Showing posts with label music. Show all posts
Showing posts with label music. Show all posts
Nov 17, 2008
Ok, our seats weren't this good but
I haven't figured out how to get my own bad photos off my phone. Stupid Rogers won't let me email photos. Stupid Copps Coliseum won't let real cameras in.
Still, they were damn good seats.
Sep 29, 2008
I've gone pro
Finally succumbed to a Flickr pro account, mainly because of my obsession with organizing and cataloging. Ooh, sets and collections and tagging, oh my. If you haven't seen my page yet, it's here.Maybe I'll even post stuff that isn't pretty travel photos. Like people. I've been told my collections are boring because there isn't enough out-of-focus redeye grimacing. Fine, I guess I can do requests. I understand some people want to see drunken party pics. Too bad. You got em, you post em.
Here's a couple new uploads:
Sep 28, 2008
May 7, 2008
Unexpected NIN photo on ACC website
I just failed to get presale NIN tickets for Toronto. Boo. But while being repeatedly spurned by internet ticket-selling gods, I did find this nice write-up and photo for the upcoming concert on the venue's site.
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Nine Inch Nails has a fluctuating membership. It can be hard to keep track of who's in, who's out this month. You think you have a nice band photo for the site, then bang, Trent Reznor restructures again and it's out of date.
I'm amused that out of all the photos available on NIN's Flickr page, the Air Canada Centre has chosen to promote the show with the one featuring the art director. Yes Rob Sheridan, you've finally emerged from behind the camera and upstaged Trent. Enjoy.
(click for larger)Nine Inch Nails has a fluctuating membership. It can be hard to keep track of who's in, who's out this month. You think you have a nice band photo for the site, then bang, Trent Reznor restructures again and it's out of date.
I'm amused that out of all the photos available on NIN's Flickr page, the Air Canada Centre has chosen to promote the show with the one featuring the art director. Yes Rob Sheridan, you've finally emerged from behind the camera and upstaged Trent. Enjoy.
Apr 30, 2008
Things I Like About Finland 1: No Radio Edits
In an effort to be more positive, and with my time in FI drawing to a close, I thought I should write up some of the things I really like here. Consider this part 1 of a series.
Things I Like About Finland 1: No Radio Edits.
The radio stations here, at least for English-language lyrics, don't censor swearing in songs. No bleeps, blanks, or PG word replacement. I think this is great, also more honest. Really, all of us know what those lyrics are, even the 10 year olds who are supposedly traumatized by hearing them. I'm guessing that the type of people who are traumatized by swearing probably aren't listening to that station anyway.
Anyway, the result is, at any time of day, morning, noon, whenever, you can hear undiluted Eminem or Rage Against The Machine. Or this charming little tune that was blasting out my car radio at lunchtime today:
Goodness. I haven't been that impressed with sexy-yet-completely-unromantic use of the f-expletive since Closer.
I've asked about radio edits here, and was told it's just not done. Possibly English swearing doesn't really bother people because it's not the native language, and therefore doesn't have the same impact. Similarly, I know a few choice Finnish words, and while I can shock the locals a bit by using them, they don't do anything for me because they're just sounds. I don't know if they censor the Finnish-language songs.
Things I Like About Finland 1: No Radio Edits.
The radio stations here, at least for English-language lyrics, don't censor swearing in songs. No bleeps, blanks, or PG word replacement. I think this is great, also more honest. Really, all of us know what those lyrics are, even the 10 year olds who are supposedly traumatized by hearing them. I'm guessing that the type of people who are traumatized by swearing probably aren't listening to that station anyway.
Anyway, the result is, at any time of day, morning, noon, whenever, you can hear undiluted Eminem or Rage Against The Machine. Or this charming little tune that was blasting out my car radio at lunchtime today:
Goodness. I haven't been that impressed with sexy-yet-completely-unromantic use of the f-expletive since Closer.
I've asked about radio edits here, and was told it's just not done. Possibly English swearing doesn't really bother people because it's not the native language, and therefore doesn't have the same impact. Similarly, I know a few choice Finnish words, and while I can shock the locals a bit by using them, they don't do anything for me because they're just sounds. I don't know if they censor the Finnish-language songs.
Mar 24, 2008
But at least I get the day off
Unfortunately, after the warmest Finnish winter on record, our gift from the Easter bunny is snow.
Perhaps we didn't bribe the Easter witches enough.
But this washed up on the shores of my Finland alerts. Nicole Willis & The Soul Investigators. Don't know anything about the artist yet, but it's a happy bit of soul. Neat shots of Helsinki's streets and cobblestones, and perfect with an Easter Monday coffee.
Perhaps we didn't bribe the Easter witches enough.
But this washed up on the shores of my Finland alerts. Nicole Willis & The Soul Investigators. Don't know anything about the artist yet, but it's a happy bit of soul. Neat shots of Helsinki's streets and cobblestones, and perfect with an Easter Monday coffee.
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