Acts of Volition

Mostly so I can have an excuse to tell people about what a beautiful guitar I have, I’ve written a review of my new Taylor GS5 acoustic guitar over at the silverorange stuff site.  •  This is the closest I’ve come to actually being able to buy happiness.

This session of Acts of Volition Radio is party will test your musical attention span with some long songs, but will reward you with some music gratification.  •  Acts of Volition Radio: Session Twenty Eight (42MB Ogg Vorbis) (or 38MB MP3)  •  Songs short and long. Recorded Saturday, April 7, 2007 …

A post on the CBC Radio 3 weblog reminded me of a wave of albums by great artists coming out in the next few months.  •  The Arcade Fire - Neon Bible (this week)  •  Fountains of Wayne - Traffic and Weather (April 3)  •  Joel Plaskett - Ashtray Rock (April 17)  •  Rufus Wainwright - Release The …

The first Acts of Volition Radio session of 2007. Warning: some of these songs might make you cry.  •  Acts of Volition Radio: Session Twenty Seven (44MB Ogg Vorbis) (or 42MB MP3)  •  A few pairs of great songs. Recorded Wednesday, February 5, 2007 by Steven Garrity. Run time: 45min.  •  Session …

In keeping with my complete lack of a publishing schedule, here is the latest session of Acts of Volition Radio. If the commentary is lacking, I assure you that the songs are worth the wait.  •  Acts of Volition Radio: Session Twenty Six (45MB Ogg Vorbis) (or 50MB MP3)  •  A few pairs of great …

One of Canada’s finest rock bands, Sloan, also happens to have a great taste in web development firms (and a smart lawyer who worked with us on another project). This fortunate situation led to the creation of SloanMusic.com, a website that provides ample opportunity for fans to comment on the …

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 & Nerdy …

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 …