Jian Ghomeshi: Kate Bush

Florence And The Machine Dept: Upon listening to the newest Florence and the Machine album, a friend remarked: Can you imagine the impact of this record if we were 14 years old? And it s true that hearing music in your teens is a transformative occurrence, and that moment is explored with humour and insight in Jian Ghomeshi s memoir 1982 , a book that defies easy genre categorization by also acting as an editorialized history lesson of the popular musical trends of the time, according to Globe and Mail. My favourite moments on Ghomeshi s popular CBC Radio morning program, Q , are when his trademark confidence and composure are transformed by the presence of an artist he admires, and the coolest kid on the Ceeb becomes audibly exuberant, fawning, verging on an adorable kind of embarrassing. Listen to him interview Kate Bush and you ll hear what I mean. Listen to the way he says the word Radiohead, as though a thousand angels appear the moment the word leaves his lips. In those moments, one can imagine an adolescent kid grasping an autograph book, an Adidas bag full of carefully curated mixed tapes over his shoulder, just dying to unleash his encyclopedic knowledge of your entire musical backlist. 5. An occasion to recall the must-have not-yet-ironic fashion accessory of my childhood: the Adidas two-tone shoulder bag. The first time you really listen to an artist or band, you can intuitively sense what your relationship will be to their music for the rest of your life. For Ghomeshi, these musicians were David Bowie, The Talking Heads and even yes though it pains my own New Wave heart to admit it Rush. But girls have never loved Rush. You ll have to read the book to find out why. It prompted me to say out loud, Well, that is a sexist assumption, but one I totally agree with. Plus, it s about Rush, so who cares, etc. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.