blue jays on the radio
While walking in High Park, saw a blue jay today. Struck at first by how surreal it’s colour is, stopped my walk to try studying it. A minute later a […]
Bob Wiseman
contrived nature walk
Walking in the park, trying to listen to the environmental sounds like a concert. Makes me think about moments where composers (or improvisers) present sequences of sound as if random, […]
third man out
A musician with a great relationship to his instrument also had an alcohol problem. His weekly residency at The Hideout attracted a good sized audience but before the show ended […]
stranded with clarinet
A man stranded on a desert island and found a clarinet washed up on the beach. He didn’t know how to play the clarinet and never thought about blowing into […]
Blind Loosa Bernstein and Slim Raphael
There was a songwriter at the open stage last fall, named Rusty, and every song he sung was about death or dying. One night, after everyone finished performing, a few […]
chemistry
A drummer and a guitarist fought often about meaningless shit. The drummer found the guitarist out of tune, the guitarist found the drummer an invalid judge of pitch. The band […]
Three songs this morning heard walking in High Park.
Red winged blackbirds plumping out chests, calling to be noticed. Twenty something woman yelling at dog, you’re not listening to me! Two guys jogging, matching outfits, arguing in Russian.
bond, james bond
was listening to all the james bond film theme songs and realized, next year, I would like to make it a class assignment. take any old james bond film and […]
the leader song
The King ran an ad in Kijiji seeking a songwriter to glorify his greatness. Three responses came in. The first played slide guitar and wrote a catchy chorus not unlike […]
long ones
Desolation Row Sad Eyed Lady Of The Lowlands Lily, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts Joey Brownsville Girl Highlands I like the long ones and the disregard for shorter form. […]