A New Year’s Resolution That’s Actually Fun!
I am so pleased to host this guest post by writer, Karen Weeks. Karen perfectly captures why the arts are so important to us all – at any age! I’ve…
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listening to joni: a new wmtc feature
Two new books about Joni Mitchell have come out, with — strangely — the same title. Reckless Daughter: A Joni Mitchell Anthology, edited by Barney Hoskyns, is a collection of…
A Loss For Canada And Our World
Gord Downie was the pride of our nation: Chantal Kreviazuk https://t.co/BnNLhznllF — chantal (@chantalkreviaz) October 20, 2017 He's our Rock Pounding Father of Canadian music, and he's gone. https://t.co/UHsCnPR2lR —…
9 Favourite Tragically Hip Songs
I’ve never considered myself a Tragically Hip superfan, but in the wake of singer Gord Downie’s passing last night, it is hard not to feel impacted. The group produced many…
rip tom petty
The death of Tom Petty is terrible, shocking, dare I say heartbreaking news. From the moment I heard those unmistakeable first notes of “American Girl,” I was hooked. I was…
Grimskunk at Verdun Art
Yesterday was the now annual event on Wellington street called Verdun Art organized by Nadia Gagnon of Maltehops. And it was nothing less than an awesome day of music on…
Requiem for the Hangover of a Canadian Immigrant – Original Song # 36
Eleven months in Still finding your place You cheer for the Habs Watch The Amazing Race The kids have made friends Learned some French, ate Subway But you cannot find…
Requiem for the Hangover of a Canadian Immigrant – Original Song # 36
Eleven months in Still finding your place You cheer for the Habs Watch The Amazing Race The kids have made friends Learned some French, ate Subway (Read more…) you cannot…
The Ultimate Caregiver’s Playlist
Music is often the soundtrack of our lives. Particular songs evoke memories of personal pain, triumphs, love, commitment and maybe a broken heart. Other tunes just make us happy by…
As Elvis leaves the building, so do we all
No one gets out of here alive. We all die. And with us go into the dustbin the dreams, the values, the ideals, the culture we grew up with, we…
Regina’s Latest Viral Hit Song
Beep, Beep, I’m a Sheep. “Beep, beep, I’m a sheep,” are the prominent lyrics for Regina resident Todd Bryanton’s — also known on YouTube as LilDeuceDeuce — newest composition. It…
hail hail rock ‘n’ roll: rip chuck berry
To mark the death of rock legend Chuck Berry, everyone should watch “Hail Hail Rock ‘n’ Roll,” Taylor Hackford’s movie chronicling two concerts that celebrated Berry’s 60th birthday. If you…
If Y(emelin) Should Fall From Grace with Claude (apologies to the Pogues)
If Y Should Fall from Grace with ClaudeAfter being cleanly beatenIf Y’s muscled off the puckAnd his passes fail completelyLet him sit Claude, let him sit ClaudeLet Y sit up…
If Y(emelin) Should Fall From Grace with Claude (apologies to the Pogues)
If Y Should Fall from Grace with ClaudeAfter being cleanly beatenIf Y’s muscled off the puckAnd his passes fail completelyLet him sit Claude, let him sit ClaudeLet Y sit up…