And here I thought I'd already listened to Dear Hank and John this morning.

I liked Simulation Theory as is, but the extended version has a lot of cool experiments like this that, imo, actually work better than the originals. The Gospel version of Dig Down is very cool, and the acoustic cover of Something Human is lovely.

Obligatiory recommendedation: Jason co-hosts a gaming news podcast called Triple Click, alongside Maddy Myers, Deputy Games Editor at Polygon, and Kirk Hamilton, formerly of Kotaku and now host of Strong Songs. They're excellent at their work.

This is fascinating (and unsettling). I had no idea.

I'm romancing Shadow (and also Gale, apparently), and when Lae'zel found out she basically said, "your loss, istik. I'mma go bang Wyll."

Respect.

picks up blaster and shoots possibly undead stormtrooper

Ezra is a practical soul at heart, no matter what he says.

note to self 📖🖋️ Watch out for Laura.

Johnny would be proud. 😎

This article has a pretty negative slant, but is anyone actually sad they're going? I've been playing on and off since 2014, and I never have enough shards. My friends that have played almost nonstop since launch constantly have more than they could ever spend, even if they masterworked every piece of gear in their collection. Seems like a good change, honestly.

I know this is obvious, but Cash's beliefs are endlessly fascinating. The same man who recorded "Ragged Old Flag" also wrote "Man in Black" and covered "Out Among the Stars." The latter is a song about a kid who commits suicide by cop because he doesn't feel like his life matters.

I don't know what memes I expected to see today, but I certainly wasn't expecting a Warriors one. Well played.

Three people come to mind right away:

Lauren Mayberry for Chvrches

Karen O for the Yeah Yeah Yeahs

And while she's not an alt artist per se, this is a cover of an alternative song, so I'mma post it anyway, lol. I love Brandi and Catherine Carlile's version of Closer to Fine

Clairo's Sofia is a catchy song and a sweet romance.

I understand that Beth delayed the review codes, but I don't quite understand why. The subtext of this article seems to suggest that they expect higher reviews from other outlets. Is that the case?

Looks like these versions will actually have discs, unlike last time. Lol.

If you're okay with paying a subscription, SiriusXM's Alt Nation is the main one I listen to.

While that's true, what's illegitimate is when the idiots set up bots to spam negative reviews, like what happened with Captain Marvel and Last Jedi. A person with a negative opinion is fine. A bot spamming the same negative reviews again and again in order to artificially bring down the score? Not fine.

I'm not saying that's what happened here, but reviewing bombing generally consists of more than a group of angry people writing honest reviews.

Second choices:

• "Somewhere Along the Way," Dawes
• "Sedona," Houndmouth

I know it's not the most original choice, but I'm sticking to my guns: One Headlight is the best driving song you could ask for.

https://youtu.be/P4AFXn7b9Ys

Are we doing 90s ballads? I'm down.

It's been a long December and there's reason to believe/ Maybe this year will be better than the last/ I can't remember all the times I tried to tell myself/ To hold on to these moments as they pass