Well, it took me some time, but here I am, finally talking about not metal. :)So here we go: being back at University has left me with very little time to write or do whatever it is I do, but one must always make time for concerts. And this year, I've discoverede a gem. Just up the street from my house (in fact I can see it form my porch) is a little joint called the Starlight Lounge. And this ...
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Hey everyone,The other day I was going through some old CD's when I came across something I hadn't seen in years. I popped 'er in and took a listen. What I had discovered was magical. In fact, I think it's the favourite of all my compilation CD's. It's from a series released in Canada by MuchMusic (our knockoff version of MTV) called "Big Shiny Tunes." The one I had found was the second in the ...
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Hey all,It's been a crazy few weeks for me since my last post. I've been teaching musical theatre to children and we just finished up our performances so that's fun. Afterward, we had our cast party at Rock'n'Bowl and I noticed something as the DJ spun his beats for the kiddies: "We're losing originality."Now I understand there's been a lot of grief caused by Hip Hop and electronica using sampl...
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Yes, indeed, I do feel a little out of place.I say this because, well, there are posts a plenty about the hip indie music scene and the like. Although I do listen and love this music, my heart lies in the violent pits of the mosh pit and the sheer punch in the face that metal music offers.This is originally where I was thinking of ending this post. Until, I realzied something. This is a communi...
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...are all themes expressed on the debut EP "Motion Sickness Love" by Canadian rockers 'The Holly Springs Disaster.' I had the pleasure of seeing them open for Protest the Hero about a year ago and was thoroughly impressed, but I had to wait for quite some time before I could get my hands on this record. It's short so I call it an EP though, it might be a full album to some. Never the less, if ...
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Harder? No, hardly.Tommorow drops Daron Malakian and John Dolyman's side project album "Scars on Broadway" and thanks to the wonders of the internet, people can take a prelisten to see if it's really worth the time. And, I must admit, as a once fairly die hard (no pun intended) System fan, I am not impressed. In fact, this album tarnishes Mesmerize/Hypnotize a tiny bit because I can hear all th...
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A few days ago I went with my friend Angie to go see Wall-E. As a movie I must say it was freaking adorable. It really managed to put love and affection into a new light seeing as it was two robots (which I'm sure the Catholic Church has a problem with). The real key to this as a film, for me anyway, was the lack of major dialogue. It seemed that the brunt of this film was translated to the audien
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On Friday previous, I drove an hour up the road to London, Ontario to pick up my dear friend Blake. It was a great chance for me to catch up on some old favourites as I was trucking down the highway. What I didn't realize, is that I seem to have standardized driving music (which is a playlist entitled "Ass-Kickery," comprised of all my heavy metal favourites as to keep my awake on a boring driv...
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So on the heels of what I thought to be a hilarious musing of my own, I thought I'd provide you with a few more because, well, that's how I spend my time at work. So, enjoy these:Cocoa Pebbles would make a wicked name for a Post Rock band.If I was a gay rapper, I'd call myself Fresh Fruit.A-Ha + Frank Sinatra = My Way or Norway?Ok, that's all I've got. But I also thought up another, more pressi...
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I was hoping I could have something interesting to say every day; or at least have a remarkable tale of musical enlightenment. But alas, it seems I don't. So today, I will let you all in on a little secret I discovered recently while doing some research for a physics project.It seems everyone's favourite scientist has a hidden past. That's right, Albert Einstein has a secret that not too many p...
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