The perfect song for both Canada Day and also for a couple of flatlander farmers hanging out with the fishermen in Newfoundland…
Hmm, do other provinces have a distinctive musical sound in the same way that the Maritime provinces do? In a very stereotypical way, I’d say that the music of Quebec is probably linked by the fact that it’s…sung in French. For the prairies (well, Alberta at least) I think of traditional country & wesetern music […]
With a few changes and additions, the following is what I posted on the MetaFilter thread discussing the riot after last night’s game… — I’ve heard a wide range of opinions (many mentioned in this thread) on why this particular riot happened… It was drunken Canucks fans. It was anarchists. It was gang members/hooligans/insurgents. (I […]
An answer to the question of why U2 is so popular on Quora becomes a beautiful evisceration of the typical U2 fan. (In the interest of full disclosure, this article hits home at least a little bit as I consider myself a fan as well – mostly of U2’s music, not so much of Bono.) […]
I’ve already detailed my love for The Submarines many times on this blog and the band’s new album doesn’t disappoint…
Behold the wonder that is former Fred Eaglesmith sideman, Washboard Hank…
Dolly Parton was the voice in a movie we watched this weekend (Gnomeo & Juliet – very cute!) and that somehow led to me thinking about the various concerts I’ve seen in my life (Dolly being one of the Top Five believe it or not!) Off the top of my head, here’s a very incomplete […]
Although I’m not as obsessive as those folks who take a picture-a-day of themselves or their babies, I have tried to take a photo of Pace every few months and now every year. I didn’t plan it this way initially but now always include an Oscar the Grouch doll we bought him when he was […]
We got back from our trip to Calgary last night but after unpacking and doing a few things around the house, I didn’t get around to posting. But I’ve decide to backdate this post on Tuesday to yesterday so I can do a Music Monday post as it connects pretty directly to our trip. We’d […]
