When I was doing my doctorate in Ottawa I went through a huge techno phase as it was called back then. All the university radio DJs played it like crazy, in both French and English.
So happy I was when I found this CBC Ottawa streaming channel, called ‘The Chill Lounge’ on Cable.
Seems to be a [...]
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Streaming Electronica
Posted in music, technology, tagged electronica, techno, trance, triphop on September 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
1984 – David Bowie
Posted in music, video, tagged 1984, Big Brother, david bowie, pop on August 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This is one of my favorite david bowie songs, although listening to it on my laptop is like looking at Picasso on a postcard.
Guru Jazzmatazz Living In This World
Posted in music, video, tagged guru, jazzmatazz on February 28, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Leonard Cohen – The Future (Official Music Video)
Posted in Only in Canada? Pity!, music, sociology, video, tagged future, leonard cohen on January 28, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Once in a lifetime… talking heads video
Posted in music, video on December 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This song “was named one of the 100 most important American musical works of the 20th century by National Public Radio” (Wikipedia).
I remember going down to Sam the Record Man’s when I was 17 years old and buying this vinyl LP, feeling like I was the hippest thing on two feet [...]
Yello – Angel no
Posted in humor, music, video, tagged 80s pop, angel, witch on November 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Yello – Angel No
This one takes me back to my undergrad. days. I’d just broken up with a steady girlfriend and happened to hear this song in a downtown music shop.
Coincidence?
The Moody Blues – No More Lies
Posted in music, video, tagged soft rock, The Moody Blues on November 2, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I know a lot of people think that the Moody Blues stopped cookin’ after their comeback Long Distance Voyager lp, but I’ve always been a huge fan and probably always will be…
The Moody Blues – No More Lies
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-j_IuCN00ac
Michael Jackson Money (Fire Island Radio Edit)
Posted in music, video, tagged Michael Jackson, Money on November 1, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Michael Jackson Money (Fire Island Radio Edit)
Okay, so MJ isn’t so kewl these days. But who cares. There was a time when North America and much of the world embraced him. And I still think he’s got some great talent. Love this remix of Money, love the song… long live the [...]
Warsaw completes subway line and everyone rides free Saturday afternoon…
Posted in art, music, video, tagged city, europe, eurythmics, poland, subway, train, transportation, urban, warsaw on October 26, 2008 | 2 Comments »
This City Never Sleeps – Eurythmics
This is London but I thought it would be a nice way to pay tribute to Poland. Love this old 80s tune… can take it on so many levels…

















