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Marvin Gaye – What’s Going On (MT Remix)

April 6, 2013

In September of 2011 I came across the mono multitracks for Marvin Gaye’s “What’s Going On” (someone had put them on the internet somehow, there were 15 files so I think some weren’t included) and to test my audio editing chops I decided to take them and make my own alternate mix of the song.

This is how it came out. It’s hosted on Soundcloud, so the audio quality is, eh, a bit lower bit-rate then the original file. I was going to just host it here, but WordPress makes you buy a storage upgrade to do that. I will be buying a domain and hosting service soon (Bluehost!) so I can do whatever the hell I want with this blog. Which is when I will have to decide whether or not to keep mtblog.ca connected to my tumblr, or have it move over here… I have a lot of old links connected to the Tumblr, so I think I’ll just buy a new .ca for this blog. mtblog2.ca? mtwordpress.ca? Suggestions?

Anyway, here it is.

Central London, 1922

April 6, 2013March 29, 2015

Came across a large cache of aerial photography of London, Ontario via Western Libraries yesterday. The one set that stood out for me were the ones from 1922 (the earliest ones they had.) They were photographed at an approx ratio of 1:3,200, so they were fairly low to the ground and captured quite a bit of detail. Being the kind of person I am (one who wastes a lot of time doing silly stuff like this..) I decided to try to stitch them together to create a large composite. Problem was, the individual photos were plagued with light leaks and dark corners, so it was fairly tricky.

The photos may not line up completely, but I tried my best to keep the city blocks looking proper as they are in the individual frames.

I plan on adding to it (there are quite a few more stretching as far as Huron to the north, Wonderland to the west, Clarke Road to the east, and Commissioners/Gore Road to the south.

Here’s the Central London portion.

Click for larger version

View on Google Earth (KMZ)

UPDATE: March 29, 2015 — Embedded below is a Zoomify version of the above photo.

Click here for a bigger view.

JFK

April 4, 2013

Had time to travel to the library today amid all my studies. Taking a brain breather for the afternoon.

Figured I would wander to my favourite spot in the library: magazine back issues! Specifically the LIFE Magazine section. Managed to find the original LIFE Magazine (Nov 26, 1966) that covered the JFK assassination.

There was an old piece of paper taped to the side of the volume

Take patrons I.D.
Pres. Kennedy
Esp. Nov 26/66 Issue

The library received the issue from LIFE in 1966, so for all I know, that little piece of card stock could be 40 some odd years old! [That’s just a guess though. I’m probably wrong.]

Take a look at the issue yourself. OR take a gander at every LIFE Magazine from 1936-1972

30 Minutes of Music: Episode 11

February 28, 2013January 28, 2016

30 Minutes of Music – Episode 11
February 28, 2013
256kbps
*Sounds best with over-the-ear headphones*

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Track List [PDF] [Spotify]

0:00 – Beck – Elevator Music (The Information)
4:16 – Adele – Skyfall (Skyfall Soundtrack)
8:59 – Bill Withers – Ain’t No Sunshine (Just As I Am)
11:15 – Local Natives – Breakers (Hummingbird)
15:18 – Bahamas – Lost In The Night (Barachords)
19:09 – Mark Ronson & The Business Intl. – Bang Bang Bang (Record Collection)
23:01 – Foxygen – In The Darkness (We Are The 21st Century Ambassadors of Peace and Magic)
25:25 – Claude Léveillée & André Gagnon – Baie des sables (Léveillée – Gagnon)

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30 Minutes of Music: Episode 10

November 10, 2012January 28, 2016

30 Minutes of Music – Episode 10
November 10, 2012
256kbps
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Track List [PDF] [Spotify]

0:00 – Ty Segall – Thank God for Sinners (Twins)
3:17 – Andrew Bird – When That Helicopter Comes (Hands of Glory)
6:02 – Beck – Paper Tiger (Sea Change)
10:34 – Haunter – Take Me Back (To Those Times) (Haunter)
15:27 – Fiona Apple – Valentine (The Idler Wheel Is Wiser Than the Driver of the Screw and Whipping Cords Will Serve You More Than Ropes Will Ever Do)
18:50 – Frank Sinatra – Autumn in New York (Come Fly With Me)
26:13 – Leonard Cohen – Suzanne (Songs of Leonard Cohen)

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