Mike
@mikeofthewest.bsky.social
Watching all the movies, drinking all the smoothies
Vancouver and North Shore, music, beer
Vancouver and North Shore, music, beer
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"Kitimat: It's Not For Everyone."
There's a new #1 in the ranking of B.C. small town slogans.
There's a new #1 in the ranking of B.C. small town slogans.
November 20, 2025 at 10:00 PM
"Kitimat: It's Not For Everyone."
There's a new #1 in the ranking of B.C. small town slogans.
There's a new #1 in the ranking of B.C. small town slogans.
Corb is definitely one of the good guys
CTV: Alberta musician and rancher Corb Lund has filed a new application for a citizen's initiative petition to stop coal mining on the eastern slopes of the Rockies.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fQV...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fQV...
Musician Corb Lund files application for petition to stop coal mining in the rockies
YouTube video by CTV News
www.youtube.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Corb is definitely one of the good guys
So I guess it’s been 10 years since I caught them on the 30th anniversary album tour
The Jesus And Mary Chain’s debut album ‘Psychocandy’ came out 40 years ago today 💿
November 18, 2025 at 4:43 PM
So I guess it’s been 10 years since I caught them on the 30th anniversary album tour
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You know you can always judge a book by its cover. Look at this nice book about bears.
November 16, 2025 at 11:00 PM
You know you can always judge a book by its cover. Look at this nice book about bears.
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Happy 20th anniversary to the Sony BMG copy protection rootkit scandal, in which the company secretly installed software to hide DRM technology on CD buyers’ PCs. XCP was a security risk that led to public outcry, class action lawsuits, and, 20 years ago today, a recall of dozens of album titles.
November 16, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Happy 20th anniversary to the Sony BMG copy protection rootkit scandal, in which the company secretly installed software to hide DRM technology on CD buyers’ PCs. XCP was a security risk that led to public outcry, class action lawsuits, and, 20 years ago today, a recall of dozens of album titles.
Absolutely horrendous version of jingle bell rock at the grocery store is the first xmas song of the year
November 15, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Absolutely horrendous version of jingle bell rock at the grocery store is the first xmas song of the year
Huh, I find this odder than the Miss Chile death metal vocalist
The Avett Brothers & Mike Patton announced a 2026 tour for their new collaborative album AVTT/PTTN, which is out today. www.brooklynvegan.com/the-avett-br...
November 14, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Huh, I find this odder than the Miss Chile death metal vocalist
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OK, I am now understanding why the rich ruling class wants generative AI to write their emails for them.
November 13, 2025 at 5:43 AM
OK, I am now understanding why the rich ruling class wants generative AI to write their emails for them.
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Happy 80th to Neil Percival Young
The Loner (2009 Remaster)
YouTube video by Neil Young - Topic
music.youtube.com
November 12, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Happy 80th to Neil Percival Young
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Got a preview of the thinking behind the COV budget via the mayor's former bagel joint on the corner. Opened strong & seemingly credibly, then relentlessly hiked prices & cut corners, its revolving door of staff looking more & more miserable, til only tourists who didn't know any better ate there.
November 13, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Got a preview of the thinking behind the COV budget via the mayor's former bagel joint on the corner. Opened strong & seemingly credibly, then relentlessly hiked prices & cut corners, its revolving door of staff looking more & more miserable, til only tourists who didn't know any better ate there.
600 people signed up to speak to council on City of Vancouver's proposed 2026 budget. SIX HUNDRED. And they're pissed.
November 13, 2025 at 3:07 AM
600 people signed up to speak to council on City of Vancouver's proposed 2026 budget. SIX HUNDRED. And they're pissed.
Bit of good news - Makeway with an $86 million gift from Mackenzie Scott makeway.org/in-the-news/...
Stewarding a Transformative Gift from MacKenzie Scott - MakeWay
At MakeWay, we often talk about what’s possible when resources and relationships move together in support of community-led change. Recently, that possibility
makeway.org
November 12, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Bit of good news - Makeway with an $86 million gift from Mackenzie Scott makeway.org/in-the-news/...
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DESPITE ALL MY RAGE
LET'S CIRCLE BACK
AND GET ON THE SAME PAGE
DESPITE ALL MY RAGE THERE ARE STILL SEVERAL METRICS TO GAUGE
SOMEONE WILL SAY
TURN THIS IN
BY THE END OF THE DAY
DESPITE ALL MY RAGE
YOU DON'T NEED MY SIGN-OFF
AT THIS STAGE
LET'S CIRCLE BACK
AND GET ON THE SAME PAGE
DESPITE ALL MY RAGE THERE ARE STILL SEVERAL METRICS TO GAUGE
SOMEONE WILL SAY
TURN THIS IN
BY THE END OF THE DAY
DESPITE ALL MY RAGE
YOU DON'T NEED MY SIGN-OFF
AT THIS STAGE
November 11, 2025 at 9:02 PM
DESPITE ALL MY RAGE
LET'S CIRCLE BACK
AND GET ON THE SAME PAGE
DESPITE ALL MY RAGE THERE ARE STILL SEVERAL METRICS TO GAUGE
SOMEONE WILL SAY
TURN THIS IN
BY THE END OF THE DAY
DESPITE ALL MY RAGE
YOU DON'T NEED MY SIGN-OFF
AT THIS STAGE
LET'S CIRCLE BACK
AND GET ON THE SAME PAGE
DESPITE ALL MY RAGE THERE ARE STILL SEVERAL METRICS TO GAUGE
SOMEONE WILL SAY
TURN THIS IN
BY THE END OF THE DAY
DESPITE ALL MY RAGE
YOU DON'T NEED MY SIGN-OFF
AT THIS STAGE
Just had a random memory of seeing Lou Reed perform Neil Young's Helpless at Hal Willner's Neil Young Project in 2010. Turns out there's a recording: youtu.be/vBgFviunIB4?...
Lou Reed - "Helpless" (Neil Young cover)
YouTube video by Tree Library
youtu.be
November 11, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Just had a random memory of seeing Lou Reed perform Neil Young's Helpless at Hal Willner's Neil Young Project in 2010. Turns out there's a recording: youtu.be/vBgFviunIB4?...
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Members of Refused have announced their debut album as Backengrillen.
"The basic idea is to take a death/doom metal, or noiserock riff and play it until it loses meaning and then break it apart like a ravenous cat would a tiny forest mouse,” they write.
Hear lead single “A Hate Inferior.”
"The basic idea is to take a death/doom metal, or noiserock riff and play it until it loses meaning and then break it apart like a ravenous cat would a tiny forest mouse,” they write.
Hear lead single “A Hate Inferior.”
Refused Members Announce Debut Backengrillen Album: Hear "A Hate Inferior"
Refused are still playing their last shows as Refused, but they’re also launching their new project already. Backengrillen has three out of four Refused members: vocalist Dennis Lyxzén, bassist Magnus...
stereogum.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Members of Refused have announced their debut album as Backengrillen.
"The basic idea is to take a death/doom metal, or noiserock riff and play it until it loses meaning and then break it apart like a ravenous cat would a tiny forest mouse,” they write.
Hear lead single “A Hate Inferior.”
"The basic idea is to take a death/doom metal, or noiserock riff and play it until it loses meaning and then break it apart like a ravenous cat would a tiny forest mouse,” they write.
Hear lead single “A Hate Inferior.”
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I had to print out some forms that were on my Google, and I don’t have a printer so I went to the FedEx store to use theirs. As I’m typing in my Google password I do my usual look around to see if there are eyes or devices, and for whatever reason I also decided to look up, and wft
November 11, 2025 at 12:30 AM
I had to print out some forms that were on my Google, and I don’t have a printer so I went to the FedEx store to use theirs. As I’m typing in my Google password I do my usual look around to see if there are eyes or devices, and for whatever reason I also decided to look up, and wft
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Why should investors choose Canada over the USA for business?
PM Carney: “We have rule of law.”
PM Carney: “We have rule of law.”
Carney says Canada has "rule of law" when asked why investors should choose it over the US
YouTube video by Global News
www.youtube.com
November 9, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Why should investors choose Canada over the USA for business?
PM Carney: “We have rule of law.”
PM Carney: “We have rule of law.”
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Wait. Hold on.
Is this when Squiggy gallops in from the West in his little blue truck with the gas nozzle stuck in the tank because he couldn’t figure out how to remove it to unite the CPC again?
“Here I come to save the day!”
Is this when Squiggy gallops in from the West in his little blue truck with the gas nozzle stuck in the tank because he couldn’t figure out how to remove it to unite the CPC again?
“Here I come to save the day!”
November 7, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Wait. Hold on.
Is this when Squiggy gallops in from the West in his little blue truck with the gas nozzle stuck in the tank because he couldn’t figure out how to remove it to unite the CPC again?
“Here I come to save the day!”
Is this when Squiggy gallops in from the West in his little blue truck with the gas nozzle stuck in the tank because he couldn’t figure out how to remove it to unite the CPC again?
“Here I come to save the day!”
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The description includes the dedication "IN MEMORY OF RILEY GALE," and honestly, that's not a bad place to start with Wiccans' thrashy, grueling hardcore.
wiccanspunk.bandcamp.com/album/phase-iv
wiccanspunk.bandcamp.com/album/phase-iv
PHASE IV, by WICCANS
11 track album
wiccanspunk.bandcamp.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:10 PM
The description includes the dedication "IN MEMORY OF RILEY GALE," and honestly, that's not a bad place to start with Wiccans' thrashy, grueling hardcore.
wiccanspunk.bandcamp.com/album/phase-iv
wiccanspunk.bandcamp.com/album/phase-iv
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November 7, 1943
Joni Mitchell is born Roberta Joan Anderson in Fort Macleod, Alberta, Canada.
Mitchell became known for her lyrics and unconventional compositions, which grew to incorporate elements of pop, jazz, rock. 🎶🎤🤘
#ClassicVinyl
#MusicSky
youtu.be/GFB-d-8_bvY?...
Joni Mitchell is born Roberta Joan Anderson in Fort Macleod, Alberta, Canada.
Mitchell became known for her lyrics and unconventional compositions, which grew to incorporate elements of pop, jazz, rock. 🎶🎤🤘
#ClassicVinyl
#MusicSky
youtu.be/GFB-d-8_bvY?...
Joni Mitchell ~ Big Yellow Taxi + Both Sides Now (BBC - 1969)
YouTube video by Boston 4 Evaa
youtu.be
November 7, 2025 at 2:00 PM
November 7, 1943
Joni Mitchell is born Roberta Joan Anderson in Fort Macleod, Alberta, Canada.
Mitchell became known for her lyrics and unconventional compositions, which grew to incorporate elements of pop, jazz, rock. 🎶🎤🤘
#ClassicVinyl
#MusicSky
youtu.be/GFB-d-8_bvY?...
Joni Mitchell is born Roberta Joan Anderson in Fort Macleod, Alberta, Canada.
Mitchell became known for her lyrics and unconventional compositions, which grew to incorporate elements of pop, jazz, rock. 🎶🎤🤘
#ClassicVinyl
#MusicSky
youtu.be/GFB-d-8_bvY?...
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"One review called the Syrah muscular, yet vibrant. So if you needed a final piece of proof that it’s a different John Oliver, there it is,”
HBO's John Oliver raises a glass to B.C. winery Road 13
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver host name checks B.C. winery Road 13's John Oliver named wines. Find out more.
vancouversun.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:32 PM
"One review called the Syrah muscular, yet vibrant. So if you needed a final piece of proof that it’s a different John Oliver, there it is,”
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Another treasure: Vancouver's first rock and roll recordings unearthed vancouversun.com/news/vancouv...
November 5, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Another treasure: Vancouver's first rock and roll recordings unearthed vancouversun.com/news/vancouv...
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I appreciate the KLF reference
I support everyone giving vast sums of money to Andrew Cuomo. It’s the “lighting a million quid on fire” art piece but this time performed by the worst people in the world.
November 5, 2025 at 3:27 AM
I appreciate the KLF reference
Nothing but reruns of The Love Boat on the TiVo
I wonder if they’ve taken away Trump’s phone and TV.
November 5, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Nothing but reruns of The Love Boat on the TiVo