Jay and the guys did an afternoon session at some studio in Alberta last fall, this was one of the resulting songs. Straight-forward punk rock a la NOFX, etc. Real tight, real fun, real liberal usage of cuss words for choruses.
If the rowdy punk stuff is your cup of tea, you can donwload the entire session in mp3 format here. If you only have time to grab a couple of the songs, grab the one posted above and "Fat Cunt" [mp3].
I don't need to tell you that no LeftNutt track is actually safe for work, right?
From zero to book deal in 3 months - the Stuff White People Like guys just announced they've got a book deal. Wow. That's gotta be the quickest move from obscurity to payoff ever
Actually, who am I kidding? I'm pretty siked pumped to see an Apple Store in Pacific Centre. Also, I'm excited to look at lots and lots of innovative things I can't afford. But really, this is kinda cool.
Muxtape launched today. It seems like a super simple way to host and stream your own personal mixtape for the masses (uh, yr pals) to consume*. Quick, easy, no clutter, no adds, etc.
If you listen to some of the kids (really, they're kids) over on tumblr you'd think this launch is the second coming of Christ and that all issues associated with music online are forever resolved. I'd disagree, this is simply a tool that's kinda neat and has lots of potential for those who don't blog etc to provide context and share whatever songs they happen to love (that week). This app is ripe for incorporation of some sort of search/recommend function between users. Some sort of rss/share type capabilities would make sense too. Just don't add so much stuff that it becomes as cluttered as Last.FM.
I'm about to hop in my car and drive for, liiiiike, ever into the interior of BC for some long weekend tomfoolery (sitting on a couch and knocking back a bottle of red wine counts as tomfoolery, right?). I whipped up a fake DJ mix to keep me awake behind the wheel. Figured I might as well share because everyone loves free mp3s. Everyone.
It's essentially a 45 minute beat-mixed set of electro-esque bands that are hot on the hype machine right now (lazy, I know), with a couple of pop songs thrown in to balance things out. It features stuff by PNAU, A-Trak, Roxy Music, Yelle, Santogold, etc. I've opted not to add this to the fake dj series as there's no real theme to the set. With that said it still bumps, enjoy!
Damn you, collective writers on the Internet and your never ending need to excessively analyze every music happening the second it goes to press!
I wanted to dig into the whole Raconteurs album release strategy... but everyone else seems to have done that already. The Catbird summed it up real well. However, I don't agree that the "novelty of the 'Secret Instant Album Release' is starting to wear off". Every time another band announces that they're doing something progressive like this I get pumped. Not so much for their respective release, but because business model experimentation is actually happening... repeatedly.
Am I the only guy who for years read article after article by pundits hypothesizing about how the recording industry needs to change? Am I the only guy who read article after article about how the labels refused to even consider changing the way they do business? It got pretty painful. We're no where even close to actually having an evolved business model which all the players agree to... but we're starting to see high profile risks being taken and the initial signs of change.
it's my blog and I can reblog myself if I want to...
watch this: Robyn - With Every Heartbeat (live in NYC, about 10 days ago)
This kinda performance was the whole reason why I became addicted to shows/bands/performing so many years ago.
In a period of 3 and a half minutes Robyn* goes from being terrified to being completely fired up and confident and cute and charming (in a Swedish electro-pop kinda way, obviously). You can actually feel the crowd fall in more and more in love with her as each chorus arrives.
* Yes, I realize that me, circa 2005, would be disgusted by the fact that I'm posting something about Robyn. Old me took everything sooooo seriously. Current me sleeps a lot more at night.
Yep, it's a half month behind schedule, but considering I've been away for most of March, I'm hoping you'll gimme a break of Nell Carter proportions. I look forward to starting to compile the April tape in all of half a week. Anyhoots:
Why didn't someone create something like ontaptoday.com sooner?
The site lists the bars/restaurants offering cheap drink specials in Kitsilano, by day of the week. I realize these kinda sites exist for other cities, but this is the first I've seen for Vancouver and specifically Kits.
What would be really great is if this thing evolved into some sort of wireless app. I'm a drunk who always fails to plan. Sending a SMS request and getting back an updated listing for the night would be so useful as I walk out the door on a random Friday night.
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Also, if you haven't seen it yet, the first ever Pemberton Music Festival was announced this week. The 3 day line up is huge and features everyone from those racist vampire weekend guys to black mountain to chromeo to NIN. The event isn't gonna be cheap, it appears you can only get 3 day passes and they cost in the $240 range. I'm really hoping that there will be a lot of trickle down shows in Vancouver (a la Sasquatch). Either way, that's pretty cool.
Ok, I'm home now... well rested, well fed, and well tanned.
Soooooooo best. Ferreals.
Would love to go into the details, but it's late and I'm exhausted. I'll post pics on the flickr thingy.
Oh, a couple of music related things from the trip:
One of the first things I saw when leaving the airport was a taxi cab with a huge "Tupac Forever" sticker on the rear windshield. I was saddened by the English/Spanish language barrier I faced, because I really wanted to tell the cabbie that Tupac was sooooo overrated.
Surprizingly, the song that's perma-stuck in my head from the trip is Bob Dylan's "Like a Rolling Stone". We saw a random guy with an acoustic guitar cover it... dude nailed it, and he didn't actually speak any English. He learned the song phonetically. So step your game up, hacky buskers on Granville Street.
Thanks to countless hours on a beach with my iPod, I can kinda tolerate Vampire Weekend now. Ok, Internet, you win for now.
Also, I realize I owe you a March mixtape... that'll be online shortly.
adventures in fake dj'ing: vacation mode edition...
I shall type quick... I'm a few minutes away from heading to the airport and taking a week or so off real life. I'm beyond pumped to be trading in snowpants for board shorts.
Based on this, I've created a DJ set for going braindead to while on a beach. The obvious choice for a mix like this would be some sort of downtempo-ish set of music, but I tend to like other kinds of stuff when I'm working on my tan. The intent isn't to fall asleep but rather keep a good time feeling going. Anyhoo, this is the track list:
Mylo - Zenophile Robyn - Crash and Burn Girl (Jesper Dahlback Remix) Santogold - L.E.S. Artistes Uffie - First Love (Flufftronix Upbeat Mix) Cut Copy - Lights & Music (Moulinex Remix) Cadence Weapon - In Search of the Youth Crew Daft Punk - Technologic (Balboa Remix) Mylo - Musclecar (Reform Reprise) Justice - D.A.N.C.E. (Stuart Price Remix) Daft Punk - Voyager Armand Van Helden - Flowerz T-Wrecks - Way I Are (T-Wrecks Remix) Chromeo - Tenderoni (MSTRKRFT RMX) Sebastien Tellier - Sexual Sportswear
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