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- @deltaslide Are you suggesting that we've only been watching music? 15 hours ago
- CanConYe: genre-bending music by a black artist that meets MAPL requirements. 17 hours ago
- "DO YOU EVEN LISTEN TO MUSIC?" 18 hours ago
- RT @rdonoghue: 1) I am smart 2) I appreciate X 3) Other people don't really appreciate X THEREFORE (90% of internet communication) 19 hours ago
- @patrickkrief Soooooo classic Krief! 1 day ago
- "Garbage Day in TMR" by Vertical Shit. 2 days ago
- DIY 4 LIFE. Cos' no one's gonna do it for you: wearepioneerspress.tumblr.com/post/522420147… 2 days ago
- RT @thedears: Happy Father's day, #Motherfuckers. Free mp3 download here: snd.sc/14Dnn57 Pass it around. fb.me/2E6yTXBN0 2 days ago
- @patrickkrief guess it's time to get a phone that actually works.... 4 days ago
- Greek Festi on St. Roch. They have THREE creatures spit roasting. #parkex #foodfri #steppingup 4 days ago
The Dears Microblog
- RT @masstolight: http://t.co/MBH876oaDo 1 hour ago
- RT @ChelseaMiller: Murray A. Lightburn from the @thedears has a solo album Mass:Light. Here's the first track! Awesome! @Live885fm http://t… 1 day ago
- Free MP3 and video from Murray: eepurl.com/A5Y09 1 day ago
- RT @Indigo1LD: «Motherfuckers» by Murray Lightburn, extrait de MASS:LIGHT. Et c'est très bon. bit.ly/19JXjsI @masstolight @thed… 1 day ago
- RT @CBCRadio3: Canadian musicians share their wedding songs: ow.ly/m7gf2 @thedears @kidkoala @wearewhitehorse @mylesdavid @jillb… 1 day ago
- RT @markredfern: Typing emails with one hand, while holding my daughter Rose with the other, I feel like Diane Keaton in Baby Boom. 1 day ago
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Monthly Archives: August 2008
Apparent Energy Crisis (or how We’re not Ready for The Future)
As we were cleaning up the house recently, we paused while looking at the three jugs of used up cooking oil sitting in the kitchen: what should we do with these? I bought Murray a deep fryer for Christmas last … Continue reading
Posted in Canada, Life
Tagged cooking oil, deep fryer, energy crisis, Environment, guilt, mythbusters, recycling
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A Little Silence…
Sorry for the little blog silence of the past few days. I’ve been a bit on the busy side rehearsing, childrearing, planning an album release, writing Pop Bios, doing laundry, and putting a piece together for Savfaire. The editors asked … Continue reading
Past/Present/Future
As we press forward, always on and toward the future, looking to what is ahead and unknown to solve today’s puzzles, we often forget to remember the past and things that were before; things that might not be searchable via … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Life, Music Industry, The Dears
Tagged acrhiving, blogs, digital age, information, internet, music preservation
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XM: The Verge Award
Awards, prizes and band contests are fairly hilarious because they are so political and cannot be taken at face value. And while the recognition is wonderful – the feeling of being deemed the “winner” exhilirating – it’s not why The … Continue reading
Posted in Canada, Life, Music Industry, The Dears
Tagged awards, competition, prizes, verge awards, XM
5 Comments
Humidity, Weather, Mushrooms, Boring
When it’s really hot for days in a row, we can hear the house expanding in pops and creaks: the wood floor bloating in the humidity, rubbing up sweaty against the nails. I could handle the hottest day ever but … Continue reading


