Separating art from artist isn’t always easy
As I’ve become more aware over the decades of not just art but the artists who make the art, I’ve noticed that there’s inherent baggage that c...
Category: music
Finally kicking Spotify to the curb
I’ve been mulling over what to do for a (more) ethical music streaming service for a while, largely writing about it here after already noodling on it for...
Top 10 favourite songs of 2021
Despite the craziness of this year–hey, don’t tell anyone, but planning a reno and then moving out while purging a ton of belongings that was long o...
#tidalfail
A few months ago I posted about giving the Tidal music streaming service another shot. Well… I did, and I’m disappointed to say that it didn’t...
Giving Tidal another shot
To say I enjoy music is a huge understatement. There is no other art that speaks to me so deeply in such a breadth of emotion. It’s more than just being g...
In praise of broadening focus
Recently I’ve been listening to a podcast by comedian Mike Birbiglia called Working It Out. Episode 4 is less his usual quasi-formatted approach to interv...
Top 10 favourite songs of 2020
To pair with my first year of keeping a song list–which includes every song my family and I added to our own various playlists through the year–I fi...
My 2020 song list
This year I decided to make a new playlist that was comprised of all of the songs I added in 2020 to other playlists. It didn’t matter if it was to my Sho...
Old dog, new tricks: Learning ukulele
My daughter has been playing the ukulele for a couple of years now through school classes, and she’s getting pretty good at it. And as all parents can app...
Happy Valentunes Day
My wife is a teacher in the provincial Catholic board, and as one of her many self-imposed duties, has taken it upon herself over the decades to introduce her s...