Brian Fauteux
@brianfauteux.bsky.social
Popular music and media studies professor at the University of Alberta. Co-host of WDWK on CJSR 88.5 FM. Polaris Prize jury. Alberta Music board.
Music in Orbit now available: https://www.ucpress.edu/books/music-in-orbit/paper
Music in Orbit now available: https://www.ucpress.edu/books/music-in-orbit/paper
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Brian Fauteux
@brianfauteux.bsky.social
· Nov 28
You can watch yesterday's Questions About Music talk on Music In Orbit on the series' YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/live/30JUwd5...
Every job in my field was like, AI and Media, and now it's like, AI and Media (but maybe it's a little bit bad)
January 22, 2026 at 5:45 PM
Every job in my field was like, AI and Media, and now it's like, AI and Media (but maybe it's a little bit bad)
I mean, it doesn't really matter this year, does it?
i didn’t find the Wicked song Oscar snub to be ‘shocking’ because both of those songs suuuuuuuucked
January 22, 2026 at 5:26 PM
I mean, it doesn't really matter this year, does it?
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I think it would be really helpful if everyone posting their very cool takes on the state of music journalism this week would also encourage people to subscribe to worker-owned outlets & support independent writers trying to make new things happen
January 22, 2026 at 3:09 PM
I think it would be really helpful if everyone posting their very cool takes on the state of music journalism this week would also encourage people to subscribe to worker-owned outlets & support independent writers trying to make new things happen
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Me, checking my email one last time on my death bed in 2067: "You have received a new comment on your review of 'Animal Collective: Centipede Hz.'"
October 22, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Me, checking my email one last time on my death bed in 2067: "You have received a new comment on your review of 'Animal Collective: Centipede Hz.'"
Persistent pessimism is one way to put it
Bank of Canada surveys show persistent pessimism among firms and consumers as the ongoing US trade war deepens uncertainty.
Trade Uncertainty Sapping Optimism, Bank of Canada Surveys Show
Bank of Canada surveys show persistent pessimism among firms and consumers as the ongoing US trade war deepens uncertainty.
bloom.bg
January 20, 2026 at 1:56 AM
Persistent pessimism is one way to put it
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The annual grad conference in Music at the University of Alberta is going down April 23 and 24th, with a deadline for submissions of February 20th. Dr. Judith Klassen, Curator for Music and Performing Arts at the Canadian Museum of History, will be giving the keynote.
December 8, 2025 at 5:49 PM
The annual grad conference in Music at the University of Alberta is going down April 23 and 24th, with a deadline for submissions of February 20th. Dr. Judith Klassen, Curator for Music and Performing Arts at the Canadian Museum of History, will be giving the keynote.
Feel for the Bills. Losing to a guy named Bo Nix is just brutal stuff.
January 18, 2026 at 1:16 AM
Feel for the Bills. Losing to a guy named Bo Nix is just brutal stuff.
I see the point about how it's difficult to say, yes this counts as AI and is banned, or that this doesn't and is permitted. But more importantly, Bandcamp's move signals a resistance to tech industry influence in music communities, and narratives of AI inevitably, and is valuable as such.
Experimental artist @hollyherndon.bsky.social says @bandcamp.com's AI ban is misguided
Holly Herndon Says Bandcamp’s AI Ban Is Misguided
Earlier this week, Bandcamp issued a blanket ban on generative AI and deepfake impersonations. This new measure makes Bandcamp an exception on the streaming landscape, were AI music is becoming more a...
stereogum.com
January 16, 2026 at 7:35 PM
I see the point about how it's difficult to say, yes this counts as AI and is banned, or that this doesn't and is permitted. But more importantly, Bandcamp's move signals a resistance to tech industry influence in music communities, and narratives of AI inevitably, and is valuable as such.
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A truly awful day for movies and art, losing one of the most singular and brilliant voices to ever make them.
We've unlocked our full David Lynch issue from 2017, which is now entirely free to read.
R.I.P. Mr. Lynch, and thank you forever for the work and example you left us.
We've unlocked our full David Lynch issue from 2017, which is now entirely free to read.
R.I.P. Mr. Lynch, and thank you forever for the work and example you left us.
Issue 51: David Lynch Archives - Bright Wall/Dark Room
September 2017
www.brightwalldarkroom.com
January 16, 2025 at 6:57 PM
A truly awful day for movies and art, losing one of the most singular and brilliant voices to ever make them.
We've unlocked our full David Lynch issue from 2017, which is now entirely free to read.
R.I.P. Mr. Lynch, and thank you forever for the work and example you left us.
We've unlocked our full David Lynch issue from 2017, which is now entirely free to read.
R.I.P. Mr. Lynch, and thank you forever for the work and example you left us.
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CJSR Top 30 topped by three Canadian acts!
www.cjsr.com/2026/01/char...
www.cjsr.com/2026/01/char...
Charts | Week ending January 12, 2026
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January 14, 2026 at 4:12 PM
CJSR Top 30 topped by three Canadian acts!
www.cjsr.com/2026/01/char...
www.cjsr.com/2026/01/char...
Nothing a little walk to get a coffee couldn't solve
January 13, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Nothing a little walk to get a coffee couldn't solve
Yesterday my students were like, yeah the only people excited about using new AI features are my grandparents
January 9, 2026 at 5:28 PM
Yesterday my students were like, yeah the only people excited about using new AI features are my grandparents
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Bill Siemering, founding program director of NPR, author of its mission statement, has asked me to inquire if any profs might be interested in a Zoom class visit? No honorarium necessary. Bill founded All Things Considered, Fresh Air, won a MacArthur, etc.
A Founding Father of NPR Worries About Its Fate
www.nytimes.com
January 7, 2026 at 7:40 PM
Bill Siemering, founding program director of NPR, author of its mission statement, has asked me to inquire if any profs might be interested in a Zoom class visit? No honorarium necessary. Bill founded All Things Considered, Fresh Air, won a MacArthur, etc.
Hard to read this after years of admin staff layoffs, cuts to teaching plans, increased minimum enrollments and threats of course cancellations, tuition increases, and so forth. I want to know in what ways these expenses are for the purpose or remedying these issues, if they are
New documents show while the University of Alberta was under mass budget cuts that resulted in layoffs and a 100% cut to child care funding, the president was spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on travel
Expenses have doubled since he took office
Expenses have doubled since he took office
U of A president's expenses higher than previous president and other institutions - The Gateway
President and Vice-chancellor Bill Flanagan spent $506,901.01 on travel and hospitality in his first term, higher than other presidents.
thegatewayonline.ca
January 7, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Hard to read this after years of admin staff layoffs, cuts to teaching plans, increased minimum enrollments and threats of course cancellations, tuition increases, and so forth. I want to know in what ways these expenses are for the purpose or remedying these issues, if they are
World Police ass country
January 3, 2026 at 5:41 PM
World Police ass country
I saw a post or heard something on the radio making the argument that opposing AI data centres in your neighbourhood is NIMBYism. But some things can just be objectively bad and people can oppose them here or there or wherever. We can ask questions about whether they are necessary.
January 3, 2026 at 1:52 AM
I saw a post or heard something on the radio making the argument that opposing AI data centres in your neighbourhood is NIMBYism. But some things can just be objectively bad and people can oppose them here or there or wherever. We can ask questions about whether they are necessary.
You've heard of dry January but have you heard of regular January where you just do things regular like every other month
January 1, 2026 at 11:45 PM
You've heard of dry January but have you heard of regular January where you just do things regular like every other month
I hope there's a Tears for Fears needle drop in The Odyssey
Saw a post on X The Everything App about how they wouldn’t be playing Tears For Fears on the loudspeakers in a maternity ward in the fifties as depicted in MARTY SUPREME and…. and… I don’t even know what to say about the human mind
January 1, 2026 at 6:22 PM
I hope there's a Tears for Fears needle drop in The Odyssey
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CJSR's most played albums of 2025 — all 88.5 of em!
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Most played albums | 2025
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December 31, 2025 at 5:22 PM
CJSR's most played albums of 2025 — all 88.5 of em!
www.cjsr.com/2025/12/most...
www.cjsr.com/2025/12/most...
Tracklist from my hour:
December 31, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Tracklist from my hour:
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Isiah Whitlock Jr. (1954–2025)
December 30, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Isiah Whitlock Jr. (1954–2025)