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I would have called today "one of the worst I've had in a very long time", but then he shared this.
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that it's almost uncool to really... dwell.
Ani DiFranco and Utah Phillips talk Folk Music on iLike
I heart Ani Difranco. Like, hard.
Matthew and I are catching her in Seattle this weekend, and I was put on the guest list for the show in Vancouver this Tuesday (TicketMaster event here) in exchange for being her local promo bitch field rep.
That leaves me with a pair of tickets that Doug and I ( Read more... ) -
i feel so powerless for the world that we live in sometimes. a lot of times. this is sickening.
[major sexual assault trigger warning]
I don't want to live in a world where we sentence a 16 year old girl to life without parole for demonstrating a "lack of moral scruples" in murdering the pimp who'd had her on the streets since she was 13. Fuck. Fuck fuck fuck. No. No no. This is not the world I live in.
Read more and do something (not enough, ( Read more... ) -
Ocean blue horizon line, can you see your eyes in mine?
In just over 12 hours, I start my 3 month contract with the Vancouver Folk Music Festival, working to coordinate the 1400 volunteers who make the Festival run. I count myself incredibly fortunate: not only have I never really struggled to find work, but I have the privilege of working where I love, in the Arts sector. I get paid to run festivals, ( Read more... ) -
"There are things from before to tell you..."
via philly.com: Risking heresy to serve as priests
Robed in floor-length white linen and purple stoles, two Roman Catholic women will kneel this afternoon in a spare Roxborough sanctuary, in a liturgy both ancient and audacious.
Their bishop will lay hands on their heads, recite the ordination rite of the Roman Catholic Church, and invite the two to ( Read more... ) -
Come play Easter Bunny with us!
Reverse Easter Egg Hunt!
"Picture it: 3am on Sunday morning, a completely empty Granville Island, and a bunch of mischievous Vancouverites running around hiding plastic Easter eggs stuffed with happyfuneaster messages.
You could be a part of that. Doesn't it sound exciting? Sure it does.
We'll be meeting at 3am under the Granville Island sign. Bring ( Read more... ) -
Oh, but I wish I was in Austin with you guys right now. Soak the music in for me.
Amanda Palmer Interviews at SXSW.
"The ukelele is a weapon! of truth!"
(BONUS! I think I hear our local darling Dan Mangan playing in the background!)
On the current flux of the music industry -- now, "you have to like playing music..." -
We like to watch you laughing, picking insects off of plants
Neat!
The Mentalists play Kids by MGMT on their iPhones and iPod Touches, using only apps downloaded from the Apple App Store.
Apps used: Ocarina, Retro Synth, miniSynth, DigiDrummer Lite.
Oh, and then, go watch MGMT's stellar video for this song, here
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via Boing Boing
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