I love the soundtrack to *shudder* the Vampire Diaries.
The show is just below watching paint dry on my list of things to do with about an hour of free time, but while she who must be obeyed has control over the TV I've heard Neko Case, The Stars, MGMT, and Peaches.
It's ridiculous.
Why juxtapose ($10 dollar word alert) quality music against drivel-drama?
I'm tempted to actually watch an episode just to see if I catch a Destroyer track or maybe some They Shoot Horses Don't They in the background whilst some broody dark twenty something dude chats up some random tart.
Good on whatever must-be-a-Canadian producer is slipping solid gold into a smeg production.
Showing posts with label music. Show all posts
Showing posts with label music. Show all posts
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Thursday, August 13, 2009
RIP Les Paul
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — Les Paul, the guitarist and inventor who changed the course of music with the electric guitar and multitrack recording and had a string of hits, many with wife Mary Ford, died on Thursday. He was 94.
-AP
Les Paul was one of the most influential and important figures in modern music and recording.
Take a minute today to think about music.
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Final Fantasy Onstage in a Storm
Came across this via CBCradio3.
Just watch, it's worth it. He's a great musician and the energy he has for what he does really comes across in the performance.
Just watch, it's worth it. He's a great musician and the energy he has for what he does really comes across in the performance.
Wednesday, July 08, 2009
New Video from Shad
Even if hiphop isn't your thing, Shad's flow is so good and he's got this down to earth vibe that's refreshing.
Friday, April 24, 2009
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Protest Music
Not like Pete Seeger, I mean protest music being played.
Check it out:
I think we should petition that the song not be played because it's vulgar, but because it's crap.
FFS.
Check it out:
Parents' group protests Britney Spears songParents' group protests Britney Spears song | Entertainment | Music | Reuters
I think we should petition that the song not be played because it's vulgar, but because it's crap.
FFS.
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Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Friday, December 05, 2008
Wednesday, October 08, 2008
Free Tom Waits Concert
Stop what you're doing. Seriously, stop it. Follow the link, get a drink, and bask in the glory of Waits.Glitter And Doom: Tom Waits In Concert : NPR Music
NPR is so fucking awesome.
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Wednesday, October 01, 2008
Thursday, July 17, 2008
Electrosux
Why does electronic music have to be so... um... terrible.
Exhibit A:
...That totally sounds new and fresh and not like what you'd hear 3 years ago.
There are a tonne of great musicians and bands out there composing and playing great music in every genre / creating new sounds. But why, oh god why, does really basic disco-trash seem to rise to the top of the electro heap? Every time I read about the newest awesome electronic music it's either danceclub shite for toothgrinding teens or mashup danceclub shite for skinny-jeaned alt-twerps.
I'm searching for good electronic music in any and every style. I need to be convinced here, because so far I can't seem to find anyone actually composing.
Exhibit B:
...80's style clubber shite electro, how fucking innovative. Seriously, her live show was so terrible and full of the 2 groups of boppers listed above I nearly vomited.
I'm not saying there isn't room for escapist fun-time party music, but why are so few groups out there pushing boundaries and finding success through innovation?
Probably for the same reason so few analogue bands are finding success through innovative composition, the path to success is paved with allowance-money.
and so I end my angry rant.
Exhibit A:
...That totally sounds new and fresh and not like what you'd hear 3 years ago.
There are a tonne of great musicians and bands out there composing and playing great music in every genre / creating new sounds. But why, oh god why, does really basic disco-trash seem to rise to the top of the electro heap? Every time I read about the newest awesome electronic music it's either danceclub shite for toothgrinding teens or mashup danceclub shite for skinny-jeaned alt-twerps.
I'm searching for good electronic music in any and every style. I need to be convinced here, because so far I can't seem to find anyone actually composing.
Exhibit B:
...80's style clubber shite electro, how fucking innovative. Seriously, her live show was so terrible and full of the 2 groups of boppers listed above I nearly vomited.
I'm not saying there isn't room for escapist fun-time party music, but why are so few groups out there pushing boundaries and finding success through innovation?
Probably for the same reason so few analogue bands are finding success through innovative composition, the path to success is paved with allowance-money.
and so I end my angry rant.
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Friday, June 27, 2008
Buck 65 w/ Symphony Nova Scotia
If you enjoy good music you owe it to yourself to give this a listen.
Friday, June 06, 2008
Jeeves and Wooster
Somehow I've managed to catch the show a few times over the past week. The show is good, but the music, it's fantastic!
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Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Anywhere I Lay My Head
Scarlett, I'm upset. You took a heap of great music and recycled it into emotionless vanity-pop crap-o.
Why would Tom Waits authorize this sort of thing? I guess it kind of bridges him into the younger demographic that a Scarlett Johansson might attract, but gah! Have you heard this thing? The album is a waste of time.
Which is exactly the distance I reccommend you keep yourself away from this steaming pile.
Don't even bother torrenting it. Just stay away. Far, far, away.
Why would Tom Waits authorize this sort of thing? I guess it kind of bridges him into the younger demographic that a Scarlett Johansson might attract, but gah! Have you heard this thing? The album is a waste of time.
“He's been really supportive - not from the sidelines, but from a far, far distance.”
GIGWISE, Scarlett Johansson: 'I Feared Tom Waits Would Get My Ass Beat In A Bar'Which is exactly the distance I reccommend you keep yourself away from this steaming pile.
Don't even bother torrenting it. Just stay away. Far, far, away.
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Friday, May 16, 2008
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Tuesday Tunes
George Harrison wrote Badge with Eric Clapton. It’s a good song.
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This next one is good too. It's probably the "song I learned to play guitar so I'd be able to play that song" song.
You should go to Dr. Mooney's and find some more songs written by beatles, Clapton, and other people. It's a good blog.
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You should go to Dr. Mooney's and find some more songs written by beatles, Clapton, and other people. It's a good blog.
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Tuesday Tunes
"Tropicalia is one of the most significant cultural movements in Brazil encompassing music, film, visual art and theatre."From Soul Jazz Records
It's all awesome. This album makes me want to grow sideburns. I'm not exactly sure why, but it does. While Beck's take on this stuff is pretty good nothing beats the original. I've been pumping this album for 2 days and I'm hooked like I live on east Hastings.
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That cut is from Gal Costa, tropicalialista and activist. One of the best things about this stuff is that while it's fun it was a force and a movement, not just a style. That's what first attracted me to punkrock, and why I've for the most part abandoned me punkrock listening habits now that songs-about-girlfriends-and-angst have taken over.
This was, although short lived, an important movement.
Anyway, here's to the demise of Bossa Nova!
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