Linkin Park rides again
Seven years ago, Chester Bennington, the charismatic lead singer of the hugely successful alt rock band Linkin Park, killed himself. He had a history of depress...
Category: music
My growing appreciation of Tool
For those not into progressive metal music [glances at most family and friends] who may not have heard of the band Tool, here’s the scoop.*. When the worl...
Those classic November… blues?
The new playlist at the LCBO for this period is very blues heavy. Now listen, I like the blues just fine. At no point will I hear any blues song on the radio or...
Top 10 songs of 2023
Not as busy a year, music-listening-wise, as I’m used to. But I still added 53 songs to various playlists. As per usual, my top picks from that list aren&...
All hail guitar tabs
When I was still in public school, my dad — a guitar player for as long as I can remember — offered to teach me guitar. I was years into my life-lon...
RIP Sinead O’Connor
Just heard about Sinead O’Connor’s untimely death. She stood up for black musicians before they were officially recognized at award ceremonies. When told by her...
Top 10 songs of 2022
As with my lists of favourite books I read year to year, I’ve also recently been doing an annual list of favourite songs I added to various playlists. Rat...
Songs added in 2022
Shortly before the pandemic, I started tracking what songs I added to my various streaming service playlists every year. For anyone who’s interested in th...
Everything is phases
I realized about a decade ago that everything happens in phases. This may come across as old news to some — “the only constant is that everything ch...
Separating art from artist isn’t always easy
As I’ve become more aware over the decades of not just art but the artists who make the art, I’ve noticed that there’s inherent baggage that c...