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Name: Frank About the author : I was born in Kitchener, Ontario and grew up in and around Toronto, Ontario. Technically, I call Oakville, Ontario my hometown though I have lived in downtown Toronto since 1999. I have a degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Waterloo which sits in my room at my parents' house and gathers dust. I currently work as a web developer at a major Canadian newspaper. Accolades: |
About the site : It's amazing what you can accomplish with a little free time and an obsessive-compulsive disorder. This blog began Fall of 2002 as an experiment in something or other. Since then, it's spiraled horribly out of control, becoming an all-consuming part of my life and a second full-time job. This is the seventh version of the site and the first major overhaul in a couple years. V5 and V6 were very similar, graphically, and just got too busy and heavy for my liking - this latest edition is much leaner and cleaner and easier on the eyes. The mandate of this site has always been, and will remain, to be about whatever tickles my fancy. Nothing more, nothing less. My interests are pretty much indie rock, movies, television, comic books and pop culture in general, so that's what you'll find here. If I someday develop a fascination for needlepoint or chinchillas, that's what you'll find here. Since its inception, this site has become far more popular than I ever could have imagined. It's been an amazing way to meet new people, talk about utterly trivial things and otherwise just have a good time. The name of this blog comes from the song "Chrome Waves" by UK band Ride, taken from one of my favourite albums (Going Blank Again) and bands ever, respectively. The blog portion of the site is built using the Nucleus CMS software. Everything else is built by me in PHP and MySQL. The image in the header was created by Toronto illustrator Renée Nault. |
Submissions & Reviews: Though this site does not have a formal "reviews" section, I do and will write about stuff that I come across that I find interesting and noteworthy. If you wish to send me something you think is interesting and noteworthy and hope that I agree, then feel free to email me at submissions AT chromewaves DOT net with electronic samples or get my mailing address to send me physical goods. But for the love of god, don't fedex me or otherwise courier me CDs unless I specifically ask or agree - there's simply no need to spend that kind of money on mailing out promo CDs. Your industry is in financial trouble, remember? Please understand that I am under no obligation to write up everything I'm sent. I promise I will do my best to listen to it and give it a fair shake, but beyond that... Also understand that I usually have a backlog of stuff to get through and it could take me a while to get to it. Also, do not send me MP3s attached to emails. Cramming up my inbox with 10MB of unsolicited attachements is a fantastic way to be ignored forever. A MySpace link is plenty - if I like what I hear and want more, I'll contact you. And please do both yourself and I a favour and actually read my site before spending money and sending me stuff. Don't send me stuff with a note saying, "hey I think you'll really like this" if you don't actually believe that. Lies make Baby Jesus cry. While it's entirely possible that something completely outside of my usual tastes will turn my world upside down, safer odds are that I will either not understand it or be unable to conjure up the proper frame of reference to give it anything like a proper review. And if I don't like it and am feeling punchy that day and a negative review ensues, then you have no one to blame but yourself and the insidious left-wing media conspiracy. |
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