pete fornatale, 1945-2012
Pete Fornatale, a pioneer of rock radio, died this week at the too-young age of 66. I learned so much from Pete! Like many people, I especially loved his Sunday…
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VikiLeaks30: A Little Deserved Contempt
I enjoyed all three of the videos that play in succession on this CTV page. Kady live blogging in the background is amusing. I supposed most people get funny facial…
Music Monday: Paper Doll by Stef Lang
Stef Lang takes the uprising of women internationally against the pressure that consumer culture creates for young women (and undoubtedly for young men as well) to the pop scene with…
Friday night
A no-brainer tonight, new Deadmau5 just released today, very nice! A vocal track, it’s melodic, upbeat, what more could a Deadmau5 fan ask for? Have a good night!
Three second rule for the wandering eye
The lyrics in this video are bad, really bad. The stats on YouTube since April 5: 14 468 views, 1 430 dislikes and 465 likes. But the “Three Second Rule”…
levon helm, 1940-2012
We love you, Levon.
The Lonely Old Man and his Music
When I was in university I used to volunteer once a week at a nursing home in Montreal’s East End. Sébastien used to play the piano and sing French songs,…
Ravi Shanker Sitar Music and Spirituality
Does certain music appeal to spirituality in humans? I don’t know but a lot has been written on it. Ravi Shanker of India is well-known for his Sitar music which…
Friday night
A big new remix of “The Naked and Famous.” I don’t know which one I like better. What else…have also been listening to Foo Fighters this week, this is a…
#FF – Music Review – Bahamas "Barchords"
So, we’ve been doing a lot of politics lately, budget season tends to do that to me, but I promised diversity of content, and dammit, I will deliver!I’ve decided that…
OK Go – Needing/Getting
A little something to cleanse your brain of all this political stuff. – srbp –
Bit Torrent Links
I’m downloading the latest Ubuntu Linux OS to try it out. It’s a free alternative to Windows, and comes in very handy if Windows ever quits working (for one of…
Friday night
Madonna at Easter, such an obvious choice, come on. How can you not like that girl, still going strong, with her ear to the ground on what’s new and so…
Friday night
This is just over 3 minutes because it’s a preview but it’s so good! 40,000 listens on Soundcloud in the last day, the kids love it. Have a good night!
One Piece At a Time
… and it didn’t cost me a dime. – Johnny Cash I went to the latest Design Regina public forum Tuesday night, at Artesian on 13th Ave. That building is…
Friday night
Gareth Emery feat Christina Novelli – Concrete Angel (Original Mix) by garethemery Have a great night!
canadian profile: justin hines
In the March issue of New Mobility, I have a cover story about Canadian musician Justin Hines. You can see it here. I wrote this over my winter break –…
Girl in Saskatoon
Cash was truly great. I hadn’t heard this song until Tuesday, but it even has caragana bush mentioned in it. Not sure why someone would bed down in it though,…
The Cremation of Canadian Democracy – RoboScam
Reading poetry is apparently cool; At least as cool as the Maple Leafs are. I hope I did a service for my country in reading this. Service was a pun,…