It’s officially spring, and man, I got up early and got down to the shop with a skip in the step. A spring in my step! And waiting for me in the inbox was a missive from Minneapolis’ very own Anthony Cappetta, and yer seeing one of the “attached images” above. Hell yes. Thank you for caring, man. And looking. And sharing. We salute you!

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BE CAREFUL IN HERE: A link that could open a dimensional hyperlink portal to a million ham radio cards, or not. Some old stuff, and lots of contemporary stuff. And man, the new stuff, all photoshopped and pounded into the dirt with gradient makes me tense with uneasiness. Just go back to the old days, ham radio enthusiasts. They did it right. Here’s proof. (Thank you, Sergio!)

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HANGIN’ DOWN IN MEMPHIS ALL THE WHILE: Paul Westerberg writes about his mentor and buddy, Alex Chilton.

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FIVE BY FIVE, FOR THE MAN OF STEEL: 25 Superman logos.

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KING OF THE BREEDS: Lumberjack Nugget! That’s “Tank” everyone! Get a good look to him. A champion of the long dogs. I mean, look at those little paws! Pure awesome.

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COOL SHIT: The Hold Steady’s new cut “Hurricane J” is streaming on Pitchforkery.

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ON THE PLAYER:

01. Flaming Lips - The Soft Bulletin
02. Dolorean - Violence in the Snowy Fields
03. Baroness - “The Gnashing” off Blue Record, over and over…