This past April the folks at Health.com commissioned Sarah to write “7 Things Autistic People Want You To Know.”
Among these things? Your world is exhausting.
To read the full story head to the Health site by going here.
Matt Good Tried To Create His Own Broken Social Scene
Matthew Good
Matthew Good, Can-rock’s number one provocateur, says he attempted to create his own Vancouver version of Broken Social Scene, Toronto’s critically-lauded space jam indie rock outfit.
“I’ve tried to. I’ve tried to,” says Good, explaining how the BSS-imitation was one of many artistic ventures he’s embarked on since the Matthew Good Band officially dissolved in 2001. “I’ve tried to form tons of different side-projects. But you get involved with people and — a lot of the people I’ve been involved with — they just, it just turns into a power struggle. And all I ever want to do in those bands is just play rhythm guitar. I don’t even want to sing.”
As part of an interview for the cover story of Chart Magazine’s upcoming September 2004 issue — his first interview with the mag since ’01 — Good discussed BSS, as well as a wide range of topics including the final days of MGB, his new album (White Light Rock & Roll Review), his humanitarian efforts and related fights with right-wing organizations, his affection for country music, and some of the artistic ventures he hopes to tackle in the future.
Good’s Social Scene attempt came after listening to BSS’s You Forgot It In People album, one of his recent favourites.
“The last Broken Social Scene record I listened to quite a bit and I thought was really interesting,” he says. “A lot of the ideas on it were really, really good.”
Don’t think Good’s motives were all pure, though. Seeing how Good has been the rock ‘n’ roll point- person/figurehead for the last 10 years as a band leader and solo artist, being part of a jam-out gang would have given him some time to, in Don Cherryspeak, have a few “pops.”
“My idea of paradise is going on tour once in my life where I don’t have to go to bed early because I have to sing the next day,” he says. “I can just have a beer and talk to people and play guitar. Paradise.
“The collective idea is really interesting. It would probably be more interesting to see how long it would last really. ‘Cuz it can get a little convoluted… And it does have that kinda really cool factor to it.”
This news piece was originally published August 13, 2004 via Chart Communications.
Filed under Music, Recollections
Jackie Chan’s Next Act
Jackie Chan
Legendary martial arts actor Jackie Chan is 63 years old now.
While that’s not necessarily old, it’s old for an action movie star.
Lucky for us, Chan seems to have a plan for his next act.
Sarah wrote about it for Asian World Of Martial Arts.
To read her story go here.
Filed under Films, Jock Stuff, Shameless Promotion
9 Insights Into Martial Arts From AWMA
Robots learning martial arts.
Sarah’s ongoing series of basic history pieces, training tips and gear guides are continuing on the Asian World Of Martial Arts website. Here are nine of her recent posts:
5 Ways To Lose Weight After The Holidays
Comparing Boxing And Muay Thai
Kieran Tamondong’s Disney Channel Segment
5 Examples Of Robots Learning Martial Arts
5 Grappling And Submission Techniques For MMA
How To Incorporate Boxing Into Your MMA Workout
5 Ways Martial Arts Can Help You Through Tough Times
Filed under Health, Jock Stuff, Shameless Promotion
Leonard Cohen’s Tribute Show In Montreal Was Heavy
Lana Del Rey and Adam Cohen. Photo by Claude Dufresne.
Last Monday the Risky Fuel team made a pilgrimage to Montreal to pay our respects to the late, great musical poet, Leonard Cohen.
Titled, Tower of Song: A Memorial Tribute to Leonard Cohen, the Bell Centre event organized by Leonard’s son Adam Cohen featured big names like Elvis Costello, Sting, Courtney Love and Lana Del Rey to cover Lenny’s classic songs.
Those marquee names were fine, but it was the “singer songwriters” who really shone. Damien Rice and Patrick Watson were beautifully heavy and Adam, who seems to have fully embraced the family legacy, was uncanny (and unsettling) in his renditions of his father’s songs.
Sarah wrote about all this in a live review for Consequence of Sound.
To read it go here.
Filed under Concerts, Music, Shameless Promotion
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