Twitter Roundup #25

Tweet tweetBelow are the fascinating things we’ve posted to Twitter recently. In reverse chronological order, just like Twitter…

• On the toilet! RT @johnsellers: This tattooed dude lip-synching the Perfect Strangers theme always cracks me up. http://bit.ly/fGaaBe Jan 24, 2011 8:55am

• Neko Case, now on Twitter. #welcome RT @neko_case: Ok, it’s really me. I’m taking over. YES! My first tweet ever. Carl badgered me into it. Jan 24, 2011 8:48am

• My new favorite Kanye tweet. Bassoon is real kingish. RT @kanyewest: I just threw some bassoon on this muthafucka Jan 24, 2011 8:46am

• Dude’s work ethic is off the hook. RT @kanyewest: MY NEW ALBUM COMING THIS SUMMER Jan 24, 2011 8:43am

• RT @aquadrunkard: yeoaww RT @largeheartedboy mp3s of the Rolling Stones’ ‘2120 Michigan Avenue (The Unreleased 1964 Blues Album)’ http://bit.ly/hlpvgC Jan 22, 2011 4:08pm

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• RT @amazonmp3: Free for a limited time: ‘Radio Down’ by the Aquabats (feat. Biz Markie) http://amzn.to/fPhuL5 #nobodybeatsthebiz Jan 22, 2011 4:07pm

• RT @jesshopp: Full album stream of Talib Kweli’s Gutter Rainbows, out next week: http://bit.ly/gglS9m Jan 21, 2011 2:34pm

• This is amazing. RT @MOJOmagazine: The Strange Tale Of Iggy The Eskimo. Syd Barrett’s lost cover companion speaks! http://bit.ly/gLVVRy Jan 21, 2011 2:29pm

• RT @LittleBrownUK: We’re publishing The Beatles: The Biography by Mark Lewisohn next autumn in the UK. Jan 21, 2011 8:03am

• Discs on demand. Neat. RT @jgrossnas: Universal to Release Classic Out-of-Print CDs Using CreateSpace http://bit.ly/hrrEa1 Jan 20, 2011 11:12pm

• And dads! Who knew J-Lo was a human being? RT @annkpowers: Moms across America are weeping #americanidol Jan 20, 2011 9:21pm

• RT @rosannecash: it’s all compartmentalized. I have great health care through AFTRA, but engineers don’t have good HC. Jan 20, 2011 9:14pm

@rosannecash Absolutely. Too many music biz folks without healthcare. Why isn’t there a guild or something like actors have? #hcrnow Jan 20, 2011 7:40pm

• Recording engineer very sick, broke, no healthcare. RT @rosannecash: Roger Nichols did record all of Steely Dan: http://tinyurl.com/6xcusz2 Jan 20, 2011 4:45pm

• Oh my. RT @TwentyFourBit: Jeff Tweedy to Rock for Rahm http://bit.ly/gf5epY Jan 20, 2011 4:17pm

• Doh! RT @Billboard_Music: ‘American Idol’ 10th Season Premiere Ratings Drop Double Digits http://ow.ly/1aXdJ3 Jan 20, 2011 4:15pm

• RT @twentyfourbit: Sondre Lerche Completes 6th Album http://bit.ly/gu0Fbq Jan 20, 2011 2:19pm

• Bandcamp for the win. RT @fingertipsmusic: An open letter to independent artists to delete their MySpace pages. http://bit.ly/erLwqa Jan 20, 2011 2:17pm

• On This Day in 2003: Loftus leaves Chicago for Detroit: http://ow.ly/3Hjgl – One of the funniest things we ever ran. @dp_glono wrote it. Jan 20, 2011 12:53pm

• On This Day in 2006: In a Fanatic’s Head: http://ow.ly/3H9Xb – On idolizing John Lennon, Neil Young, Michael Jackson, and Pete Doherty… Jan 20, 2011 9:46am

• Yes it has. Hooked again. RT @annkpowers: Our long national nightmare has begun. #americanidol Jan 19, 2011 10:33pm

• Re: She & Him video. Ha! Ikea’s stuff isn’t quite that cool. RT @Tweed_Deluxe: Thought it was an Ikea ad the first time I saw it. Jan 19, 2011 4:28pm

• Good old Cake. RT @samorama: we sold one copy @lauriespos. Love that statistic though. Jan 19, 2011 3:42pm

• 60-CD live Grateful Dead box set will cost over $400: http://bit.ly/fYZTKe Or download 8,000 shows from archive.org for free… Or not. #not Jan 19, 2011 3:36pm

• RT @thesonicyouth: sy rarities and oddities up now @sonicyouth.com/main on mixtape #8 Jan 19, 2011 3:22pm

• RT @mergerecords: ‘Don’t Look Back’ @SheandHim video premiere on @DesignSponge! http://bit.ly/ernOr9 Jan 19, 2011 1:06pm

• Chronicles v2&3 + radio transcription + 3 more. RT @TwentyFourBit: Bob Dylan to Publish 6 More Books http://bit.ly/hoZYoY Jan 19, 2011 12:57pm

• I understand but hate exclusive premieres. Boo. RT @stereogum: The @Mountain_Goats, ‘Damn These Vampires’ http://bit.ly/hYgsY3 @mergerecords Jan 19, 2011 12:54pm

@toddtotale A little googling reveals it was comp created and traded on the ilx0r boards, which are frequented by rockcrit types. #seger Jan 19, 2011 12:50pm

• Awesome 60s mugshot of Donna Lethal. #hairdo #badass RT @ilovethelike: Oh my god http://plixi.com/p/70955321 Jan 19, 2011 12:43pm

• ‘Remember when forever seemed just fine? Seen through glasses of rose colored wine…’ One of the saddest songs ever: http://t.co/9fGaSyL Jan 19, 2011 11:09am

#111: Bob Seger, Never Mind the Bullets Here’s Early Bob Seger: http://bit.ly/f7q4Qp #iwantthis #awesome #cdr Jan 18, 2011 10:38pm

• Wait, Best Coast and Beach House are two different bands? I’ve been mixing them up in my head all year. Which is which? http://bit.ly/KgQT Jan 18, 2011 8:56pm

• RT @metrowheelman: I have a feeling that Party Store, the Dirtbombs’ techno covers record, might own my APT the rest of Winter. Jan 18, 2011 8:46pm

• RT @billboardglenn: Apple Announces Whopping $6 Billion Profit, Record Growth | Billboard.biz http://bit.ly/eJ0z6L Jan 18, 2011 8:08pm

• RT @harvilla: pazz & jop 2010 is live. **the winner will shock you.** http://bit.ly/KgQT Jan 18, 2011 8:05pm

• Go see GLONO founder D. Phillips’ band in Seattle. They’re good. RT @rivierasound: New Shows, Lots of Free MP3s http://soc.li/4S3cPiM Jan 18, 2011 4:25pm

• Nice. RT @flavorpill: Elton John’s letter to his 16 year old self http://ow.ly/3FWFC Jan 18, 2011 2:11pm

• ‘Have you ever recorded a band that only needs one kick drum?’ He says, ‘No, I don’t think I have.’ That was awesome. http://ow.ly/3FWEW Jan 18, 2011 1:33pm

• RT @amazonmp3: Today only, get the Decemberists’ The King Is Dead for just $3.99: http://amzn.to/hKA98E Jan 18, 2011 12:40pm

• ‘I own a minivan, and, indeed, there is at least one Judas Priest CD that lives in the center console.’ http://aol.it/hhGtQf @jeffsabatini Jan 18, 2011 12:33pm

• Awesome. RT @gregkot: Jayhawks unveil masterful ‘Mystery Demos,’ re-release 2 classic albums, and talk about new album: http://bit.ly/fIWUmf Jan 18, 2011 12:26pm

• ‘Of course, ‘Kanye says something funny and slightly self-deprecating’ doesn’t fit into the overall Kanye Narrative.’ http://bit.ly/hiOESq Jan 18, 2011 11:53am

• Thanks for the Monkees…and much more. RT @billboardbiz: BREAKING: Don Kirshner, Rock Impresario, Dead at 77: http://t.co/410dLd8 via Jan 18, 2011 10:58am

• I heard this on the radio this morning. Interesting. RT @nprmusic: A Piano With 102 Keys? http://n.pr/gHkkj9 Jan 18, 2011 9:43am

• It makes me sad that @kanyewest feels like he needs to explain his jokes to the dimwitted. Just let it stand, dude. Let the chips fall. Jan 17, 2011 10:42pm

• Oui oui. RT @metrowheelman: @kanyewest Ye’s obvs a big fan of regions in northwestern France. Jan 17, 2011 10:39pm

@kanyewest Britney, yo. Jan 17, 2011 9:37pm

• This cassette by Captain Dave & the Psychedelic Lounge Cats made a very big impression on me in 1990: http://ow.ly/3Fltb Jan 17, 2011 3:52pm

• RT @slicingeyeballs: Sebadoh (@realSeBADoh) reissuing ā€˜Bakesaleā€™ & ā€˜Harmacy,ā€™ sets ā€˜Remembering Timeā€™ U.S. tour http://su.pr/1srN1B Jan 17, 2011 2:25pm

• Listening to the Exile bonus track ‘Ant in Alaska,’ I’m realizing how much I miss Liz Phair’s guitar playing. So weird and cool. #nowplaying Jan 17, 2011 11:20am

• Party! RT @mountain_goats: this is the best press photo we have ever taken in my opinion http://t.co/EbE0Hz0 Jan 17, 2011 11:17am

• RT @NPRmusic: First Listen: Gang Of Four, ‘Content.’ Hear the provocative dance-rock band’s first album in 15 years. http://n.pr/eF8QE0 Jan 17, 2011 8:54am

• RT @NPRmusic: First Listen: Wanda Jackson, ‘The Party Ain’t Over.’ Hear the Queen of Rockabilly’s new album, produced by Jack White. http://n.pr/hZ3knx Jan 17, 2011 8:54am

• RT @michaelazerrad: Funny how the demise of the LP, particularly the gatefold, coincided so neatly with the advent of seedless pot. Jan 17, 2011 8:51am

• RT @nytimesmusic: Chicago News Cooperative: When a Rapper Runs for Alderman: Connections, Talent and a Grammy Never Hurt http://nyti.ms/ev1IU1 Jan 16, 2011 8:07pm

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2 thoughts on “Twitter Roundup #25”

  1. “I just threw some bassoon on this muthafucka.” That is awesome. Not only that he used a bassoon(s), but that he called it out that way. Muthafucka – or as I prefer, motherfucker – is a remarkably expressive word. I use it all the time. At work, too.

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