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  1. Comment on What creative projects have you been working on? in ~creative

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    I just received a Dirtywave M8 Tracker I had pre-ordered a few months ago, and I have been both learning all of its features and making little tunes. Hopefully soon I'll be able to start...

    I just received a Dirtywave M8 Tracker I had pre-ordered a few months ago, and I have been both learning all of its features and making little tunes. Hopefully soon I'll be able to start duct-taping some things together into full fledged songs.

  2. Comment on What is some life advice that has stuck with you throughout the years? in ~life

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    "What other people think of you is none of your business." Shit is true, and important.

    "What other people think of you is none of your business."

    Shit is true, and important.

    12 votes

  3. Comment on Homework tunes in ~music

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    Pretty much anything by the band Badbadnotgood. Maserati is another solid instrumental band. Though more uptempo. Thomas Barrandon is also killer.

    Pretty much anything by the band Badbadnotgood.

    Maserati is another solid instrumental band. Though more uptempo.

    Thomas Barrandon is also killer.

    1 vote

  4. Comment on Surprise Chef - Friendship EP (2023) in ~music

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    New EP came out not too long ago. Solid listen.

    New EP came out not too long ago. Solid listen.

    1 vote

  6. Comment on The last WGA/SAG strike started in 1960 – and was won by a young Ronald Reagan in ~movies

  7. Comment on GUNSHIP - Monster in Paradise (2023) in ~music

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    I think the sax part was played by the guy from "I Still Believe" from the hit movie, "The Lost Boys." Out now on VHS and Betamax.

    I think the sax part was played by the guy from "I Still Believe" from the hit movie, "The Lost Boys." Out now on VHS and Betamax.

  8. Comment on GUNSHIP - Monster in Paradise (2023) in ~music

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    You ever checked out Le Cassette? It's a lil more down-tempo fan a lot of synthwave but the vocals are decent. Lil corny, but in that fun 80's way.

    You ever checked out Le Cassette? It's a lil more down-tempo fan a lot of synthwave but the vocals are decent. Lil corny, but in that fun 80's way.

    1 vote

  9. Comment on GUNSHIP - Monster in Paradise (2023) in ~music

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    Carpenter Brut just played Hellfest in France, and Gunship sang a song with him. The whole set is killer and on YouTube

    Carpenter Brut just played Hellfest in France, and Gunship sang a song with him. The whole set is killer and on YouTube

    1 vote

  10. Comment on GUNSHIP - Monster in Paradise (2023) in ~music

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    The Hotline Miami soundtrack is what got me into synthwave. Everything on it is essential listening. See also: Maserati Thomas Barrandon OGRE Sound Carpenter Brut John Carpenter (he makes music,...

    The Hotline Miami soundtrack is what got me into synthwave. Everything on it is essential listening.

    See also:
    Maserati
    Thomas Barrandon
    OGRE Sound
    Carpenter Brut
    John Carpenter (he makes music, too!)
    Arcade High
    Dance With the Dead
    Dan Terminus
    Electric Dragon
    FM-84
    Hollywood Burns

    ... I'll stop here. But I got tons of this stuff.

  11. Comment on Getting older and nostalgia - what do you miss? in ~talk

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    The thing I miss most is having friends with nothing to do but get stoned, lay around someone's basement, and over analyze music for HOURS, and talk about nothing. I turn 40 this year and all my...

    The thing I miss most is having friends with nothing to do but get stoned, lay around someone's basement, and over analyze music for HOURS, and talk about nothing.

    I turn 40 this year and all my friends are gone, and I have no idea how to make new ones with similar interests.

    I'd kill a baby just to meet someone with similar music tastes that ALSO like to lay around, drop acid, and talk about nothing.

    My whole state is just people who hike with their dogs and drink craft beer. Whatever happened to the "indoor kids"?

    6 votes

  12. Comment on Would love to get recommendations for songs/musicians for my get-up-and-get-ready and workout playlists - like Doja Cat, Dua Lipa, Rina Sawayama, and/or Y2K pop like Britney Spears, LFO in ~music

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    That entire album is rock solid. And sassy!

    That entire album is rock solid. And sassy!

    1 vote

  13. Comment on Artists you love, and are surprised are not more popular than they are? in ~music

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    Yeah the main dude in that group is an accomplished producer, so I think they just spit tunes out whenever one is finished.

    Yeah the main dude in that group is an accomplished producer, so I think they just spit tunes out whenever one is finished.

    1 vote

  14. Comment on With Greta Gerwig’s $100 million new film, Mattel is trying to prove Barbie isn’t hopelessly out of date in ~movies

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    I love Greta Gerwig as a filmmaker. I hope this flick is killer.

    I love Greta Gerwig as a filmmaker. I hope this flick is killer.

    12 votes

  15. Comment on Artists you love, and are surprised are not more popular than they are? in ~music

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    The Dismemberment Plan Midlake PREP Post Animal The Smoking Popes Maritime Badbadnotgood The Bird and the Bee Thomas Barrandon Talk in Tongues RX Bandits Starcadian Opiuo I'll stop there. I don't...

    The Dismemberment Plan
    Midlake
    PREP
    Post Animal
    The Smoking Popes
    Maritime
    Badbadnotgood
    The Bird and the Bee
    Thomas Barrandon
    Talk in Tongues
    RX Bandits
    Starcadian
    Opiuo

    I'll stop there. I don't really listen to anything on the radio or TV, so I feel like my entire existence is underrated bands. It's so much more satisfying digging for good music that should be heard, rather than being exposed to music that's already being heard.

    2 votes

  16. Comment on Would love to get recommendations for songs/musicians for my get-up-and-get-ready and workout playlists - like Doja Cat, Dua Lipa, Rina Sawayama, and/or Y2K pop like Britney Spears, LFO in ~music

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    Confidence Man Oliver Nitro Fun Justice Favored Nations

    Confidence Man
    Oliver
    Nitro Fun
    Justice
    Favored Nations

    1 vote

  17. Comment on Looking for new punk rock or ska bands in ~music

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    Hepcat The Aggrolites Derrick Morgan Desmond Dekker RX Bandits (their old stuff is ska, but they defo progressed as they got older. So good) MU330 The Hippos The Dendrites

    Hepcat
    The Aggrolites
    Derrick Morgan
    Desmond Dekker
    RX Bandits (their old stuff is ska, but they defo progressed as they got older. So good)
    MU330
    The Hippos
    The Dendrites

    1 vote

  18. Comment on What are your favourite genre-bending bands/artists? in ~music

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    PREP. It's like a millennial version of Steely Dan.

    PREP.

    It's like a millennial version of Steely Dan.

    1 vote

  19. Comment on Tips for a New England road trip from Boston in late September in ~travel

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    Take a look at Route 1 along the coast to go from Boston into Maine. It's basically the scenic version of I-95. York Beach is a cool spot to stop at on the way. Portsmouth, NH is a yuppie...

    Take a look at Route 1 along the coast to go from Boston into Maine. It's basically the scenic version of I-95.
    York Beach is a cool spot to stop at on the way.
    Portsmouth, NH is a yuppie shithole, but the park is pretty and as far as tourist traps go, some folks love Strawberry Banke Museum.

    Salem, MA lacks the charm it used to have, but the House of Seven Gables there is still pretty cool.

    The Kancamagus highway is also a killer scenic drive through mainland New Hampshire. It's got a few cool stops to hike around at, if you're into that.

    4 votes

  20. Comment on What is your most important game? in ~games

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    Came here to say this, for all the same reasons. This was the first (and possibly only) video game that felt like it was made just for me. It had my sense of humor and my musical "style" as a 12...

    Came here to say this, for all the same reasons.

    This was the first (and possibly only) video game that felt like it was made just for me. It had my sense of humor and my musical "style" as a 12 year old kid. At that age not a lot of things resonate, but Earthbound did.

    It's also been wild over the years watching it go from this totally unknown game, to a secret classic, to a cult classic, to so many younger generations finding it later on.

    1 vote