Hyperactive Ghost

Suzanna Vega at City Winery and Fascination Street

Beep's first night out in Nashville is a Suzanne Vega show and a peep at Fascination Street, but being an outsider means I made it weird a LOT. This is a more casual chit-chat episode that includes some reflections after returning.Length: 37 Minutes Get full access to Hyperactive Ghost at doctorbeepboop.substack.com/subscribe

I Know You Will: Lana Del Rey at MIDFlorida Amphitheater in Tampa, FL

In September of 2023, Beep went to see Lana Del Rey in Tampa, FL, where a string of realizations hits a stunning revelation: the line hurts, now....and it seems half of the young women there seem to know this, too. Is the line supposed to be full of hope or full of irony? Likely both.....but Beep makes the realization that she has to leave home.This piece was written in November 2023, before the Substack became anything but a place to store multimodal pieces...so this podcast wasn't planned, it organically grew. Get full access to Hyperactive Ghost at doctorbeepboop.substack.com/subscribe

Welcome to Hyperactive Ghost!

What the last 3 years of my life entailed and how I need to shut the door on them and move on. If this is too sentimental for you, hang tight. We'll be back to trauma, sex, and death in no time. Promise. It’ll just be a little more honest in its fragility. Click and listen to the relaunch of my Substack, which includes this podcast. There was a glitch, but it’s still alive despite some issues! Writer and voice is Beep. Music is by Jeff Matz. Get full access to Hyperactive Ghost at doctorbeepboop.substack.com/subscribe

This Morning Is Amazing and So Are You: Nick Cave at Ryman Auditorium

I went to see Nick Cave at Ryman Auditorium in October 2023 where we walked the path of Nick Cave's grief and belief, and sobbed in a pew and sobbed all the way home.I sobbed in a pew.There is no other artist who articulates my experience of grief in the way Nick Cave does. This show felt like the people around me at the show all understood why we were there--to process grief and quietly connect.Hyperactive Ghost is a podcast available on all streaming sources, but if it's not on your favorite one, reach out. Get full access to Hyperactive Ghost at doctorbeepboop.substack.com/subscribe