal ('70s/'80s/doom), americana/alt.country, singer-songwriter, folk: open.spotify.com/playlist/7ce...

The image is a white page with the title “Favorite 66 Songs of 2025 (Alphabetical by Artist)” written in a loose, hand-drawn font at the top. Beneath the heading is a long, left-aligned, handwritten list of artists and their selected songs, each on its own line. The full list reads:

Alan Sparhawk + Trampled by Turtles: “Princess Road Surgery”;
Alien Boy: “Changes”;
A.M. Overcast: “Sharp Tongue”;
Annie DiRusso: “Back in Town”;
AVIV/PTN: “Disappearing”;
Artificial Go: “Circles”;
Bachratten: “Kunstuntrotte”;
Bartees Strange: “Backseat Banton”;
Bedridden: “Gummy”;
The Berries: “Wind Chime”;
The Beths: “Straight Line Was a Lie”;
Black Country, New Road: “Salem Sisters”;
Bon Iver: “S P E Y S I D E”;
Brown Horse: “Corduroy Couch”;
Bruce Springsteen: “Don’t Back Down”;
Caroline (with Caroline Polachek): “Tell Me I Never Knew That”;
Charley Crockett: “One Trick Pony”;
Cheap Trick: “The Riff That Won’t Quit”;
Colin Miller: “Porchlight”;
Die Spitz: “Throw Yourself to the Sword”;
Elephants and Stars: “The Ceiling”;
Florry: “First It Was a Movie, Then It Was a Book”;
Folk Bitch Trio: “Cathode Ray”;
Friendship: “Hollow Skulls”;
Fust: “Gateleg”;
Geese: “Cobra”;
Great Grandpa: “Junior”;
HotWax: “Dress Our Love”;
Jeff Tweedy: “Enough”;
Klark Sound: “See Me”;
Labrador: “Dry Out in June”;
The Lemonheads: “In the Margin”;
Liam Kazar: “The Word the War”;
Liquid Mike: “Instantly Wasted”;
Lung: “Lucky You”;
MAAM: “Elijah”;
Madison Cunningham: “Beyond That Moon”;
Messa: “Fire on the Roof”;
Momma: “I Want You (Fever)”;
Mon Laferte: “My One and Only Love.”

The page contains only handwritten text with no images or graphics, creating the look of a personal, zine-style list of favorite songs.

The image is a white page with a handwritten title at the top reading “Favorite 66 Songs of 2025 (Alphabetical by Artist).” Below the heading is a continuation of the alphabetical list of artists and songs, each written on its own line in a casual, hand-drawn style. The entries included on this page are:

My Politic: “Two in the Morning”;
The Ossuary: “Sacrifice”;
Panda Bear: “Anywhere But Here”;
Paper Jam: “Roaming Eyes”;
Parcels: “ToBeloved”;
The Prize: “Connie”;
Ryan Davis + The Roadhouse Band: “Monte Carlo / No Limits”;
Saya Gray: “Shell of a Man”;
Sea Lemon (with Benjamin Gibbard): “Crystals”;
Sierra Hull: “Boom”;
Silver Synthetic: “Yr Gonna Be Happy”;
Snocaps: “Cherry Hard Candy”;
Star 99: “IYWG”;
Strongboi: “Special”;
Takeda: “Sugar Mountain”;
This Is Lorelei (with MJ Lenderman): “Dancing in the Club (MJL Version)”;
Tropical Fuck Storm: “Teeth Marche”;
The Tubs: “One More Day”;
Turnstile: “Slowdive”;
Tyler Chuders: “Oneida”;
Valerie June: “Joy, Joy!”;
Viagra Boys: “Pyramid of Health”;
Water From Your Eyes: “Nights in Armor”;
Wednesday: “Elderberry Wine”;
Will Johnson: “All Dragged Out”;
Worn Through: “Omaha.”

The page contains only text, without illustrations or decorative elements, and is formatted as a simple, linear list that continues from the previous page of the collection.

Michael J. Kane@michaeljkane· Oct 22

Text from a Wikipedia-style article about the band Parcels under the heading "2015–2016: Clockscared EP and working with Daft Punk". The text details the release of their first EP in 2015, being signed by the Parisian label Kitsuné, and the beginning of their collaboration with Daft Punk, which led to the 2017 single "Overnight." The article mentions that this was Daft Punk's final produced song before their 2021 split and explains why the single wasn't on Parcels' debut album.

Michael J. Kane@michaeljkane· Oct 16

Dear 23 by the Posies is one of my all-timers. Chef’s-kiss songwriting and harmonies.

Michael J. Kane@michaeljkane· Oct 4

If ChatGPT wrote this part of the pro-AI case, which is weak and borderline bad-faith, it supports the Guest-van Roiij critique quite well. I don't recall anyone arguing that these prior tech developments were likely to be problematic in any way, and surely not with any parallel to AI criticism.

Michael J. Kane@michaeljkane· Sep 2

No drum solo should ever extend beyond 10-15 seconds.

Image of Sweet’s “Desolation Boulevard” now playing the song “Man With The Golden Arm”

Michael J. Kane@michaeljkane· Aug 20

Screenshot from the attached article regarding Microsoft's warning that COPILOT/AI should not be used for numerical calculations or tasks with legal, regulatory, or compliance implications.

Michael J. Kane@michaeljkane· Aug 18

I arrive 20 min b4 class to play music from my personal collection; class begins when I stop music & tell class about it. Each semester I constrain choices to a theme. This semester I'm playing 20th century albums by women(+), 1970-99. Always brutal narrowing it down w/diversity in genres/artists.

SEMESTER LIST:

1. Aretha Franklin: Spirit In The Dark 1970
2. Trees: The Garden Of Jane Delawney 1970
3. Fanny: Charity Ball 1971
4. Joni Mitchell: Court And Spark 1974
5. Patti Smith: Horses 1975
6. Mother’s Finest: Mother’s Finest 1976
7. Joan Armatrading: Joan Armatrading 1976
8. X Ray Spex: Germfree Adolescents 1978
9. Donna Summer: Bad Girls 1979
10. Girlschool: Demolition 1980
11. The Brat: Attitudes “LP” 1980/81
12. Cocteau Twins: Garlands 1982
13. ESG: Come Away With ESG 1983
14. Bam Bam: Villians (Also Wear White) EP /Ground Zero LP 1984
15. Kate Bush: Hounds Of Love 1985
16. Lone Justice: Lone Justice 1985
17. Sinead O’Connor: The Lion And The Cobra 1987
18. The Sugarcubes: Life’s Too Good 1988
19. Deee-Lite: World Clique 1990
20. Throwing Muses: The Real Ramona 1991
21. The Gits: Frenching The Bully 1992
22. L7: Bricks Are Heavy 1992
23. Skunk Anansie: Paranoid & Sunburnt 1995
24. Los Ex: Caida Libre 1996
25. Janet Jackson: The Velvet Rope 1997
26. Lucina Williams: Car Wheels On A Gravel Road 1998
27. Sleater-Kinney: The Hot Rock 1999

Michael J. Kane@michaeljkane· Aug 15

It’s the last Friday of summer break. God bless.

Michael J. Kane@michaeljkane· Aug 10

Our good girl was happy to represent!

Michael J. Kane@michaeljkane· Aug 1

It's Bandcamp Friday today! If you ever purchase physical or digital media, please consider doing so today to optimally support your favorite artists. I'm about to head over there right now. :)

Michael J. Kane@michaeljkane· Jul 23

Waiting on Rosali to open, and then MJ Lenderman. Happy place.

Michael J. Kane@michaeljkane· Jun 20

FWIW, here's how I contextualized those 2 Meehl articles within a section on theory within my last grad methods class.

Screenshot of two week's worth of articles. Week 1 includes Schaller (2016, JESP) "The empirical benefits of conceptual rigor", Meehl (1978, J Consulting Clin Psy) "Theoretical risks and tabular asterisks", and Meehl (1990, Psych Inquiry) "Appraising and amending theories".

Week 2 includes Tunc & Tunc (2020, preprint) "A falsificationist treatment of auxiliary hypotheses", van Rooij & Blokpoel (2020, Social Psych) "Formalizing verbal theories, Greenwald et al (1986, Psych Review) "Under what conditions does theory obstruct research progress", and McGuire (2013, Persp Psych Sci) "An additional future for Psych Science"

Michael J. Kane@michaeljkane· Jun 17

Two new Americana albums I’ve been enjoying: Ma’aM, “Out The Window” Grace Rogers, “Mad Dogs” (Bandcamp links in reply)

Michael J. Kane@michaeljkane· Jun 7

There are very few beers that I don’t enjoy, and New Belgium is a favorite brewery, but this is a fucking abomination.

Michael J. Kane@michaeljkane· Jun 4

Can you put the on the study's OSF page and link to it the URL in the abstract, so it's easy to find? We did that here: psycnet.apa.org/record/2019-...