I absolutely love Gregorian chant.  Some people find that a little weird, given both my other musical interests and the way that music relates to my spirituality, but all the same I find there to be a lot of power and art within it.  So, imagine my joy and surprise when I discovered there's a band called Gregorian, who do to pop music with ( Read more... )

A quick note for the Toronto-area people:  Sloan (with opening act Grady) are going to be doing a free concert on Wednesday night.  Should be starting around 7ish, from what I've seen online, and is at the Toronto FC field (in the Exhibition grounds).  Should be a fun time, I imagine.

I mentioned thesixtyone here a while ago - after some gentle urging from a couple of people (and the lending of a digital recorder), I created an artist account there and posted a few songs.  So, if you're a member there, and you like what you hear, why not consider giving them a bump?

http://www.thesixtyone.com/#/thecheckup/

http://www.thesixtyone.com 
"thesixtyone makes music discovery a fun, adventurous experience with persistent reputation and rewards -- it's like a massively-multiplayer game for music junkies who are always on the prowl for new sounds. For everyone else, it's a spot where anybody can instantly start listening to good new music... a place that ( Read more... )

I've heard a lot from people over the years about their concerns about targeted marketing, and data mining, and companies keeping records on your prior purchasing history and all that.  This really makes me wonder why ticketmaster thinks I want to see either the New Kids on the Block, or the Backstreet Boys.  WTF, ticketmaster?  What in my ( Read more... )

http://ryanharron.blogspot.com/2008/05/gold-mars.html

This is one that I first started writing in late 2005, after reading Red Mars and, at around the same time, hearing otherwise intelligent people talk about how global warming had more or less ruined Earth, and our best bet would be to start fresh on Mars or some other non-Earth location.  The ( Read more... )

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When you're walking to work in frigid, -20 weather, a mix of ska songs might be just what the doctor's ordered.

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(no, this didn't come out of nowhere - Becca and I went and saw Alanis open for Matchbox 20 last night, which got me thinking about this song)
(for those of you who have no idea what I'm talking about: go watch this video first)

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