I dont know if this ever came up at all over the course of this entire blog, but yes, this creepy head, used frequently as an avatar, is a self-portrait bust created in my only university art class. ...
============================== ===============Just joining us?Im counting down 101 of my all-time favourite covers before packing this blog away in the attic.Read my countdown preamble here.==========...
As I mentioned last week, starting today I will posting every day as a last grand gesture before Fong Songs goes into hibernation, counting down my 100 all-time favourite cover songs. Make that 101. ...
Five years ago today, I started Fong Songs. I had moved to Vancouver for a two month stint taking a two month course in 2D animation and after happily reading other mp3 blogs figured "Hey, I can ...
Been too busy, no substantial post forthcoming.Off to the Island for the long weekend!The Ten Pound Suit Band - Breathe [originally by The Prodigy]The Prodigy by way of the Squirrel Nut Zippers.
Yesterday marked the release of Amanda Palmers all-ukulele album of Radiohead covers, which you can buy directly from her bandcamp site for as little as 84 cents for the whole thing!Tracklist:1. Fake...
Ive been on a Creedence Clearwater Revival kick lately and thats as good a reason as any to share some good CCR covers. This may also have something to do with the recent 12-pack of CCR DLC for Rock ...
Long before I learned about the long and storied history of the Demon Barber of Fleet Street, I only knew "Sweeney Todd" as the glam rock band (from Vancouver, by the way) whose hit Roxy Roll...
Coinciding with Canada Day, Danny Michels new album Sunset Sea is being released today! Available now from iTunes, Zunior.com, Maplemusic.com, or his website dannymichel.com where you can also check ...
For a few years, my most coveted cover album was Rollin by Kenny Rogers & The First Edition, the soundtrack to their variety show from the early 1970s that was filmed in Toronto. As far as I can tell...
I briefly talked about the eTown radio show in a February post when I posted the Barenaked Ladies and The Ditty Bops teaming up to cover Johnny Mercers Im an Old Cowhand from the Rio Grande (merged w...
Once again, blogging has fallen by the wayside as Ive recently found myself spending unhealthy amounts of time in the wide world of Red Dead Redemption while also plowing my way through the third par...
A quick one for you. Last week, I featured Hello Mary Lou, written by Gene Pitney. I also mentioned that the co-writing credit given to Cayet Mangiaracina has its own story...In short, Mangiaracina (...
Hey folks, Im back. As usual, theres a backlog of hundreds of e-mails and thousands of RSS entries to wade through to catch up on the happenings in the past few weeks. A couple notable changes in the...
Blog break. Revisiting Chicago for a few days, the T-Dot for a few more, then E-Town for a wedding. See yall in a few weeks.
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