Boots Electric
UPDATE: Because Spinner is RIP this story can now be found in full here.
Recently Aaron talked to rock ‘n’ rolling Eagles Of Death Metal frontman Jesse Hughes about his new solo album as Boots Electric. Hughes talked about how Juliette Lewis helped him find himself.
Read about it at Spinner Canada here.
Filed under Music, Shameless Promotion
LMFAO
Sarah was recently party rockin’ in the house with the guys from LMFAO and ended up writing a story called “LMFAO Offer Six Tips For A ‘Party Rock’ Lifestyle” about it for Spinner Canada. Check it out here.
Filed under Music, Shameless Promotion, The Misadventures Of
What I Call Music
A couple weeks ago I had the distinct pleasure of sitting down to record a podcast for What I Call Music, the home base for my good friend and one of the most musically knowledgeable cats on the planet, Paul Kehayas.
We ended up talking for a verrrrrrrrrrrrryyy long time, so Paul had one helluva time shrinking it down to something of a dignified length, but for anyone curious I think it’s solidly entertaining. As such, if you’re bored, please give ‘er a listen HERE.
Some of the things we discussed were:
* The origin of the name Risky Fuel.
* Sloan still being credible 20 years later.
* Songs: Ohia/Magnolia Electric Co./Jason Molina.
* How I used to make my own music charts as a kid and my related favourite song of 1988.
* The infamous story of seeing Brian Jonestown Massacre play in a bush at the Wilderbeat Festival during the Blackout of 2003.
* The cultural awareness built by discovering The Clash’s Sandinista album.
The playlist includes: Songs: Ohia, Black Sabbath, Brian Jonestown Massacre, The Clash and Raphael Saadiq.
Filed under Concerts, Recollections, Shameless Promotion, The Misadventures Of
Recently Aaron interviewed The Sheepdogs and asked them about how their hometown of Saskatoon was portrayed in the Rolling Stone cover story about them. He wrote about it for Spinner Canada. Check it out here.
Filed under Music, Shameless Promotion
A chair, in a pool
If you live in Toronto you’ll have likely been either a) caught, or b) caught watching the kooky flash superstorm that just burst through the area.
According to Environment Canada, “Conditions are favourable for the development of severe thunderstorms” and “A tornado is possible.” We should also be vigilant to the “potential development of severe thunderstorms with large hail, damaging winds or heavy rainfall…”
It’s sunny at my place right now, so I had a window of opportunity to snap a couple photos of how Mother Nature had a hissy fit and threw a bunch of deck chairs into and around my building’s pool.
The many turned over chairs by our building's pool
Filed under Photos, Recollections, The Misadventures Of
I Overcame My Autism And All I Got Was This Lousy Anxiety Disorder: A Memoir
Risky Fuel 