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Pop Loser Vol. 6, No. 7 - Haute Fuzz, a mixtape

tylerc@spincity.org (Tyler Hellard) — Fri, 26 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Haute Fuzz.

Vol. 6, No. 7

Featuring: Telehealth, Billy Nomates, The Smile, Charles Moothart, Plastic Pinks, DBA!, Caroline Rose, Awreeoh, Soft Bait, ADULT., Mike D, Bratakus, Booji Boys, The Cowboys, CRABE, Mvll Crimes, Zoo Amba, The Poppy Family and Massive Attack & Tom Waits.

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Pop Loser Vol. 6, No. 6 - Dumb and strange in the Fediverse of madness.

tylerc@spincity.org (Tyler Hellard) — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Dumb & strange in the Fediverse of madness.

Vol. 6, No. 6

I used to sorta understand how the internet worked but now I mostly don’t. Last weekend, I got cocky, made some rash decisions, clicked a few things in the wrong order, clicked another thing before fully absorbing its warning message (a warning that made pretty clear that I definitely should not have clicked on that thing at all, but could have made it even more clear with some stern disappoint-mom messaging perhaps rendered in a large, blinky red font), and, ultimately, sent all of my Mastodon followers into the nuclear heat-death of the Fediverse’s largest sun for no good goddamned reason at all.

Pop Loser Vol. 6, No. 5 - Don't yuk-yuk my yum.

tylerc@spincity.org (Tyler Hellard) — Thu, 28 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Don’t yuk-yuk my yum.

Vol. 6, No. 5

I’ve watched the entirety of M∗A∗S∗H (the worst show for those of us who write everything in markdown) about a half dozen times (more for great episodes like “Dear Sigmund,” less for that one episode where BJ cheats on Peg, which I still haven’t forgiven him (or the show’s writers) for), but have only just recently done the complete 11-season run without the laugh track.

Pop Loser Vol. 6, No. 4 - The Once and Future Cling (a mixtape)

tylerc@spincity.org (Tyler Hellard) — Sat, 16 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

The Once and Future Cling.

Vol. 6, No. 4

Featuring: Brian Wilson, The Lemon Twigs, U.S. Girls, Modern Woman, Sloan, The Frights, Iguana Death Cult, Soulwax, Emily Allan, Wax Tailor, Jeb Loy Nichols, Tyler Ballgame, Jenny Lewis, Madi Diaz, Frog and Amy Winehouse.

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Pop Loser Vol. 6, No. 3 - A touch of indiegestion

tylerc@spincity.org (Tyler Hellard) — Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

A touch of indiegestion.

Vol. 6, No. 3

The “indieweb” (define as you like) is having a bit of a “moment” (also define as you like) as many of us are suddenly nostalgic for the internet of 2005 (back when we were all a bunch of delightfully connected strangers and not this morass of addicted TMI-addled assholes with OPINION!S) and have found that there are still people just doing things on the web. Like, for fun and stuff.

Pop Loser Vol. 6, No. 2 - The Pennington Pop Explosion (a mixtape)

tylerc@spincity.org (Tyler Hellard) — Tue, 05 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

The Pennington Pop Explosion.

Vol. 6, No. 2

Featuring: Tegan & Sara, The Hardship Post, Odds, Eric’s Trip, The Flashing Lights, Sloan, Doughboys, Joel Plaskett, Night Committee, Sam Roberts, SNFU, Rheostatics, The Pursuit of Happiness, Julie Doiron, Headstones, and The New Pornographers.

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Pop Loser Vol. 6, No. 1 - No good read goes unpublished

tylerc@spincity.org (Tyler Hellard) — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000

No good read goes unpublished.

Vol. 6, No. 1

I’ve had a very strange three months where a little novel I wrote nearly a decade ago suddenly became a Canadian best seller, sending me onto radio programs, TV and live events around the country, and it was all thanks to a beautiful man called “Dangle.” An unexpected and incredible thing. (Spoiler: we didn’t win.)