mark lafaro is on bluesky

writer | vinyl DJ | photographer | non-alc beverage expert

[mark lafaro is on bluesky @MarkLaFaro]

deleting my account. again.

HMU or follow me on bluesky if you want to stay in touch.

also maybe ask yourself why you’re sticking around on the child porn neo nazi app? IDK, IDK

[mark lafaro is on bluesky @MarkLaFaro]

deleting my account. again.

HMU or follow me on bluesky if you want to stay in touch.

also maybe ask yourself why you’re sticking around on the child porn neo nazi app? IDK, IDK

[mark lafaro is on bluesky @MarkLaFaro]

also on IG at whatisraregroove 😘🫠

[mark lafaro is on bluesky @MarkLaFaro]

deleting my account. again.

HMU or follow me on bluesky if you want to stay in touch.

also maybe ask yourself why you’re sticking around on the child porn neo nazi app? IDK, IDK

[mark lafaro is on bluesky @MarkLaFaro]

holy shit, mr. brightside has been charting in the uk since 2004?

[Is Mr. Brightside in the UK chart? @chartbrightside]

👻 It’s spook-tacular 👻

Today, @thekillers Mr Brightside is at number 51 in the Official UK Singles Chart.

That’s 44 weeks this year, and 481 non consecutive weeks in the chart since 2004.

#thekillers #mrbrightside

[mark lafaro is on bluesky @MarkLaFaro]

my favorite cut:

https://t.co/12eAhgVtWZ

[mark lafaro is on bluesky @MarkLaFaro]

new pickup: this 1992 AOR masterclass from Ed Motta - criminally overlooked and ripe for rediscovery. for fans of steely dan, the smoother side of city pop, and 80s modern soul.

easily my favorite of his original trio of studio albums

#vinylsky #aor #musicsky

[Joshua Eustis @telefontelaviv]

I despise musical gate keeping with the fire of 1,000 burning Suns.

It prevents others from enjoying beautiful or meaningful things while actively harming the artists who make them. If something moves you it will likely move others and you owe it to them to show them.

[mark lafaro is on bluesky @MarkLaFaro]

this site is the fucking worst, how the fuck are people still putting up with it?

[mark lafaro is on bluesky @MarkLaFaro]

... and writing these tweets to implore those people to please join the other place that isn't state media

[mark lafaro is on bluesky @MarkLaFaro]

this site is the fucking worst, how the fuck are people still putting up with it?

[mark lafaro is on bluesky @MarkLaFaro]

i'm keeping my account here as a means of checking in on journalists/writers who I dig that haven't made the jump to the other place....

[mark lafaro is on bluesky @MarkLaFaro]

@wheredidshefly i'm sure you're probably aware that it's a cover of deodato's super strut, but wanted to also share this version which, to me, is right up there with Joe Bataan's

https://t.co/BrEMKmwyd8

[mark lafaro is on bluesky @MarkLaFaro]

@lorrainemking Don't Shut Me Out is the JAM. Love this record!

[mark lafaro is on bluesky @MarkLaFaro]

@cantripguy was literally just thinking this the other day as someone from an agency spouted off 20 cannabis brands he's worked with, half of which i hadn't heard of 😂

[mark lafaro is on bluesky @MarkLaFaro]

@lorrainemking @brandonousley hope both of you make it over to bluesky, miss the music chatter over there

[mark lafaro is on bluesky @MarkLaFaro]

with this platform getting increasingly shitty, i’m going to start migrating over to bluesky.

whatisraregroove over there.

more music threads to come. if you post regularly about music or vinyl culture, please drop your handle in the comments and I’ll give you a follow

[mark lafaro is on bluesky @MarkLaFaro]

remember when Twitter wasn’t just a constant barrage of garbage ads and shitty content?

that’s bluesky now

[mark lafaro is on bluesky @MarkLaFaro]

gotta say, the vibes on bluesky are pretty immaculate, but it needs more music twitter people.

definitely done here. gonna farm my own content to get my bluesky up, but once i’m done, i’m gonna sunset this account, so hit me up if you wanna stay in touch

[mark lafaro is on bluesky @MarkLaFaro]

Prince + NPG - Gett Off would work so well for the context + environment

[Nick Boyd @NicholasBoyd]

alright y'all ur djing what track you playing after the Communal Cathartic Scream at House of Yes at midnight?

[mark lafaro is on bluesky @MarkLaFaro]

@SVG__Collection with that said, wonderful list of great music!

some i would add:
Chico Buarque – Construção
Wanda – Wanda Vagamente
Tamba Trio – S/T
Marcos Valle – Samba '68
Jongo Trio – S/T '65
Rosa Maria – Uma Rosa Com Bossa
Orlann Divo – A Chave Do Sucesso
Luiz Henrique – A Bossa Moderna

[mark lafaro is on bluesky @MarkLaFaro]

@SVG__Collection not to pick nits, but i'd classify many of these more as primarily MPB (Garra, Verocai), Samba (Paulo Moura), or straight jazz (Coisas), or tropicalia (Caetano)

this isn't to say they don't have bossa elements/influence, but I wouldn't consider them seminal bossa records per se