Favourite Albums, 2022
I used to do this every year, but it's been a minute. But after a 5-ish year hiatus, let's dive in again. 2022 seemed to be particularly good year for...
My 5 Favourite songs about New York City
These aren't "the best", just ones I like. And I'm pretty-much ignoring hip-hop/soul here, because that is a real void in my musical knowledge. The...
Albums of the year - 2017
[note: you can see my previous editions in the Albums of the year tag - also, I've embedded the playlist (of a top 20, but I won't discuss them all,...
Review: Wolf Parade and The Pack AD at The Imperial
Some seven years after the last time I saw them, I went with Leah to see Wolf Parade at the Imperial last night. &, plus ça change, plus c'est la même...
Vance Joy at the Orpheum
One of Liam's favourite artists is Vance Joy, who's an Australian folk singer, in the vein of Jack Johnson, that is to say he's very charming, pleasant...
Albums of the year - 2015
I used to do this regularly (see 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009 & 2010), but apparently haven't done it in a while. I suspect that it is no coincidence...
Jack White at Deer Lake
I finally saw Jack White last night! Fourth time's the charm (I failed 2 times during the White Stripes era, once since - a mixture of weather problems...
The Boss in Vancouver
Stop. Before you read any more of what I have to say, go read Lauren's beautiful take on the concert. She'll describe it much more beautifully than I. She...
The CD is 30
For someone for whom music has always been central to my life, I was very late to the CD party...
London Calling
I don't know if I stole it from my brother, or inherited...