White Christmas - Otis Redding. If Otis Redding is singing about…

July 25, 2010

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White Christmas - Otis Redding. If Otis Redding is singing about Christmas, I could even listen to it in the sweltering summer.

I always thought that properly learning expository writing, in…

July 5, 2010

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I always thought that properly learning expository writing, in high school and university, was one of the most valuable lessons of my education. But, in business, sales, marketing, and startups, you need to be able to tell a story, and this is a completely different process from making a statement and following it with carefully fleshed out facts.

Here is Ira Glass from This American Life, one of your favorite radio shows/podcasts, on how to craft a story, through building blocks (the anecdote) as a sequence of events constantly building questions (the bait), as well as the reflection (why is this important).

BEST. DANCE. SEQUENCE. EVER. Slim and Slam All Stars do The…

June 30, 2010

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BEST. DANCE. SEQUENCE. EVER. Slim and Slam All Stars do The Lindy Hop. From: Hellzapoppin (1941).

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Caribou - Odessa. Ontario’s electronic master Daniel…

June 18, 2010

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Caribou - Odessa. Ontario’s electronic master Daniel Victor Snaith, with a PhD in Math, sets the tone for a potentially sunny Vancouver weekend.

Led Zeppelin - South Bound Suarez. Another Led Zeppelin song you…

June 9, 2010

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Led Zeppelin - South Bound Suarez. Another Led Zeppelin song you haven’t heard that will rock your socks off. Be sure to check out It Might Get Loud, a 2008 doc on the guitar and Jimmy Page, the Edge, and Jack White, three guitarists with chops overshadowed by many but an influence beyond them all.

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - I Won’t Back Down. This…

June 8, 2010

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Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - I Won’t Back Down. This tune is being sound-checked right NOW at GM Place for the concert tonight. Tom’s 59 and rocks.

The Distillers - City of Angels. Really, who doesn’t have…

June 7, 2010

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The Distillers - City of Angels. Really, who doesn’t have a crush on Brody? Punk band got more melodic and less hard through their three albums. This track is, well, somewhere in between.

Band of Gypsys - Power to Love. Today’s bike race tune in…

June 6, 2010

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Band of Gypsys - Power to Love. Today’s bike race tune in my head — “With the power of soul, anything is possible.” Jimi Hendrix’ Band of Gypsys, without a doubt, one of the greatest moments of recorded guitar transcendence, killer backing from Billy Cox and Buddy Miles. I’ve worn this CD out ‘til it no longer works.

Band of Gypsys - Power to Love. Today’s bike race tune in…

June 6, 2010

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Band of Gypsys - Power to Love. Today’s bike race tune in my head — “With the power of soul, anything is possible.” Jimi Hendrix’ Band of Gypsys, without a doubt, one of the greatest moments of recorded guitar transcendence, killer backing from Billy Cox and Buddy Miles. I’ve worn this CD out ‘til it no longer works.

That last Tumblr post, of Ray LaMontagne’s Narrow Escape,…

June 3, 2010

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That last Tumblr post, of Ray LaMontagne’s Narrow Escape, is such a sweet tune, it just begs for a cover. But there’s not much out there. Here’s one with just 11 views on YouTube.