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FelipeQuesOvereem
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English teacher across last five decades. Scattershot music and education blogger. Cat-man married to a cat-woman. Always have a cat...

Music Blog: https://livingtolisten.blog/

Education Substack: https://open.substack.com/pub/phillipovereem
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The 10th month delivered 30+ records from '26 that I seriously enjoyed. I hope you will take a chance on some of them. Featuring: Curly Castro, Sylvie Courvoisier, 1-800 MIKEY, kwn, Jimetta Rose--you know, all the household names! #AOTY #bestmusic2026 livingtolisten.blog/2026/10/01/s...
September of My Ears: My Favorite Records Vintage ’26 That I Listened to This Month
Fruitful month! School’s started for me, with travel embedded in that process, so I’m scramblin’, BUT… SPOTLIGHT ALBUM OF THE MONTH Amyl & The Sniffers: Truth or Consequ…
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October 1, 2026 at 5:50 PM
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Featuring 101-year-old Marshall Allen mixing it up with two electric bassists, the return of Erykah Badu, Bobby Womack's three nieces raisin' earbrows, the ever-sassy Elizabeth Cook, the most Bitchin' Bajas, the return of Guitar Wolf, the nascent Cramps. livingtolisten.blog/2026/09/01/b...
Before The World Blows Up: The Relatively New Records That Kept Me Cool in This Hot August Fright
After last month’s explosion of strong new records—or perhaps it was I who was strong, as many of those didn’t actually come out in July—it was a bit of a relief to not have to hustle (especially w…
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September 1, 2026 at 2:10 PM
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My July “New Rekkids That Kicked My Butt” report—46 of ‘em. Speaking of records, I think that IS one for my blog! Every kind of album you’ve found yourself needing but haven’t found—they’re IN THERE. One thing that’s revealed is that garagepunknroll ain’t dead. livingtolisten.blog/2026/07/30/b...
BOUNTY! The Most Striking New Records I Discovered in July (Only Some Were That New, Though)
Screenshot YOU WANT PUNK AND ROLL? We got it!!! YOU WANT 5-STAR, A-GRADE, 9- or 10-OUTTA-10 REKKIDS? We got SIX of ‘em? YOU WANT THAT GOOD ‘OL (NEW) HIP-HOP AND R&B? We got it! YOU WANT SOME WI…
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July 30, 2026 at 9:02 PM
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June, Moon, Spoon—Goons: Living to Listen’s Midyear Sanity-Inducing, Joy-Eliciting Sweepstakes livingtolisten.blog/2026/07/01/j...
June, Moon, Spoon—Goons: Living to Listen’s Midyear Sanity-Inducing, Joy-Eliciting Sweepstakes
We made it through a half-year of this* (well…some of us were fortunate to have). Music sure helped. I’m doin’ things a mite different this month: below are my 50 favorite releases and 10 favorite …
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July 1, 2026 at 3:48 PM
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Every month I write a Substack newsletter about a relatively obscure record that I'd like my paying readers to consider buying in physical form (vinyl if possible). Free subscribers get a free preview.

#PhysicalMedia #musicblogs #digginginthecrates Um... #georgejones
Let's Get Physical...Media! Phil's Probably-Used CD/LP Pick of the Month, Edition 5
The best thing I've ever bought at Wal-Mart.
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April 2, 2026 at 4:52 PM
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The final "chapter" of my review of 31 years of #highschoolteaching . I've tacked on 11 years of #collegeteaching at #StephensCollege.
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Phases and Stages, Part 4, Section B: Pick Up the Tempo
I’m still at it…gotta be careful to note when the tempo slows.
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April 2, 2026 at 3:01 PM
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My favorite new records from March. @tanyatagaq.bsky.social leads the charge. Also, some older records and books I dived into.
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Things Are Unhinged, but Members of The Earth, Do Not Bend to The Set-Up (Living to Listen’s Favorite Records, March ’26)
The national dumpster fire is raging so hot that The Delines’ sobering but skillful portraits and tales (hit the link below) sound like Sly and The Family Stone’s Greatest Hits in comparison. I hop…
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April 2, 2026 at 2:58 PM
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Anyone ever lost a website or on-line writing in the cyberswirl? I thought I had, but I found this old segment of my old creation, #TheFirstChurchofHolyRockandRoll at its old address. Who the hell was I back in 2000, and not only why, but how?

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Special Surprize Throwback Post: The Reverend Wayne Coomers Gives Guilty Pleasure Advice to His Readers in The First Church of Holy Rock and Roll’s “Confessional”
Yep, from 1999 (I think) to 2005 (I think), I was the webmaster as well as the pseudonymal host of The First Church of Holy Rock and Roll, which faded from consistent view in the early 2010s but st…
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March 2, 2026 at 7:29 PM
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I just posted my monthly plea to my paid Substack subscribers to buy a neglected wonderful album in physical form. Free subscribers get a peek.

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Let's Get Physical...Media! Phil's Probably-Used CD/LP Pick of the Month, Edition 4
“Birth of the Cool” versus “Birth of the New Cool”? I’ll take the latter!
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March 2, 2026 at 7:24 PM
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Updated my education newsletter series on Substack with a look-back at another chapter of my career arc. Free.
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Phases and Stages, Part 4, Section A: Pretend I Never Happened
I walk away from my favorite age group to teach, the best group of students I’ve ever taught, and the most rewarded and rewarding phase of my career—back to the Purple and Gold Land of the Kewpies.
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March 1, 2026 at 5:18 PM
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An Aural Portal to Here: Preferred Albums, January 1-February 28, 2026 livingtolisten.blog/2026/02/28/a...
An Aural Portal to Here: Preferred Albums, January 1-February 28, 2026
RWVCBYVSANLC2ICVFSTUT2OOBY This month: I’ve begun my very basic asterisky rating system, now that most of the following records have had a chance to sink in, plus I’m continuing to share my lists o…
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February 28, 2026 at 6:27 PM
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I publish a monthly #Substack newsletter where I blab about my 41 years as an #Englishteacher . This one's about also being in a band, though. I used to tell people I taught to subsidize my #recordcollection but I didn't see streaming coming. open.substack.com/pub/phillipo...
The Greatest Story (Almost N)Ever Told (in a Classroom)
Teachers have a range of tendencies when it comes to sharing their personal exploits with their students. If I have a good story that has a reason to be told, I'll tell it. This one? Hmmm.
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April 3, 2025 at 11:13 AM
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My expanded list of my favorite albums of this calendar year. Lemme tell ya: I'm thankful for music right now. Note the asterisk system, and buy somebody's work this month, ok? #musicblogs #musiclists #bestalbums2025

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Long on Sounds, Short on Ides: The Living to Listen List, Marching Forward into The 2025ire
THE LIST (January 1 – April 1, 2025) Bolded = New to the list ***Neaty ‘n’ Spiffy / ****Eyebrow-Raising / *****Do-Ya-RIGHT Ale Hop & Titi Bakorta:  Mapambazuko (Nyege Nyege Tapes)****…
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April 3, 2025 at 11:08 AM
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Favorite #albums of 2025. 40 of 'em. Assorted flavors. #musicblogs #musiclists #bestrecordsof2025

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Amerikkkan Top 40: Some New (and Relatively New) Albums That May Help Get You Through the Morning News If You Can Stand to Read It
Hi! I’m early with my 2025 blog update, but I ain’t buying anything Friday anyway (I hope it isn’t Bandcamp Friday). If you happen to be a new reader, what I try to do at the end …
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February 27, 2025 at 10:54 PM
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Top 10 Occurrences during my first two months #substituteteaching in #columbiamissouri in 2025 (been at it since 2023). Subbed again today for an art teacher at #davidhhickmanhighschool today and kids learned about @nickcaveart.bsky.social #educationblogs #publicschool
Song of the Youth: Substitute Teaching Update
I am subbing more this semester since I am only tutoring at Stephens. I have had some adventures, but not really the kind one associates with substitute teaching.
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February 7, 2025 at 4:22 AM
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My favorite #newalbums of January 202Fire plus some other musical experiences.

Top of my pops: #nyegenyegetapes ale hop & tito bakorta's dazzling dance record and #badbunny 's new one. Oh and #zohamba has my ear and heart! #musicblogs

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Fetching Recordings from January 2025–For Month 1, Not Too Skimpy!
I am restless. As a teacher, I cannot teach the same lesson twice the same way (nor should anyone, but maybe I’m wrong). Last year, I tried to write more about the albums I loved on this blog…
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February 1, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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My favorite 180 records released in 2024. #bestalbumsof2024 #bestmusic2024 #corblund #sunra @billorcutt.bsky.social

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Infinite Jest is Long, Too: Living to Listen’s Favorite 180 Albums of 2024
This year, I abandoned my usual practice of scratching out a casual intro and, month by month, building a cumulative list of my favorite new releases. I had begun to feel the itch of guilt (and env…
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December 25, 2024 at 6:46 PM
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I also write an education newsletter from the standpoint of someone who has tried to do it for 41 going on 42 years. Here's the latest. Subscribe for free! #highereducation #teacherlife #teacherstories #blockschedule

The video is just my favorite song with "block" in it.
Blockhead
Finally, my Stephens block class assignment rolls around--I'd been both excited about and afraid of it--and I survive intact.
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December 1, 2024 at 9:25 PM
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My No!vember #newmusic wrap-up. I have a cold so I didn't feel like yammering a lead-in.

@redhotorg.bsky.social you're killin' it lately! Also @wejazz.bsky.social !!!
No!vember ’24: A Spare Commentary on the Best New (and Newly Discovered) Music I Heard
I’ve got a cold Huey Piano Smith could write another song about, my new block-style teaching assignment is intense (but I like it), and I’ve been traveling throughout the month, so I&#8…
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December 1, 2024 at 7:33 PM
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Hey readers: this might be old news, but consider a switch from Amazon-owned Goodreads to black-owned @thestorygraph.com - bring your books either you! I just added my newest purchases from @leftbankbooks.bsky.social : #nenehcherry #shfernandojr on #DOOM #ahmedabdullah on life in the #sunraarkestra!
November 24, 2024 at 8:40 PM
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You best check this out from #RedHotOrg:
TRAИƧA, by Red Hot Org
46 track album
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November 24, 2024 at 5:26 PM
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FelipeQuesO's #albumoftheday #pasalieu #afrikanalien #africanrap par excellence AND addresses some issues you will surely recognize.
Afrikan Alien - YouTube
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November 19, 2024 at 3:09 AM
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#HailuMergia Trio live at #TheBlueNote in #ColumbiaMissouri!
November 17, 2024 at 5:02 AM
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FelipeQuesO's #albumoftheday KILLER PERSONNEL ( #jackiemclean #tonywilliams #bobbyhutcherson #leemorgan #bobcranshaw and Mr. Moncur / all splendid compositions by #grachanmoncuriii / phenomenal recording by #rudyvangelder (big surprise, I know)
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November 16, 2024 at 4:08 PM
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Each of Trump's proposed appointments is a surprise. It is comforting to think that he is simply a vengeful old man, lashing out. This is unlikely. He and Musk and Putin have been talking for years. And the whole idea was that this time he had a plan.
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Decapitation Strike
Preserving America from Trump's Appointments
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November 15, 2024 at 6:34 PM