1995. My entire life as it currently exists (in this known universe) can be traced back to one decision set in motion that year. Okay, the decision was actually made in 1994, but it all happened starting in 1995 and it led directly, though circuitously, to where I am now and all that surrounds me. […]
Crude Awakening
“It builds character.” These words of encouragement, long-favoured by well-intentioned relatives and friends, cycled endlessly in my mind as I sat behind my faux-wood desk in my soon-to-be-former cubicle on the west side of the fourteenth floor of Gulf Canada Square in suddenly not-so-opportunity-filled Calgary. I was numb. A few minutes prior, my phone had […]
My Life Is A Song #51
There are a handful of dead but immortal entertainers that almost everyone has a sudden love affair with in late high school or college/university. We put posters of them in our lockers or dorm rooms and immerse ourselves in their entire recording catalogue. I’m talking Elvis, Hendrix, Joplin, Morrison, and this guy. They comprise a […]
My Life Is A Song #25
Canada has produced some fantastic rock bands over the years that remain truly, and soulfully, Canadian. Bands that have made legendary careers almost exclusively in Canada while remaining utterly unknown to the world at large. You’re probably thinking The Tragically Hip, but I’m talking a step deeper than that, a little more niche. This is […]