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@bathrobe@kbin.social

lead singer of the band WIREHOUND (www.wirehound.com).

professional journalist and good writing guy with no spellinmg erors

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this was, i think, the episode that really cemented how far gone Pierce was. And how much of a villain he was/would be. And it's crazy you have to go searching for it.

Hail To The Thief Turns 20 (www.stereogum.com)

With a catalog as hallowed as Radiohead’s, nearly every album has its acolytes. Save, perhaps, the “they weren’t quite themselves yet” prologue of Pablo Honey and maybe the now-sidelined The King Of Limbs, you wouldn’t be pressed to find people who locate Radiohead’s singular masterpiece at any given point in their...

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"No matter how you regard Hail To The Thief today, it was the final throat-clearing of a younger, still searching Radiohead. It wrapped up one era, leaving their future wide open."

I really think they did a great job with this one. I always think HTTT is underrated, and is a fantastic album. And There There is arguably their best, most complete song.

“Despite what people might think, Radiohead are not rock” – Ed O’Brien explains why U2 can crank it up while he is trying to turn the volume down (www.musicradar.com)

After over three decades in the biz, O'Brien says he is fighting against stage volume, scaling down and embracing smaller tube amps in search of the sweet spot for his sound...

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@StinkyPinky

i've told my story a few times, and I'll share it here too. It's a long one, so I'm sorry. But it's a hell of a ride.

Back in the early 2000s, I was barely 20 years old and, already, a respected songwriter where I am from. I was getting opening spots for Maroon 5. It was looking really good.

At this point, it was time to record my debut album. We spent a ton of time over the next year putting all the instruments down. I had to play everything but the drums, so it was arduous, but we did it. Then, when we were getting ready to do vocals my dad and uncle got sick.

Unfortunately, the cancer moved quickly in both of them and, before we could finish anything, they both died a couple weeks from one another. They were the only two people who were at every show I played. Literally, my biggest fans. The two people I would come back from the studio, eager to share everything with. And now they were gone forever. And then a week later my aunt died.

And then I fell apart.

Recording was put on hold until I got over the trauma. I wrote a song for my dad the day after he died. Since then, I couldn't pick up a guitar or sit at the piano without a massive anxiety attack.

That lasted for about 8 years.

Eight years later, My wife and I were trying to get pregnant and, unfortunately, it was going really badly. The doctor told us that we would probably have to try in vitro fertilization - something that costs tens of thousands of dollars, something we couldn't afford, and carried no promise of success. So we kept trying.

and one day the miracle happened. and it helped snap me out of it all.

so I called my drummer and we decided to get back to it. We may have lost the original album to time, but we could form a new band and record a new debut album.

of course, the universe had other plans. I was in an accident. A seemingly innocuous one that, somehow, destroyed me and my life. I developed Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, aka the Suicide Disease. The Worst pain condition known to humanity. And it gets progressively worse over time. it is, quite literally, hell on earth.

so, again, the debut album was put on hold as I spiraled. Soon I was unable to walk. If a blanket or my hand touched my leg, the pain would be so intense I felt like I was going to pass out.

I tried everything to just take my mind off of it and, eventually, found writing. I would mostly focus on fantasy sports advice, but I would sprinkle in serious writing like this. Life lessons. Updates on my condition. Regrets. Very, deeply personal.

Then, one morning at 1am, I was watching a postgame show. I saw a commercial - a small neurosurgery practice in my town was advertising that a new doctor had come to their practice.

Here is where my life changed forever - and why I always tell people to never give up hope.

I looked the doctor up. He was, indeed a specialist. A specialist in CRPS. Not only that, he was a surgeon who went around the country, teaching other doctors how to do a very specialized surgery that could help ease the pain. He wasn't just a new doctor in town, he was the answer.

In the span of a year, I went from having an undiagnosed pain condition that had rendered me nonfunctional, to having a surgery where they put a device on my spinal cord that helps regulate the pain levels.

I spent about 8 months doing intense physical therapy to be able to get the strength back in my leg and hip. It was grueling, but, compared to the pain I had been in for years, it was nothing. And, when I was finally able to stand and walk around again, who was there? My drummer. Asking me if I was finally ready to make our dreams come true. Sure, now I was a 40 year old father one one (with one more on the way, somehow, despite the small odds) who was still using a walker to get around.

But I committed.

I did 2-3 hours of PT, 5-6 days a week. Mostly on my own. A lot of it with my physical therapists.

The album came out a month ago now. I hate doing promotion, so I am bad at it. But this is going to be the best year of my life.

I can walk. I have a wonderful wife who was with me, trudging through hell. Two amazing sons who love me, and who I get to see grow and mature. And an album I never thought I would make, along with the lesson for them about perseverance. About dedication. About knowing that, no matter how bleak, there is always something to reach for.

Feeling the Pain is the name of the song I wrote the day after my dad died. 16 years later I finished it up and, now, it's track 6 on the album. An album I know he would have been so unbelievably proud of. It's for him, after all. Him and the little boy that has his name.

(in case anyone cares, here is a link to the album. all i want is for people listen to it and for it to mean something to them, or help them through something: https://open.spotify.com/album/5sJ3QM6tuOz9G8qPvjTArk)

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@StinkyPinky

Oh thank you. Yeah that’s me singing and doing guitar and bass and I wrote it all.

I really hope you enjoy it. It means the world to me to be able to do this. I didn’t think I’d be able to do anything ever again. So I really can’t express how grateful I am to you and for all this.

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@zeste the best advice I can give you is to sleep when the baby sleeps and make sure your wife is doing the same. It adds up and you are going to need it. Trust me.

Also calm down. If you love and care as much as you do, the baby is in fantastic hands. Just be a good person. And teach it to your kid. What more is there?

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@PabloDiscobar

I made several magazines when I joined because I had heard horror stories of greedy and power hungry people claiming subreddit names and then sitting on them forever. That’s why MLB is baseball and Mets is NewYorkMets. I’m sure there’s countless other examples of the kind of megalomaniacal person we should avoid hoarding things like that.

But maybe it’s someone like me who is trying to make sure it’s gonna be ok. I would be cynical too, though.

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@Tashlan

@PabloDiscobar @FfaerieOxide

It’s true. I am a musician. I wanna talk about music. So I made an account for my band and a magazine for them. Though right now no one cares, I still want it there

And then I wanted people to be able to talk about Radiohead and tame Impala. And I saw they weren’t there so I made them so people could fine them and someone bad couldn’t do it.

But yeah I really do care about the discussion and creating a community of people who care for each other and support one another like I’ve seen before. So I wanna make sure it’s there. I hope most of the folks migrating are operating with the same good intentions or altruism or what have you :)

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@PabloDiscobar @Tashlan

i couldn't agree more. that's why I tried to make a welcome post and then a video post at least for the couple of places I started. Starting it just to let it sit there could be a bad indicator (though one of the 4 magazines I started are empty for now, cause it's niche and I need to make a more tailored message I haven't had time for.

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tom from myspace

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