http://www.rickparnell.com/index.htmlHot News!en2012-02-09T11:32:29-08:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 Thu, 9 Feb 2012 12:28:55 -0800Blog2012-02-09T11:32:29-08:00http://www.rickparnell.com/page0/files/0edb46b385bb09b5dfb30516fd28306f-26.html#unique-entry-id-26http://www.rickparnell.com/page0/files/0edb46b385bb09b5dfb30516fd28306f-26.html#unique-entry-id-26My blog had been stranded by the collapse of iWeb on my computer back in July of last year. As a result, this is the first of the “new” blog entries...]]>Blog2011-07-04T23:35:58-07:00http://www.rickparnell.com/page0/files/0bdfb0a011ad3366740256065a41da3d-25.html#unique-entry-id-25http://www.rickparnell.com/page0/files/0bdfb0a011ad3366740256065a41da3d-25.html#unique-entry-id-25When I first saw an image of the portrait “Diakinesis Chair” by my brother John, I immediately thought album cover. Somewhere around January 2010, I told myself that I needed to paint a song to connect the painting to the album we were working on...]]>Blog2011-06-11T11:31:31-07:00http://www.rickparnell.com/page0/files/9f458959c49043ff7b589963aa8e57fe-24.html#unique-entry-id-24http://www.rickparnell.com/page0/files/9f458959c49043ff7b589963aa8e57fe-24.html#unique-entry-id-24Some funny things happened on the way to this song. Songs are shaped by the musicians who play on them, by the interaction of visions between artists and producers and by the moods of performers on a day...]]>Blog2011-06-05T11:31:31-07:00http://www.rickparnell.com/page0/files/50a4379f6102bf6cf53ad645afed1e36-23.html#unique-entry-id-23http://www.rickparnell.com/page0/files/50a4379f6102bf6cf53ad645afed1e36-23.html#unique-entry-id-23This is one of my earliest compositions, and long time followers will recall the mix that Graham Ronne had produced and played on, but that was ultimately left off the One Eye Open EP...]]>Blog2011-05-29T11:28:41-07:00http://www.rickparnell.com/page0/files/ca786fd9530ed27d966539a6cffb4494-22.html#unique-entry-id-22http://www.rickparnell.com/page0/files/ca786fd9530ed27d966539a6cffb4494-22.html#unique-entry-id-22At the time of writing For A Song I was reading a book on modern Chinese history and reflecting on the individual and collective struggles that I had witnessed through my television and computer screens...]]>Blog2011-05-26T11:26:25-07:00http://www.rickparnell.com/page0/files/fbf67578db3715b221346ab35e2ce2a4-21.html#unique-entry-id-21http://www.rickparnell.com/page0/files/fbf67578db3715b221346ab35e2ce2a4-21.html#unique-entry-id-21If I were John Lennon and more self confident, I might have written a song like Watching the Wheels...]]>Blog2011-05-20T23:23:45-07:00http://www.rickparnell.com/page0/files/2f10adddf2cb7fd29cd07ce3f792482e-20.html#unique-entry-id-20http://www.rickparnell.com/page0/files/2f10adddf2cb7fd29cd07ce3f792482e-20.html#unique-entry-id-20On Tuesday, May 17 we released the new album “Imperfect Beauty” in digital form...]]>Blog2011-03-19T23:21:00-07:00http://www.rickparnell.com/page0/files/6de8addb6c78c49fb002e3a15d02dd49-19.html#unique-entry-id-19http://www.rickparnell.com/page0/files/6de8addb6c78c49fb002e3a15d02dd49-19.html#unique-entry-id-19It has been another interesting couple of weeks...]]>Blog2011-03-05T11:13:17-08:00http://www.rickparnell.com/page0/files/9ff4a5bafdb7fb2f09dd810dabdcb242-18.html#unique-entry-id-18http://www.rickparnell.com/page0/files/9ff4a5bafdb7fb2f09dd810dabdcb242-18.html#unique-entry-id-18Last weekend, despite an unusual end of February snowstorm, a significant number of people, both local and from over the bridge in Vancouver, ventured out to take in some live music at Waves Coffee House in Steveston...]]>Blog2011-02-22T23:10:07-08:00http://www.rickparnell.com/page0/files/36dbcc9aec627a9952c24e96de36cca0-17.html#unique-entry-id-17http://www.rickparnell.com/page0/files/36dbcc9aec627a9952c24e96de36cca0-17.html#unique-entry-id-17This Saturday (February 26, 2011) will mark an important step in my musical development...]]>Blog2011-01-31T11:08:40-08:00http://www.rickparnell.com/page0/files/3573c0abc40f85a7e52e192a64f43ff1-16.html#unique-entry-id-16http://www.rickparnell.com/page0/files/3573c0abc40f85a7e52e192a64f43ff1-16.html#unique-entry-id-16Again, let me state the obvious - I’m really not a good blogger. This time it’s been more than six months, and it’s not because I’m doing nothing or have nothing you should be interested in...]]>Blog2010-07-29T23:05:10-07:00http://www.rickparnell.com/page0/files/8a412728a33c0462293cf3d96cb973c5-15.html#unique-entry-id-15http://www.rickparnell.com/page0/files/8a412728a33c0462293cf3d96cb973c5-15.html#unique-entry-id-15By now it should be as obvious to everyone as it is to me, that I’m not much for blogging. Me talking about me is just not that interesting.  This week, the first article in some time about me and my music was published in the Richmond News...]]>Blog2010-02-23T11:03:21-08:00http://www.rickparnell.com/page0/files/84f20d1e4a58baec5f29ed7895e602a9-14.html#unique-entry-id-14http://www.rickparnell.com/page0/files/84f20d1e4a58baec5f29ed7895e602a9-14.html#unique-entry-id-14From some perspectives January felt like a month for sliding sideways without much obvious forward momentum...]]>Blog2010-01-04T22:59:27-08:00http://www.rickparnell.com/page0/files/2f09de1628aabea9dc2ed5642a250478-13.html#unique-entry-id-13http://www.rickparnell.com/page0/files/2f09de1628aabea9dc2ed5642a250478-13.html#unique-entry-id-13I hope everyone had a safe and joyous holiday season, and I wish everyone a healthy and prosperous 2010. The coming decade holds considerable promise...]]>Blog2009-12-05T22:54:59-08:00http://www.rickparnell.com/page0/files/2b19dbc3bfd3d250a6894786601a8d30-12.html#unique-entry-id-12http://www.rickparnell.com/page0/files/2b19dbc3bfd3d250a6894786601a8d30-12.html#unique-entry-id-12I had a chat over coffee a couple of weeks ago with my friend and fellow musician Harriet Frost. We covered a wide range of topics about the industry, and what does and doesn’t work in terms of getting your music heard, and then measuring your success...]]>Blog2009-10-27T10:51:34-07:00http://www.rickparnell.com/page0/files/96a3496afb90f0efddcd3aa7d11503a6-11.html#unique-entry-id-11http://www.rickparnell.com/page0/files/96a3496afb90f0efddcd3aa7d11503a6-11.html#unique-entry-id-11It’s been a busy month already, including visitors from Calgary and France, and a trip to London to explore history  and learn the subway system...
]]>Blog2009-10-04T10:48:28-07:00http://www.rickparnell.com/page0/files/802df80eff9e5a2869ca62a2ddf41a02-10.html#unique-entry-id-10http://www.rickparnell.com/page0/files/802df80eff9e5a2869ca62a2ddf41a02-10.html#unique-entry-id-10There’s an old adage in business that says “what gets measured gets managed.” ...]]>Blog2009-09-11T22:45:39-07:00http://www.rickparnell.com/page0/files/422422f22eb25c6084ad828c88498a8e-9.html#unique-entry-id-9http://www.rickparnell.com/page0/files/422422f22eb25c6084ad828c88498a8e-9.html#unique-entry-id-9Blog2009-06-22T22:42:55-07:00http://www.rickparnell.com/page0/files/592a2337fc9ea55ab4c49b76cfa0a424-8.html#unique-entry-id-8http://www.rickparnell.com/page0/files/592a2337fc9ea55ab4c49b76cfa0a424-8.html#unique-entry-id-8Blog2009-06-01T10:40:05-07:00http://www.rickparnell.com/page0/files/6871a639a132739ac676aa955660dfb2-7.html#unique-entry-id-7http://www.rickparnell.com/page0/files/6871a639a132739ac676aa955660dfb2-7.html#unique-entry-id-7Blog2009-05-24T10:36:44-07:00http://www.rickparnell.com/page0/files/3b36f09b2cf59d2b61f25589aa6b8703-6.html#unique-entry-id-6http://www.rickparnell.com/page0/files/3b36f09b2cf59d2b61f25589aa6b8703-6.html#unique-entry-id-6Blog2009-05-16T10:31:59-07:00http://www.rickparnell.com/page0/files/d26e6d741e079d2b7003387214a6d03b-5.html#unique-entry-id-5http://www.rickparnell.com/page0/files/d26e6d741e079d2b7003387214a6d03b-5.html#unique-entry-id-5There is an unlimited supply of great music out there, lined up on an infinite shelf with everything else competing for our attention...]]>Blog2009-05-03T10:29:41-07:00http://www.rickparnell.com/page0/files/4389d2d6b9bc40bb0922f6926e09e3dd-4.html#unique-entry-id-4http://www.rickparnell.com/page0/files/4389d2d6b9bc40bb0922f6926e09e3dd-4.html#unique-entry-id-4By most measures, this has been a pretty busy and progressive week...]]>Blog2009-04-28T09:42:00-07:00http://www.rickparnell.com/page0/files/ae88546ec30257ae48a5e2346365bce6-3.html#unique-entry-id-3http://www.rickparnell.com/page0/files/ae88546ec30257ae48a5e2346365bce6-3.html#unique-entry-id-3The official release date for my first EP has been set for June 1st 2009...
]]>Blog2009-04-24T23:37:43-07:00http://www.rickparnell.com/page0/files/ad90bb72c050990cf0135abf1c3669a5-2.html#unique-entry-id-2http://www.rickparnell.com/page0/files/ad90bb72c050990cf0135abf1c3669a5-2.html#unique-entry-id-2I really enjoyed myself tonight.  The Rusty Gull in North Vancouver has one of my favorite atmospheres for live music.]]>Blog2009-04-23T09:25:35-07:00http://www.rickparnell.com/page0/files/2efe0b2eb2227b9c7ad8a8f35af32b9b-1.html#unique-entry-id-1http://www.rickparnell.com/page0/files/2efe0b2eb2227b9c7ad8a8f35af32b9b-1.html#unique-entry-id-1OK, so it’s only Thursday, but I awoke this morning with this track in my inbox and decided to share.  Graham’s guitar work is brilliant (Thanks Graham!) echoing the fun of the song. Hope you enjoy.
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