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Alec Hanley Bemis @alechanleybemis.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

First printing of Is Not Music. zine 003. Today this pile served as my laptop stand. Because there was a printer error and we’re going back to press on this thing… Print culture is harder than digital & that's why it is good: ❤️‍🔥 📰 ❤️‍🔥 More info at isnotmusic.substack.com/about

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Alec Hanley Bemis @alechanleybemis.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

September is a strange time to post a best-of-the-year list, but I am a strange person. So here ya' go 🖇️ alechanleybemis.substack.com/p/27-for-2026

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Twenty-Seven Recordings That Have Stayed With Me in 2026

music that’s made an impression on me this year, so far

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Alec Hanley Bemis @alechanleybemis.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Enjoy this playlist of 27 recordings I've enjoyed a lot in 2026 (plus, a bonus track from Dolly). If there is a theme to this playlist it is BODYFEELINGS and this is what I mean by that.

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Alec Hanley Bemis @alechanleybemis.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

this was great; it took me deeper in. thank you.

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Brassland @brassland.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

It was beautiful to hear Clogs’ “Last Song,” featuring Matt Berninger, in last week’s episode of Dark Matter on AppleTV+ 🥀 The recording first appeared on Clogs’ 2010 album The Creatures in the Lady Garden, and later on a three-track Last Song EP for the song’s video.

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Brassland @brassland.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Hear "Last Song" (feat. Matt Berninger) on Clogs' The Creatures in the Garden of Lady Walton album, or their Last Song EP. 🖇️ orcd.co/clogscreatures

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Alec Hanley Bemis @alechanleybemis.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

As the whole Internet knows, I have a mixtape delivery service. Guess what: the newsletter now has a “chat.” I think it’s open to anyone who subscribes. Enjoy chatting. On the Internet. Because that’s what it's all about, right? 🖇️ open.substack.com/chat/posts/64149409-bb72-4b3f-960d-6aef22cbf448

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Alec Hanley Bemis in AHB's Goodies

👋 Hi Friends & Readers & Listeners, Today I posted a playlist of my favorite recordings from 2026 so far: https://alechanleybemis.substack.com/p/27-for-2026 What are your favorite recordings of the ...

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Alec Hanley Bemis @alechanleybemis.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

L’Rain @ The Garrison in Toronto, Ontario, Canada 9/16/2026

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Alec Hanley Bemis @alechanleybemis.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

L’Rain @ The Garrison in Toronto, Ontario, Canada 9/16/2026

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Alec Hanley Bemis @alechanleybemis.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Enjoy this playlist of 27 recordings I've enjoyed a lot in 2026 (plus, a bonus track from Dolly). If there is a theme to this playlist it is BODYFEELINGS and this is what I mean by that.

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Alec Hanley Bemis @alechanleybemis.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

September is a strange time to post a best-of-the-year list, but I am a strange person. So here ya' go 🖇️ alechanleybemis.substack.com/p/27-for-2026

alechanleybemis.substack.com

Twenty-Seven Recordings That Have Stayed With Me in 2026

music that’s made an impression on me this year, so far

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Chris Richards @chrisrichards.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

I actually don’t think it’s nice that everyone’s talking about her good deeds more than her music I wish more publications employed music journalists and critics Despite all the great writing this week, we can still see how much we’re missing right now

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Alec Hanley Bemis @alechanleybemis.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Listen to Dolly Parton: open.spotify.com/playlist/2V8... Death is real + I am sad. Just refreshed the playlist I made a few years ago to dig deeper into Dolly's music. And I'm sharing because music* is what she was all about. * and books for children and love for all

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Talkhouse @talkhouse.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Today on the site: an excerpt from a talk between Tune-Yards and Ben McKenzie about American scam culture from the Is Not Music print zine talkhouse.com/is-not-music...

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Is Not Music.: A Conversation About Scams with Ben McKenzie and Merrill Garbus (Tune-Yards) - Talkhouse

Read an excerpt from issue 003 of the print zine.

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Peter Butler @peter-butler.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Ben McKenzie and Merrill Garbus are the surprise collaboration I didn't know I needed

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Alec Hanley Bemis @alechanleybemis.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

The next issue of the print zine I edit IS NOT MUSIC is out this fall Today @talkhouse.bsky.social previews our chat w/ @benmckenzie.bsky.social + @tuneyards.bsky.social.\ Are SCAMS America's defining feature right now? 🇺🇸 Our politics: MAGA 💸 Our money: cryptocurrency 💩🥬 Our lettuce: cyclospora

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Alec Hanley Bemis @alechanleybemis.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

I’m also re-sharing this clip from @samamidon.bsky.social because it captures Glen so well: intimate, casual, natural, magical.

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Alec Hanley Bemis @alechanleybemis.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

🖇️ orcd.co/glen ❤️‍🔥 I made a playlist for those who’ve never had the privilege of going in and deeper in to the music of Glen Hansard. Glen blurred that line between someone always in search of an audience, and someone who sang just because they knew how magic it was to sing a song.

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Glen Hansard, Swell Season & The Frames: 30 Recordings, 23 of Hi

More info at alechanleybemis.substack.com

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Alec Hanley Bemis @alechanleybemis.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

🌐 encoreconcerts.fm/u/alechanleybemis ❤️‍🔥 First time I've greeted something on the internet with actual excitement since discovering Letterboxd a while back. Keep hope alive. Good job & good luck @aoffitzer.bsky.social

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Encore — Concert Diary & Show Tracker

Track every show you've been to, rate sets, share notes with friends, and discover what's playing near you. The concert diary app for live music fans.

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Alec Hanley Bemis @alechanleybemis.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

this image lives rent free in my head as the saying goes

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Alec Hanley Bemis @alechanleybemis.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

I apologize for having no takes and giving no fucks about any contemporary controversies: Mamdani's primary slate, Freedom 250, the greatest ever music critic, hydration breaks at the FIFA World Cup, etc.

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Alec Hanley Bemis @alechanleybemis.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

It was nice to stage a brief return to that time & place—especially revisiting Freakwater's song "Drunk Friend" — Hearing that made me feel many things. youtu.be/_ZOxaBW3Xn8

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Freakwater - My Old Drunk Friend (Official Music Video)

YouTube video by Thrill Jockey Records

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Alec Hanley Bemis @alechanleybemis.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Watched this film for the first time last night at a small screening in Williamsburg. I'd never seen it before because, when it came out in 1995, I was living adjacent to the world it depicts. Why watch it when you can live it? Thank you @spectacletheater.com

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Alec Hanley Bemis @alechanleybemis.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

We aimed to select music that captures The Good Eye's vibe: spooky but playful, sensual but complicated, polished on the surface but messy and human if you crack open the façade. Book info & ordering details for at jessgibson.ca

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Jess Gibson

Jess Gibson’s debut book of twelve stories will be published on May 12, 2026.

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Alec Hanley Bemis @alechanleybemis.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

jessgibson.ca

Jess Gibson

Jess Gibson’s debut book of twelve stories will be published on May 12, 2026.

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Alec Hanley Bemis @alechanleybemis.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

My spouse Jess Gibson just published The Good Eye, her debut short story collection. We made a playlist inspired by it—her description was "a mixtape about rats, ghosts, and death." 👁️ alechanleybemis.substack.com/the-good-eye 👁️

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Boo!-per Lund @cooperlund.online · 24/05/2026

Happy birthday to Bob Dylan, an icon

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Alec Hanley Bemis @alechanleybemis.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

There's no question this ever-morphing poet-trickster is the artist I return to most. In what can feel like the waning days of human creativity, his life feels like a retort to the doubters — proof that creativity will always win, however rough it is on those who use art to bring form to chaos.

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Alec Hanley Bemis @alechanleybemis.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

🌐 alechanleybemis.substack.com/p/bob-dylan-concisely 🌐 Today is Bob Dylan's 85th birthday. About a year ago, I published a few playlists honoring him on my mixtape delivery service. I'm doing that social media thing where you share an old post on a day it has renewed relevance for the algorithms…

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Bob Dylan, concisely

plus new Brassland projects by Carriers, Buke & Gase and LANZ & a pair of deaths that hit home

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Alec Hanley Bemis @alechanleybemis.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

an early Shellac show at Thread Waxing Space in NYC #ThankYouSteveAlbini

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Alec Hanley Bemis @alechanleybemis.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

#ThankYouSteveAlbini — an eternal reminder that music and the music business can be done in an idiosyncratic yet successful way. My memories of, and tribute to, Steve Albini, along with a playlist summarizing his work, are here: 🖇️ alechanleybemis.substack.com/p/steve-albini

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Alec Hanley Bemis @alechanleybemis.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

🖇️ alechanleybemis.substack.com/p/krautrock-chat 🌐 I collaborated with zensounds creator Stephan Kunze on a long conversation about Krautrock—which he helpfully reframes as German avant-garde rock (1968–1977). (He’s actually German.)

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Alec Hanley Bemis @alechanleybemis.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

why yes there is a Bob Dylan installment of my mixtape delivery service 🖇️ alechanleybemis.substack.com/p/bob-dylan-concisely

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Alec Hanley Bemis @alechanleybemis.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

It’s been gratifying to hear from old friends who reached out to say the conversation meant something to them. As usual, I also put together a playlist featuring recordings from the genre and artists influenced by it. 🖇️ alechanleybemis.substack.com/p/krautrock-chat 🌐

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A long chat about Krautrock with zensounds' Stephan Kunze

part 2: a conversation between me and zensounds' Stephan Kunze

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Alec Hanley Bemis @alechanleybemis.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

because he leads the country 🤦‍♂️ & it’s good to have a vague, verbatim awareness of where we’re being led 🕳️

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Alec Hanley Bemis @alechanleybemis.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

Can I assume all my fellow nerds are already familiar with this insanely beautiful solo piano record?

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Su Tissue - Salon de Musique (full album)

YouTube video by Germán Cipriano

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Alec Hanley Bemis @alechanleybemis.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

I’m happy to bring the general condemnation ha ha (for the place I freelanced for a half-dozen times with great pleasure) Great institution w/ an increasingly challenging set of expectations, echoing the difficulties faced by great institutions like the US & democracy itself. 🙌❤️‍🔥🙏

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Alec Hanley Bemis @alechanleybemis.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

timeline cleanse. cuts off at the 3:00 minute mark due to the limitations of this platform. find the whole thing on YouTube & other places.

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Alec Hanley Bemis @alechanleybemis.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Omg love this thank you for surfacing it 🖤🐬

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Alec Hanley Bemis @alechanleybemis.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

appreciate you surfacing these articles side by side. read them both. very interesting, as they say… also I ♥️ the NYT. also this random comment I just saw in a Reddit thread about our favorite media punching bag is not wrong.

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