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Styles Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Punk Revival, Punk/New Wave, Punk, Anarchist Punk Group Members Chris Hannah, Glen Lambert, John K. Samson, Jordy Samolesky, Mike Braumeister, Todd Kowalski, Jesus H. Christ, Jordan D. Samolesky, The Rod
Ex-Weakerthans Singer John K. Samson Shares An Ode To Fantasy Baseball In Dystopia For Opening Day
Because we live in a pandemic-poisoned dystopia, today, July 24, is opening day for many Major League Baseball teams. (Yesterday was opening day for some, which resulted in this incredible tweet about Dr. Anthony Fauci’s opening pitch for the Washington Nationals.) The odd circumstances of the season have inspired a new single from former Propagandhi bassist and Weakerthans frontman John K. Samson.
Culture: Mennonite Writing
Culture: Mennonite Writing Patrick Friesen (6:01) The writing community in Winnipeg has been profoundly shaped by Mennonite writers such as Di Brandt, David Bergen, Miriam Toews, Sarah Klassen and (the interviewee in this video) Patrick Friesen. Many of the city’s best known novelists and poets are of a Mennonite background and several have been involved in creating and maintaining writing communities within Manitoba.
Small Life
I held him in my arms as he died. I held him, also, for nine months within me. After a routine ultrasound partway into the pregnancy, and a subsequent flurry of tests and meetings with some of the brightest obstetricians and geneticists in the world, we were given the news of a ‘lethal’ diagnosis: our baby would not live after he was born. Josiah’s tiny body was not capable of survival outside the womb. By every standard in this world, he was frail, weak, small.
Longitudinal Centre
From Lyrics and Poems. Published by ARP Books in 2012. This spring made winter an insulting opening offer, now the passing lane is getting harder to negotiate, thawing out and icing up again. Past the Mint, where a circle of provincial flags are flagging in the front yard, tired of trying to make us think that it hasn’t always been so hard. The sky looks seasick on the boxcar sway, where the Atlantic and Pacific are the very same far away.
Colonial Justice System Serves to Dispossess
This is clearly a positive trend. The fact that First Nations, Métis, and Inuit people make up only four percent of the country’s population but one-quarter of its incarcerated population is an abhorrent symptom of systemic racism that must be addressed if Canada has any legitimate interest in “reconciling” with Indigenous people.
Prison Abolition is a Fantasy Worth Pursuing
The more you learn about prison, though, the more you realize that there’s nothing natural about it. Or rather, to the extent that it’s logical, its logic is that of an oppressive system grinding people up in its anti-poor, anti-queer, racist, colonialist gears. The mass numbers of people incarcerated and the brutality with which they are treated are not bugs in the system, they are features of it.
"Postdoc Blues" (video)
John K. Samson "Postdoc Blues" (video) Published Oct 21, 2016 John K. Samson's Winter Wheat arrives today (October 20), and in addition to the new record, the former Weakerthans frontman is also treating fans to a new music video.
First Listen: John K. Samson, 'Winter Wheat'
Enlarge this image John K Samson's new album, Winter Wheat, comes out Oct. 21. Courtesy of the artist hide caption toggle caption Courtesy of the artist John K Samson's new album, Winter Wheat, comes out Oct. 21. Courtesy of the artist John K Samson, Winter Wheat.
John K. Samson "Alpha Adept"
John K. Samson "Alpha Adept" Published Sep 27, 2016 With the Weakerthans firmly resting in the past, beloved frontman and purveyor of Can-rock poetry John K. Samson is set to release his second solo album later this fall.
Winter Wheat, by John K. Samson
Oh the vampire Alberta stalks across the money market rates and ducks into a Hummer. The vampire Alberta wears a bowtie and a pin that says Support the Arts. Yeah the vampire Alberta takes a photo for another slide in the PowerPoint of all the places we won’t remember. Oh the vampire Alberta wipes an oily mouth along a sleeve of forest in the foothills. The vampire Alberta drools a perfect inky tailing pond, and shakes awake.
Everything Must Go!, by The Weakerthans
Garage Sale. Saturday. I need to pay my heart's outstanding bills. A cracked-up compass and a pocket watch, some plastic daffodils. The cutlery and coffee cups I stole from all-night restaurants, a sense of wonder (only slightly used), a year or two to haunt you in the dark. For a phone call from far away with a "Hi, how are you today" and a sign recovery comes to the broken ones.
Left And Leaving, by The Weakerthans
/ Streaming + Download Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more. Purchasable with gift card $1 Buy the Full Digital Album lyrics My city's still breathing (but barely it's true) through buildings gone missing like teeth. The sidewalks are watching me think about you, sparkled with broken glass. I'm back with scars to show. Back with the streets I know. Will never take me anywhere but here.
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