On Saturday March 7th, Coyote was the guest on Toronto’s best blues radio show, “Bluz FM” with the legendary musician, Danny Marks. Coyote and Danny talked about blues history, the staying power of vinyl and some of the people behind post-modern blues. Check out the Jazz FM 91.1 website sometime this spring to see when Coyote will be back for another guest appearance. Also, if you dig the blues and want to check out a great gig, get on over to the Silver Dollar on Saturday March 21st, for “A Special Evening With Danny Marks”. -www.dannym.com
 after a hard day's work - we chillin' like dylan Toronto in summer is a hive of activity and creativity. Without a doubt one of the coolest aspects of Kensington Market, is the number of artists floating around – people who make art, paintings, music, write books, or just live every day with a sense of purpose, passion and plain old personal pizazz. Aside from the world-famous festivals recently going on or coming up (NXNE, Pride, Caribana, Toronto International Film Festival) the market represents the best of local creativity and expression – and Paradise Bound supports that. Speaking of cool events – your next opportunity to attend a Pedestrian Sunday here is July 27th (followed by two events in August, on the 17th and 31st). This photo features photographer Jason McConnie (also a musician with the Fitzroy Terrors), shop owner /writer Grey Coyote, and web designer Mike Simpson (aka Mikooshka in his musical guise). Come into the shop sometime and grab a flyer for an art show or gig, listen to some local indie releases and bask in the creative hive that has supported artists like Run with the Kittens, The Golden Dogs, Elliot Brood and Sandro Perri (Polmo Polpo), to mention a few of our faves. There’s a turntable for your listening pleasure, books for browsing, and always a deep, creative vibe going on. -Mike Thanks for the photos Jason!
Normally I’m letting Coyote do most blog entries for the shop but I came across something interesting and thought I’d share it with you. A singer-songwriter named Pat Robitaille was interviewed for MTV in the shop and through the course of the 5 min. clip you get to see lots of the shop interior. Of course it’s not the first time Paradise Bound has been featured in television or film. Other work has been shot here, including the well-liked Twitch City show by Don McKellar. Kensington has been host to lots of TV and movie shoots over the years. From “King of Kensington” to the New Music special on the “Bunchoffuckinggoofs” (BFGs), the neighbourhood has been a friend of the small and silver screens. Obviously the shop has a nice warm ambiance and is highly suitable for this kind of thing. This is a tip on how to do a basic cleaning without an expensive machine… not how i do it, -this is for the beginner… and therefore more practical… If you’ve found a great lp at a garage sale, or, your favorite aunt has given you her old records out of her basement, they may need a cleaning. There are a few simple things that you can do to safely make your listening experience far more pleasant. First, mix 5% isopropyl alcohol with 95% distilled water. Then, use the mixture to wet a clean, 100% cotton facecloth. Moving in a circular motion with the grooves of the record, gently wipe the surface. Once it seems like all dirt and mold has been removed, keep wiping around, just as the needle would travel, using a fresh part of the cloth each time, until the surface is completely dry. With some practice, you will be amazed at just how much you can upgrade your records! The same mixture can be used to clean mold from the jackets, -but be sparing and be quick about it! The mixture can easily damage the more delicate paper surfaces. Try these methods out on records you don’t care about first so that you can become familiar with the motions. -As for old stickers, there are dozens of different adhesives that were used over the last few decades, and some will come off easily, whereas others will seem impossible to remove. The first rule of sticker removal is “slowly and patiently”. Also, a small lighter held deftly and very shortly beneath the sticker can heat up the adhesive and make it gummy enough to give way again. Once the sticker is removed, there may be some black char left by the lighter’s flame around the edges of where the sticker was. When this area is room temperature again, a quick wipe with the cotton cloth and a touch of the water mixture may remove it all. Beware, the paper in this area is extremely sensitive after being heated and it will be easy to damage it. As with anything else that you’re not sure of, slowly and patiently is the key to restoring any antique or collectable. If you’re not sure how to proceed, do your research first.
Photo by Yvonne Bambrick at http://streetsareforpeople.org/ Hello folks, Mike here representing for Coyote in Japan, lettin’ you know that Pedestrian Sundays are back for summer 2007. I’ll be working the shop for the first one, May 27th. As you may know they will be the last Sunday of every month throughout the summer and ending in October, from 1pm – 7pm (10pm North Augusta Ave). Come out and enjoy the festive atmosphere and the amazing sights and sounds of a car-free day in the city. There’s always music, art, dancing, and a good-times general craziness, and lots of amazing food and free-spirit vibes. Cheers!
Shop NEW arrivals / Hot Shit List: coming soon… join mailing list by emailing me and receive regular updates… we got the funkjazzrockreggaepunkclassicaldubprogfolkcountrybluesgospeleverykindagroovegoinon… contact me: about: Paradise Bound is a Toronto record shop stocked with rare vinyl, dvds, cds, and books. The shop is located in the funky, eclectic neighbourhood known as Kensington Market, bordered by Spadina Avenue and Bathurst, and Dundas and College Sts. We are located at: 270 Augusta Avenue. Drop by, email, or call us at 416-916-7770. Hope to see you soon! ‘The Crew’ |
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