UncategorizedMUSIC: Haydn for beginners (and everyone else too)Once again I’ve cobbled together an iMix on iTunes, so readers who feel like it can get a sense of what I’m on about when I write...
OttawaHey Richard Perle, how’s the view from under the sofa?Have you ever seen these two men in the same room? . . . . . . . . . . . . Yeah, me neither. Here’s why .
UncategorizedMUSIC: Haydn, go seekBrother Weinman has an article in this week’s print edition about the mighty river that is Joseph Haydn, to help mark the 200th...
OttawaWhen two tribes go to warThis morning’s post on the boss’s interview with Stephen Harper drew a lot of good discussion and some comment on other...
OttawaPlease tell me, does anybody know?/ Where does the big train go?Am I happy that Dean Del Mastro wants high-speed rail for the Montreal-Toronto corridor (with a thoughtful little detour to...
OttawaDoubling downStephen Harper doesn’t sound particularly sheepish in his interview with the boss . Wrong on policy? Nope: he’s going to put cuts...
UncategorizedMUSIC: Coltrane live at the VanguardNo, not that one. This is saxophonist Ravi Coltrane, le fils de l’autre . I’ve been checking out some NPR archives of musicians’...