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Corporation Games
Will Gottsegen writes for The Atlantic about Sony’s decision to discontinue manufacturing physical discs for their games. The convenience of downloads may be an upside, though there are certainly real downsides in the transition away from physical media. When you buy a disc, you own it and can resell
Orthodox Burnout
A new blog/newsletter to me as of today is Ghost Drive America, which belongs to Edwin Robinson.1 Robinson writes about burnout five years after becoming Orthodox as part of a ROCOR church. I haven’t been Orthodox quite as long as Robinson, but nevertheless, I identified with almost
Bandcamp Downsizing
Details are scarce, but a Bluesky post has people once again wondering about the fate of Bandcamp. https://bsky.app/profile/grmnygrmny.bsky.social/post/3mpgvo7l2v22t Some are speculating that Bandcamp’s owner, Songtradr, has enough engineers to fill in the gaps and keep the service running. I would not
Ascension Serif
An interview with the man behind the most beautiful books.
I Set My Face to the Hillside
A veteran post-rock band turns in a fresh performance of a decades-old classic.
A Room You Can't See
An exploration of music formats.
Forgotten Favorite
Some good news came this week in the form of more Velocity Girl remastering. This time it's a compilation of non-album tracks from various places being released by Slumberland Records. The collection is called 1989-1992 and the contents are precisely what it says on the tin.
Datatapes
Louie Mantia offers some new drive icons based on the datatapes from Star Wars, and they're pretty fun. The Imperial data vault on Scarif contained thousands of datatapes, one of them being the plans for the Death Star. After the plans were broadcast to the Rebel fleet, they
We Might As Well Be Strangers
The last few days have brought with them some serious nineties nostalgia. So it's fitting that Weezer released a video for their new single, "We Might As Well Be Strangers." The song represents a return to the form for the prolific but not always consistent band.
Chemicals Make You Small
Hammock invited unexpected collaborators to their latest recording.
