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Music Monday – “These cruel men keep running ’round/That’s why Charlie’s coming down”

You may be familiar with CBC Radio’s “Great Canadian Song Quest“, a contest where people could write-in votes for different locations in each of Canada’s provinces and territories then a designated artist/band from each region write a song about the top vote getting spot.  (The first edition was 2009 and featured specific locations.  This year’s […]

Posted 20 September 2010 § MusicMonday § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

Music Monday – “And the tips in a small town/Are so small/You may as well/Just give them back”

This isn’t a Labour Day song per se but those opening lines about struggling to survive on minimum wage and tips captures the struggle of working people as much as any song you’ll hear by Billy Bragg or Pete Seeger. Thanks also to the colleague who posted the following article on Facebook – “Tough Times […]

Posted 06 September 2010 § Library § MusicMonday § Politics § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Friday Fun Link – The Perfect Five

Every week (or so), The Perfect Five features five songs – one Hyped, one Covered, one Classic, one Remixed and one Loved.  A great place to discover new music.

Posted 03 September 2010 § FridayFunLink § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Music Monday – “La-la-la, la-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la-la”

A great Sask-a-zydeco song – Happy Song by Crooked Creek – which is sort of the theme song for one of the best hippie fests around (or at least I think it was when I used to go to this festival every year.  Things are a bit hazy! ;-)) While you’re on that requisite ugly […]

Posted 30 August 2010 § SaturdaySnap ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Friday Fun Link – Joseph Gordon Levitt Is The Internet’s New Boyfriend

Joseph Gordon Levitt, child star of “3rd Rock From the Son” and blossoming movie star ranging from indy-hits like “(500) Days of Summer” to this summer’s cerebral blockbuster, “Inception” is also apparently a big Web 2.0, open-source, open-collaboration advocate. Five years ago, he formed an online studio called HitRECord.org where anyone can contribute, remix and […]

Posted 20 August 2010 § FridayFunLink § PopCulture § Technology ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Music Monday – “Down our long dusty driveway/I set my mind to go/I was eighteen and wild and free and wondering

Any time I spend time at our farm with my dad and Pace as I did this past weekend… …I think of this song. One reason the lyrics resonate is because I literally was that nervous boy getting onto the school bus for the first time.  (Of course I managed to come home with a […]

Posted 16 August 2010 § Family § MusicMonday § Uncategorized ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

Music Monday – “I’m an ordinary guy/Burning down the house”

Welcome to my new blog.  Hope you enjoy the party!

Posted 09 August 2010 § MusicMonday § Uncategorized ‡ Comments (3) ° Also tagged:

Happy Birthday To Me!

It's my dyslexic birthday today (I was born in '73 and am turning 37) and I know they didn't do it for me but what a great gift to stumble across a clip of a quasi-Beatles reunion as Sir Paul recently took to the stage to celebrate his old bandmate at the conclusion of an […]

Posted 18 July 2010 § Main Page § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Music Monday – "But hell, I'm just a blind man on the plains/I drink my water when it rains/And live by chance among the lightning strikes"

I'm about as far from a Pitchfork following, Fleet Iver Weekend-listening hipster as you'll find. But I do have friends who fit that category and a recent visit to Vancouver where I got to catch up with one of those friends also introduced me to a new singer-songwriter who I think is probably very much […]

Posted 13 July 2010 § Main Page § MusicMonday § PopCulture § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Friday Fun Link – Three Lions

 

Posted 12 June 2010 § Main Page § PopCulture § Sports § UK § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: