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23/10/2009

4 Days!

If any of you are in the Halifax, Nova Scotia region of the world over the next two days, be sure to check out the last half of Halifax’s first design ‘unconference’, 4 Days. Put on by Breakhouse (a multi-disciplinary design firm where I just happen to work) and Envision Halifax, it hopes to address design and quality of life (as affected by design) related issues in our city.

Legendary John Thackara headlines the four days of events and has been accompanied so far by such creatives as Uffe Elbaek of Denmark’s Kaos Pilots and Peter MacLeod, President of MASS LBP. The first night, hosted at Breakhouse-designed Carbonstok, took the form of a local-themed Dragon’s Lair. Last night, Halifax’s first TEDx event was broadcast from one venue to another venue and live-streamed all across the world.

Tonight, we host Halifax’s third Pecha Kucha event. John Thackara will be presenting in this popular 20 x 20 format along with many awesome locals, including the NSCAD 5, who will divulge their ideas of how to make Halifax better.

Tomorrow, to cap off the last day of the first year, there will be a balcony address from a local housing complex (once home to Sloan, as well as probably half of all Halifax musicians and artists at one time) to celebrate it’s history and mourn it’s upcoming demise. A street party will follow!

Check it out on Facebook and Twitter, too.

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My Most Recent Top 57 Albums

In January, I made a Top 75 Albums list. Now, just to be difficult, I’ve made a top 57 albums list. Perhaps I am feeling a bit dyslexic today. A lot of albums got cut. Mostly because I’m just not listening to them anymore. A lot of albums got rearranged. Mostly because I’m listening to them more. And more music is on the way. So look for another list, probably in a few months.

These aren’t terribly prioritized once you get down in the list. Mostly because it is super hard to do.

The Knife - Silent Shout
Björk - Volta
The Knife - Deep Cuts
Leonard Cohen - The Future
Tom Waits - Rain Dogs
Fever Ray - Fever Ray
Joanna Newsom - Ys
Emily Haines & The Soft Skeleton - Knives Don’t Have Your Back
Philip Glass - Koyaanisqatsi
M.I.A. - Kala
Paul McCartney - Ram
Crass - Penis Envy
The Beatles - White Album
Leonard Cohen - New Skin For the Old Ceremony
M.I.A. - Arular
Santogold - Santogold
The Fiery Furnaces - EP
Venetian Snares - Rossz Csillag Alatt Született
Zounds - The Curse of Zounds!
Talking Heads - Fear of Music
Joanna Newsom - Milk-Eyed Mender
Burial - Untrue
MSTRKRFT - Remixes
Tom Waits - Bone Machine
Yelle - Pop-Up
Air - Moon Safari
Justice - Cross
Neil Young - Trans
Stereolab - Oscillations From The Anti-Sun
Beck - Sea Changes
Goose - Bring It On
Muscles - Guns Babes Lemonade
The Fiery Furnaces - Bitter Tea
Tom Waits - Mule Variations
Battles - Mirrored
The Beatles - Abbey Road
The Lonely Island - Incredibad
Ladytron - Witching Hour
Björk - Homogenic
Dead Kennedys - Frankenchrist
X-Ray Specs - Germfree Adolescents
Devo - Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo
David Bowie - Let’s Dance
Steve Reich - Sextet & Six Marimbas
Crass - The Feeding of the 5000
Stereolab - Dots and Loops
Scott Walker - The Drift
Bad Brains - I Against I
Subhumans - EP/LP
Bob Marley - Uprising
Skinny Puppy - The Process
Camera Obscura - Let’s Get Out of This Country
The Modernist - Explosion
Conflict - The Ungovernable Force
White Magic - Dat Rosa Mel Apibus
Underworld - Beaucoup Fish
Blonde Redhead - Misery is A Butterfly