Saturday, April 10, 2010
What's with Ben Gibbard?
Is Ben Gibbard on drugs? I just watched a concert of Death Cab for Cutie on TV and it reminded me of Pemberton Festival two years ago, when Death Cab came on to the stage and my brother and I looked at each other and wondered who the skinny-looking guy on the left was. Turns out it was newer skinnier version of Ben Gibbard. What's more is during the conert I watched today, Ben was definately tapping his foot double time to the beat during their encore of "Transatlanticism", like he was hearing a beat that wasn't there. "Is he on speed?" we asked each other. We used to joke that we wanted to be close enough to the stage to poke Ben in his chubby belly and how he looks just like Colin Meloy. Now we joke that he looks like he's on drugs and looks like younger, nerdier version of Neil Young.
Thursday, April 1, 2010
One Night in May
One upcoming night in May presents itself with a bit of a predicament. Its been some time since I have purchased tickets to any live shows and wouldn't you have it, two very likeable artist will play on the same night in Vancouver.
Shout Out Louds are an indie-pop band from Sweden. Earlier this year, they released their third album entitled Work. While not as strong as their sophomore release, Shout Out Louds fall back on hooky riffs and symphonic harmonies. Extremely pleasant to listen to, their live show would certainly be one to go and chill out at and leave feeling warm and nostalgic on a late spring evening.
On the contrary, experimental electronic duo, Fuck Buttons, will be swinging through town that very same night. It's been some time since I have seen a live electronic performance. Fuck Buttons are a synthy euphoric emotional jouney. One can only imagine what their live performance might sounds like.
Sounds like I will have a decision to make.
Shout Out Louds - Please Please Please
Fuck Buttons - The Lisbon Maru
Shout Out Louds are an indie-pop band from Sweden. Earlier this year, they released their third album entitled Work. While not as strong as their sophomore release, Shout Out Louds fall back on hooky riffs and symphonic harmonies. Extremely pleasant to listen to, their live show would certainly be one to go and chill out at and leave feeling warm and nostalgic on a late spring evening.
On the contrary, experimental electronic duo, Fuck Buttons, will be swinging through town that very same night. It's been some time since I have seen a live electronic performance. Fuck Buttons are a synthy euphoric emotional jouney. One can only imagine what their live performance might sounds like.
Sounds like I will have a decision to make.
Shout Out Louds - Please Please Please
Fuck Buttons - The Lisbon Maru
Saturday, March 27, 2010
A Friday Mixtape
A reflection for the week that was.
Dead Man's Bones - Pa Pa Power
Japandroids - Wet Hair
Gorillaz - Rhinestone Eyes
Dead Man's Bones - Pa Pa Power
Japandroids - Wet Hair
Gorillaz - Rhinestone Eyes
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Plastic Beach
The new Gorillaz album, Plastic Beach was released March 9. The badass video for the track "Stylo" was made available today. The semi-animated video features a car-chase with none other than the original badass himself Bruce Willis.
Forthcoming
Wow 2010. So much good music already, so much more to look forward to. 2010 is easily becoming the year of indie music. Here is a select list of artists coming out with new albums in Q2.
Broken Socail Scene - Forgiveness Rock Record (May 4th)
As reported here, Broken Social Scene return with a relatively slim core-five members. A revolving door however it would seem, this listener has learned that Feist, Emily Haines, Jason Collett and Amy Millan will all make appearances on the album. "World Sick" is
the first preview we have of the new album.
01 World Sick
02 Chase Scene
03 Texico Bitches
04 Forced to Love
05 All to All
06 Art House Director
07 Highway Slipper Jam
08 Ungrateful Little Father
09 Meet Me in the Basement
10 Sentimental X’s
11 Sweetest Kill
12 Romance to the Grave
13 Water in Hell
14 Me and My Hand
Broken Social Scene - World Sick Edit: Link removed
Foals - Total Life Forever (May 10th)
An early favourite for album of the year based solely on the strength of first single "Spanish Sahara" Foals return in 2010 with Total Life Forever. A complete 180 from their math-rock mania that was 2008's Antidotes, "Spanish Sahara" is a slow burner with a progressive build that borrows heavily from electronic influence.
Foals - Spanish Sahara Edit: Link removed
Band or Horses - Infinite Arms (May 18th)
Americana folk rock band, Band of Horses release their third album Infinate Arms. Co-founded in 2004 by Mat Brooke and frontman Ben Bridwell, the group has seen a continuous turn-over in group members in their relatively short lifespan. After 2006's triumphant Everything All the Time, song collaborator Mat Brooke left the group and the remaining members reloacted to South Carolina. 2007's Cease to Begin surely has its highlights but was missing the punch that found their debut album so listenable.
2010's Infinite Arms was written and recorded by 2009's touring band and based on their July performance in Vancouver, one might find this album a little too heavy on the twang.
Wintersleep - New Inheritors (May 18th)
East-coast Canadian rockers, Wintersleep return with their fourth studio album. Building momentum with each successive release, the hibernating quintent hope to build on 2007's break through single "Weighty Ghost." No sneak preivews from the new disc have been leaked as of yet, however, lead singer Paul Murphy teams up with his brother and lends his grating yet very listenable voice to side project Postdata.
Postdata - In Chemicals Edit: Link removed
Nada Surf - If I had a hi-fi (June 8th)
Perhaps one of the most unexpected projects of the year, Nada Surf are set to release an album of covers. The album will be made available to concert goers commencing March 25 and then will be released physically to mass consumption on June 8th. I am digging cool faux-retro album cover.
01 Electrocution – Bill Fox
02 Enjoy the Silence - Depeche Mode
03 Love Goes On – The Go-Betweens
04 Janine - Arthur Russell
05 You Were So Warm – Dwight Twilley
06 Love and Anger – Kate Bush
07 The Agony of Laffitte – Spoon
08 Bye Bye Beaute – Coralie Clement
09 Question – Moody Blues
10 Bright Side – Soft Pack
11 Evolution – Mercromina
12 I Remembered What I Was Going to Say – The Silly Pillows
Nada Surf - Electrocution (Bill Fox). Edit: Link removed
Stars - The Five Ghosts (June 22)
The Montreal-based group will release its fifth album, The Five Ghosts, on June 22 on their own Soft Revolution Records. Ghosts was produced by Tom McFall, who also worked on the band’s 2005 album Set Yourself On Fire.
01 Dead Hearts
02 Wasted Daylight
03 I Died So I Could Haunt You
04 Fixed
05 We Don't Want Your Body
06 He Dreams He's Awake
07 Never Been Good With Change
08 The Passenger
09 The Last Song Ever Written
10 How Much More
11 Winter Bones
Broken Socail Scene - Forgiveness Rock Record (May 4th)
As reported here, Broken Social Scene return with a relatively slim core-five members. A revolving door however it would seem, this listener has learned that Feist, Emily Haines, Jason Collett and Amy Millan will all make appearances on the album. "World Sick" is
the first preview we have of the new album.
01 World Sick
02 Chase Scene
03 Texico Bitches
04 Forced to Love
05 All to All
06 Art House Director
07 Highway Slipper Jam
08 Ungrateful Little Father
09 Meet Me in the Basement
10 Sentimental X’s
11 Sweetest Kill
12 Romance to the Grave
13 Water in Hell
14 Me and My Hand
Foals - Total Life Forever (May 10th)
Band or Horses - Infinite Arms (May 18th)
Americana folk rock band, Band of Horses release their third album Infinate Arms. Co-founded in 2004 by Mat Brooke and frontman Ben Bridwell, the group has seen a continuous turn-over in group members in their relatively short lifespan. After 2006's triumphant Everything All the Time, song collaborator Mat Brooke left the group and the remaining members reloacted to South Carolina. 2007's Cease to Begin surely has its highlights but was missing the punch that found their debut album so listenable.
2010's Infinite Arms was written and recorded by 2009's touring band and based on their July performance in Vancouver, one might find this album a little too heavy on the twang.
Wintersleep - New Inheritors (May 18th)
East-coast Canadian rockers, Wintersleep return with their fourth studio album. Building momentum with each successive release, the hibernating quintent hope to build on 2007's break through single "Weighty Ghost." No sneak preivews from the new disc have been leaked as of yet, however, lead singer Paul Murphy teams up with his brother and lends his grating yet very listenable voice to side project Postdata.
Nada Surf - If I had a hi-fi (June 8th)
Perhaps one of the most unexpected projects of the year, Nada Surf are set to release an album of covers. The album will be made available to concert goers commencing March 25 and then will be released physically to mass consumption on June 8th. I am digging cool faux-retro album cover.
01 Electrocution – Bill Fox
02 Enjoy the Silence - Depeche Mode
03 Love Goes On – The Go-Betweens
04 Janine - Arthur Russell
05 You Were So Warm – Dwight Twilley
06 Love and Anger – Kate Bush
07 The Agony of Laffitte – Spoon
08 Bye Bye Beaute – Coralie Clement
09 Question – Moody Blues
10 Bright Side – Soft Pack
11 Evolution – Mercromina
12 I Remembered What I Was Going to Say – The Silly Pillows
Stars - The Five Ghosts (June 22)
The Montreal-based group will release its fifth album, The Five Ghosts, on June 22 on their own Soft Revolution Records. Ghosts was produced by Tom McFall, who also worked on the band’s 2005 album Set Yourself On Fire.
01 Dead Hearts
02 Wasted Daylight
03 I Died So I Could Haunt You
04 Fixed
05 We Don't Want Your Body
06 He Dreams He's Awake
07 Never Been Good With Change
08 The Passenger
09 The Last Song Ever Written
10 How Much More
11 Winter Bones
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Waving Flag
The 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics closed today. The next big world event will be the 2010 World Cup of Soccer to be held this summer in South Africa.
Friday, February 19, 2010
World Sick
Broken Social Scene have made available the first track from their upcoming album release. Forgiveness Rock Record will be available May 4, 2010 on Arts & Crafts.
The group recorded the album with a relatively lean six core-members. No Feist? No Emily Haines? No Amy Millan? No K-Os? The first track entitled "World Sick" is available for the cost of an email. Kevin Drew takes lead vocals on this track which is not unexpected. This listener is hoping that with this core six, that Brendan Canning gets the frontman nod for his share of tracks as in my humble opinion, his BSS Presents album was far superior than Drew's.
Broken Social Scene - World Sick
Broken Social Scene presents Brendan Canning - Hit the Wall
The group recorded the album with a relatively lean six core-members. No Feist? No Emily Haines? No Amy Millan? No K-Os? The first track entitled "World Sick" is available for the cost of an email. Kevin Drew takes lead vocals on this track which is not unexpected. This listener is hoping that with this core six, that Brendan Canning gets the frontman nod for his share of tracks as in my humble opinion, his BSS Presents album was far superior than Drew's.
Broken Social Scene - World Sick
Broken Social Scene presents Brendan Canning - Hit the Wall
The Olympics
Pretty much missed the jumping off point on this, but its the Olympics here in Vancouver. Fuck Buttons have the aptly named unofficial Olympic anthem that has been repeating on my ipod all week.
Fuck Buttons - Olympians
Fuck Buttons - Olympians
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Cultural Olympiad
The 2010 Vancouver Olympics officially get under way this Friday February 12. While the average Vancouver citizen is unlikely to be able to afford any event tickets, the corporate big wigs at VANOC have done a decent job of organizing free events for the average person to enjoy.
Here are some of the highlights from the free concerts happening in and around Vancouver duing the games.
Fri Feb 12th - Bedouin Soundclash - 10:00 @ Ontario Pavillion
Sat Feb 13th - Jet's Overhead - 8:00 @ Holland Park
Sat Feb 13th - Daniel Wesley - 10:00 @ Holland Park
Sat Feb 13th - Hey Ocean - 8:00 @ Ozone
Sat Feb 13th - Bedouin Soundclash - 9:30 @ Ozone
Sat Feb 13th - Wilco - 10:00 @ Livecity Yaletown
Sun Feb 14th - Mother Mother - 8:00 @ Livecity Yaletown
Sun Feb 14th - Daniel Wesley - 9:30 @ Livecity Yaletown
Mon Feb 15th - Sloan - 10:30 @ Atlantic Canada House
Mon Feb 15th - Jet's Overhead - 9:30 @ Livecity Downtown
Mon Feb 15th - Matisyahu - 9:30 @ Livecity Yaletown
Tue Feb 16th - Alexisonfire - 9:30 @ Livecity Yaletown
Tue Feb 16th - Buck 65 - 9:30 @ Livecity Downtown
Wed Feb 17th - Hawksley Workman - 9:30 @ Ozone
Wed Feb 17th - Hot Hot Heat - 9:00 @ Holland Park
Thur Feb 18th - Our Lady Peace - 9:45 @ Ozone
Fri Feb 19th - Deadmau5 - 9:30 @ Livecity Yaletown
Fri Feb 19th - Dan Mangan - 8:00 @ Holland Park
Fri Feb 19th - Sam Roberts - 9:00 @ Holland Park
Sat Feb 20th - Sam Roberts - 9:30 @ Livecity Yaletown
Sat Feb 20th - Mother Mother - 10:00 @ Holland Park
Sat Feb 20th - Hey Ocean - 8:30 @ Holland Park
Sun Feb 21st - The Odds - 7:30 @ Holland Park
Sun Feb 21st - 54-40 - 9:00 @ Holland Park
Tue Feb 23rd - Constantines - 8:00@ Livecity Yaletown
Tue Feb 23rd - Wintersleep - 9:30 @ Livecity Yaletown
Wed Feb 24th - Wintersleep - 10:30 @ Atlantic Canada House
Wed Feb 24th - Damian "Jr.Gong" Marley - 9:30 @ Livecity Yaletown
Thur Feb 25th - Wintersleep - 9:30 @ Ozone
Fri Feb 26th - Tokyo Police Club - 9:45 @ Ozone
Sat Feb 27th - Matt Mays - 6:30 @ Livecity Yaletown
Sat Feb 27th - Matt Mays - 10:30 @ Atlantic Canada House
Sat Feb 27th - Wide Mouth Mason - 9:30 @ Holland Park
Sat Feb 27th - Tokyo Police Club - 9:00 @ Holland Park
Sat Feb 27th - Wintersleep - 10:00 @ Holland Park
Livecity Yaletown:
David Lam Park, Vancouver
Livecity Downtown:
Cambie St between Dunsmuir St and W Georgia St, Vancouver
Holland Park:
13428 Old Yale Rd., Surrey
Ozone:
Minoru Park, Richmond
Ontario Pavillion:
Concord Place, False Creek, Vancouver
Atlantic Canada House:
Granville Island
Wintersleep - Dead Letter and the Infinite Yes
Mother Mother - Wrecking Ball
Constantines - Love and Fear
Here are some of the highlights from the free concerts happening in and around Vancouver duing the games.
Fri Feb 12th - Bedouin Soundclash - 10:00 @ Ontario Pavillion
Sat Feb 13th - Jet's Overhead - 8:00 @ Holland Park
Sat Feb 13th - Daniel Wesley - 10:00 @ Holland Park
Sat Feb 13th - Hey Ocean - 8:00 @ Ozone
Sat Feb 13th - Bedouin Soundclash - 9:30 @ Ozone
Sat Feb 13th - Wilco - 10:00 @ Livecity Yaletown
Sun Feb 14th - Mother Mother - 8:00 @ Livecity Yaletown
Sun Feb 14th - Daniel Wesley - 9:30 @ Livecity Yaletown
Mon Feb 15th - Sloan - 10:30 @ Atlantic Canada House
Mon Feb 15th - Jet's Overhead - 9:30 @ Livecity Downtown
Mon Feb 15th - Matisyahu - 9:30 @ Livecity Yaletown
Tue Feb 16th - Alexisonfire - 9:30 @ Livecity Yaletown
Tue Feb 16th - Buck 65 - 9:30 @ Livecity Downtown
Wed Feb 17th - Hawksley Workman - 9:30 @ Ozone
Wed Feb 17th - Hot Hot Heat - 9:00 @ Holland Park
Thur Feb 18th - Our Lady Peace - 9:45 @ Ozone
Fri Feb 19th - Deadmau5 - 9:30 @ Livecity Yaletown
Fri Feb 19th - Dan Mangan - 8:00 @ Holland Park
Fri Feb 19th - Sam Roberts - 9:00 @ Holland Park
Sat Feb 20th - Sam Roberts - 9:30 @ Livecity Yaletown
Sat Feb 20th - Mother Mother - 10:00 @ Holland Park
Sat Feb 20th - Hey Ocean - 8:30 @ Holland Park
Sun Feb 21st - The Odds - 7:30 @ Holland Park
Sun Feb 21st - 54-40 - 9:00 @ Holland Park
Tue Feb 23rd - Constantines - 8:00@ Livecity Yaletown
Tue Feb 23rd - Wintersleep - 9:30 @ Livecity Yaletown
Wed Feb 24th - Wintersleep - 10:30 @ Atlantic Canada House
Wed Feb 24th - Damian "Jr.Gong" Marley - 9:30 @ Livecity Yaletown
Thur Feb 25th - Wintersleep - 9:30 @ Ozone
Fri Feb 26th - Tokyo Police Club - 9:45 @ Ozone
Sat Feb 27th - Matt Mays - 6:30 @ Livecity Yaletown
Sat Feb 27th - Matt Mays - 10:30 @ Atlantic Canada House
Sat Feb 27th - Wide Mouth Mason - 9:30 @ Holland Park
Sat Feb 27th - Tokyo Police Club - 9:00 @ Holland Park
Sat Feb 27th - Wintersleep - 10:00 @ Holland Park
Livecity Yaletown:
David Lam Park, Vancouver
Livecity Downtown:
Cambie St between Dunsmuir St and W Georgia St, Vancouver
Holland Park:
13428 Old Yale Rd., Surrey
Ozone:
Minoru Park, Richmond
Ontario Pavillion:
Concord Place, False Creek, Vancouver
Atlantic Canada House:
Granville Island
Wintersleep - Dead Letter and the Infinite Yes
Mother Mother - Wrecking Ball
Constantines - Love and Fear
Monday, February 8, 2010
One Life Stand
The new Hot Chip album entitled One Life Stand is out today. They are embarking on a North American tour commencing April 16th. No Vancouver date announced yet.
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