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Fiona McQuarrie, contributing writer for Record Collector, Shindig!, and PopMatters. New book FOUNTAINS OF WAYNE from J-Card Press - links to buy are here https://linktr.ee/writingonmusic
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#NovemberAlchemy day 11 - decay as threshold
#MusicChallenge

Fountains of Wayne - Everything's Ruined

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November 11, 2025 at 1:07 AM
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#MusicInMusic day 10
#MusicChallenge

"We're gonna sit back, relax, watch the stars/
James and Jason, Kirk and Lars"

Fountains of Wayne - Laser Show

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Laser Show
YouTube video by Fountains of Wayne - Topic
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November 11, 2025 at 1:04 AM
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#NovemberAlchemy day 10 - cracked husk offering
#MusicChallenge

Supertramp - Hide In Your Shell

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November 10, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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#MusicInMusic day 9
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"Will you stop pretending I've never been born/Now I look a little more like that guy from Korn"

Fountains of Wayne - Red Dragon Tattoo

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Red Dragon Tattoo
YouTube video by Fountains of Wayne - Topic
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November 9, 2025 at 11:57 PM
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#NovemberAlchemy day 9 - the slow undoing
#MusicChallenge

"My stockings fall onto the floor/Desperate for more"

Kate Bush - Feel It

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Feel It
YouTube video by Kate Bush - Topic
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November 9, 2025 at 1:31 AM
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#MusicInMusic day 8
#MusicChallenge

"I was pretending that I was in a Galaxie 500 video"

Liz Phair - Stratford-on-Guy

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Liz Phair - "Stratford-On-Guy" (Remastered Video & Audio)
YouTube video by Matador Records
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November 9, 2025 at 1:26 AM
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Happy Friday lovelies! Those who guessed The Ataris were the subject of our interview this week were right! Punk Rock Philosophy spoke to bassist Mike Davenport about 30 yrs in the punk scene & their first new music in 17 years! Read about our chat below 👇👇👇

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The Ataris: "We're on a mission to make new music and be the best band we can be every time we go on stage" - Punk Rock Philosophy
Bassist Mike Davenport reflects on 30 years of The Ataris and why they're more determined than ever to put out the best material of their career.
punkrockphilosophy.com
November 7, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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Morning light
November 7, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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I don't usually post about my private life on the socials, but today I'm making an exception.

Tom Barrett, my beautiful husband & my love for more than 40 years, passed away on Sept. 15. His colleague has written a lovely tribute to him, and I'm honoured to share it.

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Remembering the Quiet Brilliance of Tom Barrett | The Tyee
His decades of reporting for the Vancouver Sun earned deep respect. Then he became an early pillar of The Tyee.
thetyee.ca
November 4, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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#MusicInMusic day 4
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"I've drunk myself blind to the sound of old T. Rex/and Who's Next"

The Who - You Better You Bet

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The Who | You Better You Bet (HQ)
YouTube video by ♪FenderGibson Sounds♪
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November 4, 2025 at 3:11 AM
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#NovemberAlchemy day 4 - a soft collapse
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Taking a positive interpretation of this ambiguous term....

"Days gone by when we would lean/Laughing, fit to burst, upon each other"

Elton John - Amoreena
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November 4, 2025 at 3:08 AM
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#MusicInMusic day 3
#MusicChallenge

"Just listening and re-listening to Smiley Smile"

Barenaked Ladies 🇨🇦 - Brian Wilson

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Barenaked Ladies - Brian Wilson (Video)
YouTube video by Barenaked Ladies (official)
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November 2, 2025 at 11:16 PM
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#NovemberAlchemy day 3 - the unrooting
#MusicChallenge

Rachael Dadd - Cut My Roots

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November 2, 2025 at 11:11 PM
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Seattle Mariners fans right now
a black and white photo of a little girl laughing with the words teehee written on her face .
ALT: a black and white photo of a little girl laughing with the words teehee written on her face .
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November 2, 2025 at 4:20 AM
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#MusicInMusic day 2
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"Turn up the Eagles, the neighbors are listening"

Steely Dan - Everything You
Did

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Everything You Did
YouTube video by Steely Dan - Topic
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November 2, 2025 at 1:05 AM
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#NovemberAlchemy day 2 - ashfall memory
#MusicChallenge

Featuring guest vocals by then Washington State governor Gary Locke.

Presidents of the United States of America - Volcano

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November 2, 2025 at 12:55 AM
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#MusicInMusic day 1
#MusicChallenge

Kate Bush - Violin

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Kate Bush - Violin (1979 Xmas Special)
YouTube video by Symphonyofflowers
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November 1, 2025 at 5:40 AM
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#NovemberAlchemy day 1
#MusicChallenge

"So shed your skin and let's get started"

Hunters and Collectors - Throw Your Arms Around Me

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November 1, 2025 at 5:38 AM
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Is this genre of fiction a real thing?
November 1, 2025 at 5:21 AM
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Fall wall
October 31, 2025 at 10:56 PM
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#80sTop30 day 30
#MusicChallenge

You want the '80s? *This* is the '80s.

This challenge was such fun that I misplaced the name of the host 🤦‍♀️but thank you, host!

Falco - Der Kommissar (1980)

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Falco - Der Kommissar (U.S. Official Video) (VOD)
YouTube video by FalcoVEVO
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October 30, 2025 at 10:49 PM
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Wut
October 30, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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#80sTop30 day 29
#MusicChallenge

When I think of most of the guys I dated in the late 70s and early 80s, I think of this song 😆

Billy Joel - You May Be Right

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Billy Joel - You May Be Right (Official Video)
YouTube video by billyjoelVEVO
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October 30, 2025 at 2:00 AM
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#80sTop30 day 28
#MusicChallenge

I can't remember a single party in grad school where this wasn't played. Also the soundtrack to the one and only time I did tequila shots 🤪

Georgia Satellites - Keep Your Hands To Yourself (1988)

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Georgia Satellites - Keep Your Hands To Yourself (Official Music Video) [HQ Audio]
YouTube video by RHINO
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October 29, 2025 at 12:12 AM
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Folks in Canada can watch "Sleeping Tigers" for free, streaming on B.C.'s Knowledge Network. I served as archival researcher for this award-winning doc, which was inspired in part by an article I wrote in 1994.

knowledge.ca/program/sleeping-tigers-asahi-baseball-story
Sleeping Tigers: The Asahi Baseball Story
knowledge.ca
October 28, 2025 at 12:26 AM