2007: shows of the year

I can’t really pick one out of a horde of good nights out this year, so I’m just going to list off my favorites: Battles,…

happy solstice,

I am deeeeeeelighted that today is the winter solstice, and that the days will be getting longer for another six months. I, for one, have…

“but what is the secret of orgone, that which men would give their lives for?!?!”

– The Invisibles, by Grant Morrison, is totally mad.  It’s like Michael Moorcock took his most sideways Jerry Cornelius yarns and made them all into…

2007: concerts of the year

Now, here’s an award I’m not qualified to give out, let me tell you. The Uvic School of Music puts on rather a lot of…

2007: single of the year

Misstress Barbara – Barcelona.  (buy it here) This record continues to blindside me whenever I play it out. It’s a wonderfully beautiful track, the bassline…

2007: album of the year

And, you know, I feel really guilty about this one.  I don’t want to go over this ground again, I dont’t want to look like…

notation hate future

I would like to invite each and every one of you to the UVic Music 105 concert on December 6th.   It is at 4:30…

interface friday

I’ve kind of had a crush on the Monome for a while, for good reason: It’s totally sick. I had the idea to load each…

just kindling, folks

As you may have heard, Amazon just dropped Kindle: a wireless e-book, e-paper, and blog reading device.  I, obviously, have never used one, and I…

future past, future future

Firstly:  This Thursday, Hush, mad techno and dance music.  Come.  Yes. Secondly:  The Laptop Club is, amazingly, a collection of 7 to 9 year old…