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THE AURA PT. 1: THE RECORD

In 1984 Canada was in the midst of the biggest recession since the 1930s depression. Dealing with substantial interest rates that loomed…

Jun 26, 2021

THE AURA PT. 1: THE RECORD

Jun 26, 2021

The Making of your Musical DNA

In our recent interview with Treephones’ Stephen Trothen, he said “the music you “listen to between 17 and 23, is the thing that makes your…

Jun 1, 2021

The Making of your Musical DNA

Jun 1, 2021

Why do we Crave Breakup Albums?

Recently I stumbled upon an article comparing Taylor Swift’s Folklore to the confessional poetry tradition of Anne Sexton and Sylvia Plath…

May 18, 2021

Why do we Crave Breakup Albums?

May 18, 2021

Tom Waits and the Silencing of the Margins.

In his book The Many Lives of Tom Waits, Patrick Humphries writes that Tom Waits’ voice “sounds like it was hauled through Hades in a…

May 4, 2021

Tom Waits and the Silencing of the Margins.

May 4, 2021

FUNC MUSIC: FUNCTIONALISM, PUNK, AND ZEN ARCADE

The idea of functionalism is one that we frequently apply to architecture but rarely do we talk about in music. Functionalism theorizes…

May 1, 2021

FUNC MUSIC: FUNCTIONALISM, PUNK, AND ZEN ARCADE

May 1, 2021

My Favourite Music: 2020

The Albums

Dec 29, 2020

My Favourite Music: 2020

Dec 29, 2020

Hear Me Out: Every Picture Tells a Story

Recently I was given the task on social media of listing my 10 most influential albums. I ended my list with Rod Stewart’s Every Picture…

May 6, 2020

May 6, 2020

A Letter from Jenny.

By Tom O’Connor

Mar 23, 2020

A Letter from Jenny.

Mar 23, 2020

Are we Really Improving on Improving?

This past season the St. Louis Blues won the Stanley Cup. The bigger story seems to be that these champions were dead last at the end of…

Jan 6, 2020

Are we Really Improving on Improving?

Jan 6, 2020

My favourite music of 2019: The Singles

Just last week I posted my favourite albums of 2019. The thing is 2019 offered up a plethora of amazing songs that either hint at a future…

Dec 26, 2019

My favourite music of 2019: The Singles

Dec 26, 2019

Tom O'Connor

Tom O'Connor

When I find time between teaching high school and raising two kids I like to write. I occasionally get published. That’s nice.

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