I thought I would share a lil bit ‘o audible fun I’ve been enjoying this morning. I was seeking some info on the new Imogen Heap album (which by the by I would recommend checking out) and while on said hunt, the good folks over at StereoGum put me onto Troublemaker. Josh Kouzomis [...]

Nosaj Thing Visual Show Compilation Test Shoot from Adam Guzman
555 KUBIK | facade projection | from urbanscreen
Just a quick tip for this lovely humpday set upon us. If you live in the Montréal area, and are not already pre-occupied by the Concordia Electro-acoustics festival you should check out Pop Montreal premiere of NOSAJ THING’s visual [...]

In my younger years I would play a song or entire album on repeat. These days, it’s not usual for me to loop good content over and over for fear of ruining it, but I just can’t help it with this one. I believe my only recent regret is not knowing about Nova Scotia’s Amelia [...]

Chuck here. I’ve recently returned from an elongated trip to both Halifax & the recording studio life. It was a worthwhile vacation from the everyday, but I’m glad to be back in full fledged force. Now I think it’s time to share a few albums that I have recently been digging.
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Whew, it’s been a while! Oh how easy it is to get caught up working on ot’er t’ings.
I know you were hoping for something dark, brooding and fun to listen to today. Some new music to saturate those neurons of yours. That’s why I bring you Thus:Owls, one glorious Swedish/Montréalish endeavor whose debut album ‘Cardiac [...]

So the scene is set something like this… London. January 18, 2004. Strictly Kev (aka DJ Food, aka Kevin Foakes) of Ninja Tune fame premieres his Raiding the 20th Century mix on XFM Radio. This 40 minute mix traversed the full spectrum of cut-up / mash-up music.  Shortly after he is introduced to [...]

You may have noticed my last post about the creative community mapping project Imaginary Ordinary. Now I neglected to touch on the original reason for my visiting the space. I thought it was worthy of its own post.
The event on Saturday evening included music by some incredibly talented individuals. One such individual [...]

This past weekend I was introduced to Imaginary Ordinary; which is both wonderfully imaginative and far from ordinary. The concept has been dubbed a social networking & community mapping project. I love this community mapping idea. I’ll let them explain in their own words:
Imaginary Ordinary is a social networking site [physical location] [...]

Somewhere in New Jersey there is a man taking popular music and arranging them For Orchestra!  This just may be the text book definition of awesome.  Walt Rebeiro is a music composer and instructor who just can’t seem to stop doing great things.  Since July 2007 his website waltribeiro.net has been a destination for those [...]

Albums which musically inspire while raising awareness for important social causes deserve a little due credit. Dark Was The Night is one such album. This double disc was released in February of this year through Red Hot Organization. Since 1989, Red Hot Organization has been releasing music compilations, producing media events and [...]