Rob Attrell

Feedback 2 – Songwriting

Feedback

Feedback 2 - Songwriting

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Feedback is a show about music with some very talented musicians, Damien Broomes and Brian Lee. Rob Attrell is your host as we go on a musical journey on the lifestyle and experiences of musicians trying to make it in the world.

In this episode, we discussed the songwriting process, from coming up with ideas, to finding new and interesting ways to play old songs. We really hope you like it! You can see Damien and BL perform for free with their band, Sons of Pluto, on January 29th at Deacon Brodies, in Ottawa.

Here are a couple of links to things we talked about:

Damien and BL also played some covers for you, you’ll find them in this playlist:

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Let us know what you think of the show on Twitter, we’re: @RobAttrell (Rob), @mystical_wizard (BL), @BroomesDamien (Damien). We’d love to hear your topic suggestions, comments and feedback on Feedback!

Ottawhat 35 – Marco Ferraris

Ottawhat

Ottawhat 35 - Marco Ferraris

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This week on Ottawhat, we sat down with Marco Ferraris, a musician and geography student, who is also a sommelier in training. Learn exactly how much complexity goes into the making and tasting of wine, what separates red wines from whites, and exactly how many drinks Keegan can pour before he spills one of them.

We love getting your feedback on the show, leave us a message on Facebook or Twitter, or review the show on iTunes, and we’ll read the best comments on the show.

You can find other fun shows, as well as our year-end survey, on our parent site at UnwindMedia.com or take the survey directly at bit.ly/UnwindSurvey.

Beer:
Lions Winter Ale – Granville Island Brewing

Links:

OttawaShowbox.com

thestringersband.com

Domaine Perrault

Future Rant 4 – Rogers Troubles

This weekend, in an effort to understand why our home internet was so slow, we decided to call Rogers. What followed is a frustrating, but altogether too common story about customer service policy that resulted in our Internet speeds being cut approximately in half without us knowing, and with no recourse to get what we had back without paying about double what we have been.

Rogers, I would love to hear how you think treating customers this way helps your bottom line, and how you think it makes financial sense to disenfranchise customers who are the most likely to recommend GOOD service to their less technically savvy friends.

Before (6 months free with “New Home” offer):

Home Phone with Bonus Features
Cable with Movie Channels
45 mbps/4 mbps Internet with 150 GB cap

After (18 months at 50% off under “New Home” offer):

Basic Home Phone
Basic Cable Package
25 mbps/2mbps Internet (unlimited for $10/month)**

**We were not told about the speed change to 25/2 mbps internet service, a VERY noticeable difference when you upload video and audio files on a nearly daily basis.

Now we pay $120 a month for VERY basic services, which is somehow half the normal price?! And customer service giving us the run-around and changing their story to avoid culpability.

If you are offered the free “New Home” package by Rogers, please consider if it is really worth the trouble…nothing is really free, and we’ll be paying over $2000 to Rogers for 2 years with a service level considered this year to be the baseline for normal (or “broadband”) internet service.