Anthony D'Orazio

Minister of The Pants (per @curling), #Loudmouth #curling #Libertarian Music blogger, IT guy, music critic, tweets are mine

[Anthony D'Orazio @RedArgyle]

All in all, it's a solid longlist, and I look forward to seeing which 10 make the shortlist.

[Anthony D'Orazio @RedArgyle]

OK, the @PolarisPrize Longlist just dropped. A few surprises, and a lot I'm happy about. And, sadly, a few I'm not happy about that didn't make it.

Let's break it down:

[Anthony D'Orazio @RedArgyle]

Surprise #4: The last album I listened to before the list announcement was @ariellesoucy's Passages. 4 stars from me, and it made the list.

[Anthony D'Orazio @RedArgyle]

Got the timing right this time.

@PolarisPrize Longlist announcement in less than an hour.

I have a list of artists who I am very much hoping and expecting to be on it.

[Anthony D'Orazio @RedArgyle]

@PolarisPrize Your front page does seem to now show a different timer (which I was expecting)

The actual longlist page and in fact MOST of the parges on your site are showing an expired timer.

[Anthony D'Orazio @RedArgyle]

Uh @PolarisPrize....

Literally what I see at https://t.co/M7867EtmkH.....

The countdown ended at 2pm ET. Was this a mistake?

[Anthony D'Orazio @RedArgyle]

I have one additional ask on top of this:

Please consider following my other X account. I'm far more political there - but respectful and open to debate.

This account isn't going away and will be all about curling and music.

[Tony D'Orazio @TonyForLP]

Good morning (or whatever time it is where you are)

Today, we should take a minute to appreciate the people we are and reward ourselves for that.

To that end, I have a request for you today: I want you to do one thing today that's just for you. Be kind to yourself. Do something you enjoy. Or, get yourself something. Whatever it is. And don't be hard on yourself for doing it.

Feel free to share what you did for yourself today - or, if you don't want to share that, at least let me know that you did SOMETHING.

Thank you.

[Anthony D'Orazio @RedArgyle]

Let's keep rolling through #WickedGP R.E.M. week with a love song....

Oh, crap.

https://t.co/MtwiqGz9rY

[Anthony D'Orazio @RedArgyle]

@jarvis_best You sure about that?

[Anthony D'Orazio @RedArgyle]

@CieloBonit This aged like milk.

[Anthony D'Orazio @RedArgyle]

@grandeslivs Wait, is that Mariska Hargitay?

[Anthony D'Orazio @RedArgyle]

#WickedGP continues R.E.M. Week with a song about a soft dr.... no, actually, it's not that Orange @crushsoda. It did spark 16 year old me to drink a lot of it, though.

https://t.co/oMvJ7vmpdQ

[Anthony D'Orazio @RedArgyle]

@nicksortor Sounds to me like REAL Americans really don't support him.

They made that very clear.

[Anthony D'Orazio @RedArgyle]

R.E.M. week on #WickedGP continues with one of their oldest songs.

https://t.co/lAwS7BmTko

[Anthony D'Orazio @RedArgyle]

Occasionally, #WickedGP bestows a Hall of Fame tag on a musical act that is especially deserving.

This week we bestow that onto @remhq

https://t.co/1ICGMYL4y7

[Anthony D'Orazio @RedArgyle]

Today, #WickedGP learns that Snocaps can be its own great thing. And so do you!

https://t.co/biEw31U4sh

[Anthony D'Orazio @RedArgyle]

@deltaozzimo @p00pdollaz If you learned, I considered that a success.