#NowPlaying #Jazz #Quebecois #AmbiancesMagnétiques

#HugoBlouin gorgeously reinvents a beautiful tune from his album Le Buffet (one of my favourite albums of 2025)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4AKA4ovEnY

Vulgaires Machins – Compter les corps (2006, Canada)

Continuing our journey through the epic Fedi-sourced catalogue of must-hear albums, our next spotlight is on number 1110 on The List, submitted by Yuki. Formed in 1995, this Québécois punk rock quartet pairs their punk rock/pop punk sound with often dark, socially conscious lyrics, though you may not catch that if you don't speak French. This is the band's 5th studio LP, with songs touching on topics such as pollution, drug decriminalization, mental health, societal collapse, TV addiction (reminder this was released 20 years ago), religion, and fake punks. Vulgaires Machins just released their 10th album last year AND have a crowd-funded documentary about their impact on the Québec music scene coming out soon, so it's a great time to catch up on this band!

Want to read more? See the full spotlight on the Fediverse at @1001otheralbums.com or on the blog: https://1001otheralbums.com/2026/02/24/vulgaires-machins-compter-les-corps-2006-canada/

Want to skip straight to the music? Here's the Bandcamp: https://lesvulgairesmachins.bandcamp.com/album/compter-les-corps

Happy listening!

#VulgairesMachins #PunkRock #PopPunk #Francophone #Quebec #Quebecois #music #1001OtherAlbums

Vulgaires Machins – Compter les corps (2006, Canada)

Our next spotlight is on number 1110 on The List, submitted by @Yuki.

With this moody af album cover and a title that translates to “Counting The Bodies”, if you don’t already know this Québécois band, you will likely be surprised when hitting play. Essentially, think Blink 182 but if they were way more mature, had dark socially conscious lyrics, and, you know, sang in French.

Formed in 1995, the Vulgaires Machins album we look at here is the punk rock quartet’s 5th studio LP, with a lineup of Guillaume Beauregard (vocals, guitar), Marie-Eve Roy (vocals, guitar, keyboard), Maxime Beauregard (bass), and Patrick Landry (drums). My high school French has sadly disintegrated nearly completely, but I believe the lyrics on this one touch on topics such as pollution, drug decriminalization, mental health, societal collapse, TV addiction (reminder this was released 20 years ago), religion, and fake punks.

Though the person behind the drum kit has since switched to Pat Sayers, Vulgaires Machins is still going strong – and still sounding great! The band put out their 10th album, Contempler l’abîme, at the end of 2025, and, following a just-completed mini tour in France, will be touring their home province of Québec this March and April. Also, keep an eye out for an upcoming documentary on the history of Vulgaires Machins and their impact on the Québec music scene. The film was successfully crowdfunded back in 2024 and is expected to be released late this year or early 2027.

Btw, keeners may have noticed the number of this album is quite a bit higher than we’ve seen in previous spotlights, and maybe don’t remember seeing this album on The List before. We just recently added about 160(!) albums to The List, around 30 of which are from Québécois artists such as this one. Thanks to Yuki for recognizing that gap we had regarding Francophone albums, I’m looking forward to spotlighting these all!

• Bandcamp: Vulgaires Machins – Compter les corps
• Discogs: Vulgaires Machins – Compter les corps

Quebecois Seeks First Steeplechase Victory at Newbury

Horse Quebecois will race at Newbury on Feb 17, 2026, seeking its first win over fences. Learn about its past races and chances.

#Quebecois, #NewburyRace, #Steeplechase, #HorseRacing, #FirstWin

https://newsletter.tf/quebecois-newbury-race-feb-2026/

A horse named Quebecois is set to run in a steeplechase race at Newbury on February 17, 2026. This race is a chance for the horse to win its first race over fences. It will be shown live on Sky Sports Racing.

#Quebecois, #NewburyRace, #Steeplechase, #HorseRacing, #FirstWin

https://newsletter.tf/quebecois-newbury-race-feb-2026/

Via #TVA - 17 février, 2026

Home Depot vendait vos données à Facebook sans votre accord

La Cour d’appel vient de donner raison aux #Québécois qui veulent obtenir réparation contre #HomeDepot, accusé d’avoir transmis les #AdressesCourriel de ses clients à #Facebook sans leur permission.

De 2018 à 2022, quiconque donnait son courriel au géant américain de la #quincaillerie pour recevoir un reçu électronique voyait ses informations personnelles aboutir chez #Meta.

https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2026/02/17/home-depot-vendait-vos-donnees-a-facebook-sans-votre-accord

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Pas Assez Québécois.
Montrons notre Amour tous! 💙💙💙💙 et notre québécitude sans gêne!

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