Not hard this week at all ‘cuz there’s new Deadmau5 to be heard. I like this one, called October, so seasonal and all. Have a good night.
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Dead Wild Roses: The DWR Friday Classical Music Interlude – The CBC Signature Series –
The signature series continues at CBC and here with D major. Follow the link and listen. D major: Miss Congeniality Also known as: The Workaholic. The Homecoming Queen. D majors you might know: The Goddess Athena from Greek mythology. Oprah Winfrey. Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The notes: D – E –
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I’m taking a brief break from the Ask Me Anything series to tell you that at 7:50 this morning, my favourite son will turn 30 years old. (He’d still be my favourite even if I had more than one, but I probably wouldn’t say it out loud.) It doesn’t seem
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Brand new Tegan and Sara. My friend, here at the house, says it is “way too girlie.” Good enough for me! It’s a little different for them, more upbeat. Have a good night.
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: The DWR Friday Classical Music Interlude – The CBC Signature Series – 50 Shades of Awesome!
CBC radio 2 still has goodness left in it, witness the Signature Series. A string of programs that explore popular conceptions of music written in specific key signatures. Today’s interlude will feature the key of G minor and songs that are written in that specific key. The downside to
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: The DWR Friday Classical Music Interlude – What’s the Right Orchestral Instrument for You?
Unlike The Arbourist, I have very little musical talent. I cannot play any instrument, keep time, or even step in rhythm (my dancing has been described as “dangerous”, and not in a good way). On occasion I fantasize about how awesome it would be were I actually a classic guitar
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New Dave Matthews out just this week. Live version at Rolling Stone. Have a great night!
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To make up for last night’s music fail on the blog, this is the Foo Fighters performance at the DNC this week. Not bad at all. Predictable but fine choice as their opening song. Have a good night!
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: The DWR Friday Classical Music Interlude – Bach, Three-part Invention #4, D minor (Sinfonia), BWV 790
The vertical stripes show the rhythmic “grid” — showing the hierarchy of beats. The first beat in a measure is the strongest, followed by the half-measure point, followed by quarter-measure points, etc. This lets you see when a note is “suspended” through a strong beat. Filed under: Music Tagged:
Continue readingArt Threat: Punk rock video conveys the energy of Quebec’s Carré rouge
A Montreal punk rock band recently released “>Carré rouge, a fast-paced music video inspired by classic punk sounds, and carried by collective chants from the massive street demonstrations sparked by the historic Quebec student strike. “Loi spéciale, refusé! À qui la rue? À nous la rue! Carré rouge! Carré rouge!
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Summer’s over, kids! Not the weather, going by the 30° temperature at this moment here in Toronto. But by the calendar, it’s back to school time and all that. Thought this was a good way to say it with Kaskade’s wrap up video of his summer tour. Good song too.
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Revolutionary thought of the day: A voice cried out, I was killed in Maryland in 1877 When the railroad workers made their stand Well, I was killed in 1963 one sunday morning in Birmingham Well, I died last year crossing the southern desert My children left behind in San Pablo
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Ottawa’s Live 88.5′s Sunday night show… Really rox. (8) Trashy, Ottawa, Ontario
Continue readingwmtc: the reverend bruce springsteen and the hands-to-the-sky church: the boss in toronto
On Friday night in Toronto, Bruce Springsteen led the born-again E Street Band and his faithful flock in a rock-and-roll revival meeting. There was soulful rhythm-and-blues, and there was hard-charging guitar rock. There was political anger and there were elegies for lost friends. There was the wonder of mortality and
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Wood Mountain Folk Fest
On this weekend I’m at the Wood Mountain Folk Fest. Last night the air was cool and windy, with a few drops of rain, but dozens of people stuck it out anyway in front of the stage while a lot of others watched and listened from their trucks lined up
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Anything could happen, indeed. On an Ellie Goulding kick this week. Great voice, super talented. Have a great night!
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Oh Muse, why must you be so catchy? Have a good late night!
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Tell Me What Music to Buy
I have 7 days left to use 35 iTunes song credits. Give me suggestions of independent, or Saskatchewan (or Canadian) musicians who need more money and make great music. I want these credits to be putting scratch in the pockets of undervalued musicians especially. If you don’t know anything other
Continue readingImpolitical: Summer in the city
Deadmau5 does Dundas Square. Nice break.
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: The DWR Sunday Disservice – Adiemus
Sometimes we forget that despite all the bullshit, all the division, all the scorn, human beings can come together and create beautiful acts that fly in the face of all the shite we put up with in our regular day to day existence. I recently had the great privilege of
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