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No Tape Left Behind

According to Gizmodo …

Aadam Jacobs first took his Dictaphone to a show in May 1984, when he ventured to a venue called the Arts Bar to see British free jazz psychonauts AMM. It was the first of hundreds of shows he’d record over the coming decades, and his extensive library of bootlegs live recordings is now in the process of being digitized and uploaded to The Internet Archive. As of April 2026, there are 2,443 recordings available, with many more to come—as per ABC News, Jacobs’ complete archive contains over 10,000 recordings, which represents a lifetime’s worth of truly heroic gig attendance (and has us worried for the state of his knees).

Even Jacobs’ very earliest recordings are of surprisingly good quality, despite being recorded on what was essentially a Dictaphone. By early 1985, he’d apparently invested in a Sony tape recorder and was also given to using a full-sized tape deck, which he would bring to shows in a backpack on the off chance that the sound guy would let him plug it in.

And here’s a few gems I’ve discovered this afternoon!

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An Artist’s Eye Is Evident

From the CBS Sunday Morning archives, here’s a really cool profile of Edward Gorey, which originally aired on April 20, 1997.

Mr. Gorey has been dead for 25 years!

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Dream Eaters

Don’t know where these geniuses came from.

I’m attempting to use their catchy tunes to replace the horrible jingles already in my head.

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Because

This is the same woman who plays violin in the TTRRUUCES video below.

Singing all parts. If we’re cloning people now, may as well be her.