Michael's Musings

"Can't stop, comin' in hot"
Michael Shinafelt

"So raise your glass if you are wrong

In all the right ways
All my underdogs
We will never be never be, anything but loud
And nitty gritty dirty little freaks
Won't you come on and come on and raise your glass
Just come on and come on and raise your glass" - Pink, Raise Your Glass

It's Thursday January 1st 2026, and here we're still standing!

Let them hate. Just make sure they spell your name correctly. That's all.

You ain't nobody Lord Voldemort! I ain't scared of you boo!

We all know you've heard of Elf on the Shelf, but have you heard of leaving trans people the f#ck alone?! Asking for a friend.

2025 was a tough year but at least I didn't buy a Labubu, so there!

Rewatching The Bold Type on Tubi. I forgot how great that show is, it really speaks to me

Went and saw Marty Supreme yesterday. What an odd, but completely compelling film.

Expectation is the root of heartache. The more you know. 

Woman Crush of the Week - There's something about Odessa A'zion. Between being on the HBO series I Love LA and being in Marty Supreme I just can't get enough!

Putting a baby in a freezer would kill it, but freezing embryos preserves them. This is why an embryo isn't a baby. Hope this helps.

Saw Ron Howard's Eden on Netflix, it's worth a watch. Not to mention a nice, shall we say head to toe view of Jude Law.

I celebrated NYE on my couch, you?

Never rule out a goal because you think it's unattainable. Be audacious.

I'm celebrating the first day of 2026 with a bang! Hint: read between the lines...

Celebrate with me here -

https://www.instagram.com/michaelshinafelt/?hl=en

https://bsky.app/profile/michaelshinafelt.bsky.social

https://www.tiktok.com/@michaelshinafelt

Here Comes 2026!

Michael Shinafelt

2025 was a rough year and were still standing. 2026 will more than likely prove equally as challenging.

Remember the chutzpah that got you through last year? Well you'll need more of that this year to be certain.

Be Fearless Minions!

Happy New Year!

Join me here for 2026 -

https://www.instagram.com/michaelshinafelt/?hl=en   

What John Waters Says

Heading into 2026 what John Waters says echoes my sentiments 100%. 

"Yes" these are the things I find shocking as well. Not to mention the not funny actions and other things that go hand in hand with them.

There's got to be a morning after, or something.

WERD! 

John Waters on Wikipedia -

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Waters 

"Burn The Time Away"

Wanted Noise

Pacific Beach punk mainstays Wanted Noise are kicking off 2026 early with their explosive new single “Burn The Time Away,” out January 6. The track marks the first taste of the band’s upcoming studio album Easy Listening and adds a deeper emotional punch to their signature skate-punk, surf-punk, SoCal-bred sound.

Formed in 2014, Wanted Noise have carved out their own lane within Southern California’s alternative music scene, blending high-energy punk with the genre-blurring influences that first defined them. The band has performed everywhere from Baja, Mexico up the U.S. West Coast to Vancouver, Canada, and across to Arizona and Colorado—sharing stages with The Ataris, Punk Rock Karaoke, and appearing at the 2025 Punk Rock Rodeo headlined by Guttermouth. In recent years they launched their own DIY touring concept, “Hit the Slopes, Hit the Stage,” a punk-rock snowboarding tour that pushes their dream of combining music, surf trips, and mountain weekends into a full-time reality.

The band first earned critical attention with their 2017 release Plate Lunch. In a 2020 San Diego Reader feature, journalist Dryw Keltz described Wanted Noise as “a throwback to the free-for-all attitude that bands such as The Minutemen personified,” noting that while their songs sit comfortably under the punk umbrella, “the influences at play are what set them apart.” Guitarist/vocalist Suri Sherman likened the record’s multi-genre personality to “a plate lunch where you’ve got your beans, meat, and veggies… a little sampler of everything.”

After releasing their skate-punk driven album Next Generation in 2022, Wanted Noise are now gearing up for Easy Listening, their most fully realized project to date.

Follow Wanted Noise:

Facebook: facebook.com/wantednoiseca
Instagram: instagram.com/wantednoiseca
Spotify: open.spotify.com/artist/0ky0RnLH6ovRHbeKp71uuY
Bandcamp: wantednoise.bandcamp.com 

Fall In Love

Let's make a habit of catching ideas. They are the things that dreams are made of...

Why not fall in love?

David Lynch on Wikipedia -

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Lynch   

Pussy Palace

Michael Shinafelt & Friend

One of my favorites songs of 2025 is Pussy Palace by Lily Allen. I love Lily Allen, she's so direct and raw lyrically.

So me and my Pussy are here to pay homage to this killer song...2026 is just around the corner. Are you ready for it???

"Duane Reade bag with the handles tied
Sex toys, butt plugs, lube inside
Hundreds of Trojans, you're so fucking broken
How'd I get caught up in your double life?

And that's when I realised
Something don't feel right

I didn't know it was your pussy palace, pussy palace, pussy palace, pussy palace
I always thought it was a dojo, dojo, dojo
So am I looking at a sex addict, sex addict, sex addict, sex addict?
Talk about a low blow, oh no, oh no" - Lily Allen, Pussy Palace

Lily on IG -

https://www.instagram.com/lilyallen/?hl=en  

The Morning After...

Sharon Stone

“The more powerful and original a mind, the more it will incline towards the religion of solitude.”

― Aldous Huxley   

Tis the day after Christmas and guess where I'll be. Sitting alone in solitude.

Sharon Stone on IG -

https://www.instagram.com/sharonstone/