When I was in University I had a class that was supposed to teach me how to use Adobe Photoshop. I got to class on the first day and they gave us an assignment right away. My teacher said “I’m giving you an assignment to see where you are with basic Photoshop skills. Design a CD cover using multiple layers” I guess Toronto Universities didn’t realize that not every [...]
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This is a short post today, but that doesn’t mean I love this album any less than some of my favourites. It’s just that sometimes the music speaks for itself and its my turn to shut up. Grouplove. Grouplove? is this some sort of techno beats that you have orgies to? or maybe a funk band with a string of trumpet players. These were my first thoughts when Grouplove first [...]
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When you’re a girl, 12 years old is a big year for you. It feels waaay older than 11 and you want to start being taken seriously. You want to shop for you own clothes and start making your own choices like not eating meat because what did those poor little animals do to us, right? I was no exception. When I was 12 I wanted to start rebelling. My [...]
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When I was young my grandma had an organ in her house. My brother was the piano prodigy, but I used to love sitting there, making simple tunes and pretending I had a church full of people saying “wow! this girl is really good and she’s so young!” That dream was never realized, but I’ve kept my affection for this instrument. I love that it’s distinct yet classic and [...]
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I was listening to the song “Let’s Play” by Kristina Maria in my car the other day. This song could be considered a guilty pleasure, but I’m never embarassed to say I dig a song – if it’s catchy and hooks me – cudos to them. httpv://youtu.be/cJE28_wTOps My head was bobbing, my toes tapping and after a couple of minutes I started to sing along without even realizing what I [...]
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Toe Jam’s Random Rodeo will be just that – random. Music has been such a big part of my life that I have a huge backlog of songs that are so-called guilty pleasures and others that are just lost treasures. These posts will be short and sweet and hopefully put a smile on your face to start your weekend – no long winded album reviews here. Hope you like them [...]
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