Hugh Masekela - "Masekela" (1969)
"There are men who think they built this world and can destroy it...There are cities where people never say hello" (lyrics from "If...
A Day in Algonquin Park
The design and presentation of this record is very official, as if a historical document of reality, but behind the veneer of logos and...
Canadian Neil
Little Neil on some logs. This image dons the back cover of his 2005 album, Prairie Wind Friday night I entered a debate about one of my...
The Choice is Yours
Sweet Linda Divine. 1970. I'm writing about this record for many reasons. Firstly - this is what The Black Sheep sampled for "The Choice...
Ships Pass
It must’ve been grade 11 or 12. 98 or 99 I think. It was spring, and my boy Matty burned me a J-Live cd, which I still have. Zack and I...
Places & Spaces
I think of DJ Evil Dee and Pete Rock, using the same record, both in 1994! Did they pick it up at the Roosevelt Ballroom? Did one of...
Runnin'
I just got back from Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, where I had the honour of standing as a groomsman in my close friend, Ryan's, wedding. Ryan...
Dancing, PPP, and Paul Simon
A new club/bar opened up in Hamilton this past weekend, and Garret, one of my close friends, came out from Toronto to DJ. Esther and I...
Instant Funk
At my local spot, they know me by name. "Hey, Andrew, how's it going?" "Good, Tim, how are you?" That's about the extent of the exchange,...
"Hobo Scratch" & Trugoy
I remember finishing a long canoe/hiking trip in the Yukon when I was 15 years old. For the first time in weeks, we buckled seat belts...