Musical Memory : The Headbanging Fraud
Attending concerts has never been my calling. Instead, I had always chosen to listen to music free of charge, by blasting terrestrial radio stations and…
2010
Essentially a Playlist : In Tune With Tragedy
While the images of the Vancouver Olympics are no longer being broadcast on “Canada’s Olympic Network” (biggest surprise: TSN and Sportsnet are buddies, and not…
CD Review : Channel 3, “To Whom It May Concern”
Why would anyone want to listen to an L.P. of a 30-year old demo tape from a band who never exactly changed the world? The…
CD Review : The Devin Townsend Project, “Addicted”
Devin Townsend recently wrote 60 songs, which he states have “four distinct styles,” each “accountable” for a different musical persona he projects. However you may…
Yes, print journalism has a future
A lot of very educated people, ones who won spelling bees when they were younger and received honor PhDs as they got older, are saying…
Dramatization!
The quill quivered between Thomas’ shivering fingers as he wrote his final lines. Years of translating, compiling and composing left him within striking distance of…
Overstressed and overcommitted
This is an article for the stressed out overachiever who has spread themselves thin. According to a survey done by the U.S. Department of Labour,…
Quiet times at the rez
Author’s note: The material presented below is intended for a mature audience and some of it may be unsuitable for young readers. Discretion is advised….
The Future of Books
Around 40,000 years ago, humankind inscribed the first symbolic representations of the world on cave walls. In 5,000 BC, the Sumerians developed cuneiform, the first…
Staying Ahead of the Media Curve
Every day the digital world continues to move towards facilitating the way we do almost anything. The same applies to accessing the media. Today less…