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"New" Artists
My 2026 resolution is to listen to more new (to me) artists. All artists listed below are bands that I gave an *intentional* listen to. I don't think I have it in me to review every artist that I listen to, but "*" indicates that I enjoyed them very much. "^" indicates that they were recommended to me directly.

January
Baby Flamehead(1990)*
Bugbear(1993-1995)
Dow Jones and the Industrials(1979-1981)*
Tension Pets(2024-)*
Tex and the Horseheads(1980-1986), (2007-)
U.S. Maple(1995-2007)^
Algebra Suicide(1982-1988)*

February
Airport ‘77(2026-)
The Crowd(1978-)
Offal Bloom(2026-)
HEINRICH!(1981-)

Formative Artists
My all-timers. Formative to my being, for better or for worse. Limited to 10:

Delta 5
The Dead Milkmen
Mercyful Fate
Marine Girls
Buddy Holly
Good Charlotte (The first band I ever "got into" - I was in 2nd grade)
Shira Small
...to be continued...

Favorite Albums
Not Richard, But Dick - The Dead Milkmen (1993)
Nanbei Ryokou - Kyozo Nishioka (1977)
Share - Little Wings and Maher Shalal Hash Baz (2018)
Lazy Ways - Marine Girls (1983)
AND I LOVE YOU - Yu Hayami (1982)
The Line of Time and the Plane of Now - Shira Small (1974)
1990 - Daniel Johnston (1990)
Tiger Trap - Tiger Trap (1993)
John Prine - John Prine (1971)
Warning - Watching from a Distance (2006)
Clint Eastwood - Rawhide's Clint Eastwood Sings Cowboy Favorites (1963)
Yamasuki Singers - Le Monde Fabuleaux Des Yamasuki (1971)
Arthur Russell - Love Is Overtaking Me (2008)

Recommended Artists

Tenci
Izzy True
Deadstream
Shady Bug
Jonas Weir
Dubb Nubb
Telepathy Club
Dee Bird
Umami
The Christmas Bride
Vow
Mayor Daley

Radio Programs and Stations

Dream Acquaintance Radio on KPBJ 95.9 FM
WZRD 88.3 FM
KOPN 89.5 FM
MeTV 87.7 FM
Rodney Anonymous Tells You How To Live on Y-Not Radio

2026 Morning Song Playlist
Since 2023 I've kept a playlist of songs that were the first to pop in my head for the day. This playlist was lost when I hopped off of streaming services. From 2026-onward, I'm going to keep track of these songs in the playlist linked above, as well as a written list below. I love it in all its embarassing glory.

January
January 21: The Kinks - Long Distance
January 22: Chappell Roan - Red Wine Supernova
January 23: The Zombies - Tell Her No
January 24: Sabrina Carpenter - Man Child
January 25: The Dead Milkmen - Girl Hunt
January 26: Dethklok - Ghostqueen
January 27: R.E.M. - The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite
January 28: The Grateful Dead - Casey Jones
January 29: Kelsey Grammer - Tossed Salad and Scrambled Eggs
January 30: R.E.M. - Man On The Moon
January 31: The Dead Milkmen - Quality of Death

February
February 1: ABBA - Super Trouper
February 2: The Dead Milkmen - The King of Sick
February 3: Baby Flamehead - Life Song
February 4: Fleetwood Mac - Landslide
February 5: The Dead Milkmen - Not Crazy
February 6: Dow Jones and the Industrials - Never Too Stoned to Disco
February 7: Little Wings - People
February 8: Kylie Minogue - Can’t Get You Out of My Head
February 9: Ornamental Wigwam - Er Bist Du
February 10: The Dead Milkmen - Beige Sunshine
February 11: The Dead Milkmen - Big Scary Place
Note: Sometime last year I stopped recording Morning Song for a few months because songs from The Dead Milkmen universe were all that were coming up. I fear it may be happening again.
February 12: Pavement - Harness Your Hopes
February 13: The Dead Milkmen - Passport to Depravity
February 14: The Dead Milkmen - Life is Shit
February 15: Title Fight - Safe in Your Skin
February 16: Carpenters - Superstar
February 19: Aesop Rock - Rings
February 20: Jimi Hendrix - All Along the Watchtower
February 21: Bloodhound Gang - My Dad Says That’s For Pussies
February 22: Willie Nelson - Always On My Mind
February 23: Kim Jung Mi - 가나다라마바
February 24: The Dead Milkmen - Born to Love Volcanoes
February 25: The Dead Milkmen - Raul
February 26: Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven
February 27: The Dead Milkmen - The Secret of Life
February 28: Fugazi - I’m So Tired


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