Does anybody remember The Waltons? One of the best CanRock bands of the early to mid-1990's and the pride of Regina. Their lead singer, Jason Plumb, is back in Saskatchewan and a fixture in the local music scene. (via Abandoned Stuff)
As a follow-up to yesterday's post about Pace's first black eye, here's a great song about a parent's ever-present fear about their child coming into harm. If I remember correctly, Gord Downie wrote it after watching a young woman barrel racing at the Calgary Stampede and wondered how he would feel about his own daughter […]
Sometimes it boggles my mind how much is available on YouTube. I've taken full advantage by posting all kinds of clips on this blog (er, but watch them before the copyreich people get them taken down.)Up until now, I've sort of limited myself to posting one clip per entry (I think the most I ever […]
Other bands and artists have hinted at this model but nobody on the level of Radiohead has gone this far. Their new album, “In Rainbows” will be released on October 10 using a “Pay What You Want” model for those who download it digitally. Says one commentator on Reddit: “I can't stand Radiohead's music, but […]
Mark P. has collected a random assortment of YouTube clips for one of his recent blog posts which features some great live performances. I'd seen the one with the British cell phone salesman singing opera before and it's definitely worth checking out (although admittedly, the editing goes a long way to increasing the impact – […]
Okay, from the useless celebrity gossip world (of which we are all guilty adherents, I'm sure), the car crash that was Britney Spears' “performance” at the MTV Video Music Awards earlier this week is grabbing a lot of attention.If I had a bit more time, I'd do this mash-up properly but for now, you can […]
I have a few if anybody's interested. Post a comment or e-mail me off-list Meemix is a music service halfway between Pandora and last.fm. (Er, holy shit – when did Pandora shut down to users outside the US?)Anyhow, hopefully Meemix is still up since it's even better than Pandora in many ways.“Imagine a world of […]
A couple variations on Pachelbel's Canon…
“Bailing Again” – Fred Eaglesmith I'm standin' on the corner of a pair of country roadsI am carvin' out my daddy's name on a little stoneAnd though I couldn't always talk to him, but if was here todayI think I'd know exactly what to sayCHORUS:I'd say the weather's been hotThe hay is almost inAnd if […]
(Thanks to Grandma Joanie for suggesting the song!)
