December 2009
confession
meaghano:
when I have something i need to write, I always take a bath, no matter the hour, then get completely ready as if to go out on a date with my brain. Put on some melodramatic music that makes me feel like I just killed a man or filed for divorce. Shake from the latte. Do anything else I possibly can. Write anything else I possibly can. Make sure my makeup looks good in the mirror. Make...
November 2009
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The façade of Église Saint-Vincent-de-Paul in Quebec City, full story here.
We were over at Peter and Caitlin’s until 3am last night, recording vocals and doing the final mixdown of the two songs we started last weekend. I’m exhausted tonight, getting home from my day job at the end of a packed 2 weeks. Tomorrow I’ve got the day off and a greasy breakfast planned for noon. It’s been pretty great working with tape, being able to be done when you...
beertearz:
If you’ve ever doubted the sign in the elevator of 5334 de Gaspé, then clearly those elevator doors have never opened onto the sun setting on the Mile End.
It’s true. The building with the Pop Montreal office and its surrounding manufacturing buildings/artist studios have unbeatable views.
Exactly two weeks until we leave for Australia
and four days left at the job where I’ve been for 3 years
!!!!!
Reinventing the Magazine →
“There was nothing quite like Aspen, beyond very short-run art projects, for nearly 30 years. But today, at a particularly tough time for magazines, a number of publications are again looking beyond the standard glossy format, experimenting with different manifestations of what a magazine can be. In doing so, they are offering their readers special experiences that Web sites and other...
Pop Dr(((O)))nes →
grimmertown:
all the Pop Dr(((O)))nes’ radio shows by the man who knows what’s what in Vancouver.
If you’re looking for new noise pop/weird punk/psych pop/fuzz folk, etc. etc. etc., here’s an excellent radio show/podcast series to download.
If he's black, he must rap →
R. Kelly. Bobby Brown. Ray J. Estelle. Sisqo. Russell Simmons. Shaggy. Damon Dash. M.I.A. Santigold. Kelis. T-Pain. Akon. All of these people have two things in common: 1) At one point, they were referred to by the New York Post as “rappers,” and 2) None of them are.
Great post on ignorance and lazy racism.
Tonight
Free night at the Canadian Centre for Architecture: http://www.cca.qc.ca/en
Sean Nicholas Savage at Burritoville (2055 Bishop Street): http://www.myspace.com/seannicholassavage - Free show
At Friendship Cove - pay-what-you-can: OMON RA - http://www.myspace.com/theyproject (MTL - Fixture Records, Divorce Records, Campaign for Infinity)
TONSTARTSSBANDHT - http://www.myspace.com/tonstartssbandht...
In Halifax, we did healthy things like go for walks, read books, hang out with my parents, and wander around a lot.
Photos by me and Conor P.
Halifax Zine Fair - Photos by Peter Gravel and Conor P.
