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March 29, 2025
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Sonny Bunch
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LOS FRIKIS is on VOD now. It’s the anti-Castro, pro-rock-n-roll movie you never knew you needed.

Set in Cuba in 1991 amid economic ruin following the collapse of Fidel Castro’s patrons in the Soviet Union, Los Frikis opens with a title card informing us that, following the Cuban Revolution, rock-and-roll music was outlawed by Castro’s Communist regime. The titular “Frikis” were Cuban punks—mohawk-sporting, skateboard-riding musicians—who risked arrest and torture at the hands of the Cuban police if caught listening to American radio stations or playing the forbidden music.
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Scott Bradlee
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The first MusicX live lecture is tomorrow at 12 noon CT!

Lecture title is, “The Mythic Chord Progression” - we’ll be exploring how music can express the “Hero’s Journey,” by way of a particularly elegant chord progression that recurs throughout classical, jazz and popular music. Bring your imagination and a beverage!

Hamish McKenzie
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Found remnants of an old Substack logo from the site of ancient ruins in San Francisco.

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Ed. Condon
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The Pillar
The Pillar
Mothering, a mess, and a life’s ambition
Matt Taibbi
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Bloomberg’s new anti-Substack piece couldn’t suck more:

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Bloomberg's Pathetic Swipe at Substack

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Blue Amp Media
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