@stueytheround Still one of the greatest sides of vinyl I've ever bought:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6gs0xKvUML4GvC4pIXlqNr

Well.... shit.

I cut my teeth on learning his keyboard parts. #RIP Richard Tandy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TZ4o6CZJjk

I don't do a lot of producing/remixing any more - that's more a thing I did in my 30's. but here's one I did two years ago.

Kiffie is a British Synthwave artist who is a friend of mine. The original for this is on his album "Pixelation". I simplified it, added the harmony vocals (just him re-tuned), mixed in some Clara Schuman, and lengthened it by about 15 seconds. Seriously outside my comfort zone, but fun to do.

All to raise $$ for Planned Parenthood.

#CoSoMusic

https://kiffie.bandcamp.com/track/kissy-kissy-anime-raider-remix

Dear @earthshine

Remix. heh. heh. heh.

https://soundcloud.com/animeraider/dont-it-always-seem-to-go-animeraider-remix-she-dared-me-to

There have been comparisons by my fellow Bruins between the current protests and the proests in the 1980's. When we protested, very loudly, for the divestiture of all investments by UCLA in South Africa during my day the reaction wasn't as severe as what's happening now (and I was there) there were still arrests, although not as many.

No rubber bullets and smoke grenades that I can recall.

It's about the response to the protests, and it must change.

#Protests #Gaza

https://dailybruin.com/2024/04/25/examining-parallels-to-1985-student-calls-for-divestment-from-south-africa

And now, your moment of Whale Sharks.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sO_Eeq9Xh0

@earthshine Remix huh?

Challenge accepted.

@Smersh "get congress to..."

Okay, I laughed. Congress has to get interested in governing and as of this moment they show no signs of want to do so - at least half of them anyway.

None of the arguments anyone in this thread (who isn't me) has made are incorrect. I personally think that all student loans should be forgiven, and future ones too.

But if you're going to pay the damned bill anyway, why not get your employer to match it?

@Smersh
The way I read it, what the provision does is that for every payment you make towards your student debt, your employer does a matching payment at whatever rate you're at into your 401(k). It's not leveraging anything from what I read. Please, correct me if I'm wrong.

Biden keeps getting stymied every time he comes up with a workaround for student debt relief by the (ahem) courts, so this struck me as a novel approach. Is it perfect? Of course not. But it's not nothing.

New Deep Purple.

That is all.

#CoSoMusic

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbwiEDD04CY

Instead, your monthly student loan payments would count as your “contribution.”

The benefit could be especially significant for recent graduates, who often have moderate incomes ($58,000 to start, on average) and high levels of debt (an average of $33,000 for federal borrowers aged 25 to 35).

This is a truly #BFD. Tell your friends.

Thanks to a provision in the Secure 2.0 Act, legislation aimed at improving retirement benefits nationwide, in 2024 employers will be able to start counting student loan payments as qualifying contributions toward retirement matching programs.

That means if your employer offers to match your 401(k) contributions, you could get that matched money without ever depositing funds in your retirement account.

https://digbysblog.net/2024/04/30/unsung-achievements/

Why is it that guys who deserve a punch in the teeth always LOOK LIKE the deserve a punch in the teeth?

https://crooksandliars.com/2024/04/watters-noem-shot-dog-obama-ate-it-which#google_vignette

Um, is Governor Noem trying to turn herself into Kimberly Guilfoyle?

#politics #CoSoPolitics #Potato

As promised, here is the blog version of Radio Free California Episode 2418, including programming notes for the coming week on the radio station, cheap shots about the stories of the day and more. I spend some time introducing you to the band CHERYM as well.

#CoSoMusic #Music #NewMusic

https://whatthefrackiswrongwithyou.blogspot.com/2024/04/radio-free-california-episode-2418.html

Here it is my friends, Radio Free California Episode 2418. New music this week from Owen, CHERYM, Linn Koch-Emmery, Liquid Mike, David Gilmour, The Hold Steady, Queen of Jeans, St. Vincent, Ringo Starr, Six by Six and much more! Enjoy!

As per usual, my blog version will be up later today.

#CoSoMusic #NewMusic #NewMusicMonday #Music

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6mG4wFE697SYhO8WxdvqyP

New album by Owen is pretty good too.

#CoSoMusic

I have a new favorite power/punk/pop trio.

CHERYM

#CoSoMusic #NewMusic #Music

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugyg7M8AWds