Gorillaz
And yet there are still more video playlists I curated while Ditch TV was still actively a thing:
Living Vicariously Through GWAR Videos
32 Things ’90s Canadian Music Fans Know
Johnny Cash Is Still the Coolest
Tag Archives: Music
Samaritan News 10 Pack: Tragically Hip, Gord Downie, More
Secret Path
I’ve been doing a bunch of stuff over at the music-ish charity ‘n’ good news website Samaritan Mag.
Here’s a batch of recent news pieces:
The Adventure Club Cross-Canada Cineplex Screening To Aid Boys and Girls Clubs of Canada
Hedley Play Concert at Perth High School that Won Cancer Fight Fundraiser Draw
Pros And Cons Prisoner Music Program Gets $25k David Rockefeller Fund Grant
Re:Sound Event Raises $20k For Unison Benevolent Fund
Gord Downie to Play Two Charity Concerts in Support of His Secret Path Reconciliation Project
Tragically Hip Tour Generates More Than $1 Million For Brain Cancer Research
Music Monday And Youth4Music Music Education Programs Receive NAMM Foundation Grants
Gord Downie’s Secret Path Project To Support Truth & Reconciliation Efforts
Black Eyed Peas’ ‘WHERESTHELOVE’ Star-Studded Song, Video To Combat Violence, Racism
U.S. Government Gets Cheesy To Help Farmers, Those With Food Insecurity
Filed under Culture, Music, Shameless Promotion
Polaris Podcast Makes Its Debut
Polaris Podcast
One of the most exciting (and moderately terrifying) new projects I’ve been involved with is the launch of the Polaris Music Prize’s new podcast titled, shockingly, the Polaris Podcast.
For the first podcast episode we spoke to 10 Polaris jurors about the 10 albums that made the 2016 Polaris Music Prize Short List.
Check it out here:
Filed under Music, Shameless Promotion
Closer To The Heart Explores Classic Canadiana
Sloan and Broken Social Scene perform at a past Closer To The Heart
At the most recent Closer To The Heart benefit for the Regent Park School Of Music the likes of Sean Cullen, David Diamond & Mr. Zero (The Kings), Stephen Stanley (ex-Lowest of the Low), Kevin Kane (Grapes of Wrath) and Tara Slone (ex-Joydrop, co-host Rogers’ Hometown Hockey) performed classic Canadian covers all with the goal of helping raise money for music education.
I spoke to Karen Pace, the organizer of the event, for Samaritanmag.
To read the full interview click here.
Filed under Music, Shameless Promotion
Ditch TV: Joan Jett, Dandy Warhols, More
The Dandy Warhols
Here’s yet another batch of videos I curated while Ditch TV was still actively a thing:
32 Things ‘90s Alt Kids Will Know
17 Rockin’ Rolling Stones Performances
Kimmy Schmidt: Still Unbreakable
Filed under Comedy, Music, Shameless Promotion
Risky Fuel 