October 1st, 2016 | by weshareinterests | published in FASHION, FILM & MUSIC, FEATURE | Comments Off on MidiStar, Music, Humans and the Brain
| A while back, in a talk I had with a friend, I brought up how peculiar it is that humans derive energy from very specific, mathematically linked arrangements of sound and movement. How is it that we enjoy one sequence of sounds in a given song yet are unnerved by a different series […]
March 7th, 2015 | by weshareinterests | published in FASHION, FILM & MUSIC, FEATURE | Comments Off on Chvrches – Synthpop Re-Born
| Last Saturday there was a plan to visit Basho Cafe on Hastings and squat a while. On the way to Basho, a Pallet Coffee Roasters (article coming soon) across the street was noticed and plans to visit there in the future were formed. Plan Basho was scuttled upon realization it be not a place […]
February 22nd, 2015 | by weshareinterests | published in FASHION, FILM & MUSIC, FEATURE | Comments Off on Steven Tanaka Presents: Next Music from Tokyo
Image Credits – Next Music from Tokyo and Toronto Star | Occasionally I will run searches on things I like that I normally can`t find in Vancouver to see if anything has changed around town. About 2, maybe 3, years ago I searched something like “Japanese band Vancouver.“ What I found: For the past 6 […]
September 1st, 2014 | by weshareinterests | published in FASHION, FILM & MUSIC | Comments Off on SCANDAL
スキャンダル (SCANDAL) is an all-female pop-rock band from Osaka formed in 2006 when the girls were still in high-school. The quartet started out with street performances and weekend shows at Osaka Castle Park. Recognition followed and they were eventually playing clubs around the city. The group has since risen to stardom and their music has […]
August 27th, 2014 | by weshareinterests | published in FEATURE, SOCIAL SCIENCES | Comments Off on Game Changer – Reggie Watts
I picked up a Georgia Strait the other day to find that Reggie Watts is performing at the Vogue Theatre on September 4. Knowing him to be an unusual performer, my interest in him has grown and I thought I would explore his world in more detail. When Watts was a thirty-something living in Seattle, […]
July 16th, 2014 | by weshareinterests | published in FEATURE, SOCIAL SCIENCES | Comments Off on Role Models-Janelle Monáe
“Don’t dim your light–for anybody.” – Erykah Badu to Janelle Monáe | Janelle Monáe is an interview delight. Calm, cool, and congenial, she always seems to have the best response to any question. Her style is chic. She is electric on stage. She is an inventive multi-talented artist who thinks outside the box. Not only […]