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So anyway, back to my record
I have gone through hell and back making this record. I wouldn’t say that the making of it had anything to do with it per se, but the time within which it is being made certainly applies. I have gone through manic depression, heartbreak, heartache, heartburn, insomnia, abject poverty, loneliness, fear, anxiety, anger, confusion, despair,…
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L’Avenir
Derrida talks about the difference between the “future” – that which we imagine or project will come to be, vs. “l’avenir” which is that unexpected actuality that comes in that we could not have imagined or predicted but replaces our reality and understanding of things. This year TIME magazine named you, me, the “user” the…
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The evolving poli-mocku-bio-mentary
Sasha Baron Cohen’s “Borat; Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Great Nation of Khazakstan” surpassed even my generous predictions, coming in with US$26M opening weekend on less than 900 screens and making it the largest opener of its kind. The theater on the second night was sold out for every show, and the line…
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For how long on the broken backs of musicians
Ok, so I researched the new “digital media distribution” mechanism that was proposed to me. It’s an MLM that essentially preys on musicians, and, like any Ponzi scheme, on vulnerable people and their friends, and their family. I am taking a really interesting business course at UCLA at the moment on writing better business plans…
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Making the Record Pt. III
My shoulder was so cramped last night after recording acoustic guitar for nine straight hours in a cramped little sauna. Josh and I hauled the studio down into the basement where there is a 4×6 sauna, and set up the AKG 414 through a Studio Projects mic pre and recorded my dad’s beautiful sounding acoustic.…
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TIFF- Day 8
Met up with Jadie in the line outside Ryerson for the screening of John Waters’ “This Filthy World”. Jadie was chatting with the parents of the girl who would become Peaches – internationally known smut-electro-rock-queen. I knew Peaches back when she was Merril Nisker in Fancypants Hoodlum. And she is still Merril, except that she…
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