Late night
R.E.M. called it quits but they have a new song on a forthcoming retrospective album thingy. Accompanying video above is the effect of a camera on Kirsten Dunst for three…
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Saturday night
Love it but can do without the last minute or so. That part is too poseur-ish. We get it, you're a guitar band, just wrap it up a little sooner,…
Friday night
Oh so predictable around here. I will lay off the Kaskade in a while but he had a new record out this week, it's hard to resist. I enjoy music…
life, by keith richards, canadian content alert
This post - like its subject - is old but still relevant.Over the summer I read Life, Keith Richards' memoirs. When I blogged about it here, I was loving it,…
Saturday night
Missed last night with the music, so here it is. This week Skylar Grey's Invisible seems very appropriate. Be kind to the people in your life. Have a good night!
Friday night
One I listened to quite a bit this week, great piano in it. Sorry, can't find it anywhere else but on YouTube so you have to look at Sander van…
Hipster music fail
So I'm watching Saturday Night Live for the first time in ages and Ben Stiller, whom I generally enjoy, is doing an admirable job as host and I'm enjoying the…
Late night
Bliss at 1:30 mark, yes!Some weekend reading...this Globe opinion piece riffs on this one in the New York Times. They're both getting a lot of grief online but the questions…
random notes: amira hass, ry cooder, planned parenthood, and more
Time to collect some of the scraps of paper scribbled all over my desk... Amira Hass will be speaking at the University of Toronto tomorrow night. Hass is an Israeli…
Original Song #35: Skeleton Key
You’re hiding out in the openThere’s so much said in deeds unspokenAnd I know you, and your inflectionsEyes aflutter, laughing stutter I was walkingYou were talkingAnd you were holding the…
Original Song #35: Skeleton Key
You're hiding out in the openThere's so much said in deeds unspokenAnd I know you, and your inflectionsEyes aflutter, laughing stutterI was walkingYou were talkingAnd you were holding the keyI…
Original Song #35: Skeleton Key
You’re hiding out in the openThere’s so much said in deeds unspokenAnd I know you, and your inflectionsEyes aflutter, laughing stutter I was walkingYou were talkingAnd you were holding the…
An Unconventional Performance
The New Hot 5, a New Orleans-style jazz band, plays on a small hill in France to an unusual, but attentive, audience: Have a great Saturday!
Friday night
Have a good night!
Russian Unicorn and Misread Lipsync
These videos are not just misreading of lips, they are music videos in their own right. They all have lyrics that might make you blush, so don’t let any kids…
Original Song #34: Prime Meridian
Where’re you gonna’ start?When’re you gonna’ get up?How did you get home last night?Well you can’t remember namesYou can’t remember facesYou can’t remember promises you broke You don’t know what…
Original Song #34: Prime Meridian
Where're you gonna' start?When're you gonna' get up?How did you get home last night?Well you can't remember namesYou can't remember facesYou can't remember promises you brokeYou don't know what you're…
Original Song #34: Prime Meridian
Where’re you gonna’ start?When’re you gonna’ get up?How did you get home last night?Well you can’t remember namesYou can’t remember facesYou can’t remember promises you broke You don’t know what…
Take Time To Renew Your Spirit
“Action is the antidote for despair.” ~ Joan Baez Monday, September 26, 2001: Ottawa Tar Sands Action There comes a time when you need to take a stand. When sending…
Friday night
Buy the sky and sell the sky and tell the sky and tell the sky...what is it up in the air for...it's over, it's over...Yep, still on R.E.M. nostalgia kick…