MIKE KINSELLA

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Mike Kinsella is a Chicago-based musician best known as the frontman of American Football, as well as for his work in Capā€™n Jazz and his primary solo project, Owen. American Footballā€™s self-titled album is widely regarded as one of the most essential and influential Midwest Emo recordsā€”an album that has left a lasting impact on many, myself included. Last year, it celebrated its 25th anniversary with a special re-release and a sick accompanying covers album. In addition to that milestone, Mike also released The Falls of Sioux, the latest Owen album. This spring, American Football is heading out on tourā€”you can find tickets here. Lucky for us, Mikeā€™s here to share what heā€™s been into.
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About a year ago I woke up slightly hungover on a beautiful Fall Saturday with *literally* nothing to do, so I zombie stumbled out for coffee around noon and, long story shortā€¦accidentally adopted a three-month old almost-pomeranian puppy on the way home. Soon it was Winter and the world was cold and dark and I (tired and probably still hungover) was like, ā€œHoly fucking shit, Iā€™m SO sorry everyone in my life / Iā€™ve made a terrible mistake / this dog is a fucking asshole / Iā€™m sorry he peed on your bed and Iā€™m sorry he ate your new shoes and Iā€™m sorry he bites your face, Gramma.ā€ Fast-forward an indistinguishable amount of time and incalculable number of soiled beds and heā€™s now a perfect little angel baby bear and the coolest living thing I know.

Feb 4, 2025

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Potato? Yep.Ā Tomato basil? Yep.Ā Broccoli cheddar?! Hell yep.Ā Fucking TOM YUM? Shut the fuck up YEP.Ā Cauliflower?Ā Minestrone?Ā Lemon dill chicken and orzo?Ā Ā Lentil?Ā Ā Gazpacho?Ā Ā That one at Olive Garden with potatoes and sausage?!Ā Ā Vichyssoise???Ā Yep, please!

Feb 4, 2025

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Full disclosure - I donā€™t like Journey. Actually, I donā€™t even really like music. But Steve Perry in the 1980ā€™s was a special, truly talented, beautiful somewhat-androgynous human. The voice, the hair, the jeans. UGH. I want to look like him. I want to sing like him. I think I want to fuck him?Ā  I canā€™t stop watching his voice come out of him.

Feb 4, 2025

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Iā€™ve been wanting to start wearing watches again. When I started traveling / touring - way back before cell phones were ubiquitous, online shopping possible, and the Ć¼ber-rapid expansion of global ā€œsamenessā€ hadnā€™t snuck up on us yet - I looked forward to going to new cities or countries andā€¦shopping! New (well, often vintage, actuallyā€¦) unique shoes, or jackets, or bags, or watches; functional souvenirs to remember where Iā€™ve been and what Iā€™ve done. I miss that. Anyway, either nostalgia for a time long-gone (or maybe nostalgia for a watch-wearing dad long-gone) has made me want to start wearing watches again. Look at this killer Swatch watch I got!

Feb 4, 2025

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Fuck you, long cables!Ā 

Feb 4, 2025

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