This is quite hypnotic.
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"Sliver" – Nirvana (and some thoughts on the downside of attachment parenting)
I heard “Sliver” by Nirvana on the Regina community radio station this morning and it made me think of Pace's current trick. He now understands that Shea sometimes leaves the room or isn't in his line of sight. He still doesn't understand that she always come back. So as soon as it happens, he FREAKS […]
Five Things The Internet Is Killing (and One It Isn't)
[Edit: Here's a post I did on an Ask MetaFilter thread on the same subject.] Talking about some of the most useful sites online during the past three months mixed with my ongoing interest in online broadcasting inspired me come up with the following list:Five Things The Internet Is Killing1. The Music Industry– I saw […]
"What A Wonderful World" – Shadow Puppets
This song is one of my favourites and this version by an Australian shadow puppeteer guesting on the David Letterman show is unbelievable. The baby's hand brought tears to my eyes.(via Reddit)
Willie P. Bennett (1951 – 2008)
Canadian folk music legend, Willie P. Bennett, died of a heart attack on February 15. He was 56. I best knew Willie as the sideman for Fred Eaglesmith whose band he played in for over 22 years. But Willie was also widely known for being part of an early wave of Canadian folk music along […]
David Lee Roth on "American Idol"
The vocal-only track of David Lee Roth singing “Running With The Devil” has been making the rounds of the Internets but this is the funniest mash-up I've seen – what if Diamond Dave took his act to the American Idol audition room? (I have no problem using the “humour” tag on this post but am […]
Roger Marin Jr. at the London Music Club – February 14, 2008, $7, 9pm start
Nothing says romance like going to see an awesome independent country-rock artist like Roger Marin Jr. Check him out on February 14 if you're reading this in London (or click the link to see his other dates around SW Ontario.)
Friday Late Link – Free On-Demand Music (Feb 9, 2008)
I was going to link to a list of the symptoms of severe food poisoning and leave off at that. But after sleeping sixteen hours out of the last twenty-four (I won't get too graphic about how I spent the other eight hours but you can imagine… …I'm feeling a bit better so I decided […]
U2FU?
U2's manager, Paul McGuinness, recently came out heavily against Radiohead and file sharing in general. If you know U2's position on copyright, that's probably not a big surprise. So the main reason I'm posting this story isn't because of that revelation but because of this hilarious quote from the MetaFilter discussion:[McGuinness:] Notwithstanding the promotional noise, […]
Last.fm now allowing on demand streaming of artists and tracks
There was a very significant development in the ongoing mutation of the music industry today. last.fm just announced that they are now offering limited, on-demand streaming of various artists and tracks. Naturally, there's also all kinds of commentary, speculation and further linkage on MetaFilter, Reddit and TechCrunch (and probably a bunch of your other favourite […]