I guess you can listen and find out. I'm really bad at comparing myself to other people, mostly because anyone I could compare myself to I would also consider to be faaaaaar superior to me in every way.
Music
Top 10 of 2008:
1. Hawksley Workman - Between the Beautifuls
2. Priscilla Ahn - A Good Day
3. Sarah Slean - The Baroness
4. Coldplay - Viva la Vida
5. Newton Faulkner - Hand Built by Robots
6. Rachael Yamagata - Elephants…Teeth Sinking Into Heart
7. Snow Patrol - A Hundred Million Suns
8. We Are Scientists - Brain Thrust Mastery
9. Rue Royale - Rue Royale
10. Opeth - Watershed
Honourable mentions: The Hotel Café Presents Winter Songs ('Winter Song' was the best song of 2008!), Meiko - Meiko (I have the indie version that came out in 2007)
Favourite artists:
Sarah Slean, Dream Theater, Priscilla Ahn, Emme Packer, Emily Haines, Mute Math, Iron Maiden, Hawksley Workman, Death Cab for Cutie, Joshua Radin, U2, Opeth, Danny Michel, Bon Jovi, Rachael Yamagata, Newton Faulkner, k-os, Coldplay, Grand Analog, Mood Ruff, David Ford, Wynton Marsalis, Cary Brothers, Meiko, Rue Royale, Imogen Heap, Corrosion of Conformity, Megadeth, The Gathering, Collective Soul, Amorphis, Snow Patrol, KT Tunstall, Ben Folds, Lacuna Coil, Fozzy, Johnny Cash, Tele, 30 Second to Mars, Iron & Wine, Joseph Arthur, Ben Harper, Emma-Lee, Billy the Kid, We Are Scientists, Def Leppard, Bryan Adams, Harry Connick Jr., Blind Guardian, Muse, Ripper Owens, Denzal Sinclair, Bruce Dickinson, Branford Marsalis, The Fray, Take 6, Neverending White Lights, Michael W. Smith, Charlie Parker, James LaBrie, The Duke, Miles Davis, jacksoul, Dizzie Gillespie, Thornley, Pretty Train Crash, The Mars Volta, The Real Group, Frameshift, WHY, Lindi Ortega, Thelonious Monk, Symphony X, Wide Mouth Mason, John Legend, Justin Lacroix, Oscar Peterson, Tegan and Sara
Television
Top 10 of 2008:
1. House
2. Psych
3. Pushing Daisies
4. 30 Rock
5. Lost
6. The Office
7. Life
8. Scrubs
9. The Colbert Report
10. How I Met Your Mother
Honourable mentions:
Bones (didn't start watching it until the end of 2008 -- it'll definitely be on the 2009 list), Late Night with Conan O'Brien (saw it live twice in 2008!), The Border & Less Than Kind (great Canadian shows!)
Other 2008 shows:
90210, The Big Bang Theory, Boston Legal, Californication, Chuck, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, CSI: NY, The Daily Show, Eli Stone, Flashpoint, Flight of the Conchords, Fringe, Grey's Anatomy, Heroes, The Hour, Life on Mars, The Mentalist, The Mercer Report, Monk, Numb3rs, Private Practice, Samantha Who, Saturday Night Live, The Simpsons, Survivor, This Hour Has 22 Minutes, Without a Trace
Past awesome shows:
Gilmore Girls, Freaks & Geeks, Arrested Development, Star Trek: TNG, Star Trek: DS9, Star Trek: Enterprise, The Office (UK), Extras, Journeyman, Studio 60, Jericho, Miss Guided, Carpoolers, Beauty & the Geek
Movies
Top 10 of 2008:
1. The Dark Knight
2. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
3. Quantum of Solace
4. Forgetting Sarah Marshall
5. U2 3D
6. Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist
7. Burn After Reading
8. Iron Man
9. Body of Lies
10. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
Past favourites:
Garden State, Great Expectations, Se7en, Shakespeare in Love, The Royal Tenenbaums, The Lion King, Romeo + Juliet, The Bourne Identity, Little Miss Sunshine, Rounders, Fight Club, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Batman Begins, Casino Royale, Star Wars II-VI, Star Trek anything, The Bourne Ultimatum, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Serendipity, The Chronicles of Narnia, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Stranger Than Fiction, Snatch, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, I Am Legend, Ratatouille, Hot Rod, The Princess Bride, The Departed, The Squid and the Whale, The Producers, Thank You for Smoking, Inside Man, The Last Kiss, Over the Hedge, Pirates of the Caribbean, Sweeney Todd, Dan in Real Life, The Bourne Supremacy, Charlie Wilson's War, The Simpsons Movie, Juno
My Music:
Okay, so it's not that great. But I still am proud of (most of) the recordings I've made over the years. I haven't done that much writing of late, but even when new thoughts aren't coming to me like they used to, I still love playing and recording. Most recently, I recorded an acoustic cover of my favourite Iron Maiden song, "Blood Brothers". Considering (like everything else) it was a home recording, I'm REALLY proud of how it turned out. Anyway, I'd really like to get into doing more musically, so if you're a musician looking for a singer to collaborate with, let me know!
Interviews:
Aside from my music, I also run ShowbizMonkeys.com, and have had the opportunity to interview some really cool people so far since launching the website in September '07. I love meeting (and getting the chance to chat with) people I admire, and so far everyone I've interviewed has fallen into that category. Here's a documentation of an interview I did with Jorma Taccone and Chester Tam of The Lonely Island last February. (The full interview can be found here!)
Comedy Wedding Videos:
In 2008, my friends and I decided to make a comedy video for a friend's wedding (since we were co-emcees). Immediately after it was done, other friends of ours who were getting married told us we had to make one for theirs, too. Below are those 2 videos. We've been asked again, and the third 'Trifecta' wedding video will debut in March. (Note that prior to these videos, I had never used Premiere Pro or any real video editing program before... so I'm learning as I go.)
Sampling of My Favourite Music:
I may not keep my list of favourite movies, TV shows, and music up-to-date on here, but I thought I should at least update the little music player I have for my favourite songs of the moment. If you know me, you know that over the last few years I've gone from listening almost exclusively to metal (with some rock, pop, and jazz thrown in) to pretty much only listening to singer/songwriters (especially female singers). While everyone should be quite aware that Sarah Slean is my favourite musician, below are some other tunes I'm listening to a lot these days. If you don't know who some of these people are, seek them out -- you won't be disappointed!
About Me:
I'm a web designer by trade (Little Web Pages is my company) and work out of a home office. I tend to stay up late, as I find the night time to be a much calmer working environment (no distractions or interruptions, etc.) and I also tend to watch a lot of TV while I work. Aside from doing web design for other companies/bands/organizations, I also run CanadaMovies.net/MovieContests.com (which will be undergoing a major overhaul sometime in January, including a new site name that I can't yet reveal). We give away movie passes and DVDs, and provide tons of other entertainment info.
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Happy New Year to the hardest working man in showbiz (now that James Brown is gone). All the best in 2009... and thanks for that great 2008 list! See you soon.
Just wanted to let you know about our upcoming Paper Moon show! Thursday, Dec.4 at the Park Theatre, with Anne Walton and the Playing Cards Show starts at 7:30, and will be over by 9:30. All-ages! Tickets are $8 in advance available at Music Trader and the Park Theatre.
We're playing at the Pyramid Friday Sept. 26. The opening acts are electro group Lebeato and funk/soul sister Maiko Watson (backed by members of Moses Mayes)
Tickets are available here: http://www.mosesmayes.com/tixsales.html
hey paul thanks :) glad you liked what you heard...i see you like the hotel cafe artists...do you know greg laswell? hes great too...anyways, if you haven't already feel free to come by and download all 5 songs from my new EP for free! have a great week!!
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Just Come back to spend some time listening to your songs.. damn pity we dont live closer to eachother, would love a jam with ya.
Enjoyed your tracks, love the relaxed style of your vocal... could do with vocal a tad louder but maybe Iam just gettin picky. Keep up the good work and if you ever move to the UK , give me a shout. I'LL BE BACK
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