La Presse has an article on the state of podcasting in Quebec, concluding, basically, it’s not too good. The focus is on Radio Canada’s offerings…
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La Presse has an article on the state of podcasting in Quebec, concluding, basically, it’s not too good. The focus is on Radio Canada’s offerings…
The fabulous Nora Young has just launched a new podcast (that also happens to be a CBC Radio* show), called Spark. Covering technology, art, society,…
The New Yorker has a fascinating story, about the “discovery” of a 75 year old virtuoso, genius pianist, Joyce Hatto, that turns out to be…
The Who: Acid Queen (Tommy) Frank Zappa: Watermelon in Easter Hay (Joe’s Garage) Pink Floyd: In The Flesh (The Wall)
Sorry, this is a couple of days late… Hilly Kristal, owner of the famed CBGBs, where punk rock was born, died last week. In tribute:…
Nora Young is my favourite CBC radio journalist – she mixes contemporary pop culture with intelligence in just the right doses. She’s been particularly interested…
Tom Waits: Take Me Home Randy Newman: I Think It’s Going To Rain Today Elton John: Tiny Dancer
When I was a kid I spent summers at my uncle’s farm in Ontario. All my cousins are older than me – and the youngest…
In honour of how unhappy I am with Bell Canada for cutting off my phone for a week, telling me twice it would be reconnected…
Get your porkpie hats, your stovepipe pants, skinny ties and a nice pair of heavy-frame glasses, and start skanking. Two-tone rules. The Specials: Gangsters Madness:…