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
Music
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
Road to Eurovision 2018: Week 7 (the Big Six) – France, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Spain, UK
What is the Eurovision Song Contest? Started way back in 1956 as a way of drawing a fractured Europe back together with the healing power of music, the Eurovision Song Contest, or Concours Eurovision de la Chanson – the contest is telecast in both English and French – is open Continue Reading
Star Wars: A New Hope *is* the bright fun musical you’ve been looking for
It’s not a moon! Never were true words spoken – well okay they have been but admitting that severely lessens the dramatic impact of that opening statement thank you – but what were the musical moments woven in around those kinds of admissions? What were Leia and Grand Moff Continue Reading
Mamma Mia here we go again! ABBA set to release two new songs
Ever wonder as an older adult, and yes that is where I find myself these days, wondering if it is ever possible to recapture the thrill and excitement of youth? Well, it is possible I have recently discovered, very recently in fact with news that ABBA have recorded and plan Continue Reading