I burnt out. Earlier this year my brain hit a max that I should have identified earlier but thems the learnings. In February I had…
I draw a lot on inspiration for working on the web and in my career from places outside the web. Mostly in other creative fields…
I was working from home today and had a plan to not listen to any music. Well, after checking the internet streams late in the morning, found I just happened to be lucky enough to catch the lifestream of Sigur Rós’ Route One for quite a few hours and have some thoughts on it. For a little background… Sigur Rós recorded a Livestream today, on the summer solstice. The longest day of the year, they took all that sunshine and drove throughout Iceland to a soundtrack they created live. It was broadcast on local stations and streamed directly on YouTube…
I remember being 16 years old, sitting in front of my boombox, legs crossed, waiting for Paranoid Android to be played on the radio with a finger on the record button ready to tape the new Radiohead single. Today it’s a bit different, now I use the internet, making recording and accessing much easier. Also not sure really where that boombox is anymore… When OK Computer was released I became a lifetime Radiohead fan and I’ve been fascinated with them since. The Bends is a great album, and we will never know why that guy is laying on the floor…
Music streaming service Rdio is shutting down for now, as it’s been acquired by Pandora. The whole adjustment has felt like a slow breakup to…
My lovely developer friend Amanda and I were chatting in a Slack group about a month ago, and found the conversation not what we were…
It’s fall! It’s been a really busy month so this list is a bit late, but in time for the colours to change and fall…
August is always busy, and in Canada the month you don’t want to spend inside so this list is all over the place of whatever…
It’s July! I’ve been working a lot and there’s a Slack channel at work for #music that I’ve lifted a few songs from for this…
June has been amazing. There’s a lot going on and lots to smile about, so there’s a lot of happy on this mix. As well…