I first saw Spike Lee’s documentary, “Do It Acapella” back around 1990 or 1991. In those days, if you saw something on TV, it was gone unless you were watching a channel like MuchMusic that repeated it’s programming on a set (six hour?) rotation throughout the day. In that case, you could set your VCR […]
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Music Monday – The Best iPhone Commercial Apple Never Made
This clip went viral over the weekend so you may have seen it by now. It’s by a band from New York called Atomic Tom who decided to do a performance of their latest single on a New York subway train using only the music apps on their iPhones – one for a microphone, one […]
Friday Fun Link – An Even Better UK Xmas #1 Campaign Than Last Year
Last year, folks online showed the growing power of social media by making a fifteen year old, anti-authority Rage Against the Machine song the UK #1 Christmas Number One. This year, another Internet-based group, Cage Against the Machine, has sprung up with an even better idea for what famous song should be propelled to this […]
Music Monday – “Darlin’ I had the best intentions/But I dug myself a hole/With a modern invention”
Another in the long list of “Things I Should Post About” is a in-depth exploration of my own views on copyright, piracy and the impact & actions of the various related industries. But for now, I’ll say that sometimes it’s the exact opposite of what the RIAA would have you believe. For example, I watched […]
Friday Fun Link – MusicLink.fm (and a Couple Other Ways To Listen to Music Online)
MusicLink is a new site that gives a simplied way to listen to albums that are available on the popular streaming service, GrooveShark. There are other similar sites out there for streaming music – Last.fm, Pandora (not available in Canada unless you set up a VPN or otherwise get around their IP identification) and Spotify […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.
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 […]