#Spotify Special Playlist: The Ybor City Experience (Hold Steady Tribute)
#Spotify Special Playlist: The Ybor City Experience (Hold Steady Tribute)

A bonus playlist for Friday. A quick tribute to The Hold Steady (since we are coming up on the 10th anniversary of Boys and Girls In America).

Enjoy!

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Who Is Mr. Robot's Landlord? Thoughts On Recent Season 2 News
Who Is Mr. Robot's Landlord? Thoughts On Recent Season 2 News

Another collection of news and information designed to get you ready for Season 2 of Mr. Robot on the USA Network and for my weekly recaps.

Mr. Robot Season 2 Premiers on July 13, 2016

 

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Pirate Transmission #11: Sabotage After Dark Sleep #Spotify Playlist
Pirate Transmission #11: Sabotage After Dark Sleep #Spotify Playlist

Another week, another #Spotify Playlist. 

This week's playlist includes The Beastie Boys, Mick Ronson, Cornelius, Xenia Rubinos, Preoccupations and many others.

Enjoy!

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PlaylistJoshua B. HoeThe Clash, This Is Radio Clash, Captain Beefheart, Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band, Anxiety, Preoccupations, Yu Mountain, Plaid, The Digging Remedy, Ball Of The Dead Rat, The Teeth, You're My Lover Now, You and I, Margaret Glaspy, Emotions & Math, Sabotage, Beastie Boys, Ill Communication, Lonely Lover, Xenia Rubinos, Black Terry Cat, Danger, Vic Mensa, There's Alot Going On, White Lies, Dirty Fences, Too High To Kross, Wicked Man, Smog, Time For The Blues, Count Five Or Six, Cornelius, Fantasma, Only After Dark, Mick Ronson, Slaughter on 10th Avenue, People Who Died, Jim Carroll Band, Catholic Boy, Black Helicopters, Lungfish, Artificial Horizon, Sleep Comes Down, The Psychedelic Furs, Forever Now, MCAComment
No One? I'm a Stark of Winterfell #GoT S6 Ep8
No One? I'm a Stark of Winterfell #GoT S6 Ep8

This is my recap of Game of Thrones Season 6 Episode 8 titled, "No One."

On this episode Pod shows off his military prowess, the Waif goes T1000, and Cersei makes silly mistakes, and the Queen is back.

Enjoy! 

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Game Of ThronesJoshua B. HoeArya Stark, Maisie Williams, T 1000, Terminator 2, T2, The Faceless Men, Benioff and Weiss, David Benioff, D.B. Weiss, Robert Patrick, The House of Black and White, The Many Faced God, Winterfell, Brotherhood Without Banners, The Hound, Rory McCann, Lord Beric Dundarrion, Richard Dormer, Ian McShane, Brother Ray, Catelyn Stark, Jon Snow, Lady Stoneheart, Jar-Jar Binks, Jamie Lannister, The Blackfish, Brienne of Tarth, Brienne, Gwendoline Christie, Clive Russell, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Bronn, Jerome Flynn, Podrick Payne, Daniel Portman, Lord Edmure, Edmure Tully, Cersei Lannister, Lena Headey, The High Sparrow, The Faith Militant, Ser Robert Strong, Tommen Lannister, The Mountain, Lord Varys, Conleth Hill, Missandei, Nathalie Emmanuel, Grey Worm, Jacob Anderson, The Wise Masters, Daenerys, Daenerys Stormborn, Daenerys Targaryen, Drogon, Drogon the Dragon, Emilia Clarke, #GoTSeason6, #GameOfThronesSeason6, #GameofThronesSeason6, #GameOfThrones, #GameofThrones, #GOT, #GoT, The Imps Delight Comments
Ser Duncan The Tall? An Easy Buying Guide to the History of Westeros
Ser Duncan The Tall? An Easy Buying Guide to the History of Westeros

Recently, George R.R. Martin announced at a lecture that Brienne of Tarth was related to Ser Duncan the Tall.

For the people who are crazy enough to want to understand the history of Westeros beyond the 5 published books or the television series, here is your buying guide!

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Pirate Transmission #10: "Sinatra's Floating Vibes" #Spotify Playlist
Pirate Transmission #10: "Sinatra's Floating Vibes" #Spotify Playlist

This is my 10th Pirate Transmission #Spotify Playlist.

This one is called Sinatra's Floating Vibes. It includes songs from Kino Kimono, Angry Angles, Weaves, Zero Boys, Head Wound City, The Avalanches and many others.

Enjoy!

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"The Broken Man?" Or "The Broken Men?": #GoT: S6 Ep7
"The Broken Man?" Or "The Broken Men?": #GoT: S6 Ep7

My recap of S6 Ep7 of #GameofThrones

Including the return of some old favorites and several candidates for "the Broken Man"

Enjoy!

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Have You Heard This (Yet)? Joey Purp + Angry Angles
Have You Heard This (Yet)? Joey Purp + Angry Angles

Have You Heard This (Yet)? Is my version of "Album of the Week" 

I highlight one album I love that is brand spanking new to the world and one album I love that is brand new to me.

This week it is Joey Purp iii Drops and Angry Angles (S/T).

Enjoy! 

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Pirate Transmission #9: Green Door Homicide Heaven #Spotify Playlist
Pirate Transmission #9: Green Door Homicide Heaven #Spotify Playlist

This is my #Spotify Playlist for the week. 

Lots of good (and influential stuff) on here from Split Enz to The Dicks to He Who Shall Not Be Named to Delta 5 and much more. 

Enjoy!

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Who Is Mr. Robot's Landlord? Pet Peeves + News
Who Is Mr. Robot's Landlord? Pet Peeves + News

The Season 2 Trailer for Mr. Robot has been released. These are my thoughts on the press coverage following the release of that trailer.

Enjoy

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#GoT: S6 EP6: King Sparrows, Lost and Found Crows, and Drogon the Dragon
#GoT: S6 EP6: King Sparrows, Lost and Found Crows, and Drogon the Dragon

This is my #GameofThrones Season 6 Episode 6 recap.

It involves King Sparrows, Lost and Found Crows, Jar-Jar Binks, and Drogon the Dragon.

Enjoy! 

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Who Cares About Skynet? I Fear Cyborgs
Who Cares About Skynet? I Fear Cyborgs

SciFi still seems fixated on the Skynet problem, but I am virtually certain if we face a dystopian future it will come after we willingly become cyborgs.

No, seriously :)

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Have You Heard This (Yet)? Summer Cannibals and Mass Gothic
Have You Heard This (Yet)? Summer Cannibals and Mass Gothic

Yes, this is my version of "Album of the Week" and I try to highlight one "brand new album" and one album that is "new to me."

This week I am featuring Summer Cannibals and Mass Gothic.

Enjoy!

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$$$'s In The Stream (Part 3): My Interview With Benji Rogers (Pledge Music)
$$$'s In The Stream (Part 3): My Interview With Benji Rogers (Pledge Music)

This is Part Three of my series on Music Economics in a Post-Streaming world. 

Part Three is my interview with Benji Rogers of PledgeMusic and the Dot Blockchain project. Lots of incredible information on possible futures here.

Enjoy.

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