Last year sometime I discovered the musical works of Steve Roach and I’ve been a huge fan of his work ever since. So much so, that back in February I held a music listening party where I played the music of Steve Roach for 6 hours straight. I just came across the following video on [...]
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Geoff Peters Trio Releases Music Video for Quiet Night
UPDATE: You can now purchase Quite Night by the Geoff Peters Trio on CDBaby as a physical CD or as individual track MP3 downloads. ———– The Geoff Peters Trio, a Vancouver-based jazz band consisting of Geoff Peters on piano, Mark White on bass, and Greg Murray on drums, has just released a video for the [...]
“Centipedes started bursting out of my skin”: over 20,000 Downloads of Van Eck Phreaking’s Live album from The Internet Archive
The other day when referring a friend to The Internet Archive, I decided to check up on something from my past. When I lived in Toronto, I was part of an experimental music duo called Van Eck Phreaking. My friend Daniel Verbin (who I’m no longer in contact with) was the main creative force. To [...]
Tears Well Up: “Hurt” by Johnny Cash with a Commentary by Trent Reznor
This past week I was talking about depressing songs with a friend. I played one track for him that I consider depressing, Morrissey’s “Everyday is Like Sunday” (which can be found on Morrissey’s Bona Drag album). The track is mostly depressing because of the lyrics — the music is not particularly depressing. My friend then [...]
When the world is getting you down and you don’t know what else to do… Mahna Mahna!
One day last year, when I was feeling a little blue and stressed out, I got a good piece of advice from someone I care about. And it was this: See? Don’t you feel better? If you’d like to learn more about this Muppet skit, check out the Muppet Wiki page for Mahna Mahna. Wikipedia [...]
