A&R motto
There was this one record company whose A&R department’s motto was “cacophony forever”. Supposedly this was closer to perfection than live off the floor.
Bob Wiseman
on the elevator
Last interview for my final project. Will transcribe it and then stare at all my data and hope magically it transforms itself into something worth a Masters. From behind, the man […]
Watching The River Flow
I came upon a lecture that discussed how people think the same thoughts perpetually. All day, all week, maybe in different orders but still the same thoughts, whole lifetimes like […]
how much is that kitty on the snow plough?
Sometimes he felt panicky about all the attention that followed his song “Does Kitty Want to Play?” because he didn’t really know his own instrument very well. So he bought […]
whats in your head
Probably there will not be another frost now, put the plants outside. News reports about the crazy weather but they always omit illuminating the relationship between pollution and capitalism, or […]
battle of the bands
There was a draw at the battle of the bands so they issued a skill testing question to both teenage groups. “what comes first when you write a song, the […]
her new direction
After releasing her 4th record, many critics noticed the same thing that Mona wrote the same songs, about her ex-boyfriends who didn’t appreciate her, over and over on each record. […]
Doing time
There was a church at Major and Bloor where myself and other pianists practised in one of two beautiful rooms for $1 an hour many years ago (hence price). One […]
the narrative
There is a poster in the club, “If you download music you’re cheating a musician from their livelihood.” Lot of people think that is the main way musicians lose. It […]
free app I don’t need
I heard about an app where people partner up and watch you work on something, like your music or your writing or your cooking. They watch you do this in […]