Sunday, December 19, 2004

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The fox is in Microsoft's henhouse (and salivating)

This is the best case I've seen for making the switch to Firefox. You can download it from the firefox button on the side of the page.

Tuesday, December 14, 2004

ECMA's

The Nominations are out for my favorite awards show, no not the golden globes. It's time for the East Coast Music Awards. Here are the nominations in the most important catagories with my choices in bold


Album of Year: High Low, Nathan Wiley; House of Ill Fame, the Trews; Sunburn, Gordie Sampson; The Bridge, Shaye; Truthfully Truthfully, Joel Plaskett Emergency.

Female Artist of the Year: Jill Barber, Natalie MacMaster, Rita MacNeil, Susan Crowe, Teresa Doyle.

Male Artist of the Year: Dave Gunning, Gary Beals, George Canyon, Gordie Sampson, Nathan Wiley.

Group of the Year: Brothers In Stereo, Great Big Sea, Joel Plaskett Emergency, Shaye, the Trews.

Rising Star of the Year: Duane Andrews, Garrett Mason, Gary Beals, George Canyon, Madviolet.

Single of the Year: Bad Enough, Crush; Butterfly, Jimmy Rankin; Happy Baby, Shaye; Not Ready To Go, the Trews; Sunburn, Gordie Sampson; When I Am King, Great Big Sea.

SOCAN Songwriter of the Year: Alan Doyle, When I Am King; Gordie Sampson, Brian Daly; Troy Verges, Sunburn; Jimmy Rankin, Butterfly; Kim Stockwood, Damhnait Doyle, Tara MacLean, Jay Joyce, Happy Baby; Nathan Wiley, High Low.

Video of the Year: Butterfly, Jimmy Rankin; Not Ready To Go, the Trews; So Perfect, Mir; Way Back In the Day, Universal Soul; When I Am King, Great Big Sea.

Alternative Recording of the Year: Goodnight Nobody, Julie Doiron; High Low, Nathan Wiley; Life Is Not That Hard, Vetch; Oxcart, Mars Hill; The Night And I Are Still So Young, the Heavy Blinkers.

Country Recording of the Year: Don't Forget About The Rain, Shanklin Road; It's What I Do, Jason Williams; Message From Above, Brian Mallery; One Good Friend, George Canyon; The Struggle, Terry Penney.

Instrumental Recording of the Year: Blueprint, Natalie MacMaster; It's About Time, Allie Bennett; Variations, Beolach; Vivacious, Samantha Robichaud; X8a a mandolin collection, J.P. Cormier.

Pop Recording of the Year: Last Man Standing, Barry Canning; Something Beautiful, Great Big Sea; Sunburn, Gordie Sampson; The Bridge, Shaye; Worry The Jury, Madviolet.

Rock Recording of the Year: -- 2 Days After Yesterday, Three Season Ant; 7 Directions, Mir; Bulletproof and Ignorant, The Danny Mainstreet Band; Something To Dream Of, Forever; Truthfully Truthfully, Joel Plaskett Emergency.

Roots/Traditional Solo Recording of the Year: Blueprint, Natalie MacMaster; Cuts, Andrea Beaton; It's About Time, Allie Bennett; Jenny Gear and The Whiskey Kittens, Jenny Gear; Vivacious, Samantha Robichaud.

Roots/Traditional Group Recording of the Year: A Clearer Path, Banshee; Blou, Blanc, Rouge, Blou; On Fire!, The Cottars; Variations, Beolach; Vishten, Vishten.

Entertainer of the Year: Crush; George Canyon; Jimmy Rankin; Natalie MacMaster; The Trews.

Monday, December 13, 2004

I haven't forgot about this place, it's just that there has been nothing going on lately. I worked the past couple of till midnight, which had me up till 2 or later and sleeping in. On top of that, My back has been killing me.

On to other stuff...I was supposed to see a young lady from work, but it was decided that it was probibly not a good idea to date someone you work with. so it's a friend thing again.

Christmas is coming up, and my shopping is almost done. Thank God

MICK FOLEY IS BACK ON RAW !!!! My night just got better

Sunday, December 05, 2004

The Hip's set list from Friday night

the tragically hip :: home: "Vaccination Scar
Fully, Completely
My Music @ Work
Gus: The Polar Bear From Central Park
Bobcaygeon
Nautical Disaster
Summer's Killing Us
Courage
As Makeshift As We Are
Gift Shop
Ahead By A Century
It Can't Be Nashville Every Night
At The Hundredth Meridian
Are We Family
Poets
Little Bones

1st Encore:
You're Everywhere
It's A Good Life If You Don't Weaken
New Orleans Is Sinking

2nd Encore:
Heaven Is A Better Place Today
Long Time Running
Blow At High Dough"

Saturday, December 04, 2004

Been There, Got The T-Shirt and The Hat

The Hip was a great concert last night. They hit all of the songs that you would suspect. I would not call it the best concert I was ever at, as Great Big Sea in Bathurst was more fun, but this was a solid number 2.