When you’re up late working on something – a creative project of some kind, usually… Read the postWeek 209: “Sex Slave Ship” by Flying Lotus
I spent an embarrassingly long time trying to think of something special to write about… Read the postWeek 200: “Beyond This Moment” by Patrick O’Hearn
Have you ever found yourself staring at a particular word over and over again, re-reading… Read the postWeek 193: “Song 2” by DJ Krush
My parents were never keen on spending a whole lot of money on fancy toys.… Read the postWeek 191: “To Build a Home” by The Cinematic Orchestra
The last time I wrote about a song called “Unspoken”, it was Four Tet’s epic, organic,… Read the postWeek 186: “Unspoken” by A.M. Architect
November can be a pretty drab month. By the end of the first week, your… Read the postWeek 182: “November” by Max Richter
Every once in a while, a song will enter your brain via your ear, set… Read the postWeek 178: “A Maze” by Freddie Joachim
Here’s an instrument you may not have heard of: the Hang. Part steel drum, part… Read the postWeek 169: “Dawn Patrol” by Portico Quartet
In an age of incredible recording technology, some bands go the extra mile to try… Read the postWeek 167: “The Road to Fuji Rock” by The New Mastersounds
The best-known version of this song is probably Peter Gabriel’s version, which was made so… Read the postWeek 166: “The Book of Love” by The Magnetic Fields (Patricia O’Callaghan cover)
The next time you’re feeling stressed out, go to the library. Hang out there for… Read the postWeek 157: “To Hear Still More” by Brian Harnetty and Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy
In the 1980s, rock and roll had become ridiculous. Or at least, the most popular… Read the postWeek 156: “Fighters” by Lupe Fiasco
Not only is Metric one of my favourite Canadian bands, but they might be the… Read the postWeek 155: “The Police and the Private” by Metric
There are two versions of this song, and I couldn’t decide which version to post,… Read the postWeek 146: “Bag Lady” by Erykah Badu
Have you ever had one of those strange moments when you realize that you’ve been… Read the postWeek 144: “Silver Cruiser” by Royksopp
In 2003, French musicians Marc Collin and Olivier Libaux had the kind of strange idea… Read the postWeek 141: “A Forest” by The Cure (Nouvelle Vague cover)
There were certain things I could always count on during the Christmas season when I… Read the postWeek 137: “Christmas Song” by Mogwai
If you’ve been spending years trying to become reasonably good at an instrument, but still… Read the postWeek 134: “How Do You Really Feel?” by Breakestra
We’re three-quarters of the way through Southern Hemisphere Month, so it’s only fitting that we… Read the postWeek 132: “Two Hearts In 3/4 Time” by The Avalanches
Camille is strange. But it’s a good strange. It’s the kind of strange that draws… Read the postWeek 123: “Pour Que L’Amour Me Quitte” by Camille