DJ Microbe

General

The Bell System/AT&T, 20th century telephones in general, music (listening, writing, collecting, sharing, etc...I'll talk your ear off about the history of ska and TMBG's history and discography), BIRDS! I'm an environmental educator so I'm interested in basically everything...

Music

I've now seen TMBG 3 times, 17 May 2025 in Los Angeles, 26-27 September 2025 in Denver with my dear friend. Other music currently on repeat, in no particular order: [TMBG, of Montreal, James Chance and the Contortions, D.N.A., Elvis Costello (with or without the Attractions), Logan Whitehurst (DIY king)]. Discographies I'm checking out this month: R.E.M., The Cranberries, Lightning Bolt, Black Midi

Movies

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, The President's Analyst, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Friendship, Vengeance (2022), Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping, Clerks, Pink Floyd: The Wall, After Hours, Exit Through the Gift Shop (even though it's painful)

Television

I gobble down sitcoms, but haven't been watching much TV as of late. Currently watching Son of a Critch as a dinner show to put on with my mom. It's OK. Cute enough to have fun with it

Books

Books I think about a lot: Ratman’s Notebooks; Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell Last books I read: Gennifer Choldenko’s Al Capone Does My Shirts; Olga Ravn's The Employees. Books I have started and not finished: Buddy Holly is Alive and Well on Ganymede, Exploding the Phone, In Defense of Ska (2nd Edition), How Music Works...I just checked out John Darnielle’s fiction novels, Richard Louve’s The Nature Principle and Our Wild Calling from the library and also want to read Barbara Pym’s The Sweet Dove Died soon (got it in the mail from NYRB)

Heroes

John Linnell, John Flansburgh, John Darnielle, can there BE any more Johns!? Logan Whitehurst, Richard Penner the Timescanner

Bluesky

@dj-microbe.bsky.social

Website

specificbell.neocities.org