Sunday, September 24, 2006
Track of The Day: 80's BABY!
 I love those chorus/echoe-y effects on the female vocals; The guitars are crazy funky and the beats are dangerously catchy! Cruel Summer - Banarama |
Tuesday, September 12, 2006
Emily Haine's New Solo Album
Emily Haines (the lead singer of Metric) went on Much on Demand today promoting her new solo album, Knives Don't Have Your Back. Her new solo album is very melodic (with piano keys of course) and a depressing sounding feel to it.The video was also premiered on Much Music. It was quit strange... she was in a department store (similar feeling to Zellers or Walmart); Then she ran over to the pharmacy section of the store but the lights turned off... then this person appeared out of no where.. then she knocked him down which caused a huge domino effect of other people falling down to the ground. Then the video ends with her running into her car...
Before the video was shown, Emily said that there was a cameo with Sebastian from Death From Above 1979 r.i.p but I probably missed him while watching the video since it was so "dreamy" (like what the VJ stated). He must have been one of the many people falling down to the ground!
Check out Emily's new album: Knives Don't Have Your Back in stores now :)
Photo credit: www.nowtoronto.com
Saturday, September 09, 2006
Track of The Day: PARTY!!
 Check it out!Their Party Days - Magneta Lane |
Metric's Performance @ S.A.C
Well, Metric was fashionable late.. by one hour! Oh boy did they have a huge tour bus. BUT the performance was WORTH the wait! I rarely say this, but they sound better live than in their album tracks!When they performed Poster of a Girl, it sounded a million times better than the recording! Seriously! The recording sounde pretty mellow to me, but when it was performed live it was sooo upbeat; There was so much energy, loud beats and synths! Metric also performed the good old track Dead Disco which made the crowd go wild. The whole performance was fucking awesome!
P.S: I think they're getting too popular (nooooo!), Emily left the stage right after the last track and didn't even said 'thank you' or good bye.. and the other members left after.. and some guy who was organizing this event thanked their fans for them. Hmm.. Oh well, I still love them! I'm sure they were just exhausted.
Magneta Lane's Performance @ Hart House
I was so happy that Magneta Lane was performing on campus yesterday (since I thought there would only be a Weakerthans & Metric performance); So... when I heard that they would be at the Hart House, I was like "Oh my god" (in a valley girl's accept, I kid you not) to my cousin so.. I dragged her along to it.Dude, the bass guitarist French sure knows how to dance/stomp during the whole performance. She was stomping to the beats and chords, was pretty cool! The girls didn't really have any expressions on their faces at all.. like they were dead (It's an odd thing to notice I know), ahh they're too cool for that! (BTW: That was a compliment, and I suck at writting compliments ok?). I'm also still struck by how awesome the drummer was, damn!
Oh, and they performed "Party Days" which is one of my favorite tracks, so that was a treat! They also performed their new single which I can't wait to hear on the radio? If they don't play it often I'll never listen to the radio ever again!
At the end of the show, I asked the drummer for an autograph (I don't know why) and while she was signing I said "I loooove your music! How long have you been doing this?" and she replied "Thankyou. 3 years." Ok.. I should have said something else. Anyways, it's just a signed piece of paper which means nothing in the end, but it was cool to see them live! Their music is so awesome, I blare it out loud to annoy the neighbors and to.. of course enjoy great indie stuff! I saw two of my favorite bands in ONE night!
Tokyo Police's Performance @ Hart House
September 8, 2006 S.A.C day at the University of TorontoThese dudes from Tokyo Police are the most polite and kind people out there; They were really friendly and interactive with the audience, which was great! Their music sounds really good, The drum beats and keyboards caught my attention first, I'm going to check their tracks for sure!
Haha, I remember while I was standing in the front row near their equipment the lead singer asked me to hold his guitar 'cause he was trying to pack things up. Of course I said yes and... this girl (which was obviously a huge fan) wanted to hold his guitar too (because it was like: 'oh my god' it's his guitar). I didn't think it was special holding his guitar, so I handed it over to the girl. I hope it made her night. Ha!
Band's Homepage: tokyopoliceclub.net
The Weakerthan's Permforance @ S.A.C
September 8, 2006 S.A.C day at the University of TorontoSo.. the concert started off with Metric's opening band, The Weakerthans. These Winnipeger folk/punk/rock band sounded awesome live! Yeah, it isn't really my favorite band.. I've only heard one track before seeing them live 'cause my friend recommended them to me... Anywho, it must have been a special performance 'cause the lead singer wore sun glasses on stage for the first time; It started off when he was squinting 'cause the sun was in his eye, so this girl gave him her oversized sunglasses to borrow. Haha, looked pretty good on him?
P.S: Karina, I know you envy me haha. Just kidding dude.
Thursday, September 07, 2006
Track of The Day: Get Dirty on Purpose
 Ahhhh, some nice calm music. This track sounds very college-rock / indie rock! Anyways, there's nothing really much to say but.. to add this track to your playlist!All New Friends - Dirty On Purpose |
Remix for you to download
Here's a remix that The Rentals did of 'Walking With The Ghost' (by Tegan and Sara). The track doesn't sound too different from the original.. except for continous looping of the synths over and making them louder; If you've never heard of the track "Walking with the ghost" before, you are crazy! Here's a change for you to download it for free and legally!CLICK HERE and Download the track now!
Wednesday, September 06, 2006
Track of The Day: Get into the roots of it all
 You are a fool is you do not have an old school 80's rock track in your collection! Have a listen to Killing Joke's track, you can definitly here their influence in today's new-wave/rock bands with their upbeat guitars, beats and vocals.Eighties - Killing Joke |
My Beautiful Friend
Another great track by The Charlatan's! The track is filled with a great "full" sound filled with keys, a catchy bass, guitar and drum beats; All of the different instruments and sounds smashed into one track will not overwelm your ears; You'll be left remember the vocals (which surprisingly stand out of everything in the track) and chunkiness of the song!My Beautiful Friend - The Charlatans
Indie Pic of The Week: The Stills
Check out the track: Allison Krausse
Sunday, September 03, 2006
Track of The Day: Some Depeche Mode
 This track is so cool that you won't even mind that every element is the track was electronically produced (nerdy!? Not in this track). For some reason this song sounds like what you'd here gospel choirs would sing.. but a hundred times more edgier and cooooooler.John The Revelator - Depeche Mode |
Music Related Merch, Cloths & Style
School started for you kids who are still in High School! Haha, well you that it's that time of the year to shop for new cloths and whatnot. Well.. I have an addiction to ebaying stuff because it's easy (taking the bus then subway for an hour, just to get to the Eaton's Centre is not fun!). On Ebay, I bought this awesome Dakine backpack for a little over $30 USD with shipping from the UK!!! What a deal!!! After it arrived to my house in Toronto, I stick on my Strokes & Vines patch on it. Oh yeah, I'm prepared for uni.
THE BEST thing about ebay is purchasing hard to find band t-shirts. If you're tired of those plain over sized black My Chemical Romance or Beatles t-shirts you find everywhere in major chained retail stores in malls (perfect for posers), CHECK out Ebay! The shirt that I'm really really looking for is the 'Karma Police' Radiohead vintage styled t-shirt (Ebay up: karma police).
ANOTHER GOOD Ebay find: I found this awesome auction for 2 Tegan and Sara poster (signed) with this... yellow band t-shirt! I loved the t-shirt (it was in small)! The bid started off at $5 but went up to $47 so I'm.. on a student budget this month and I have to miss this one.
PATCHES TOO: I bought 4 patches from ebay so far (The Strokes, The Vines, 2 Red Hot Chili Pepper ones), but I don't want to "over-patch." Priches can range from $3 - $10 (with shipping).
Strip Shirts for.. Indie Kids? Maybe the strip clothing has been overdone (darn you kids), but I still love them. I found lots of nice strip shirts at H&M this month (at a GOOD price too! $20 and up).
Photo Credits: Ebay.ca