Author Archives: Paul

Gadgets: DIY Blinking Band Sign

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Posted on March 16, 2012 by Paul

I cobbled this blinking band sign together a while back (painted using a similar spray-paint method as shown in our video for “Raise Your Dead (Reprise)”), but it’s one of my more precarious DIY efforts so it’s often out of … Continue reading →

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Dog Is Blue Live: Rancho Relaxo with Hue, James & Blackburn and Illitry

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Posted on February 21, 2012 by Paul

Photo by R.Mirsky When: Feb. 16, 2012 Where: Rancho Relaxo, Toronto ON Who with: Hue, James & Blackburn, Illitry Set List: Tortoise Dusty Bones Young Enough (Ukulele) Till the End of the Day (Kinks cover) Southern Ontario People Raise Your … Continue reading →

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Music Video: Sunset for The Way It Goes

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Posted on February 9, 2012 by Paul

Check out this awesome “moving still image” of Lake of Bays, Ontario by our friend and local artist, Joey Bruni. We’re pretty flattered that he chose our song “The Way It Goes” as the soundtrack to this serene and wondrous … Continue reading →

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DIY Effects: Video Demo of Stutter Tremolo Pedal

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Posted on January 30, 2012 by Paul

It’s been a while since I built a new guitar pedal. Putting together that gallery of all the ones I built in 2011 made me realize that I only finished a half-dozen or so the whole year. I guess that … Continue reading →

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Show Recap: Broadview Espresso with Anna Atkinson & Our New Ukulele

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Posted on January 25, 2012 by Paul

When: Jan. 7, 2012 Where: Broadview Espresso, Toronto ON Who with: Anna Atkinson Set List: Dusty Bones She Said People w/Anna Atkinson Young Enough (Ukulele)* Till the End of the Day (Kinks cover) Southern Ontario (Ukulele)* Alligator Song Raise Your … Continue reading →

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Best of 2011: Our Favourite Albums By Other Bands

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Posted on January 18, 2012 by Paul

I know it’s getting a bit late to do 2011 year end lists, but it was another great year for music, so I wanted to quickly make a note of the albums we enjoyed most. Here they are in no … Continue reading →

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2011 DIY: Homemade Effect Pedals of the Year

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Posted on January 14, 2012 by Paul
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DIY Effects: Homemade MKC1 Mini Klon Pedal

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Posted on December 20, 2011 by Paul

With all the hype the Klon Centaur pedal gets I couldn’t help but try my hand at a project based on its likeness. This isn’t really a clone, as guitarpcb.com (where I get a lot of circuit boards for these … Continue reading →

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New Music: Holiday Stan Rogers & Flaming Lips Combo Song!

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Posted on December 12, 2011 by Paul

I don’t blame you for thinking that headline sounds a bit ridiculous, but it’s true: we’ve got a new tune on Zunior’s annual charity Christmas compilation that blends the melody of Stan Rogers’ classic “Barrett’s Privateers” with the lyrics of … Continue reading →

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Show Recap: Live as Batman & Robin at The Central

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Posted on December 5, 2011 by Paul

When: Dec. 3, 2011 Where: The Central, Toronto ON Who with: Henry Adam Svec, Folklorist (w/WL Altman) Set List: Tortoise Dusty Bones Batman Theme* The Way It Goes People Song Written Upon Getting Cut By the Argos (CLF Sessions cover) … Continue reading →

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