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Robert Rackley

Orthodox Christian, aspiring minimalist, inveterate notetaker and paper airplane mechanic.

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Into The Realm

I have mixed feelings about a band that does doom metal with this much conviction.

Into The Realm
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Love Child (Never Meant To Be)

Bandcamp has a feature on Sonic Youth and Beat Happening contemporaries, Love Child. John Morrison, writing about the short-lived group, notes that their sound, while not pop-punk as we think of it, nevertheless was both pop and punk. Particularly on their early 7” singles, they have a shambling, amateurish sound

Love Child (Never Meant To Be)
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Issue No. 4 — Pascha Protocol

Luxury beliefs, Pablo Neruda's influence, the danger of phone usage among teens, Ghost is building ActivityPub integration, the culture of distraction and the origin of 90s band names.

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Your Analyst Was A Placekicker For The Falcons

Examining the attempts to replace religious observances with secular equivalents.

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Music Media Mayhem

What is the best way to buy and consume music in 2024?

Music Media Mayhem
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A La Sala

A band that has spawned many imitators keeps adding to the quality of their catalog.

A La Sala
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The City We Forgot To Name

More evidence of bias in mainstream journalism.

The City We Forgot To Name
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Substack Lock-In

Will the latest Substack controversy have legs?

A stylized monochromatic image of hands with fingerless gloves on a MacBook Air keyboard.
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Borderline Savings Time

The shifts in some of the most prominent Christian cultures in the U.S. have been disturbing.

Borderline Savings Time
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Sharing Is Caring

How do you give the gift of music without tapes?

Sharing Is Caring