stars i cannot see, take me galaxy

Lightspeed Champion — March 4, 2008 @ The Legendary Horseshoe Tavern

it's only you who can turn my wooden heart

Back in December, Portishead performed three very special shows in front of some very lucky people in Minehead, UK. Their sets included old favourites as well as what everyone was waiting for: a handful of new songs! Some wonderful soul recorded the second show and posted it on the interweb… thank you sincerely to that individual for doing so!

[UPDATED on March 17]
1. Wicca
2. Hunter
3. Mysterons
4. Mystic
5. Glory Box
6. Numb
7. Wandering Star
8. Machine Gun
9. Over
10. Sour Times
11. Only You
12. Cowboys
13. Roads
14. Peaches
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happy canadian music week!

Like fellow Canadian bands such as Great Lake Swimmers and The Acorn, Plants and Animals also make remarkably breathtaking and passionate music. Parc Avenue is stunningly gorgeous right from the get-go when Warren Spicer sings in a soft and delicate tone "what’s going to happen to you? You have forgot too soon…" According to the band’s website, the album cover consists of friends from the neighborhood and people who worked on the record. In the same way, the album feels quite intimate and communal, which very much reflects the idea behind the cover photo. Plants and Animals are playing two shows in Toronto for CMW this week: 11:10pm on March 6 at the Horseshoe and a FREE show at Criminal Records in Toronto on March 7 at 6:00 pm.

Bye Bye Bye [wicked-cool song]
Faerie Dance [wicked-cool song]
A L'Oree des bois [wicked-cool song]
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visit Plants and Animals MySpace here
buy Parc Avenue here

the billionaires: really real for forever

The first time I listened to The Billionaires’ Really Real For Forever, my immediate reaction was "oh god, not another poppy, cutesy indie boy-girl band!" Nonetheless, for whatever reason, I decided to give the record another try, and a few more listens later, I was convinced that Really Real For Forever is more or less a pop sensation! What really hooked me in is the band’s memorable opening lines/delivery to some of their songs: "please come back for one more summer, come on guys we can get on with our lives next year..." is sung on top of a heavily synthesized melody in "The End Of Summer Song"; "I Love You Mother Nature" opens with polyphonic voices chanting "I love you mother nature, take my babies to the ocean"; slow dance like rhythm is accompanied by "I was raised on these movies, and the message is groovy, oh I used to want a gun" in "Eighties Movies"; and finally, "Butterflies" begins with a clapping section along with the cheesy "will you be kind? Let your heart shine..." opening lines. Really Real For Forever is full of entertaining pop songs and really ridiculously catchy melodies. It is recommended for those who like Tilly And The Wall and The Format.

The End Of Summer Song [wicked-cool song]
Eighties Movies [wicked-cool song]
Butterflies
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visit The Billionaires MySpace here
Really Real For Forever comes out on April 1st, pre-order info coming soon

the daily double laser sound effect from jeopardy is awesome!

Check out this interesting article from Cracked.com entitled "6 Music Industry Tricks That Must Die".

i've seen rain when it smashed against the ground

Bradford Cox posted three alternate versions of "Winter Vacation" on his blog.

Winter Vacation (album version) [wicked-cool song]

buy Let the Blind Lead Those Who Can See but Cannot Feel here

new m83 song + tour dates

M83's recently released a new single entitled "Couleurs" along with Jori Hulkkonnen's remix of the song on iTunes. The single will appear on Saturday = Youth, the fifth M83 album out on April 14th.

Couleurs
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buy the Couleurs Single via iTunes





New M83 dates were announced a couple of days ago:

3/11 - Sydney @ Enmore Theatre
3/12 - Melbourne @ The Forum
3/14 - Brisbane @ The Tivoli

4/19 – London @ Camden Crawl
4/25 – Dublin (venue TBA)

5/20 - Los Angeles @ Echoplex
5/21 - San Francisco @ Great American Music Hall
5/23 - Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge
5/24 Vancouver @ Richards on Richards
5/25 Seattle @ Neumos
5/28 Minneapolis @ Triple Rock Club
5/29 Chicago @ Empty Bottle
5/30 Toronto @ The Mod Club
5/31 Montreal @ Cabaret Music Hall

6/2 Cambridge, MA @ Middle East Downstairs
6/3 Brooklyn @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
6/4 NYC @ Bowery Ballroom
6/6 Philadelphia @ First Unitarian Church
6/7 Washington, DC @ Black Cat

how many others have you drowned?

Atlas Sound — February 28, 2008 @ The Legendary Horseshoe Tavern

limping on two legs again

In November of last year, wonderquins Tegan & Sara released an ep exclusively on the U.S. iTunes store entitled I'll Take the Blame. The EP includes "Back in Your Head", a remix of the song by world-renowned DJ Tiësto, and two b-sides from The Con. Since the EP is only available to purchase if you live in the U.S., I figured I would upload the tracks for those of us (Canadians etc.) who can not.

Back In Your Head (Tiesto Remix Edit)
One Second
I Take All the Blame
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Buy it nowhere (unless you live in the U.S.)

go see the nymphets live

My favourite band from last year’s CMW, The Nymphets are doing a FREE show at Wrongbar in Toronto on March 8th!

You Look So Good [wicked-cool song]
Wednesday Morning [wicked-cool song]
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upcoming Nymphets dates:
March 7th , Zoobizarre in Montreal, Quebec
March 8th, Wrongbar in Toronto, Ontario (8pm... free show!!!)
March 14-15, South by Southwest in Austin, Texas