True story. Last night, a stranger came to our door. I let him in, and he stayed for about 30 minutes. He left with $1,069. That’s the short version. When B arrived home last night with the boys, the furnace was making a weird sound and the house smelled like burnt plastic. As neither of … More I’ve Been Robbed
You can have information, or you can have a life. But you can’t have both. Douglas Coupland When I first started my job way back in 1998, we didn’t have external e-mail or Internet access. The other day a friend tweeted that she receives 25 e-mails an hour on a typical work day. Every time … More Ignorance Is Bliss
A couple of weeks ago, The Guardian published an article on thumb pianos – mbira, kalimba, etc. It’s a good introduction, and you can find the full article here. Most percussionists at one point or another study some form of African percussion – for me, it meant dabbling a bit in Ugandan amadinda music in … More A Little Mbira Music
When I was working on BC Scene a year or so ago, a number of people said we should check out Hannah Georgas, a young singer from Vancouver. Buzz was building, with whispers of “She’s the next Feist” or “She’s the next Emily Haines”. Accolades began to follow, including the Radio 3 Bucky for Best … More Music Monday – Hannah Georgas
Last weekend I attended commencement at my old school, Preston High School. To avoid confusion, I should point out that this is not the same Preston High School that Napoleon Dynamite went to, although that would have been pretty cool. I know it’s cliche to say something like “it brought back lots of memories”, but … More Back to Preston
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