I Will Miss You, Olympics
Posted by Simon in Pop Culture, Television on 28. Feb, 2010 | 4 Comments
I don’t know what I’m going to do with myself now that the Olympics are finally over. The closing ceremony is flickering on a little screen in my room but is overshadowed by the massive elephant that can’t be ignored: what did I do with all my free time before I watched Olympic coverage 15 [...]
Show and Tell: K'naan goes acoustic
Posted by jessekg in Show & Tell, Uncategorized on 01. Dec, 2009 | 0 Comments
I wasn’t originally going to post this because I thought it was pretty standard stuff, but since I first downloaded this “tiny desk concert” of K’naan performing at the NPR music office while on his U.S. tour, I haven’t been able to get his acoustic version of take a minute out of my head. It [...]
Who the frack is Justin Bieber?
Posted by Simon in Music, Pop Culture on 30. Sep, 2009 | 5 Comments
I believe Jesse posted a tidbit about this kid before, but let’s really get into this here. We’ve all heard this story before: young Canadian gets discovered and plucked from small-town Ontario, packaged by the massive labels and becomes a pop-sensation. Except this isn’t Avril Lavigne. It’s Justin Bieber, a 15-year old kid from Stratford, [...]
Apple offering Mad Men. Like crack.
Posted by Simon in Pop Culture, Television on 01. Sep, 2009 | 0 Comments
Have a taste on us. If you hate it, that’s cool. If you like it … well, you know where to find us… For those who’ve heard Mad Men’s praises sung but haven’t had a chance to check it out, iTunes Canada is currently offering the first two episodes of the series for download, free [...]
