Lollapalooza 1991
If you grew of age musically in the “alternative” era just like I did, you probably consider Lollapalooza a pretty big deal.
And that would be because it WAS a big deal.
It turns out the 21st anniversary of the first ever Lollapalooza show happened a couple days ago, so I put together a wee gallery over at Spinner to celebrate.
To check out the Lollapalooza 1991 gallery, click here.
Filed under Concerts, Music, Shameless Promotion
Polaris Music Prize
The 2012 Polaris Music Prize Short List will be announced on Tuesday, July 17.
That means this is the last week we have 40 albums — the Long List — still in contention for the big prize before it gets lopped down to 10 records.
With that in mind, this week’s Polaris People focused on dredging up some random factoid or other about each of the Long List albums.
In it the Slakadeliqs find air conditioners, Shooting Guns want to take on Leonard Cohen, and Mark Davis does some gardening.
To read about it, go here.
Filed under Music, Shameless Promotion
Roger Waters spray-paints The Wall
My “This Week In Music History” feature went out again this week over at the Spinner.
Some of the big stuff: Pink Floyd‘s The Wall, the movie, had its debut, that loser Beck was born, and Fatboy Slim had a big beach party.
To find out more things that made music history, click here.
Filed under Music, Shameless Promotion
Dallas Green of City And Colour/Alexisonfire
By now everyone who cares has heard that Alexisonfire will be reuniting for a few shows.
Well, to read original story of that announcement (written by me), via an interview with City And Colour/Alexisonfire singer Dallas Green just head over to Spinner and click here.
Filed under Concerts, Music, Shameless Promotion
Marie-Pierre Arthur and CBC’s Jim Corcoran
The latest edition of my Polaris People column is online over at the Polaris Music Prize website.
In it the Slakadeliqs find air conditioners, Shooting Guns want to take on Leonard Cohen, and Mark Davis does some gardening.
To read about it, go here.
Filed under Music, Shameless Promotion
I Overcame My Autism And All I Got Was This Lousy Anxiety Disorder: A Memoir
Risky Fuel 