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as we gear up for festival season, remember to support your local independent venues. catch local bands and dj sets at the joints that look like they've seen better days. that's where culture lives (& where the drinks tend to be stronger, and the people friendlier)

For years, Ticketmaster/Live Nation has abused its power against musicians, fans, and venues, dominating the live music industry while worsening it for everyone else. This jury verdict holding that the company violated state and federal antitrust laws is a key first step towards ending Live Nation’s monopolistic control and securing real relief for those it harmed. Congratulations to the state attorneys general who kept litigating the case after the Trump DOJ settled cheaply and bailed.

diplo is praising AI because he invested in an AI startup

Best set at Mojave tonight: FKA twigs. Moving, inspiring. "I think all of us are here tonight because we want to grow. We're artistic, we have an expression. We're here against all odds and we're open minded, beautiful, feeling people. The way the world is today, we need that." #coachella2026

Duke Dumont ripped 10 cigs in a hour lmaoo

Best set at Sahara tonight: Mochakk. "Strictly for the love of house, for the love of beats, for the love of dance..." #coachella2026

@marcxious the human body was not meant to handle this but he made it work

@mildcob and like 3 red bulls in lol

@_davinia_ cig 10 incoming....

You know I love music. And every time I hear something hot, It makes me wanna move. It makes me wanna have fun

@RamonPang the last one... lmao

"...At the center of all of this: not whether fandom should be covered, but whether the people inside it are being treated with the same care as the culture they are helping create." Insightful piece by Crystal Bell for @TeenVogue, published today. teenvogue.com/story/journali…

@brandonphooo Great piece. & happy birthday, B! : )

If California was a person, its name would be Rod Diridon, Sr. Very strange and meaningful to write about his passing on my birthday of all days. @SJSpotlight sanjosespotlight.com/rod-diridon-re…

"I sometimes admire the gangster, but I almost always admire the hustle." Great piece by @NifMuhammad in GQ today.

Claudia Goldin won the Nobel Prize in economics - as a treat, she took on volunteer role helping the WNBA players negotiate for the biggest pay increase a union has ever received - a nearly 400% raise. This is badass. wsj.com/economy/wnba-p…

There was a great rap magazine archive on WordPress called 'Press Rewind If I Haven't.' I've used this site a million times over the years for research and reading. I was sad today to see that it looks like the site is now out of commission and only works through @waybackmachine.

AYO EDEBIRI IS HER OWN CANVAS 🎨

new Nia Archives is exactly what I needed today. no notes. soundcloud.com/nia-archives/d…

@ernskiii agreed! completely ideal scenario for true ball knowers

my take on this is they deserved better ofc but selfishly i would have LOVED a semi-private set from legends without the riff raff of a crowd getting in the way of me ascending. this is my heaven

Press play on an album tonight. Through speakers, not headphones. Turn up the volume. Put your phone face down on a surface. Lay down. Close your eyes. Live with the music. Live in your thoughts. Enjoy!

@lavawitch @CoraCHarrington @mrs_g_rider I second this—Apple News curators have been doing a great job in securing majority of the majors.

@CoraCHarrington @mrs_g_rider Apple News has been good for the major publications but there’s still so much else I would like to read.

I want to support good journalists and good writers but there is simply no way to subscribe to every article or newspaper or magazine or newsletter, and it sucks for everyone because writers want readers for their stuff and readers want to read, but normal people can’t afford to.

@choiarmidzywith @johanlenox 10/10

@johanlenox in portuguese we call it beak grain (grão de bico) and i think the round/grainy sound on “grão” and the sharp/small sound on “bico” really capture the true essence of the so-called chickpea

neither “chickpea” nor “garbanzo bean” really capture what those things are all about