Part of today's soundtrack. #Music to write performance reviews to.
I am about to light a new candle called the enchanted Apothecary number 13. Please remember that if you never hear from me again.
#Reading Just finished issue #1 of 'The Karman Blade' (@ImageComics, Sept 2026) by Darcy van Poelgeest and Ian Bertram, w color by Matt Hollingsworth and lettering by Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou. Wow, it's stunning! #Comics
And Carolyn Metkola took a very nice photo indeed. Credit where credit is due, dammit!
Been listening to a lot of #HotClubofCowtown lately. Damn, but Elana James and her pals do swing!
Was it just me, or did anyone else find the latest season of 'House of Dragons', well, almost annoying? So many blondes, so many Queens, so slow. I found myself thinking "Oh, FFS, get on with it." And plus also too, "Now who is THIS blonde guy?"
#Books Finished reading '20 Jazz Funk Greats' (Continuum, 2008), the excellent book by @DDDrewDaniel on the excellent LP by @ThrobbingGrstle. Yes, THAT @DDDrewDaniel (of Matmos & Johns Hopkins University fame). It was his 1st book and a good one. #Reading
'Opening Night' by Arctic Monkeys. Seek it out. It's that good. #Music
In the House & On the (New) Deck: 'Renascent' by The Durutti Column (@RoughTrade, 2026). It's magnificent--as is the new deck, btw. TEAC TN-55B w a blue Ortofon cartridge. My first new deck in 37 years, and only my 3rd as an adult. First two: Thorens TD-160 & Ariston Q.
The Thomas Ligotti / Current 93 collab., 'I Have a Special Plan for This World' (Durtro, 2000), is genuinely disturbing. Just sayin' ...
#BOOKS Finished 'England's Hidden Reverse' by David Keenan <@reversediorama> (expanded ed., @strangepress, 2016). Excellent book about #Coil, #Current93, and #NurseWithWound. Chock full of good #Music info about England's "esoteric underground." #Reading
Hiya!
I had 3-4 weeks off Twitter with autistic burnout recently & my engagement is right down (also due to standing up to a vile group of trolls on here-they reported me lots, restricting my reach). If you see this photo it would be so ace if you could RT it or drop me a quick hello if you have a moment, both of which help an account get back on track. I also hope these little violas ping some floral dopamine in your meat computer & give you a small lift 🌿
Brian Schottlaender retweeted
I’m so fucking tired of having an evil idiot for a so-called president.
I so so so wish that one of the NATO presidents would tell him to fuck all the way off. And by him, I mean the asshole.









