Zircona
@houseofzircona.bsky.social
Pop/rock music. Run by Eric C. Hello!
A Critical Dive is available now:
https://zircona.bandcamp.com/album/a-critical-dive
A Critical Dive is available now:
https://zircona.bandcamp.com/album/a-critical-dive
October 5, 2026 at 1:42 AM
Went to the local independent cinema last night to watch The Man Who Fell to Earth. It was great to see it on the big screen. Also, admission was free if you were a “member” who donates to keep the place afloat, with free popcorn and drinks. A free movie and a free beer? That’s a good night.
September 13, 2026 at 3:26 PM
Went to the local independent cinema last night to watch The Man Who Fell to Earth. It was great to see it on the big screen. Also, admission was free if you were a “member” who donates to keep the place afloat, with free popcorn and drinks. A free movie and a free beer? That’s a good night.
Gloria Estefan
Danny Brown
Cannibal Corpse
The Jesus Lizard
Laurie Anderson
Pet Shop Boys
David Byrne
Nine Inch Nails
The Mountain Goats
Robert Plant and Jimmy Page
Danny Brown
Cannibal Corpse
The Jesus Lizard
Laurie Anderson
Pet Shop Boys
David Byrne
Nine Inch Nails
The Mountain Goats
Robert Plant and Jimmy Page
Introduce yourself with 10 acts you’ve seen live
REM
Bark Psychosis
Public Enemy
John Cale
Wire
The Young Gods
Fugazi
Slint
My Bloody Valentine
The Durutti Column
REM
Bark Psychosis
Public Enemy
John Cale
Wire
The Young Gods
Fugazi
Slint
My Bloody Valentine
The Durutti Column
Introduce yourself with 10 acts you’ve seen live
Be Bop Deluxe
House of Love
Joy Division
The Chameleons
Kitchens of Distinction
Verve
Spiritualized
Television
Stranger than Fiction
Magazine
Be Bop Deluxe
House of Love
Joy Division
The Chameleons
Kitchens of Distinction
Verve
Spiritualized
Television
Stranger than Fiction
Magazine
September 1, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Gloria Estefan
Danny Brown
Cannibal Corpse
The Jesus Lizard
Laurie Anderson
Pet Shop Boys
David Byrne
Nine Inch Nails
The Mountain Goats
Robert Plant and Jimmy Page
Danny Brown
Cannibal Corpse
The Jesus Lizard
Laurie Anderson
Pet Shop Boys
David Byrne
Nine Inch Nails
The Mountain Goats
Robert Plant and Jimmy Page
Had tickets to Lollapalooza ‘97 - the Metallica one - didn’t go b/c I didn’t know where the venue was, had no one to go with, 2 hours away, etc. The Cocteau Twins played, not sure how 19-year old Zircona would’ve responded to their music.
How about this? Best concerts that you ALMOST got to see but DIDN’T.
Include reasons if you like:
Rolling Stones (play rehearsal)
Johnny Cash (I dallied)
R.E.M. (play performance)
Nirvana (canceled, college declined to pay requested $500 appearance fee)
Include reasons if you like:
Rolling Stones (play rehearsal)
Johnny Cash (I dallied)
R.E.M. (play performance)
Nirvana (canceled, college declined to pay requested $500 appearance fee)
August 31, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Had tickets to Lollapalooza ‘97 - the Metallica one - didn’t go b/c I didn’t know where the venue was, had no one to go with, 2 hours away, etc. The Cocteau Twins played, not sure how 19-year old Zircona would’ve responded to their music.
On the one hand, I have bought the Warner Bros. Kubrick box sets multiple times. I also already have Barry Lyndon on 4K. Otoh, he is my favorite filmmaker, 4k’s of everything, and Criterion always does quality work. Decisions…
www.criterion.com/boxsets/9000...
www.criterion.com/boxsets/9000...
The Complete Kubrick
A titan of cinema whose influence extends across visual art, philosophy, politics, technology, fashion, and beyond, Stanley Kubrick created an unprecedented string of masterpieces, from Paths of Glory...
www.criterion.com
June 22, 2026 at 10:07 PM
On the one hand, I have bought the Warner Bros. Kubrick box sets multiple times. I also already have Barry Lyndon on 4K. Otoh, he is my favorite filmmaker, 4k’s of everything, and Criterion always does quality work. Decisions…
www.criterion.com/boxsets/9000...
www.criterion.com/boxsets/9000...
3 BANDS TO GET TO KNOW MY DAD
Harry Chapin
The Beatles
Elton John
Harry Chapin
The Beatles
Elton John
3 BANDS TO GET TO KNOW MY DAD
Dave Clark Five
Allman Bros
Kinks
(All of Alligator Records)
Dave Clark Five
Allman Bros
Kinks
(All of Alligator Records)
3 BANDS TO GET TO KNOW MY DAD
Simon & Garfunkel
Beach Boys (early years)
Neil Diamond (circa Stones)
Simon & Garfunkel
Beach Boys (early years)
Neil Diamond (circa Stones)
May 27, 2026 at 1:14 AM
3 BANDS TO GET TO KNOW MY DAD
Harry Chapin
The Beatles
Elton John
Harry Chapin
The Beatles
Elton John
David Bowie
Prince
Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros
Prodigy (w/Keith)
Shellac
Hot Snakes
Foo Fighters (w/Taylor)
Motörhead
The Rolling Stones (w/Charlie)
Chris Cornell
Prince
Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros
Prodigy (w/Keith)
Shellac
Hot Snakes
Foo Fighters (w/Taylor)
Motörhead
The Rolling Stones (w/Charlie)
Chris Cornell
Honestly the only way I can frame the '10 bands/musicians you've seen' meme is if there's no way to see them anymore. So:
David Bowie
Nirvana
Stereolab with Mary Hansen
Depeche with Fletch
Dio
Motorhead
Rush with Neil Peart
Type O Negative
The God Machine
The Charlatans with Rob Collins
David Bowie
Nirvana
Stereolab with Mary Hansen
Depeche with Fletch
Dio
Motorhead
Rush with Neil Peart
Type O Negative
The God Machine
The Charlatans with Rob Collins
May 22, 2026 at 1:00 AM
David Bowie
Prince
Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros
Prodigy (w/Keith)
Shellac
Hot Snakes
Foo Fighters (w/Taylor)
Motörhead
The Rolling Stones (w/Charlie)
Chris Cornell
Prince
Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros
Prodigy (w/Keith)
Shellac
Hot Snakes
Foo Fighters (w/Taylor)
Motörhead
The Rolling Stones (w/Charlie)
Chris Cornell
Sam Cooke - A Change is Gonna Come
The Turtles - Outside Chance
The Nashville Ramblers - The Trains
Sleater-Kinney - Jumpers
Guns n Roses - Welcome to the Jungle
The Dismemberment Plan - Time Bomb
Tegan and Sara - You Wouldn’t Like Me
Elastica - Connection
ABBA - Waterloo
GBV - Glad Girls
The Turtles - Outside Chance
The Nashville Ramblers - The Trains
Sleater-Kinney - Jumpers
Guns n Roses - Welcome to the Jungle
The Dismemberment Plan - Time Bomb
Tegan and Sara - You Wouldn’t Like Me
Elastica - Connection
ABBA - Waterloo
GBV - Glad Girls
Dont think too hard. Top ten songs of all time for you
April 30, 2026 at 5:37 PM
Sam Cooke - A Change is Gonna Come
The Turtles - Outside Chance
The Nashville Ramblers - The Trains
Sleater-Kinney - Jumpers
Guns n Roses - Welcome to the Jungle
The Dismemberment Plan - Time Bomb
Tegan and Sara - You Wouldn’t Like Me
Elastica - Connection
ABBA - Waterloo
GBV - Glad Girls
The Turtles - Outside Chance
The Nashville Ramblers - The Trains
Sleater-Kinney - Jumpers
Guns n Roses - Welcome to the Jungle
The Dismemberment Plan - Time Bomb
Tegan and Sara - You Wouldn’t Like Me
Elastica - Connection
ABBA - Waterloo
GBV - Glad Girls
The prechorus buildup, exploding with the “We are!…” chorus. Fucking love it.
youtu.be/Bqa7aJhWUGw?...
youtu.be/Bqa7aJhWUGw?...
April 13, 2026 at 1:12 AM
The prechorus buildup, exploding with the “We are!…” chorus. Fucking love it.
youtu.be/Bqa7aJhWUGw?...
youtu.be/Bqa7aJhWUGw?...
I ran a marathon for the first time yesterday. This wasn’t a bucket list thing or a midlife crisis, I had done a few halves and the one I did last September got me thinking I could do a full one. Time: 4:44
April 12, 2026 at 7:00 PM
I ran a marathon for the first time yesterday. This wasn’t a bucket list thing or a midlife crisis, I had done a few halves and the one I did last September got me thinking I could do a full one. Time: 4:44
Without saying how old you are, say something that shows your age:
This video needs like, more explosions and closeups of butts, huh huh huh huh
This video needs like, more explosions and closeups of butts, huh huh huh huh
Without saying how old you are, say something that shows your age:
onetwothree FOUR FIVE sixseveneight nine ten ELEVEN TWELVE
(ridiculous polyrhythmic da doo dee da singing)
onetwothree FOUR FIVE sixseveneight nine ten ELEVEN TWELVE
(ridiculous polyrhythmic da doo dee da singing)
Without saying how old you are, say something that shows your age:
SPIDER-MAN
SPIDER-MAN
RADIOACTIVE SPIDER-MAN
(Joe Perry guitar solo)
SPIDER-MAN
SPIDER-MAN
RADIOACTIVE SPIDER-MAN
(Joe Perry guitar solo)
April 8, 2026 at 11:33 PM
Without saying how old you are, say something that shows your age:
This video needs like, more explosions and closeups of butts, huh huh huh huh
This video needs like, more explosions and closeups of butts, huh huh huh huh
Today at Big Ears: Richard Dawson, Simon Hanes’s GARGANTUA, S.G. Goodman, and either Alan Sparhawk and Trampled By Turtles, or Orcutt/Shelley/Miller.
March 29, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Today at Big Ears: Richard Dawson, Simon Hanes’s GARGANTUA, S.G. Goodman, and either Alan Sparhawk and Trampled By Turtles, or Orcutt/Shelley/Miller.
Today at Big Ears: John Zorn’s Cobra, Tim Heidecker and the Very Good Band with Neil Hamburger, Tsons of Tsunami, Winged Wheel, and Don Was and the Pan-Detroit Ensemble.
March 28, 2026 at 1:53 PM
Today at Big Ears: John Zorn’s Cobra, Tim Heidecker and the Very Good Band with Neil Hamburger, Tsons of Tsunami, Winged Wheel, and Don Was and the Pan-Detroit Ensemble.
I made it into the Ribot show last night. I know you all were wondering. Today at Big Ears: John Zorn’s Masada I, Reggie Watts, Jeffrey Lewis and the Voltage, Florist, Patrick Watson, the Dirty Three, and Zorn’s Awakening Ground.
March 27, 2026 at 2:15 PM
I made it into the Ribot show last night. I know you all were wondering. Today at Big Ears: John Zorn’s Masada I, Reggie Watts, Jeffrey Lewis and the Voltage, Florist, Patrick Watson, the Dirty Three, and Zorn’s Awakening Ground.
I’m in Knoxville for the Big Ears Festival. Today’s agenda: a screening of The Last Critic, Deerhoof, YHWH Nailgun, and (if I can get in) Marc Ribot’s SHREK. The lotion and hand soap dispensers in my room are both mixed up
March 26, 2026 at 11:47 AM
I’m in Knoxville for the Big Ears Festival. Today’s agenda: a screening of The Last Critic, Deerhoof, YHWH Nailgun, and (if I can get in) Marc Ribot’s SHREK. The lotion and hand soap dispensers in my room are both mixed up
I had this on cassette when it first came out. Heard it today in the car, and I almost started crying. My Dad is still here and in good health, it’s just interesting how some songs hit you as you get older. Also, this one has no bridge.
youtu.be/5hr64MxYpgk?...
youtu.be/5hr64MxYpgk?...
Mike + The Mechanics - The Living Years (Official HD Music Video)
YouTube video by Mike + The Mechanics
youtu.be
March 2, 2026 at 1:53 AM
I had this on cassette when it first came out. Heard it today in the car, and I almost started crying. My Dad is still here and in good health, it’s just interesting how some songs hit you as you get older. Also, this one has no bridge.
youtu.be/5hr64MxYpgk?...
youtu.be/5hr64MxYpgk?...
February 10, 2026 at 1:17 AM
This song was #3 on the charts 42 years ago this week. I heard it this weekend, and was reminded how they don’t play it enough. The song is 10/10. The video? Uh…
youtu.be/JmGMzyajA2U?...
youtu.be/JmGMzyajA2U?...
The Romantics - Talking In Your Sleep
YouTube video by TheRomanticsVEVO
youtu.be
February 2, 2026 at 2:47 AM
This song was #3 on the charts 42 years ago this week. I heard it this weekend, and was reminded how they don’t play it enough. The song is 10/10. The video? Uh…
youtu.be/JmGMzyajA2U?...
youtu.be/JmGMzyajA2U?...
Human Sexuality
Criminology
John Milton (Paradise Lost and other works)
Film History/Appreciation
Public Speaking
Criminology
John Milton (Paradise Lost and other works)
Film History/Appreciation
Public Speaking
never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college
-coral reefs
-the politics of scandal
-environmental law
-german expressionist art and literature
-reaction kinetics
-coral reefs
-the politics of scandal
-environmental law
-german expressionist art and literature
-reaction kinetics
never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college
-protest and propaganda
-the aesthetics of punk
-community journalism
-technical editing
-sociology statistics
-protest and propaganda
-the aesthetics of punk
-community journalism
-technical editing
-sociology statistics
January 31, 2026 at 4:03 AM
Human Sexuality
Criminology
John Milton (Paradise Lost and other works)
Film History/Appreciation
Public Speaking
Criminology
John Milton (Paradise Lost and other works)
Film History/Appreciation
Public Speaking
Veruca Salt
Le Butcherettes
Sleigh Bells
Fiona Apple
Wednesday
Le Butcherettes
Sleigh Bells
Fiona Apple
Wednesday
Five concerts seen with women lead singers
PJ Harvey
Bikini Kill
Babes In Toyland
Come
Melt Banana
PJ Harvey
Bikini Kill
Babes In Toyland
Come
Melt Banana
Five concerts seen with women lead singers
No Doubt
The Cranberries
Bad Cop Bad Cop
The Interrupters
The Bombpops
No Doubt
The Cranberries
Bad Cop Bad Cop
The Interrupters
The Bombpops
January 22, 2026 at 6:33 PM
Veruca Salt
Le Butcherettes
Sleigh Bells
Fiona Apple
Wednesday
Le Butcherettes
Sleigh Bells
Fiona Apple
Wednesday
I've released another album. The 4th album from Zircona, Passive-Impressive, is available on all streaming platforms for your listening pleasure. Mostly a 'one person in a room, alone' vibe here. RITL David Byrne, Warren Zevon, Elvis Costello, etc. Enjoy.
zircona.bandcamp.com/album/passiv...
zircona.bandcamp.com/album/passiv...
Passive-Impressive, by Zircona
10 track album
zircona.bandcamp.com
January 9, 2026 at 11:10 PM
I've released another album. The 4th album from Zircona, Passive-Impressive, is available on all streaming platforms for your listening pleasure. Mostly a 'one person in a room, alone' vibe here. RITL David Byrne, Warren Zevon, Elvis Costello, etc. Enjoy.
zircona.bandcamp.com/album/passiv...
zircona.bandcamp.com/album/passiv...
December 8, 2025 at 12:20 AM
R.E.M.
Slayer
Bruce Springsteen
Godspeed You! Black Emperor
Kelly Clarkson
Slayer
Bruce Springsteen
Godspeed You! Black Emperor
Kelly Clarkson
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen
Ornette Coleman
Big Black
Prince
Neurosis
Wire
Ornette Coleman
Big Black
Prince
Neurosis
Wire
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen
De La Soul
Pavement
New Order
The Ex
Fugazi
De La Soul
Pavement
New Order
The Ex
Fugazi
November 28, 2025 at 4:46 PM
R.E.M.
Slayer
Bruce Springsteen
Godspeed You! Black Emperor
Kelly Clarkson
Slayer
Bruce Springsteen
Godspeed You! Black Emperor
Kelly Clarkson
Get to know yr mutuals
10 random things you like…
Abandoned malls
The B minor chord
Funny noises
Onions
Jogging in the morning
Cooking at home
NYT Sunday crosswords
Stanley Kubrick films
The word ‘foible’
Watching tv on the couch w/my wife
10 random things you like…
Abandoned malls
The B minor chord
Funny noises
Onions
Jogging in the morning
Cooking at home
NYT Sunday crosswords
Stanley Kubrick films
The word ‘foible’
Watching tv on the couch w/my wife
Get to know your mutual
10 random things you like...
Any giant human-made hole (mines, railway cuttings)
The art of Scottie Wilson
The Univox guitar brand
Italian cars of the 70s/80s
Cats
Record sleeve design
The music of Takeshi Terauchi
Smoky beer
Colston Bassett Blue Stilton
Socialism
10 random things you like...
Any giant human-made hole (mines, railway cuttings)
The art of Scottie Wilson
The Univox guitar brand
Italian cars of the 70s/80s
Cats
Record sleeve design
The music of Takeshi Terauchi
Smoky beer
Colston Bassett Blue Stilton
Socialism
Get to know your mutuals
10 random things you like...
psychedelia
folklore
fungi
mutual aid
painting
standing stones
polyrhythms
humous
the works of Leonora Carrington
the diverse wonder & beauty of nature
10 random things you like...
psychedelia
folklore
fungi
mutual aid
painting
standing stones
polyrhythms
humous
the works of Leonora Carrington
the diverse wonder & beauty of nature
November 15, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Get to know yr mutuals
10 random things you like…
Abandoned malls
The B minor chord
Funny noises
Onions
Jogging in the morning
Cooking at home
NYT Sunday crosswords
Stanley Kubrick films
The word ‘foible’
Watching tv on the couch w/my wife
10 random things you like…
Abandoned malls
The B minor chord
Funny noises
Onions
Jogging in the morning
Cooking at home
NYT Sunday crosswords
Stanley Kubrick films
The word ‘foible’
Watching tv on the couch w/my wife
We finished Severance last night and man, what a wild show. It’s like The Office meets The Twilight Zone meets 1984 meets Kafka meets Eternal Sunshine…
August 10, 2025 at 9:58 PM
We finished Severance last night and man, what a wild show. It’s like The Office meets The Twilight Zone meets 1984 meets Kafka meets Eternal Sunshine…