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Canadian author and critic. On YouTube. Strategist elsewhere. Metamodernist punk. Postmodern audiophile. He/him. If you know you know. Host of Spectrum Pulse. https://www.spectrum-pulse.ca/
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So yeah, this video took off nicely. If you haven't caught up with it and want to hear me discuss Drake for over 40 minutes, enjoy!

Tagging @radiodeadair.com on an artist who should be on your radar: Jesse Welles. Basically imagine Dylan with more of a country twang, more political firepower, and a modern nerdy streak. Think you'd be interested 😉

...yeah, this was rough. My review of 'Oh! The Ocean' by The Wombats. Enjoy? 🎧 youtu.be/5j4DsfBXLu4

Coming around to the view that a certain kind of narcissist simply needs Musk to be a genius rather than a fraud, because they want to believe there’s a hereditary Brahmin class of accomplished, beautiful minds—and that they’re a part of that class.

Ok Patrons, schedule is LIVE! www.patreon.com/posts/122862...

...really wish I had more good things to save about this IVE mini-album, but after 'Rebel Heart'... yeah, not much here. My short review of 'IVE EMPATHY' - enjoy! 🎧 #kpop youtube.com/shorts/erJaj...

This McDavid Kills Fascists

So I went to do my RRSP contributions today and I took about the safest positions imaginable with dividend funds and yanked my US investments wherever possible. You know, because I have no faith that they're going to have a stable economy in a quarter, let alone a year.

...well, if you like early Paramore, you should like this? My short review of the debut from Winona Fighter, 'My Apologies to the Chef' - enjoy! #poppunk youtube.com/shorts/Smt4Y...

Here’s a good model for responding to this dipshit’s letters:

Well, this was an interesting endeavour... wish I liked it a little more. From Oklou, 'choke enough' - enjoy! 🎧 #hyperpop youtu.be/IYLqmrcYRa0

Congrats, MITT ROMNEY had more courage than you. (I was going to add expletives like "fucking" but with Romney it wouldn't be apropos, the utter dork)

Here's our new episode about nonpartisan harm, from @moviehooligan.bsky.social. youtu.be/XCJIaxY46zo?...

Alright, here we go - pretty short and generally good episode of Billboard BREAKDOWN is live, especially post Super Bowl for Kendrick Lamar, enjoy! youtu.be/43Mhoup1qnY

and for the record an awful lot of Americans would side with and die defending Canada in any war between our two nations

Second excellent slice of black metal in a row: from @unrqvtd.bsky.social, 'A Pathway To The Moon' - enjoy! 🎧 #blackmetal youtu.be/hLtCdEISprE

First legit album of the year contender for me in 2025... although not a surprise coming from me... But whatever, this rules - newest album from Saor, 'Amidst The Ruins' - enjoy! youtu.be/laMTT_6jKBc

...yeah, it's her best album to date. I'm as shocked as anyone. My review of the newest from Alessia Cara, 'Love & Hyperbole' - enjoy! youtu.be/tcubpXY8Zjc

In the absence of Billboard BREAKDOWN tonight (gonna be late due to the President's Day holiday delaying the chart update), why not watch the episode from last week? ;)

Yeah, this one might wind up contentious: I review the newest project from Dream Theater (the first with Mike Portnoy in years), 'Parasomnia' - enjoy! 🎧 #progressivemetal youtu.be/1xca3GUWubE

This is not a Drake (or PARTYNEXTDOOR) album review of '$ome $exy $ongs 4 U'. Nah, I had a lot more to say. Enjoy! 🎧 #videoessay youtu.be/bp5CZNp8CTw

Just wrote about 7000 words about the Drake and PARTYNEXTDOOR album. And it's not a review. Stay tuned.

...really wish I had more good things to save about this IVE mini-album, but after 'Rebel Heart'... yeah, not much here. My short review of 'IVE EMPATHY' - enjoy! 🎧 #kpop youtube.com/shorts/erJaj...

...yeah, this wasn't good. My short review of the new 'solo' album from Olly Alexander (former frontman of Years & Years), 'Polari' - enjoy? 🎧 youtube.com/shorts/CpBGi...

Well, this was... odd? I dunno, I have weird feelings around Animal Collective and this side debut only intensified them. So yeah, from Geologist & D.S., 'A Shaw Deal' - my short review, enjoy? 🎧 youtube.com/shorts/qmkEQ...

Two rules for death threats for those new to getting them: 1. The overwhelming majority are empty threats; follow through is rare. 2. Compliance invites more threats.

Hey Patrons, schedule is live! www.patreon.com/posts/122356...

I went to the other site and saw how many bloodthirsty LARPers want to invade Canada... And then left that site with a shake of my head and a "what the fuck am I doing". Weirdo shit over there, y'all.

Well, this was an interesting endeavour... wish I liked it a little more. From Oklou, 'choke enough' - enjoy! 🎧 #hyperpop youtu.be/IYLqmrcYRa0

...you know, I used to think Thiel was the malevolent 'smart' one of these technocratic dipshits. Tolkien would have HATED this fuckstick.

Ever since Drake started making online manosphere music, it's been tedious garbage. At this point, I put him in the same category as a lot of the 'influencers' in that space, and I mean that with as much derision and venom as possible.

Today is a day to support and celebrate Canadian culture. And by that I mean instead of listening to Drake and PartyNextDoor, Alessia Cara put out a pretty decent R&B / 2000s Amy Winehouse pastiche today as well, it's worth a listen. ;)

CIA getting defunded and suddenly nobody talks about Gracie Abrams anymore

Alright, as predicted a little late, but we're live on Bandwidth! youtube.com/live/HUUxRIv...

Second excellent slice of black metal in a row: from @unrqvtd.bsky.social, 'A Pathway To The Moon' - enjoy! 🎧 #blackmetal youtu.be/hLtCdEISprE

Hot take from a Canadian here: not only is this obviously true, but it's a good thing on multiple levels. You blow holes in the gerontocracy for candidates who understand the modern world, you strengthen your bench, and you work pushing the Overton window further left. I don't see the downside.

Vaccines DO NOT cause autism. But what the autistic people in your life hear when you spread that widely debunked misinformation is that you would prefer to have a child die a painful death from eradicated communicable disease than to be like them. That's nasty work. Hope this helps!

Just a reminder that I have both a review going up later this afternoon AND Bandwidth tonight at 8 PM EST - hope to see y'all there!

Let's not neglect that alongside RFK Jr being an anti-intellectual vaccine skeptic, a noted abuser, and corrupt as shit for his connections to lawyers trying to sue vaccine manufacturers... He's ALSO racist as fuck (which I'm sure to the GOP comes as a strength) www.brookings.edu/articles/rfk...

When an album is this long, the review has to match... right? Well, here we go: I review the newest album from The Weeknd, 'Hurry Up Tomorrow' - enjoy! 🎧 youtu.be/p-Rp2lLr0R8

One thing we should try to hold onto with the new influx of users is Bluesky... well, let's call it "skeeting" culture. Because a lot of newer adopters speak the language of Facebook and Twitter and carry a lot of those bad habits, and we don't HAVE to indulge them. Have them adapt to OUR skeets.

First legit album of the year contender for me in 2025... although not a surprise coming from me... But whatever, this rules - newest album from Saor, 'Amidst The Ruins' - enjoy! youtu.be/laMTT_6jKBc