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Six Degrees of Hip-Hop↗

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An interactive force-directed graph of every major connection in hip-hop (collaborations, beefs, label signings, mentorships) covering 300-odd artists, producers and labels from 1984 to now. Click an artist to see their web. Toggle Beef Mode to watch the map light up with grievance. Or use the Six Degrees tool to find the shortest path between any two figures (Lil Peep to Jay-Z is the example they suggest, which tells you something about the sensibility).

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Red sky at morning

Red sky at morning

h. pruz·2025·Mtn Laurel Recording Co.

Hannah Pruzinsky’s work on this record is unmistakably that of a writer. They co-run a NYC music publication, and the LP shipped with a limited run of illustrated choose-your-own-adventure booklets. The songs share that sensibility: patient, considered, attentive to small pivots. Mostly hushed instrumentation—fingerpicked guitar and piano, but also Wurlitzer, sax, and synth—threaded with improvised interludes that keep the sequencing loose. The lyrics circle dependency and control without ever landing too hard on either.

The quiet gets broken twice, usefully. “if you cannot make it stop” pushes toward shoegaze: Grouper at one end of the dial, My Bloody Valentine at the other. This makes the surrounding calm feel like a choice rather than a default.

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Listening: March 2026

785 tracks in March 2026

Top artists: Ramones, Lucinda Williams, Buck Meek

Rocket to Russia

Rocket to Russia

Ramones

Too Tough to Die

Too Tough to Die

Ramones

End of the Century

End of the Century

Ramones

The Mirror

The Mirror

Buck Meek

Till the Morning

Till the Morning

Brian D'Addario

A lot of Ramones this month. I really got into the first wave of punk in a big way in around '99, largely as a result of this 5-disc collection. The contents were very broad, and I explored The Clash and Television and Buzzcocks more than I did Ramones (or even The Sex Pistols). In recent months I’ve gone back and listened to some of the more notable punk releases in more detail, and this coincided with Ramones being the subject of Steven Hyden’s Catalog Club this month.

The Buck Meek album is good and earns its place on my ongoing ‘best of 2026’ list, and last year’s Brian D’Addario record is sadly underappreciated! Recommended if you like The Lemon Twigs, obviously.

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Parachord↗

parachord.com

I likely won’t swap to this (I’m too committed to my approach of loading all my purchased music into Apple Music, playing it through Albums, and scrobbling to Last.fm) but it looks a hugely interesting way to use ALL this music apps together.

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