It’s funny, I really enjoyed NPR while living in Chicago, but it’s not until I left and put down a few roots in Toronto that I have truly come to appreciate NPR more fully. Maybe this is because since I resided in the Windy City npr.org has become a news and media juggernaut. They have [...]
Posts Tagged ‘music’
Funny the Way it Is
One thing about me that’s not much of a secret is that I love Dave Matthews Band. I used to go to at least one concert of theirs per summer and it wasn’t unheard of for me to attend more than that. But since leaving for Asia (and more significantly, since returning), the sounds of [...]
Happy Holidays from Sufjan Stevens
Ari sums it up over on his website.
Click here (and then on the video) for a musical holiday greeting from rIAm’s and my latest favourite musical artist.
(sorry for all the clicking, but i’m not feeling like recreating the same link at the moment) — hat tip to Ari, though!
Neil Young kicks ass
Currently submerged in wedding planning, end of term school work and oh yeah, work at my job… but taking time to surface to point you to the new Neil Young album. It’s hands down the best protest album of the George-Fucking-Bush reign of terror. If that doesn’t turn you on to this masterpiece of rocking [...]
On Holiday Singin’
The same old holiday songs sung the same old way wear on me pretty quickly each year. But I really enjoy the more unusual songs, and new versions of traditional songs. This is why I really like the Barenaked Ladies holiday efforts, among others.
Anyhow, Eric Zorn and Mary Schmich of Tribune fame annually lead Songs [...]
