It's BC Ferries all over again, and we all know how that worked out.

I hope I don't sound naïve here, but I don't think this project to turn Charlie Kirk into a combination of Mr. Rogers and Gandhi is going to work

Did America mourn Melissa Hortman? I don't remember the paper of record doing this shit for actual civil servants gunned down for their work? Is it bad Charlie Kirk got murdered? Of course it is. Is the majority of America that he expressed nothing but hate for mourning? Fuck you.

Here are some things that Charlie Kirk said in his life. The man is dead, and so it only seems fair to share his legacy by cataloguing the values he spread while alive.

I am genuinely confused by all this pageantry. He was not an elected official. I cannot think of another time a regular citizen being killed garnered this response. It’s perverse.

He was just, like, a guy. Not a politician. Not a statesman of any kind. Just some really mean guy. Flags at half mast. Yankee moment of silence. Whatever the shit this is. I feel like I'm taking crazy pills.

Jim O'Rourke on John Fahey : r/AmericanPrimitivism share.google/wDdYRIsurQcx...

The mothership from Close Encounters lands in the middle of Central Park and broadcasts a message of love and acceptance to the people of Earth from all the races of the galaxy. NYT: Aliens Refuse To Condemn Hamas.

MILITARY INTERVENTION NOW

The absurd part is that I can’t think of anything LESS time sensitive than books. I’m constantly picking up a book that a 20, 60, 140 years old because somebody got me interested.

Ditto for Music crit.

You go into the forest, they don’t even got real birds singing anymore. There’s a guy hunched over behind a tree making the bird noises on a synthesizer! I shouted at him “Hey you, what happened to all the birds?” He ran off into the bushes. I was wearing sandals so I didn’t follow him.

If you're in Vancouver, this is tonight! Come browse the shop, buy a record, and marvel at the sound of someone who actually knows how to play an instrument. Not to be missed.

Among other things, Paul Laverty wrote 'The Wind That Shakes The Barley,' one of the most powerful depictions of what it takes to truly resist oppression ever put to film.

#NowPlaying "Chico's Dance," by Playback Head 🇨🇦 @playbackhead.bsky.social from Body Of Water (July 2024) on Hotham Sound 🇨🇦 @hothamsound.bsky.social #ambient #acoustic #electronic #SongOfTheDay

As I wrote earlier, the government spokespeople who convey this stuff to us are also absurdly, almost comically, rude and trying to emulate the voice of Trump: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

BBC International Editor Jeremy Bowen has confirmed that the entire Al Jazeera team in Gaza City has been killed.

Best sounding drum machine of all time. Don't sleep.

I participated in a long-form word-torrent with Stephan Kunze of Zen Sounds, he did an admirable job of transcribing it. Thanks to all who came to the listening party last night. I still have some CDs left, do treat yourself to a double CD of ear candy via the truxalis bandcamp shop 🌿

when a baby can poop its diaper what do bathrooms represent

In Ep 226, "The Importance of 'Seriousness,' or Why Palestinians Can't Be Witness to Their Own Genocide (Part I)," we detail NYT & WSJ's incitement campaign against the UN in Jan 2024 and how it directly assisted Israel's starvation campaign. w/ guest Moureen Kaki who joins us from Khan Yunis, Gaza

Just watched 'A Woman Under the Influence' for the first time since college and I can't tell you how much harder this film hits once you become a parent. Gena Rowlands was a creative genius and deserves to be on our money.

gladtidings.bandcamp.com/album/waste-... This is an album of immense beauty. If you're into Joseph Allred, Kevin Coleman, Kostas Bezos, John Fahey, Moondog, and Django Reinhardt, Alex has blended their influence with his own experience of the Pacific Northwest into a unique form of musical folk art.

gladtidings.bandcamp.com/album/waste-... This is an album of immense beauty. If you're into Joseph Allred, Kevin Coleman, Kostas Bezos, John Fahey, Moondog, and Django Reinhardt, Alex has blended their influence with his own experience of the Pacific Northwest into a unique form of musical folk art.

acloserlisten.com/2025/08/01/t... Nice to see Playback Head included in this beautiful collection of tracks.

The Times always manages to use words that make Israel a victim, somehow

youtu.be/lhLd18Xg6x0?... This golden oldie goes out to the racist apartheid state of Israel, in the sincere hope that there is a god, and that he is vengeful beyond all comprehension.

Today my 2 yr old put a pillow over my face and leaned all his weight on it and literally all I could think was 'if only he was stronger.' If this sounds dark you've never been the parent of a 2 or old.

This is an incredibly insightful piece of writing on the best film of the 90s. Take a minute.

This album fucks by the way

From the Hotham Sound 10 year anniversary show on saltspring island last weekend. @hothamsound.bsky.social

No words to describe the beauty of this event. Thank you to everyone who made this possible, especially Ben and Raf and all the Hotham Sound artists. ☀️

Hey folks, response to this show has been bigger than anticipated and tickets are almost sold out. If you're still planning on coming but don't have a ticket, grab one before they're gone. At this point we have no way of guaranteeing there will be any available at the door. See you on the Island!

Astonishing compilation, this, featuring new music from Faten Kanaan, Nicolás Jaar, Israa Shalaby and many others. Proceeds go to the Revive Gaza's Farmland project set up in response to the weaponisation of food in the ongoing genocide. You know what to do. dreaminglive.bandcamp.com/album/waking...

Cognitive dissonance on a level beyond comprehension.