Let’s face it: No matter how much you love to write, sometimes the process can be a pain. But luckily there’s a variety of writing productivity apps designed to make our jobs easier. I decided to test-drive two writing productivity apps that I had never used before – oTranscribe and Scrivener – when I started work on my latest cover story for SOCAN Words and [continue…]
My latest cover story for SOCAN Words and Music is an interview with legendary musician and songwriter Randy Bachman. As a founding member and creative driving force behind two iconic bands – The Guess Who and Bachman-Turner Overdrive – he had some interesting things to say about his songwriting process and about songwriting in general. share: Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin share via Reddit [continue…]
It’s just come to my attention that the Contact page for my website has been on the fritz. If you’ve tried to contact me and received no reply, please try again. It seems that at some point a plugin upgrade screwed up the email address that messages were to be sent to. It should be working properly now. Sorry for any inconvenience. share: Recommend on [continue…]
April 26, 2015 It’s literally a tall task. But it’s a great challenge for a great cause. Yesterday, I participated in my second Canada Life CN Tower Stair Climb. More than 6,000 people took part in this year’s climb, the 25th anniversary of the event, to raise funds for World Wildlife Fund. Last year, it raised about $1 million. A year ago, I finished with [continue…]
Check out my latest story for SOCAN, a cover story on Oshawa/Whitby, Ontario natives The Stellas and their amazing daughters, Lennon and Maisy. You may know the girls from this viral video, or maybe this viral video, or perhaps from their roles on the hit ABC TV series Nashville. Below is the video for The Stellas’ latest single and the title track of their new [continue…]
This rhino is one of the main reasons why I’m participating in my second Canada Life CN Tower Stair Climb for World Wildlife Fund Canada, on April 25th – one week from today!
March 8, 2015 Happy International Women’s Day! The power of a pop song lives where the personal meets the global. And this one reminds us that we are partners in the making of this world. We are partners in creating the beauty and value of our world, and we are partners in fixing its problems. And one of the first tenets of that partnership – [continue…]
We’re heading into the home stretch for Movember, and your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to help change the face of men’s health and mental health. This top secret video gives you an inside look at the evolution of Agent Double-Mo-7. Your help on this important mission is greatly appreciated. Thank you. Agent Double-Mo-7 http://mobro.co/JimKelly share: Recommend on Facebook Share on [continue…]
November 12, 2014 Happy birthday Neil Young! It’s Canadian music legend week here at JimTypeBlog. First was Joni Mitchell’s birthday last Friday, and today we celebrate Neil Young turning 69. Rolling Stone today presented a run-down of 20 songs only hardcore Neil fans (Neilists, I call us) would know. I was glad to see “Change Your Mind” on that list, as it’s been a fave [continue…]
November 7, 2014 Happy 71st birthday Joni Mitchell! Whenever the world marks the birthday of this most singular of artists, I find myself going back to this orchestra-backed performance of “Both Sides Now” from 2000. One of her early classics, of course, it’s a song she wrote in 1967 when she was a mere slip of a 23-year-old folksinger (mind you, a mere slip who [continue…]
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