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When it comes to Canadian celebrities, you don’t get much bigger than Rick Mercer. I was actually surprised by this– I know he still has his show, but I though his fan base was mostly limited to people who remembered his 22 Minutes/Talking to Americans Day. Boy, was I wrong. He was in town after […]

Posted on 22 March 2011 and filed under CBC

Alright, now we’re into the service that started it all: Tumblr. More specifically, Tumblr and it’s music apps, primarily ex.fm. Full How Do You Music? Series: Introduction The Hype Machine CBC Radio 3 Soundcloud Last.fm [note: originally this was going to be my last post, but I’ve decided to add Last.fm to the series, for reasons […]

Posted on 8 March 2011 and filed under comments, how to, music

Alright, so I promised this two days ago, but things got…. crazy. I’m sure no one was waiting with baited breath, but I do want to finish what I started here. So today, I’m going to be getting into Soundcloud: Full How Do You Music? Series: Introduction The Hype Machine CBC Radio 3 Tumblr/ex.fm Last.fm […]

Posted on 5 March 2011 and filed under articles, how to, music

In this series, I’m providing an overview of how I use the web to discover music. Today: CBC Radio 3. Full How Do You Music? Series: Introduction The Hype Machine Soundcloud Tumblr/ex.fm Last.fm Yesterday, I wrote about the Hype Machine, which is a pretty comprehensive music discovery site. But it doesn’t cover everything. For one, […]

Posted on 2 March 2011 and filed under articles, comments, how to

Part one in my music discovery series is the Hype Machine. I actually don’t know how I first discovered the Hype Machine, but it is the best place to discover music, artists, and even genres you wouldn’t otherwise be exposed to. Where services like last.fm and Pandora are about finding music that they already know […]

Posted on 1 March 2011 and filed under articles, comments, how to, music

Here’s a series I’ve been mulling for a while. I’m doing it now following a conversation over on Tumblr about a decline in people listening to audio posts. My response was basically a sketch of how I go about discovering new music, so I figured I might as well fill it out now. So, over […]

Posted on 28 February 2011 and filed under articles, how to, music

Iceclimbing – Daybreak Edition “Please don’t mess this up.” That thought kept jumping into my head as I stood on the outskirts of the city, in a complete strangers’ front yard, against the backdrop of a completely frozen tree being used for iceclimbing. That’s right. Iceclimbing. On a tree. I first got wind of this […]

Posted on 24 February 2011 and filed under articles, CBC, journalism, personal, Prince George, radio

Immediate disclaimer: This isn’t meant to be an attack on Jason, nor a full-on defence against his criticism. Just my thoughts after reading an intriguing point of view from a regular political commentator. Also, as always, these are MY VIEWPOINTS AND OPINIONS, informed by nothing but my own misunderstandings of the world. Over on his […]

Posted on 22 February 2011 and filed under comments, journalism, media, politics

Ah, what a great weekend. Yesterday, for what could well be the first time of 2011, I had nowhere to go. Coldsnap is done. No out of town trips (which are fun, but not always relaxing). No Ferret Information days or anything, either. And today, not a ton on the hopper. Which means I can […]

Posted on 20 February 2011 and filed under personal

There’s been a complicated history of arts publications, both on and offline, in Prince George over the last decade. The latest (and best funded) venture into this landscape is The Scene PG. Published by the daily newspaper Prince George Citizen, it currently functions as an online band directory/coming events calendar and a biannual glossy distributed […]

Posted on 26 January 2011 and filed under music, personal, Prince George, reviews

I’ve complained about the Prince George transit system before, (I’ve also lauded it) but that doesn’t mean I’m done with it. But before going any further, I’d like to point out that the problems I write about are not at all limited to the Prince George system– I just write about what I know. Anyways: […]

Posted on 16 January 2011 and filed under articles, comments, Prince George, transit

So, I’m now a researcher at CBC Radio. I’ve even taken some training. And as time goes on, I’m starting to feel more and more like I might actually know what I’m doing around there. But over the last couple of weeks, I’ve had to do something I wasn’t sure I was ready for: go […]

Posted on 15 January 2011 and filed under CBC, journalism, personal, radio

Over a week in to 2011, and I’m finally posting my favourites of 2010. Thing is, I’ve had the list written up since before Christmas, it’s just that I did it as a three-part radio show that I’ve been producing prior to posting this. Fortunately, that’s included in this post (at the bottom — and […]

Posted on 9 January 2011 and filed under comments, music

Merry Christmas from our house.

Posted on 25 December 2010 and filed under personal, pets

I know this isn’t new news to a lot of people, but Snapfish is great. If you’re looking to print photos, I highly recommend them. We started using them after getting a bunch of free coupons: Flickr gave me a free photo book for renewing my account, as a new user I got free prints. […]

Posted on 18 December 2010 and filed under reviews