Some years ago, enough that I can’t quite remember the exact number, I found myself at Steve’s Music in Toronto noodling around on the newest cool thing, a multi-timbral synth…

A while back when the band was considering covering some Cake tunes I started searching eBay for used trumpets. This is not so outlandish an endeavour as you might think;…

…with yet another viewing of his classic threat to sock Gore Vidal in the face.

Anyone who doesn’t think it’s sad when a music store goes out of business needs a heart transplant. It’s someone’s livelihood, someone’s passion, and it is a grind. There are…

A co-worker felt what she thought was a tremor, which inspired me to go looking for Canadian seismology resources. It’s not just me, right, thinking that’s really cool? You can…

In a rare moment of repose.

If you’ve visited my flickr page you’re already familiar with my sobriquet Steve of the Web, which I use not only for that purpose but as a general catch-all for…

According to a new Canadian Press Harris-Decima poll, “More than half of all voters are paying little or no attention to the saturation coverage of the Mulroney-Schreiber affair.” In addition,…

This week in national news, a remarkably decent Steven Harper meets officially with the Dalai Lama. China stamps feet, threatens sanctions, leaving hungry Canadian children wondering where their next meal…