Ranting and Raving

Birthdays

Nikita — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 14:56:22 +0000

If you have been pregnant or have a child or are a mom in any way you should check out this well written post:

http://herbadmother.com/2010/01/a-good-birth/

Posted in Feminism, Mommy, Raving Tagged: birth, blog, mom, pregnancy

Rockabye Baby

Nikita — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 03:59:15 +0000

38 weeks pregnant, swollen feet, acid reflux, sleepless nights, and an inability to get off the couch without assistance… ah the joys.

Obviously as a new mom I will be slightly obsessed (totally obsessed?) with all things baby but I will make an effort to maintain a balanced blog and not scare away those of you who are not of the mommy-blog persuasion!

To start out I’d like to introduce you to my little boy’s first albums:

You should definitely check out their website or iTunes; from Bjork to the Ramones to Tool the selection is very entertaining!

Posted in Mommy, Music, Radiohead, Raving Tagged: baby, lullabye, Mommy, Music, NIN, Radiohead, rockabye

Science + Cookies = Awesome

Nikita — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 03:29:54 +0000

These cookies are fabulous!!!

Posted in Baking, Geeking Out Tagged: Baking, cookies, science

The Lost Fingers

Nikita — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 03:21:36 +0000

I’m still not sure how it happened but this band was definitely robbed. They were nominated for the 2009 Juno Album of the Year award and they lost. I refuse to say the name of the winning band. They will never be mentioned here.

The Lost Fingers are a fantastic trio from Quebec who are definitely fanatics of Django Reinhardt. Their album “Lost in the 80′s” is packed with the best in cheese all rearranged into their Django influenced style. Tonight’s live performance was a balance of their 80′s reinterpretations with some acoustic and French tunes which were definitely favourites in the largely bilingual audience.

I wasn’t sure what to expect going into this. I love their 80′s tunes but I didn’t know if they would be able to pull off such energy and skill in a live performance. Thankfully I was not disappointed. These three are extremely talented; the speed, accuracy, and rhythm was astounding!

I had my camera and really wanted some photos… I was in the front row at centre stage so I had the perfect view but sadly no photography was permitted in the theatre. Maybe next time they’ll play in a camera friendly environment! After their reception in the city tonight I have no doubts that they will return… of course that will have to be after their up coming European tour of France, Switzerland, Spain, and the Canary Islands… perhaps they have room for a roadie?

Posted in canadian, Live Show, Music Tagged: Canada, live, Music, Quebec, The Lost Fingers, tour

Radiohead + Studio = New Album!

Nikita — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 03:00:50 +0000

Sources over at AtEaseWeb.com confirm that Radiohead will start working on a new album this coming winter! Despite earlier rumours that the band would not be releasing official albums Ed O’Brien has indicated that this is not accurate, they have not abandoned the album format (insert sigh of relief here!).

In actual fact they really like the ‘physicality’ of albums. I have to agree with Ed on that. The combination of art and the composition of songs that make up an album are definitely something I can appreciate. I still buy music online but I’d rather get my hands on it. I’m excited to discover where their winter in the country will take their music!

If the band is out there reading this… my offer of a home cooked meal and baked goodies when you’re in town stands.

Posted in Music, Radiohead, Raving Tagged: 2010, album, AtEaseWeb, Ed O'Brien, Music, Radiohead

Jay Smooth Gets it Right. Again.

Nikita — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 12:37:30 +0000

Jay Smooth has his say about this Roman Polanski crap.

Jay is right. As usual.

Posted in Ranting Tagged: Jay Smooth, Rape, roman polanski, video

Sickened

Nikita — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 19:14:57 +0000

Sickened is how I felt when I first heard about the Roman Polanski disaster and the feeling continued. I wanted to write about it but didn’t have the words… thankfully HerBadMother found the words and you should read them.

Posted in Ranting Tagged: herbadmother, Rape, roman polanski

Brains.

Nikita — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 12:31:33 +0000

Fear of the Living Dead has just revealed their first trailer!

Fingers crossed you’ll be able to catch it at the Zombie Short Film Festival in Toronto next month!

Posted in canadian, Raving Tagged: 2009, movie, short, zombie, zombie short film festival, zombies

Tweedle Dum or Tweedle Dee

Nikita — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 13:14:01 +0000

This sums it all up perfectly:

Posted in canadian, humour, Random Tagged: 2009, Bloc, Canada, cartoon, Conservative, editorial, election, John Fewings, Liberal, NDP, ottawa, politics

The Acorn

Nikita — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 12:35:54 +0000

Ottawa’s Guerilla magazine has a look at Rolf Klausener and The Acorn’s upcoming album.

Rolf makes a lovely cover model for the 21st issue of the magazine!

Posted in canadian, Music, ottawa, Raving Tagged: 2010, album, Guerilla, Jeff DeButte, Kelp Records, Music, ottawa, Paper Bag Records, Rolf Klausener, The Acorn

Johnny has his say

Nikita — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 02:49:50 +0000

Johnny Greenwood of Radiohead has a chat with Sasha Frere-Jones, the pop-music critic of The New Yorker.

Johnny’s got some entertaining things to say about MP3s and the sound quality of recorded music.

(h/t @colinmeloy)

Posted in Music, Radiohead, Raving Tagged: FLAC, high fidelity, Johnny Greenwood, mp3, Sasha Frere-Jones, The New Yorker

I Am Zero Means Zero

Nikita — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 02:16:06 +0000

Yup. It was me…. or was it you or even you?

Posted in ottawa, Ranting Tagged: blogger, identity, mayor, ottawa, zero means zero

New Radiohead Tune!

Nikita — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 12:08:25 +0000

This was leaked to the internets…

(h/t @MattL212)

Posted in Music, Radiohead, Raving Tagged: Music, Radiohead, youtube

Seriously?

Nikita — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 12:48:13 +0000

Are they really so afraid to lose the crackpot vote that they won’t even give a straight answer??

Posted in Random, Ranting Tagged: birthers, DC, Hawaii, huffington post, Obama, politics, President, republican, Washington

Wild Things

Nikita — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 14:49:44 +0000

Take Spike Jonze’s creativity and artistry and add to that Maurice Sendak’s incredible book “Where the Wild Things Are“ and you have what promises to be a fantastic movie rich with imagination and emotion!

Have a peak at this newly released featurette about the movie over on the Apple site.

Movie is set for release on October 16th, 2009!

*Sadly I had to remove the embedded video as YouTube took it down due to violation of blah blah blah. Simply stupid that something created for promotional purposes is not available on such a widely used site.

Posted in Raving Tagged: book, children, Maurice Sendak, movie, Spike Jonze, video, Where the Wild Things Are

Present Tense

Nikita — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 18:36:26 +0000

Thom Yorke performed solo this week at the Latitude Festival. I wish I had been there.

Check out his haunting performance of a new tune, “Present Tense”:

Posted in Live Show, Music, Radiohead, Raving Tagged: acoustic, Latitude Festival, live, Present Tense, Radiohead, Thom Yorke, youtube

Mr. Deity & the Evil

Nikita — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 19:15:21 +0000

Have you met Mr. Deity?

Posted in humour, Raving Tagged: evil, humour, Mr. Deity, religion, youtube

Social Media Freebies!!

Nikita — Wed, 20 May 2009 16:55:27 +0000

I’m drooling over this huge collection of free social media icons!! The hard part is making a choice!

h/t @HowToMakeMyBlog

Posted in Geeking Out, Raving Tagged: blog, digg, Facebook, free, icons, Social Media, StumbleUpon, Twitter

Soooooo cool…

Nikita — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 00:00:25 +0000

You just need to check this tool out. Just start clicking in various squares to see what tunes you can come up with!

Posted in Geeking Out, Music, Raving Tagged: audio, electronic, Music, tones, tool

Neko Case

Nikita — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 12:53:43 +0000

I’ve been listening to Neko Case for a few years now and I have wanted to see her live from the first moment I heard her sing. Her powerful voice and incredible range tell stories so captivatingly. Thanks to some dear friends I was able to catch her latest show at Trinity St. Paul’s church in Toronto which is a beautiful venue.

From start to finish Neko’s voice rang out like a perfect chorus of bells. She hit every note with ease and with perfect control. I couldn’t help but watch with a mix of adoration and envy. She’s just amazing. Her band and backing vocalist Kelly were perfectly matched to her skill making for a memorable evening.

For pics and a great write up check out the2scoops! Thx again Jay, the Neko ticket was a fabulous b-day gift!

Posted in Live Show, Music, Raving Tagged: Canada, concert, indie, live, Music, Neko Case, the2scoops, Toronto, Trinity St. Paul