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My name is Ryan Davey and I am an enthusiastic music fan born, raised, and residing in Toronto, Canada.

I want to pay tribute to the music I love and am still discovering, so this site is for sharing my thoughts, memories, and playlists of the bands, genres, and songs that have meant so much to me.

And yes, this site is named after my lifelong favourite song, “Ceremony” by Joy Division and New Order.

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General disclaimer: The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed in this blog are my own and do not represent those of any people, institutions, or organizations I may or may not be associated with in any professional or personal capacity.

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Music history and profiles
Sex and Candy: A Retrospective of Marcy Playground
May 25

May 25 Sex and Candy: A Retrospective of Marcy Playground

Ryan Davey
Artist Profiles

Listen to the playlist and read up on Marcy Playground, a slacker-rock band from the late ‘90s that deserved more than their one-hit wonder status has conveyed.

There is A Light that Never Goes Out: A Retrospective of The Smiths
May 22

May 22 There is A Light that Never Goes Out: A Retrospective of The Smiths

Ryan Davey
Artist Profiles

Listen to the playlist and read about the musical career of The Smiths, one of the most prolific modern rock bands of the 1980s.

21st Century Music: Mellowdrone
May 12

May 12 21st Century Music: Mellowdrone

Ryan Davey
21st Century Music

Listen to the playlist and read up on these 21st century, mellow rockers.

21st Century Music: The Horrors
May 5

May 5 21st Century Music: The Horrors

Ryan Davey
21st Century Music

Listen to the playlist and read up on The Horrors, a great, modern take on the sounds of the 80s.

Welcome to the Monkey House: A Retrospective of The Dandy Warhols
Apr 29

Apr 29 Welcome to the Monkey House: A Retrospective of The Dandy Warhols

Ryan Davey
Artist Profiles

Listen to the playlist and read about the evolution of the Dandy Warhols, one of the best modern rock bands of the past twenty years.

21st Century Music: The Rapture
Apr 26

Apr 26 21st Century Music: The Rapture

Ryan Davey
21st Century Music

Listen to the playlist and learn about this band that came and went over the first 15 years of the 21st century.

Difficult Shapes & Passive Rhythms: An Introduction to China Crisis
Apr 17

Apr 17 Difficult Shapes & Passive Rhythms: An Introduction to China Crisis

Ryan Davey
Artist Profiles

Listen to an intro playlist and read about this 'overlooked' new wave-pop band from the 1980s.

Voices Carry: A Retrospective of Women in Modern Rock, Part 2 (1980-1989)
Apr 14

Apr 14 Voices Carry: A Retrospective of Women in Modern Rock, Part 2 (1980-1989)

Ryan Davey
Genres and Scenes

Listen to and read about the women that broadened the styles and sounds of modern rock during the 1980s

Pearly Dewdrops' Drops: A Cocteau Twins Retrospective
Mar 31

Mar 31 Pearly Dewdrops' Drops: A Cocteau Twins Retrospective

Ryan Davey
Artist Profiles

Listen to the playlist as you read about the musical history of the wondrous Cocteau Twins.

21st Century Music: Courtney Barnett
Mar 31

Mar 31 21st Century Music: Courtney Barnett

Ryan Davey
21st Century Music

21st Century Music are short playlists and introductions to newer artists that readers of Ceremony might enjoy. Here is Aussie singer Courtney Barnett.

21st Century Music: Heartless Bastards
Mar 31

Mar 31 21st Century Music: Heartless Bastards

Ryan Davey
21st Century Music

21st Century Music provides shorter playlists and intros to newer bands. Check out guitar-driven Heartless Bastards from Cincinnati by way of Austin.

Don't Dictate: A Retrospective of Women in Modern Rock, Part 1 (1975-1979)
Mar 30

Mar 30 Don't Dictate: A Retrospective of Women in Modern Rock, Part 1 (1975-1979)

Ryan Davey
Genres and Scenes

Listen to the playlist and read about the intrepid women that created a place for them and others in the male dominated world of modern rock.

Cool as Kim Deal: A Retrospective
Mar 17

Mar 17 Cool as Kim Deal: A Retrospective

Ryan Davey
Artist Profiles

Read about and listen to the music of Kim Deal, the Pixies' bassist and driving force of The Breeders.

Souvenir: An OMD Retrospective
Mar 11

Mar 11 Souvenir: An OMD Retrospective

Ryan Davey
Artist Profiles

Listen to the playlist and read along about the history of these synth-pop pioneers.

Rapture: A Retrospective of Blondie
Mar 4

Mar 4 Rapture: A Retrospective of Blondie

Ryan Davey
Artist Profiles

Listen to their music as you read about the musical history of Blondie.

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