One of my new favourite things is this little Zoom recorder I grabbed for taping stuff in the rehearsal room. Sometimes the iPhone just doesn't cut it.
I wanna be able to edit and screw around with songs kind…
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Release party recap.
It was nearly two weeks ago now, I was planning to write sooner, but life has a way of getting in the way. I think there may be a song about that...
I had a tremendous night, thanks to…
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Minor Obsessions
My latest obsession is open E minor guitar tuning. How did this happen?
I just went on a recent excursion through some Gallon Drunk listening. I discovered some reissue albums that they had out a few years ago on…
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Christmas in January?
January 20th and my Christmas present to myself finally arrives...
looking forward to trying out this mic from Advanced Audio Microphones- the only Canadian mic company I ever heard of.
Hope this sounds as good as it looks!
looking forward to trying out this mic from Advanced Audio Microphones- the only Canadian mic company I ever heard of.
Hope this sounds as good as it looks!
One More Time with Feeling- gripping and full of sorrow
Just got back from the Nick Cave movie - It was gripping, full of sorrow, and beautiful.
If you're a fan you need to see it. I'll be thinking about it for days.
They've added extra showings through the weekend…Read more
If you're a fan you need to see it. I'll be thinking about it for days.
They've added extra showings through the weekend…Read more
What's summer for, anyway?
Summer, as an adult anyway, is about grabbing what fun you can. Ideally we'd all have that June to August period off with nothing to do like when I was a kid.
I kind of wish I could sign myself…Read more
I kind of wish I could sign myself…Read more
Podcasts...
Podcasts are pretty much my radio these days. I listen to them as educational or entertaining background noise, or sometimes with complete focus in the dark, with the headphones on, the same way I spent so many nights listening to…Read more
Best thing I've read in awhile- The Second Coming
You know that feeling when you’re reading a book and you just don’t want to put it down until you’re finished. Then you’re done and there’s the bittersweet feeling of being done and wishing there was more. And you’re already…
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2015 -what did I listen to?
A playlist then- what did I listen to in 2015? I told @EatKS and @UnScholars (both of whom you should follow) on twitter it would be nothing new- and it seems like I was right.
I really don't listen to…Read more
I really don't listen to…Read more
Someone asked what's my favourite part of a show?
One of my favourite parts of a show is the time after sound check, before the doors open.
It's quiet, private. It's you and the bands, the bar staff, the sound guy. Everyone is just hanging out, relaxing, enjoying…
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Small town Western Wear and the Mom and Pop shop
Here's a thing- I really dig old school small town mom and pop type stores, and if you know me, you know I have a thing about cowboy boots and western shirts.
While digging around the web looking for some…Read more
While digging around the web looking for some…Read more
my favourite things...
Spyderco Delica with Lansky Blade Medic
Some of my favourite things are knives- pocket or kitchen typically. I remember my grandad teaching me…Read more
Old post- still applies- What I've been listening to this week? Nick Cave & Tom Waits
If I was to do a "what's in my earbuds" post every week, you can bet Nick Cave and Tom Waits would always be there...
This is from early 2013-
Yeah, yeah, I know - Nick Cave and Tom Waits…