Palma Violets last week in LA
…with some old fart who somehow made it onstage. Hard to believe it was just last week. Pix by Debi Del Grande. LA Music Blog review, here (a “subtle gem”!…
Musings
13,105
…that’s how many followers I now have on Twitter. Just noticed. Justin Trudeau, watch out! I’m in your social media rear view mirror, pal!
Toronto needs a mayor: a short review about a video
The scene: a Starbucks, at Yonge and St. Clair. The players: Kevin Donovan, the lead investigative reporter at the Toronto Star, and James Lockyer, the founding director of the Association…
The carnage in Egypt
As I wrote a few weeks ago – and whether you liked the Muslim Brotherhood or not – they were democratically elected, and then were overthrown in a military coup.…
To and about Glen McGregor
The Sun is doing a clarification, but I wanted to do more than that. Here it is: I owe Glen McGregor a clarification, and perhaps even a correction. But I…
Glen McGregor, revisionist
Glen McGregor, he of the “Deflower Caroline Mulroney Contest,” is very, very angry about my column below. This upsets me a great deal, as you can well imagine. He’s called…
In Tuesday’s Sun: in defence of Laura Miller (and not a few other women)
It was a little thing, apparently. A tweet, a bit of digital detritus, something that comes and goes, with little or no attention paid. Happens all the time. What made…
Conservative commentator calls for Muslims to be killed
Wendy Sullivan is a Canadian white supremacist who uses the handles “Girl on the Right” or “Right Girl.” She broadcasts on something called “Brass Balls Radio,” as well. Here is…
Toronto needs a mayor: Rob Ford tried to meet secretly with drug dealer in jail
Quote: “At around 7 p.m. on March 25, about three hours after official visiting hours, Mr. Ford arrived unannounced at the Toronto West Detention Centre and asked if he could…
Breaking: Hot Nasties mania sweeps France
Here’s Morgane and pals, who we met through the Palma Violets, rockin’ out to the Nasties’ signature tune. Stardom and riches await!
I grow old
Tomorrow, I get even older. So, I sit on the dock – and the cursing we’d been hearing has stopped, for now, thank God – and I’m here with new…
Rob Ford’s debt to a drug dealer
The court transcript, here. Oh, and he was on something last night on the Danforth, here. I’m sure it’s all a great big coincidence.
The week in pictures
On the dock with Son Two, hours after his return from camp. Get Daughter on Sunday. Been quite a week. So here it is in pictures. Monday: me and Lala…
Sun set or Sun rise?
Look, I know lots of folks will be positively giddy that Sun News Network, along with some other applicants, didn’t get “mandatory carriage.” Some will be celebrating its imminent demise.…
Why writers/journalists make lousy politicians
One take is found here. It’s well done, but I think it misses the key point. And I say this as (a) someone who ran and (b) someone whose writings…
Justice for Rehtaeh Parsons: two arrests, finally
From just now: Two people have been arrested in connection with the Rehtaeh Parsons case. Police arrested the two at 8 a.m. at their respective homes following an investigation by…
Invasion of the Tribbles! Palma Violets and Hot Nasties onstage in L.A.!
It’s the Invasion of the Tribbles! Eeeeeaaaargh! Ein zwei drei vier! Britain’s best band, and an old fart from Calgary’s first punk combo, onstage at the Echoplex in Los Angeles…
TO-bound
Heading back to Tee Dot shortly. Can’t load the Palma Violets/Hot Nasties video. Until I figure out how to do so, this snapshot will have to suffice. Who’s the old…
Palma Violets at Echoplex in LA
Our view of Palma Violets, right now. This one is already epic.