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I just finished watching (ie listening to in the background) the 40th Annual Juno Awards. A few days ago I wrote about how Canadian content is going to become irrelevant as more and more people start listening to Canadian music naturally, without the need for enforcement. I think this edition of the awards is a […]

Posted on 28 March 2011 and filed under articles, Canada, music

You may or may not know that in Canada, we have rules about the amount of Canadian content (including music) that has to be played on terrestrial radio. With the huge number of quality musicians coming out of Canada these days, I’m always surprised when I run across someone who thinks that this is a difficult thing […]

Posted on 25 March 2011 and filed under articles, 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

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

This morning, I upgraded to the new Facebook profile. I immediately didn’t like it. I know: ultimately, Facebook’s gonna do what Facebook’s gonna do and none of us our going to quit over it. Customize those privacy settings and don’t post anything you don’t expect to be public and be done with it on that […]

Posted on 6 December 2010 and filed under articles, comments, how to, social media

In addition to noting, you can now post songs directly to Twitter, Facebook and Tumblr. It’s the simplest way to share the songs you love with your existing friends and followers. When you visit these sites, all songs posted by the people you follow will be playable right there on the page. They will also […]

Posted on 2 December 2010 and filed under articles, comments, music, social media

Today is Remembrance Day. It’s sort of an awkward day, because it’s like a holiday, except solemn rather than celebratory. It’s weird to see stores open and people staying out late the night before and treating it like a weekend when it really is a day set aside to honour the dead and the battle-scarred. […]

Posted on 11 November 2010 and filed under articles, Canada, CBC

Rob For on CBC As It Happens, October 26, 2010map :: {skin:’orange’, animate:true, width:’200′, volume:0.4, autoplay:false, loop:false, showVolumeLevel:true, showTime:true, showRew:true, downloadable:false, downloadablesecurity:false, id3: false} Rob Ford on CBC’s As It Happens, October 26, 2010 I’m sort of fascinated by this whole Rob Ford thing, even though I’ve never even been to Toronto. In the Globe a […]

Posted on 28 October 2010 and filed under articles, Canada, politics

A couple of weeks back, when fall was still warm rather than frigid and wet, I was able to go out to the Hadih House in Prince George to gather some tape on canning sessions they were holding there. The day before they had done salmon and the next day they were doing moose, but […]

Posted on 26 October 2010 and filed under articles, CBC, personal, radio

In a world where even the smallest action is chronicled by a Tweet or Facebook status update, Daytum is the logical next step. For the uninitiated (and this will be pretty much everyone), the website is the creation of a guy by the name of Nicholas Feltron, who in 2005 sent out what he called […]

Posted on 25 October 2010 and filed under articles, misc, personal, technology

BC’s largest lumber company is now on Twitter. Currently, the account is following the premier, the leader of the opposition, the deputy premier, two of the Vancouver Sun’s more storied writers, and me. Interesting choice.

Posted on 5 October 2010 and filed under articles, personal, social media