Bones of Kings
The discovery of Richard III’s grave is pretty awesome. Bonus, he was still inside it! It’s really hard to get the motivation to leave a grave though, it doesn’t happen…
music
Concert of the Day (After Dark)
Miles Davis Quintet (Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter, Tony Williams), Berlin, West Germany, November 4, 1967: Filed under: Jazz, music, video Tagged: 1967, Berlin, Herbie Hancock, Jazz, live, Miles…
Concert of the Day: Straight Outta CBGB’s
Bad Brains live at CBGB 1982: Filed under: music, Uncategorized, video Tagged: Bad Brains, CBGB, CBGB’s, D.C. hardcore, hardcore punk, music, New York, NYC, video
Happy Day-After-MBV-Day (Hmm — Must Polish My Shoes…)
Classic My Bloody Valentine to whet your appetite: Head on over to mybloodyvalentine.org to grab MBV, the LOOOOOOONG-awaited (and oft-delayed) follow-up to 1991′s seminal shoegazer classic, Loveless (assuming you haven’t…
Band of the Month: Formalists
Good day readers! Today’s Band of the Month is Formalists. Bridging the gaps between classical, folk, and progressive contemporary, this Thornhill born and raised quartet has been captivating crowds with…
Concert of the Day: Fusion Cooking
Soft Machine & Allan Holdsworth, Live at Montreux Jazz Festival 1974: Filed under: music, video
Friday night
New Avicii that I’ve been listening to this week. A tiny bit on the cheesy side but that’s ok. We all need some cheese here and there:) Think this is…
Friday night
The Killers remixed and killing it. Have a good night!
Friday night
Oh the bass! Yes. Have a good night!
A classy move to honour one of the best…
… Musicians ever. Props to Granada, Spain for naming one of its squares in honour of the great Joe Strummer. Awesome. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-qcy0-7ngw (2) Trashy, Ottawa, Ontario
Radiohead threatens to “sue the living shit” out of British PM
Radiohead’s Thom Yorke is threatening to “sue the living shit” of British Prime Minister David Cameron if his Conservative Party uses their music in an election campaign. “I can’t believe…
ConCalls: Another Poutine Style Recording in #RoboCon
Elections Canada may be allowing the Conservative Party to set the glacial pace of the criminal investigation across Canada into illegal election robocalls that misdirected and harassed electors. May be?…
The $700 plate of noodles
When I moved to Vancouver last year, I found this tiny Thai restaurant in my neighbourhood. As a lunch special, they offered a tasty plate of pad thai for $7…
Oil makes for a slippery slope
Today marks the start of a five day hearing process about the proposed Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline. About 330 speakers will have 10 minutes each to address the panel responsible…
Friday night
Hey. Cause. We. Are. Young. !! That right there is da shizzle. Have a good night out there kids! Be nice, play safe, call your mother.
Band of the Month: The Benefit of the Free Man
Hey there and happy Friday! After a holiday hiatus, Band of the Month is back! This Friday’s band is The Benefit of the Free Man. A Toronto born five piece…
Homer (not Simpson) and the Kaopectate Kid
The doctor diagnosed young son Leo recently with the stomach flu — which is colloquial shorthand for a condition which isn’t the flu, per se. (The most recent editor of…
A News Hope
I missed this Rap News from last May. You won’t want to miss it. If it’s confusing though, you’ve got fifty minutes of documentary catch-up, plus some news footnotes to…