evolution
Often since I returned to school I have seen slogans implying a goal to decolonize. It is a strange word to me. I don’t see how one could believe decolonizing […]
Politics
the woke barrista
Considering the students I teach constantly privilege hip hop over everything else, I start thinking naturally about the structures and the creativity of these forms. One thing I especially enjoy […]
mensch
The greatest gift an artist could give another artist, taking them on the road and sharing their audience. Natalie Merchant did that for Tracy Chapman. Fast Car would not have […]
lynx man as spadina becomes yorkville
Walking back from the theatre at Richmond and John where I saw one Hot Docs film, Lynx Man which I would recommend. Marveled at that neighbourhood I once felt connected […]
heaven room
At one point they moved the class of young jamming musicians, from the college to a commercial rehearsal space where they had several rooms, each with a theme. The room […]
Animal Slaves
I was in Copenhagen a few years ago at the invitation of a philosophy professor at a Copenhagen College to show my films and sing my songs. He thought I […]
Troops
I know a musician who played for the troops in Afghanistan when Canadian soldiers were there. He was proud of it. Made a comment to me about his experience as […]
shits fucked up
I attended Daniel Brooks play about his life, living with lung cancer and attending a Vipassana retreat. I wrote him after to get the name of the book he referenced […]
the greek therapist
The latest issue of Improvnotes out of Guelph includes my interview with Coleman Hughes and a link to his startling video Blasphemy. There are a lot of provocative ideas and […]
lalo + joni
Lalo entering Saul Goodman’s apartment the end of episode seven did not disappoint. Such a great bad guy. I feel like I recognize all these variations of testosterone run amok. […]