The Weakerthans – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: “The band was formed in 1997 in Winnipeg, Manitoba by John K. Samson, after he left the punk band Propagandhi to start a publishing company. ”
Ok so how did I miss this band for so long? Former Propaghandi member makes a punk folk group and some how this did not hit my radar. It took hearing them on Fresh Air to set me right.
One of the many great things to be springing forth from the great vineyard of the net is the tools and opportunities to learn things and perhaps even get a degree of some sort out of it. Nihil sub sol novum, an example of such being the NBC University Theater. From 1948 to 1951 NBC radio aired hour long adaptations of many a great book. It is reported that Tulsa, Louisville, and Washington State Colleges had classes that offered college credits connected to listening to this series. What a country. And where are such academically minded efforts on NBC broadcasts these days?
With much of old time radio there are signs and names to look for to pick out the crud from the craft, one such name is associated with this series….Ernest Kinoy. His work both on radio and tv are amazing stand outs in excellence.
Someday I’ll tell my kid the fairy tale of free speech.
Not a game like GuitarZeros but rather a guitar sim in all the right ways. Like all good sims it simplifies something (running a city, playing god, strumming a guitar) such that the bar for participation is lowered while acting as a gateway to pushing yourself to further understanding. Jam Sessions is not perfect but it is a great vector to songwriting and/or guitar playing … rather than simply smashing buttons to make a point score go up. Yet another reason why the Nintendo DS and it’s big sibling the Wii “get it” where most other game platforms do not.
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