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What I'm Listening To: Damn Good Grooves

Soul-stirring beauty from mercury, Thundercat, Autoheart, and Beck Zegans

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Check out my review of the SEAROWS concert!

LIVE IN CONCERT: Searows

The tour for "Death in the Business of Whaling" -- currently my favorite record of 2026

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Are you already a Yaelokre fan? Let’s be friends.

LISTEN: Yaelokre

Enter a whimsical world of story and song.

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Some movies I watch lately and think ye should watch too.

Worthy Watches in Film World

From the sublime to the ridiculous, some things I recommend watching.

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Films You Need to See: THE LIBRARIANS

An essential watch and wake-up call to fight the evils of fascism.

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Music for the weekend.

What I'm Listening To: Rough Spooky Edges

Discovering the artful joy that is Editors, OXN, Wednesday, and Snail Mail

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Check out my chat with @overstreet.bsky.social about his new book — and don’t blink, there are Muppets!

INTERVIEW: Lost and Found in the Cathedral of Cinema

In which I chat with author Jeffrey Overstreet about his new book!

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Music!

WATCH + LISTEN: Angine de Poitrine

The Canadian microtonal phenomenon that's here to save us all.

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Books!

Bunches of Books: Winter Lights

A few books I discovered in the first third of 2026.

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What I'm Listening To: Electrohaze Dreamscapes

Sonic Wonderment from Miss Grit, Tomora, Deary, and Darkswoon

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LISTEN: Brigitte Calls Me Baby + Skorts

Witnessing the Vancouver debut of two incredible bands

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MUSIC!

LISTEN: Westerman + Otto Benson

A most excellent night of live music.

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Music is good food.

LISTEN: Bon Iver's Volumes - One

Transcendent gobsmack.

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Hooray for things!

Random Things I've Watched Lately

Films, TV Series, Nuggets of Joy.

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Ken Priebe @kenpriebe.bsky.social · 5mo ago

More music!

What I'm Listening To: Ghosts Old and New

Balms for war, carnival barkers and beautiful walls of sound.

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Shameless plug. I have a new book out. Buy it, share it, or tell a friend. Tell your library and teachers. Post a review. Support indie authors. Fight the Nothing. All the things. Thanks and hugs.

I’m a season ticket holder for Eva Victor.

A review of Sorry, Baby (2025)

Second watch through, and a closer look at the nuances of the screenplay, the composition of shots, and symbolism through framing characters in doors and windows --- and I am floored by this devastati...

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Well worth your time.

A review of Flipside (2023)

Fascinating and moving documentary which cobbles together unfinished projects -- one about a jazz photographer, one about a historic record store, one about the connection between a late night TV show...

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MUSIC!!!!!!!

What I'm Listening To: Crooners and Crunch

All things weird and wonderful, all creatures dark and strange.

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It’s discoveries like these where you feel like everything’s gonna be okay.

What I'm Listening To: HENGE

A musical discovery of intergalactic joy.

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Pitch perfect. boxd.it/d0Dwbx

A review of Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)

This year’s Birthday Movie. An absolute work of art — there are only a few pitch perfect films in this world, and this is one of them.

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More Muppets please. boxd.it/d07K0z

A review of The Muppet Show (2026)

The Muppets are BACK. They’ve nailed the format, humor, and spirit of the original show, which can never be completely replicated of course, but I welcome this. We need a whole season now.

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