The Zimmers

This is proof that old people still rock and roll.

This is another one of those videos that I came across while aimlessly meandering in the land of YouTube. Anyway, they're apparently the subject of a documentary made by BBC regarding the state of care older people have. This is The Zimmers' cover of The Who's My Generation, which is really brilliant because it was written as Pete Townshend's way of giving the finger to the older (at the time) generation who really doesn't get the younger people. The Zimmers reverses this, effectively giving the finger (quite literally) to the younger generation who doesn't understand what it is like to be their age.

Enjoy!

Artist Spotlight: Mika

Time once again, for my artist highlight. I think so far, I've done James Morrison and Corinne Bailey Rae. Today, I'm focusing on yet another Brit: Mika. Well, he's technically Lebanese, who spent his childhood in Paris and then moved to London. Brit nonetheless.

His songs are really infectious. Really catchy and his voice ridiculously high pitched at times. He's been compared to the great Freddie Mercury, which I think could be possible... they are, after all similar maybe in more ways than one. Yeah, persistent rumors and questions about which way he swings. Which is a shame really, cause it should be all about the music, right?

His music, much like his performances, are entertainingly flamboyant and just pure pop-y joy.

A video for you:

Let the Playoffs begin!!!

Since the Leafs didn't make it in this year, (surprise, surprise) I'm temporarily trading in my blue and silver for black and gold. I'm going to root for the Pittsburgh Penguins even though they lost today. They're the underdog of sorts, especially when it comes to their defence (shape up!) and their experience (young'uns). They have one of the best gosh-darn offence though. If only they can make it past the goalie...

Game 2: April 14, Pittsburgh @ Ottawa (sucks!, kidding)

Sidney Crosby, The next great hockey player

The Great Procrastinator

It's that time of the semester again, folks. When I need to finish my requirements: essays, assignments and such. It's that time when I seem to find a lot of things to think/write about. Although right now, I can't think of anything particularly remarkable. Odd...

Still thinking....

Wait for it...

Ah! Guitar! (Thanks Eric Clapton!) I have one. I don't know if you knew that. But I do. I bought it for my 20th birthday (I think). Some statistics about it: I has been with me for 2 years, I may have played it about 40 times during that time, got 1 instructional book, learned to play maybe 5 complete song intros, I remember none of it, and it has been played by other people more than I have. Wow. That's sad.

I keep thinking why I can't commit fully to learning to play. I think it's because I can't bear to hear the guitar being played really badly. Sucks for me, then cause I wouldn't be able to play, EVER! I know it takes a LOT of practice, calluses and blisters on my fingers, I can do that. But the moment my fingers touch the frets and my other hand strikes the strings, I'm out. I think that I have produced one of the most dreadful, painful sounds on my acoustic and frankly, I'm not too jazzed to do that again.

I know it's not lack of ability, because I have been able to play some fairly basic stuff without any snafus. I just have to get over that aversion to the initial "bad" sound that comes with inexperience.

Now, about that essay...