me and Noam
I was listening to a twenty years ago recording of Noam Chomsky talking about power and he was making a point about how the rich dominate the poor. At first […]
Politics
autotune gpt
Listening to an interview with cognitive scientist Geoffrey Hinton, often called the godfather of AI. He is concerned about the rapidity of AI and when the interviewer asks him for […]
moose
Richard Sherman died two weeks ago. He and his brother Robert were composers for a bunch of Disney hits particularly Mary Poppins. I was in Los Angeles when that doc […]
no can sue
I was asked to be interviewed for a documentary about Blue Rodeo. I said ok. Then just before I was supposed to show up they asked for a signature on […]
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 […]
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 […]