Along with a number of creative endeavors, I've recently been enjoying a re-discovery of old music -a renaissance of former good taste, if you will.

I was so pleased to hear one of my favourite artists talk with wonder about Leonard Cohen recently; I think living in Canada, we sort of take him for granted: "Sure, he's great, yeah yeah... we know..." How Canadian, to be so nonplussed by such genius! Thank goodness for the CBC, the NFB, and to good Mr. Cohen himself. Some of us shout your greatness from mountaintops, to the tune of Hallelujah; others sigh in wonder to A Thousand Kisses Deep. Either way, what mad bliss...

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I've been banned from Flickr.

Here's the scoop.

Amidst wars, famine, economic disaster, disease, poverty, and suffering, this isn't something I'm going to worry about too much. All I'll say is, Pablo, cut it out with all the blue! Jackson, no more scribbles! Gustav, what's with the naked chicks?

Themes are good in art, aren't they?

I think so too.

My video interview with television hosts Mary Jo Eustace and Ken Kostick is now up. You can find it here. The pair, best-known for their hosting the popular, caustic "What's For Dinner?" series, recently started their second season of "He Said, She Said," a cooking show that continues the tradition of boil, banter and burn a la cuisine. Lotsa fun, lotsa good tips.

And for those who may have missed it, my interview(s) with former CityTV/Muchmusic anchor John "JD" Roberts is here. Now the venerable host of CNN's American Morning, Roberts talks about the importance of local media coverage, meeting Obama in his pre-Senator days, and what media guru Moses Znaimer taught him in the lean years.

More interviews coming in the next few weeks, with awesome DJ duo N.A.S.A., fun Welsh band Los Campesinos, and Canadian film director Ed Gass-Donnelly, whose movie This Beautiful City is up for five Canadian film awards (called Genies -yeah, like the lantern) this weekend. Stay tuned!

Finally.

This doesn't mean I've made up my mind, however.

If they wanted better reviews, they should've sent us media folk early releases -as in, really early (try January) for the time it takes to appreciate, absorb, and get some kind of a handle on this kind of creative brilliance. Journos (people, actually -but especially journos) don't work well with "sit on tongue and dissolve slowly" (hello, deadlines?) but that's just what is demanded with No Line On The Horizon. 

I assure you, it's a gorgeous taste.  Unlike anything you've tried before. If you like fast food... forget it.