James McNally
@jmcnally.bsky.social
Teacher/Writer/Film Programmer/Festival Director (Shorts Not Pants)/DJ (#DJOlNerdyBastard). Rhythm synth, FAXMODEM (ok, kidding on that one).
47 years ago today, I attended my first rock concert. It was Queen at Maple Leaf Gardens here in Toronto, and it blew me away. RIP Freddy Mercury.
December 3, 2025 at 7:05 PM
47 years ago today, I attended my first rock concert. It was Queen at Maple Leaf Gardens here in Toronto, and it blew me away. RIP Freddy Mercury.
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Thanks to everyone who’s voted so far this weekend. Please keep them coming!
Send me your top 10 tracks of 2025 by replying to this or sending me a chat if you want to keep your vote private.
Send me your top 10 tracks of 2025 by replying to this or sending me a chat if you want to keep your vote private.
November 30, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Thanks to everyone who’s voted so far this weekend. Please keep them coming!
Send me your top 10 tracks of 2025 by replying to this or sending me a chat if you want to keep your vote private.
Send me your top 10 tracks of 2025 by replying to this or sending me a chat if you want to keep your vote private.
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Go to concerts by yourself. Go to movies by yourself. Go to restaurants by yourself. Travel by yourself. It’s normal and good!
Have yall ever gone to a concert by yourself? How was it?
November 27, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Go to concerts by yourself. Go to movies by yourself. Go to restaurants by yourself. Travel by yourself. It’s normal and good!
TONIGHT in TORONTO CITY! Join me at Houndstooth from 10pm on for the postpunkiest tunes in the city! NO COVER!
November 21, 2025 at 9:14 PM
TONIGHT in TORONTO CITY! Join me at Houndstooth from 10pm on for the postpunkiest tunes in the city! NO COVER!
T minus ONE day until my debut set at Houndstooth. I've included another song I'll be playing. First released in 1983, "Sleeper in Metropolis" finds English poet Anne Clark reciting her dystopian words over a haunting and infectious musical track written by David Harrow.
November 20, 2025 at 9:08 PM
T minus ONE day until my debut set at Houndstooth. I've included another song I'll be playing. First released in 1983, "Sleeper in Metropolis" finds English poet Anne Clark reciting her dystopian words over a haunting and infectious musical track written by David Harrow.
T minus 2 days now, Toronto City!
T minus 3 days until my Houndstooth debut! My playlist will include a song from one of my favourite albums from 1979. I bought this as a 14 year-old and played the grooves off it.
November 19, 2025 at 8:33 PM
T minus 2 days now, Toronto City!
T minus 3 days until my Houndstooth debut! My playlist will include a song from one of my favourite albums from 1979. I bought this as a 14 year-old and played the grooves off it.
November 18, 2025 at 8:43 PM
T minus 3 days until my Houndstooth debut! My playlist will include a song from one of my favourite albums from 1979. I bought this as a 14 year-old and played the grooves off it.
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Stranded in Toronto City tonight with nothing to do? Come and hear some great music in a friendly room. No cover, free pool, cheap thrills and alcohol!
November 14, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Stranded in Toronto City tonight with nothing to do? Come and hear some great music in a friendly room. No cover, free pool, cheap thrills and alcohol!
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I just love this so much. The Kids Are Alright! chicagoreader.com/music/music-...
What happens when a teen rock scene grows up? - Chicago Reader
The Hallogallo scene has produced international successes—Horsegirl, Friko, Lifeguard—as its grassroots DIY spirit spreads beyond Chicago.
chicagoreader.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:37 PM
I just love this so much. The Kids Are Alright! chicagoreader.com/music/music-...
Stranded in Toronto City tonight with nothing to do? Come and hear some great music in a friendly room. No cover, free pool, cheap thrills and alcohol!
November 14, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Stranded in Toronto City tonight with nothing to do? Come and hear some great music in a friendly room. No cover, free pool, cheap thrills and alcohol!
Just watched the first episode of Pluribus (AppleTV+). Very freaky.
November 12, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Just watched the first episode of Pluribus (AppleTV+). Very freaky.
Fantastic set by Lifeguard here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Xav...
LIFEGUARD - NEW NOW
YouTube video by The New Now
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November 12, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Fantastic set by Lifeguard here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Xav...
I just love this so much. The Kids Are Alright! chicagoreader.com/music/music-...
What happens when a teen rock scene grows up? - Chicago Reader
The Hallogallo scene has produced international successes—Horsegirl, Friko, Lifeguard—as its grassroots DIY spirit spreads beyond Chicago.
chicagoreader.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:37 PM
I just love this so much. The Kids Are Alright! chicagoreader.com/music/music-...
This is a great show and worth your time!
At turns a twisty whodunit, historical drama, tender family comedy, and farcical urban safari, 'The Lowdown' overwhelms, but never wears you down. #FILM
'The Lowdown' Finds Hilarity in the Lowest Places » PopMatters
At turns a twisty whodunit, historical drama, tender family comedy, and farcical urban safari, The Lowdown overwhelms, but never wears you down.
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November 11, 2025 at 4:48 PM
This is a great show and worth your time!
@alexrobertross.bsky.social is on Bluesky, too!
Alex Robert Ross writes (wonderfully!) about obscure football matches that nobody else is watching. If that sounds like your jam, his Substack is amazing.
Consider the Dolphin
At the Serie C play-off final second leg between Pescara and Ternana, a goalkeeper demands the spotlight.
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November 11, 2025 at 3:18 PM
@alexrobertross.bsky.social is on Bluesky, too!
Not as poorly as I have chosen. :)
November 10, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Not as poorly as I have chosen. :)
Whatever happened to personal database software like FileMaker? Did something replace it or is that whole category of software just gone?
November 4, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Whatever happened to personal database software like FileMaker? Did something replace it or is that whole category of software just gone?
What bands have you avoided listening to just because of their name? Some of mine: Kitchens of Distinction, The Spongetones, Rainbow Butt Monkeys, Cherry-Poppin' Daddies.
November 2, 2025 at 8:37 PM
What bands have you avoided listening to just because of their name? Some of mine: Kitchens of Distinction, The Spongetones, Rainbow Butt Monkeys, Cherry-Poppin' Daddies.
This sums up the US right now: "A top FBI official with 27 years standing has reportedly been fired by the bureau after its director, Kash Patel, became enraged by press stories revealing he had used a government jet to travel to see his girlfriend sing the national anthem at a wrestling match."
November 2, 2025 at 5:52 PM
This sums up the US right now: "A top FBI official with 27 years standing has reportedly been fired by the bureau after its director, Kash Patel, became enraged by press stories revealing he had used a government jet to travel to see his girlfriend sing the national anthem at a wrestling match."
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Just seen this book is coming out in June next year. #SimonReynolds book Rip It Up And Start Again is a Post-Punk bible and one of the greatest music books I own. If Still In A Dream is anything like that it will be an essential purchase. Looking at the bands on the sleeve, wow, roll on June…
October 31, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Just seen this book is coming out in June next year. #SimonReynolds book Rip It Up And Start Again is a Post-Punk bible and one of the greatest music books I own. If Still In A Dream is anything like that it will be an essential purchase. Looking at the bands on the sleeve, wow, roll on June…
What a brilliant filmmaker. His film about the Paris Commune (La Commune, 2000) is monumental.
October 31, 2025 at 7:15 PM
What a brilliant filmmaker. His film about the Paris Commune (La Commune, 2000) is monumental.
From Squamish, BC, cistern are a post-punk band who remind me a lot of early Modest Mouse. I also hear a little bit of Chicago's Deeper. Highly recommended! cisternband.bandcamp.com/album/rhizome
October 30, 2025 at 7:50 PM
From Squamish, BC, cistern are a post-punk band who remind me a lot of early Modest Mouse. I also hear a little bit of Chicago's Deeper. Highly recommended! cisternband.bandcamp.com/album/rhizome
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Teenage Head - Disgusteen [Canada, punkrock] (1977)
https://redd.it/7uqbt0
https://youtu.be/5jpa8UhlLw0
https://redd.it/7uqbt0
https://youtu.be/5jpa8UhlLw0
Teenage Head - Disgusteen [Canada, punkrock] (1977)
youtu.be
October 29, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Teenage Head - Disgusteen [Canada, punkrock] (1977)
https://redd.it/7uqbt0
https://youtu.be/5jpa8UhlLw0
https://redd.it/7uqbt0
https://youtu.be/5jpa8UhlLw0
This one's a banger.
Solid Space – New Statue ("Morning Song") [UK, Electronic/Lo-fi] (1982)
https://redd.it/6upwhc
https://youtu.be/FP_hhO2BOwQ
https://redd.it/6upwhc
https://youtu.be/FP_hhO2BOwQ
Solid Space – New Statue ("Morning Song") [UK, Electronic/Lo-fi] (1982)
youtu.be
October 20, 2025 at 11:09 PM
This one's a banger.