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the next release from the owsley stanley archive is... john kirkpatrick performing charles ives's "concord sonata" in march 1974, recorded at phil lesh's behest/insistence. got a preview at the dead scholars caucus last month & it's one of bear's most gorgeous tapes.

V-Dems demokratirapport 2026 är osminkad. 92 autokratier, 87 demokratier. USA förlorar sin status som liberal demokrati för första gången på femtio år. Värre än 1930-talet. Men vägen framåt finns.
https://carlheath.se/en-tid-av-demokratiska-sonderfall/

Wayne Shorter - "Moto Grosso Feio" (1974)
#NowPlaying

RE: https://hachyderm.io/@thomasfuchs/115883445350346364
A quote from Computer Lib (1974)

#22 on our countdown is the 893 km La Grande River, which drains a modest watershed of 97,600 km2 in Quebec and flows westward into James Bay. In French, La Grande Rivière, and its original Cree name, Chisasibi, both mean "great river") and it is the second-longest river in the province. The river has been extensively developed as a source of hydroelectric power by Hydro-Québec, starting in 1974 a total of 8 hydroelectric dams have been built on the waterway. As a result of the development projects, the Cree people of the region lost parts of their traditional hunting and trapping territories. Organic mercury levels increased in the fish, which forms an important part of their diet, as the organic material is trapped by the rising waters in the new reservoirs.
#CanadaIsAwesome #CanadaRivers
https://chisasibi.ca/about-chisasibi/

General query: are you anticipating the return of 1974 gas lines and perhaps even/odd gasoline filling days?
(I am.)
By-the-way, when that was happening I would go fill my car at midnight - a time when it was ambiguous whether the day was an even one or an odd one.

From “Dream Machines”, Ted Nelson, 1974
I guess these children are now in their 50s

Things have changed in Toronto.
Source: Jim Bee, "The Zest of Indian Cuisine," Toronto Star, 12 January 1974.

Total Cohort Fertility Rate and Total Period Fertility Rate for Ireland, using birth data up to end 2024. Consistent downward trend in both, the relative pause in the middle of the TPFR decline is associated with large net in-migration (including of young women) during the Celtic Tiger.
#mastodaoine

Some two dozen states challenged Donald Trump’s new global tariffs on Thursday,
filing a lawsuit over import taxes he imposed after a stinging loss at the Supreme Court.
The Democratic attorneys general leading the suit argue that Trump is overstepping his power with planned 15% tariffs on much of the world.
Trump has said the tariffs are essential to reduce America’s longstanding trade deficits.
He imposed duties under Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974 after the S…

More than 20 states sue over new global tariffs Trump imposed after his Supreme Court loss
Some two dozen states challenged President Donald Trump’s new global tariffs on Thursday, filing a lawsuit over import taxes he imposed after a stinging loss at the Supreme Court.

Die Älteren hier erinnern sich vielleicht noch… | #Siebziger #Werbung #DB

Heute vor 51 Jahren: Am 6. Februar 1975 testen die #USA drei Atombomben "Portola-1" und "Portola-Larkin-2" u. "Teleme". Die Operation Bedrock war eine Serie von 27 US-amerikanischen #Kernwaffentests, die 1974/75 auf der Nevada Test Site in Nevada unterirdisch durchg…

i got a bit obsessed with the modern lovers this year & attempted to assemble a complete-as-possible 1970-1974 live chronology. it's far from complete, but found lots of fun stuff, including a setlist for what might be the 1st gig & ads for their shows in bermuda. https://jessejarnow.com/2025/12/the-mo<…

So, on the shoe thing, my adoration of footwear started early. This is a photo of me aged three in 1974, a bridesmaid at the wedding of my adored uncle who died last year. By all accounts I stared at my shoes the entire day, just transfixed by their shiny light blue glory. The tale is still told today 😄

Sure Reverb. I just "forgot" that $500,000 vintage synth in my cart.

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #RileyAndCoe
Kevin Ayers:
🎵 Stop ThisTrain (Radio 1 Session, 9 July 1974)
#KevinAyers
https://open.spotify.com/track/5KaGATbBoG5CsDM3ZFs2n0

late night weekend television. @…

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Kevin Ayers:
🎵 Didn't Feel Lonely (Radio 1 Session, 9 July 1974)
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https://twiddlywizards.bandcamp.com/track/didnt-feel-lonely-till-i-thought-of-you
https://open.spotify.com/track/1xP3gzu4h9kRxb8pk4INMy

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Kevin Ayers:
🎵 Another Whimsical Song (Radio 1, John Peel Session, 9 Jul 1974)
#KevinAyers

When asked whether he plans to extend the 10% global tariffs indefinitely, Donald Trump seemed to completely ignore the framework of Section 122 of the 1974 Trade Act – which he’s using to implement the duties.
“We have a right to do pretty much what we want to do,” he said, ignoring the statute’s requirement for the administration to receive congressional approval for tariffs beyond 150 days.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/feb/20/us-iran-nuclear-deal-trump-agreement-strikes-latest-news-live-updates?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #RileyAndCoe
Kevin Ayers:
🎵 Lady Rachel (Radio 1 Session, 9 July 1974)
#KevinAyers
https://megabog.bandcamp.com/track/lady-rachel-by-kevin-ayers
https://open.spotify.com/track/5f1IZwlYAP2cXhdE5CLwKN

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Bridget St. John:
🎵 Want To Be With You - Paris Theatre 1974
#BridgetStJohn