Cynical Canadian writer/bibliophile guy into music, sports (Lifelong Caps/Jays supporter), foreign film and used bookstores and booksales. Not much else.
Toronto, Ontario
Joined April 2012
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I started a Bluesky account. If interested in following, it’s @seanwrite.bsky.social
Sorry to hear of the passing of actress Susan St James at 80. One less Whalers fan in the world. #RIPSusanStJames
Four-Song Peel Session of ska band The Bodysnatchers from April 8, 1980. Includes the song "The Boiler". Length: 14:00. m.youtube.com/watch?v=kyhDsY…
Carcan n°2 (1975) by French visual artist/cermaist Victor Anicet (1938-2026) #RIPVictorAnicet
Motown group The Four Tops performing “Standing in the Shadows of Love” in 1967. The song was considered a reworking of the 1963 Suoremes’ 1963 B-Side “Standing at the Crossroads of Love”. It reached #2 on the U.S. R&B chart. On the album Reach Out. m.youtube.com/watch?v=r80i5r…
Chan Marshall, aka Cat Power, covering Bob Dylan’s “Leopard-Skin Pill Box Hat” live in a March 2024 concert in San Francisco. Song can be found on her album Cat Power Sings Dylan- The 1966 Royal Albert Hall Concert. #BobDylan m.youtube.com/watch?v=lrL1OK…
1972 reggae cover of the Glen Campbell song "Wichita Lineman" by a 16 year old Dennis Brown. Produced by the late Derrick Harriott. From the late "Crown Prince of Reggae"'s Trojan-label album Super Reggae & Soul Hits. #RIPDerrickHarriott #Reggae m.youtube.com/watch?v=CNUkGJ…
Longtime reggae and rocksteady singer/producer Derrick Harriott has died at 87. At his Crystal Studios, he produced artists such as Big Youth, Dennis Brown and Keith & Tex. Soulful 1967 rocksteady tune "The Loser" by Derrick Harriott. #RIPDerrickHarriott m.youtube.com/watch?v=vo-o-5…
The Fall performing their sterling cover of Sister Sledge's "Lost in Music" and "Why are People Grudgeful?" on UK show The Beat in 1993. Both songs from the album The Infotainment Scan. #FallFriday m.youtube.com/watch?v=y2DOYb…
Books bought at Russell Books in Victoria, BC:
Houseboat Days (1977) by John Ashbery
Springer’s Progress (1977) by David Markson
Aberration of Starlight (1980) by Gilbert Sorrentino
Official video for 1992 C&W #2 hit "Seminole Wind" by John Anderson. Song was the title track to what was considered the country music artist’s comeback album. #RIPJohnAnderson
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C&W artist John Anderson has died at 71. Although he kept recording until 2020, his albums from 1980 to 1985 found him occupying a territory that was not quite outlaw, but not totally new traditionalist. Anderson live in. 1982. #RIPJohnAnderson m.youtube.com/watch?v=xI4aRx…
Lacustre (1995) by late Italian abstract artist Luigi Malice (1937-2026) #RIPLuigiMalice
Peel Session version of The Fall covering The Sonics' garage rock raver "Strychnine". Recorded March 3, 1993. Can be found on the band's 2013 anthology 13 Killers. m.youtube.com/watch?v=EgPOOf…
Atmospheric 1982 roots reggae tune “Holy Mount Zion” by Wayne Jarrett. Produced by Bullwackie and Clive Hunt. From the album Showcase, Vol. 1. m.youtube.com/watch?v=WqUvAo…
Northern Ireland's The Divine Comedy performing "In Pursuit of Happiness" live in 1996. Song is the opening cut on the LP A Short Album About Love. m.youtube.com/watch?v=5e74y7…
1984 song “Somebody Might Wave Back” by The Waterboys. Song was the B-side on the “A Girl Named Johnny” single. Can be found on the band’s rarities anthology The Secret Life of The Waterboys 81-85. m.youtube.com/watch?v=POToCL…
1959 song “Just a Little Bit” by R&B singer/pianist Rosco Gordon. Gordon developed a shuffling piano technique called “Rosco’s Rhythm” which stressed the off beat and was an influence on bluebeat and ska sounds. This song reached #2 on the U.S. R&B chart. m.youtube.com/watch?v=Ple-dM…
