Acts of Volition

I’ve never understood MySpace. Apparently the kids love it, but it has always seemed like noise to me.  •  Then it dawned on me.  •  MySpace is rock-and-roll and I’m a middle-aged parent in the 50s.

“Escher is my favorite MC”.  •  Truly this is Weird Al’s greatest work since he rhymed “brain-dead AOL-er” with “jpegs to Hellen Keller” in It's All About The Pentiums (video). The audio is available from Digg. Here are the lyrics (source) - listen and read them. It’s worth it.  •  “  •  White …

In the summer at CBC Radio One, it seems everyone leaves and they give Sean Cullen, goofy Canadian comic extraordinaire, run the studio on Saturday mornings with his show Simple Seán (note the accent on the ‘a’).  •  He rambles like an idiot for a few minutes. First you’ll think, How can they let …

The day after Canada Day, I put together a new session of Acts of Volition Radio.  •  Acts of Volition Radio: Session Twenty Five (46MB Ogg Vorbis) (or 62MB MP3)  •  Songs for Canada Day, 2006. Recorded Sunday, July 2, 2006 by Steven Garrity. Run time: 44min.  •  Session Twenty Five Playlist …

It’s been a few months since my last session of Acts of Volition Radio was recorded. I’m back with six fantastic songs.  •  Acts of Volition Radio: Session Twenty Four (34MB Ogg Vorbis) (or 40MB MP3)  •  Back with six great songs. Recorded Sunday, April 2, 2006 by Steven Garrity. Run time: 34min …

The East Coast Music Awards were in Charlottetown this past weekend and I enjoyed some great live music by Matt Mays & El Torpedo, Joel Plaskett, Wintersleep, Mir, and lots of traditional East Coast artists.  •  The true highlight of the weekend, though, was Cape Breton songwriter JP Cormier’s …

It was by far the least punctual wedding gift we received (about five months late), and it isn’t something that both of us an really enjoy, but the gift that arrived today has to be the most awesome of all.  •  My good friend Alan at Gen X at 40 bought me a wah-wah pedal. A genuine Dunlop Crybaby …

My last session of Acts of Volition Radio was recorded in the waning days of my bachelorhood. Though this session now features a married host, the music continues to rock (though sometimes gently). I'm as excited about sharing these great songs as I was when recording the first session. This …

In the forums on the Sony Music website, Tim Foreman of the band Switchfoot talks about the copy protection on their CD:  •  “  •  Hello friends,  •  my heart is heavy with this whole copy-protection thing. Many PC users have posted problems that they have had importing the new songs (regular disc …