Wednesday, August 26th/09, Downtown Toronto ONT Nothing interesting happened today. Well, that’s not entirely true, we bothered alot of people. I was pretty overwhelmed by the amount of people in the downtown Toronto area, Eaton Center, the mass collection of bodies, the foot and vehicle traffic, summer still in full effect, competing with special events, restaurants and cafes, clothing sales, all out flyering all corners, like really. It was crazy and it tired me out, made me want to screw the fliers, find a patio somewhere in the sun and have a beverage (as if I could afford it) chill and watch everyone, a favorite activity, shopping and talking, scampering, relentless, directionless, unproductive motion, we all do it. We must have walked around for 3 or 4 hours, handing out >> read more

Tuesday, August 25th/09, The Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto ONT Modern rock is a term commonly used to describe a rock music format found on North American commercial radio. Generally beginning with late 70’s punk but referring especially to rock music since the 80’s, the phrase “modern rock” is used to differentiate the music from “classic rock,” which focuses on music recorded in the 1960’s through the early 80’s. More specifically, the modern rock format consists of commercial radio stations that primarily play alternative rock. As such, the format is also frequently called “alternative radio.” Such a thing has become more familiar to me in the last year, listening to a vast collection of new bands and artists that dominate the air, attempting to figure out “the formula,” but mostly approaching slowly >> read more

This week on Sonic 102.9 FM DJ Layne Mitchell’s podcast Jeffrey K does a short interview and plays a live acoustic version of “Let’s Get Sentimental”. To dowload this week’s episode you’ll need to have iTunes installed on your computer and click on the following link… Layne Mitchell Show Podcast #30 >> read more

Monday, August 24th/09, 90 Glenmore Road, Toronto ONT For those who don’t know me, I have two sisters, and I love them very much. Although, I don’t say it to them very often because that’s just the way we were brought up, close-mouthed, naive and hard-working (not on a farm, as probably expected) We just always understood love was there. They took care of me for most of my stupid years, when I was still figuring out how to tie my shoes, whistle, speak and walk properly, and then how to ride a bike and swim and other things they were doing at the time, you know, make fun of you for your purple or green hair and having acne or that time you lost your license, twice, and tell >> read more

Sunday, August 23rd/09, John’s Basement, Kitchener ONT It is important to be well-rehearsed, to know what comes next, what to expect from yourself, to recognize your capabilities and weaknesses ahead of time. Like most things involving public speaking, entertainment, acting, being a musician, having a plan and a routine is never a bad idea. In this industry, especially, I have found that there is a difference between us bands that bring out 50-100 kids, and the bands that pack out halls and stadiums, and it has mostly to do with stage presence, but not always. Sure you could go up there and sound exactly like your album, have sampled everything, but the real entertainers want you to move and jump and react to everything transpiring on stage, it doesn’t matter >> read more