@pulmyears.bsky.social
Host of the Record Store Day Podcast, author of John Candy: A Life In Comedy, and books about The Kids In The Hall, Todd Rundgren, and more. Canadian Screen Award Winning co-executive producer of Kids In The Hall: Comedy Punks
XTC's Dave Gregory Discusses XTC’s Forthcoming Record Store Day Release, Live in New Jersey 1981.
Tuesday on the Record Store Day podcast.
When my colleague David Bier at a Senate hearing yesterday defended his statement that DHS has promoted ethnic cleansing, some conservatives reacted with anger. But Stephen Miller's deportation plan does indeed fit the description of ethnic cleansing, argues Kyle Varner at @theunpopulist.net. /1
“Planning around preventing this exact scenario — impossible as it has long seemed — has been a bedrock principle of US national security policy for decades,” a former US official who served in Republican and Democratic administrations said. “I’m dumbfounded.”
edition.cnn.com/2026/03/12/p...
No surprise here.
We know who Trump is working for, and it ain’t us.
NEW YORK TIMES: Trump Removes Sanctions on Russia to Help Oil Flow Amid Iran Conflict www.nytimes.com/2026/03/12/u...
THIS WEEK ON THE RECORD STORE DAY PODCAST
Los Lobos’ STEVE BERLIN discusses his earliest production gig, recording Pigus Drunkus Maximus by L.A. local legends, Top Jimmy & The Rhythm Pigs, and some Los Lobos news.
The Record Store Day Podcast,
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Yes, if you click through to the actual show, you’ll see I mentioned that, but I didn’t have room for it in this post
Chris Murphy: "I Just came from a two hour, closed door classified briefing on the war. It just confirmed to me it's totally incoherent. We are not gonna be able to achieve any of our stated objectives ... this is a disaster of epic proportions, a 10 day debacle"
THIS WEEK ON THE RECORD STORE DAY PODCAST
Los Lobos’ STEVE BERLIN discusses his earliest production gig, recording Pigus Drunkus Maximus by L.A. local legends, Top Jimmy & The Rhythm Pigs, and some Los Lobos news.
The Record Store Day Podcast,
Wherever you get your podcasts or:
bit.ly/RSDPODCAST
Rest in peace to my Berkeley neighbor Country Joe McDonald.
All these years since his “Fixin’ To Die Rag,” we’re still asking “what are we fighting for?”
Breaking: SC newspaper verifies portions of Trump accuser's story. Textbook journalism. Local journalism. Support your local news outlets. www.postandcourier.com/news/epstein...
I’m ecstatic to announce that Eleanor & Frank Perry’s brilliant & controversial film “Last Summer” has been beautifully restored to its 1969 theatrical cut. Premiere screening Sunday 3/29 at the American Cinematheque’s Areo Theatre. Q&A with stars Barbara Hershey & Bruce Davison!
Delay = death.
Trump/Rubio/Vought are sitting on a billion dollars that's meant for treatment and prevention of HIV internationally. Congress (controlled by Republicans) appropriated the funds and rejected rescissions. www.washingtonblade.com/2026/03/05/1...
The Justice Department has posted online three FBI interviews related to sexual assault allegations against Trump that had been missing from the massive trove of Epstein files released by the DOJ.
Trump has consistently denied wrongdoing in connection with Epstein. https://cnn.it/47ry28K
hahahahahahaha
AND IT SEEMS TO ME / YOU LIVED YOUR LIFE / LIKE A CANDLE IN THE WIND
If you're at the airport and Kristi Noem is doing the ominous little message from the TSA screens, you no longer have to do anything she says. Leave your laptop in the case, whatever.
yay! We get to finally meet!
Thank you
#OTD in 1994, the world lost the great John Candy — one of Canada’s greatest comedy exports. He was also the subject of a fascinating 2025 biography by the also great @pulmyears.bsky.social. #NewsRadioBookshelf @citynewsvancouver.bsky.social vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/01/18/b...
As am I
Most anti-LGBTQ bills
Strictest abortion ban
medical marijuana banned
Most medical bankruptcies
Books banned
High Gun violence
High poverty
Low per pupil spending
Immigrants living in fear
Most disenfranchised Black folks
“Freest” for who, @MarshaBlackburn?
THIS WEEK ON THE RECORD STORE DAY PODCAST
Rival Sons frontman JAY BUCHANAN went deep into the desert, and himself, to summon up the powerful songs on his recently released solo album Weapons of Beauty
The Record Store Day Podcast.
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bit.ly/RSDPODCAST
March 4 is not only the anniversary of John Candy‘s death, it is also the birthday of the great Catherine O’Hara. Both fantastic talents, and remarkable people who are dearly missed.
(Photo: Jerry Avenaim)
There’s no replacing Jools Holland, of course, but I will tell you that they have been fantastic with Stephen Large for many years now!
If you’re a Squeeze fan like I am, you may enjoy this:
youtu.be/Q3t3oaNzhf4?...
The timing of the initial strikes is unusual.
Often you see these types of operations launched in the pre-dawn hours at the target site partly to limit civilian casualties.
This operation began at the beginning of a work and school day, with millions of adult civilians and children in harms way.
Welp, @netflix was fun for awhile, but I hate fascism more than I enjoyed scrolling for an hour only to not find anything good.
Trump-lover Ellison ruins everything.
What happens now that the Ellisons will have both CBS News, plus CNN?
*Dems could set out a populist anti-trust platform for the next election
*Desperate need for new independent media sources - follow nonprofit or other models
What else?
It took Putin and Orban years to do what they’re doing.