After six and a half years and over 2,000 posts, Ive decided its time to wind things up here. Ive been trying for the last few hours to come up with something witty or profound or insightful to say, ...
As part of my involvement in the LCBO Whisky Rocks campaign, Ive been asked to come up with a description of what I think makes for a good cover song. Technically, its supposed to be a list of "D...
2009 marks the fifth edition of the Hottest Bands in Canada poll, and like each of the four that came before it, the results were incredibly close. The first eight bands on the list were all only sep...
(Ed. note: Im off on my honeymoon this week, so Ive asked a couple of blog-friends to fill in while Im away. Todays post is brought to you by Jim of Quick Before It Melts. Many thanks to him! When Ma...
Unlike last year, when I had my Polaris Prize ballot settled a few days in advance, this years ballot has been considerably more difficult to pick. Even setting aside albums that didnt meet the seven...
As you can see if you move your eyes just a little to the right, theres now a "Donate" button right at the top of the page. Its not something I want to be putting up there, and Im not even su...
Culture Reject, Culture Reject (White Whale) WHO Idiosyncratic one-man pop-freak-folk band Michael OConnell. DISCOGRAPHY Culture Reject (White Whale, 2008) IN A NUTSHELL Culture Rejects self-titled d...
Today seems like the right time to talk about The United Steel Workers of Montreal. After all, apart from their name, theres the fact that their latest album, Kerosene and Coal, features a song calle...
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