# horse mouth (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover horse mouth. Page: Feed: --- ## [The Weekender // 037](https://1strodeo.substack.com/p/the-weekender-037) _2026-08-22 · First Rodeo_ A bright & brilliant madras windbreaker, the best Etsy tee, a quiz that every avid reader should take and much more! ## [“Comfort Zone” by Gentle Hen](https://marcschuster.com/2026/08/21/comfort-zone-by-gentle-hen/) _2026-08-21 · Marc Schuster · Marc Schuster's Abominations_ I like this new one by Gentle Hen. It reminds me of a lot of the indie rock I enjoyed in the late 80s and early 90s. ## [It is very important that you be embarrassed](https://1strodeo.substack.com/p/it-is-very-important-that-you-be) _2026-08-20 · Azora Zoe Paknad · First Rodeo_ Why trying and failing is the last good thing left for you to do for yourself ## [“All Work No Play” by Hot Pennies](https://marcschuster.com/2026/08/18/all-work-no-play-by-hot-pennies/) _2026-08-18 · Marc Schuster · Marc Schuster's Abominations_ First, this is kind of funny: When folks refer to my band, DelCobras, as “The DelCobras,” I wonder why it’s so hard to drop the “the.” Then, of course, when I went to type the title of this post, I initially wrote “The Hot Pennies” before checking myself. It’s just Hot Pennies. Maybe adding a \[…\] ## [15 late summer things to add to your bucket list](https://1strodeo.substack.com/p/15-late-summer-things-to-add-to-your) _2026-08-18 · Azora Zoe Paknad · First Rodeo_ No passport or expensive flight to Positano or Ibiza required, I promise. ## [New and New-to-Me Music](https://marcschuster.com/2026/08/16/new-and-new-to-me-music/) _2026-08-16 · Marc Schuster · Marc Schuster's Abominations_ A couple of artist have caught my eye over the past day or so Mikey J, whose tunes I used to play fairly regularly on the Tweetcore Radio Hour, has a new one out called Not the World I Want. I discovered Caroline in the Garden upon reading her article, How Do We Cope When \[ \] ## [The Weekender // 036](https://1strodeo.substack.com/p/the-weekender-036) _2026-08-15 · First Rodeo_ What to do, eat and wear when your AC kicks the can during an August heat wave... ## [A Balancing Act All the Time: An Interview with Blue Dirt Girl and Sight Curve](https://marcschuster.com/2026/08/12/a-balancing-act-all-the-time-an-interview-with-blue-dirt-girl-and-sight-curve/) _2026-08-13 · Marc Schuster · Marc Schuster's Abominations_ For the most part, I ve given up doing interviews with bands, but once in a while, an artist or project with a compelling story will catch my eye. That s the case with Kathryn Sutherland of Blue Dirt Girl and Sight Curve. Read on to find out why. How are Blue Dirt Girl and Sight Curve \[ \] ## [“God of the Day” by The Unstable Stable](https://marcschuster.com/2026/08/12/god-of-the-day-by-the-unstable-stable/) _2026-08-12 · Marc Schuster · Marc Schuster's Abominations_ As I may have mentioned earlier, Kelly Kintner has started a new print newsletter called The Horse s Mouth. What I may not have mentioned is that the newsletter has a house band called The Unstable Stable, which includes musicians who have contributed to the publication. This time around, The Unstable Stable consists of Kelly and \[ \] ## [On making the hard parts of life feel easy.](https://1strodeo.substack.com/p/on-making-the-hard-parts-of-life) _2026-08-12 · Azora Zoe Paknad · First Rodeo_ In the words of Elle Woods: "what, like it's hard?" ## [Stream Torrents and IPTV Instantly (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/76DMepF6agDt) _2026-08-12 · **Sponsored**_ Search, index, and play music, movies, books, and live TV in your browser. ## [Behind the Lines of Reason with Hardwicke Circus](https://marcschuster.com/2026/08/11/behind-the-lines-of-reason-with-hardwick-circus/) _2026-08-11 · Marc Schuster · Marc Schuster's Abominations_ This song s pretty cool: Behind the Lines of Reason It s by Hardwicke Circus, whom I interviewed a while back. Also cool: They opened for Elvis Costello on a couple of dates in Glasgow and Manchester earlier this summer. The song is available on all streaming services. [Listen](https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/1juj0v4ix6ycioskdi0bc/AEg-wlXuEE7byu1Ek7Ch5hs/Behind%20The%20Lines%20Of%20Reason%20MP3%20mix%20.mp3?rlkey=lv3klpsmaji40ozws4p4sucx1&st=w6kjjpvs&dl=0) ## [The Weekender // 035](https://1strodeo.substack.com/p/the-weekender-035) _2026-08-08 · First Rodeo_ A big sale on Negative's five-star wares, the jellies of the summer, finishing the best book I've ever (!!?!) read. ## [8 things I don't regret spending money on (and 7 that I do)](https://1strodeo.substack.com/p/8-things-i-dont-regret-spending-money) _2026-08-05 · Azora Zoe Paknad · First Rodeo_ What’s not worth it? And I don’t mean in the influencing “free stuff that I probably wouldn’t buy with my own money” vein. What was a total and utter flop of a dollar? ## [5 recs & 12 reads from July!](https://1strodeo.substack.com/p/5-recs-and-12-reads-from-july) _2026-08-01 · Azora Zoe Paknad · First Rodeo_ My 5-star reads, my DNFs, and a bunch of other fun summer stuff, straight from the horse’s mouth. Nothing unloved, unread, or untested! ## [30 books for people who think they hate historical fiction](https://1strodeo.substack.com/p/30-books-for-people-who-think-they) _2026-07-28 · Azora Zoe Paknad · First Rodeo_ I'm making my case for the most underrated-- and IMO, unfairly maligned!-- genre, and I promise you'll walk away with at least one book to love. ## [The Future as I Remember It](https://marcschuster.com/2026/07/27/the-future-as-i-remember-it/) _2026-07-27 · Marc Schuster · Marc Schuster's Abominations_ ## [Working on Cover Art](https://marcschuster.com/2026/07/25/working-on-cover-art/) _2026-07-25 · Marc Schuster · Marc Schuster's Abominations_ Very excited about a project I m working on with John Gilbert of Voodoo Planet. We ve recorded an instrumental track called Brace for Impact, which will be included in the online portion of Kelly Kintner s forthcoming newsletter, The Horse s Mouth. I d describe it as a guitar-driven jazz-fusion number with a dash of Brian Eno influence. For \[ \] ## [The Weekender // 034](https://1strodeo.substack.com/p/the-weekender-034) _2026-07-25 · First Rodeo_ A fine jewelry sample sale, a new caffeine addiction, personality pants & so much more. ## [Horse’s Mouth, New Music, Public Service Announcement](https://marcschuster.com/2026/07/24/horses-mouth-new-music-public-service-announcement/) _2026-07-24 · Marc Schuster · Marc Schuster's Abominations_ Quick note to say that I m looking forward to reading Kelly Kintner s new print newsletter, The Horse s Mouth. If you re curious, he talks about it a bit in this blog post: https://thekintnersmusic.com/newsletter-2/. If you want to get on his snail-mail mailing list, send your mailing address to thekintnersmusic@gmail.com. Also, it must be Bandcamp Friday because \[ \] ## [Some Folks…](https://marcschuster.com/2026/07/23/some-folks-2/) _2026-07-23 · Marc Schuster · Marc Schuster's Abominations_ Some folks make cool music. Kelly Kintner is one of them. His song Some Folks is up on Bandcamp, and you can get it for free here: https://getmusic.fm/r/the-kintners-some-folks. PS: That s me playing drums on the song! ## [Open directory of blogs (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/rjJB1KvMSnZO) _2026-07-23 · **Sponsored**_ Drop URLs or OPML — get per-blog pages plus machine-readable JSON, OPML, text ## [On writing a book, scarcity mindset and being "sellable"](https://1strodeo.substack.com/p/on-writing-a-book-scarcity-mindset) _2026-07-23 · Azora Zoe Paknad · First Rodeo_ My mid-year writing progress update! ## [What’s the Opposite of Hope?](https://marcschuster.com/2026/07/22/whats-the-opposite-of-hope/) _2026-07-22 · Marc Schuster · Marc Schuster's Abominations_ ## [4 (more!) brilliant Etsy finds that I plumbed from the depths](https://1strodeo.substack.com/p/4-more-brilliant-etsy-finds-that) _2026-07-21 · Azora Zoe Paknad · First Rodeo_ I'm getting my Etsy PhD... ## [In the Studio with Greg Kane](https://marcschuster.com/2026/07/20/in-the-studio-with-greg-kane/) _2026-07-20 · Marc Schuster · Marc Schuster's Abominations_ Three years (almost to the day!) after I interviewed Greg Kane of Unlucky Mammals on this blog, we got together with my fellow DelCobra Nick Cervini to record a new tune of Greg s called Time Heals. It s one of several he plans to release in the relatively near future, so keep watching this space for \[ \] ## [The Weekender // 033](https://1strodeo.substack.com/p/the-weekender-033) _2026-07-18 · First Rodeo_ Taste of Nantucket, the Gap set people keep thinking is fancy ($$$), great journaling prompts and more July delights. ## [I went to Nantucket and came back an Elin Hilderbrand character](https://1strodeo.substack.com/p/i-went-to-nantucket-and-came-back) _2026-07-16 · Azora Zoe Paknad · First Rodeo_ I wrote you an Elin Hilderbrand novel. (Sort of!) ## [The Weekender // 032](https://1strodeo.substack.com/p/the-weekender-032) _2026-07-11 · First Rodeo_ Garlicky zucchini fries, Gap does it again, my post-beach face mask hack & much, much more. ## [3 sustainable swaps that are no brainers](https://1strodeo.substack.com/p/3-sustainable-swaps-that-are-no-brainers) _2026-07-07 · Azora Zoe Paknad · First Rodeo_ Most of you know my lore— about six years ago, I set out to try to make sustainability less… beige. ## [The Weekender // 031](https://1strodeo.substack.com/p/the-weekender-031) _2026-07-04 · First Rodeo_ Easy, delicious weekend recipes, good sales, and food for thought on being "The Single Friend." ## [5 recs & 17 reads from June!](https://1strodeo.substack.com/p/5-recs-and-17-reads-from-june) _2026-07-01 · Azora Zoe Paknad · First Rodeo_ You know the rules: these are all things I have read, used or loved this month, straight from the horse’s mouth. Nothing unloved, unread, or untested! ## [Watch Chovy Code Live (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/1LYQYRYn2BHQ) _2026-07-01 · **Sponsored**_ Join live coding streams with real-time collaborative screen sharing, open source and free. ## [The Weekender // 030](https://1strodeo.substack.com/p/the-weekender-030) _2026-06-27 · First Rodeo_ A bunch of great sales, summer reading, and inspo for creatives. ## [The ULTIMATE beach read round up: 35+ books for your summer TBR](https://1strodeo.substack.com/p/the-ultimate-beach-read-round-up) _2026-06-25 · Azora Zoe Paknad · First Rodeo_ I cooked with this one, IMO. ## [Do you really want to start a business? Or just a creative project?](https://1strodeo.substack.com/p/do-you-really-want-to-start-a-business) _2026-06-23 · Azora Zoe Paknad · First Rodeo_ A framework for figuring out when to monetize your passions-- and when to leave them be. ## [The Weekender // 029](https://1strodeo.substack.com/p/the-weekender-029) _2026-06-20 · First Rodeo_ Notes on Caravaggio, leather totes, the new J.Lo romcom and so much more. ## [17 things I'm doing to prepare for summer as a beach person](https://1strodeo.substack.com/p/10-things-im-doing-to-prepare-for) _2026-06-18 · Azora Zoe Paknad · First Rodeo_ The $20 hack I found to work outside in the sun on my laptop is probably the best tip I have ever offered you...