The Parachute Club - At The Feet of the Moon (1984)

*80s Pop Music Warning*

Growing up, I always assumed that all music came from some magical land of music. Well, not the Brits, they had accents, so they have to have been from somewhere different. It wasn't until all of the Live Aid type music dropped that I realized that Canada had its own musicians, and that there were musicians from Toronto. (Imagine that.)

This song recently popped into my head and inspired this post. I always liked the scatting(?) at 3:12, and the proto-Kid 'n Play (just kidding, Hip Hop) dancing that follows.

My Mayor Is...

Jamaican.

My Mayor Is...

My Mayor is White

and (reportedly) a crackhead.

The story broken by Gawker, (substantiated by local newspaper the Toronto Star) made wor;d headlines over the weekend and brought attention to our dirty little secret: our mayor is a buffoon...and has substance abuse problems. (reportedly)

A lot has been written about the story, but if you want to follow along, Toronto citizen Trevor Coleman has been keeping track of the reports on his Storify account.

Trevor Coleman: Link

Also, Gawker is raising funds to purchase a copy of the video, so if you would like to contribute, please do so here. 

Shinehead - Gimme No Crack

La Haine (Mathieu Kassovitz, 1995)

des imbéciles

Interesting that this film was just recommended to me, especially in light of what happened in Toronto a few weeks back.

I've always thought that this sort of protesting was silly; attracting stupid people and sometimes making otherwise rational people do stupid things. I'd say the young men in this movie fall into that category - stupid people. I had a difficult time feeling sorry for them as they fell in and out of trouble. Most likely because they seemed to always be looking for it. I guess if I saw this film 15 years ago I may have been able to better relate to their rage, but as it is, they just come off as a bunch of annoying punk kids.

Liked the movie...hated everyone in it.

Boston.com: The Big Picture | 2010 G20 Protests

La Haine: Trailer