.....So
I've been meaning to start blogging for some time. What can I say, I am surrounded by some pretty amazing people making uncanny art every day. I feel as though I have had the privilege of growing up...
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#1 best song of the 90's? Pavement? What?
Today I got a real blast from the past.....Stumbled upon pitchforks staff "the top 200 tracks of the 90's". My friend had said something about it on facebook.And number one was Pavement: Gold...
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WAX
On Saturday Night I was at the Phog Lounge and saw this sticker on the wall:....and it reminded me to go home and listen to Wax Mannequin the next day.So I guess it did its job; it wasn't stuck in...
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Sonic Youth
Its safe to say that everyone who knows me......knows that SY are my all time favourite band. Not because I listen to them all the time, or know every post-washing machine song word for word, but...
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Apostle of Hustle
My cousin Steve has awesome taste in music....and he really should be the person I call whenever I want to know what is new and good. He still manages to stay on top of things.....whereas I am...
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Grooves Record Store, London, ON
Did you hang out in record stores?Are you a part of that generation?I was watching a documentary called "I Need That Record!" Which talks about the death of record stores, and it made me realize very...
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The Arkells
The Arkells are one of those bands that snuck up on me a bit.I kept hearing the name everywhere......friends were asking me the million dollar question,"Have You Heard the Arkells?"To which I reply...
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By Divine Right
I think all music nuts like me have the band that we introduce others to, because we just can't believe that more people don't get into them.For me, that band is By Divine RightBack in 1999, I went to...
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The Grammys!!??
Yeah....so I may be just another in a looooong line to post about this, but there is no avoiding this topic.I was on the way to work today, listening as usual to the 89x radio morning show. Ya...
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The Pixies
I referred in an earlier post to my cousin Steve who has great taste in music. Well, theres another Steve with whom I shared much of my discovery of great music with. That Steve was a friend I met in...
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Helium
I love blasts from the past. I was doing some cleaning in my studio and decided to throw on some vinyl so I could whistle while I worked. Digging through my milk crate full of records, I flipped right...
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Band of Horses
I remember the day I discovered Band of Horses..This was around spring '06 I think. I was sitting at home in my last house in London, Ontario and i was listening to some good old itunes radio. I...
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Eric Welton
Back when I started Spur of the Moment Media, I was the first signed artist (baddum cha). I didn't intend to be a solo artist as much as I just loved recording music and the only person I could count...
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Sheepdogs
If you are a fan of indie rock and haven't read the August edition of Rolling Stone, shame on you. That article is the story of the Canadian Dream.....for every young musician who wants to try and have...
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Olenka and the Autumn Lovers
I'm very obsessive when I fall in love with a new band or record.....I'll just play that album over and over in the car to and from work. Then when I get super crazy about it I'll start pushing it on...
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Feist Wins the Polaris Prize
On September 24th....Feist Won the 2012 Polaris Prize for her 2011 Album "Metals". I have my own opinion on this which I am about to express. There have been some mixed reactions to Feist...
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Sound City
Anyone like myself who was coming of age when Nirvana's Nevermind was released in 1991 is probably a bit stunned at the heights Dave Grohl has reached in his career. I don't say that because he isn't...
View ArticleThe Human Element?
My last post was about the film "Sound City", and this one kind of touches on the same themes, the phrase Dave Grohl uses several times of the 'human element' to music. Since then, either I am more...
View ArticleFor the Love of Live Music
Ever since I was 13 and saw my first live concert.....live music has been the source of my love affair with the music industry. To me, nothing compares to the urgency, the feeling of being in the...
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What a year!
Well, It has been roughly a year since I decided to walk into work....and tell them I was leaving to pursue my passion of Video and Audio production. It was a scary day, filled with self doubt, second...
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