Ericka Simone

The one thing I've taken from the reaction of deaths of Dolly Parton and Patrick Stewart is how much love there is towards people who represent goodness, and how much meaning they bring to people's lives, shaping the idea of the world they want to live in, giving them ideals to strive for.

@mhoye @ErickaSimone I think I've got to apologise to Thelonius Drunk for inventing Felonious Bonk, not previously knowing he was on the label.

Just saw someone loudly proclaim "BONKWAVE > DONKWAVE" , and....

Look, you know you've got genre homework ahead of you when you look up some music term you've never heard of and find an argument that it's _way, way better_ than this _other_, music genre you've never heard of.

Much gratitude to @ErickaSimone for periodically reminding us that we are actually living in a miraculous golden age of music that's bigger and weirder than you think.

Anyway here you go: https://music.bonkwave.org/the-four-seasons-of-bonkwave-autumn-waves-3/

Album starts out with "Josie", but "Ruby Baby" is one of the best on there.

Unfortunately hard to find the CD at the moment, but keep an eye out for it used since it looks like junk (but it's really gold).

@ZackPolanski @MiddleEastEye she’s blonde and white passing too, which makes her and this type of rhetoric extra dangerous.

Modern Nazis from the descendants of nazi victims. Insane reality going on.

RT: @MiddleEastEye "Carpet bomb them all".

Speaking to The Guardian at an event ahead of Israel’s elections, a young Israeli woman called for Palestinians to be forcibly displaced from the Gaza Strip, saying they should be killed if they cannot be removed.

#Ukraine is convening an emergency meeting of the #UN Security Council following russian strikes on #Dnipro, Chernihiv, and Kremenchuk that killed 20 Ukrainians and wounded dozens more, Ukraine’s UN envoy announced on October 30.

https://united24media.com/world/20-dead-in-russian-strikes-ukraine-convenes-emergency-un-meeting-and-demands-russia-out-23964

Have you ever joined one of the Bonk Wave release parties?

If not, you have the chance to do so this Sunday, November 1st, for the first disc of the ❄️ Four Seasons of Bonk Wave - Winter Wonderbonk! ❄️

All free, no questions asked. There's a chat, but you can ignore that and just listen if you want. All you have to do is show up. 😉

🏠 Location: https://party.bonkwave.org/
📅 Date: November 1st
🕐 Time: 20:00 UTC - 21:00 CET

💖Please boost so this reaches all corners of the fediverse.

Mirlo really is one of the most music-first places out there (yeah, I know, I would say that). I've added all the current cassettes to our Ursinewave page but I've *also* been able to add a cassette bundle that appears on #Mirlo, even though it's hosted on my own website. I can’t think of anywhere else you could do that. 🐻🤝🐦‍⬛

https://mirlo.space/ursinewave/merch

#Music #Musicians #Labels #DIY

@djsundog I stayed out of messy relationships, avoided older men and creepy cousins because of Steely Dan. They were always futuristic.

@djsundog I stayed out of messy relationships, avoided older men and creepy cousins because of Steely Dan. They were always futuristic.

@djsundog I think they did. They just saw it coming long before most anyone else.

If you’re a fan (I totally am) this is a fun and excellent analysis of a lot of the songs.

@krejgo I knew it was gonna bang when I saw saxophones on it

I see your Glasgow ska* influence rock and I raise you Glasgow speed funk.

https://youtu.be/7QK1WD65sQk

Short-form video, photo and blogging platforms commonly let creators publish one post together.

So we built this feature into Loops, with consent based ActivityPub support, and a FEP.

Shipping soon!

#Loops #CreatorCollabs #ActivityPub

NO NOT CAPTAIN PICARD WAIT A MINUTE

Legitimately the best bathroom-designation sign I’ve ever seen

Black and Latino children end up in foster care in Colorado at higher rates despite overall drop

https://coloradosun.com/2026/10/29/colorado-foster-care-disparity-rates/

@ErickaSimone

"When life itself seems lunatic, who knows where madness lies? Perhaps to be too practical is madness. To surrender dreams — this may be madness. Too much sanity may be madness — and maddest of all: to see life as it is, and not as it should be."

Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Don Quixote

“Well. That’s just the way the world is.”

No, you incompetent crumb bum. That’s just the type of abuse YOU settled for. That’s not how we operate over here.

Finn, earlier today. His afternoon napping was productive. First he slept on Greg, and then he slept on Jupiter.

@ErickaSimone this one's for you :)