April 22 08
As I was channel surfing between periods or goals scored during game 7 of the Montreal-Boston playoff series on Monday I came across The Hour with your boyfriend, George Stroumboulopoulos. Amoung other things, Strombo was talking to the audience about the significance of that particular day in Canadian and in hockey history. It [...]
April 20 08
Things I have learned and affirmed this year (by class):
April 18 08
i’m spending too much time on the inside.
classes technically ended a week ago, but i’ve still been going at it due to some extended terms thanks to so doctors who were determined to attend their spring-time conferences. i generally appreciate it when the class isn’t cancelled outright but tacked on to the end of the [...]
April 13 08
Artist: The Be Good Tanyas
Title: The Littlest Birds
Artist Website: Rebekah Higgs.com
Date: 2000
Location: Vancouver
Rating: Really Good
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHNAFRg6jYA]
April 13 08
I suffered a spacebook overload moment this morning and posted a “quiet rant” about the amount of information which this privately-held corporation holds on us. I do this from time to time, since I’ve never been wholly comfortable with my ongoing use of the website (witness, for instance, the fact that I [...]
April 13 08
Artist: Rebekah Higgs
Title: Parables
Artist Website: Rebekah Higgs.com
Date: 2006
Location: Halifax
Rating: This is really, really good stuff here. That’s sincerity talkin’.
[youtube=http://youtube.com/watch?v=C4sVof9WrnA]
April 12 08
Artist: Luke Doucet (feat. Blue Rodeo)
Title: Blood’s Too Rich
Artist Website: lukedoucet.com
Date: Recorded Live 2007 (Released 2008)
Location: Toronto
Rating: Pretty Good
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOU9rg1-ik4]
April 12 08
Artist: The New Meanies
Title: Three Seeds
Artist Website: New Meanies on MySpace
Date: 1994
Location: Winnipeg
Rating: Awesome
[Editorial notes: The CRTC couldn't be happier to find The New Meanies' "Three Seeds" on the internet. If you don't like this song, then sod off. This opening guitar lick will smack you across the face like a Brad Pitt wannabee in [...]
April 12 08
Artist: The Watchmen
Title: Boneyard Tree
Artist Website: No known official site; Watchmen on Wiki
Date: 1994
Location: Winnipeg (?)
Rating: Rocks
[Editorial notes: Can anyone clarify on the band's use of the definite article? I've seen them listed with and without the "the" before.]
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Blh5mTzFNAY]
April 12 08
Artist: The Watchmen
Title: Stereo
Artist Website: No known official site; Watchmen on Wiki
Date: 1999
Location: Winnipeg (?)
Rating: Rocks
[Editorial notes: This song gets better and better with every passing second. Wait it out until at least the 1:00 mark before you judge. Can anyone clarify on the band's use of the definite article? I've seen [...]