A links list? Really? It’s not 1998 anymore, Ridley
(updated 6/23)
YouTube:
Samurai Guitarist – Fun, guitar-centric, and always interesting.
Venus Theory – Grumpy mustache man on how to stop trying to make music and actually make some.
Benn Jordan – Another music guy. Actually grumpier than mustache man.
Adam Neely – A lot of music theory deep-dives.
Davie504 – Bass YouTube is Best YouTube. Slapp like!
12Tone – Clever, 100% illustrated music theory.
Adam Something – Come for the urban planning, stay for the easy dunks on Elon Musk.
Espen Kraft – Unabashed 80s music guy with some great demos.
Bad Gear – Formulaic but fun evaluation of hated music gear.
The CrafsMan – Fun crafts and the most pleasant presentation on YouTube.
Legal Eagle – Devin makes legal issues fun! No, really.
Philosophy Tube – My favorite trans Geordie philosophy channel. May not be yer cuppa, but if it is?
Jorb – Jorb loves gear.
The Fish Whisperer – Country dude who hand feeds turtles. Very much in my wheelhouse.
LockPickingLawyer – Spoiler alert: Your lock is not pick-proof.
Timotainment – Cool and good.
Zombo.com – Everything is possible.
@I_am_Puma (A puma kept as a pet in Russia. Adorable and slightly terrifying)
@labelleviefarm (Central Texas farm, great people, great food)
@sugarbabyplantco (Best plant delivery in the Austin area)
@ninakatchadourian (Exactly my kind of artist)
@seaturtleinctx (They rescue sea turtles. Heroes.)
@ngsbiopark (The Nagasaki Bio-Park. So many capybaras.)
Some Helpful Sites:
British Library archive on Flickr (Public domain images from the British Library)
The Recording Session Vault (John Long’s collection of stories about music engineering)
Proselint (An evolving style-checker for prose)
Quote Investigator (A source for who really said what, sort of a Snopes for quotations)
Unsplash (License-free photographs)
Words Fail Me:
Unsong (A book unlike any other)
Expectant Dads (The official site for the film and a real deep cut if you know it)