Happy French National Day everyone! Known more commonly in English-speaking countries as Bastille Day, it is a celebration that has long had a form place in my heart. A student of French for the entire six years of high school, weekday occurrences of Bastille Day were spent watching French Continue Reading
Music
Now this is music #107: 8 Graves, NoMBe, LIONE, Cōfresi, DNMO
I love artists who push the musical envelope, who dare to very much do their own thing but who also retain an ability to tap into the kind of humanity that makes the best pop songs so damn relatable. These five artists have all those qualities in spades, delivering Continue Reading
Now this is music Canadian/Canadienne: The Monowhales, Port Cities, Ralph, Charlotte Cardin, Virginia to Vegas #CanadaDay
I am fairly certain I was a Canadian in another life. That, or there is a Canadian hiding somewhere deep inside of me that has gifted me with a love of salmon, friendliness, bonhomie, openness and maple syrup, and a whole host of other things that make visiting this Continue Reading
It’s a Jurassic World … or is it?! A professor weighs on the accuracy of TV and movie dinosaurs
Like many other people, I have long held a fascination for dinosaurs of all shapes and stripes. Doesn’t matter if its Stegosaurus or T-Rex, Velociraptor or a plesiosaur, dinosaurs captured my imagination very early on, and to my very adult joy, haven’t loosened their hold at all in the Continue Reading
Wanna bleed-o with Greedo? Check out this rhyming remix in honour of Han Solo
In honour of the release this week of Solo: A Star Wars Story, I present to you, with poetic cadence in hand and a knack for spotting a catchy beat from less than 12 parsecs away, this gloriously good remix from Eclectic Method. Drawing from Star Wars films new Continue Reading
Weekend pop art: What’s on the other side of famous album cover photos?
SNAPSHOT “In between dismantling of an AK-47 assault rifle and training of the home bear, I like to listen to music and when I peer into the cover of the album I find a place for myself there. I have decided to make a small selection of interesting covers Continue Reading
‘Schlager’, Scandi-pop and sparkles: your guide to the musical styles of #Eurovision (curated article)
The Eurovision Song Contest may be over for another year but its music lives on. This is a great, accessible guide to the music of Eurovision so you’re all prepared for next year! Oh hey, why not download a lot of this music now and get your pan-European vibe Continue Reading
All Aboard! Eurovision 2018 – who won, who lost and who’s sweeping up the glitter?
Hard to believe after all the build-up, the song reviews, the minute breakdown of national selection results, and the general buzz of excitement but the Eurovision Song Contest is over for another year. But is it really ever over? We’ll be listening to the songs from this year’s contest Continue Reading
Awakening a sleeping moose: Deadpool takes on the musical might of Eurovision
There are a number of great abiding loves in my life – my gorgeous partner Steve, Christmas, my birthday, caramel cheesecakes, and the Eurovision Song Contest, for which I stage a big, fun party with friends every year. We are in the thick of all things Eurovision right now Continue Reading
Now this is music #106: Jesse St John, Kero Kero Bonito, bülow, MGMT, Sasha Sloan
Life is a daunting undertaking. No news there, of course, but often times we struggle, despite sensing a great many things, with articulating exactly what we’re feeling and thus, finding a way to confront it and deal with it, at least in part. That’s why artists like the five featured Continue Reading