Every Last Wish – Danielle Knibbe – EP Review


Album Every Last Wish - Danielle Knibbe Overview 6 song EP from Edmonton ex-pat now living in Toronto, Onterrible. Title Works within the context of the album. Nothing too flashy, to the point and poignant. Like her music. Cover Crayon? Pencil crayon? Carefree and in the midst of change. Childish, but not in the negative …

MGMT Self-titled Album Review


Album MGMT Self-titled Overview Third album from the slick whimsy of psychodelicrates  Andrew VanWyngarden and Benjamin Goldwasser. Title Self-titled. I mean, why not? And at the same time, why? Cover As convoluted as the album. As androgynous as a goldfish. Makes a skateboarder skatebored. Best song(s) Hard to tell them apart. I'm not being sarcastic. …

Eating with a beaver – OR – My lunch with Marcus


During a recent canoe trip down the North Saskatchewan River I had a rather interesting experience. While eating lunch on the river bank, a beaver swam by with a big-juicy-leafy-branch and I joked that if it wanted, there was a seat open by me. Well, it stopped swimming as I said this and turned towards …

Killing ‘Killing It’


I understand that you guys get excited about stuff, I really do. I have seen enough pictures of you being excited about stuff to make the things that I get excited about look like someone blowing their nose in their hair. There is one thing I find disturbing and confusing though — a phrase to …

The Western Wilkies


My father, Larry Wilkie, has been family tree building for a while. Every once in a while, he comes across something neat. We chat about it. It's fun stuff. In the past year, he met up with some relative who have been doing the same as he, just on the other side of country. In …

Live Event Photos


Recently, I've been really enjoying taking photos of live music. Having recently shot (and played) at North Country Fair, it was the first series of photos I've taken outside of work. If you are in a band, or doing a stage show, or doing anything that you want shot live, let me know. No promo …