The White Stripes are cool

Just heard from Timothy Pilgrim that The White Stripes played an impromptu concert in Toronto at the YMCA to a group of children. How cool is that?

When I read the rest of the article, I was floored to learn that they also played on a downtown Winnipeg public bus, and in a bowling alley in Saskatoon.

The story made my day.


oh...and if you like Jack and Meg White, you'll LOVE this clip from Coffee and Cigarettes.

NWA for kids

This rules!

My 35th birthday

It's my 35th birthday on Monday. I was fully aware that my birthday was coming up soon, but I had suddenly realized that I'm actually turning 35! Time sure flies. I freaked out that I may be getting old then I saw this:


Everything is now good.
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Gabba Gabba Hey!

It's so much fun listening to The Ramones with my 17 month old Sam. He rocks dances all over the place. Thank god he has good taste in tunes.

Who's the Boss? A startling revelation

Who's the boss?

I made a startling revelation today that one of the actors in the Sorpano's is also the guitarist for Bruce Springsteen's E-Street Band. I had absolutely no idea that this was the case, and quite frankly, blown away by the discovery.

Did you know this? Am I the last to know?

I just can't imagine Steven Van Zandt with all of those silly bandanas, that he is also Tony Soprano's right hand (hench)man, Silvio Dante.


Can you believe that horrible mobster is also this dancing fool?


Check 01:36

Crazy eh? Small world!
Don't get me started about Max Weinburg.

Electric Feldman

I don't think I need to explain why I'm posting this. I just needed to posted this right away!

Road to Peace

Tom Waits is awesome. I don't have to tell you that, you already knew that. I've been listening to his latest album Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers and Bastards...it grows on me each time.

Currently, The Road to Peace is stuck in my head, it's so good. He successfully paints a typical day in Iraq. This unusal for Tom Waits, he normally stears clear of the political stuff. Have a listen here it's an incredible song.

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If My Life Was a Movie, What Would the Soundtrack Be?

Found this very cool short challenge on CC Chapman's blog.

How to Play:

1. Open your library (iTunes, Winamp, Media Player, iPod, etc)
2. Put it on shuffle
3. Press play
4. For every question below, type the song that’s playing
5. When you go to a new question, press the nextbutton
6. Don’t lie and try to pretend you’re cool …

Here are mine:

Opening Credits:
Jams Run Free - Sonic Youth

First Day At School:
Chapel Hill - Sonic Youth

Falling In Love:
Bowl of Flies - Leatherface

Breaking Up:
Candle in the Wind - Leatherface

Prom:
A Sucker's Evening - Palace Music

Mental Breakdown:
The Bitter End - Hot Water Music

Flashbacks:
I Send my Love to you - Palace

Getting Back Together:
On The Road - Tom Waits

Wedding Scene:
In My Life - Johnny Cash

Final Battle:
Solo - Hepcat

Death Scene:
Heaven is the Dust Between my Toes - No Means No

Funeral Song:
Misery and Famine - Bad Religion

End Credits:
It Wasn't Me - Jenny Lewis & The Watson Twins

Finale:
Cold & Wet - Bonnie "Prince" Billy



Ok...what's yours???

Steven Seagal is back???

Where was I when this happened? Imagine my shock when I was looking through iTunes Music Store today when I found this.

What the hell? This is nuts.

RIP James Brown

An ear for music

I've often tried to pick up the guitar. I've even taken lessons, but have never been committed enough. I think I was too young and lazy at the time, so I plan to buy a guitar in Nashville and try to learn again. This way, I can teach my kids when they get old enough.

As you may have noticed, I really love music. I love all types of music too, from punk rock to hip hop, to folk and traditional.

Here's a great way to see if you've got the ears to pick up an instrument. This is a 6-minute tone test, to see how tone deaf you may be.

I scored 88.9%! So, there's no reason why I shouldn't be able to pick up the guitar now.

Good luck.

Merry Ho Ho! See ya in '07

Well this is probably it for '06. Merry Ho Ho.
This video seems most appropriate for such an occasion.

Jenny Lewis & the Watson Twins

On a bit of a musical kick at the moment. Here's Jenny Lewis...I'm hooked. I seriously recommend her CD,"Rabbit Fur Coat".



Let me know what you think.

Dick Gaughan is god

Just did a search on You Tube for some Dick Gaughan. He's one of my all time favourite singer songwriters. I haven't heard this The Father's Song in some time, since before I became a father. It means more today than ever.

Is Dave having a sentimental moment? Perhaps.

Song Lyric as sung by Dick Gaughan

That's another day gone by, son, close your eyes
For the moon is chasing clouds across the skies
Got to sleep and have no fear, son
For your mam and dad are near, son
And the giant is just a shadow on the wall

Go to sleep and when you wake it will be light
There's no need to fear the darkness of the night
It's not like the dark you find, son
In the depths of some men's minds, son
That defies the daily coming of the dawn

Stop crying now, let daddy dry your tears
There's no bogeyman to get you, never fear
There's no ogres, wicked witches
Only greedy sons-of-bitches
Who are waiting to exploit your life away

Lie easy in your bed and grow up strong
You'll be needing all your strength before too long
For you'll soon be on your way, son
Fighting battles every day, son
With an enemy who thinks he owns the world

Don't you let 'em buy you out or break your pride
Don't you let yourself be used then cast aside
If you listen to their lying
They will con you into dying
You won't even know that you were once alive

No more talking now it's time to go to sleep
There are answers to your questions but they'll keep
Go on asking while you grow, son
Go on asking till you know, son
And then send the answers ringing through the world

Bored of old Canadian music?

Every time I turn Q107 and on in the car it's the same shit. There's loads of good stuff too, but it's all old, and I'm bored of it. Not to mention the fact that when a radio station reduces it's playlist, the number of listeners tend to increase - go figure! We love to drive and tap our toes (lightly on the pedals please!) to music we know. That's why you see so many people signing along on the road - a little to Wayne's World if you ask me.

If you're on a 'puter and looking for great new Canadian music, look no further!

Check out CBC3. Thanks Grant Lawrence for digging up some great NEW tunage. You can also subscribe to the podcast for free here in iTunes too.

Ad Age lists their top ten magazine covers of 2006

Top 10 magazine covers of 2006 from Advertising Age.

It's a great selection, but they forgot Jon Stewart and Steven Colbert on Rolling Stone - a personal favourite (great article too!), but perhaps I'm bias. It was good to see Colbert got up there on the issue of Wired.

Actually, there was a great one of Neil Young on Rolling Stone too!

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Dick in a Box

Worst Album Covers Ever!

Behold - the "worst" (though I find some of them could be considered "best") album covers of all time!

My favourite Christmas carol

Tis' the season for a classic.
Enjoy!

All Songs Considered: 10 best CDs of 2006

I love NPR. Especially a show called All Songs Considered, which is available in podcast format for all you non-NPR-types (myself included).

I have discovered many gems on the show, which features new music from an array of bands from every genre under the sun.

All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen counts down listener picks for the 10 best CDs of 2006, with reviewers Robert Christgau, Will Hermes, Meredith Ochs and John Richards. They also share some of their own favorites from the year and take comments from listeners. This program originally webcast live on NPR.org Dec. 5, 2006. Below are the top 10 CDs of 2006 chosen in our online poll, with select comments from the listeners who love them.

You can subscribe to the show here.

Enjoy.