I just remembered a cool thought shared with me by an artist I respect very much. It goes: “Coldplay are for people who don’t get Radiohead.” I would respect him even more if he weren’t a Radiohead fan, but I let that one slide :)

I’m checking out fiat work opportunities on a regular basis, and sometimes I even apply for the gig. Let’s call it my guilty pleasure, keeping an eye on the overall market situation. What worries me about the application process is that social media presence (esp linkedin) carries some serious weight. Sometimes even more than the portfolio itself. In other words, when I’m asked about it and say that I don’t do social media, eyebrows are raised, and it kinda feels like I’m instantly being red flagged. (I even saw a few job application forms that had a mandatory linkedin URL field.) What’s also weird is that most business/market people I know, some of them in pretty high places, they go - sure, linkedin is one big fake and bizarre space, but for the sake of biz, I can’t afford not to be there. And note that this isn’t some ad and marketing thing, it’s purely personal branding issue, and in terms of social media culture, building your personal brand is therefore actually pretty limited, because you need to fit into that culture. Add in using a nickname and a bandana portrait and I’m a no go even for “young and progressive” collectives. And by the way, the exact same goes for most of bitcoin companies I tried to reach out to, too. That’s messed up, right? It’s not just in my head…? 🤯

The new Cypress Hill 🤘🏻💀🤘🏻

Very happy about the chance to design this Bible. This edition includes extra pages featuring testimonials from people today about Christ’s presence in their lives. Those testimonies and many more are also available as videos as part of the STORY316 project.

STORY316

STORY316

The new Ari is OK at best. It’s been more than six years since her last strong record, with only a few exceptions (supernatural) which is like forever. I think she believes she’s making art pop, or even prog pop now, but it’s desperately short on good songs.

GM 🥛🍪

you know what I love that there is a podcast dedicated to john williams and his music for stuff like jaws, star wars, indiana jones, home alone, harry potter... that’s what I love 114 episodes 🤘🏻😐

The Baton: A John Williams Musical Journey | Jeff Commings

Take a chronological journey through the 60-year career of film composer John Williams!

Let me flex a little about being part of @Bitcoin For The Arts Stories 🤘🏻💀 Thank you @Dion Wilson for taking the time to put this together.

Bitcoin for the Arts

Supporting artists with Bitcoin micro-grants, workshops, residencies, and productions — with radical transparency.

One of my absolute favorite worship songs. Beautifuly straightforward, both in lyrics and music. And I love that drum pattern with just the ride cymbal and the floor tom, it‘s so good.

One of the main reasons I chose to be nostr-only is that each social media platform felt like it pushed me into some specific kind of behavior. How-to and check-me-out on linkedin. Stories on instagram. Smartassing on twitter. Every time I mixed things a little I could feel the algo’s rage. But it’s not just algo. Even people seemed to be locked into this weird, pseudo-authentic way of “socializing.” I appreciate the nostr community for being welcoming to people posting about multiple topics and simply coming as they are. Nostr feels as close to real human communication as it gets. Thanks for that. Happy Sunday ☀️