i go back home tommorow for christmas!
i'm so excited.
i have no idea how i'm gonna sleep tonight, or get through work tommorow..
mmmmmm india and kitters...
... and this song.
is awesome.
broken hearts & dirty windows
i'm not sure how i missed this one, but i'm just hearing this c.d for the first time and it's so good.
broken hearts & dirty windows is a tribute album to john prime and includes covers by justin vernon from bon iver, my morning jacket, those darlin's, deer tick, justin townes earle, the avett brothers, and a bunch more.
check out a few!
broken hearts & dirty windows is a tribute album to john prime and includes covers by justin vernon from bon iver, my morning jacket, those darlin's, deer tick, justin townes earle, the avett brothers, and a bunch more.
check out a few!
saturday morning music.
i'm sitting here writing this looking out over vancouver.. covered in snow! well, somewhat covered.
either way, it's a beautiful saturday morning.
either way, it's a beautiful saturday morning.
new tallest man on earth!
the tallest man on earth just released a 5 track EP, sometimes the blues is just a passing bird.
check them out!
check them out!
you know i dreamed about you.
Standing at the punch table swallowing punch
can’t pay attention to the sound of anyone
a little more stupid
a little more scared
every minute more unprepared
I made a mistake in my life today
everything I love gets lost in drawers
I want to start over, I want to be winning
way out of sync from the beginning
I wanna hurry home to you
put on a slow, dumb show for you and crack you up
so you can put a blue ribbon on my brain
god I’m very, very frightening
I’ll overdo it
can’t pay attention to the sound of anyone
a little more stupid
a little more scared
every minute more unprepared
I made a mistake in my life today
everything I love gets lost in drawers
I want to start over, I want to be winning
way out of sync from the beginning
I wanna hurry home to you
put on a slow, dumb show for you and crack you up
so you can put a blue ribbon on my brain
god I’m very, very frightening
I’ll overdo it
coffee and cigarettes
i was talking about jimmy eat world's song "23" the other day.. and how i haven't really listened to them since then.. high school i think! so it was nice to hear one of their songs of their new album, invented, this morning.. especially when it sounds like it does. oh so good.
you're my favorite daydream
if you haven't checked out twin shadow's new album, forget, then you gotta...
my boyfriend and i were trying to think of musicians that use a different name from their own... and i have one! the man behind twin shadow is george lewis jr! oh that's a good one.
check out his myspace here and then give this a listen. or the other way around. or multitask?
my boyfriend and i were trying to think of musicians that use a different name from their own... and i have one! the man behind twin shadow is george lewis jr! oh that's a good one.
check out his myspace here and then give this a listen. or the other way around. or multitask?
caw caw
Oh, my talking bird
Though you know so few words
They're on infinite repeat
And your brain can't keep up with your beak.
And you're kept in an open cage
So you're free to leave or stay.
Sometimes this makes you confused
Like there's a hint I am trying to give you.
The longer you think, the less you know what to do.
Though you know so few words
They're on infinite repeat
And your brain can't keep up with your beak.
And you're kept in an open cage
So you're free to leave or stay.
Sometimes this makes you confused
Like there's a hint I am trying to give you.
The longer you think, the less you know what to do.
bzzzzzzz
whoa, i've been busy... as a bee..
and so has ange! (thanks for all the good music!)
i just finished listening to the new color revolt album that came out in august. oh so good. check out my favorite, "everything is the same".. and a few other songs i've been listening to lately.
and so has ange! (thanks for all the good music!)
i just finished listening to the new color revolt album that came out in august. oh so good. check out my favorite, "everything is the same".. and a few other songs i've been listening to lately.
local love.
baby june is oh sooooo lovely.
she recently finished recording her first album, two men, and is a soon to be west coaster when she moves to california! hopefully she'll stop in vancouver on her way and play a show :)
you can check out her website here.
she also finished filming her first video (back in newfoundland) for one of her songs off the album, "the battle of the bruised peach."
ta da! enjoy!
she recently finished recording her first album, two men, and is a soon to be west coaster when she moves to california! hopefully she'll stop in vancouver on her way and play a show :)
you can check out her website here.
she also finished filming her first video (back in newfoundland) for one of her songs off the album, "the battle of the bruised peach."
ta da! enjoy!
where is my mind?
with your feet in the air and your head on the ground
try this trick and spin it
your head will collapse
if there's nothing in it
and you'll ask yourself
where is my mind
way out in the water
see it swimmin'..
try this trick and spin it
your head will collapse
if there's nothing in it
and you'll ask yourself
where is my mind
way out in the water
see it swimmin'..
claws off
margot and the nuclear so and so's released their 3rd album today! it's called buzzard and i can't wait to hear it. i've heard a couple songs and they're good, oh so good. check it out!
i'm king of the beach
more cats on albums! hell yea.
and more good music!... man, so much good music this week.
i've been listening to wavves' new album, king of the beach, and i think you should too.
and more good music!... man, so much good music this week.
i've been listening to wavves' new album, king of the beach, and i think you should too.
west coast is the best coast
okay that's a lie..
EAST COAST BABY! but, the west coast is my home away from home and i love it here. i'm also love love loving best coast. their debut album, crazy for you, is so adorable. plus there's a cat on the album cover - cat anything and i'm down.. unless the cat's name is dudley (kidding les!)
the songs are short and sweet and have the simplest n' prettiest lyrics.
listen to these couple of songs and check out their myspace!
EAST COAST BABY! but, the west coast is my home away from home and i love it here. i'm also love love loving best coast. their debut album, crazy for you, is so adorable. plus there's a cat on the album cover - cat anything and i'm down.. unless the cat's name is dudley (kidding les!)
the songs are short and sweet and have the simplest n' prettiest lyrics.
listen to these couple of songs and check out their myspace!
GIRLS
i've spent most of my day at work listening to girls' album, album.. oh, clever.
sometimes when you say or write a word over and over it starts to sound funny.. and totally wrong. i start second guessing myself and wonder if it's the right word or if it's actually a word at all. kinda like now.. album... album...album....
check these songs out.
sometimes when you say or write a word over and over it starts to sound funny.. and totally wrong. i start second guessing myself and wonder if it's the right word or if it's actually a word at all. kinda like now.. album... album...album....
check these songs out.
think of the shorelines you have yet to see..
so i spent my long weekend in seattle at bumbershoot festival seeing so many amazing bands and all i have to post is this one video. laaaame.
.. lame for now. i have so many pictures so keep checking back - i'll get them up soon!
but i saw hey marseilles on sunday afternoon and they were probably one of the best bands at the festival. true story. i had never heard of the band before, so i think that made it more exciting when they started playing.. they were awesome.
this song was one of my favorites!
.. lame for now. i have so many pictures so keep checking back - i'll get them up soon!
but i saw hey marseilles on sunday afternoon and they were probably one of the best bands at the festival. true story. i had never heard of the band before, so i think that made it more exciting when they started playing.. they were awesome.
this song was one of my favorites!
hello september!
i realized last night we've been posting a lot of amazing women lately. so, who better to add to the list than lykke li.
i stumbled across this video of her, robyn, and a few members of the shout out louds performing lykke li's song "i'm good, i'm gone."
i stumbled across this video of her, robyn, and a few members of the shout out louds performing lykke li's song "i'm good, i'm gone."
i hope she ate a pigeon.
remember when florence & the machine sang "girl with one eye" on MTV sessions? no?.. check back here.
then watch her sing "bird song".. so. damn. good.
then watch her sing "bird song".. so. damn. good.
good evening
so i went and saw the movie eat pray love tonight. i didn't read the book, but books are almost always better than the movies so i bet it's pretty amazing..
if you're looking for inspiration, watch it.. and this video. i was humming this song on my ride home.
... india.. spain.. south east asia.. mmmm.
if you're looking for inspiration, watch it.. and this video. i was humming this song on my ride home.
... india.. spain.. south east asia.. mmmm.
i'm halfway there.
check out tegan and sara's new video for "northshore", one of their songs off sainthood... it was filmed here in vancouver!
i'm pretty sure they're playing here on my birthday but i'll be in toronto. bummer.... kinda. not really. i'm so stoked i'll be able to celebrate with my girls and parents. PLUS.. hey rosetta are playing here at the commodore that same night with hot hot heat so that's where you should be.
i'm pretty sure they're playing here on my birthday but i'll be in toronto. bummer.... kinda. not really. i'm so stoked i'll be able to celebrate with my girls and parents. PLUS.. hey rosetta are playing here at the commodore that same night with hot hot heat so that's where you should be.
EIN ZWEI DREI
i don't think i could ever get sick of this song.. especially now that i found this version.
bumbershoot festival..
.. has an awesome line-up. the festival's goin' on over the september long weekend in seattle. i can't wait!
i put together a playlist of the band's i'm excited to see but it's lookin' like it's not gonna work. so check out some of them on your own!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAD!
1. hole - pacific coast highway
2. bob dylan - she belongs to me
3. the bouncing souls - hopeless romantic
4. plants and animals - bye bye bye
5. weezer - i want you to
6. edward sharpe & the magnetic zeros - 40 day dream
7. the dandy warhols - bohemian like you
8. surfer blood - swim
9. the decemberists - we both go down together
10. rise against - the good left undone
i put together a playlist of the band's i'm excited to see but it's lookin' like it's not gonna work. so check out some of them on your own!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAD!
1. hole - pacific coast highway
2. bob dylan - she belongs to me
3. the bouncing souls - hopeless romantic
4. plants and animals - bye bye bye
5. weezer - i want you to
6. edward sharpe & the magnetic zeros - 40 day dream
7. the dandy warhols - bohemian like you
8. surfer blood - swim
9. the decemberists - we both go down together
10. rise against - the good left undone
thursday.. days.
i just moved in to my new apartment! my sister is moving in on saturday, so it's pretty empty.. emphasis on the pretty - we have a view of the water!
so it's been pretty chill the last few nights.. stealing internet connections when i can, back on my cot, no tv.. just music.
so it looks like i've been posting music i've been listening to each night.. but i'm spicing it up. DAY music. oh yeah.
so it's been pretty chill the last few nights.. stealing internet connections when i can, back on my cot, no tv.. just music.
so it looks like i've been posting music i've been listening to each night.. but i'm spicing it up. DAY music. oh yeah.
sunday music.
i've been listening to my girlfriend all day.. what?
... i'm gonna grow old listening to brody dalle.
... i'm gonna grow old listening to brody dalle.
folk fest!
i ended up going to the vancouver folk fest friday night!
shane koyczan & short story long were amazing. all over body chills good. if you've ever heard shane koyczan perform or read his poetry, you know how insanely talented he is. he makes words sound good..
AND, the avett brothers were just as amazing. they played just as the sun was going down.. it was pretty good lookin'.. like my folk fest date.
i posted a few pictures/songs - check em out!
shane koyczan & short story long!
the avett brothers!
shane koyczan & short story long were amazing. all over body chills good. if you've ever heard shane koyczan perform or read his poetry, you know how insanely talented he is. he makes words sound good..
AND, the avett brothers were just as amazing. they played just as the sun was going down.. it was pretty good lookin'.. like my folk fest date.
i posted a few pictures/songs - check em out!
shane koyczan & short story long!
the avett brothers!
gimmie a smile
so the vancouver folk fest is this weekend! i might maybe definitely be there.
the avett brothers are playing tommorow night, along with gadelle, shane koyczan & short story long, bassekou kouyate & ngoni ba and calexico.... all of which i've never heard of, minus shane koyczan. but either way, it'll be fun! especially if avett brothers play this song.
i was just about to wish everyone a happy friday, but it's thursday.. but it feels like friday. i think it's the sunshine.
... enjoy!
dum diddle dee x 2
i'm so happy i got to see the dum dum girls play in seattle last weekend! they were so good.. even though they just kinda stood there oasis concert style (ewwww) but i love them and loved hearing them live - they played my two favorite songs! (down below)
they played at the high dive with 2 other bands, the crocodiles and past lives. PAST LIVES, cheaaaaa. i've been listening to some of their music after seeing them.. i'll post some of their stuff soon...ish.
all this time.
so i took a train down to seattle this past weekend and listened to this song all the way there... breakin' only for a burger and a beer.. mmmmm.
HAPPY CANADA DAY!
HAPPY CANADA DAY!
tally me banana
FRIDAY-OH... me say day me say day me say day-ay-ay oh...
it's weekend time already!
i'm going to seattle next weekend, on a train! a train! i've never been on one and i'm so excited. what's even more exciting is that i'm going to see the dum dum girls play while i'm there. i posted their new album earlier this month.. or last month.. or april... yeah, april. check that out here.
it's weekend time already!
i'm going to seattle next weekend, on a train! a train! i've never been on one and i'm so excited. what's even more exciting is that i'm going to see the dum dum girls play while i'm there. i posted their new album earlier this month.. or last month.. or april... yeah, april. check that out here.
guess whose baaaaaaack?!
..... THE REASON! finally! i've waited SO long for this album. fools is set for release july 6th and i can't wait to hear it. i posted a song ("this is just the beginning") off their last album back in february so if you wanna check that out.. check that out.. here. but that's not gonna be as exciting as checking out the video for "the longest highway home"... the first single off of fools!
sidenote: ange... halifax 2007.
sidenote: ange... halifax 2007.
raindrops like bullets.
deer tick's new album the black dirt sessions came out today! june 8th. whoa. camping weekend is soon.
i'm a sucker for "20 miles", a song off the new album. check it out!
i'm a sucker for "20 miles", a song off the new album. check it out!
big jet plane
angus and julia stone are a brother sister duo from australia who make goooooood music.
my sister played me one of their songs ("big jet plane") off their new album down the way and i thought it was so nice. so! i listened to another and another and another and..... it's a pretty good album.
this song has been playing in my head alllllllll day. check it/them out.
this song has been playing in my head alllllllll day. check it/them out.
YES!
i saw mumford & sons!
well, actually, i didn't see them (it was so crowded!) but i definitely heard them. the peak put off the free secret show outside of a restaurant in yaletown. i took a few videos but the sound isn't that great (mainly cause i'm singing along....) aaaaand i couldn't actually see them so i don't think i'll post it.
"awake my soul" was the first song they played.. or maybe the second. one of them. they played 4!
well, actually, i didn't see them (it was so crowded!) but i definitely heard them. the peak put off the free secret show outside of a restaurant in yaletown. i took a few videos but the sound isn't that great (mainly cause i'm singing along....) aaaaand i couldn't actually see them so i don't think i'll post it.
"awake my soul" was the first song they played.. or maybe the second. one of them. they played 4!
years go by.
whoa. it's almost june. how'd that happen?
double whoa.. i've been slackin' on my posts. i just got back from the craziest 4-day visit to newfoundland aaaaaand i miss it already. but! it's nice to be back in vancouver... i'm actually enjoying the rain AND being able to sit at a coffee shop without having to look for a job (finally!) so i'm spending my rainy saturday listening to mumford & sons and new broken bells and coffeeing. mmmm. i can't stop listening to "white blank page", "winter winds" and "i gave you all". oh! i might be going to see mumford & sons this sunday.... might maybe.... stay tuned.
walking in the sun
home sweeeeeeet home. finally. 7 hours of flying. whoa.
i found fink's album sort of revolution on the in-flight music library and listened to it a couple times.... maybe definitely more. this one stuck.
things have been going wrong long enough to know
everything is right
been walking in the dark long enough to know
i've finally seen the light
been losing long enough to know
when i've finally won
even the blind man can tell
when he's walking in the sun
i found fink's album sort of revolution on the in-flight music library and listened to it a couple times.... maybe definitely more. this one stuck.
things have been going wrong long enough to know
everything is right
been walking in the dark long enough to know
i've finally seen the light
been losing long enough to know
when i've finally won
even the blind man can tell
when he's walking in the sun
3 days..
... and i'll be back in newfoundland!
i'm coming home for a visit for a few days and i can't wait. i'll be reuinting with ange... thank god... so when that happens i'm hoping we'll come up with some new ideas for honeybeats! until then, i'll be dancing.. or.. two-steppin' to lita ford.... and my sisters rockband songs (she just scored 100% on expert)
i'm coming home for a visit for a few days and i can't wait. i'll be reuinting with ange... thank god... so when that happens i'm hoping we'll come up with some new ideas for honeybeats! until then, i'll be dancing.. or.. two-steppin' to lita ford.... and my sisters rockband songs (she just scored 100% on expert)
future islands
i just found out about this band! yesterday, just. they released their album in evening air earlier this month and i think i'm in love... especially with the song "tin man." check it out and then check out their myspace... or the other way around.
feels like home
new video from edward sharpe and the magnetic zeros!
Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros "Home" from Edward Sharpe on Vimeo.
one of these nights.
i saw the eagles tonight! they were amazing. 3 and a half hours amazing. i also got to watch my sister rock out to don henley via her air rock band drums.
hands down my favourites were "desperado" and "dirty laundry."
here's a couple of pics!
hands down my favourites were "desperado" and "dirty laundry."
here's a couple of pics!
catch me if you can
i used to listen to these guys a while ago. a while while ago. their songs are pretty catchy and kinda annoying (aww..) but i've always loved this one.
enjoy!
enjoy!
that song.
so you're walking down the street, nobody's around, and a song is playing. what song would it be?!
i'd like to think i'd be multi-tasking.. walking aaaand whistling. whoa.
i'd like to think i'd be multi-tasking.. walking aaaand whistling. whoa.
hot mess.
courtney love is baaaaack.
.. but is hole?
there's been some legal issues surrounding hole's new release, nobody's daughter. former guitarist and co-founder of hole, eric erlandson, said in an interview with SPIN magazine that there was an agreement between him and courtney which stated courtney couldn't use the name hole without his approval... which he never gave.
but that's why we love courtney isn't it?
well i'm glad she's back... and with this album. check it out!
.. but is hole?
there's been some legal issues surrounding hole's new release, nobody's daughter. former guitarist and co-founder of hole, eric erlandson, said in an interview with SPIN magazine that there was an agreement between him and courtney which stated courtney couldn't use the name hole without his approval... which he never gave.
but that's why we love courtney isn't it?
well i'm glad she's back... and with this album. check it out!
everyday i'm hustlin'..
gogol bordello's new album, trans-continental hustle, came out yesterday! i haven't had the chance to listen to all of it yet, but i love em'.... and if you love em', you love em'.
eugene hütz of gogol bordello wrote an intro on their myspace back in 2003 that is definitely worth reading.. and sharing.
"With our music, and music that we popularize, we try to reach out and remind people that, when taken out of the hands of a parasite, music is still a great lead into a democratic atmosphere of chaos, where moments of great freedom and where great friends could be found. And that in the world of rapidly dissolving authentic cultures, soul-searching through the music is something that connects you with the most authentic thing there - your savage heart."
... i love em'. you can read the rest of the intro here.
check out this video of them performing the first track off the album, "pala tute."
eugene hütz of gogol bordello wrote an intro on their myspace back in 2003 that is definitely worth reading.. and sharing.
"With our music, and music that we popularize, we try to reach out and remind people that, when taken out of the hands of a parasite, music is still a great lead into a democratic atmosphere of chaos, where moments of great freedom and where great friends could be found. And that in the world of rapidly dissolving authentic cultures, soul-searching through the music is something that connects you with the most authentic thing there - your savage heart."
... i love em'. you can read the rest of the intro here.
check out this video of them performing the first track off the album, "pala tute."
girl with one eye.
florence and the machine's debut album, lungs, is good.. really good. but if you're gonna listen to it, make sure it's live. it's the gets-down-into-your-bones kinda good.
check out this video of her performing "girl with one eye" on MTV sessions.
check out this video of her performing "girl with one eye" on MTV sessions.
remix artist collective.
my friend sent me this link to an awesome remix of "home" by edward sharpe and the magnetic zeros. check it out here... no here.
we're gonna ride till there ain't no more to go..
.. or until we get to whistler.
i'm finally going to whistler today/tonight! i heard it's been pretty crazy up there, with the telus ski and snowboard festival going on. sidenote: i dusted my snowboard the other day. it was collecting dust sitting in my room.. yeah, dusted it. sad.
so! it's friday, we're going to whistler, there's no sunshine (but that's okay) and i'm listening to neil diamond. next time you wake up put this song on and you'll be happy all day. true story.
enjoy your weekend!
i'm finally going to whistler today/tonight! i heard it's been pretty crazy up there, with the telus ski and snowboard festival going on. sidenote: i dusted my snowboard the other day. it was collecting dust sitting in my room.. yeah, dusted it. sad.
so! it's friday, we're going to whistler, there's no sunshine (but that's okay) and i'm listening to neil diamond. next time you wake up put this song on and you'll be happy all day. true story.
enjoy your weekend!
these old shoes.
i went and saw deer tick last night and they were so good! real good.
i wish i had some pictures/videos to post, but i forgot my camera. sooooo... you get to watch this video.
"these old shoes" was written by one of their friends and is one of my favourite cover songs by them and definitely my favourite last night. let's pretend that it says "biltmore, 2010" instead of "SXSW, 2008."
p.s happy earth day! what are YOU doing to take part?
i wish i had some pictures/videos to post, but i forgot my camera. sooooo... you get to watch this video.
"these old shoes" was written by one of their friends and is one of my favourite cover songs by them and definitely my favourite last night. let's pretend that it says "biltmore, 2010" instead of "SXSW, 2008."
p.s happy earth day! what are YOU doing to take part?
love is all, from what i've heard.
i've been listening to the tallest man on earth a lot lately. he released his second album, the wild hunt, early last week. i posted a couple songs off the album a little while ago, so check those out here. better yet, check out his myspace... and then this video. and then.. and then..
Well I walk upon the river like it's easier than land
Evil's in my pocket and your will is in my hand
Oh, your will is in my hand
And I'll throw it in the current that I stand upon so still
Love is all, from what I've heard, but my heart's learned to kill
Oh, mine has learned to kill
Oh, I said I could rise
From the harness of our goals
Here come the tears
But like always, I let them go
Just let them go
And now spikes will keep on falling from the heavens to the floor
The future was our skin and now we don't dream anymore
No, we don't dream anymore
Like a house made from spider webs and the clouds rolling in
I bet this mighty river's both my savior and my sin
Oh, my savior and my sin
Well I walk upon the river like it's easier than land
Evil's in my pocket and your will is in my hand
Oh, your will is in my hand
And I'll throw it in the current that I stand upon so still
Love is all, from what I've heard, but my heart's learned to kill
Oh, mine has learned to kill
Oh, I said I could rise
From the harness of our goals
Here come the tears
But like always, I let them go
Just let them go
And now spikes will keep on falling from the heavens to the floor
The future was our skin and now we don't dream anymore
No, we don't dream anymore
Like a house made from spider webs and the clouds rolling in
I bet this mighty river's both my savior and my sin
Oh, my savior and my sin
whoa, time out..
... and listen to the kissaway trail's new album, sleep mountain.
although the album has been slammed pretty hard (especially for its arcade fire influence... heavy influence) i've been enjoying it, especially "SDP", "friendly fire", "new year", and "new lipstick."
reviews shmviews. what do you think?
check out their video for "SDP" and their myspace here.
although the album has been slammed pretty hard (especially for its arcade fire influence... heavy influence) i've been enjoying it, especially "SDP", "friendly fire", "new year", and "new lipstick."
reviews shmviews. what do you think?
check out their video for "SDP" and their myspace here.
in search of beethoven.
on monday night i went and saw the documenary, in search of beethoven. for all you beethoven lovers or classical music lovers or anything music lovers, you should definitely check it out. the director, phil grabsky, who also directed in search of mozart, does an amazing job of illustrating beethoven's life. it features incredible live performances as well as commentary by musicians, conductors, musicologists and historians.
i've always been infatuated with beethoven, and one of the reasons why (besides his music) was how much of a hopeless romantic he was. the film talks about some of the women he had fell in love with (mostly his students), and how unlucky and tormented his love life was. however, his love for these women influenced some of beethoven's greatest work, including "moonlight sonata." the film also talks about how arrogant, rude, and sarcastic beethoven was; he was even suicidal. but despite these characteristics, he was a true optimist. he was seen as a man with "a large brain and an equally large heart"... which is evident in his music. no matter how bad things got or how unhappy he might have been, he kept pushing forward, all for the love of his art.
overall, the film gave me a better appreciation for his work, the man that he was, and how he became one of the greatest composers of all time.
... i love 'em.
i've always been infatuated with beethoven, and one of the reasons why (besides his music) was how much of a hopeless romantic he was. the film talks about some of the women he had fell in love with (mostly his students), and how unlucky and tormented his love life was. however, his love for these women influenced some of beethoven's greatest work, including "moonlight sonata." the film also talks about how arrogant, rude, and sarcastic beethoven was; he was even suicidal. but despite these characteristics, he was a true optimist. he was seen as a man with "a large brain and an equally large heart"... which is evident in his music. no matter how bad things got or how unhappy he might have been, he kept pushing forward, all for the love of his art.
overall, the film gave me a better appreciation for his work, the man that he was, and how he became one of the greatest composers of all time.
... i love 'em.
it's the magical mystery kind..
... ooooh now i could die la la.
ange posted these guys a little while ago but i think they're so good we need to talk about them again. they do your heart all kinds of good.
i read somewhere the other day that the singer, alex, named the band after a character he created while writing a novel. the character, edward, was sent down to earth to save the world but kept getting distracted and falling in love..
kinda like me right now. i'm sitting here in a coffee shop and should be kicking ass with my job hunt BUT i keep getting distracted and falling more in love (so in love) with their music.
so i found this video of them performing last year, wow. if you're in vancouver you should check them out at the commodore on may 21st!
ange posted these guys a little while ago but i think they're so good we need to talk about them again. they do your heart all kinds of good.
i read somewhere the other day that the singer, alex, named the band after a character he created while writing a novel. the character, edward, was sent down to earth to save the world but kept getting distracted and falling in love..
kinda like me right now. i'm sitting here in a coffee shop and should be kicking ass with my job hunt BUT i keep getting distracted and falling more in love (so in love) with their music.
so i found this video of them performing last year, wow. if you're in vancouver you should check them out at the commodore on may 21st!
once twice thrice..
i haven't listened to thrice in so long. years long. which is why it's so weird that i woke up this morning with "open water" stuck in my head. maybe cause it's been raining in vancouver every day all day... rain, water, you know. maybe i just miss the atlantic. or maybe cause i missed listening to such a beautiful song.. that's it.
happy friday!
happy friday!
april fools!
i've been trying to come up with a good april fools joke for hours aaaaand i got nothin'.
but i DO have music for you, thanks to michael!
meet king tuff and his myspace.
but i DO have music for you, thanks to michael!
meet king tuff and his myspace.
imelda may.
you might remember her from the grammy's when she performed with jeff beck for the les paul tribute... maybe not.. so you're gonna wanna click here and watch it.
imelda may is so so talented, plus she's a babe. mega babe.
i've posted a couple of her songs (it's hard to pick favourites!) so if you like her, check out her album love tattoo.. it's good.
imelda may is so so talented, plus she's a babe. mega babe.
i've posted a couple of her songs (it's hard to pick favourites!) so if you like her, check out her album love tattoo.. it's good.
feel it in my bones.
What rushes into my heart and my skull
I can't control
Think about it
Feel it in my bones
What rushes into my heart and my skull
I can't control
I feel you in my bones
You're knocking at my windows
You're slow to letting me go
And I know this feeling also
This feeling in my bones
I can't control
Think about it
Feel it in my bones
What rushes into my heart and my skull
I can't control
I feel you in my bones
You're knocking at my windows
You're slow to letting me go
And I know this feeling also
This feeling in my bones
in the sun.
she & him just released their second album, volume two. check it out below!
mmm... sounds like summer :)
shake that ass for me..
get buzzed, get drunk, get crunked, get fucked up...
i can rap to that eminem song. totally legit.
but this is fucked up. they're awesome. they even won a prize for being awesome. the band picked up the 2009 polaris prize for their album the chemistry of common life. check out my favourite song from the album.
the tallest man on earth.
my friend told me about this guy the other day and at first i didn't really like him. well, i didn't not like him, i just kept getting bored and turning off his songs after the first minute. but then i listened again, and again, and now i can't stop listening to him.. especially to these couple of songs. "king of spain" and "a lion's heart" are off his second album, the wild hunt, which comes out next month. whoa, april.
friday-oh!
i woke up this morning to an awesome link of a free download of sia's "you've changed".... thanks to our friend tiffany!
come and get it.. here.
come and get it.. here.
grab a beer(s)...
.... and get out your green.
happy st. paddy's day!
happy st. paddy's day!
ooooo to be back home in newfieland on george today/tonight!
anywhere i lay my head.
i'm a mega huge fan of scarlett johansson's music. when i first heard that she was recording an album (anywhere i lay my head, released back in 2008) i figured she was just another actress who thought "i'm famous, i oughta sing." then i found out that the album was a collection of tom waits covers and i figured... wa wa. but (!!) i couldn't stop listening to it. her voice is so intriguing - she has an awesome deeper range that is so easy to listen to and love.
this past september she released a second album, break up, with pete yorn and it's just as good. maybe better. yea, it's better. i've posted two of my favourite songs, one off of scarlett's debut album, the other off the break up. check em'!
this past september she released a second album, break up, with pete yorn and it's just as good. maybe better. yea, it's better. i've posted two of my favourite songs, one off of scarlett's debut album, the other off the break up. check em'!
i'll take what's in the box monty.
dug this up from an old e-mail. i'm a pack rat.. an e-mail pack rat. but only with the good ones..
booga booga
alex pardee is one of my favorite artists. you might recognize him from the used's album artwork. check out his website/blog here .... he can be one of your favorite's too.
babe.
if there's one woman i love as much as brody dalle it's juliette lewis.
alright, that's a lie.. but i do love her. check out the new music video for "uh huh" off her new album terra incognita.
alright, that's a lie.. but i do love her. check out the new music video for "uh huh" off her new album terra incognita.
FRIDAAY- oh
just when you thought mumford and sons couldn't get any better, they cover "cousins" by vampire weekend... chea.
excuses.
You tried to taste me
And I taped my tounge to the southern tip of your body
Our bones are too heavy to come up
Squished into a single cell of wood
I made an excuse
You found another way to tell the truth
I put no one else above us
We'll still be best friends when all turns to dust
so good. real good.
fang island.
i stumbled across this band the other day and am so so excited i did. their music is so awesome and refreshing... makes you feel good, and it feels good to feel goooood. they just released their debut album, Fang Island, this past month, and i can't think of a better way to share them then with this video... or their website.
my friends.
SO i'm moving to vancouver tommorow morning and i decided to make a completely sappy post about my friends and how much i'm gonna miss them, cause it's a lot.
if you're like me and pre-ordered your twilight and new moon tickets AND waited in line with the rest of the tweenagers to see the movies, then you might know that the new moon soundtrack is suprisingly good. really good. death cab for cutie, anya marina, black rebel motorcycle club, grizzly bear, st. vincent, thom yorke, ok go, and band of skulls, just to name a few.
band of skulls' song "friends" is one of my favorites.... my friends are the best.
check out the video on their myspace here
.... and i'll miss you!
if you're like me and pre-ordered your twilight and new moon tickets AND waited in line with the rest of the tweenagers to see the movies, then you might know that the new moon soundtrack is suprisingly good. really good. death cab for cutie, anya marina, black rebel motorcycle club, grizzly bear, st. vincent, thom yorke, ok go, and band of skulls, just to name a few.
band of skulls' song "friends" is one of my favorites.... my friends are the best.
check out the video on their myspace here
.... and i'll miss you!
alter ego.
hardcore to mariachi! chi chi! that's a fun word.
here's a couple of goodies from the bronx/mariachi el bronx.
check out the their myspace here
here's a couple of goodies from the bronx/mariachi el bronx.
check out the their myspace here
sunny days.
sunny day real estate are one of the greatest bands ever, and have written some of the greatest songs ever... true story.
earlier this year, the band announced that they're working on a new album. i don't think they could ever top their first album ever, diary, released back in the 1994, which was re-released this past year with a couple of bonus tracks, but i'm so so so excited to hear new music from them!
whoa. ever's.
check them out... one of my favourites.
earlier this year, the band announced that they're working on a new album. i don't think they could ever top their first album ever, diary, released back in the 1994, which was re-released this past year with a couple of bonus tracks, but i'm so so so excited to hear new music from them!
whoa. ever's.
check them out... one of my favourites.
happy early valentines!
We shall surely see each other soon; moreover, today I cannot share with you the thoughts I have had during these last few days touching my own life - If our hearts were always close together, I would have none of these. My heart is full of so many things to say to you - ah - there are moments when I feel that speech amounts to nothing at all -Cheer up - remain my true, my only treasure, my all as I am yours. The gods must send us the rest, what for us must and shall be.
Your faithful Lugwig
from one of beethoven's love letters to his mysterious "immortal beloved."
i'm obsessed with beethoven. seriously. he was such a hopeless romantic.
i'll be celebrating tommorow with my girlfriends (who i love love love) and wine.. lots and lots of wine.
here's one of my favourites.
west coast bound.
why is march 3rd so awesome?
because alexisonfire, cancer bats, against me! and billy talent are playing at the save on foods centre in victoria, BC aaaand me and some friends will be there..?
naw, that can't be it.
my favourite.
because alexisonfire, cancer bats, against me! and billy talent are playing at the save on foods centre in victoria, BC aaaand me and some friends will be there..?
naw, that can't be it.
my favourite.
it's nudie magazine day!
naw, not really..
canadian musician is a magazine for canada's professional and amateur musicians, which i've never read... until now. the current jan/feb edition featuring three days grace and tegan & sara also features a dear friend of mine, whose super talented :)
he wrote an article for the live sound column of the magazine, "making a house your home."
check out his article (page 60) and the rest of the magazine here... no... here.
canadian musician is a magazine for canada's professional and amateur musicians, which i've never read... until now. the current jan/feb edition featuring three days grace and tegan & sara also features a dear friend of mine, whose super talented :)
he wrote an article for the live sound column of the magazine, "making a house your home."
check out his article (page 60) and the rest of the magazine here... no... here.
halifax music.
i'm still madly in love with the reason.
i had a chance to see them in halifax a few times. they were amazing, so so amazing. also amazing was (and is!) a local halifax band shelter with thieves. i found out about them when they opened up for one of the reason shows. check out their myspace here.
the reason's new album (finaaaaally) is set for release sometime next month.
i had a chance to see them in halifax a few times. they were amazing, so so amazing. also amazing was (and is!) a local halifax band shelter with thieves. i found out about them when they opened up for one of the reason shows. check out their myspace here.
the reason's new album (finaaaaally) is set for release sometime next month.
hot chips and dip.
since the release of hot chip's fourth album, one life stand, i haven't been able to stop dancing (i can't dance.....)
although the album is undoubtedly one to love, there are a few tracks that i find kinda boring and overdone, but i won't won't name game....... slush, we have love, and take it in.
you know how the really annoying songs are always the ones to end up on repeat in your head? samantha mumba's baby come on over (WHO?) has been stuck there since junior high school.. but anyways, have a listen, one of these songs will be sure to stick, and they're not annoying. just awesome.
although the album is undoubtedly one to love, there are a few tracks that i find kinda boring and overdone, but i won't won't name game....... slush, we have love, and take it in.
you know how the really annoying songs are always the ones to end up on repeat in your head? samantha mumba's baby come on over (WHO?) has been stuck there since junior high school.. but anyways, have a listen, one of these songs will be sure to stick, and they're not annoying. just awesome.
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