{"id":831,"date":"2024-09-08T00:01:27","date_gmt":"2024-09-08T00:01:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analogue-trope.ca\/music\/?p=831"},"modified":"2024-09-08T00:01:30","modified_gmt":"2024-09-08T00:01:30","slug":"episode-26-multimedia-phantasmagoria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analogue-trope.ca\/music\/uncategorized\/episode-26-multimedia-phantasmagoria\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 26 &#8220;Multimedia \/ Phantasmagoria&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"357\" src=\"http:\/\/analogue-trope.ca\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/ezgif-5-5cb6024687.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-832\" style=\"width:842px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hey hey hey hey, run for your life! And all the way into this here, our second episode on the mostly non-musical media!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And boy, do we bring the non-music! Pleased to be clicking at the things below, if clicking like&#8230; aligns with your purposes for being here, man!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"TNB 26: Multimedia \/ Phantasmagoria\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/acKC11YkrUc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sharks on the radio! Minions in the pit! #bogmonstermusic<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"http:\/\/analogue-trope.ca\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/tnb26audio.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If your ears aren&#8217;t bleeding, you probably need to turn it up! #bogmonstermusic<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"339\" height=\"252\" src=\"https:\/\/analogue-trope.ca\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/b1c3f0da1a0811e0dde57d703cb55ab1.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-837\" style=\"width:837px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Interview with Nate Powell (creator of Fall Through, artist on March and Run)\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pD6UhBG7BU8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dan&#8217;s Notes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Book: Nate Powell -Fall Through<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/store.abramsbooks.com\/products\/fall-through\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/store.abramsbooks.com\/products\/fall-through<\/a> &#8211; buy it here!&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This graphic novel is a love letter to DIY basement show scene of the 90\u2019s and punk as a community and form of expression (even if The Sex Pistols were basically a boy band, as speculated in one aside in the story)&nbsp; in the form of a fantastical tale of summer tour by a small town band, the power a great song can have, and the seven inch as perfect encapsulation of how sometimes great bands only come together long enough for a few great ideas, all killer no filler. Author\/artist Nate Powell has the bona fides of having come up in the same Arkansas DIY scene as the fictional band at the centre of the story, playing in the band Soophie Nun Squad while also doing artwork for zines like his own The Schwa Sound, HeartAttaCk and others back in the 90\u2019s before moving on to wider acclaim in the world of comics through the 00\u2019s and 2010\u2019s including MARCH, a three volume series of graphic novel adaptations of the memoirs of civil rights activist turned politician John Lewis released between 2012 and 2016. It\u2019s a fairly quick and engaging read and a major recommend for fans of punk rock and comics\/graphic novels. Each character looks like they could have stepped out from a crowd shot in a 30 year old Shawn Scallen live photo and the story is heartfelt and relatable even with its turns to the fantastical at times. Definitely a recommendation from me for all fans of punk rock and comics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Horror Vanguard Episode 227 TRAILER - John Carpenter\u2019s Apocalypse Trilogy: The Thing\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SPR6s8ZTc8A?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&nbsp;Podcasts: Horror Vanguard<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/ca\/podcast\/horror-vanguard\/id1445594437\">https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/ca\/podcast\/horror-vanguard\/id1445594437<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Horror Vanguard at Apple Podcasts<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hosted by Jon \u201cthelitcritguy\u201d Greenaway, Ashley Darrow and Kyle \u201claborkyle\u201d Kearn &#8211; a trio of teacher\/writer\/general academic smart folks who all share a love of horror and the Gothic, movies good bad and otherwise, and socialist theory, but with jokes! They have a way of breaking down the themes and imagery of horror movies old and new, whether classic or craptastic in a way that is thoughtful and heartfelt with a deep love of the genre while also having tongues planted firmly in cheek during wacky riffs on Lovecraft or Derrida or stories of their love of various fungi. The HV Crypt contains not just deconstructivist analysis but also plenty of silly jokes and rambling asides on things like the stories of HP Lovecraft or the video games of auteur director Hidetaka Miyazaki while riffing on that weeks film. Their taxes can sometimes range from the incisively grounded analysis of a film\u2019s plot line to wild speculation of imagined subtext in even the trashiest and lowest budget genre fare. I really appreciate the care and craft they put into each episode, no matter how ridiculous the topic at hand may be, and I\u2019ve been exposed to a ton of great movies and even some awesome and interesting books like the writings of cultural critic and philosopher Mark Fisher and the recent anthology of late 20th century genre film analysis essays We Are The Mutants through the recommendations of the hosts week to week as well. Cohost Jon Greenaway\u2019s new book of essays Capitalism : A Horror Storywould be worth your time too but if you enjoy horror movies and\/or political cultural analysis (but with jokes!) you should totally delve into the HV Crypt for a listen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">First Seven Inch Club&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/ca\/podcast\/first-seven-inch-club-aka-border-boss\/id1171603348\">https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/ca\/podcast\/first-seven-inch-club-aka-border-boss\/id1171603348<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">First Seven Inch Club at Apple Podcasts<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two dudes who used to play in a band together in the 00\u2019s that now spend their podcasting time breaking down often-forgotten slabs of vinyl of the 90\u2019s and 00\u2019s in a loving but often cutting and ruthlessly funny way. These dudes are lifers and definitely know their stuff when it comes to the realms of punk and hardcore, but have grown enough as people over the years to recognize and acknowledge some of the sillier and\/or cringier tropes of the genre and will roast them lovingly yet mercilessly with an intimacy that only those in the know can really pull off. Every week they mine the distro dollar bins of yesteryear fr forgotten classics and sometimes best unremembered ephemera, with tongues planted firmly in cheeks while they dissect the graphic design choices of scene teens three decades ago and lament the occasional cringy lyrical choices. The pop culture historian in me loves their dedication to re-examining sometimes obscure cultural output of decades past while the cranky old guy in me can appreciate the curmudgeonly humour employed by hosts Scott and Mike over the course of their undertakings. I\u2019ve also really been enjoying the bonus content they create for their Patreon subscribers, including a spin-off series \u201cEqualizer Punk\u201d that looks at punksploitation episodes of old TV shows like <em>Quincy<\/em> and <em>CHiPS <\/em>as well as things like sensationalized after school specials warning parents of the dangers of their children\u2019s experimentations with the genre. All in all the guys create a ton of great content for those who enjoy the meeting of archival preservation and good natured jokes about niche culture. One of my favorite weekly listens for sure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Baldur&#039;s Gate 3: Launch Trailer\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XuCfkgaaa08?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Video Game: Baldur\u2019s Gate 3<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Okay so this is probably the most acclaimed video game of 2023, but seeing as it just celebrated one year since release and I have devoted something like a few hundred hours through various playthroughs of this sprawling video game based on Dungeons And Dragons\u2019 \u201cForgotten Realms\u201d campaign setting I figured it was worth including on my multimedia list. This game is huge and deep with a wealth of story hidden in all corners of its sprawling maps told out over the course of three acts, where the player (either as their own created character or one of several pre-made origin characters) gets abducted by an interdimensional alien invasion and has a psychic parasite stuck in their head, leading to a series of fantastical adventures culminating in a journey to to the titular city while tangling with ancient curses, murder cults, literal deals with the devil, and all manner of romantic misadventures with your fellow adventurers as well as a few shape-shifting hippies, smooth talking demons and amorous tentacle-faced monsters along the way. Since the game came out for consoles in late August 2023 I have started like nine or ten play throughs and have finished at least a couple of those while exploring all of the deep branching narrative options of Lariah Studios\u2019 game. Literally tens of thousands of lines of dialogue were recorded to cover all manner of ways that the player wants to handle the situation, whether they decide to swing their swords through the situation, smooth talking their way out of danger or turning the other party into a farm animal and the game is really a wide open sandbox allowing for all manner of play styles while still faithfully sticking to D&amp;D\u2019s 5th Edition rules to handle the affair. I\u2019ve probably put in nearly five hundred hours on the game since it first dropped last year and still find new weird little details and fun interactions every time I roll up a new \u201cTav\u201d (the default name for player-created characters) for another adventure in the titular city. It\u2019s also won pretty much every major \u201cgame of the year\u201d award out there and the creators are still updating it with new content like additional end game story scenes and extra dialogue options. If you like video games and\/or tabletop RPGs and haven\u2019t experienced Baldur\u2019s Gate 3 yet you need to totally check it out.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Baldur\u2019s Gate 3: Returning to the city after 20 years\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/t0uYhTLPGLQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"I SAW THE TV GLOW Trailer (2024) Justice Smith\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xuU2SrkeCf8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"I Saw The TV Glow | Official Preview | Official Clip HD | A24\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/P8S1aXowzcc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> \n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Movies: I Saw The TV Glow<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Coreys\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_2nzkiOaeqE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> \n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sidenote: Conner OMalley\/COREYS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In regards to what I&#8217;ve been digging in the world of the big screen these days I figured I would mention a recent film I saw and thought was very good as well as a wild short film by one of the actors from my feature pick. Jane Schoenbrun is one of the more interesting filmmakers out there on the A24-distributed end of the cinematic world these days and her first feature \u201cLet\u2019s All Go To The World\u2019s Fair\u201d was cool and creepy and one of the rare films that uses online spaces and media as the means of storytelling in a way that really works to tell its tale of a streamer who goes through *changes* while haunted by a cursed Bloody Mary-esque online challenge&nbsp; so I was really looking forward to seeing her new feature. \u201cI Saw The TV Glow\u201d jumps between timelines as Justice Smith\u2019s Owen is forced to re-examine the past via the surprise present day reappearance of a long-missing old friend and a shared teenage obsession with a Buffy The Vampire Slayer-inspired fantasy series called \u201cThe Pink Opaque\u201d. It is a slow moving but visually striking exploration of identity, memory, the perils of nostalgia, and gender dysphoria. It mixes dreamlike fantasy with the real life horror of the day to day, including a veritable jump scare of sheer insensitive douchiness by <em>The Chris Gethard Show<\/em> alumnus and alternative comedy madman Conner O\u2019Malley as Owen\u2019s boss at the local movie theatre. This also led me to checking out O\u2019Malley\u2019s own cinematic exploration of identity mixing dreamlike fantasy with nightmare vibes in his short film \u201cCOREYS\u201d (available for viewing on his YouTube channel). A stereotypical suburban dad named Corey suddenly finds his social media algorithms overtaken by videos of a man who looks exactly like him living a cartoonishly debauched life in a series of Las Vegas hotel rooms, claiming to be \u201cthe real Corey\u201d and that he exists outside of time, leading to a confrontation and results straight out of David Cronenberg. Both of these cinematic experiences are weirdly complimentary and both worth checking out for sure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A live performance from &#8220;The internet\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Canada. gov ca &#8211; live at The Marquee Club in Halifax (a show I went to recently)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Rankin Family - You Feel The Same Way Too (HQ)\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cOG9x3t0Urg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Rita MacNeil - Working Man\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IN0FiAsZdKA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Maritime-born Montreal-based nostalgia merchant and travelling raconteur, mostly known for slinging Canadians-centric memes on Instagram&nbsp; and has recently taken to the performing the occasional live show, including a recent appearance here in Halifax that I was able to catch at the Marquee. After playing some classics by The Rankin Family over the sound system for an extended period of time to get everyone hyped up, \u201cThe admin\u201d regaled the audience with jokes and stories of his interactions with Anne Murray, Cape Breton chanteuse Rita Macneill\u2019s rabble-rousing political organizing past and subsequent CSIS investigation, and a rundown of the history of fishermen\u2019s credit unions in Nova Scotia. Part standup show, part history lecture, and part late night hangout bullshitting over beers with an old pal, the @Canada.Gov.ca live show experience was one I very much enjoyed. Apparently each live show is different with all new material tailored to the city where he is performing. I\u2019ll admit, I wasn\u2019t quite sure what to expect from a live show by a meme-based instagram account, but the guy\u2019s live show was totally entertaining and worth checking out if he ever graces the stage in your town.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Miscellaney <\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Soophie Nun Squad - Chicken Fight\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hN38afoPaU8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"We&#039;re All Going to the World&#039;s Fair | Official Trailer | Utopia\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/y0AnGfzgh_w?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/analogue-trope.ca\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DBqi.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-833\" style=\"width:836px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" src=\"http:\/\/analogue-trope.ca\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/giphy.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-846\" style=\"width:832px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Matt&#8217;s Notes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As mentioned during the recordings, I&#8217;ve been all over the place this summer!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My multimedia herein has been about SURVIVAL this summer, quite frankly! I&#8217;ve been living in hotels for around six weeks at this point&#8230; I&#8217;ve changed cities and jobs for the second time in 15 months&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I saw my kids for the first time almost a year!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We hit the theatres a lot! And that leads us handily into&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Summer Blockbusters and Art House Schtick <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Despicable Me 4 | Official Trailer 2\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LtNYaH61dXY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Despicable Me 4<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I saw this with my kids in Kamloops! We went and saw a bunch of other films on this list. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I&#8217;ve really developed a fixation with the minions since seeing this film.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We went to a bunch of movies, like&#8230; a bunch&#8230; and my older kid kept asking to go to Despicable Me. Frig right off with that nonsense, said Dad of the Year (DotY)&#8230; until one day I relented, and friends, I am some glad we did!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Like, at one point the younger boy had to ask me to keep it down&#8230; cause my guffaws were apparently A LOT relative to my fellow filmgoers&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I&#8217;ve used this movie as a starting point for some of my English Criticism lectures this past week! I ran a supercut of minions doing minion things of the big display screens in front of the classroom while the students were writing assignments!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Even now, as I watch this GIF below as I type this&#8230; part of me is rolling in the aisles of the theatre hysterically&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BOO-FUCKIN-NANA FOR THE WIN, AMIRIGHT??<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/analogue-trope.ca\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/giphy-1.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-847\" style=\"width:837px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"A Quiet Place: Day One | Official Trailer (2024 Movie) - Lupita Nyong&#039;o, Joseph Quinn\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YPY7J-flzE8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/analogue-trope.ca\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/giphy-2.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-848\" style=\"width:837px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Quiet Place: Day One \/ Deadpool and Wolverine<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I really dug the first Quiet Place film! And so did my kids. Krasinski &amp; Blunt are among our generation&#8217;s most disgustingly talented actors, and so the family drama landed. And&#8230; CREATURE FEATURE!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And so, having not bothered with Part Two because who cares, my boys and I hit the Cineplex in mid-July and totally got our tickets and popcorn value out of the trip! Lupita Amondi Nyong&#8217;o is a brilliant, commanding presence in a role which could have been cheesy and\/or underwhelming as fuck! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speaking of disgustingly talented! It must be weird to be Ryan Reynolds. I mean, he&#8217;s a weird guy&#8230; but he&#8217;s just now this uh&#8230; let&#8217;s see&#8230; movie star, movie executive, writer, soccer team owner, handsome, talented dude from Vancouver (or is that Ottawa), and married to the brilliant, talented Blake Lively&#8230; Hugh Jackman is a consummate showman&#8230; The Prestige is one of Nolan&#8217;s best films, and Hugh is like, talented as a thespian&#8230; beyond physically contorting himself to the kajillionth degree for the Wolverine role&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every bit of me cringes! I could have easily avoided this film. WGAF. But my younger kid wanted to go. And so we went. And it was fine! I enjoyed it tons at the time. The fourth-wall schtick lands for me! And 80&#8217;s and early 90&#8217;s comics, including all the various X-titles meant alot to me at the time&#8230; more than I can properly express&#8230; so&#8230; the fandom behind Reynold&#8217;s ridiculous spectacle was evident as fuck! Well-done everyone, I suppose! And especially to my kids for making me go!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Hills Have Eyes (1977) - Trailer\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EkdskdFemWM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Official Trailer #1 - Clint Eastwood Movie (1966) HD\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WCN5JJY_wiA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Hills Have Eyes \/ The Good, the Bad, &amp; the Ugly<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I have to admit that Kamloops, BC punches above its weight when it comes to independent cinema!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That significant qualifier is, as many (some?) reading this might know&#8230; that city put me down a rocky path&#8230; that I&#8217;m still contending with in major ways both personal and professional!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is all to say that the Kamloops Film Society is actually really really to be commended for their ongoing, passionate commitment to offering high-quality films&#8230; on the regular&#8230;at the Paramount Theatre in downtown Kamloops&#8230; which can otherwise be a sad spectacle offering clear evidence of failed public policy when it comes to basic city planning&#8230; and, more notably and concerningly&#8230; no strategy whatsoever to address the significant numbers of homeless and underhoused downtown&#8230; well above and beyond those anywhere else I&#8217;ve lived&#8230; and I&#8217;ve lived all over Canada and around the world..<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ANYWAY<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My kids are of an age now where basically the only public activities we can enjoy together are movies, sports events, restaurants, and stores&#8230; which is actually a lot! They&#8217;re turning into adults at an alarmingly fast rate, so I&#8217;m pleased as hell we were able share these absolute classics of 20th Century film. Had I stuck around a few more days, we could have caught Tremors (1990) featuring a way young Kevin Bacon who has aged really gosh-danged well, come to think of it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Eddie Murphy Raw - Trailer\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/trV-CnbkbMM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Eddie Murphy: Raw<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I was looking for a way to watch Delirious! Apparently that absolutely genius concert film is currently unavailable for streaming in Canada! Boo-urns to that, I say!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As it turns out, Raw is available (or was) on Amazon Prime? Or was it YouTube for renting? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ANYWAY<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This was actually the last film I watched with my boys this summer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Eddie Murphy in the BLUE leather suit, mind you&#8230; my kids learned way more about Bill Cosby than I ever expected to share! And&#8230; because the Internet is a wretched, awful place&#8230; they understood the Michael Jackson jokes without needing an explanation from me! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Honestly, if Eddie were to bust out some leather and do a standup FOR TIMES SUCH AS THESE!, I&#8217;d be totally there for it. Has he done more standup films besides Raw and Delirious? I&#8217;m one Google search away from learning this totally non-essential info. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The man is a legend for Raw and Delirious alone. I strongly recommend watching this with the teenagers in your life, cause that is really the intended audience! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Eddie Murphy and 80&#8217;s standup forever, generally! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Leatherface - Books (Peel Session)\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GiDlnwmtOVc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">One Small Stack of Books<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Meditations (Marcus Aurelius) <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is my favorite book of all time&#8230; hands down! I&#8217;m never not reading this, since discovering it around early 2023. It&#8217;s philosophy as a way of life&#8230; by one of the most powerful humans ever, in the history of humans!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The fact that Marcus was so intensely focused on being a better person&#8230; to the point that when I&#8217;m walking past the weed store&#8230; or considering whether to stay out&#8230; or thinking of where I want to end up in five years&#8230; or nearly any personal situation&#8230;  of the kind of advice I&#8217;d want to give my kids in just about any situation&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Look, I want to lead a rich, joyful life during my few microseconds on planet earth. But if the shit&#8217;s not mindful of others, thoughtful, purposeful, and kind&#8230; then what kind of life is that, exactly?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I think everybody should read this. I&#8217;m not religious, but if I were, it would be around this&#8230; the cult of Marcus!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stoic philosophers and self-restraint and mindful, purposeful living for the win!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Make it Stop (Jim Ruland)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jim is such a great guy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I mean it! If I wanted a blueprint of how an ideal writing career would play out&#8230; always busy, always with a deadline, lots of travel to awesome locations&#8230; based in gorgeous Northern California&#8230; and in touch with some of the absolute best, coolest, most impactful musicians and associated creatives and outlaws&#8230; listen, he&#8217;s a gentleman!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jim has written three of the best works of punk scholarship out there&#8230; his history of SST Records was my first of his, and you should definitely check that out!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Make it Stop is rewarding from a story standpoint, and a writing standpoint&#8230; like, you dig the way Jim puts together words&#8230; the prose is just stellar&#8230; and such stellarship is the mark of a professional&#8230; paying attention to the story at the sentence and word and beat and image level&#8230; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As Jim mentioned in our interview earlier this summer, his purpose is to entertain! I would seriously recommend checking that convo! I am stoked for anything Jim is working on&#8230; including journalism and his awesome Substack newsletter! I am looking at ways of potentially getting Make it Stop on my English course syllabus somehow! Stay tuned for the particulars! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"CIRCLE JERKS - WILD IN THE STREETS [OFFICIAL VIDEO]\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sDwcHUeG6Nc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Books\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MN579fO0BYs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Days and Days: A Story about Sunderland\u2019s Leatherface and the Ties That Bind<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I just caught wind of this on FB last week!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I fucking love Leatherface so much, let&#8217;s be clear about that! I can&#8217;t think of a band, from a songwriting standpoint, that has meant more to me over the years&#8230; with the possible exception of the Replacements \/ Paul Westerberg&#8230; except the Mats are commercial juggernauts, pathetic though that is, compared to the rocket from Sunderland&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When I was twenty-five, I dreamed about writing this book! About somehow working myself into a position with writing where such a thing would be possible&#8230; hopping on a plane and somehow being able to talk to Frankie, Dickie (RIP), and all the myriad players, promoters, writers, roadies, carnies, punters, and schemers in their orbit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As a 46 year-old English teacher and as somebody who still listens to Leatherface, Jesse, Pope, and every Stubbs-associated recording or act I can track down&#8230; this is radness of the highest fucking order!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I&#8217;m also really glad this is coming out on <a href=\"https:\/\/ecwpress.com\/products\/days-and-days-leatherface?_pos=1&amp;_sid=84c7b0cf2&amp;_ss=r\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Toronto-based ECW press<\/a>&#8230; given the Boat&#8217;s long association with Canada, including the absolutely brilliant Medictation record with Montreal heroes the Sainte Catherines!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I&#8217;m just so glad that this exists! And that it&#8217;s coming out this fall!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Thin Lizzy - Hollywood (BBC)\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WV5SJREqcLU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Northcote - When you cry - live\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EVd40uShSZw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Around Three Hundred Compact Discs (CD&#8217;s)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is me being somewhat of a sneaky fucker, getting music into the ostensibly non-music episode!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And so, sneaky fucker-like, here are a few (bunch) that I&#8217;m really, really glad to have in physical media&#8230; as opposed to the whole iTunes thing&#8230; which is like, a different bag entirely, man!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Where once there were slabs of vinyl&#8230; and YET MAY BE AGAIN&#8230; until such time, and in due persistence&#8230; the compact disc, the first digital format will serve until the humble (meagre!)(meek!) resources of yer local English &#8216;structor may begin what will be, perchance, the final or at least most egregious foray into vinyl ownership! Possibly after the children are properly launched&#8230; with jobs and so forth! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ANYWAY <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>NOFX: Punk in Drublic<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nat King Cole: Let&#8217;s Fall in Love<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bob Dylan: Oh Mercy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Clash: Combat Rock<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Police: Every Breath You Take: The Singles<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Come on Feel the Lemonheads<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Joel Plaskett Emergency: Ashtray Rock<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Blind Boys of Alabama: Duets<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Patsy Cline: Come on In<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Twentieth Century Masters: Toots and the Maytals<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Soundgarden: Bad Motorfinger<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Elliott Smith: Either\/Or<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Elliott Smith: S\/T<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Thin Lizzy: Live and Dangerous<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gin Blossoms: New Miserable Experience<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>John Lee Hooker: Mr. Lucky<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Chuck Ragan: Gold Country<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Alice in Chains: Unplugged<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Leonard Cohen: I&#8217;m Your Man<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Paul Westerberg: Come Feel Me Tremble<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Liz Phair: Exile in Guyville<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Constantines: S\/T<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Sainte Catherines: The Art of Arrogance<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Heart: Dreamboat Annie<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tony Bennett: Unplugged<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>U2: The Best of 1980-1990<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>U2: War<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Gentle Side of John Coltrane<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Muddy Waters: Blue Sky<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dizzy Gillespie: Groovin&#8217; 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What fun!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I have a fetish about things I can touch&#8230; I mean, uh&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ANYWHO<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Northcote - &quot;Bitter End&quot; on Exclaim! TV\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WfTFgMGp16k?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The City of Fort McMurray, Alberta<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When I came here it was out of necessity. 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