Friday night
This one made my week. Loooove. Bloc Party is set to release their fourth and what could be their last album later this month. Have a good night.
music
Rock stars demand Pussy Riot release – Feminist punk rockers jailed in Russia for performing "punk prayer" against Vladimir Putin
As Russian president Vladimir Putin visits London to engage in both Olympic and diplomatic shenanigans, several major British musicians, including Pete Townshend, Jarvis Cocker and Corinne Bailey Rae are calling…
An Olympic lesson on how to botch a mobile marketing campaign
I’m no fan of Coca-Cola. That said, their television ad running throughout the Olympics is quite clever. It features British DJ, producer and musician Mark Ronson, who sampled sounds produced…
Friday night
Let’s go with the new Crystal Castles song, Plague, by popular demand! 280,000 plus listens in 3 days and a free download too, how can you not like that? They’re…
the boss comes out: bruce springsteen reveals his 30-year battle with depression
Thank you, Bruce! In a long feature story in The New Yorker, Bruce Springsteen reveals he has been in psychotherapy for 30 years, and has at times been depressed to…
Friday night
Think escapist music is a good tonic for the end of this crazy week. I go with R3hab remixing the goddess. Yep. Have a good night.
Growing up as a teen in the 1970′s…
… I knew the first few chords of Deep Purple’s “Smoke on the Water”. Every teenage boy did. It was the law. Jon Lord was one of the best a…
Duets for Abdelrazik help keep human rights abuses in spotlight
Sam Shalabi joins Stefan Christoff on stage at the June 16 launch of Duets for Abdelrazik. To understand the grotesque, inhuman and criminal depths to which the Canadian government will…
happy 100th, woody guthrie
Thank you, Woody Guthrie. Wish you were here.
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Late night
Belated Friday night music…have a good late night!
Ottawa is “nodown” with the “hoedown”!
LOL! I kill me! I guess that if there were even a smidgen – as in a Higgs boson-sized smidgen – of love for country music, I’d be upset about…
Friday night
I go with more Metric tonight. For the first song here, Artificial Nocturne, in particular, although you can take your pick! Have a great night!
A Year
It’s been a year of marriage, and I don’t want the honeymoon to end. == It’s that time of year when the weather gets hot, and the blogging gets slow.…
Tunes for Canada Day!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVY8LoM47xI http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjoU1Qkeizs http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxJvrD80nJ4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJprEyXMrIk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3RJnmTwjck http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lpVjXwAfm0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWwUJH70ubM (8) Trashy, Ottawa, Ontario
Wear are my sunglasses?
Cuz I need to wear them tonight!!! (11) Trashy, Ottawa, Ontario
Late night
Have a great night!
Friends in High Places
Medals for everyone! It’s good that she’s so proud of her public service that brought her the public recognition, as to be so shy as to decline to speak about…
Accountability in Conservative Government
Do you know what I love about Stephen Harper? He wants Canadians to hold politicians accountable. Let’s get right on that please, and stand up for Canada. “Bullying” and “frequent…
Track of the Day: Ty Segall Band “I Bought My Eyes”
If you think your summer needs a bit more fuzzed-out, pile-driver garage rock, then friend, have I got an album for you. Ty Segall’s latest album (out today) is like…