Jim Carrey: An MTV Movie Special (1994)
One of my favorite things about YouTube is finding things I’d watched on a loop as a teenager, bits of which still play gloriously rent-free
Read moreMy three favorite fictional languages
Because I’m kind of a linguistics nerd, and a total media nerd, I dig fictional languages. These are my three favorites right now: 1. Trigedasleng
Read moreHunt for the Wilderpeople
The is a public service announcement. Hunt for the Wilderpeople is now on Netflix. You’re welcome.
Read moreSpirit of the West’s John Mann
I’ve been thinking a lot about Spirit of the West’s John Mann lately, who died one year ago today, far too early and unfairly. So
Read moreFree compilation from Jalapeno Records
Free compilation from Jalapeno Records, the best UK/Euro funk and soul around! As often heard on the Craig Charles Funk and Soul Show. Includes my
Read moreIndigenous People’s Day
Read this, please. Especially this, which I’ve heard critiqued recently (as in, let’s just do away with a holiday on this day entirely, which maybe
Read moreCorner Gas- favorite Davis bit
One of my absolute favorite Davis (Lorne Cardinal) bits- and there are a lot to choose from! Some days it’s hard to find motivation. Some
Read morePsych
One of the nice things about this pandemic was the surprising discovery that Dez really likes “Psych” now. I’ve loved this show from the beginning,
Read moreSong of the Day: “Purify” by Izo FitzRoy
DJVQ #SongoftheDay from Izo FitzRoy’s newest album, ‘How the Mighty Fall’ – ‘PURIFY’ This song starts and ends super chill, but just wait. The crescendo
Read moreHappy Birthday Alan Arkin
Happy 86th Birthday to Alan Arkin! He’s always been one of my favorites.
Read moreSong of the Day: “When the Wires Are Down” by Izo FitzRoy
DJVQ #songoftheday – This brand new Izo FitzRoy is giving me goosebumps. I’m gonna have a listening party for the new cd next month at
Read moreDana Carvey – Choppin’ Broccoli
Digging into the archives for this one! A classic.
Read moreTwo songs for the end of 2019: “Samba De Janiero” by Bellini and “”Another Happy New Year” by Spirit of the West”
Two songs for the end of 2019. Two very different songs- both get me moving like few things do, but in different ways- the first
Read moreWhy SNOWPIERCER is a sequel to WILLY WONKA AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY:
Just in time for new year’s, I present to you: the best video I’ve seen in 2019!
Read moreMerry Christmas
Sharing this every year is my favorite Christmas tradition😂😍
Read moreJohn Mann, Spirit of the West singer, dead at 57
I’m not crying, you’re crying. RIP John Mann of Spirit of the West. Good playlist of their stuff:
Read morewatching Hunt for the Wilderpeople
For me, this is the media equivalent of comfort food. Or maybe it’s medicine and will cure me of this malady. Sam Neill and Julian
Read moreRaimi Campbell 2020
• Give America Some Sugar, Baby • Come Get Some, Murrica • Vote Smart. Vote S-Mart. • Make America Scream Again • Who wants some?
Read moreI’ve got a crush on Groot
We all love Baby Groot of course, but in the first Guardians movie he’s Man Groot—7 feet tall and the strong-and-silent type👌 On an outlaw
Read moreAll-time best British sitcoms
Mine, but in their order, not mine, because sometimes these things shift around. Father Ted I’m Alan Partridge Black Adder Only Fools and Horses Absolutely
Read moreThe best of contemporary North American comedy
These shows, for me, exemplify the best of contemporary North American comedy: • Schitt’s Creek • Santa Clarita Diet • Future Man
Read moreBobby Womack – California Dreaming
I get goosebumps for the entire length of this song.
Read moreCatch-22 (2019)
*FANGIRLSQUEE* “THAT’S SOME CATCH THAT CATCH-22.” SORRY I’M YELLING but this is exciting.
Read moreSolid Brass: Ten Years of Northern Funk – Mixed by Smoove
It’s suddenly become a booty-shakin morning, thanks to my favorite Geordies! Join me?
Read moreRIP Peter Tork
I shook his hand in 1996 and still dig saying that I haven’t washed it since. Not many of you knew me back then, but
Read moreSmoove & Turrell – Flames to Feed
This Valentine’s Day, let Smoove and Turrell bring out your inner (or not-so-inner) submissive, because when John Turrell sings, “I’ll slowly take you under and make you drink my
Read moreFuture Man
“Too long I’ve lived behind a wall of metaphors. Oh shit, there I go again.”– Wolf, Future Man
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