boiling point

I’ve not talked about games or game design for a bit due to the byzantine wording of my work contract.  Now that I’m not under…

food is books

Vancouver Restaurant Summer, 2008 Edition: FINCH’S, Pender & Richards KADOYA, Davie GUU, Gastown CLOVE, Commercial Drive THE TEMPLETON, Granville KAPPA, White Rock THAI AWAY HOME,…

we believe in maximum effect

The summer of hip-hop comes to a triumphant conclusion: Aesop Rock – None Shall Pass is an oddly indie and suprisingly bad-ass sounding affair, mostly…

VEMF 2k8: 50,000 kickdrums

(Photo by Davey B.  Further pics by Davin here) I had a pretty darn good weekend at the 2008 edition of the Victoria Electronic Music…

math gets all over your face

Math is a problem.  In fact, math is several problems, or many problems, or a multitude of problems, depending on who you ask.  Having survived…

sundays are for lying

And also for ideas. I went to The Cheaper Show #8 near the end of June, and got thinking about the nature of selling art. …

liner notes from the future

It has been a good summer for albums, and we’re only halfway through it.  To wit: Atmosphere – When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint…

the answer, to your problems

Music dump! (And there’s kind of a lot) Rennie Foster – A Commitment To Transit (Fractal Remix) [Gemini] Davis & May – Goldwashed Illusions [Back…

weather canada

bWe’re well into one-off territory, folks. The weather in Vancouver has been all kinds of bad, but there’s a lot to talk about: – I…

white label / lit literature

I am playing at White Label on June 14th, in Victoria.  I appear to be both opening and closing, and tagging with the legendary Kenzie…