Another day in paradise. The rivers are flowing backwards, the rain falling upwards, and the North Koreans have, for the second time, been removed from the auspicious Axis Of Evil. Meanwhile, John McCain, to his credit, found himself defending Barack Obama at a recent Republican Party rally. One woman in the audience actually claimed that she didn’t trust Obama because “he’s an Arab”, after which Senator McCain quickly took the microphone away from her. Of course, what would it matter if anyone running for the Presidency ...More »

Just when scores of hockey-soccer-football-baseball-softball-cheerleading-field hockey-swimming-horseback riding moms in the United States thought that she was the best thing to come along since the invention of the minivan – the Alaskan overnight Vice Presidential sensation that is Sarah Palin has officially solidified her status as the Barracuda… “Alaska Governor Sarah Palin is guilty of abuse of power, according to a probe by the state legislature. The Republican vice-presidential candidate was accused of sacking a senior state official, Walter Monegan, in connection with a family feud. The verdict of ...More »

I’ve been getting a lot of messages on Facebook and emails concerning the website and I wanted to make an entry that waylays any and all worries regarding the future. First; maintaining this website as its current level is highly important to me, which means that there should be no concerns that I will stop writing on a daily basis, nor that past content will be removed. Over the last few days I’ve had my hands full, so I haven’t been able to focus on it ...More »

The reaction that I have received about the site has been overwhelming. I’ll tell you what, I will make sure that commenting on the new site is still a feature. I’ll find a way, no worries. The last thing in the world that I would ever do is ask anyone to pay to read what I write, and while I’m flattered that some have suggested that as a solution, it’s not something that I would ever contemplate. No one should have to pay for access ...More »

Sometimes you hit a wall and when you do you have to take stock of things. Over the last few days I have been thinking about the website, how much time I dedicate to it, and how much work goes into managing it. The truth of the matter is that I don’t get financial support from my record company to keep this site going – it’s something that most record companies just haven’t figured out yet with regards to marketing potential. For example, without a ...More »

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I didn't write this so stop fucking emailing me about it. -Matt. Gandhi once said "The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated." A statement of wisdom from a wise man with whom I could not agree more... And with that sentiment, I am going to ask that you join me in donating to and supporting California's Prop 2 this November 4th... Prop 2 is a modest measure that stops cruel and inhumane treatment of animals, ending ...More »

It seems there has been some extremely fucked up miscommunication regarding the vinyl release of the record. I am now being told that it will not be available for purchase, be it online or at retail, until the November 4th release date. Sorry for the confusion. More »

As most of you are aware, Live At Massey Hall is now available for purchase on iTunes. Since being released at midnight the record is already #2 on the iTunes Canada store and #48 (which is a feat given that it has had no promoting in the United States whatsoever). Regarding pre-sales, the records allotted for pre-sale sold out in two hours. We are currently working on getting more, so please check the online store for updates. More »

How does one react to the fact that, according to the IUCN's Red List of Threatened Species, 25% of mammals on this planet are at risk of extinction? That’s one quarter of all mammals on earth. How in the hell did we allow it to come to this? That there would be a time in our history in which a quarter of all mammals on this planet would be facing the possibility of extinction. I realize that I’m repeating myself, but I am simply stunned. And ...More »