Music

Anime Video of “Code Monkey”

The machinima videos that people have made for Jonathan Coulton's geek anthem Code Monkey haven't impressed me; unlike the Red…

18 years ago

“Squeal Like a CGI Pig, Boy!”

The movie Deliverance has so infused its way into North American pop culture that most people are aware of its…

18 years ago

Scenes From a Vacation: Wedding Music Notes

My brother-in-law Andy Ramoniac honoured me by inviting me to join his balalaika group in performing a selection of Russian…

18 years ago

The Nirvana “Nevermind” Baby is 15?!

The year was 1991, and as a DJ at Crazy Go Nuts University, I was getting a lot of mileage…

19 years ago

Playing Accordion at the “Give Me Liberty” After-Work Party

The "Give Me Liberty" after-work party takes place on the second Thursday in June and is a chance for people…

19 years ago

Now That Pussycat Dolls Song is Stuck in My Head

This graphic made me laugh out loud: Photo courtesy of Miss Fipi Lele. (I've been threatening to learn that song…

19 years ago

Appearing on MTV Canada’s “MTV Live” for Accordion Awareness Month

Last week, I got an email that went like this: I'm a producer at MTV Canada and we're looking for…

19 years ago

"I LOVE DURAN DURAN!"

"I fuckin' love Duran Duran!" he says, but in the video below (shot last night in Accordion City's Koreatown neighbourhood),…

19 years ago

Song of the Week: Jonathan Coulton’s “Code Monkey”

I remember being introduced to Jonathan Coulton's music while staying at Ethan Zuckerman's and Rachel Barenblat's place in the Berkshires…

19 years ago

MySpace Band of the Week: Necromancer

If you can sing and there's a fifteen-year-old inside you touchin' himself to Boris Vallejo posters [warning: might not be…

19 years ago