If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!In a few days, I’ll be heading south of the (Canadian) border, for a week-long vacation in Northampton, Massachussetts. Why Northampton? What’s so special about the place? Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles were allegedly spawned there. One of [...]
Monday, June 4, 2007
You’re ten years old, it’s Christmas eve. Uncle Fritz (fictitious name) has gotten in disguise: Santa’s about to distribute the gifts. The living room is packed with relatives, in dizzy anticipation at the surprises to come. Alas, before Santa Fritz can grab the first gift, your mom stands up, and blurts out to all ears: “Wait, [...]
Thursday, May 3, 2007
Don’t have enough vein diameter to feed blood to your virtual avatar in Second Life? Need to relax, but find the practice of meditation too emotionally barren to pursue? Can’t even properly evoke the Slow Movement in your bowel displacements? Listen, friend. Don’t even think about “getting tased”. Rather, consider this quote by classical guitarist Julian Bream [...]
Tuesday, May 1, 2007
There you have it: May 1st is upon us once again, pronouncing winter officially dead! So… Ready to raise your fist and chant in favor of a worker’s paradise on earth? Or will a simple drunken picnic in the midst of a sun-baked crowd do for you? Whatever the case, someone’s bound to break out a tune [...]
Friday, March 2, 2007
It’s true, Vivaldi’s the dude behind my initial decision to learn a musical instrument. Recently pondering on the movers and shakers of my life, I’ve been left wondering how many other wannabe violin virtuosos Vivaldi must has spawned. And, conversely, how many misguided career choices. We’ve all heard of people who were compelled in childhood to take [...]
Wednesday, January 31, 2007
I never thought I’d see the day where bureaucracy gave way to music. Or perhaps it’s my middle-class angst that has finally found its ideal outlet. Regardless, whatever hurts your soul, thanks to artists Tellervo Kalleinen and Oliver Kochta-Kalleinen, it’s goodbye (Swedish) Ombudsman, hello (Finnish) “Valituskuoro”. Valituskuoro - literally “Complaints Choir” in Finnish - is a figure [...]
Monday, January 1, 2007
I have to admit, I love finding this stuff: recent medical research has uncovered a relationship between chronic back problems and… straight posture: Aching Back? Sitting Up Straight Could Be The Culprit Science Daily — Researchers are using a new form of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to show that sitting in an upright position places unnecessary strain [...]
Saturday, December 30, 2006
Magnatune founder John Buckman has just published the 2006 end of the year stats. As an amateur musician, I’m intrigued by the data. Wait, wait, I know what you are thinking. You too are a musician, and you’re wondering: what’s so interesting about an internet record label’s business data? Business data is available everywhere if you [...]
Wednesday, November 22, 2006
Thanks to some clever editing, Lasse Gjertsen finally proves to the world that he's got rhythm.
Saturday, November 4, 2006
It’s official. A dream of sorts: to chronicle the life and times of the new amateur musicians movement currently on the rise, due in no small part to the internet and the explosion of niche culture in a world of long-tail economics. And, why not, throw in my own practical and philosophical two cents into the [...]
Saturday, June 9, 2007
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