James Kingsley
@jameskingsley.ca
Graphic Designer from #ldnont with a ❤️ for all the places we call home. Also: music 🎧, pizza 🍕, random hits & misc.™
www.jameskingsley.ca / www.thelocalistyxu.ca
www.jameskingsley.ca / www.thelocalistyxu.ca
Update on The Localist for Patrons /subscribers who follow me here: plan is still in place to get the newsletter off Subst@ck for '26. That said, the process is eating into my time to publish regularly...
To make up for the lack of new content recently, I've paused Patronage until December.
To make up for the lack of new content recently, I've paused Patronage until December.
October 6, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Update on The Localist for Patrons /subscribers who follow me here: plan is still in place to get the newsletter off Subst@ck for '26. That said, the process is eating into my time to publish regularly...
To make up for the lack of new content recently, I've paused Patronage until December.
To make up for the lack of new content recently, I've paused Patronage until December.
Missed it the 1st time around, but have been spinning The Lassie Foundation's remastered "Pacifico" ('99) for days now. Sugar-sweet shoegaze at its best. w/ most tracks hovering around the 4 min mark, the pacing is as much fun as the fuzz...
lassiefoundation.bandcamp.com/album/pacifi...
lassiefoundation.bandcamp.com/album/pacifi...
Pacifico (Remastered), by The Lassie Foundation
11 track album
lassiefoundation.bandcamp.com
September 16, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Missed it the 1st time around, but have been spinning The Lassie Foundation's remastered "Pacifico" ('99) for days now. Sugar-sweet shoegaze at its best. w/ most tracks hovering around the 4 min mark, the pacing is as much fun as the fuzz...
lassiefoundation.bandcamp.com/album/pacifi...
lassiefoundation.bandcamp.com/album/pacifi...
...and we're back with a 5th(!!) edition of The Localist's "More Local Lists" List 😉 🖐️ #ldnont
thelocalist.substack.com/p/274-more-l...
thelocalist.substack.com/p/274-more-l...
274 - More Local Lists! Vol. 5 👏
Welcome to our FIFTH edition of our current “go to” local lists!
thelocalist.substack.com
August 22, 2025 at 1:43 PM
...and we're back with a 5th(!!) edition of The Localist's "More Local Lists" List 😉 🖐️ #ldnont
thelocalist.substack.com/p/274-more-l...
thelocalist.substack.com/p/274-more-l...
Tossed together a quick one for The Localist this week….
#ldnont #cornhole
thelocalist.substack.com/p/273-cornhole
#ldnont #cornhole
thelocalist.substack.com/p/273-cornhole
273 - Cornhole 🌽
Sure, we’re starting to see summer’s sweet corn pop up at markets and farmstands around the city, but we’ve also got a bumper crop of Corhnole leagues and drop-ins to enjoy this year…
thelocalist.substack.com
July 25, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Tossed together a quick one for The Localist this week….
#ldnont #cornhole
thelocalist.substack.com/p/273-cornhole
#ldnont #cornhole
thelocalist.substack.com/p/273-cornhole
Looking forward to some ✌️,❤️ & ☀️ this Sun Sept 7th with @shadkmusic.bsky.social , Sunshine Makers and Born in the Eighties at Sidelaunch Brewery's #ldnont beer garden. 🍻
Who's with me?! 👏
www.eventbrite.ca/e/side-launc...
Who's with me?! 👏
www.eventbrite.ca/e/side-launc...
Side Launch London Presents: Peace, Love & Sunshine
Side Launch London Presents: Peace, Love & Sunshine is a one-day music fest rockin' in the Side Launch London Beer Garden.
www.eventbrite.ca
July 22, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Looking forward to some ✌️,❤️ & ☀️ this Sun Sept 7th with @shadkmusic.bsky.social , Sunshine Makers and Born in the Eighties at Sidelaunch Brewery's #ldnont beer garden. 🍻
Who's with me?! 👏
www.eventbrite.ca/e/side-launc...
Who's with me?! 👏
www.eventbrite.ca/e/side-launc...
Perfect single for the dog-days of summer from M.E. Nezke. Imagine Beck paying homage to Lipps Inc.'s Funkytown with special appearances by a wah-wah pedal and a triangle... 👏
Also: the petition for a 12-19min remix of the track starts here 🗳️
open.spotify.com/track/6geF2P...
Also: the petition for a 12-19min remix of the track starts here 🗳️
open.spotify.com/track/6geF2P...
I Lose Control
M.E. Netzke · I Lose Control · Song · 2025
open.spotify.com
July 21, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Perfect single for the dog-days of summer from M.E. Nezke. Imagine Beck paying homage to Lipps Inc.'s Funkytown with special appearances by a wah-wah pedal and a triangle... 👏
Also: the petition for a 12-19min remix of the track starts here 🗳️
open.spotify.com/track/6geF2P...
Also: the petition for a 12-19min remix of the track starts here 🗳️
open.spotify.com/track/6geF2P...
Getting a little brassy with this week’s edition of The Localist!
open.substack.com/pub/thelocal...
#ldnont
open.substack.com/pub/thelocal...
#ldnont
272 - Brass'tastic ✨
With London playing host to the International Trombone Festival this week we figured the timing was perfect to slide into your inbox with a tribute to some of the city’s brassiest of brassy brassyness...
open.substack.com
July 18, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Getting a little brassy with this week’s edition of The Localist!
open.substack.com/pub/thelocal...
#ldnont
open.substack.com/pub/thelocal...
#ldnont
Had some more fun with #Ldnont 's summer festivals for The Localist this week... of course, I jest because I love 😘
thelocalist.substack.com/p/271-festiv...
thelocalist.substack.com/p/271-festiv...
271 - Festival Starter Packs ✅
The response to last week’s Festival Bingo Cards was enough to warrant another round…
thelocalist.substack.com
July 10, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Had some more fun with #Ldnont 's summer festivals for The Localist this week... of course, I jest because I love 😘
thelocalist.substack.com/p/271-festiv...
thelocalist.substack.com/p/271-festiv...
Heading out to enjoy some of #ldnont 's gazillion (and counting) festivals this summer?
The Localist's Summer Festival Bingo is back and ready for playing 😉🎉
thelocalist.substack.com/p/270-25-sum...
The Localist's Summer Festival Bingo is back and ready for playing 😉🎉
thelocalist.substack.com/p/270-25-sum...
270 - '25 Summer Festival Bingo 🎉
Summer Festival season officially gets underway with Sunfest 🌞 this weekend...
thelocalist.substack.com
July 5, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Heading out to enjoy some of #ldnont 's gazillion (and counting) festivals this summer?
The Localist's Summer Festival Bingo is back and ready for playing 😉🎉
thelocalist.substack.com/p/270-25-sum...
The Localist's Summer Festival Bingo is back and ready for playing 😉🎉
thelocalist.substack.com/p/270-25-sum...
📬 Check your inboxes/link below for this week's edition of The Localist—dedicated to all things #ldnont, thunderbolts & lightning ⚡️😉
thelocalist.substack.com/p/269-thunde...
thelocalist.substack.com/p/269-thunde...
269 - Thunderbolts & Lightning ⚡️
When lightning hit South Secondary earlier this week, we took the hint—here’s a list of the city’s most electric odes to thunder & lightning...
thelocalist.substack.com
June 26, 2025 at 4:10 PM
📬 Check your inboxes/link below for this week's edition of The Localist—dedicated to all things #ldnont, thunderbolts & lightning ⚡️😉
thelocalist.substack.com/p/269-thunde...
thelocalist.substack.com/p/269-thunde...
...bit of a meandering edition of The Localist today—ending up right where it began with a little inspiration from @sameervasta.bsky.social and @cedricrichards.bsky.social 👏
#ldnont
thelocalist.substack.com/p/there-and-...
#ldnont
thelocalist.substack.com/p/there-and-...
There and Back Again: Street Edition 📍
Bit of a meandering edition of The Localist today...
thelocalist.substack.com
June 20, 2025 at 5:18 PM
...bit of a meandering edition of The Localist today—ending up right where it began with a little inspiration from @sameervasta.bsky.social and @cedricrichards.bsky.social 👏
#ldnont
thelocalist.substack.com/p/there-and-...
#ldnont
thelocalist.substack.com/p/there-and-...
Friday reminder from the liner notes to Matthew Sweet's "Girlfriend"...
June 20, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Friday reminder from the liner notes to Matthew Sweet's "Girlfriend"...
Feeling a small bit responsible for the @bluejays.com win tonight on account of posting these custom ⚾️ card design ideas—inspired by Barger’s play and nickname—to the ‘gram earlier today 😜
#lightsupletsgo
#lightsupletsgo
June 18, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Feeling a small bit responsible for the @bluejays.com win tonight on account of posting these custom ⚾️ card design ideas—inspired by Barger’s play and nickname—to the ‘gram earlier today 😜
#lightsupletsgo
#lightsupletsgo
Still working on moving my personal newsletter from S*bstack to Squarespace. Once the archives are shifted—and I've got a few campaigns published—it'll then be time to move The Localist too! 👏
Any Squarespace users here have any tips/tricks to keep in mind while I'm at it?
Any Squarespace users here have any tips/tricks to keep in mind while I'm at it?
June 16, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Still working on moving my personal newsletter from S*bstack to Squarespace. Once the archives are shifted—and I've got a few campaigns published—it'll then be time to move The Localist too! 👏
Any Squarespace users here have any tips/tricks to keep in mind while I'm at it?
Any Squarespace users here have any tips/tricks to keep in mind while I'm at it?
In other/related(?) news, my buddy's marriage broke down and he almost had to move in with a bunch of University students 😱...Still reeling from the scare, he channelled the vibes into this "Sugar Ray-meets-Sheryl Crow" jam: open.spotify.com/track/03ImBi...
Stoner House
Francy Planet · Stoner House · Song · 2025
open.spotify.com
June 13, 2025 at 8:59 PM
In other/related(?) news, my buddy's marriage broke down and he almost had to move in with a bunch of University students 😱...Still reeling from the scare, he channelled the vibes into this "Sugar Ray-meets-Sheryl Crow" jam: open.spotify.com/track/03ImBi...
Either fishing 🎣, birding 🐦 and baseball ⚾️ are having a moment... or this is just normal for your late 40s.
June 13, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Either fishing 🎣, birding 🐦 and baseball ⚾️ are having a moment... or this is just normal for your late 40s.
Who's ready for a jam-packed June in #ldnont? Here's just a few of the events taking place around town this weekend... thelocalist.substack.com/p/267-big-we...
267 - Big Weekend 🗓️
Sure, summer in London is pretty hot...but our Junes are heading up too!
thelocalist.substack.com
June 12, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Who's ready for a jam-packed June in #ldnont? Here's just a few of the events taking place around town this weekend... thelocalist.substack.com/p/267-big-we...
Been offline a few days and just now learning the sad news about Pocket's demise 😥. Gonna miss the app as much as I continue to miss rdio. Any suggestions on an app to (try and) take it's place?
For context, my Pocket export included 1,294 unread articles and 6,290 more in the archives 🙃
For context, my Pocket export included 1,294 unread articles and 6,290 more in the archives 🙃
May 27, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Been offline a few days and just now learning the sad news about Pocket's demise 😥. Gonna miss the app as much as I continue to miss rdio. Any suggestions on an app to (try and) take it's place?
For context, my Pocket export included 1,294 unread articles and 6,290 more in the archives 🙃
For context, my Pocket export included 1,294 unread articles and 6,290 more in the archives 🙃
Two of my favourite slides from a recent presentation to a class of graphic design grads. Always important to set/manage expectations early on in the address 🙃
May 13, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Two of my favourite slides from a recent presentation to a class of graphic design grads. Always important to set/manage expectations early on in the address 🙃
Belated birthday gift c/o Andy Squyres latest single, "Miracle Service." This one's got a little something for everyone "heading out of [their] cynical eras." 👋
open.spotify.com/track/4bIaI7...
open.spotify.com/track/4bIaI7...
Miracle Service
Andy Squyres · Miracle Service · Song · 2025
open.spotify.com
May 9, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Belated birthday gift c/o Andy Squyres latest single, "Miracle Service." This one's got a little something for everyone "heading out of [their] cynical eras." 👋
open.spotify.com/track/4bIaI7...
open.spotify.com/track/4bIaI7...
Here's just a few more of the many #ldntont events I wasn't able to include in last week's "May'hem" edition of The Localist: Ting Fest at TAP 🪱, Poutine Fest at Vic Park 🍟; Pickle Fiesta at RBC Place 🥒; Great Canadian Art Hop at various galleries 🎨;Free Comic Book Day on Dundas Place 🦹...
May 3, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Here's just a few more of the many #ldntont events I wasn't able to include in last week's "May'hem" edition of The Localist: Ting Fest at TAP 🪱, Poutine Fest at Vic Park 🍟; Pickle Fiesta at RBC Place 🥒; Great Canadian Art Hop at various galleries 🎨;Free Comic Book Day on Dundas Place 🦹...
Lots of great activities to enjoy around #ldnont over the next few weeks...
To help you choose what to do, I've pitted a handful of events against each other for a "May'hem" edition of The Localist's new'ish "This and/or That" series 🤔 👇
thelocalist.substack.com/p/265-this-a...
To help you choose what to do, I've pitted a handful of events against each other for a "May'hem" edition of The Localist's new'ish "This and/or That" series 🤔 👇
thelocalist.substack.com/p/265-this-a...
265 - This and/or That: May'hem edition 🤔
🌸 Spring has sprung and with May’s flowers comes a LOT to get out and enjoy around this city.
thelocalist.substack.com
May 2, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Lots of great activities to enjoy around #ldnont over the next few weeks...
To help you choose what to do, I've pitted a handful of events against each other for a "May'hem" edition of The Localist's new'ish "This and/or That" series 🤔 👇
thelocalist.substack.com/p/265-this-a...
To help you choose what to do, I've pitted a handful of events against each other for a "May'hem" edition of The Localist's new'ish "This and/or That" series 🤔 👇
thelocalist.substack.com/p/265-this-a...
I mean, has anyone ever actually seen The Boss and Tom Waits in the studio AT THE SAME TIME?! 🤔
open.spotify.com/track/6UuDam...
open.spotify.com/track/6UuDam...
Faithless
Bruce Springsteen · Faithless · Song · 2025
open.spotify.com
May 2, 2025 at 2:20 PM
I mean, has anyone ever actually seen The Boss and Tom Waits in the studio AT THE SAME TIME?! 🤔
open.spotify.com/track/6UuDam...
open.spotify.com/track/6UuDam...