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Tom Beedham @tombeedham.bsky.social · 16d

The latest issue of @thegrindto.bsky.social also includes a fresh round of What We're Listening To from @newfeelingcoop.bsky.social, feat. reviews of Nadah El Shazly, Dianadelirio, Orbital Ensemble, noonjeem, +more from @danielgwilson.bsky.social, @lesliekenchu.bsky.social, Sarah Chodos, and myself

What We’re Listening To in September 2025

New Feeling’s music writers share what they’re vibing to — from country covers of gospel classics to dreamy experimental soundscapes.

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Tom Beedham @tombeedham.bsky.social · 16d

I also have a short piece about Ontario's Bill 10 in this issue of @thegrindto.bsky.social, correcting RA's reporting and getting into the historical precedents the war on drugs set across the border. Thanks to @dianacmcnally.bsky.social for her tireless advocacy. www.thegrindmag.ca/nightlife-br...

Nightlife braces for Bill 10

Ontario is copying the U.S. with a new law that would punish landlords for drug use in their venues. But in America, the war on drugs made concerts and raves riskier.

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Tom Beedham @tombeedham.bsky.social · 16d

What are we doing here? Musicians are moving to listings websites and mailing lists to get the word out. For @thegrindto.bsky.social, I spoke w/ Karen Ng and @formalfuzz.bsky.social about EARLOBE, a new resource compiling experimental music listings in Toronto.
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SoundList is Dead. Long Live Earlobe

Sick of social media, Toronto musicians are moving to listing websites and mailing lists to get the word out about shows.

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Verso Books @versobooks.bsky.social · 19d

Gillian Rose was born September 20th, 1947. All of Rose's books are 30% off through the weekend, to celebrate what would have been her 78th birthday

Rose, Gillian

Gillian Rose (1947–1995) was a British philosopher and sociologist. She is the author of The Melancholy Science, Paradiso, Mourning Becomes the Law, The Broken Middle; Dialectic of Nihilism, Hegel Con...

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NEW FEELING @newfeelingcoop.bsky.social · Sep 7

Rae Spoon @raespoon.bsky.social tells @tombeedham.bsky.social about why they’re returning to their country roots, the genre’s fraught relationship to marginalized communities, and their queered cover of the class (im)mobility anthem “Friends In Low Places” :

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Rae Spoon: Looking for “Friends in Low Places”

Rae Spoon on on their prodigal return to country music, Calgary roots, strengthening connections amidst rising global fascism, ‘Hyper Country,’ and more

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NEW FEELING @newfeelingcoop.bsky.social · Sep 1

Happy Labour Day! In our latest issue, @therewasnosound.bsky.social wrote about how the ongoing pandemic continues to profoundly impact working-class musicians and arts workers despite its erasure from the public consciousness.

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COVID Is (Still) A Working Class Issue

Michael Rancic goes long on the class-based disparities affecting how musicians navigate COVID in 2025

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Tom Beedham @tombeedham.bsky.social · Aug 29

thanks to everyone who's shared this already. I haven't connect with anyone yet, and I think this speaks to the general lack of information we've so far received re: the application of this bill. I also imagine folks are cautious of painting targets on their backs—which is valid!

Tom Beedham @tombeedham.bsky.social · Aug 26

STORY CALL - please share

I’m working on a story for @thegrindto.bsky.social and looking to explore how Ontario music venue owners and concert organizers are adapting to Bill 10, which holds landlords and staff criminally liable for drug activity on their properties.

DM or @ me here to connect

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augh @avoidavoidavoid.bsky.social · Aug 26

Don’t know who made this but thank you

Baudrillard’s 4 stages of simulacra applied to pumpkin spice

Stage one (next to picture of pumpkin): Initially the sign (image or representation) is a reflection of basic reality

Stage two (next to picture of pumpkin pie): the sign masks a basic reality. The image becomes a distortion of reality

Stage three (next to Starbucks pumpkin spice latte): the sign marks the absence of basic reality. The image calls into question what the reality is and if it even exists

Stage four (next to jug of pumpkin spice flavored coffee mate): the sign bears no relation to any reality whatsoever; it is it’s own pure simulacrum

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Nathan Schneider @ntnsndr.in · Aug 26

There's a new publication for food co-ops, just launching now—learn more and sign up here: garlicandroses.coop/

GARLIC AND ROSES COOPERATIVE

news for food co-ops, by food co-ops

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Tom Beedham @tombeedham.bsky.social · Aug 26

STORY CALL - please share

I’m working on a story for @thegrindto.bsky.social and looking to explore how Ontario music venue owners and concert organizers are adapting to Bill 10, which holds landlords and staff criminally liable for drug activity on their properties.

DM or @ me here to connect

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Canadian Journalists for Justice in Palestine @cjjpmedia.bsky.social · Aug 25

🚨 Israel has just killed five more journalists in Gaza. 🚨

We call on Canada, a founding member of the Media Freedom Coalition, to fulfill its obligations under international law. The only way is a full two way arms embargo and sanctions against Israel now

#cdnmedia #cdnpoli

A one-page statement with the header 'CJJP, Canadian Journalists for Justice in Palestine' followed by 'Our Statement on the Targeted Killing of Journalists in Gaza by Israel, Monday August 25, 2025'

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jj skolnik @modernistwitch.myatproto.social · Aug 12

yes, this happened to a cis person in this case. yes, it will happen to more cis people. i would love it if people could stop acting as if that is now the reason to care

Jo Yurcaba @joyurcaba.bsky.social · Aug 12

Minnesota teen says server forced her to prove her gender in restaurant bathroom

The 18-year-old high school student alleged the server would not let her exit the Buffalo Wild Wings restroom until she unzipped her hoodie and showed she had breasts.

For @nbcnews.com:
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Minnesota teen says server forced her to prove her gender in restaurant bathroom

The 18-year-old high school student alleged the server would not let her exit the Buffalo Wild Wings restroom until she unzipped her hoodie and showed she had breasts.

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Tom Beedham @tombeedham.bsky.social · Aug 12

not to be that guy who moved to the west coast or whatever but just need a second to say a prayer for my friends in the eastern time zone. i think 90% of the meetings i've scheduled with y'all this summer have been rescheduled less than a few hours beforehand. hope yr ok…

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NEW FEELING @newfeelingcoop.bsky.social · Aug 8

🌃🌜✨
Our 23rd issue, NIGHTLIFE, is live!

In it, we explore how the night is a site of struggle, where musicians and arts workers navigate economic precarity, geographic divides, legislative threats, and public health neglect.

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ISSUE 23: NIGHTLIFE

This issue explores

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Michael Rancic @therewasnosound.bsky.social · Aug 8

in the latest issue of @newfeelingcoop.bsky.social, i wrote about how working class musicians are (still) bearing the brunt of COVID-19, more than five years into this pandemic.

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COVID Is (Still) A Working Class Issue

Michael Rancic goes long on the class-based disparities affecting how musicians navigate COVID in 2025

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Tom Beedham @tombeedham.bsky.social · Aug 8

(reposting bc link was borked) Michael Rancic (@therewasnosound.bsky.social) explores the injury COVID-19 continues to inflict on working class musicians and arts workers across the country 🦠 newfeeling.ca/2025/08/08/c...

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Tom Beedham @tombeedham.bsky.social · Aug 8

New Feeling is a worker-and-reader-owned platform! Memberships start at $6/month, and go directly to funding coverage you won't find anywhere else. Thank you for helping us keep the lights on! 🛋️
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Become a member!

Here's one way you can support our work and ensure our sustainability.

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Tom Beedham @tombeedham.bsky.social · Aug 8

Capital increasingly attempts to smooth nightlife and the arts into a terrain of supposedly depoliticised activity. Nah. This our first issue back since signing on to endorse @pacbi.bsky.social. Read about our commitments here: newfeeling.ca/pacbi/

PACBI

New Feeling is proud to sign on to support and endorse the Palestinian Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI), in solidarity with the people of Palestine and their fight for liberation fro…

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Tom Beedham @tombeedham.bsky.social · Aug 8

You can also peep some of the most recent collaborative work we’re co-publishing with @thegrindto.bsky.social in Toronto. Dive into What We're Listening To👂>>>> newfeeling.ca/2025/08/08/w...

What We're Listening To - Summer 2025 Edition

From vibrant indie rock to experimental noise, here are the jams that the New Feeling gang is bumpin' this summer.

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Tom Beedham @tombeedham.bsky.social · Aug 8

As part of our 5-year anniversary celebrations, Rosie Long Decter was on the ground in St. John’s for this year’s @lawnyavawnya.bsky.social, and she’s returned with some key takeaways 🪝
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Community Roots on the Rock

Rosie Long Decter explores insights from musicians at New Feeling's Lawnya Vawnya panel, “Wired For Sound, Rooted In Community”

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Tom Beedham @tombeedham.bsky.social · Aug 8

In conversation with Shaunt Raffi, Alexia Bréard Anderson catches up with the Armenian artist and curator about bringing his cross-pollinating Tapestry Jams to Toronto’s Kensington Market 🐝
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In Conversation With Shaunt Raffi

Alexia Bréard Anderson chats with the Toronto-based musician, DJ and curator about improvisation, roots and cultivating spaces that acknowledge and engage with political reality.

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Tom Beedham @tombeedham.bsky.social · Aug 8

Covering Garth Brooks’ “Friends in Low Places,” in June @raespoon.bsky.social marked their prodigal return to country music. I caught up with Rae for a feature about strengthening connections in the midst of rising global fascism, their new ‘Hyper Country’ era, +more 🏜️
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Rae Spoon: Looking for “Friends in Low Places”

Rae Spoon on on their prodigal return to country music, Calgary roots, strengthening connections amidst rising global fascism, ‘Hyper Country,’ and more

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Tom Beedham @tombeedham.bsky.social · Aug 8

Aurora Sol connects with movers and shakers in Winnipeg’s underground dance music community for a survey of the local party scene 🪩
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Winnipeg Nightlife: Cultural Connection on Prairies

Aurora Sol digs into Winnipeg's vibrant nightlife, rooted in community and history, where the music thrives in a creative and DIY culture.

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Tom Beedham @tombeedham.bsky.social · Aug 8

In this issue’s Editor’s Note, I write about the concerning ways new laws and proposals in provinces and major cities have left communities dancing in the dark ✨
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Editor's Note - Issue 23: Nightlife

Features editor Tom Beedham outlines our latest theme and its role as a platform for resistance and creativity.

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Tom Beedham @tombeedham.bsky.social · Aug 8

The night life ain't no good life, but it's our life. Issue 23 of @newfeelingcoop.bsky.social is all about NIGHTLIFE. 🌃
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art by @therewasnosound.bsky.social!

ISSUE 23: NIGHTLIFE

This issue explores

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