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My Favourite 20-Year Headache
Geddy Lee created a natural headache remedy with the release of this great record 20 years ago.
In between life and his main gig, Rush’s Geddy Lee made a record that deserves much more credit than it gets. The recently re-released
My Favourite Headache is a musical and poetic delight from the legendary bassist/vocalist. Lee composed the music with long-time K.D. Lang collaborator and producer Ben Mink. With multi-tracked layered bass parts, deep and heavy punctuated soundscapes (“Grace To Grace”) and contributions from many other talents such as drummers Jeremy Taggart (Our Lady Peace, Taggart and Torrens Podcast) and Matt Cameron (Soundgarden, Pearl Jam),
Canmore has had a feral rabbit management program for nearly a decade but the newest fund allotment comes after the province requested council make specific…
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A TikTok trend inspired by a historic subgenre of folk music has taken the internet by storm. Sea shanty videos started gaining traction on the video-sharing app, but as they quickly grew in popularity, they made their way to other platforms, too. Now, people all over the internet are talking about their shared love for the unique, storytelling songs that are well-known in many parts of the world, including on Canada’s east coast. Here’s what you need to know about sea shanties and why they’re so popular right now.
What is a sea shanty?
Sea shanties are songs that were sung by crew members of sailing ships to help them co-ordinate their efforts and keep them focused and motivated on the notoriously gruelling tasks of the job. Their main purpose: to help workers synchronize their tasks, such as pushing or pulling at the same time when hoisting sails. The chants often involve a call and response. One sailor the shantyman would sing a verse, and the rest of th