Story Tellers To paint an image with words is a gift. A story teller’s ability to transport us to another place, fictional, inspiring, or nostalgic within our lives; to rouse a feeling, or to conjure images within our minds as we hear the words of their tales is something truly incredible. I have always had…

Back To School It’s September, and September means back to class. It was a strange feeling as a kid, when those “back to school” advertisements started popping up half way through August. It always felt along the lines of “no way, there’s so much summer left!” and before we knew it, there we were –…

BIG Music festivals are my favourite. Countless people of all backgrounds, shapes, sizes, social status, walks of life, and otherwise – coming together as one; ready to smile, dance, high five, and sing at the top of their lungs to their favourite artists. Coming together to meet new people, share new experiences, witness new bands,…

Under Cover I love it when I’m at a show and a band adds a few covers to their set. It adds a whole new familiarity to the performance, and in a strange way makes you feel immediately more comfortable than you may have already. Lately there’s been a lot of Tom Petty and The…

Summer Nights This mix took a bit of a different direction than I’d originally intended. First titled “Sail Away,” I’d saved and prepared several more tropical tracks – with the intent of building a playlist on that indie-electronic-beach club vibe. Think sailing the Adriatic, and nights on Croatian islands. Many of those tracks stayed, though…

May Flowers As the saying goes, “April showers; May flowers!” Well, this April was still winter – but we’re into May, the sun has been shining, and spring has officially sprung (maybe even teasing on summer). This list is a bit shorter than normal, but hey, this year’s spring may be too. I hope that…

The Roads Best Travelled I. Love. Travel. The freedom. The people you meet and the places you see. Those experiences and the friendships that stay with you for years following any one trip. The ones that stay with us, if we’re lucky enough, until we’re old and grey. Whether a family trip – in youth…

& You Don’t Stop Consider it a first chapter, the first step into some of the hip hop and rap I’ve been into over the years. This list is a mix of old favourites; new artists, and hopefully a few B-sides that you’ve never before heard. She barely scratches the surface – shit, it’s shy…

Close Your Eyes It’s dark. The night air is brisk, but not in that it makes you feel cold. It’s brisk in the way that makes you feel alive. It wakes you up; your senses heightened. You’ve just parked and you kill the engine, but you leave the radio to continue to play. The song…