(Read disc 1, disc 2, disc 3 disc 4, disc 5, disc 6, disc 7, disc 8, disc 9) Michael Jackson – Thriller Not only is this the best selling albums of all time it is one of the most important albums of the last 30 years. I know music isn’t important in the grand…
Davie Day 2010
Sept 11th marks the third annual Davie Day in the West End. From Burrard to Broughton, Davie Street is closed to traffic and is taken over by entertainment, activities, information, food & beverage vendors. The event really is for the while family, with something to keep every age (and attention span) interested: Great entertainers…
Live At Squamish Music Festival
Live At Squamish Music Festival – September 4, 2010 The inaugural edition of Live At Squamish (LAS) occurred over the Labour Day Long Weekend. This new multi-stage music and arts festival took over the Logger Sports Grounds and Hendrickson Fields in Squamish, BC for two days of good times. My British friend Jim, who is…
Desert Island Discs – Disc 9
(Read disc 1, disc 2, disc 3 disc 4, disc 5, disc 6, disc 7, disc 8) The Eagles – Their Greatest Hits Again, I know this is a compilation but it’s too good of one to not be included. So good that it’s one of the best selling records ever, tied with Micheal Jackson’s…
Vampire Weekend & Guests
Vampire Weekend with guest Dum Dum Girls & Beach House – Malkin Bowl, Stanley Park – August 28, 2010 Malkin Bowl is a diamond within the jewel that is Stanley Park in Vancouver. A small scale version of the Hollywood Bowl, Malkin has hosted a number of great concerts in addition to being home of Theatre…
Desert Island Discs – Disc 8
(Read disc 1, disc 2, disc 3 disc 4, disc 5, disc 6, disc 7) ABBA – Super Trouper I know, I’m revealing my inner ‘pop-tart’ with these last few discs but these are important for memories as much as quality. This album came out in 1980 just as music started to ‘matter’ to someone…
Turning More Tweeps Into Peeps!
Since the first word in Social Media is SOCIAL it seems a bit odd and anti-social to sit behind a keyboard and not actually interact. So following on from our first tweet up of a couple weeks ago, that my friend Brian and I organized at Rogue Kitchen & Wetbar, Brian thought it was time…