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one in ten words
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I dig music. Lots of different kinds of music. I love discovering new music, but I don't reject the old and classic. I play guitar and played around the clubs in Toronto for 10 years in an indie / alternative band. I enjoy reading many blogs and decided to start this one to share some of my taste and opinions. I hope you enjoy it and maybe even discover something new and exciting!
Recent Posts
Metric Put On Great Show At Massey Hall
I attended Metric's first of two shows at Toronto's Massey Hall on October 20. The Stills opened the show. Overall, it was a good show. Not fantastic, but good. There are a couple of things that led to this assessment. First, let me be clear tha...
New Album from Tegan and Sara, Sainthood, Out Now
Tegan and Sara have taken their time growing on me. There have been some hits, like "Back in Your Head" from The Con, and "Walking With A Ghost" and "Speak Slow" from So Jealous. And some misses. Their new album Sainthood came out a few weeks ago...
Favourites: R.E.M.\'s Pretty Persuasion
I have fond and long-ago memories of "Pretty Persuasion" from REM's Reckoning album. I believe I first heard it on Q107 in Toronto. A very early and very different Q107 from what it is today. Back then, Q107 played more modern rock and CHUM-FM pla...
New Tunes from Ume, Fake Problems, Said the Whale and Raveonettes
Here are few tunes that have made my ears happy recently... Ume is a hard rockin' trio with a cute-as-can-be guitarist/singer. Here's the video for "The Conductor" from their Sunshower EP which is up at emusic. Fake Problems with "Diamond Ring...
The Bravery\'s New Album out December 1st
The Bravery have a new album coming out on December 1st. It's called Stir the Blood and here's the video for the first single, "Slow Poison". You can also check out some tunes from the new album at their myspace. Slow Poison The Bravery | MySpac...
Fat Cat artists The Twilight Sad, We Were Promised Jetpacks and Brakes Shine Under the Neon Palms at the Good Old El Mocambo
Fat Cat Records’ tour hit Toronto’s El Mocambo on Saturday October 10th and I was lucky enough to be there. The El Mocambo’s changed quite a bit since I played there more than 10 years ago. It looks good, and sounds good, although I personal...

