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I wrote this after Tom Verlaine passed and finally hit publish. It’s about the strange kind of loss you feel when an artist you admired is suddenly gone — and how the music doesn’t really disappear.

https://johnsmusicandtech.com/posts/tom-verlaine-missing-him-just-the-same/

#TomVerlaine #Television #Guitar #PostPunk

Tom Verlaine — Missing Him Just the Same

Tom Verlaine was the guitarist, singer, and primary songwriter for Television, a late-’70s New York band whose 1977 album Marquee Moon became one of the most influential guitar records of the post-punk era. Television never chased mainstream success, but their interlocking guitars, restraint, and sense of space went on to shape decades of alternative and indie music. Verlaine died in January 2023. Tom Verlaine with Television at El Club in Detroit, MI, on May 4, 2019. I only saw him once, but I’m grateful I had the opportunity.

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John Sohn Oct 22

I’ve had my own apps rejected for missing a privacy link — yet somehow “win cash now” games are sailing right through App Store review.

I looked into how that happens, and what it says about Apple’s new era.

🎰 https://johnsmusicandtech.com/posts/app-store-wild-west

#Apple #AppStore #MobileDev #Privacy #Scams

🎰 The New App Store Wild West: How Scam “Cash Games” Are Slipping Through Apple’s Review

Apple’s once-trusted App Store has become fertile ground for fake ‘cash games’ that promise instant PayPal payouts. Here’s how they got in, why people believe them, and what that says about Apple’s changing priorities.

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John Sohn Oct 20

My first post here feels like the right one — a quiet nod to Gene Fields and GFI.

In a world where flash gets attention, Gene built guitars that just work — beautifully engineered, reliable, and still going strong decades later.

🧰 Quiet Genius: What GFI Understood About Modern Steel Design
🔗 https://johnsmusicandtech.com/posts/quiet-genius-gfi/

#PedalSteel #GFI #SteelGuitar #Music #Engineering

Quiet Genius: What GFI Understood About Modern Steel Design

A reflection on Gene Fields, his enduring influence on GFI, and how smart engineering outlasts its maker.

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John Sohn Dec 6, 2022

Mike Masnick ✅Dec 5, 2022

So it appears that Congress may have decided to include the incredibly dangerous JCPA in the must pass NDAA today. The JCPA is effectively a "link tax" that will force internet companies to pay cash to private equity firms who are buying up newspapers and firing most of the staff.

It's a horrible bill for so many reasons. Even the Copyright Office says it's not useful or needed.