Crucial Track for 27 May 2026: crucialtracks.org
","summary":"\"Our Way to Fall\" by Yo La Tengo\n\nListen on Apple Music\n\nYour browser does not support the audio element.\n\nA song from the 2000s that you like or means something to you.\n\nView Stephen Pieper's Crucial Tracks profile","url":"https://www.crucialtracks.org/profile/stefp/20260527","date_published":"2026-05-27T22:13:13+00:00","author":{"name":"Stephen Pieper","url":"https://stephenpieper.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F43%2F174.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"stefp"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"22:13","date_timestamp":1779919993,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91006509","content_html":"@chadkoh Those look really nice but I have issues with ANC too. My favourites are the older Sony WH-1000XM4 (why can’t they come up snappier names?). They’re very comfortable and you don’t feel like the air is being sucked out of your ears.
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\n","url":"https://micro.blog/stefp/91005995","date_published":"2026-05-27T12:53:54+00:00","author":{"name":"Stephen Pieper","url":"https://stephenpieper.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F43%2F174.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"stefp"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-27 12:53","date_timestamp":1779886434,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"90999883","content_html":"🔗 We let four AIs run radio stations. Here’s what happened.
\nI’m in the AI sceptic camp but I find this whole story fascinating.
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","summary":"\"Sparky's Dream\" by Teenage Fanclub\n\nListen on Apple Music\n\nYour browser does not support the audio element.\n\nA song from the 1990s that you like or means something to you.\n\nView Stephen Pieper's Crucial Tracks profile","url":"https://www.crucialtracks.org/profile/stefp/20260526","date_published":"2026-05-26T15:48:38+00:00","author":{"name":"Stephen Pieper","url":"https://stephenpieper.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F43%2F174.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"stefp"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-26 15:48","date_timestamp":1779810518,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90905139","content_html":"Crucial Track for 25 May 2026: crucialtracks.org
","summary":"\"Streets of Your Town (Remastered)\" by The Go-Betweens\n\nListen on Apple Music\n\nYour browser does not support the audio element.\n\nA song from the 1980s that you like or means something to you.\n\nView Stephen Pieper's Crucial Tracks profile","url":"https://www.crucialtracks.org/profile/stefp/20260525","date_published":"2026-05-25T22:04:25+00:00","author":{"name":"Stephen Pieper","url":"https://stephenpieper.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F43%2F174.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"stefp"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-25 22:04","date_timestamp":1779746665,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90846909","content_html":"Crucial Track for 24 May 2026: crucialtracks.org
","summary":"\"May You Never\" by John Martyn\n\nListen on Apple Music\n\nYour browser does not support the audio element.\n\nA song from the 1970s that you like or means something to you.\n\nView Stephen Pieper's Crucial Tracks profile","url":"https://www.crucialtracks.org/profile/stefp/20260524","date_published":"2026-05-24T21:45:49+00:00","author":{"name":"Stephen Pieper","url":"https://stephenpieper.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F43%2F174.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"stefp"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-24 21:45","date_timestamp":1779659149,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90731794","content_html":"Crucial Track for 22 May 2026: crucialtracks.org
","summary":"\"Elvis Presley Blues\" by Gillian Welch\n\nListen on Apple Music\n\nYour browser does not support the audio element.\n\nPost a song that mentions another recording artist or artists.\n\nI think this is the best song ever written about Elvis.\n\nView Stephen Pieper's Crucial Tracks profile","url":"https://www.crucialtracks.org/profile/stefp/20260522","date_published":"2026-05-22T20:40:02+00:00","author":{"name":"Stephen Pieper","url":"https://stephenpieper.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F43%2F174.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"stefp"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-22 20:40","date_timestamp":1779482402,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90664848","content_html":"Crucial Track for 21 May 2026: crucialtracks.org
","summary":"\"Funeral for Justice\" by Mdou Moctar\n\nListen on Apple Music\n\nYour browser does not support the audio element.\n\nTrack/artist of the day.\n\nView Stephen Pieper's Crucial Tracks profile","url":"https://www.crucialtracks.org/profile/stefp/20260521","date_published":"2026-05-21T21:11:52+00:00","author":{"name":"Stephen Pieper","url":"https://stephenpieper.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F43%2F174.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"stefp"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-21 21:11","date_timestamp":1779397912,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90593165","content_html":"Crucial Track for 20 May 2026: crucialtracks.org
","summary":"\"Going Underground\" by The Jam\n\nListen on Apple Music\n\nYour browser does not support the audio element.\n\nPick a song that matches what you are really thinking about just now\n\nView Stephen Pieper's Crucial Tracks profile","url":"https://www.crucialtracks.org/profile/stefp/20260520","date_published":"2026-05-20T21:43:25+00:00","author":{"name":"Stephen Pieper","url":"https://stephenpieper.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F43%2F174.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"stefp"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-20 21:43","date_timestamp":1779313405,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90515838","content_html":"Crucial Track for 19 May 2026: crucialtracks.org
","summary":"\"Ladies And Gentlemen: Miss Grace Jones (\"Slave To The Rhythm\" (Hit Version))\" by Grace Jones\n\nListen on Apple Music\n\nYour browser does not support the audio element.\n\nThe last song you heard on the radio\n\nIt might not have been the last but it was on the radio before I left the house today. It’s a...","url":"https://www.crucialtracks.org/profile/stefp/20260519","date_published":"2026-05-19T20:56:27+00:00","author":{"name":"Stephen Pieper","url":"https://stephenpieper.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F43%2F174.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"stefp"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-19 20:56","date_timestamp":1779224187,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90441265","content_html":"Crucial Track for 18 May 2026: crucialtracks.org
","summary":"\"Keep Me Away From The Dark\" by Lavinia Blackwall\n\nListen on Apple Music\n\nYour browser does not support the audio element.\n\nHit shuffle on your music library and post the first song played\n\nView Stephen Pieper's Crucial Tracks profile","url":"https://www.crucialtracks.org/profile/stefp/20260518","date_published":"2026-05-18T20:04:38+00:00","author":{"name":"Stephen Pieper","url":"https://stephenpieper.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F43%2F174.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"stefp"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-18 20:04","date_timestamp":1779134678,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90373733","content_html":"Crucial Track for 17 May 2026: crucialtracks.org
","summary":"\"Bat Macumba (Remastered)\" by Gilberto Gil\n\nListen on Apple Music\n\nYour browser does not support the audio element.\n\n#favourite\n\nView Stephen Pieper's Crucial Tracks profile","url":"https://www.crucialtracks.org/profile/stefp/20260517","date_published":"2026-05-17T21:06:44+00:00","author":{"name":"Stephen Pieper","url":"https://stephenpieper.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F43%2F174.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"stefp"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-17 21:06","date_timestamp":1779052004,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90318384","content_html":"Crucial Track for 16 May 2026: crucialtracks.org
","summary":"\"Corner Store\" by Jonathan Richman\n\nListen on Apple Music\n\nYour browser does not support the audio element.\n\nShare a song released 2+ years ago that you recently discovered.\n\nView Stephen Pieper's Crucial Tracks profile","url":"https://www.crucialtracks.org/profile/stefp/20260516","date_published":"2026-05-16T22:21:07+00:00","author":{"name":"Stephen Pieper","url":"https://stephenpieper.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F43%2F174.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"stefp"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-16 22:21","date_timestamp":1778970067,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90262233","content_html":"Crucial Track for 15 May 2026: crucialtracks.org
","summary":"\"The Ballad of Tom Joad\" by Andy Irvine\n\nWhat song has the same vibe as your favorite book? Which book?\n\nThe prompt is a bit too abstract for me so here’s a great song inspired by a great book.\n\nView Stephen Pieper's Crucial Tracks profile","url":"https://www.crucialtracks.org/profile/stefp/20260515","date_published":"2026-05-15T22:39:52+00:00","author":{"name":"Stephen Pieper","url":"https://stephenpieper.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F43%2F174.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"stefp"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-15 22:39","date_timestamp":1778884792,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90191583","content_html":"Crucial Track for 14 May 2026: crucialtracks.org
","summary":"\"Trap the Spark\" by Marillion\n\nListen on Apple Music\n\nYour browser does not support the audio element.\n\nAnother favourite.\n\nView Stephen Pieper's Crucial Tracks profile","url":"https://www.crucialtracks.org/profile/stefp/20260514","date_published":"2026-05-14T22:48:29+00:00","author":{"name":"Stephen Pieper","url":"https://stephenpieper.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F43%2F174.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"stefp"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-14 22:48","date_timestamp":1778798909,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90150941","content_html":"![](\"https://micro.blog/books/9781783784332/cover.jpg\")
Read: All the Devils Are Here by David Seabrook. I felt like taking a shower after reading this before immediately reading it again. It’s a horribly good read. 📚
\n","summary":"","url":"https://stephenpieper.net/2026/05/14/read-all-the-devils-are.html","date_published":"2026-05-14T11:58:58+00:00","author":{"name":"Stephen Pieper","url":"https://stephenpieper.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F43%2F174.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"stefp"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-14 11:58","date_timestamp":1778759938,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90109157","content_html":"Crucial Track for 13 May 2026: crucialtracks.org
","summary":"\"Wall of Death\" by Richard & Linda Thompson\n\nListen on Apple Music\n\nYour browser does not support the audio element.\n\nShare a song you discovered via another artist's song (cover, sample, featured artist, etc)\n\nI heard this great song first as an REM B-side. They always had great B-sides.\n\nView Step...","url":"https://www.crucialtracks.org/profile/stefp/20260513","date_published":"2026-05-13T19:49:46+00:00","author":{"name":"Stephen Pieper","url":"https://stephenpieper.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F43%2F174.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"stefp"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-13 19:49","date_timestamp":1778701786,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90021622","content_html":"Crucial Track for 12 May 2026: crucialtracks.org
","summary":"\"Blood on the Rooftops (2007 Remaster)\" by Genesis\n\nListen on Apple Music\n\nYour browser does not support the audio element.\n\nShare a song from an album you think has great cover art.\n\nView Stephen Pieper's Crucial Tracks profile","url":"https://www.crucialtracks.org/profile/stefp/20260512","date_published":"2026-05-12T16:36:42+00:00","author":{"name":"Stephen Pieper","url":"https://stephenpieper.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F43%2F174.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"stefp"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-12 16:36","date_timestamp":1778603802,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89969595","content_html":"Crucial Track for 11 May 2026: crucialtracks.org
","summary":"\"Honey Be Good\" by The Bible\n\nListen on Apple Music\n\nYour browser does not support the audio element.\n\nThis band should have been huge.\n\nView Stephen Pieper's Crucial Tracks profile","url":"https://www.crucialtracks.org/profile/stefp/20260511","date_published":"2026-05-11T15:58:49+00:00","author":{"name":"Stephen Pieper","url":"https://stephenpieper.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F43%2F174.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"stefp"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-11 15:58","date_timestamp":1778515129,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89969594","content_html":"Crucial Track for 10 May 2026: crucialtracks.org
","summary":"\"Hair\" by Galt MacDermot\n\nListen on Apple Music\n\nYour browser does not support the audio element.\n\nPost one of your favorite Broadway songs.\n\nView Stephen Pieper's Crucial Tracks profile","url":"https://www.crucialtracks.org/profile/stefp/20260510","date_published":"2026-05-10T17:57:19+00:00","author":{"name":"Stephen Pieper","url":"https://stephenpieper.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F43%2F174.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"stefp"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-10 17:57","date_timestamp":1778435839,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89969593","content_html":"Crucial Track for 09 May 2026: crucialtracks.org
","summary":"\"KIDS RETURN\" by Joe Hisaishi\n\nListen on Apple Music\n\nYour browser does not support the audio element.\n\nPost one of your favorite musical performances from a movie.\n\nJoe Hisaishi is usually associated with Studio Ghibli films but he also composed for Takeshi Kitano and this is one of my favourites.\n...","url":"https://www.crucialtracks.org/profile/stefp/20260509","date_published":"2026-05-09T19:26:45+00:00","author":{"name":"Stephen Pieper","url":"https://stephenpieper.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F43%2F174.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"stefp"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-09 19:26","date_timestamp":1778354805,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89969592","content_html":"Crucial Track for 08 May 2026: crucialtracks.org
","summary":"\"They Say It's Spring\" by Blossom Dearie\n\nListen on Apple Music\n\nYour browser does not support the audio element.\n\n#spring #favourites\n\nView Stephen Pieper's Crucial Tracks profile","url":"https://www.crucialtracks.org/profile/stefp/20260508","date_published":"2026-05-08T20:55:23+00:00","author":{"name":"Stephen Pieper","url":"https://stephenpieper.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F43%2F174.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"stefp"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-08 20:55","date_timestamp":1778273723,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89272538","content_html":"I started an account just to try out the new Wordpress short-form blogging theme. It just reminded me of one of the reasons I stopped using Wordpress in the first place. That clunky interface is still the same. I don’t post nearly enough here but I will always choose the simplicity of Micro.blog.
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