Musicological banter

[Julian, Hyperpop SLUTFUCK]

Sympathy for the billionaires

I am ruling this Ethical & Warranted.

[kosmo vinyl]

as seen on bluesky

K. A. “Kîck Åß” Pillë
‪@keithpille.bsky.social‬

The Breeders

‪Chris Steller‬
 ‪@chrissteller.bsky.social‬
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I wonder if anyone ever formed a band around _not_ liking the Pixies

https://bsky.app/profile/keithpille.bsky.social/post/3lx4l7t7szk2b

[kosmo vinyl]

I was going to say guess the genre and country of origin for Witch Club Satan but it's fairly obvious

so wrong guesses only and based on the Gram they out BATTLESNAKE BATTLESNAKE and appear to shed pieces of clothing live

[grateful tagle zuppi pizzaboli]

TIL about Konnakol via Mohini Dey

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DL1-GHFuGvW/

https://mohinideybass.in/tour

[kosmo vinyl]

Based on guidance coming from Bandcamp here are how the unforced tariffs are affecting purchases from there

What items are subject to tariffs?
Tariffs only apply to physical merchandise, not to digital sales.

Currently, there is an exception for “informational media” coming into the United States. That includes vinyl records, CDs, cassettes, books, sheet music, and other items. For personalized support, we recommend connecting with a legal professional.

As it stands now, apparel and other soft goods shipped to the United States ARE subject to tariffs (shirts, hoodies, hats, totes, etc.).


there is other information provided and what a time to live in

"Update the shipping cost to the US to an amount that fans won’t pay. Listing your US shipping cost at $500 should effectively deter buyers."


https://get.bandcamp.help/hc/en-us/articles/34384501238679-What-you-need-to-know-about-evolving-global-tariff-policies

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looks like it's time to smash the system by supporting "informational media" being cranked out by the radical left

[kosmo vinyl]

the “informational media” exception of course means there might be less fuckery involved in the arrival of my new The Hives album, although that might be shipping from within these shores.  of course tariffs aside most shipping costs from the UK are already insane

[hutch]

I haven’t noticed any difference yet with international orders on most stuff. Shipping costs have gone up drastically the world over.

[kosmo vinyl]

of course the reason for the  removal of the de minimis expectation for packages is its costs the government more to collect the tariff then the value of the tariff

so much winning and be sure to buy your Made In China MAGA hats from the source

[hutch]

I wonder if DC concert attendance will go down cause of the federal takeover of DC and some people wanting to avoid DC. Seeing some grumbling from people. Restaurant attendance is supposedly down.

I would guess it will go down marginally but since it probably is down a bit already from the post covid boom it’s going to add up.

Yesterday about 5 pm and then 8 pm saw a parked unmarked van on the esplanade by L’Enfant with about six people inside in army fatigues. Weird stuff. This is in addition to seeing groups walking on Wharf with DEA gear.

[Yada]

I wonder if DC concert attendance will go down cause of the federal takeover of DC and some people wanting to avoid DC. Seeing some grumbling from people. Restaurant attendance is supposedly down.

I would guess it will go down marginally but since it probably is down a bit already from the post covid boom it’s going to add up.

Yesterday about 5 pm and then 8 pm saw a parked unmarked van on the esplanade by L’Enfant with about six people inside in army fatigues. Weird stuff. This is in addition to seeing groups walking on Wharf with DEA gear.

I would imagine this will be the nail in the coffin for DC... Covid nearly killed it, but this will officially.

I'd imagine multiple bands won't even want to play here, tons of queer/trans/minority folks that support artists and are artists themselves. They already can hardly get by touring, so seems like a no brainer to skip a place that's going to cause more issues for them than benefits. I'd imagine the already hurting restaurant bar scene will continue to get crushed as well.

[Space Freely]

I wonder if DC concert attendance will go down cause of the federal takeover of DC and some people wanting to avoid DC. Seeing some grumbling from people. Restaurant attendance is supposedly down.

I would guess it will go down marginally but since it probably is down a bit already from the post covid boom it’s going to add up.

Yesterday about 5 pm and then 8 pm saw a parked unmarked van on the esplanade by L’Enfant with about six people inside in army fatigues. Weird stuff. This is in addition to seeing groups walking on Wharf with DEA gear.

I would imagine this will be the nail in the coffin for DC... Covid nearly killed it, but this will officially.

I'd imagine multiple bands won't even want to play here, tons of queer/trans/minority folks that support artists and are artists themselves. They already can hardly get by touring, so seems like a no brainer to skip a place that's going to cause more issues for them than benefits. I'd imagine the already hurting restaurant bar scene will continue to get crushed as well.

Chicago's next.

[SeriousSideFX lııllı|̲̅̅●̲̅̅|̲̅̅=̲̅̅|̲̅̅●̲̅̅|llıl]

this is so bad for dc
tourism
restaurants
Arts
I'm sure a few other industries I'm not thinking of

are going to be hit with dramatic losses because of this military take over
This is not sustainable from a cost standpoint and will do very little on a medium or long term basis to stop or even lower crime
DC unfortunately doesn't have 'rights' so it's somewhat easy for the POTUS to do this, I guess we'll see how this plays out in other cities.

I'm not sure how the narrative when from 'we can't defund the police" to "why support the police when we can send in the military'

All this is in an effort to get Dems to oppose this, then the GOP clap back with "see they are soft on crimes, they want your daughter to get gang raped in the streets and then celebrate the criminals who did it"

So many hard working DC residents who are just trying to make an honest living are getting screwed for this political theater
and MAGA is chearing it on with glee (whilst licking the boot they claimed they were so against)

[hutch]

Come to think of it my drive into DC yesterday about 4 traffic was unusually light but I chalked it up to people still being away.

I just have no idea how much difference it will make as far as shows. I also am not convinced Trump will stick to it…he got the headlines he wanted and moved the yardstick…now he’s trying to move it again (Chicago)…. I think with DC they will probably release made up statistics showing DC crime way down, declare victory and move on. Gradually things will go back to normal….I mean Trump is just after attention and headlines and he already got that…. What’s in it for him to continue the charade? Parading around the wharf and Georgetown isn’t going to do that much to lower DC crime

[SeriousSideFX lııllı|̲̅̅●̲̅̅|̲̅̅=̲̅̅|̲̅̅●̲̅̅|llıl]

Nick cave cameo in 1991 Johnny suede

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DNllizSSLu9/