Posts Tagged: Music
Acts of Volition Radio: Session Four
Posted by on Thursday, January 22, 2004 in - 8 comments
The fourth session of Acts of Volition Radio is here. This session is based on songs and albums that are particularly well recorded, produced, or engineered. • Acts of Volition Radio: Session Four (45MB MP3) • A collection of particularly well recorded, produced, or engineered tracks. Recorded …
Acts of Volition Radio: Session Three
Posted by on Sunday, January 4, 2004 in - 15 comments
A little overdue (if that’s possible when you have no deadlines or schedule), here is the third session of Acts of Volition Radio. This session is based around artists that I’ve had the pleasure of meeting at some point. • Acts of Volition Radio: Session Three (37MB MP3) • An hour of name …
Christmas music that doesn't suck
Posted by on Wednesday, December 24, 2003 in - 12 comments
I hate Christmas (music). I had intented to put together an Acts of Volition Radio session of Christmas music that doesn’t suck, but I could only turn up a few songs and didn’t quite have time. • So, for those with the means to find the music on their own, here is a quick list of Christmas music …
Calling all Hipsters: Help me find a Strawberry song
Posted by on Friday, December 19, 2003 in - 7 comments
I’m looking for a copy of the song I Miss My Mom from the album Brokenheart Audio by the band Strawberry. • Update: I’ve got it. • The local record stores don’t have any copies. I can order it from No Records - but I’d like to get a copy of that song right away so I can release the next … read more »
Acts of Volition Radio: Session Two
Posted by on Sunday, December 7, 2003 in - 37 comments
The reaction to the first session of Acts of Volition Radio was generally positive. Here, then, is Session Two: • Acts of Volition Radio: Session Two (57MB MP3) • Nine great live recordings. Recorded during a snow storm on Sunday, December 7, 2003 by Steven Garrity. Run time: 1hour … read more »
Acts of Volition Radio: Session One
Posted by on Saturday, November 29, 2003 in - 34 comments
I’ve had the idea of doing a weekly radio show on the web floating around in my head since the Acts of Volition website started over three years ago. I like the idea of assembling a bit of music, talking about who it is and why I like it, and making it available for download. An hour show could be …
Free/Open Rock & Roll
Posted by on Thursday, October 23, 2003 in - 2 comments
The Creative Commons project has released a CD of music available under the Creative Commons lisences. I'm honoured to see that two tracks by Horton’s Choice, my now defunct rock band, have been included. • If someone ever did a Horton’s Choice remix, it would blow my mind.
Sloan, Geeks, and Rock and Roll
Posted by on Tuesday, August 19, 2003 in - 12 comments
In 1996, I went to see Sloan and Thrush Hermit play on their One Chord to Another tour at “The Barn” at UPEI. It was one of the greatest concerts I’ve ever seen. When Sloan’s last album came out, I wrote about it here on Acts of Volition. • Now, seven years later, their new album, Action Pact … read more »
The People’s Radio Station in Canada
Posted by on Sunday, July 13, 2003 in
Driving into the office today, CBC Radio played Adam Sandler’s Lunchlady Land (live) followed by Leonard Nimoy’s Ballad of Bilbo Baggins. This truly is a great country.
Proposal: An Album File Format
Posted by on Saturday, July 5, 2003 in - 4 comments
While I don’t have the talent or motivation to follow through on this idea, I thought it was worth sharing. Would it make sense to have an album file format that served as a container for individual songs? • I imagine some of the following features: • A container file, similar to ZIP or TAR …