The Rich Will Move To The High Ground
I’m as surprised as the next guy to find myself singing songs which contain Holy Doodle in the chorus but he did write for Sesame Street once upon a time. […]
Death by Manglesdorff
Bill Smith’s piece about Albert Manglesdorff is killing me. And this video with Pastorius and Alphonse Mouzon doesn’t hurt.
Ruining Jess Reimer’s Record
I lost an entire record on the Toronto Transit System. December 2012, I just finished ten days in Winnipeg arranging recording with Jess Reimer. This was her new record for […]
Holted In My Tracks
Michael Holt (winner of Mr. New Age 1993) this morning sent me this special performance from Sweden. He changed some of the lyrics to my song (improved maybe) and why […]
Harper’s Announcement Will Be Arriving Any Second About Homophobia
I was thinking about Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s quick announcement when Reteah Parsons committed suicide after being raped and then cyber bullied, said Harper then “…our hearts here go out […]
Baltimore
Nina Simone wrote amazing songs and propelled forward great songs by others. An honour for Randy Newman that she would record his music. It’s also one of the most likeable […]
Guide For Finding A Composer (pt. 1)
Give the potential composer 5 minutes of your film to score with no direction for free or a small fee. See what comes back before actually making a final decision […]
Toggle Bolts 0 Wiseman 1
I ask hardware store guy what is best for strength screwing into drywall. He says toggle bolts. I look ’em over. They scare me because one has to drill a […]
Apple Pie And Ice Cream Do You Treat Your Mama Mean?
Jackie Lomax died. Does Tricia Olson know? She played me his music in her green stucco Furby street apartment sometime before the 70s ended. I had all the Beatles solo […]
Textbook Goebells: Conservative Communications Director
No suitable words for this piece of modern day Orwell which is the norm here in the great tar-sand-stained north since Harper got the big chair. The conservatives try to […]