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Thought about creating a blog for some courses I’m teaching or will be teaching. This one will be (at least initially) for an ethnomusicology course to be taught at Concordia University (in Montreal)...
View ArticleGlocal Craftiness: Coffee, Beer, Music
Was listening to the portafilter.net podcast (Episode 23) and thinking about coffee shops, cafés, brewpubs, bars, bands, venues… There’s something happening here. Coffee’s a global commodity. One of...
View ArticleMusic, Food, Industries, Piracy
000ady6y (PNG Image, 200×125 pixels) Noticed it in Steal This Film. A very appropriate message. Process over product. Music is not a commodity. Food does not grow on profits. Blogged with Flock
View ArticleThey Dropped The Other Shoe
[Disclaimer: I'm not necessarily an Apple fanboy but I have been an enthusiastic Mac user since 1987 and have owned several Apple products, from an iPod to a QuickTake camera. I also think that...
View ArticleWhaddaday!
Started out the usual way, with emails and blogs. But then moved into very diverse and unique activities. Went to a workshop on the game Guitar Hero, organised by GameCode and Ludiciné. Stimulating...
View ArticleJobs and Satisfaction
This one is more of a web log entry than my usual ramblings. Executive Summary: Life Is Good. Been able to deal with several issues, recently. Nothing really big. But showing me that my life really has...
View ArticleLanding On His Feet: Nicolas Chourot
Listening to Nicolas Chourot‘s début album: First Landing (available on iTunes). Now, here’s someone who found his voice. A few years ago, Nicolas Chourot played with us as part of Madou Diarra &...
View ArticleJazz and Identity: Comment on Lydon's Iyer Interview
Radio Open Source » Blog Archive » Vijay Iyer’s Life in Music: “Striving is the Back Story…”. Sounds like it will be a while before the United States becomes a truly post-racial society. Iyer can...
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