#MusicInMusic day 15 #MusicChallenge Although I don't hear an actual hurdy gurdy on the track.... Donovan - Hurdy Gurdy Man youtu.be/czb3_fZDnS4?...

#NovemberAlchemy day 16 - quiet disintegration #MusicChallenge As the month goes on, these are getting more and more cheerful 😆 Kansas - Dust In The Wind youtu.be/tH2w6Oxx0kQ?...

“Once you start birding seriously, you never really stop.” On the athletics, ethics and dedication of birdwatching. 🕊️🦅🦢

#MusicInMusic day 14 #MusicChallenge "Johnny Fruin" mentioned in the lyrics was the managing director of EMI in the UK. He stepped down after allegations of involvement in chart fixing. B.A. Robertson - Bang Bang youtu.be/gjjuY5qetnw?...

#NovemberAlchemy day 15 - smoke-touched renewal #MusicChallenge Harry Nilsson - Jump Into The Fire youtu.be/CfjNpgZ4C5Q?...

#MusicInMusic day 13 #MusicChallenge "I don't get Jumping Jack, I want to hold Get Back" M - Pop Muzik youtu.be/47SpfSEWHvg?...

#NovemberAlchemy day 14 - compost of the self #MusicChallenge "My time is a piece of wax falling on a termite That's choking on the splinters" Beck - Loser youtu.be/YgSPaXgAdzE?...

#MusicInMusic day 12 #MusicChallenge Maroon 5 - Moves Like Jagger youtu.be/iEPTlhBmwRg?...

#NovemberAlchemy day 13 - burial light #MusicChallenge Todd Rundgren - I Saw The Light youtu.be/PDpZpj2A3F4?...

New video with the legend Man Parrish youtu.be/Am2TaYSiZ8c?...

Spent a good part of my morning exploring #newmusic on this great playlist from @themusicnation.bsky.social. If you're a #music lover, check it out. There are a lot of very good songs on it! #Music #MusicSky 🎶🎧 open.spotify.com/playlist/4yY...

#NovemberAlchemy day 12 - the weight of wilt #MusicChallenge The Band - The Weight youtu.be/xLFAQuWFcTo?...

#MusicInMusic day 11 #MusicChallenge "It's Murph, playing his guitar refrain" Kate Bush - Moments of Pleasure youtu.be/pW5hjWVS3ho?...

#NovemberAlchemy day 11 - decay as threshold #MusicChallenge Fountains of Wayne - Everything's Ruined youtu.be/AvmXbM3cp40?...

#MusicInMusic day 10 #MusicChallenge "We're gonna sit back, relax, watch the stars/ James and Jason, Kirk and Lars" Fountains of Wayne - Laser Show youtu.be/v4eJvX2zyuo?...

#NovemberAlchemy day 10 - cracked husk offering #MusicChallenge Supertramp - Hide In Your Shell youtu.be/J3_UPuNxx74?...

#MusicInMusic day 9 #MusicChallenge "Will you stop pretending I've never been born/Now I look a little more like that guy from Korn" Fountains of Wayne - Red Dragon Tattoo youtu.be/XPB1kXlxEmo?...

#NovemberAlchemy day 9 - the slow undoing #MusicChallenge "My stockings fall onto the floor/Desperate for more" Kate Bush - Feel It youtu.be/NsAtfW1oarM?...

#MusicInMusic day 8 #MusicChallenge "I was pretending that I was in a Galaxie 500 video" Liz Phair - Stratford-on-Guy m.youtube.com/watch?v=56vk...

Happy Friday lovelies! Those who guessed The Ataris were the subject of our interview this week were right! Punk Rock Philosophy spoke to bassist Mike Davenport about 30 yrs in the punk scene & their first new music in 17 years! Read about our chat below 👇👇👇 punkrockphilosophy.com/only-punk-ro...

Morning light

I don't usually post about my private life on the socials, but today I'm making an exception. Tom Barrett, my beautiful husband & my love for more than 40 years, passed away on Sept. 15. His colleague has written a lovely tribute to him, and I'm honoured to share it. thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...

#MusicInMusic day 4 #MusicChallenge "I've drunk myself blind to the sound of old T. Rex/and Who's Next" The Who - You Better You Bet youtu.be/UCfO9zClQ8I?...

#NovemberAlchemy day 4 - a soft collapse #MusicChallenge Taking a positive interpretation of this ambiguous term.... "Days gone by when we would lean/Laughing, fit to burst, upon each other" Elton John - Amoreena youtu.be/KfDvlzMz_-c?...

#MusicInMusic day 3 #MusicChallenge "Just listening and re-listening to Smiley Smile" Barenaked Ladies 🇨🇦 - Brian Wilson youtu.be/Ch84fmOa414?...

#NovemberAlchemy day 3 - the unrooting #MusicChallenge Rachael Dadd - Cut My Roots youtu.be/M3SDw72RAWY?...

Seattle Mariners fans right now

#MusicInMusic day 2 #MusicChallenge "Turn up the Eagles, the neighbors are listening" Steely Dan - Everything You Did youtu.be/R1W7ZCttn9E?...

#NovemberAlchemy day 2 - ashfall memory #MusicChallenge Featuring guest vocals by then Washington State governor Gary Locke. Presidents of the United States of America - Volcano youtu.be/PF7Kk-VkfZM?...

#MusicInMusic day 1 #MusicChallenge Kate Bush - Violin youtu.be/GoQHVEXODgg?...

#NovemberAlchemy day 1 #MusicChallenge "So shed your skin and let's get started" Hunters and Collectors - Throw Your Arms Around Me youtu.be/5-hDK76bIps?...

Is this genre of fiction a real thing?

Fall wall

#80sTop30 day 30 #MusicChallenge You want the '80s? *This* is the '80s. This challenge was such fun that I misplaced the name of the host 🤦‍♀️but thank you, host! Falco - Der Kommissar (1980) youtu.be/8-bgiiTxhzM?...

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#80sTop30 day 29 #MusicChallenge When I think of most of the guys I dated in the late 70s and early 80s, I think of this song 😆 Billy Joel - You May Be Right youtu.be/Jo9t5XK0FhA?...

#80sTop30 day 28 #MusicChallenge I can't remember a single party in grad school where this wasn't played. Also the soundtrack to the one and only time I did tequila shots 🤪 Georgia Satellites - Keep Your Hands To Yourself (1988) youtu.be/WonOudGMSdc?...

Folks in Canada can watch "Sleeping Tigers" for free, streaming on B.C.'s Knowledge Network. I served as archival researcher for this award-winning doc, which was inspired in part by an article I wrote in 1994. knowledge.ca/program/sleeping-tigers-asahi-baseball-story

#80sTop30 day 27 #MusicChallenge Around the time I first encountered this song, my friend's two kids were in their mid-teens, and they were each driving him nuts in different ways 😆 This song always reminds me of that time. Level 42 - Hot Water (1984) youtu.be/0Phxpws87WE?...

How it started---->how it's going

#80sTop30 day 26 #MusicChallenge A simple song made absolutely epic by the arrangement and production. Love and Rockets - So Alive (1989) youtu.be/-L41MhFPU9s?...

#80sTop30 day 25 #MusicChallenge If you've been on a chilly suburban commuter train in winter....this song will speak to you. The Box 🇨🇦 - Must I Always Remember (1984) youtu.be/gDscwJvNjvo?...

Chic's "Freak Out" in an ad for Great Wolf Lodge kid-friendly resorts....as "Wolf Out"

#80sTop30 day 24 #MusicChallenge I have "This is no social crisis, this is you having fun" written on a piece of paper on my desk, to remind me to keep things in perspective. The Who - Another Tricky Day (1981) m.youtube.com/watch?v=dC6Y...

#80sTop30 day 23 #MusicChallenge One of his best songs IMO. John Mellencamp - Paper In Fire (1987) youtu.be/QS6zfIXG_Gg?...

#80sTop30 day 22 #MusicChallenge This song was everywhere in 1983. But this little fuzzy green guy and stop-motion animation really showed it off in 2025. Michael Sembello - Maniac (as interpreted by Tiny Chef) youtu.be/OH9Jjx5Woy4?...

‘Ringo-A Fab Life’ by Tom Doyle Out tomorrow @theobserveruk.bsky.social observer.co.uk/culture/book...

Collective Soul's "Shine" as soundtrack music for Amazon ad, with boomer dad in 80s nylon shorts running on treadmill while teen daughter rolls eyes. Sigh......

#80sTop30 day 21 #MusicChallenge I was in a relationship that fell apart not long before this was released as a single. I played this song a lot. Roxy Music - Same Old Scene (1980) youtu.be/2TNplL7LCQU?...

#80sTop30 #MusicChallenge "What are your qualifications to make a record?" "I can't sing all that well, I can't dance, and my boyfriend is one of the Rolling Stones." "Sign here, please!" Mandy Smith - Victim of Pleasure (1988) youtu.be/4uIG_xpPb9g?...