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To my fellow rock n roll nerds:

Here are some recommendations for you (just in case you don't know this yet)

Rock N Roll Archaelogy

In this podcast series, the host Christian Swain narates the history of rock'n'roll from its very beggining to the current day (so the episodes are in chronological order). He explores what the culture was like at the time and what led to birth of each new genre. In terms of the lenght and production quality, it could be equal to a documentary. I really love the storytelling which is very captivating and I was introduced to many beautiful songs through this podcast.

Polyphonic

Polyphonic is a youtuber who runs a channel dedicated to music (both new & old). He makes videos about music history and musicians or explains what inspired artists to create some of the most famous songs. It's clear that the music is his passion and his enthusiasm is truly contagious. The videos are visually stunning so just watching them is an experience on its own.

I make things about music. Videos come out when they do, usually on Thursdays or Fridays.

pastawithoutketchup

reblogging to add some ladies...

Unveiling the Legends: Dolls of the 60s & 70s

This podcast is hosted by Emma Rosa Katharina and Abigail Devoe who decided to shine light on some 60s and 70s female icons who may be a bit forgotten next to their male counterparts. By putting these women's stories out there, Emma and Abby complete a picture of that era - an era that is (let's be honest) mostly remembered for the popculture scene dominated by men. I think this podcast is truly a one-of-a-kind project and the girls do an amazing and important job.

Both hosts have also their own youtube channel that is worth checking out. Abby runs a weekly series called Vinyl Monday where she talks about albums from her ENORMOUS record collection. Emma's content is more fashion-oriented but she also does videos about 60s - 70s music and popculture or history essays.

Feel free to add your recs to this list!

#the velvet underground #the velvet underground & nico #lou rambles #andy warhol #alternative rock #60s rock

maurruce

each time I see this photo, my brain parses it as them standing together under a rainbow umbrella. which would be a bit kitschy. and I know it's not that. but alas, a neurone shortcut has been created and I can't unsee it.

like this:

#under my umbrella #eh eh eh

pastawithoutketchup

i have an addition to my groupie x H2O crossover

rikki and cynthia plaster caster!

#cynthia plaster caster #groupie #rock n roll #h2o just add water

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WHERE DID YOU LEAVE YOUR GLASSES, JAMES??!

#james potter #lily evans #FANCAST #marauders era #marauders #lily potter #prongs #dead gay wizards #Instagram

copperbadge

Men, boys, and eggs of my acquaintance, I cannot stress this enough:

Nobody worth being with will ever judge you based on your deli sandwich choices.

Sincerely, a dude who had to watch like two dozen men pretend to find vegetarian sandwiches unthinkable in order to maintain a sense of masculinity today.

copperbadge

The sando gender spectrum I osmoted this weekend according to a specific type of dude:

1. Roast beef is the most masculine of sandwiches. The only sandwich it is permissible to ask for by name (we did not have roast beef as an option).

2. Ham is an acceptable substitute for roast beef. There appears to be some controversy, however, over the bread options; we only had two, croissant or ancient grains roll (gluten free). Croissant is considered slightly more manly than ancient grains UNLESS you are under 20 in which case "ancient grain" sounds badass.

3. Turkey is okay, obviously not ham but if you don't like ham it's an option as long as you don't show enthusiasm for it. Definitely has to have mayo however. Mustard is a bit much. (Initial field research indicates mayo is the manliest of condiments but we have not introduced barbecue sauce into the study yet.)

4. Chicken salad is woman food. Absolutely not acceptable unless you announce loudly that it's for your wife or that she's making you for your health.

5. Vegetarian wraps require a recoil reaction or a sheepish "oh, no, no, what meats do you have?" protest. We had the veggie wraps off to one side so vegetarians could get to them more easily, and guys would come up to the wrap boxes because there was no crowd/line, then I'd say "that's veggie wraps" and they'd stagger back.

To be clear, most of the people of all genders at the event were totally fine, this was a small and specific set of guys -- mostly older dudes and (unsurprisingly) their young sons or grandsons. Maybe 20-30 people out of the 400+ attendees. But it really was both sad and a little funny to watch them unnecessarily assert their manhood using deli meat to me, a guy in a floral shirt with neon blue hair handing out box lunches at a charity event. My indifference to your masculinity is so vast it has its own international calling code, fellas.

copperbadge

Friends, I have volunteered in the lunch tent once more and I have new scientific findings to share regarding the Sandwich Gender Spectrum.

We still do not serve roast beef, the most toxically manly of all sandwiches, but it turns out that there is a sandwich option almost as masculine, the mention of which will preclude a certain type of dude from even asking for roast beef:

The Italian.

For those unfamiliar, an Italian sandwich in most American sandwich shops is composed of ham, capicola, salami, and sometimes pepperoni, with provolone, the usual sandwich veggies, and a drizzle of Italian dressing.

The hierarchy from ham-downwards remains undisturbed by this revelation currently rocking sandwich discourse, but new data has indicated that the Italian sandwich occupies a special place above ham and technically below roast beef but so acceptable a substitute for roast beef that I only had one guy ask me for it this time around. I would say, "We have ham, Italian, turkey, or veggie," and the Certain Kind Of Man would look skeptically at the ham and then ask for an Italian.

I am now working on my doctoral thesis in Sandwich Gender, where I will be examining whether there is a direct correlation between how masculine a sandwich is and how weirdly homoerotic the name is. I'm going to call it "I'd Like An Italian: Gender And Sexuality Between The Buns."

copperbadge

Ahead of the Sandwich Gender Spectrum Studies Department's annual report on the September 2025 new data release, I wanted to share some recent findings by a research colleague at a prestigious academic institution on the east coast:

My sample size is growing all the time and my research is replicable.

copperbadge

Field work in sandwich gender studies, sandothropology if you will, can be challenging at times. While my thesis has been supported by both independent researchers such as above and grant-holding professionals (aka "people who work in food service"), the window of time in which I perform my yearly field survey is brief.

This year a new variable was introduced. The selection of sandwiches we were given to hand out was reduced to three: ham, turkey, or vegetarian. For the first time, the vegetarian option was a sandwich and not a wrap, as well.

There seems to be something about the idea of a wrap that makes it particularly unpalatable to a Certain Kind Of Person; we didn't have anyone getting hissy about being offered vegetables this year, and also got far fewer remarks about getting a turkey sandwich "for the wife" or "because she's making me". Perhaps when your options are realistically ham or turkey, rather than an array of choices that you have to navigate correctly, the social pressure eases off. Plus, ham and turkey both fall in the middle of the spectrum, so they're a little more ambiguous than say, roast beef and chicken salad. Why bother performing gender for two almost equivalent options? (There's a bisexuality joke in here somewhere.)

I did have one guy furiously lecture me for about two minutes because we didn't have any sandwiches on wholegrain bread, but if we'd had more sandwich options he'd have been mad we were spending the organization's money unwisely on sandwich fripperies (I know him of old) so that barely registered.

#sandwich studies

mrspagey

finding these pics when you first get into zep lore is a canon event, I CANNOT interfere…

maurruce

#throwback to that reddit thread that posted these and one of the comments said something along the lines of #"sure peter grant wasnt the most attractive man but im sure he was able to hook up with women from time to time -- wait thats robert"

#pure gold

The next thing on the list of the most annoying things that belongs right next to the stubbed toe and the bread landing on the buttered side is putting your meal into a microwave only to end up with a burning bowl and cold soup inside.

#that's the rant and now i'm gonna eat my lunch #bon apetit #random ramblings #cold soup

kaitwin3

I’m sorry, but Robert Plant wearing his Jimmy Page shirt is the greatest thing that’s happened in the last century…

pastawithoutketchup

#i felt like we needed the robert plant version of this meme #robert plant #led zeppelin #jimmy page #feel free to use as a reaction picture

noodles-07

everything I hate about ai and love about wikipedia on one image

maurruce

happy 25th birthday to the best website in existence!

pastawithoutketchup

#wikipedia fanclub

this is so beautiful and moving video. it's already a year old but i've stumbled upon it just now

#kate bush #Youtube

maurruce

Zeppelin performed twice on Jimmy's birthday: in 1969 and in 1970. (Enough of that! he probably exclaimed and took the rest of his birthdays off)

1970 is, of course, Royal Albert Hall, our treasure. And 1969 is everything-still-around-the-corner, first ever show in San Francisco, and only one song available as a bootleg:

happy birthday Jimmy, you awkward, reticent, socially challenged, stingy, disrespectful, obsessed-with-the-past entity of supernatural talent. you are loved.