4PM / -5GMT / USA East Coast NYC Time

Birthday Livestream! Not sure what I’m playing but I’ll think of something!

Link to follow! #livestream #livetechno #music #techno #crtmusik

HeadCount and Fandem Detail Holiday Auction: Signed Posters, Drumheads From Phish, Dave Matthews Band, Goose, Brandi Carlile and Others https://jambands.com/news/2025/12/18/headcount-and-fandem-detail-holiday-auction-signed-posters-drumheads-from-phish-dave-matthews-band-goose-brandi-carlile-and-others/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #music #jamband

REGGAE CHRISTMAS - PLAYLIST 2025 🎄 Just added: ERM ALL STARS - WE WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS 🎵 🎄 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Y0kQ-UkgbWE?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #music #reggae #dancehall

Fediverse AOTY List – So Fedi, what albums got your attention in 2025? 🎧 🎶

Once again we’re compiling a Fediverse-wide, community-sourced Albums-of-The-Year (AOTY) list, of the albums – from any year – that rocked our worlds and got us through the last 12 months!

About 60 of us joined in last year and people seemed to like the idea of doing another round this year, so here we are! The call is open from now until the end of the year, then around New Years I’ll do up a blog post on the 1001 Other Albums site with the final list, complete with links to find the albums. You in?

The Rules:

1) Anyone with an account in the Fediverse can participate. I’ll include each submitter’s username in the final list, leaving off the instance unless asked to keep it in.

2) Reply/DM to this post with your top album(s) of the year, to a MAXIMUM of 3 per person. I also accept emails (johnmastodon@1001otheralbums.com) if you include your Fediverse username. You can also reply to the parallel toot on the automated account https://linernotes.club/@1001otheralbums.com@1001otheralbums.com.

👉 “Top” is absolutely however you want to define it – favourite, most listened to, most personally important, most thought about, most surprising find, representative of an artist you really got into, etc.👈

👉 “Of the year” does NOT have to mean the album was released in 2025. Your submissions can come from ANY year, so long as it was key in your 2025 listening.👈

3) The final list won’t be ranked or voted on, and will simply be ordered alphabetically. Multiple entries for the same album are most welcome and will be noted in the final list.

4) Notes/reasons for your picks aren’t necessary but totally welcome and, if included with your submission, I’ll probably put them in the footnotes like last year.

Feel free to boost this as widely as possible, I'd love as many people to join in as would like.

In the meantime, we’ll continue going through our 1001 Other Albums list and will have a handful of regular spotlights before the final Fedi AOTY list is posted. Also, a reminder that we're doing a Fedi-sourced blog post on January 8 celebrating the 10th anniversary of Bowie's Blackstar album - check out the pinned toot for details if you'd like to join in on that as well! 😎

Until then, hope you’re all enjoying AOTY season and (re)finding some great albums to get you through the rest of the year.

#AOTY #AOTY2025 #AskFedi #BestOf2025 #YearInReview #music #1001OtherAlbums

Was mich immer wieder fasziniert, ist Musik unplugged und pur. Auf der Straße zwischen Karstadt und Café oder im Fernsehen, damals bei MTV unplugged. Aber auch gerne auf Vinyl – genießen vom heimischen Sofa aus.
Eric „Slowhand“ Clapton hat in der Corona-Zeit des Lockdowns ein solches Album aufgenommen, und es ist großartig geworden, finde ich.
Wenn ich ihm zuhöre, sehe ich ihn förmlich vor mir sitzen, die Gitarre in den Händen und versunken in seine Musik. Die Stimme ist ja ohnehin einzigartig. Auf dem Album The Lady in the Balcony sind natürlich die großen Klassiker Tears in Heaven oder Layla vertreten, aber auch eine herrlich emotionale Black Magic Woman oder das instrumentale Kerry mit einem faszinierenden Gitarrenspiel. Das Album ist ein echter Hörgenuss, mit einer sehr erholsamen Atmosphäre. Folk, Blues, Country – alles Musikstile, die Eric Clapton in diesem Album zum musikalischen Gegenstück eines guten Whiskys vermischt. Und den genießt der geneigte Zuhörer jetzt auch gerne!
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#nowplaying #EricClapton #unplugged #music #vinyllove #vinyl

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Cover des Albums "The Lady in the Balcony" von Eric Clapton. Im unteren Drittel des Covers werden Künstler, Titel des Albums und der Untertitel "Lockdown Sessions" genannt. Darüber ein Bild von Eric Clapton mit der Gitarre in den Händen vor einer holzvertäfelten Wand.

Miley Cyrus, Santa baby
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4SEqyeisA8

#MileyCyrus #SantaBaby #Music #MusicVideodeo

The Joy of Music Festival Experience #acoustic #inspiration #jam #music #musicfestival #summer #webstories #webstories https://muz4now.com/web-stories/the-joy-of-music-festival-experience

KUMAR FYAH @ RISE UP JAMAICA 2025 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/XL7AFNKd0MY?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #music #reggae #dancehall

KUMAR FYAH @ RISE UP JAMAICA 2025 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/4XIA3tp2rng?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #music #reggae #dancehall

Do I know people using #Qobuz? What are your experiences? Please share

With regards to:
- their mobile apps
- does it work with your car
- does it work with stuff like Denon/HEOS
- does it have all music teenagers want 😉
- does it have a policy around genAI music
- does it have podcasts
etc

Currently we use #Spotify, but I really don't like supporting a company more or less killing the livelihood of artists, promoting AI slop & supporting podcasts crap like Rogan.

#Music #Streaming

"You can't change people, but you can change how you deal with them."

Remembering Kirsty MacColl who was killed today 18th December 2000

#kirstymaccoll #photooftheday #ClassicRock #photography #music

📸 Mike Lawn

"I've never had a problem with drugs. I've had problems with the police."

Happy 82nd birthday to Keith Richards, Born today 18th December 1943

#rollingStones #photography #music #photography

📸 @GeredMankowitz

"T•Rex" Released today 18th December 1970

#AlbumOfTheDay #marcbolan #music

18th December 1971 T Rex are No1 in the UK album charts

#AlbumOfTheDay #marcbolan #70s #glamrock #music

Still listening in 2025 #nowplaying #music #stilllistening2025

https://youtu.be/OGE6gzkMAfw

Är den uttjatad? Hör man vad de sjunger? Är den julig? Gillar jag den ändå?

#music #christmas #nowplaying #bells

I could have been someone
Well so could anyone

Fairytale of New York - The Pogues

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9jbdgZidu8

https://www.ravensingstheblues.com/old-million-eye/

Here's the review that inspired Chris Stroffolino's poem "After Brian Lucas" from our new book *Dreaming to a Click*. Check it out, listen to the music in the Bandcamp link, read Chris's poem at https://static1.squarespace.com/static/66627dabf7b72f0d137f876e/t/666de74858f6ef63d337600b/1718478665897/Spring+24+-+Chris+Stroffolino.pdf, then order a copy of *Dreaming to a Click* by sending $12 USD per copy via PayPal to stevecarll67@gmail.com, or mail a check made out to Steve Carll at 461 Blake Ct., Arcata, CA 95521. Be sure to include your US mailing address. #poetry #music

Domenico Cimarosa, born OTD in 1749 near Naples, wrote more than eighty operas; he also wrote instrumental works and church #music https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/italy/napoli/?s=mb #travel #Italy

HAROLD BUDD, ELIZABETH FRASER, ROBIN GUTHRIE, SIMON RAYMONDE
The Moon And The Melodies
1986 Canada pressing

I just spent over 6 hours doing Christmas shopping, and I’m like Ben Stiller in the movie Heavyweights after the fat kids lock him up.

I am a broken man.

So it’s time for an incredible #ambient #etheral album to help relax me.

I’ve long been a fan of this record, and when I first discovered it, it was solely because I saw the name Elizabeth Fraser on it. A woman who’s voice is OTHERWORLDLY and who’s work I already loved from The Cocteau Twins.

An incredible evening listen, and a record I’m glad to have an ‘86 pressing of, as all the reissues I’ve heard don’t sound very good.

Beautiful album. A lovely, glacial hug.
Serenity NOW.

#vinyl #vinylrecords #vinylcommunity #vinylcollection #retro #vintage #art #music #HaroldBudd #ElizabethFraser #CocteauTwins #1980s #80sMusic #80s

Scrobbling monstrosity wrapped #Music

https://www.coryd.dev/music/years/2025

At my kid's HS choir & orchestra concert. This school has a regionally-recognized #music program with at least half a dozen vocal and instrumental groups. They regularly send kids or groups to state competitions, have dozens of kids score extremely high on regional or state juried performances, and pull in hundreds (small town) of paid attendees to their frankly amazing middle school and high school musicals. 80% of students are in a musical group or course.

Sports are ho hum: rarely any regional or state competitiveness, and when that happens it is more often for tennis or volleyball than for the Big Sports.

And when you walk into the lobby and down the halls--including outside the auditorium where the concerts and rehearsals happen, there is literally zero recognition of music achievements. These spaces are dominated by the "athletic wall of fame" with glossy photos of coaches and big-sports athletes going back 50 years and life-size photo posters of the basketball team, baseball stars, etc., rotated out for fresh new professionally made posters every few months.

You can see some of the music program's successes if you can find your way down half a dozen twisting hallways to the #choir, #band, and #orchestra rehearsal rooms.

I think this is s slice of the USA's problems on display in thousands of schools every day. It is like pulling teeth to get a community to consistently support arts and other enrichment education for large numbers of students, but just try to pry apart a town's death grip on a tiny number of strong boys (always boys) playing ritualized violence and dominance games, often at the clear expense of academics.

#education #musicEducation

A nice list of online places where you can find human-curated music.

https://www.npr.org/sections/world-cafe/2025/12/16/nx-s1-5628939/music-streaming-alternatives-without-algorithms

#music #NoAlgorithm #spotify

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Excerpt from the linked article: "Then there are the trends that are harder to put into words. The feeling that music listening habits have become increasingly trite, passionless and automated in the years since music streaming has become popular."

Tonight is the Attacca Quartet at the Armory, with a NY Premiere by David Lang and other good stuff

#music #concert #ParkAveArmory

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PARK AVENUE ARMORY PRESENTS 2025 RECITAL SERIES IN THE RESTORED BOARD OF OFFICERS ROOM ATTACCA QUARTET TUESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2025 AT 7:30PM WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER I7, 2025 AT 7:30PM THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2025 AT 7:30PM

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PROGRAM Joseph Haydn David Lang String Quartet in F major "The Drain." Op. 50 Na 5 Allegro moderato (F major) Poco adagio (B-flat major) Minut (F major) -Trio (E minr) Finale Vivace (F major) daisy (New York Ciry premiere) arr. Attacca Quartet Bela Bartok Nocturne, originally written by a composer such as Chopin String Quarter No. 4, S7. 91 Allegro Pratisino, con sordino Non troppo lemo Allegret pizzato Allego molto This program is approximately 1 hour and 45 minutes including a 15-minute intermission. The concert is being recorded by WQXR for future broadcast on 105.9 FM and streaming on wqxr.org

Which #software for #MacOS do you recommend from your own experience, to play local #music? Please nothing with subscription model! I like to pay once, and that's it.

#FediHelp

#breconjazz #georgemelly #brecon #moped #reflection #jazz #breconjazzfestival #music

I'm sure I'm very late to the party, but if you haven't heard #EarthToEve yet, give it a try. I promise you won't regret:

https://soundcloud.com/earthtoeve/threat-level-orange-1

#Music #UsPol #ThreatLevelOrange

Music of Billy Joel Benefit Concert to Include Rufus Wainwright, The War and Treaty, Bettye LaVette, Joy Oladokun and More https://jambands.com/news/2025/12/17/music-of-billy-joel-benefit-concert-to-include-rufus-wainwright-the-war-and-treaty-bettye-lavette-joy-oladokun-and-more/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #music #jamband

Zu verschenken:

- 1 Phonic 620 C Plus Mixer
- 2 Passive PA-Boxen von Fame (MC-12)
- 1 Monitorbox von Fame (SM-150P MKIV)
- 3 Boxenkabel

NUR SELBSTABHOLER, kein Versand!
Ort: Tönisvorst / NRW

Einfach PM an mich.
Gerne retröt.

Alles funktioniert soweit. Die PA-Anlage ist jedoch etwas unhandlich für den mobilen Gebrauch, deshalb ist sie abzugeben.

Das Set wurde 06/2012 im Musicstore gekauft.

#ZuVerschenken #Verschenken #PA #PAAnlage #musik #music #Boxen #Proberaum #Band #MusikBand #Flomarkt

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Das Bild zeigt eine Passive PA-Anlage. Die passiven Boxen und die Monitorbox sind von der Firma Fame. Davor steht der Mixer Phonic 620 C Plus und die dazugehörigen Kabel.

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Das Bild zeigt den Mixer Phonic 620 C Plus in der Frontansicht.

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Das Bild zeigt die passiven Boxen MC-12 der Firma Fame.

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Das Bild zeigt die Monitorbox SM-150P MKIV der Firma Fame.

Yo La Tengo Welcome Scrawl and Ana Gasteyer for Hanukkah Night Three https://jambands.com/news/2025/12/17/yo-la-tengo-welcome-scrawl-and-ana-gasteyer-for-hanukkah-night-three/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #music #jamband

JOHNNY CASH
The Christmas Spirit
1963 Canada pressing

One week till #christmas and we’re starting to get into the spirit, indeed.

This will forever be one of my most cherished Christmas albums.
It’s unique in that, yes, there’s the traditional Christmas fare here in Johnny’s renditions of “Silent Night”, “Blue Christmas” and “The Little Drummer Boy”, but there’s parts of this record that feel like going to church on Christmas Eve, with the Man in Black as lead pastor.

There’s a very personal, emotional moment here called “Christmas As I Knew it”; about a particularly lean Christmas for the Cash family when Johnny was young, and which references his deceased brother Jack.
It’s incredibly moving and emotional.

There’s also “The Ballad Of The Harp Weaver”, a poem by Edna St. Vincent Millay set to music, wonderfully Johnny Cashed-up to close proceedings.

Just a wonderful sentimental favorite of mine.

#vinyl #vinylrecords #vinylcommunity #vinylcollection #retro #vintage #art #music

THE LEFT BANKE
The History Of The Left Banke
1985 U.S. compilation

Really nice collection of stellar tunes from not only The Left Banke, but singer Steve Martin Caro (just Steve Martin here), as well as Stories, the band that keyboardist Michael Brown would go on to form after The Left Banke fractured.

“Walk Away Renee” is undeniably one of the greatest pop songs ever. Just a delicious psychedelic, baroque sounding masterclass in songwriting.
However, there are two other really great songs on here that make this record worth owning.

The OTHER Left Banke hit “Pretty Ballerina”, as well as the great Stories song “Brother Louie”.

With all that being said, when you’re talking about The Left Banke, it’s always gonna be about “Walk Away Renee”.

#vinyl #vinylrecords #vinylcommunity #vinylcollection #retro #vintage #art #music #psychedelic #theleftbanke #1960s #60smusic #60s #pop

Brooklyn Bowl Las Vegas Extends Post Phish Concert Schedule, Details Grahame Lesh & Friends Lineup Featuring Members of Eggy, Midnight North and More https://jambands.com/news/2025/12/17/brooklyn-bowl-las-vegas-extends-post-phish-concert-schedule-details-grahame-lesh-friends-lineup-featuring-members-of-eggy-midnight-north-and-more/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #music #jamband

Are you vegan? Use it as you think, it's Creative-Commons and can be enlarged without blurring.

Download: https://archive.org/details/@lost4ngel

#crueltyfree #veganism #govegan #news #journalism #disinformation #reality #evil #politics #europe #corporations #power #freedom #justice #activism #animalrights #animalliberation #animals #plants #nature #wildlife #environment #ecology #bio #biodiversity #health #food #healthyfood #veganfood #cooking #recipes #breakfast #snack #lunch #dinner #life #sport #fight #fighting #military #challenge #humanity #culture #person #fashion #style #cool #street #city #quotes #links #wtf #entertainment #writing #reading #books #illustration #digitalart #art #inktober #magic #wizard #ghost #vampire #romance #emotional #manga #anime #game #gaming #music #video #movie #documentary #education #students #knowledge #universe #technology #tech #digital #software #opensource #freesoftware #libre #foss #floss #os #linux #android #development #programming #developer #hacking #hacker #piracy #pirate #nerd #neurodivergent #neurodivergence #neurodiversity #trans #transgender #lgbtq #anxiety #sensoryoverload #darkhumor #conscience #consciousness #awareness #awakening #wakeup #mindset #discipline #motivation

Show Review: Lilly Hiatt At The Attic https://americanahighways.org/2025/12/17/show-review-lilly-hiatt-at-the-attic/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #music #americana #rootsmusic

Show Review: Greg Freeman at Denver’s Globe Hall https://americanahighways.org/2025/12/17/show-review-greg-freeman-at-denvers-globe-hall/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #music #americana #rootsmusic

ANDREW 'MR. SUMMERJAM' MURPHY pays tribute to JIMMY CLIFF - MANY RIVER TO CROSS @ RISE UP JAMAICA 25 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/GS5DeWnbTk4?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #music #reggae #dancehall

LCD Soundsystem play 'Too Much Love' for the first time in 14 years

https://stereogum.com/2482879/lcd-soundsystem-play-too-much-love-for-the-first-time-in-14-years/news

#music #LCDSoundsystem

GENTLEMAN - LEAVE US ALONE @ RISE UP JAMAICA 2025 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/M3uJT_-mt4g?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #music #reggae #dancehall

INTI AYVAR WALTZ - PUT MY TRUST IN JAH @ RISE UP JAMAICA 2025 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/lpZggP0HE_c?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #music #reggae #dancehall

Incredibe✨

waltmcclements.bandcamp.com/album/on-a-painted-ocean

#Music #Musik #Walt McClements

Media channel

Music & videos, музыка, кино, документальное, художественное

#музыка #видео #кино #сериалы #рок #джаз #поп #коллекции #документальное #арт #раритеты #бутлеги #электроника #лейблы #режиссеры #музыкальные_группы #music #video #cinema #TV_series #rock #jazz #pop #collections #documentary #art #rarities #bootlegs #electronics #labels #directors #music_groups

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Music & videos, музыка, кино, документальное, художественное

#музыка #видео #кино #сериалы #рок #джаз #поп #коллекции #документальное #арт #раритеты #бутлеги #электроника #лейблы #режиссеры #музыкальные_группы #music #video #cinema #TV_series #rock #jazz #pop #collections #documentary #art #rarities #bootlegs #electronics #labels #directors #music_groups

https://t.me/media_yura15cbx

The 10 Best Classical Albums of 2025 https://www.npr.org/2025/12/17/nx-s1-5645854/best-classical-albums-2025?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #classicalmusic #music #npr

Welp....

Jongho (ATEEZ) - To be your light https://youtu.be/DElqg7XL-s4
cw: lens flares, hanky warning
CC in 10 tracks, incl ENG

I'M NOT CRYING
YOU'RE CRYING

(we're all crying)

#Music #Kpop #KRnB #ATEEZ #ChoiJongho

#Music #MusicOf2025 Top Ten(ish) for 2025 – Thanks for listening! https://muz4now.com/2025/top-tenish-for-2025-thanks-for-listening/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Who would be interested in joining me for a once-a-week prompted art challenge, modeled after Inktober52?

You would get a prompt every week to create a piece of art in your medium of choice and post it with the hashtag #MastoArt52. No pressure, just creativity and community.

#MastoArt #drawing #painting #sketching #ink #writing #poetry #GameDev #crafting #prompts #WritingPrompt #DrawingPrompt #music #DigitalArt #art

The Piano In The Dining Room – streaming where you listen #improvpiano #music #newrelease #piano #pianoimprov #pianoimprovisation #webstories https://muz4now.com/web-stories/the-piano-in-the-dining-room-streaming-where-you-listen

Filipino girl group BINI can also do R&B. Here's a live performance of "Katabi," one of the songs from their new EP, Flames.

#Philippines #Asian #PlayListSEA #BINI #OPM #Music #RandB #Katabi

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StJXunEzsto

Winter and Holiday Music from Muz4Now #WebStories #holiday #inspiration #music https://muz4now.com/2022/winter-and-holiday-music-from-muz4now-webstories