Adrien Begrand
@adrienbegrand.bsky.social
'Cranking Up Rush: Their Musical Legacy in 11 Songs', out now!
https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781493084746/Cranking-Up-Rush-Their-Musical-Legacy-in-11-Songs
https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781493084746/Cranking-Up-Rush-Their-Musical-Legacy-in-11-Songs
Happy 40th to Macca's worst song. Still sounds like he wrote it whilst on the loo.
November 18, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Happy 40th to Macca's worst song. Still sounds like he wrote it whilst on the loo.
TSN/CTV choosing not to air Bills-Bucs is curious, to say the least. 🤔
November 16, 2025 at 6:33 PM
TSN/CTV choosing not to air Bills-Bucs is curious, to say the least. 🤔
SNL just did a Bergman sketch complete with a Stellan Skarsgard bit, and I'm dead. 😅
November 16, 2025 at 5:11 AM
SNL just did a Bergman sketch complete with a Stellan Skarsgard bit, and I'm dead. 😅
Absolute banger, 20 years later.
November 14, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Absolute banger, 20 years later.
It's so much fun, pretty much the (refreshing) antithesis of American reality TV.
Good news for Americans (without access to VPNs): THE CELEBRITY TRAITORS UK is coming to Peacock very soon. Details on how and when you can watch, up first only on @vulture.com: www.vulture.com/article/the-...
The Celebrity Traitors UK Is Hopping Across the Pond This Month
More murder, treachery, and British accents are heading to Peacock.
www.vulture.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:29 PM
It's so much fun, pretty much the (refreshing) antithesis of American reality TV.
Wayne Gretzky is Canada's Charles Lindbergh.
November 13, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Wayne Gretzky is Canada's Charles Lindbergh.
This'll be a nice little image rehab for Jason. Back where he belongs!
The @drivebytruckers.bsky.social and Jason Isbell are reuniting for their first performance together in 18 years
Drive-By Truckers & Jason Isbell Reuniting For First Performance In 18 Years
Look at those adorable young men up there. That’s the version of Drive-By Truckers that existed in 2003, when the band released the classic 2003 album Decoration Day. Back then, a very young Jason Isb...
stereogum.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:37 PM
This'll be a nice little image rehab for Jason. Back where he belongs!
Currently working on my first 2026 album review, so as I used to do on the old platform, Happy Music Critic New Year, everybody. 🤘
November 10, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Currently working on my first 2026 album review, so as I used to do on the old platform, Happy Music Critic New Year, everybody. 🤘
Melissa Lantsman is the Wario version of Sarah Sherman.
November 8, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Melissa Lantsman is the Wario version of Sarah Sherman.
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Grammy nominations for Best Rock Album:
• Turnstile - What If Hardcore But Boring
• Eric Clapton - The Vaccine Stole M'Trousers, Innit?
• Bon Iver - SM∞K∑D S@LM◊N 4 SₐL∑∑∑∑∑
• Haim - Millennial Music Your Dad Will Like
• Bono's audiobook
• Black Pumas - Album That Definitely Exists
• Turnstile - What If Hardcore But Boring
• Eric Clapton - The Vaccine Stole M'Trousers, Innit?
• Bon Iver - SM∞K∑D S@LM◊N 4 SₐL∑∑∑∑∑
• Haim - Millennial Music Your Dad Will Like
• Bono's audiobook
• Black Pumas - Album That Definitely Exists
November 7, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Grammy nominations for Best Rock Album:
• Turnstile - What If Hardcore But Boring
• Eric Clapton - The Vaccine Stole M'Trousers, Innit?
• Bon Iver - SM∞K∑D S@LM◊N 4 SₐL∑∑∑∑∑
• Haim - Millennial Music Your Dad Will Like
• Bono's audiobook
• Black Pumas - Album That Definitely Exists
• Turnstile - What If Hardcore But Boring
• Eric Clapton - The Vaccine Stole M'Trousers, Innit?
• Bon Iver - SM∞K∑D S@LM◊N 4 SₐL∑∑∑∑∑
• Haim - Millennial Music Your Dad Will Like
• Bono's audiobook
• Black Pumas - Album That Definitely Exists
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#tbt sorry we missed this, @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
November 6, 2025 at 3:58 PM
#tbt sorry we missed this, @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
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So close. Centimetres.
November 2, 2025 at 4:20 AM
So close. Centimetres.
That's as painful as sports gets.
November 2, 2025 at 4:18 AM
That's as painful as sports gets.
Sportsnet crashed again.
November 2, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Sportsnet crashed again.
As a spectator with an emotional connection to one of the teams, the world series is psychological torture. It is never fun.
November 1, 2025 at 2:38 AM
As a spectator with an emotional connection to one of the teams, the world series is psychological torture. It is never fun.
As a loooongtime Pulp fan and a real nerd for album design, it pleases me to no end to FINALLY own the Different Class LP with its interchangeable cover art.
October 31, 2025 at 4:31 PM
As a loooongtime Pulp fan and a real nerd for album design, it pleases me to no end to FINALLY own the Different Class LP with its interchangeable cover art.
Whenever it has the world's attention, Toronto ALWAYS overplays its hand. 😖
Jeepers Creepers! Today's front page of the Toronto Star! 😱
October 31, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Whenever it has the world's attention, Toronto ALWAYS overplays its hand. 😖
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The Story Behind Ben Cooper Halloween Costumes
October 31, 2025 at 3:18 PM
The Story Behind Ben Cooper Halloween Costumes
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Halloween Friday Jays game might be the drunkest this country has been in a while.
October 30, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Halloween Friday Jays game might be the drunkest this country has been in a while.
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Only 4 pitchers have recorded a Pitcher’s Cycle — striking out every batter in the opposing lineup — in the World Series:
Trey Yesavage, 2025 G5
Randy Johnson, 2001 G2
Bob Gibson, 1968 G1
Jesse Barnes, 1921 G6
Trey Yesavage, 2025 G5
Randy Johnson, 2001 G2
Bob Gibson, 1968 G1
Jesse Barnes, 1921 G6
Trey Yesavage struck out all 9 Dodgers at least once tonight, a feat that Herm Krabbenhoft dubbed a “pitcher’s cycle”
sabr.org/journal/arti...
sabr.org/journal/arti...
The Pitcher’s Cycle: Definition and Achievers (1893–2023) – Society for American Baseball Research
sabr.org
October 30, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Only 4 pitchers have recorded a Pitcher’s Cycle — striking out every batter in the opposing lineup — in the World Series:
Trey Yesavage, 2025 G5
Randy Johnson, 2001 G2
Bob Gibson, 1968 G1
Jesse Barnes, 1921 G6
Trey Yesavage, 2025 G5
Randy Johnson, 2001 G2
Bob Gibson, 1968 G1
Jesse Barnes, 1921 G6
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Blue Jays dedicate 11-4 blowout to Donald Trump 🇨🇦
October 25, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Blue Jays dedicate 11-4 blowout to Donald Trump 🇨🇦
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the last time a World Series game was played at SkyDome in Toronto, it was in 1993 against the Phillies and their catcher was Darren Daulton. Later, his Phillies teammate, Gary Varsho, named his son after Daulton, and Daulton Varsho just homered for the Blue Jays at SkyDome in the World Series
October 25, 2025 at 1:48 AM
the last time a World Series game was played at SkyDome in Toronto, it was in 1993 against the Phillies and their catcher was Darren Daulton. Later, his Phillies teammate, Gary Varsho, named his son after Daulton, and Daulton Varsho just homered for the Blue Jays at SkyDome in the World Series
My Rush book came out almost a year ago, and it's nice and cheap right now. It was fun to write and it's just as fun to read.
www.amazon.ca/Cranking-Up-...
www.amazon.ca/Cranking-Up-...
Cranking Up Rush: Their Musical Legacy in 11 Songs: Begrand, Adrien: 9781493084746: Books - Amazon.ca
Cranking Up Rush: Their Musical Legacy in 11 Songs: Begrand, Adrien: 9781493084746: Books - Amazon.ca
www.amazon.ca
October 24, 2025 at 4:29 PM
My Rush book came out almost a year ago, and it's nice and cheap right now. It was fun to write and it's just as fun to read.
www.amazon.ca/Cranking-Up-...
www.amazon.ca/Cranking-Up-...
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My distain for Róisín Murphy is limitless. To build your career on the support of LGBTQ+ fans, to now be blowing kisses to Linehan on X is sick. Enjoy the support of the transphobes and fash faking they like your work but anyone who knows dance music knows it wouldn’t be what it is without trans ppl
October 24, 2025 at 1:25 AM
My distain for Róisín Murphy is limitless. To build your career on the support of LGBTQ+ fans, to now be blowing kisses to Linehan on X is sick. Enjoy the support of the transphobes and fash faking they like your work but anyone who knows dance music knows it wouldn’t be what it is without trans ppl