And they’re #Canadian. 🇨🇦

Throw up your triangles for microtonal rock stars and masters of the internet Angine de Poitrine An interview with Angine de Poitrine, the mysterious musicians from Saguenay, ahead of the launch of their new album Vol. II on April 3.

The hype is justified. My new favourite band.

Major Vancouver redevelopment to add new housing, hotel rooms and protect the Commodore Ballroom A redevelopment slated for Vancouver’s downtown core will add hundreds of rental units and hotel rooms while preserving the historic Commodore Ballroom.

#VancouverBC - Major Vancouver redevelopment to add new housing, hotel rooms and protect the Commodore Ballroom www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...

‘Economic fighters’: the volunteers helping direct sanctions against Russia Civil society groups and individuals from around world are working to aid Ukraine by damaging Moscow’s war machine

This is a very cool thing.

Should Canada have an airport security fast-pass separate from Nexus? | CBC News With Canadian travel to the United States in decline, one Alberta senator says it's time for Ottawa to consider a Canadian-specific program that would allow travellers to quickly pass through airport ...

Happy to see the CBC picking up this story. (Though I think the last line makes me sound a wee bit more optimistic than I feel!) #NEXUS #cdnpoli

Real musicians who use AI to create their album covers can get bent.

The CBC has just posted a transcript of my recent As it Happens interview about X and Grok. I’m posting a couple of screen shots here - since they are a bit too long for alt text, I’ll post the link to the full transcript below. #cdnpoli #X #Grok #yeg #CSAM

Almost positive, I can’t imagine having skipped it otherwise.

The Teletour! Wanted to see Numan soooo badly, but the show had sold out.

For me, Chuck Chandler will always be best remembered as the host of Disco Daze.

I’m so cool, I was wearing today’s retro clothing 40 years ago.

I turned 63 today.
Fuck ya. It gets better all the time.
Keep kicking at the darkness my friends.
It is bleeding daylight.

Happy birthday!

Edmonites everywhere were saddened.

The real problem with AI generation as a tool for liberating everyone’s creativity is that most people’s “great ideas” that their lack of skills are holding back suck shit

Just signed up for a subscription three weeks ago.

It’s not anti-USA, it’s pro-Canadian.

Stop making every little thing be about your whining, space-wasting self.

I still recall a Journal article making reference to Benny’s “early-30’s paunch.”

I wanted to see that show so badly, but the tickets sold out immediately.

Ha!

I wanna open a 50’s-themed donut shop and call it Don’t Be Cruller.

I agree, and what a resumé!

Sex Toy Throwers is my new band name.

Well, I’m an idiot.

Those lyrics are from “C” Moon Cry Like a Baby, not White Hot Day.

Revoke my SM fan club membership.

Bob Geldof The Great Song Of Indifference YouTube video by Mauna Loa Tube

More of an ironic anti-protest song, but still in the spirit of things, I think.

(What happened to protest songs, anyway? The time is ripe.)

#JulyYouAreASong
#MusicChallenge

White Hot Day (2002 Remastered) YouTube video by Simple Minds - Topic

“Outside it’s hot/The first of July”

#JulyYouAreASong
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Well, we’ve avoided unnatural heat and smoke this year at least! And we do get our share of crap weather, especially in the late fall. Hope your heat wave is behind you soon, Don!

#JulyYouAreASong
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Duran Duran would have made a great cover of Sunshine Superman, I’ll bet.

During my brief career as a teacher, I used this song in my Grade 10 English class. Had to do something to balance out the old hippie curriculum crap like I Am a Rock.

I realize I’m just shouting into the wind here, but: please, please, please stop posting screenshots without links, or summarizing breaking news events without links. There’s a serious problem with unsourced assertions all over the world right now, don’t be part of the problem.