Patriotism, Part II

12May07

You win, CanCon. Since arriving in one of the cultural capitals of the English-speaking world, I’ve regretted not buying tickets early for: Arcade Fire, Feist, Final Fantasy, Buck 65. This weekend’s cultural consumption choice: Sloan versus Sarah Polley’s directing debut, Away From Her. My technique of scanning listings for stuff I recognize seems to result [...]

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Music 2.0

08May07

I haven’t paid for recorded music since high school (The White Stripes’ Elephant) although I have spent a lot of money on live music. Last week, however, I broke the IP-piracy streak by paying $10 for a merely potential album. SellaBand represents a real shift in the relationship between music and money; it allows bands [...]

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