writer/editor at BeardedGentlemenMusic.com - co-host of Crushed Monocle Podcast - photographer - musician - misfit https://linktr.ee/crushedmonoclepodcasthttps://bsky.app/profile/aarxn82.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/aarxn82.bsky.social/post/3mksabn73fs26It's #BandcampFriday! It's time to support indie artists! If you're looking for some new music, here's a piece I wrote sharing my thoughts on the best releases of April! Got some #shoegaze, #soul, #metal, #pop, #noise and more! Check it out! https://beardedgentlemenmusic.com/2026/04/30/the-showcase-april-2026/01 May 2026 13:28 +0000at://did:plc:47imxnkef4pmcbuy3qorumnd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mksabn73fs26https://bsky.app/profile/aarxn82.bsky.social/post/3mkosuywmgk23Me, gets invited somewhere by friends: "I'd probably rather die than go." Me, doesn't get invited somewhere by friends: "That's kind of rude."30 Apr 2026 04:50 +0000at://did:plc:47imxnkef4pmcbuy3qorumnd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkosuywmgk23https://bsky.app/profile/aarxn82.bsky.social/post/3mkjmofaetc2aNothing wrong with spinning some deftones at 10pm28 Apr 2026 03:16 +0000at://did:plc:47imxnkef4pmcbuy3qorumnd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkjmofaetc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/aarxn82.bsky.social/post/3mkidzc2e7k2m#Failure returns with LOCATION LOST, an exploration of legacy and mortality. Already one of the best albums of the year. Check out my full review at @beardedgmusic.bsky.social https://beardedgentlemenmusic.com/2026/04/27/failure-location-lost-the-tapestry-of-legacy-and-mortality/27 Apr 2026 15:08 +0000at://did:plc:47imxnkef4pmcbuy3qorumnd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkidzc2e7k2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/aarxn82.bsky.social/post/3mkgenffh2s2aThe audacity of those guys to kick and beat me then tell ME 'its fair'!26 Apr 2026 20:14 +0000at://did:plc:47imxnkef4pmcbuy3qorumnd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkgenffh2s2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/aarxn82.bsky.social/post/3mjwnib2w3k26Oh so you think Phil Collins and Iron Maiden deserve spots in the #RockNRollHallOfFame but Sade, Luther, and the Wu-Tang do not? Well sit down class, its time for a little history lesson over at @beardedgmusic.bsky.social this will be on the test... https://beardedgentlemenmusic.com/2026/04/20/rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-race-records-and-cultural-erasure/20 Apr 2026 14:10 +0000at://did:plc:47imxnkef4pmcbuy3qorumnd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjwnib2w3k26https://bsky.app/profile/aarxn82.bsky.social/post/3mk65pwv34k2oPay attention to the common people who are getting fed up with Trump. They'll say "I hate them all! They're all crooks!" But none of them will denounce him. Not. A. Single. One. Of. Them.23 Apr 2026 13:49 +0000at://did:plc:47imxnkef4pmcbuy3qorumnd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk65pwv34k2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/aarxn82.bsky.social/post/3mjwnib2w3k26Oh so you think Phil Collins and Iron Maiden deserve spots in the #RockNRollHallOfFame but Sade, Luther, and the Wu-Tang do not? Well sit down class, its time for a little history lesson over at @beardedgmusic.bsky.social this will be on the test... https://beardedgentlemenmusic.com/2026/04/20/rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-race-records-and-cultural-erasure/20 Apr 2026 14:10 +0000at://did:plc:47imxnkef4pmcbuy3qorumnd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjwnib2w3k26https://bsky.app/profile/aarxn82.bsky.social/post/3mjuk4hftn22tI closed my eyes and grabbed a stack of records from my shelf to play next. Let's just say it's gonna be an interesting hour or two haha19 Apr 2026 18:04 +0000at://did:plc:47imxnkef4pmcbuy3qorumnd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjuk4hftn22thttps://bsky.app/profile/aarxn82.bsky.social/post/3mjskjrfuxk2eSeeing Ferris Bueller's Day Off on the big screen is rad. I love this movie. A classic. But I wish people would stop calling it a "Chicago movie". Yeah, it's a big part of the plot and all, but if Ferris is supposed to be so fun and cool, why is doing all this corny tourist stuff in the city?18 Apr 2026 23:07 +0000at://did:plc:47imxnkef4pmcbuy3qorumnd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjskjrfuxk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/aarxn82.bsky.social/post/3mjsd3nvypc2xThat's the way...18 Apr 2026 20:53 +0000at://did:plc:47imxnkef4pmcbuy3qorumnd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjsd3nvypc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/aarxn82.bsky.social/post/3mjk4ixeta22sAs with most white people, my proper introduction to Hip-Hop was the theme song to The Super Mario Brothers Super Show. TO THE BRIIIIIIIIIDDGEEEEEEE15 Apr 2026 14:34 +0000at://did:plc:47imxnkef4pmcbuy3qorumnd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjk4ixeta22shttps://bsky.app/profile/aarxn82.bsky.social/post/3mjhgb3zfh22jRefusing to hold bad behavior accountable and just throwing your hands up saying "well, they're all terrible" is not only cowardly but also signifies that you uphold bad behavior when it suits you. https://media.tenor.com/Cx12WlIWDoIAAAAC/oh-well-idk.gif?hh=367&ww=49814 Apr 2026 12:51 +0000at://did:plc:47imxnkef4pmcbuy3qorumnd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjhgb3zfh22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/aarxn82.bsky.social/post/3mjbesnahqc2vMy Mom taught Toby Dog to 'shake hands' in order to get his obligatory treat before bed lol (it's his favorite time of the day)12 Apr 2026 03:09 +0000at://did:plc:47imxnkef4pmcbuy3qorumnd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjbesnahqc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/aarxn82.bsky.social/post/3mjaufw4bl22yBatman trained with ninjas, has unlimited finances for tech and state of the art armor. Plus elevated by modern folklore and urban legend. What does he do? Let's super villains run amok and only beats on people who look like this:11 Apr 2026 22:15 +0000at://did:plc:47imxnkef4pmcbuy3qorumnd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjaufw4bl22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/aarxn82.bsky.social/post/3mj7uwio6vk2aLogging on11 Apr 2026 12:52 +0000at://did:plc:47imxnkef4pmcbuy3qorumnd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj7uwio6vk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/aarxn82.bsky.social/post/3mj2zxbxqus2rBy trading the documentary format of the original for tech-noir, the reboot of #FACESofDEATH recontextualizes society's depraved obsession with death and voyeurism. Check out my full (spoiler free) review over at @beardedgmusic.bsky.social https://beardedgentlemenmusic.com/2026/04/09/faces-of-death-movie-review/09 Apr 2026 14:39 +0000at://did:plc:47imxnkef4pmcbuy3qorumnd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj2zxbxqus2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/aarxn82.bsky.social/post/3mj5o2ilwg22pSo yeah, #FacesOfDeath (2026) is basically what the last 3 #Scream movies wanted to be but failed at. Check out my spoiler free review at @beardedgmusic.bsky.social now! https://beardedgentlemenmusic.com/2026/04/09/faces-of-death-movie-review/10 Apr 2026 15:44 +0000at://did:plc:47imxnkef4pmcbuy3qorumnd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj5o2ilwg22phttps://bsky.app/profile/aarxn82.bsky.social/post/3mj2zxbxqus2rBy trading the documentary format of the original for tech-noir, the reboot of #FACESofDEATH recontextualizes society's depraved obsession with death and voyeurism. Check out my full (spoiler free) review over at @beardedgmusic.bsky.social https://beardedgentlemenmusic.com/2026/04/09/faces-of-death-movie-review/09 Apr 2026 14:39 +0000at://did:plc:47imxnkef4pmcbuy3qorumnd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj2zxbxqus2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/aarxn82.bsky.social/post/3mizwxynzwk23Someone called me a 'passive aggressive p*ick' today and if I'm being completely honest, I was kinda flattered.09 Apr 2026 04:13 +0000at://did:plc:47imxnkef4pmcbuy3qorumnd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mizwxynzwk23https://bsky.app/profile/aarxn82.bsky.social/post/3miwa5xrkbk2xWait, so people are shocked that Sublime is MAGA? You know the band that made jokes about rape and homophobia along with a hit song about having sex with... *checks notes* A CHILD? Please, color me shocked. For the past 30 years I've told you all Sublime sucked. I'm glad you're finally catching on07 Apr 2026 16:46 +0000at://did:plc:47imxnkef4pmcbuy3qorumnd/app.bsky.feed.post/3miwa5xrkbk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/aarxn82.bsky.social/post/3mivvzynmok2xThe same people who cried their eyes out for days over a podcast host and would fight you tooth and nail defending his honor are currently staying *very* quiet on the eve of nuclear war. Worse yet are the ones cheering it on. Hi, people are cockroach larvae. Byeeeee07 Apr 2026 13:45 +0000at://did:plc:47imxnkef4pmcbuy3qorumnd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mivvzynmok2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/aarxn82.bsky.social/post/3miuir25b2s2lLOL the movie MILE END KICKS sure makes being an indie music critic look whimsical, romantic, empowering, and exhilarating. In reality, it's staring at your laptop at 2am in your boxers, racking your brain trying to think of a different way to say "this sounds like The Strokes but not really".07 Apr 2026 00:15 +0000at://did:plc:47imxnkef4pmcbuy3qorumnd/app.bsky.feed.post/3miuir25b2s2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/aarxn82.bsky.social/post/3mitjlxujms2sIts 2004. You're flat ironing your hair. You're listening to a Pop Punk song titled something like "A Penny Saved Is A Penny Earned (My Lawyer Said To Wear A Tie At The Hearing)" and your fav band sent you an email inviting you on their tour bus after their set at Warped Girl, you're in trouble.06 Apr 2026 14:57 +0000at://did:plc:47imxnkef4pmcbuy3qorumnd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mitjlxujms2s