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Fiona McQuarrie, contributing writer for Record Collector, Shindig!, and PopMatters. Author of three books about music. FOUNTAINS OF WAYNE now available from J-Card Press https://linktr.ee/writingonmusic

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Jenn Farrell is a Creative Force | The Tyee Her Witness The Fitness gym in Vancouver centres women and LGBTQ2S+ people of all sizes, shapes and experiences.

#CreativeForceπŸ’‘: β€œWhat if we didn’t make it about changing what you look like? What if we made it about the 10,000 other more interesting things that this process can do?” πŸ’ͺ

07.03.2026 01:45 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thoughts and prayers....

06.03.2026 23:45 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Hopefully they show up for it too!

06.03.2026 23:44 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Siouxsie And The Banshees - Peek-A-Boo
Siouxsie And The Banshees - Peek-A-Boo YouTube video by SiouxsieBansheesVEVO

#EmojiMusic day 6 πŸ™ˆ
#MusicChallenge #MusicSky

Siouxsie and the Banshees - Peek-A-Boo

youtu.be/gGH_16SICL0?...

06.03.2026 23:41 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Split Enz - Pioneer, Six Months in a Leaky Boat - Time and Tide [1982]
Split Enz - Pioneer, Six Months in a Leaky Boat - Time and Tide [1982] YouTube video by Anglerfish Deepcuts

#IsmuasMonthOfMusic day 6 - song you recognize after two bars
#MusicChallenge #MusicSky

Split Enz - Pioneer/Six Months In A Leaky Boat

youtu.be/HNDsL8j4HMY?...

06.03.2026 23:36 πŸ‘ 21 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

noooooo 😱

06.03.2026 20:49 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

My eyes!! πŸ˜”

06.03.2026 20:33 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
Put the Message in the Box
Put the Message in the Box YouTube video by Release - Topic

MCC hangin' with Goats on a mountain.
youtu.be/2nSlqD_EceA?...

06.03.2026 20:24 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

*and* covering a World Party song! This is glorious!! πŸ₯°

06.03.2026 20:28 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Well, "Found A Peanut" does have an infinite number of verses....πŸ₯œπŸ₯œπŸ₯œπŸ₯œ

06.03.2026 04:54 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The busker who plays a pennywhistle at my train station usually plays "Amazing Grace" over and over and over. Today they have broadened their repertoire, and are playing "Found A Peanut" over and over and over 😱

06.03.2026 01:40 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
Big in Japan
Big in Japan YouTube video by Alphaville - Topic

#EmojiMusic day 5 πŸ‡―πŸ‡΅
#MusicChallenge #MusicSky

Alphaville - Big In Japan

youtu.be/E2HeDHkL9kg?...

05.03.2026 21:25 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
And the Money Kept Rolling In (And Out)
And the Money Kept Rolling In (And Out) YouTube video by Antonio Banderas - Topic

#IsmuasMonthOfMusic day 5 - song in 7/8 time
#MusicChallenge #MusicSky

According to Wiki, so don't @ me!

Antonio Banderas - And The Money Kept Rolling In (And Out) [Evita film OST]

youtu.be/uqr5GRgx_eE?...

05.03.2026 21:23 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
Jon Savage’s SF Sike 1966-72 – Various Artists | Monorail Music

Announcing new Caroline True on Monorail today monorailmusic.com/product/jon-...

05.03.2026 21:01 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Phill Brown on Small Faces - Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake - The Strange Brew Phill Brown recalls the making of the Small Faces' album Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake. As a tape operator at Olympic Studios, he provides insights into the recording techniques, studio dynamics, and the rel...

Nice Records have done a great job on the new half-speed of the Small Faces' Ogdens’ Nut Gone Flake - released tomorrow. You can still listen to the inside story of the recording of this wonderful 1968 album with engineer Phill Brown on The Strange Brew thestrangebrew.co.uk/phill-brown-...

05.03.2026 18:49 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Happy birthday!! πŸŽ‰

05.03.2026 18:42 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Things are getting desperate in the condo market when 600 sq ft units in shoddy high-rises are being pitched as "skyhomes".

05.03.2026 17:16 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
an image promoting a substack article titled β€˜25 medieva manuscripts you can look at online right now’

an image promoting a substack article titled β€˜25 medieva manuscripts you can look at online right now’

i made a starter back of beautiful and unique manuscripts you can browse online! (with links) for anyone that wants a good way to spend an afternoon :)

open.substack.com/pub/weirdmed...

05.03.2026 03:52 πŸ‘ 3136 πŸ” 1224 πŸ’¬ 27 πŸ“Œ 17

Yes! Mind blown in a good way!

05.03.2026 03:10 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

🀯

04.03.2026 23:50 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Excellent news, Papa D!

04.03.2026 23:20 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Waist Deep in the Big Muddy (Pete Seeger)
Waist Deep in the Big Muddy (Pete Seeger) YouTube video by Vietnam War Song Project

#EmojiMusic day 4 πŸͺ–
#MusicChallenge

"A few minutes later, the captain's helmet/Was all that floated by"

Pete Seeger - Waist Deep In The Big Muddy

youtu.be/24VOo7-ctKU?...

04.03.2026 23:13 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Everything's Alright
Everything's Alright YouTube video by Yvonne Elliman - Topic

#IsmuasMonthOfMusic day 4 - song in 5/4 time signature
#MusicChallenge

I'm having flashbacks to music theory class 😫

Yvonne Elliman - Everything's Alright (Jesus Christ Superstar original album)

youtu.be/bW0PkMt-JmU?...

04.03.2026 23:03 πŸ‘ 26 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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I just can't with this attitude that there's an upper age limit on "new adventures and challenges".

04.03.2026 18:15 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

WTF

04.03.2026 05:04 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh wow! Thanks, Paul!

04.03.2026 05:03 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ’―

04.03.2026 05:03 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Both of these are brilliant tracks!

04.03.2026 05:01 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Excellent choice! Such a great life lesson: when everyone else falls down, then you can win.

04.03.2026 05:00 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you! [runs off to YouTube]

04.03.2026 04:57 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0