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There Should be More Music Like This, Pt. IV: Tzigane Tzigane, Bérurier Noir
Moving away from soul and motown, I'd like to draw your collective attention to a song by the legendary French punk band, Bérurier Noir.
I got to thinking about béru today because this year marks the 20th anniversary of their break up as a band. Between November 9th and November 11th 1989, Béru played three concerts at Paris' Olympia. It was ( Read more... ) -
Oh no, OISE!
Poor Patti. Her program at OISE (History & Philosophy of Education) is being threatened with cancellation because the U of T says that too many faculty members will be retiring in the next few years and they won't have enough to keep it up. They've said this despite the fact that those the university say are retiring have stated that they have no ( Read more... ) -
historical gems
One of the things I love about doing research and reading old texts and newspapers is coming across the occasional gem. Right now I'm thinking of writing a paper using old copies of Come Out, a newspaper of the Gay Liberation Front that was based in New York. The copies that I'm looking at date from the late 60s and early 70s, basically right ( Read more... ) -
There Should be More Music Like This, Pt. III: I Wish it Would Rain
Sometimes I like to share awesome music that I love. It started with Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings, followed by the Sweet Divines. Both of these are soul-ish bands/artists. This little bitty won't be an exception, but instead of presenting you all with a band, I want to introduce you to a song you might already know: I Wish it Would Rain.
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anti-cat propaganda
I've discovered, through sabotabby, that there is a movement afoot whose aim is to make today, 09/09/09, a day without cats on the internet. Well, that's just the kind of trash you'd read in the boss' newspapers, or in this case, websites.
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SYTYCD
There are rumours going around saying that Patti and I went to see So You Think You Can Dance Canada last night. There are also rumours that we saw Tara Spencer-Nairn, who played Karen on Corner Gas, at the show. First Toronto celebrity sighting! -
Rosa Luxemburg's head.
Oooh! A revolutionary cold case (of sorts)!
Berlin Hospital May Have Found Rosa Luxemburg's Corpse ( Read more... ) -
(Untitled)
I don't usually like the idea of landlords (or the landlords themselves), but I do appreciate it when they organize ice cream socials with free ice cream and magic shows for the tenants in their building.
Everyone has a price. Mine is a free drumstick and a few card tricks. -
missing something.
At the risk of sounding like a cranky old man, who the hell out there actually listens to noise (as in the 'music')? I just can't understand it. Am I supposed to? I just can't bring myself to be entertained by loud screeches broken up by random bleeps and bloops. Maybe I'm missing something.
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