Everyone’s a DJ’s launching an official new monthly party in Hamilton on Saturday, 16 April 2011
Have you heard the news? After months and months of talking about it, Everyone’s a DJ is finally getting ready to launch a new monthly series in another city! If you’re in Hamilton, and you’ll be in town on Saturday, 16 April 2011, then I encourage you to stay tuned for details on what’s sure […]
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It’s Friday, so here’s the video for “Shine” by Doughboys
If you’re not in your late twenties at least, and you didn’t grow up in Canada, there’s a really good chance you’ve never seen this video. Hell, it’s possible you’ve never even heard of Doughboys, and no one could blame you if you hadn’t. What do you say we make up for it? The version […]
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Link of the Day: OpenFile
If you’re not reading OpenFile yet, you ought to be. This “community-powered local news site” provides content for six Canadian regions, and the Toronto blog – edited by former Torontoist editor David Topping – provides a rather great look at both the news and the history of our community. Do check it out, and if […]
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Link of the Day: Joints in Motion
Joints in Motion is an annual fundraising event held in honour of the Arthritis Society, and it’s one that shoots much broader than the typical marathon. “The Arthritis Society can help you achieve your personal goal of completing a marathon, half marathon, trek, walk or other event at exciting destinations around the world while raising […]
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Link of the Day: The Veterans Site
The good people who run the Hunger Site have added a new fundraising page to their repertoire. Like the others, the Veterans Site operates on a very simple premise: click a button once a day, and for every click, the site’s sponsors will pay for meals for homeless and hungry veterans. It’s an American site, […]
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Paul G was born to fun
My good friend Paul Gagnon is celebrating a birthday tonight at the Holy Oak Cafe in Toronto. I’ll be one of a number of DJs honouring Paul by spinning what he’s calling “the greatest party anthems of all time!” We kick things off at 10:00 PM, and there’s no cover charge. What do you say […]
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Potentially awesome hip hop show tonight in Brampton
From Skematics, the blog Nemo Burbank seems to be investing the bulk of his online energy in lately, comes news of a sweet looking show tonight at 10:00 PM at Suave Lounge in Brampton. Check it out if you’re in the area.
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How do you manage your finances (and how the hell am I supposed to manage mine)?
I’ve been thinking it might be time to rethink the way I approach my finances. Everything’s under control and there’s no cause for alarm, but it certainly wouldn’t hurt to simplify things, or to come up with a better way to chart my progress and plan for the future. Closing a couple of accounts would […]
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Two ways in which the Conservative “fiscal responsibility” thing got a lot less credible this week
On Wednesday, the folks at iPolitics noted that “for a government ostensibly laying the groundwork for an austerity budget,” the Conservatives have been throwing an awful lot of public money around lately. What’s more, according to certain Liberals, they’ve been downright secretive about the details of their spending before the House of Commons. But wait, […]
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It’s Friday, so here’s the video for “Higher Ground” by the Red Hot Chili Peppers
Not only is this one of the best tracks ever committed to tape by the Red Hot Chili Peppers, but it’s arguably also a rare example of a cover that tops the original – and that says a lot, because the original was a classic in its own right.
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