Acts of Volition Radio: Session 20

April 24, 2005 by Steven Garrity

The 20th session of Acts of Volition Radio is a collection of hard rock and punk songs. This session runs a bit longer and rocks a bit harder than previous sessions. It may rock your ass off.

Acts of Volition Radio: Session Twenty (65MB MP3)

Music that rocks hard. Recorded Saturday, April 24, 2005 by Steven Garrity. Run time: 1hr11min.

Session Twenty Playlist:

The Living End – Prisoner of Society
Billy Talent – River Below
Chevelle – The Red
Deftones – Change (In The House Of Flies)
Poor Old Lu – My World Falls Down
Radiohead – Palo Alto
Catherine Wheel – Lifeline
Jimmy Eat World – A Praise Chorus
Rancid – Ruby Soho
Decendents – Lucky
P.O.D. – Boom
MxPx – The Theme Fiasco
Extreme – Flight of the Wounded Bumblebee
Extreme – When I’m President
Extreme – Play With Me

For more, see the previous Acts of Volition Radio sessions.

Acts of Volition Radio

Acts of Volition Radio: Session 20

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April 21, 2005 by Steven Garrity

Canadian cell phone providers have agreed to number portability – cool

April 9, 2005 by Steven Garrity

Really weird Flash animation from Hitachi – not sure how to explain it…

Thomas Friedman Notices the Decline of the American Empire

April 4, 2005 by Steven Garrity

Thomas Friedman has published an editorial in the New York Times Magazine entitled It’s a Flat World, After All. While the article lays on the technology utopia cheese a little thick (wireless internet will save us all, etc.), he hits on a critical point: the political and economic dominance of America is going to end.

“The percentage of a population with a college degree is important, but so are sheer numbers. In 2001, India graduated almost a million more students from college than the United States did. China graduates twice as many students with bachelor’s degrees as the U.S., and they have six times as many graduates majoring in engineering. In the international competition to have the biggest and best supply of knowledge workers, America is falling behind.”

And so The Descent of the American Empire continues.

April 2, 2005 by Steven Garrity

Samantha Bee, of The Daily Show, hosted The Current on CBC Radio this Friday – good story about how public relations feed stories to news agencies

April 2, 2005 by Steven Garrity

My old friend, the amazingly talented Ross, is playing bass in a jazz trio on an amazing cruise ship called “The World” and he’s posting photos

March 31, 2005 by Steven Garrity

Lots of cool Sloan news lately: new tour, new video (soon), new best-of DVD, and a new radio single (it’s a great song)

Acts of Volition Radio: Session 19

March 20, 2005 by Steven Garrity

The nineteenth session of Acts of Volition Radio includes some new songs I’ve discovered recently, and some older material that you might not have heard before. I had a cold when I was recording it, so pardon the nasal tone.

Acts of Volition Radio: Session Nineteen (41MB MP3)

Newly discovered and recently rediscovered songs. Recorded Sunday, March 20, 2005 by Steven Garrity. Run time: 40 min.

Session Nineteen Playlist:

Snow Patrol – Run
Bright Eyes – Arc of Time
Mir – So Perfect
Our Lady Peace – Naveed
Copyright – Transfiguration
Mike Knott – Deaf and Dumb

For more, see the previous Acts of Volition Radio sessions.

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Seeking Accommodation Advice for London and Paris

March 14, 2005 by Steven Garrity

After getting married this summer, my new bride and I are heading to London and Paris for a couple of weeks. I’m looking to book our accommodations this week and would love to hear if anyone has any real-world-experience recommendations for us.

We’re basically planning to be tourists for a week in each city (London and Paris). We’re not looking for luxury accommodations. Our price range is something like this: as cheap as possible, while still being clean, being in a decent location, and having a private bath. I realize that these aren’t cheap cities to visit.

If you have any advice, or better yet, specific suggestions, please contact me. Thank you.

March 9, 2005 by Steven Garrity

New Sloan best-of CD/DVD coming out with lots of video and two new tracks