You can vote every 24 hours! I know there is no chance of winning, but I kinda want to see if I can make the top 500.
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Keep Voting
You can vote every 24 hours! I know there is no chance of winning, but I kinda want to see if I can make the top 500.
Monday, June 23, 2008
The Update
On Friday we went to Kensington for dinner, and then afterwards were thinking of going to see Dave Binney at the Rex. Instead we ran into some folks from church and ended up in borrowed bathing suits, swimming in the Delta Chelsea pool on the 20-somethingth floor, with some Fennels, Rob F., Kate and Adrienne. It was strange and fun.
On Saturday, Bloor street shut down from Christie to Lansdowne, for a BIG Street Festival... (BIG as in Bloor Improvement Group, although it was pretty large too). We walked around to check it out. I signed up for a Spacing subscription, and we saw a lot of silk-screened tshirts for sale.
We also stopped in at Long & McQuade for a few hours. Leah played a bunch of guitars and we ended up buying a really nice one. We aren't used to spending a lot of money on things, but figured that it was worth getting one that she really liked, since we will likely have it forever.
We met Michael at the Moon Bean on Sunday. I asked him quite a few questions about mixing and mastering an album, and it was super helpful. Afterwards, we went to church - Leah played music with a pretty small band (guitar, drums, bass), and I ran sound so that Bradley could play bass.
Also, Leah played her new guitar and it sounded pretty amazing. I have little to no clue about EQing things, but it didn't matter.
Afterwards, we watched My Architect.
Turns out Louis Kahn was a jerk.
On Saturday, Bloor street shut down from Christie to Lansdowne, for a BIG Street Festival... (BIG as in Bloor Improvement Group, although it was pretty large too). We walked around to check it out. I signed up for a Spacing subscription, and we saw a lot of silk-screened tshirts for sale.
We also stopped in at Long & McQuade for a few hours. Leah played a bunch of guitars and we ended up buying a really nice one. We aren't used to spending a lot of money on things, but figured that it was worth getting one that she really liked, since we will likely have it forever.
We met Michael at the Moon Bean on Sunday. I asked him quite a few questions about mixing and mastering an album, and it was super helpful. Afterwards, we went to church - Leah played music with a pretty small band (guitar, drums, bass), and I ran sound so that Bradley could play bass.
Also, Leah played her new guitar and it sounded pretty amazing. I have little to no clue about EQing things, but it didn't matter.
Afterwards, we watched My Architect.
Turns out Louis Kahn was a jerk.
Monday, June 16, 2008
Weakened
I'm not sure what happened this weekend.
Leah worked a lot... for Evergreen on Saturday, and then playing at two churches on Sunday.
I did groceries on Friday, house-cleaning on Saturday, and laundry on Sunday.
Somewhere in between, I also walked to The Common for coffee, and on the way stopped at a yard sale, where I purchased a copy of Wyclef's The Carnival.
In my last year at Georgia Tech, I discovered the Music Listening Room. Since I was living on the opposite side of campus from all of my classes (and most of my friends), I would often hang out in the listening room if I had an hour between lectures. I'm not sure who ran the place (WREK geeks?, and by geeks I mean music nerds who were 1000% cooler than pretty much all the Tech geeks), or why I didn't know about it sooner. Anyway - one of the albums that I steady rocked in the MLR was the Carnival... (another one, btw, was Guru's first Jazzmatazz record.)
On Saturday, we were walking around and ran into Katherine, which was cool.
And on Sunday, we hung out with Joel and Anne after church, which was also cool.
The End.
Leah worked a lot... for Evergreen on Saturday, and then playing at two churches on Sunday.
I did groceries on Friday, house-cleaning on Saturday, and laundry on Sunday.
Somewhere in between, I also walked to The Common for coffee, and on the way stopped at a yard sale, where I purchased a copy of Wyclef's The Carnival.
In my last year at Georgia Tech, I discovered the Music Listening Room. Since I was living on the opposite side of campus from all of my classes (and most of my friends), I would often hang out in the listening room if I had an hour between lectures. I'm not sure who ran the place (WREK geeks?, and by geeks I mean music nerds who were 1000% cooler than pretty much all the Tech geeks), or why I didn't know about it sooner. Anyway - one of the albums that I steady rocked in the MLR was the Carnival... (another one, btw, was Guru's first Jazzmatazz record.)
On Saturday, we were walking around and ran into Katherine, which was cool.
And on Sunday, we hung out with Joel and Anne after church, which was also cool.
The End.
Friday, June 13, 2008
Thursday, June 12, 2008
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Geography
The other day I was listening to an All Songs Considered episode exploring the idea of the music of a generation.
The show naturally kicks off with Nirvana... and then looks backward to hippie-era rock, hip-hop, and punk, before tackling the question of the current crop of music listening kiddies. Interestingly enough, there doesn't seem to be a clear voice for Generation Whatever You Want To Call It. There is even some discussion on the show about whether the concept of music that 'defines a generation' is even applicable, or whether the topic of discussion itself is characteristic of other generations.
Sadly, the show ended off with some American Idol references, and talk about 'new distribution' (Soulja Boy ringtones).
Anyway - the other day at work we were talking about CANADIAN MUSIC, and more specifically, Blue Rodeo. I can't really think about a band that fits more comfortably into the CanCon category. Somebody asked what the equivalent would be in the US, and I couldn't really come up with a clear answer. I think the question there might be more regional (the South doesn't 'sound like' New York). Furthermore, it is difficult not to approach the discussion with some regard to time periods. I associate Beck with Los Angeles, but LA at a certain point in time.
Your thoughts ???
The show naturally kicks off with Nirvana... and then looks backward to hippie-era rock, hip-hop, and punk, before tackling the question of the current crop of music listening kiddies. Interestingly enough, there doesn't seem to be a clear voice for Generation Whatever You Want To Call It. There is even some discussion on the show about whether the concept of music that 'defines a generation' is even applicable, or whether the topic of discussion itself is characteristic of other generations.
Sadly, the show ended off with some American Idol references, and talk about 'new distribution' (Soulja Boy ringtones).
Anyway - the other day at work we were talking about CANADIAN MUSIC, and more specifically, Blue Rodeo. I can't really think about a band that fits more comfortably into the CanCon category. Somebody asked what the equivalent would be in the US, and I couldn't really come up with a clear answer. I think the question there might be more regional (the South doesn't 'sound like' New York). Furthermore, it is difficult not to approach the discussion with some regard to time periods. I associate Beck with Los Angeles, but LA at a certain point in time.
Your thoughts ???
Monday, June 09, 2008
unusual weekend
Leah was 'working' this weekend. As part of her job at the Evergreen Centre for street youth, she and the other volunteers got to 'simulate' homelessness by spending two nights and a day living on the street.
I ended up buying groceries on Friday night, and then renting Thumbsucker. I'm not sure why I picked that one... but it ended up being a whole lot better than I expected. And it isn't often you can say that about a movie with Keanu Reeves in it.
On Saturday I went to an elders' meeting, and then that night went to Sound Ministry, at Sanctuary.
On Sunday I went to meet Leah at Evergreen, where everyone was meeting for breakfast. I took some gluten-free pancakes so that she could eat. Afterwards we went home, and she slept while I did laundry. I also stopped by a Pedestrian Sunday event in Mirvish Village (does anyone actually call it that?!) to see the Don Scott Quartet. It was good to see a bunch of people that I haven't seen in FOREVER, even if it was only very briefly.
And then last night we went to see R.E.M. We had lawn seats in the back, which was a bit of a bummer, 'cause when it rains you get wet. Luckily it didn't rain much (despite the thunderstorm predictions), and the sky cleared up after the (surprisingly boring) opening sets by The National and Modest Mouse. It was fun to see R.E.M. live... Towards the end of the show we moved down to the back of the seated area, which we should have done much earlier.
The band is (unsurprisingly) very good live... they have been doing this for a while. They pretty much nail their songs, mostly sounding as good as they do on record. Funnily enough, this is also one of my main criticisms... there was very little reformatting of arrangements, or reinventing of songs for a live setting. If you watch the R.E.M. Live DVD, you pretty much know EXACTLY what to expect. The only surprises are which songs are going to be on the setlist. There are quite a few older songs getting played on this tour, which is neat, as well as most of the new album, and a handful of required hits...
Michael Stipe mentioned that this is the first show of the tour where he was sweating on stage, and that, as a Georgian, he was !$#%ing loving it. I AGREE.
All in all it was fun...
I ended up buying groceries on Friday night, and then renting Thumbsucker. I'm not sure why I picked that one... but it ended up being a whole lot better than I expected. And it isn't often you can say that about a movie with Keanu Reeves in it.
On Saturday I went to an elders' meeting, and then that night went to Sound Ministry, at Sanctuary.
On Sunday I went to meet Leah at Evergreen, where everyone was meeting for breakfast. I took some gluten-free pancakes so that she could eat. Afterwards we went home, and she slept while I did laundry. I also stopped by a Pedestrian Sunday event in Mirvish Village (does anyone actually call it that?!) to see the Don Scott Quartet. It was good to see a bunch of people that I haven't seen in FOREVER, even if it was only very briefly.
And then last night we went to see R.E.M. We had lawn seats in the back, which was a bit of a bummer, 'cause when it rains you get wet. Luckily it didn't rain much (despite the thunderstorm predictions), and the sky cleared up after the (surprisingly boring) opening sets by The National and Modest Mouse. It was fun to see R.E.M. live... Towards the end of the show we moved down to the back of the seated area, which we should have done much earlier.
The band is (unsurprisingly) very good live... they have been doing this for a while. They pretty much nail their songs, mostly sounding as good as they do on record. Funnily enough, this is also one of my main criticisms... there was very little reformatting of arrangements, or reinventing of songs for a live setting. If you watch the R.E.M. Live DVD, you pretty much know EXACTLY what to expect. The only surprises are which songs are going to be on the setlist. There are quite a few older songs getting played on this tour, which is neat, as well as most of the new album, and a handful of required hits...
Michael Stipe mentioned that this is the first show of the tour where he was sweating on stage, and that, as a Georgian, he was !$#%ing loving it. I AGREE.
All in all it was fun...
Friday, June 06, 2008
Thursday, June 05, 2008
Monday, June 02, 2008
Weekend
So, what happened apart from bboy movies and shoe buying?
Not much, including a birthday party for my employer's 50th birthday. It was not dissimilar to the client version of the office Christmas party... (catering, drinking, schmoozing, drinking, me leaving before things get too out of control)...
Usually I feel like I would be more comfortable eating in the back with the catering staff than Great Gatsbying it up with drink in hand. Even when I am having a good time, I still feel sort of out of place. The highlight of the evening was probably a story from one of the deluxe film people... It ended up with him in Willie Nelson's trailer, nervously watching a behind-the-music type WN documentary, smoking a joint the size of a cigar.
Leah went to London on Sunday, for a baby shower. I picked up the ridiculously ticketmaster-inflated R.E.M. tickets that I bought last week (I had to sneak around the instore WWF-or-whatever-its-called-now autograph signing table, and oversized autograph signer). And I also bought some pants, as well as the aforementioned shoes.
Not much, including a birthday party for my employer's 50th birthday. It was not dissimilar to the client version of the office Christmas party... (catering, drinking, schmoozing, drinking, me leaving before things get too out of control)...
Usually I feel like I would be more comfortable eating in the back with the catering staff than Great Gatsbying it up with drink in hand. Even when I am having a good time, I still feel sort of out of place. The highlight of the evening was probably a story from one of the deluxe film people... It ended up with him in Willie Nelson's trailer, nervously watching a behind-the-music type WN documentary, smoking a joint the size of a cigar.
Leah went to London on Sunday, for a baby shower. I picked up the ridiculously ticketmaster-inflated R.E.M. tickets that I bought last week (I had to sneak around the instore WWF-or-whatever-its-called-now autograph signing table, and oversized autograph signer). And I also bought some pants, as well as the aforementioned shoes.
Sunday, June 01, 2008
CanCon
I bought some new dress shoes today, and unknowingly picked up my second pair of Canadian designed kicks.
Planet BBoy
Leah and I went to see Planet BBoy on friday night. I would recommend this one to anybody - amazing dancers, and very interesting to see the different cultural approaches. Check it out if you have the chance.
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