Alex
@whaleslikeislands.bsky.social
Writer, academic, photographer.
Excited about archives, walkable neighborhoods, marmalade toast, and listening to records with my dog.
Excited about archives, walkable neighborhoods, marmalade toast, and listening to records with my dog.
Listened to this album a couple times while driving around town today, and it rips from start to finish.
15 years after it came out, Allo Darlin’ choose their favourite songs from their debut youtu.be/WCdYuBlni50?...
Allo Darlin’ on their favourite song from their debut record
YouTube video by allodarlin
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March 20, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Listened to this album a couple times while driving around town today, and it rips from start to finish.
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I think we’ve severely undervalued the impact of local newspapers in making for a more harmonious and informed society. Instead these news deserts have been filled by angry national outlets and local Facebook pages that reward hostility.
Local news coverage in Canada in steep decline, inviting misinformation: report. There are currently 2,900 local news outlets in the country between radio, TV, newspapers and online media, by @rosasaba.bsky.social www.thestar.com/entertainmen... via @thestar.com @policyalternatives.ca #journalism
Local news coverage in Canada in steep decline, inviting misinformation: report
There are currently 2,900 local news outlets in the country between radio, TV, newspapers and online media.
www.thestar.com
March 20, 2025 at 3:02 PM
I think we’ve severely undervalued the impact of local newspapers in making for a more harmonious and informed society. Instead these news deserts have been filled by angry national outlets and local Facebook pages that reward hostility.
Incredibly cool opportunities here.
Fully funded PhD scholarships (2) in Identities and Cultural Production in the Digital Age. Closing 31st March (Monday week)
www.dcu.ie/communicatio...
www.dcu.ie/communicatio...
PhD Scholarship Call 2025 – School of Communications, DCU | School of Communications
The School now has an opening for two funded PhD scholarships (across a four-year duration). As well as a tax-free stipend of €25,000 plus fees, we also support our students with funding for conferenc...
www.dcu.ie
March 20, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Incredibly cool opportunities here.
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I love this, on the dream of the multilingual city.
March 20, 2025 at 3:02 PM
I love this, on the dream of the multilingual city.
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No news hook sorry (‘Trump take egg’? ‘RFK take vaccine’?? maybe!) but here’s a new piece by me in Slate talking about kitchen aesthetics & ideology, John Berger’s The Eaters and the Eaten, food anxieties, and the Tartine bread book: slate.com/business/202...
The Unnerving Meaning of the Two Kinds of Instagram Kitchens
They look different, but they underscore the same anxieties.
slate.com
March 15, 2025 at 2:11 PM
No news hook sorry (‘Trump take egg’? ‘RFK take vaccine’?? maybe!) but here’s a new piece by me in Slate talking about kitchen aesthetics & ideology, John Berger’s The Eaters and the Eaten, food anxieties, and the Tartine bread book: slate.com/business/202...
Finally listening to this brilliant compilation from @petepaphides.bsky.social / @needlemythology.bsky.social on this rainy Saturday. Really spectacular stuff, and absolutely engrossing liner notes.
March 15, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Finally listening to this brilliant compilation from @petepaphides.bsky.social / @needlemythology.bsky.social on this rainy Saturday. Really spectacular stuff, and absolutely engrossing liner notes.
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"the band sound more polished and confident than ever"
Alex Evans reviews the "looser, bluesier sound" of The Loft's new release 'Everything Changes, Everything Stays the Same'. Out on Tapete Records.
@the_loft_uk
@tapeterecords
Alex Evans reviews the "looser, bluesier sound" of The Loft's new release 'Everything Changes, Everything Stays the Same'. Out on Tapete Records.
@the_loft_uk
@tapeterecords
Album Review: The Loft – Everything Changes, Everything Stays the Same - Joyzine
It is the year 2025, and indie pop is experiencing a series of comebacks, retrospectives, and revisitations. Last year, Jane Duffus’ These Things Happen: The Sarah Records Story was published and sold...
joyzine.org
March 14, 2025 at 4:56 PM
"the band sound more polished and confident than ever"
Alex Evans reviews the "looser, bluesier sound" of The Loft's new release 'Everything Changes, Everything Stays the Same'. Out on Tapete Records.
@the_loft_uk
@tapeterecords
Alex Evans reviews the "looser, bluesier sound" of The Loft's new release 'Everything Changes, Everything Stays the Same'. Out on Tapete Records.
@the_loft_uk
@tapeterecords
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#31GreatWomanMusicians
Day 13. Sarah Martin (Belle and Sebastian)
Not the type to seek the spotlight but an integral part to the beauty of B&S : violin, keyboards, vocals, she does it all and gave us some very special songs 👏
"I Didn't See It Coming"
youtu.be/5XsB5dWYBj4?...
Paris, may 2024
Day 13. Sarah Martin (Belle and Sebastian)
Not the type to seek the spotlight but an integral part to the beauty of B&S : violin, keyboards, vocals, she does it all and gave us some very special songs 👏
"I Didn't See It Coming"
youtu.be/5XsB5dWYBj4?...
Paris, may 2024
March 13, 2025 at 2:36 PM
#31GreatWomanMusicians
Day 13. Sarah Martin (Belle and Sebastian)
Not the type to seek the spotlight but an integral part to the beauty of B&S : violin, keyboards, vocals, she does it all and gave us some very special songs 👏
"I Didn't See It Coming"
youtu.be/5XsB5dWYBj4?...
Paris, may 2024
Day 13. Sarah Martin (Belle and Sebastian)
Not the type to seek the spotlight but an integral part to the beauty of B&S : violin, keyboards, vocals, she does it all and gave us some very special songs 👏
"I Didn't See It Coming"
youtu.be/5XsB5dWYBj4?...
Paris, may 2024
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Kinda want a burrito, kinda want to disappear into the woods forever.
March 13, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Kinda want a burrito, kinda want to disappear into the woods forever.
Top-tier stack on the shelf today.
March 12, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Top-tier stack on the shelf today.
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I don't know what the death of civilised America is going to sound like; but the dull metallic stamp of a pneumatic drill breaking up the Black Lives Matter mural on 16th Street yesterday morning felt like some sort of premonition.
March 12, 2025 at 1:24 PM
I don't know what the death of civilised America is going to sound like; but the dull metallic stamp of a pneumatic drill breaking up the Black Lives Matter mural on 16th Street yesterday morning felt like some sort of premonition.
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A guide to the music of Cocteau Twins, the history of music in the workplace, the late Steve Albini singing the praises of Jason Molina, a Low Culture Essay on cult Berlin film Christiane F and UFO hunting with Aidan Moffat of #ArabStrap...
#ThePortal: Quietus Archive Dive
thequietus.com/portal/
#ThePortal: Quietus Archive Dive
thequietus.com/portal/
March 12, 2025 at 2:00 PM
A guide to the music of Cocteau Twins, the history of music in the workplace, the late Steve Albini singing the praises of Jason Molina, a Low Culture Essay on cult Berlin film Christiane F and UFO hunting with Aidan Moffat of #ArabStrap...
#ThePortal: Quietus Archive Dive
thequietus.com/portal/
#ThePortal: Quietus Archive Dive
thequietus.com/portal/
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Reading about the insane numbers of books that ordinary working people used to read a hundred years ago feels like seeing pictures of the Pacific Ocean back when it teemed with whales. Hard to comprehend what we’ve lost.
March 9, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Reading about the insane numbers of books that ordinary working people used to read a hundred years ago feels like seeing pictures of the Pacific Ocean back when it teemed with whales. Hard to comprehend what we’ve lost.
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The thing about our label is that we get carried away and keep adding more bits until our profit margin is only visible with a microscope. Which is why #BandcampFriday is so huge for us. If you were thinking of buying Sensitive now's the time! needlemythology.bandcamp.com/album/sensit...
sensitive - an indie pop anthology, by Needle Mythology
0 track album
needlemythology.bandcamp.com
March 7, 2025 at 8:57 AM
The thing about our label is that we get carried away and keep adding more bits until our profit margin is only visible with a microscope. Which is why #BandcampFriday is so huge for us. If you were thinking of buying Sensitive now's the time! needlemythology.bandcamp.com/album/sensit...
So many good SLR releases recently. Go buy them!
Today is Bandcamp Friday, an excellent day to support your favorite bands and labels. Use the code 'slrbcfriday0325' at checkout to get 10% off the entire SLR catalog, including upcoming, new & classic releases.
It's all happening here:
slumberlandrecs.bandcamp.com
It's all happening here:
slumberlandrecs.bandcamp.com
March 7, 2025 at 2:59 PM
So many good SLR releases recently. Go buy them!
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paris proves it: when we stop designing cities for cars and start designing them for people, the air clears, the streets come alive, and life gets better. less smog, more green. less noise, more joy. fewer fumes, more kids playing safely. this isn't some hippy dream, it's a choice.
February 23, 2025 at 6:29 AM
paris proves it: when we stop designing cities for cars and start designing them for people, the air clears, the streets come alive, and life gets better. less smog, more green. less noise, more joy. fewer fumes, more kids playing safely. this isn't some hippy dream, it's a choice.
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“It’s a reminder that you don’t actually own much of the digital content you consume, and without the ability to back up copies of ebooks, you could lose them entirely if they’re banned and removed.” www.theverge.com/news/612898/...
Amazon’s killing a feature that let you download and backup Kindle books
It’s bad if you like to keep ebook backup copies.
www.theverge.com
February 23, 2025 at 3:36 AM
“It’s a reminder that you don’t actually own much of the digital content you consume, and without the ability to back up copies of ebooks, you could lose them entirely if they’re banned and removed.” www.theverge.com/news/612898/...
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"a band unafraid to trust their instincts" - "a triumph from start to finish"
Alex Evans reviews 'Billboard Heart' the new album from Seattle's Deep Sea Diver.
#seattlebands #deepseadiver
Alex Evans reviews 'Billboard Heart' the new album from Seattle's Deep Sea Diver.
#seattlebands #deepseadiver
Album Review: Deep Sea Diver – Billboard Heart - Joyzine
My first introduction to Seattle indie rock quartet Deep Sea Diver was their appearance on The Portland Sessions performing folksy versions of three tracks from their 2012 debut album, History Speaks....
joyzine.org
February 15, 2025 at 10:38 AM
"a band unafraid to trust their instincts" - "a triumph from start to finish"
Alex Evans reviews 'Billboard Heart' the new album from Seattle's Deep Sea Diver.
#seattlebands #deepseadiver
Alex Evans reviews 'Billboard Heart' the new album from Seattle's Deep Sea Diver.
#seattlebands #deepseadiver
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If you have a cool idea you’re working on, today’s the day to get productive.
There will be time to get mad later.
There will be time to get mad later.
January 20, 2025 at 4:30 PM
If you have a cool idea you’re working on, today’s the day to get productive.
There will be time to get mad later.
There will be time to get mad later.
Spend the snowy Sunday stumbling through some tunes from Belle and Sebastian and the Velvets.
January 20, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Spend the snowy Sunday stumbling through some tunes from Belle and Sebastian and the Velvets.
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GET INVOLVED WITH JOYZINE
Joyzine is always on the look out for enthusiastic, creative and talented people to join our team.
Whether you are a beginner or seasoned writer or photographer and want to join us as a contributor go to joyzine.org/contact/ to find out more.
Joyzine is always on the look out for enthusiastic, creative and talented people to join our team.
Whether you are a beginner or seasoned writer or photographer and want to join us as a contributor go to joyzine.org/contact/ to find out more.
January 12, 2025 at 9:13 AM
GET INVOLVED WITH JOYZINE
Joyzine is always on the look out for enthusiastic, creative and talented people to join our team.
Whether you are a beginner or seasoned writer or photographer and want to join us as a contributor go to joyzine.org/contact/ to find out more.
Joyzine is always on the look out for enthusiastic, creative and talented people to join our team.
Whether you are a beginner or seasoned writer or photographer and want to join us as a contributor go to joyzine.org/contact/ to find out more.
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everyone should start a band. no one should start a generative a.i. music company
January 6, 2024 at 2:20 AM
everyone should start a band. no one should start a generative a.i. music company
