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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
#MusicInMusic day 28
#MusicChallenge
Namechecks the Kinks' past and current managers and music publishers, all of whom collectively took most of the band's income.
The Kinks - The Moneygoround
youtu.be/hlJ25pfzLTo?...
#MusicChallenge
Namechecks the Kinks' past and current managers and music publishers, all of whom collectively took most of the band's income.
The Kinks - The Moneygoround
youtu.be/hlJ25pfzLTo?...
The Kinks - The Moneygoround (Official Audio)
YouTube video by The Kinks
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November 28, 2025 at 11:06 PM
#MusicInMusic day 28
#MusicChallenge
Namechecks the Kinks' past and current managers and music publishers, all of whom collectively took most of the band's income.
The Kinks - The Moneygoround
youtu.be/hlJ25pfzLTo?...
#MusicChallenge
Namechecks the Kinks' past and current managers and music publishers, all of whom collectively took most of the band's income.
The Kinks - The Moneygoround
youtu.be/hlJ25pfzLTo?...
#NovemberAlchemy day 29 - aqua vitae
#MusicChallenge
Water is life, and life is love.
Dire Straits - Water of Love
youtu.be/rQF4kK63UKs?...
#MusicChallenge
Water is life, and life is love.
Dire Straits - Water of Love
youtu.be/rQF4kK63UKs?...
November 28, 2025 at 11:02 PM
#NovemberAlchemy day 29 - aqua vitae
#MusicChallenge
Water is life, and life is love.
Dire Straits - Water of Love
youtu.be/rQF4kK63UKs?...
#MusicChallenge
Water is life, and life is love.
Dire Straits - Water of Love
youtu.be/rQF4kK63UKs?...
#NovemberAlchemy day 28 - butter of antimony
#MusicChallenge
Robert Miles - Antimony
youtu.be/IRu5TtZL_Og?...
#MusicChallenge
Robert Miles - Antimony
youtu.be/IRu5TtZL_Og?...
November 28, 2025 at 12:14 AM
#NovemberAlchemy day 28 - butter of antimony
#MusicChallenge
Robert Miles - Antimony
youtu.be/IRu5TtZL_Og?...
#MusicChallenge
Robert Miles - Antimony
youtu.be/IRu5TtZL_Og?...
#MusicInMusic day 27
#MusicChallenge
Mr. Stress was a band that Chrissie Hynde knew in Cleveland.
Pretenders - Precious
#MusicChallenge
Mr. Stress was a band that Chrissie Hynde knew in Cleveland.
Pretenders - Precious
November 28, 2025 at 12:11 AM
#MusicInMusic day 27
#MusicChallenge
Mr. Stress was a band that Chrissie Hynde knew in Cleveland.
Pretenders - Precious
#MusicChallenge
Mr. Stress was a band that Chrissie Hynde knew in Cleveland.
Pretenders - Precious
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November 27, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Available directly from the publisher, or ordered online or in person from most independent booksellers. Support independent authors and publishers, and shop local!
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#NovemberAlchemy day 27 - unsteady equinox
#MusicChallenge
🇨🇦 Thanksgiving was in October. But we celebrate the equinox at the same time as our next door neighbours.
John Coltrane - Equinox
youtu.be/9Zyr0IDaRXQ?...
#MusicChallenge
🇨🇦 Thanksgiving was in October. But we celebrate the equinox at the same time as our next door neighbours.
John Coltrane - Equinox
youtu.be/9Zyr0IDaRXQ?...
November 26, 2025 at 10:31 PM
#NovemberAlchemy day 27 - unsteady equinox
#MusicChallenge
🇨🇦 Thanksgiving was in October. But we celebrate the equinox at the same time as our next door neighbours.
John Coltrane - Equinox
youtu.be/9Zyr0IDaRXQ?...
#MusicChallenge
🇨🇦 Thanksgiving was in October. But we celebrate the equinox at the same time as our next door neighbours.
John Coltrane - Equinox
youtu.be/9Zyr0IDaRXQ?...
#MusicInMusic day 26
#MusicChallenge
A tribute to Geno Washington and his Ram Jam Band.
Dexys Midnight Runners - Geno
youtu.be/Z5KgMUgvtig?...
#MusicChallenge
A tribute to Geno Washington and his Ram Jam Band.
Dexys Midnight Runners - Geno
youtu.be/Z5KgMUgvtig?...
Dexy s Midnight Runners Geno TOTP 1980 HD
YouTube video by RVOLUTION TV
youtu.be
November 26, 2025 at 10:25 PM
#MusicInMusic day 26
#MusicChallenge
A tribute to Geno Washington and his Ram Jam Band.
Dexys Midnight Runners - Geno
youtu.be/Z5KgMUgvtig?...
#MusicChallenge
A tribute to Geno Washington and his Ram Jam Band.
Dexys Midnight Runners - Geno
youtu.be/Z5KgMUgvtig?...
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Sue Langford: Inside Manchester’s Iconic Boardwalk Years
YouTube video by Manchester Scene Stories
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November 26, 2025 at 3:44 PM
#MusicInMusic day 25
#MusicChallenge
The whole song is about musical instruments!
Robert Preston - Seventy-Six Trombones
(The Music Man film OST)
youtu.be/FGNgN43oUbg?...
#MusicChallenge
The whole song is about musical instruments!
Robert Preston - Seventy-Six Trombones
(The Music Man film OST)
youtu.be/FGNgN43oUbg?...
Harold Hill Sings "Seventy-Six Trombones" in THE MUSIC MAN (1962) | TCM
YouTube video by Turner Classic Movies
youtu.be
November 26, 2025 at 1:08 AM
#MusicInMusic day 25
#MusicChallenge
The whole song is about musical instruments!
Robert Preston - Seventy-Six Trombones
(The Music Man film OST)
youtu.be/FGNgN43oUbg?...
#MusicChallenge
The whole song is about musical instruments!
Robert Preston - Seventy-Six Trombones
(The Music Man film OST)
youtu.be/FGNgN43oUbg?...
#NovemberAlchemy day 26 - moss reclamation
#MusicChallenge
Irish moss is a type of seaweed that's harvested from the shores of Prince Edward Island.
Stompin' Tom Connors 🇨🇦 - Song of the Irish Moss
youtu.be/_TRAG3NmKpU?...
#MusicChallenge
Irish moss is a type of seaweed that's harvested from the shores of Prince Edward Island.
Stompin' Tom Connors 🇨🇦 - Song of the Irish Moss
youtu.be/_TRAG3NmKpU?...
November 26, 2025 at 1:03 AM
#NovemberAlchemy day 26 - moss reclamation
#MusicChallenge
Irish moss is a type of seaweed that's harvested from the shores of Prince Edward Island.
Stompin' Tom Connors 🇨🇦 - Song of the Irish Moss
youtu.be/_TRAG3NmKpU?...
#MusicChallenge
Irish moss is a type of seaweed that's harvested from the shores of Prince Edward Island.
Stompin' Tom Connors 🇨🇦 - Song of the Irish Moss
youtu.be/_TRAG3NmKpU?...
A Cybertruck with a custom license plate: LFSTYL
a cartoon character from the simpsons is standing in front of a window .
ALT: a cartoon character from the simpsons is standing in front of a window .
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November 25, 2025 at 4:39 PM
A Cybertruck with a custom license plate: LFSTYL
#MusicInMusic day 24
#MusicChallenge
"I can hear that old bass singing/Sweet and low like a gift you're bringing"
Guy Clark - L.A. Freeway
youtu.be/Xpa5mOg3Fjs?...
#MusicChallenge
"I can hear that old bass singing/Sweet and low like a gift you're bringing"
Guy Clark - L.A. Freeway
youtu.be/Xpa5mOg3Fjs?...
Guy Clark, "L.A. Freeway," Austin City Limits
YouTube video by Austin City Limits
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November 24, 2025 at 11:17 PM
#MusicInMusic day 24
#MusicChallenge
"I can hear that old bass singing/Sweet and low like a gift you're bringing"
Guy Clark - L.A. Freeway
youtu.be/Xpa5mOg3Fjs?...
#MusicChallenge
"I can hear that old bass singing/Sweet and low like a gift you're bringing"
Guy Clark - L.A. Freeway
youtu.be/Xpa5mOg3Fjs?...
#NovemberAlchemy day 25 - the great unraveling
#MusicChallenge
@firstnamebob.bsky.social has outdone himself with this graphic 👏
Weezer - Undone (The Sweater Song)
youtu.be/mLawKw3Qgig?...
#MusicChallenge
@firstnamebob.bsky.social has outdone himself with this graphic 👏
Weezer - Undone (The Sweater Song)
youtu.be/mLawKw3Qgig?...
November 24, 2025 at 11:14 PM
#NovemberAlchemy day 25 - the great unraveling
#MusicChallenge
@firstnamebob.bsky.social has outdone himself with this graphic 👏
Weezer - Undone (The Sweater Song)
youtu.be/mLawKw3Qgig?...
#MusicChallenge
@firstnamebob.bsky.social has outdone himself with this graphic 👏
Weezer - Undone (The Sweater Song)
youtu.be/mLawKw3Qgig?...
#NovemberAlchemy day 24 - amber abundance
#MusicChallenge
"And if you are inclined for to listen/An abundance of pastime we'll have"
Steeleye Span - A Calling-On Song
youtu.be/cDQYz4CVMI0?...
#MusicChallenge
"And if you are inclined for to listen/An abundance of pastime we'll have"
Steeleye Span - A Calling-On Song
youtu.be/cDQYz4CVMI0?...
November 23, 2025 at 10:52 PM
#NovemberAlchemy day 24 - amber abundance
#MusicChallenge
"And if you are inclined for to listen/An abundance of pastime we'll have"
Steeleye Span - A Calling-On Song
youtu.be/cDQYz4CVMI0?...
#MusicChallenge
"And if you are inclined for to listen/An abundance of pastime we'll have"
Steeleye Span - A Calling-On Song
youtu.be/cDQYz4CVMI0?...
#MusicInMusic day 23
#MusicChallenge
Lyrical nod to a Chuck Berry song title
"In the wee wee hours/Maybe, baby, the gypsy lied"
Bruce Springsteen - Brilliant Disguise
youtu.be/idnJnjV_8rg?...
#MusicChallenge
Lyrical nod to a Chuck Berry song title
"In the wee wee hours/Maybe, baby, the gypsy lied"
Bruce Springsteen - Brilliant Disguise
youtu.be/idnJnjV_8rg?...
Bruce Springsteen - Brilliant Disguise (Official Video)
YouTube video by BruceSpringsteenVEVO
youtu.be
November 23, 2025 at 9:13 PM
#MusicInMusic day 23
#MusicChallenge
Lyrical nod to a Chuck Berry song title
"In the wee wee hours/Maybe, baby, the gypsy lied"
Bruce Springsteen - Brilliant Disguise
youtu.be/idnJnjV_8rg?...
#MusicChallenge
Lyrical nod to a Chuck Berry song title
"In the wee wee hours/Maybe, baby, the gypsy lied"
Bruce Springsteen - Brilliant Disguise
youtu.be/idnJnjV_8rg?...
#NovemberAlchemy day 23 - ritual of transformation
#MusicChallenge
The Who - I'm Free
(version from the Tommy movie, 1975)
youtu.be/v4L8L43GieE?...
#MusicChallenge
The Who - I'm Free
(version from the Tommy movie, 1975)
youtu.be/v4L8L43GieE?...
November 23, 2025 at 1:29 AM
#NovemberAlchemy day 23 - ritual of transformation
#MusicChallenge
The Who - I'm Free
(version from the Tommy movie, 1975)
youtu.be/v4L8L43GieE?...
#MusicChallenge
The Who - I'm Free
(version from the Tommy movie, 1975)
youtu.be/v4L8L43GieE?...
Beck - Black Tambourine (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by BeckVEVO
youtu.be
November 23, 2025 at 1:25 AM
From earlier this week, sunrise with fog on the river.
November 22, 2025 at 7:56 PM
From earlier this week, sunrise with fog on the river.
#NovemberAlchemy day 22 - the last apple's descent
#MusicChallenge
"A basket of apples by the back porch, beneath the sweater pegs"
Jane Siberry 🇨🇦 - One More Colour
youtu.be/ZvQdwLzDpPE?...
#MusicChallenge
"A basket of apples by the back porch, beneath the sweater pegs"
Jane Siberry 🇨🇦 - One More Colour
youtu.be/ZvQdwLzDpPE?...
November 21, 2025 at 11:13 PM
#NovemberAlchemy day 22 - the last apple's descent
#MusicChallenge
"A basket of apples by the back porch, beneath the sweater pegs"
Jane Siberry 🇨🇦 - One More Colour
youtu.be/ZvQdwLzDpPE?...
#MusicChallenge
"A basket of apples by the back porch, beneath the sweater pegs"
Jane Siberry 🇨🇦 - One More Colour
youtu.be/ZvQdwLzDpPE?...
#MusicInMusic day 21
#MusicChallenge
"At the beat of the city drum/
See how your friends come in twos or threes or more"
Nick Drake - At The Chime of A City Clock
youtu.be/9qlNDTfecGY?...
#MusicChallenge
"At the beat of the city drum/
See how your friends come in twos or threes or more"
Nick Drake - At The Chime of A City Clock
youtu.be/9qlNDTfecGY?...
At The Chime Of A City Clock
YouTube video by Nick Drake - Topic
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November 21, 2025 at 11:07 PM
#MusicInMusic day 21
#MusicChallenge
"At the beat of the city drum/
See how your friends come in twos or threes or more"
Nick Drake - At The Chime of A City Clock
youtu.be/9qlNDTfecGY?...
#MusicChallenge
"At the beat of the city drum/
See how your friends come in twos or threes or more"
Nick Drake - At The Chime of A City Clock
youtu.be/9qlNDTfecGY?...
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✨ Friday inspiration: The achingly beautiful village of Bosham in West Sussex. King Harold saw the same church tower before he set sail in 1064 to meet William of Normandy who would be his conqueror in 1066. Bosham is named in the Bayeux Tapestry alongside a depiction of the church.
November 21, 2025 at 6:26 AM
✨ Friday inspiration: The achingly beautiful village of Bosham in West Sussex. King Harold saw the same church tower before he set sail in 1064 to meet William of Normandy who would be his conqueror in 1066. Bosham is named in the Bayeux Tapestry alongside a depiction of the church.
#NovemberAlchemy day 21 - crumble and bloom
#MusicChallenge
"Beneath this snowy mantle cold and clean/The unborn grass lies waiting for its coat to turn to green"
Anne Murray 🇨🇦 - Snowbird
youtu.be/4tYd2CbltzM?...
#MusicChallenge
"Beneath this snowy mantle cold and clean/The unborn grass lies waiting for its coat to turn to green"
Anne Murray 🇨🇦 - Snowbird
youtu.be/4tYd2CbltzM?...
November 21, 2025 at 1:50 AM
#NovemberAlchemy day 21 - crumble and bloom
#MusicChallenge
"Beneath this snowy mantle cold and clean/The unborn grass lies waiting for its coat to turn to green"
Anne Murray 🇨🇦 - Snowbird
youtu.be/4tYd2CbltzM?...
#MusicChallenge
"Beneath this snowy mantle cold and clean/The unborn grass lies waiting for its coat to turn to green"
Anne Murray 🇨🇦 - Snowbird
youtu.be/4tYd2CbltzM?...
#MusicInMusic day 20
#MusicChallenge
"Sitting in her rocking chair/A dulcimer in her lap"
John Denver - Berkeley Woman
youtu.be/_oDetTrYt9Q?...
#MusicChallenge
"Sitting in her rocking chair/A dulcimer in her lap"
John Denver - Berkeley Woman
youtu.be/_oDetTrYt9Q?...
Berkeley Woman
YouTube video by John Denver - Topic
youtu.be
November 21, 2025 at 1:43 AM
#MusicInMusic day 20
#MusicChallenge
"Sitting in her rocking chair/A dulcimer in her lap"
John Denver - Berkeley Woman
youtu.be/_oDetTrYt9Q?...
#MusicChallenge
"Sitting in her rocking chair/A dulcimer in her lap"
John Denver - Berkeley Woman
youtu.be/_oDetTrYt9Q?...
Ghost blossoms
November 20, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Ghost blossoms