Archive for February, 2003
I just got back. The Mix Master Mike portion of the event could not have been any more hip-hop. If it were, a rift in the fabric of space would have opened up and brought Kool Herc forward in time from the precise moment where he invented that musical genre.
The one they call Eddie C now represents the Plate Tektonics Crew and tears up Banff, Alberta, Canada four nights a week:
Sunday: House music and dub at Saltlik in Banff Monday: House music at La Palette in Banff Thursday: Deep soul and martini house at Zona’s Bistro in Canmore Friday: Funk, soul, … Read more
The Globe And Mail: Too easy on the ears. It’s no surprise to me that Diana Krall won a Grammy for Best Jazz Vocal Album last night. Next to Kenny G, her music has to be the most bland, inoffensive “jazz” (if you can call it that) on the … Read more
The Globe And Mail: This could never pass for a masterpiece theatre. Probably everyone knows how moviegoing has drastically changed over the past five to ten years. Like David MacFarlane, I used to enjoy going to the movies. Now I dread it. Sure, I love the … Read more
The Globe And Mail: A budget that few can fault. Is Brian Tobin looking for a job as John Manley’s pool boy? His comment in The Globe And Mail reads like a love letter from someone with a teenage crush on our federal finance minister: “John is so … Read more