This piece is lively, bright and exciting. Not to mention way beyond my technical ability, but I love it anyways. Filed under: Music Tagged: Peskanov, Solo Piano, The DWR Friday Musical Interlude
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Saskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Prairie Music
Saskatchewan is known for many musicians, and types of music. It has a provincial name that is a challenge to include in songs too. However, not many people have heard the musical qualities of grain bins. It’s like steel drum meets vocalist. Enjoy! I’ve spent a few minutes of my
Continue readingTrashy's World: I didn’t win the contest…
… but C managed to snag a couple of fifth row seats to see Mr. Lightfoot this weekend at the NAC! Despite my admiration for his music, I never have gotten around to seeing him perform live. Should be a great show! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgI8bta-7aw (5) Trashy, Ottawa, Ontario
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Have a good night!
Continue readingSketchy Thoughts: Windi Earthworm, Ragged Clown
Windi Earthworm was an institution of the radical anglo left in 1980s Montreal. A crossdressing openly gay street musician who took it upon himself to educate the public about the Vancouver 5, the genocide of Indigenous peoples, the destruction of nature, and the miseries of life under capitalism, Windi was
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: The DWR Classical Music Interlude – Pachelbel’s Canon in D via the Piano Guys
Ask any cellist. They’ll tell you about what’s it’s like to play the cello part of Pachebel’s Canon in D. It’s the same 8 notes over and over and over again. The good news is, it’s easy to memorize. The bad news is you don’t know when to stop. There’s
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: J.S.Bach Piano Concerto No.7 in G minor BW
Take a baroque and enjoy some Bach Filed under: Music Tagged: Bach, Piano Concerto N0.7 in g minor, The DWR Friday Musical Interlude
Continue readingwmtc: doc watson, 1923-2012
Bluegrass legend Doc Watson is dead at age 89. He was simply a great musician, with a great gusto for life. I saw him perform at several festivals in my younger days. Bluegrass is meant to be heard live, and when you saw Doc Watson play, you felt like you
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Alesso & Dirty South – City Of Dreams – Exclusive Preview Yeah, more house music…have a good one!
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: The DWR Friday Classical Music Interlude – Ave Maria – Josquin des Prez
I want to sing this so very badly. Filed under: Music Tagged: Ave Maria, The DWR Friday Musical Interlude
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How can you not like that with all the kids around the world and all the athletics and the dancing, so fun. Great pump up song. Have a good night!
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: The Friday Musical Interlude – Bourne Vivaldi – The Piano Guys
Story behind the song: There are few “hooks” in the movie-music world that are as grabby as the Bourne Identity Soundtrack riff (starts at 0:29). Like the movie series, its intensity commands attention. We just had to figure out a way to use it. In our usual style, we thought
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: More Bad Lips to Read
Last year there was a new musician made famous for singing not so well, to a professionally produced music video. Rebecca Black became an Internet sensation, for being blah. Her video, “Friday”, quite possibly has the most dislikes of any on YouTube. Why might you care? Because it’s given rise
Continue readingThe Sir Robert Bond Papers: Household Division Band Rehearsal
This one is for all the musicians…band musicians, that is. The bands of the guards regiments of the Household Division are among the best bands of their type, made up of the some of the finest musicians in the world. Here’s a massed rehearsal recorded earlier this month and posted
Continue readingFlashback: Kirsty Who?
Way back when, I wrote the music column for my friend Christine Renaud’s express and upfront magazines, dedicated to “art, entertainment & life” in Prince Edward County. This review is very typical of my style at the time (or lack thereof!). I really can’t be arsed to edit it. Remember
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Small Time Video
Gormley was critical of the bad language in Gunderson’s videos. I don’t care for foul language in most music either, but at least Gormley has a valid excuse for acting like a crotchety old man; I don’t know what my problem is. I do love Dirty Spaceman, however. And I
Continue readingThe Sir Robert Bond Papers: The Old Wooden Guitar
An innovative cover of “Somebody that I used to know”… And, the inevitable parody of the creative cover that is creative in a whole other way… -srbp-
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Another no-brainer this week, new Metric released this month. I know a few peeps who will like this one. There is an acoustic version by Emily Haines and James Shaw at Rolling Stone as well. Have a good night!
Continue readingbastard.logic: All the girls at this party are into drama and Ginsberg and lemon lime Bacardi
In lieu of substantive new content (busy busy bastard, etc), here is matttbastard’s top-ten-of-the-moment list, culled from my ever-expanding Bandcamp Discoveries board on Pinterest (yes, Pinterest — shaddap): 1. Hookworms – ‘Form & Function’ (forthcoming limited edition split 7″ w/ Kogumaza on Gringo Records, released 05.28.2012) – Overflowing with naked
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