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Covering the intersection of music and tabletop roleplaying games.
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The Band Who Met in a Medieval History Class: metal from Ninth Realm plus folk rock from Albion @ninthrealm.bsky.social
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The Band Who Met in a Medieval History Class
Metal from Ninth Realm Plus Folk Rock from Albion
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July 17, 2026 at 5:59 PM
The Band Who Met in a Medieval History Class: metal from Ninth Realm plus folk rock from Albion @ninthrealm.bsky.social
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Crown Lands want to Live in Rivendell or the Shire plus "hubris." ponders the White Shores
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Crown Lands Want to Live in Rivendell or the Shire
Plus "hubris." ponders the White Shores
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July 10, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Crown Lands want to Live in Rivendell or the Shire plus "hubris." ponders the White Shores
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Minutemen, Richard Meltzer, Colonial Gothic, & Dungeon Cynth
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Minutemen, Richard Meltzer, Colonial Gothic, & Dungeon Cynth
I had the pleasure of being a guest on John Alapick’s music YouTube channel to discuss a band that is very important to me…the Minutemen.
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July 3, 2026 at 5:20 PM
Minutemen, Richard Meltzer, Colonial Gothic, & Dungeon Cynth
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John Blanche Tribute - White Dwarf Flexi-Disc from Sabbat
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John Blanche Tribute - White Dwarf Flexi-Disc from Sabbat
John Blanche passed away at the beginning of this month.
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June 24, 2026 at 2:28 PM
John Blanche Tribute - White Dwarf Flexi-Disc from Sabbat
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Battlesnake Killed Satan | Leatherwitch's "Heroes and the Dice" Plus Doppelgangers: Metal & Prog with Martin Popoff
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Battlesnake Killed Satan | Leatherwitch's "Heroes and the Dice"
Plus Doppelgangers: Metal & Prog with Martin Popoff
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June 17, 2026 at 1:44 PM
Battlesnake Killed Satan | Leatherwitch's "Heroes and the Dice" Plus Doppelgangers: Metal & Prog with Martin Popoff
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I just backed Sanctum of the Whispering God DCC from @rpg-ramblings.bsky.social www.kickstarter.com/projects/158...
Sanctum of the Whispering God DCC
A sword–and–sorcery adventure for low-level characters in Dungeon Crawl Classics!
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June 17, 2026 at 1:34 AM
I just backed Sanctum of the Whispering God DCC from @rpg-ramblings.bsky.social www.kickstarter.com/projects/158...
Music & RPG interview with Blades of Power creator James M. Spahn plus Performance Check: Music for Your RPGs from @nat19official.bsky.social
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Music & RPG Interview with Blades of Power Creator James M. Spahn
Plus Performance Check: Music for Your RPGs
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June 11, 2026 at 4:24 PM
Music & RPG interview with Blades of Power creator James M. Spahn plus Performance Check: Music for Your RPGs from @nat19official.bsky.social
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New Zealand Music: Visions of Dungeon & Dragon (sic)- Earth Tongue, Mermaidens, & Dragon
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New Zealand Music: Visions of Dungeon & Dragon (sic)
Earth Tongue, Mermaidens, & Dragon
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June 5, 2026 at 6:19 PM
New Zealand Music: Visions of Dungeon & Dragon (sic)- Earth Tongue, Mermaidens, & Dragon
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Bruce Dickinson: Wargamer plus The Acid Helps, Jean-Michel Jarre, & Legend of the Seagullmen
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Bruce Dickinson: Wargamer
Plus The Acid Helps, Jean-Michel Jarre, & Legend of the Seagullmen
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May 29, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Bruce Dickinson: Wargamer plus The Acid Helps, Jean-Michel Jarre, & Legend of the Seagullmen
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Gozer/GOZU/Gozr - Who Plays D&D? Plus Richard Corben, Heavy Metal, & Meatloaf @jvwest.bsky.social
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Richard Corben, Heavy Metal, & Meatloaf
Who Plays D&D? Gozer/GOZU/Gozr
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May 22, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Gozer/GOZU/Gozr - Who Plays D&D? Plus Richard Corben, Heavy Metal, & Meatloaf @jvwest.bsky.social
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Elric RPGs & Songs - Blind Guardian, Cirith Ungol, Hawkwind, Diamond Head, Smoulder, Blue Öyster Cult @goodmangames.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/critical...
Elric RPGs & Songs
Blind Guardian, Cirith Ungol, Hawkwind, Diamond Head, Smoulder, Blue Öyster Cult
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May 15, 2026 at 6:33 PM
Elric RPGs & Songs - Blind Guardian, Cirith Ungol, Hawkwind, Diamond Head, Smoulder, Blue Öyster Cult @goodmangames.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/critical...
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A RAW article you may have missed from @criticalhitparader.com - www.rawillumination.net/2026/05/a-ra...
A RAW article you may have missed
Well, I missed it -- I can't read everything! Maybe you missed it, too. When I read Matt Thompson's excellent interview with Bobby Campbell ...
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May 10, 2026 at 1:50 PM
A RAW article you may have missed from @criticalhitparader.com - www.rawillumination.net/2026/05/a-ra...
RIP Godfather of Dice plus Salute to Pirate Borg Guitarist @limithron.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/critical...
RIP Godfather of Dice plus Salute to Pirate Borg Guitarist
I am leaving tomorrow morning to drive to Fort Wayne, IN for Dungeon Con 2.
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May 7, 2026 at 5:05 PM
RIP Godfather of Dice plus Salute to Pirate Borg Guitarist @limithron.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/critical...
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Had a great convo with Matt Thompson of @criticalhitparader.com :))) criticalhitparader.substack.com/p/the-velvet...
"The Velvet Underground of Writers" -> Robert Anton Wilson
Interview with Tales of Illuminatus! Creator Bobby Campbell
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May 6, 2026 at 2:55 PM
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Summoning - Minas Morgul: From Satan to Tolkien plus Scoring Your Adventure: The Lost Mines of Phandelver @gameodactyl.bsky.social @barronjcomposer.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/critical...
Summoning - Minas Morgul: From Satan to Tolkien
Plus Scoring Your Adventure: The Lost Mines of Phandelver
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April 29, 2026 at 7:40 PM
Summoning - Minas Morgul: From Satan to Tolkien plus Scoring Your Adventure: The Lost Mines of Phandelver @gameodactyl.bsky.social @barronjcomposer.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/critical...
I just backed Tales of Illuminatus! #3 "Opus Chao" by @bobbycampbell.net on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/bob...
Tales of Illuminatus! #3 "Opus Chao"
Third issue of the ongoing official comic book adaptation of Robert Anton Wilson and Robert Shea's Illuminatus! Trilogy
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April 24, 2026 at 12:59 AM
I just backed Tales of Illuminatus! #3 "Opus Chao" by @bobbycampbell.net on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/bob...
Deathstalker reboot soundtrack & Robert Plant performance of “Ramble On” plus dice rolling in space open.substack.com/pub/critical...
Deathstalker Reboot Soundtrack & Robert Plant Performance of “Ramble On”
Plus Dice Rolling in Space
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April 22, 2026 at 6:13 PM
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Board Game Origins of The Human League Plus Ballad Hunters RPG by @moltensulfur.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/critical...
Board Game Origins of The Human League Plus Ballad Hunters RPG
Pelgrane Press has recently launched a crowdfunding campaign for Ballad Hunters, a tabletop roleplaying game with musical themes by Tristan Zimmerman.
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April 14, 2026 at 12:20 PM
Board Game Origins of The Human League Plus Ballad Hunters RPG by @moltensulfur.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/critical...
Narnia-Inspired Music: Waterboys, T. Rex, Aslan, & Sarah Sparks
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Narnia-Inspired Music: Waterboys, T. Rex, Aslan, & Sarah Sparks
The Swedish heavy metal band Narnia recently announced their 10th album, which will be released in May.
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April 10, 2026 at 6:27 PM
Narnia-Inspired Music: Waterboys, T. Rex, Aslan, & Sarah Sparks
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@criticalhitparader.com asking the important questions this morning:
Did Dio Play D&D?
Plus The Stooges & Lenny and the Squigtones
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March 25, 2026 at 1:16 PM
@criticalhitparader.com asking the important questions this morning:
Karl Edward Wagner Music from Eternal Champion plus Pink Floyd's “Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun” open.substack.com/pub/critical...
March 19, 2026 at 12:37 PM
Karl Edward Wagner Music from Eternal Champion plus Pink Floyd's “Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun” open.substack.com/pub/critical...
William Shatner's Heavy Metal Album
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William Shatner's Heavy Metal Album
Plus All-Star Album from Nuclear Messiah
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March 12, 2026 at 12:37 PM
William Shatner's Heavy Metal Album
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Kool & the Gang plus "Tales from the Tape Deck" TTRPG interview with @yamilyamilyamil.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/critical...
Kool & the Gang plus Tales from the Tape Deck
Interview with Yamil Camacho
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March 10, 2026 at 8:13 PM
Kool & the Gang plus "Tales from the Tape Deck" TTRPG interview with @yamilyamilyamil.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/critical...
The Games of Hüsker Dü
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The Games of Hüsker Dü
Do You Remember?
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February 26, 2026 at 3:25 PM
The Games of Hüsker Dü
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Mountain: Jimi Hendrix & the King of Gondor
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Mountain: Jimi Hendrix & the King of Gondor
Plus Rabid Dogs Zine
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February 24, 2026 at 3:28 PM
Mountain: Jimi Hendrix & the King of Gondor
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