Never met a math man I didn’t like.

What a show! Andorra and The Milk of Human Kindness are/were my favourites, but Swim is really putting up a good fight. Still vibrating from those drums, oh, those drums…
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Another crippling obsession from 1973: A Virgin Records re-issue (after Polydor scrapped it) of ”Casablanca Moon” by English/German avant-pop Slapp Happy with members of Faust. Later it became “Acnalbasac Noom” with Recommended Records. Under any name or label, it’s delightful and delicious.

I am officially and madly obsessed with Maira Kalman. Exploring her work has truly been one of those prize experiences of vast and calamitous emotional movement. I love her bright colours, simple charming captions and beautiful bareness. She moves from existential longing to mundane musing with grace and ease, possessing an honesty that is remarkably [...]

Joseph Beuys, 1970.

I met award-winning avant-garde composer/Professor Ted Dawson just over year ago in February 2009 at the opening of the Permeate Exhibit at the Music Gallery in Toronto, an art show exploring intersections between music and visual art. Before then, I knew nothing of avant-garde visual notation (I still can’t say I’ve performed any, though I [...]

…in 69 days! I’m already trembling with excitement. I just sent off my volunteer application to Terry at Shakespeare & Co. so I might be lending a hand in the most renowned bookstore in the world! Even if they reject me because they’re up to their ears with young volunteer writers from around the globe, [...]

I’d throw a stick for you.