#I was listening to the radio with my mom

[emeraldcreeper]

I miss when you can like a band and know nothing about who’s in it, I was living in peace before I learned who the lead singer of love/joy (no slash I’m futilely censoring it) was, now I’m embarrassed that I like one song of theirs

[thebreakfastgenie]

My mom texted me yesterday that she listened to Taylor Swift for the first time and wasn't into her music but I have no idea which songs she listened to.

[aroaceleovaldez]

my pop culture knowledge is absolute zero but i stand by the only two strong PJO tv fancast opinions I have, which are Jason Momoa as Poseidon and Lizzo as Aphrodite. I also 100% agree with Timothy Omundson as Hephaestus, personally would not change that at all, and I think Taika Waititi would be cool as Paul Blofis.

[sonicenvy]

so I found about this cool website that @annieversary3 created that displays a recommended album submitted by anyone each day, and i got a little excited about submitting some cool stuff from bandcamp that i like. i also thought i'd share them here, because, well, why not? what else is having a blog for anyways?? lol so, here are the albums that i (sorry) spammed annieversary3's website with that you all now also have to see.

From the top, left to right:

Puberty 2 Mitski (2016) ❀ Fav track: A Burning Hill

Carrie & Lowell Sufjan Stevens (2015) ❀ Fav Track: Should Have Known Better

Top 25 Austin Bands of 2012 [comp] Sonic Vault ❀ Fav Track: 7 Mile Creek Blues

You Had Me At Goodbye Samantha Crain (2017) ❀ Fav Track: Antiseptic Greeting

On Oni Pond Man Man (2013) ❀ Fav Track: Deep Cover

Narrow Stairs Death Cab For Cutie (2008) ❀ Fav Track: Talking Bird

stray ikea graveyard (2014) ❀ Fav Track: Parker

The Birds & The Beats M.anifest (2009) ❀ Fav Track: Ghana, 52

Easy Way The Cactus Blossoms (2019) ❀ Fav Track: Got a Lotta Love

sidenote, to find more cool tunes 🎵, in addition to annieversary3's awesome website, y'all should also check out:

❀ birp.fm (download and listen to a monthly 100+ track playlist of new, old, and emerging indie music)

❀ radio.garden (Find and listen to online streams of FM/AM radio stations from everywhere in the world on a cool 3d globe)

❀ radio paradise (ad free internet radio 24 hrs per day.)

❀ @despite-everything's radio station & spotify (just good stuff 😊)

❀ 90.9 FM WDCB (Jazz, Blues, and Classic Radio Shows)

❀ streamfinder (find internet radio stations)

❀ 8tracks.com (yes, it still exists)

❀ boilthefrog (generate a playist on spotify to get you from one random artist to another)

❀ lofi-fi hip hop beats to study to infinite stream on YT (all instrumental)

❀ NPR Tiny Desk Concerts

❀ Streema (find more internet radio stations)

❀ egoisticalgoat.de (clone of turntbl, pop in anyone's tumblr url to get a playlist of all of the songs they've shared on tumblr)

❀ musicmap (type in one artist to see artists that are related/similar to that artist)

❀ classical wfmt (for all your classical music needs)

[buoyantsaturn]

the thing about my spotify wrapped and ESPECIALLY this year's where it tells you when you peaked listening to your top 5 bands. so much new music came out for me this year. yes of course paramore was my number 1 artist in february that's when the album came out. yes of course i only listened to fall out boy in march that's when the album came out. yes of course i went crazy over hozier in august that's when the album came out. obviously i only listened to jimmy eat world in september that's when i saw them in concert. cobra starship.

[muirneach]

what planet is this guy living on. this isn’t even me as a music weirdo having a sheltered opinion like i guarantee the average person listens to music it’s basically one of the most normal activities around

[corvidcaeneus]

my parents are literally so inundated with propaganda it HURTS. i am begging you to turn off CNN and open a book. please. please.

[deadpoets]

☆ playlist explanation in the tags (if you're curious)

[angelsdean]

sometimes u just gotta listen to the paul simon radio on spotify and be like. i am a middle aged dad

[watasemasaru]

let's do this one, six albums that were a BIG part of your childhood!

tagging @karlavhh @unhingedselfships @michaelmandog @trixibebe @sir-yeehaw-paws @hymnism @abliafina-18782 @bitronic (no presh<3)

[rascheln]

SO weird to listen to songs you last heard on the radio as a kid with zero English knowledge and suddenly understanding everything as an adult

[hal-boy]

Christmas music has already taken over my local radio and it's only November 11th >:((

[dan-crimes]

Weird Al mention

[teamsieben]

woaw! i heard about relative pitch and now my brain is once again searching for ways to be exceptional and very cool and special. i do have relative pitch i think but my brain is searching for ways to contrive it into being perfect pitch instead. wow isnt it so special that i can recognize a g note since i learned what it sounds like from my chemical romance. so very special right give me validation

[wgc-productions]

I Love "The Jack Benny Program" And I Will Talk About And Analyze It At Length: Part I (The Characters)

I am going to use this humble platform of mine to gush about my extraordinarily niche interest of The Jack Benny Radio Program which aired on NBC (1932, 1933-1948) and CBS (1932-1933, 1949-1955). Let's go!!

Okay, so let's start with the general premise:

The Jack Benny Program is a show-with-in-a-show about Jack Benny, a real life 1940s American comedian and movie star (though even he would say "star" is pushing it).

The show follows the lives of Jack and the staff of his radio show (think Curb Your Enthusiasm). The characters share the names of their actors (excluding one which we'll talk about), and the characters often reference the lives of their actors and are meant to be exaggerated versions of their actors. Public events dealing with the actors are often referenced and jokes about in-show.

Now let's get to the characters*:

*This is a show that existed for 23 years. It has seen a lot of people come and go. The characters I am showing here are the core cast that stayed the longest, though many of the characters/actors that were in the earlier and later seasons are wonderful in their own right.

Jack Benny: The titular character of the show, Jack is a vain, cheap, neurotic, and charming boss to all of his staff. He has a massive crush on his co-worker, Mary Livingstone (who he was married to in real life). He has deep friendships with all of his staff and is often around them. He is famously bad at the violin, insists that he is 39 even though he is clearly not, and insists that he has blue hair and blonde eyes though (once again, he obviously does not)

Rochester: Jack's long term valet, Rochester is a sly, clever, fun-loving man who prefers to crack jokes over managing his boss' life. His brand of fun includes: drinking, gambling, spending time with his friends, and smoking cigars.

Mary Livingstone: Mary is an actor on the show. She is thoughtful, smart, wise-cracking, and always up to go along with Jack's schemes. She has a massive crush on Jack (who she was married to in real life). She is never afraid to push against Jack's more ridiculous beliefs and ideas. She has a sister,

Dennis Day: The perpetual youngster, Dennis is a kind-hearted, naive, idiotic, silly, young man who lives with his mother whom he loves very much. He is a crooner, which means he sings a song every episode and it is often joked about that singing once a week is his only job. He is often treated like a beloved annoying little brother by the cast and crew. Jack often exploits his good nature by shortchanging his pay or making him work on things outside of his job description. He is a proud red-haired Irish man.

Phil Harris: Phil is a wild child if ever there was one. The orchestra director, Phil stays up late, drinks often, and always advocates for his orchestra members who are ex-convicts with interesting fashion styles. He is a womanizer who is sitll deeply in love with his wife, Alice. He is also illiterate and dropped out of school as a boy. He has a flippant older brother energy with Jack and he is easy going with everyone else.

Don Wilson: Don is the announcer and he always opens the show. Don is self important, quick is be ruffled, loyal to Jack, and a resident straight man. Jokes are often made about his weight. He and Jack often pick at each other, but he is well liked by the other characters.

I'm going to do more of these talking about specific episodes, the form of the show, it's impact on modern comedy, the lives of the actors, and more, but I think this is a good place to stop before it gets too long. In the meantime: here's a video of an episode which I think is a good introduction to the characters, style, and premise.

In this episode Jack and Rochester pick up the cast so they can car pool to work. Hijinks ensue. This episode aired October 4, 1942.

[skyburger]

i know their asses are fake music fans i know wamuu has never heard a single george michael song hes never even heard wake me up before you go-go. esidisi doesnt even KNOW about highway to hell. kars is also there