I always think of The Traveling Wilburys as a bit of a hidden gem that people don’t really know. So I was pretty surprised to hear this song, which pre-dates most Internet-era music, still has nearly 10 million views on YouTube… “End of the Line” – Traveling Wilburys
A visually impaired Liberian street musician named Weesay makes up a song about chips on the spot using a very unique guitar… After the video goes viral, he is given a real guitar from supporters in the US. Now there’s even an IndieGogo campaign to raise funds to fly him to the US for surgery to […]
Happy St. Patrick’s Day (one day early)! Iron Brew was a Celtic band in Regina in the late 1990’s-early 2000’s. The lead singer was the husband of one of my bosses at the Sask Publishers Group. He plays a monumental role in my musical education as the person who introduced me to Fred Eaglesmith’s music. (I […]
Remember how, in the old days, you’d try to maximize your $14.99 (or $19.99 or more!) when buying a cassette or CD? To do this, instead of blowing your cash on an album by a single artist that might only have 1-2 songs you like, you’d pick an album with a title like “Biggest Chart Toppers […]
Recently, at my library, I delivered a program called “Trip Planning 2.0: How To Research Your Vacation Online” where I gave registrants a “guided tour” of some the most useful sites for trip planning, both well-known (Google, TripAdvisor) and lesser-known (Reddit, FourSquare). (The program was basically an expanded version of a blog post I did […]
Didn’t post this weekend as I was away at my brother-in-law’s wedding… “Thinking Out Loud” – Ed Sheeran
American Idol is one of my guilty pleasures. It’s fascinating how they put together the show – especially the audition rounds to add narratives to what is otherwise a series of very similar clips. For example, they’ll show a montage of one judge being mean to every contestant only to cut to them being blown […]
When Shea and I went on our first all-inclusive vacation to Mazatlan in February 2000, this was one of the songs we heard blaring from the poolside speakers constantly and which will forever be associated with hot holidays in my mind for that reason… “Follow The Leader” – Soca Boys
There’s a popular story making the rounds on social media to help people in positions of privilege understand exactly what the concept means and what it affords them. The essence of the story is that a high school teacher sets a recycling bin at the front of the room then gives his students wads of paper […]
