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Almost Mainstream: My Top 11 Albums of 2011

In music on 7 January 2012 tagged 2011, Adele, Almost Mainstream, Beastie Boys, best of 2011, Dan Mangan, Destroyer, Fucked Up, Handsome Furs, Mother Mother, music, Rural Alberta Advantage, Smith Westerns, The Weeknd, Timber Timbre with no comments

For the second year in a row, a best-of music list, complete with radio show to accompany it. However, I completely ditched the format of last year. If you want a musical accompaniment while you read, there’s a few, starting with the radio-show version of this list as broadcast on CFUR. Click the big green play [...]

“This is what I’m showing people if they ever ask me to describe you.”

In music, personal on 16 November 2011 tagged music, wu-tang clan with no comments

I received an email today from someone wanting to know about the music I use as a bed when I do the arts round-up segment for CBC. This was my reply: Hi (name), Andrew here. The music that I use is an instrumental version of the Wu-Tang Clan song “C.R.E.A.M.” I would warn you before [...]

How to Publish A Podcast

In How To on 26 October 2011 tagged blogger, dropbox, feedburner, how to, iTunes, music, podcast, tumblr with no comments

I’m writing this as a tutorial for volunteers at CFUR Radio, but I figured I may as well publish it here, too, for anyone who’s interested. Bear in mind this is only my set-up, and I am by no means a pro podcaster. My method is designed to be a) free and b) relatively easy. [...]

Music, Files, and the Cloud

In music, technology on 10 August 2011 tagged cloud, dropbox, ex.fm, files, mixtape, music, rdio, soundcloud, tumblr with no comments

Over the last couple of days I’ve seen two posts from people whose opinions I respect indicating that putting files in the cloud would soon be a thing of the past. First, Fred Wilson: “I was in DJ Woooo’s Dance/Electro Turntable room last week. I heard a remix track that was super fun. I hit [...]

How (And Why) To Start A Music Blog With Tumblr

In How To, music, social media on 5 August 2011 tagged blog, music, social media, streampad, tumblr with 3 comments

This is a post written out of selfishness. Every day on Facebook, Twitter (and now Google+) I see people posting their “song of the day” or week or moment. And often these are people whose music tastes I like. But more often than not, their linking to a YouTube page or some other independent website, [...]

I Am Not A Writer

In personal on 30 June 2011 tagged music, radio, writing with no comments

I am not a writer. Which is odd, since I spend a good portion of my time being paid for my writing. But the type of writing I do for radio is “get in, get out, and let the guest tell the story.” There is a skill to it, and there are people who do [...]

Trick or Treat! 2010 Edition

In personal on 1 November 2010 tagged daytum, Halloween, music with Comments Off

Hallowe’en Data Breakdown. I’m liking Daytum more and more. A year ago, we were nervous about Hallowe’en coming because we hadn’t yet taken possession of our house and we had no idea what our soon-to-be-new neighbourhood, located near a high school, was like. This year, we were excited at the prospect of handing out candy [...]

Suburban Girls – An Album Review of Wisconsin Dream Guitar

In music on 9 September 2010 tagged music, Prince George, Wisconsin Dream Guitar with Comments Off

As you may or may not know, I have a music blog that allows me to get me “you gotta listen to this song” instincts out of the way without clogging up my personal blog over here. But today I’m making an exception. The band is Wisconsin Dream Guitar: Silver Fall by wisconsindreamguitar It’s a [...]

Ch-ch-ch changes: Likes, Hovercards, Bookmarks, and Mixtapes

In How To, meta, social media on 22 August 2010 tagged @anywhere, almostmainstream, code, delicious, Facebook, hypem, music, open graph, social media, Twitter with Comments Off

Sections: I. Twitter & Facebook integration (go) II. Delicious Bookmarks (go) III. Almost Mainstream Mixtape (go) I. Twitter & Facebook integration I’ve been alone for the last couple of days, and I’ve occupied myself by learning a few new tricks for use on this blog (and, once I’m sure they work, other websites I make). [...]

Music That Moves You – Literally – in Fort St John

In notebook, Prince George, transit on 20 July 2010 tagged bus, Fort St John, music, transit with 1 comment

Here’s a cool event from “northern BC’s music capital” (not sure when they got that designation, but events like this certainly help make the case). Essentially, in order to encourage people to try out bus routes they offer free transit that includes local musicians playing on the bus. Would love to see that here in [...]