Vancouver post-punk rockers ACTORS have a new-ish record out right now, Our Love Will Live Forever. Jason Corbett from the band stopped by my radio show on CFOX to talk about the record.
Go with yourself.
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This is fun. A new one from Victoria, British Columbia. The press release calls is post-emo so I had to hit play on Hillsboro. The song they sent over is from their upcoming ep, this is my if I was you. The song is called “My God.”
“This song is about being in a vulnerable state at the end of a relationship, where you’re sort of quietly bewildered by what you’ve just been through, and you feel willing to destroy whatever is necessary to make space for a new way of being,” Nima Walker 9vocals, guitar) reflects. “It was our first time allowing ourselves to record a song quickly without leaving time to overthink and defined the new direction our creative process is going in.”
OK not a lot of time to chit chat today … though I guess I never do. Garage/Recycling Day, meeting, do my actual job, and soccer practice tonight with my U10 team.
***UPDATE*** Phoebe Bridgers tickets achieved so see you there on October 24th in Vancouver.
Go with yourself.
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On the weekend my sister, Andrea, and I braved the East Side for a punk rock show at The Rickshaw Theatre to see LA’s Militarie Gun. The show was part of their 20 songs for $20 dollars tour. Amazing value for a live show in 2026, no doubt, but they also 3 other bands with them. Great night of punk and grunge, and noise, and shoegaze.
I was there to see Militarie Gun (my sister says the “ie” spelling is cute). But really enjoyed all the band son the night. Militarie Gun brought their buds Dazy along to open. Shady Nasty was part of the show from Sydney, NSW. And just before our headliners, it was Kitchener, Ontario sibling grunge-shoegazers SoftCult.
Both my sister and I like their sound. Heavy at times. Pretty at times. Big sweeping epic songs. I think they describe themselves on their instagram as “evil Cocteau Twins.” I love it.
Softcult has been banging out songs for a half dozen years at this point (and were in a pop-pink band before called Courage My Love) with more than few seeing moderate success on streaming. They released their debut full length back in January called When A Flower Doesn’t Grow.
“When a flower doesn’t bloom, you fix the environment in which it grows, not the flower.” That perspective threads through the album’s ten tracks, which explore cycles of oppression, abuse, and conformity, while championing the courage it takes to break free.
“The truth is, nothing can thrive in an environment where it is stifled,” lead singer-guitarist Mercedes Arn-Horn reflects. “We can’t flourish in environments that are oppressive. We need the world around us to be an environment that encourages us to grow.”
Go with yourself.
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Oof love Ruby Waters so much. We have enjoyed a few of the BC based singers jams on CFOX over the years. “WET T-SHIRT,” “SOUR PATCH” and currently “GET A GRIP.”
Ruby Waters announced her new record will be called SURPRE$$IONS and will be out on January 15th, 2027. Today she shared the first single off that album called “PAY AS YOU GO.”
Waters says about the song,“It’s about the struggle everyone is f***ing feeling in this economy.”
Talking about her new 20 song album, SUPRE$$IONS, Waters says, “a lot of that is what the album is about: hanging on to old habits and stopping myself from becoming the best version of myself. It’s also about the pressures of being seen by the world and wanting to hide like a little crab underwater in a safe little shell. Or the opposite, being weighed down almost underwater by suppressed emotions.
“I’ve been dealing with addiction and mental health issues for a very long time,” admits Waters. “This album stems from wanting to change or being in limbo between wanting to change and building up the courage to do so. It’s an acceptance album. Accepting all of these feelings, wants, and needs instead of suppressing them.”
Go with yourself.
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Vancouver based JIMI shared her new ep, Bar Stars & Beauty Queens. The record features the single “Leather Jacket” which we have already heard on CFOX. The song was also utilized by the Toronto Blue Jays as a celebration jam after a home run.
Jimi shreds on the guitar with a massively energetic live show. She has been grinding, building a considerable following, and hitting the road playing shows right across Canada and the US. Jimi says, “This has been a long time coming, and finally getting to share these songs with the world feels like a dream come true. I’ve poured my heart into every record, digging deep into my own experiences and letting the blues run through my fingers. I wanted to bring that old, timeless sound back to life while still making it my own. I hope when you listen, you can feel the honesty, the grit, and the soul that went into making these records.” Let’s punch up the new single, the title track off the the ep “Bar Stars & Beauty Queens.”
Back in May, Tony Xu and I had a chance to check out Jimi for a showcase at the Fox on Main Street. What a show.
Been battling a bit of a cold the last couple days but feeling better. Smashing out this DJ set from Fred Again.. Oof he’s so good. When I grow up, I want to be Fred Again.. Love his sets so much.
Go with yourself.
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Yesterday I was talking about how psyched I am for Phoebe Bridgers on October 24th…but I have concert tickets for a show THIS weekend.
LA rockers Militarie Gun will be in Vancouver on October 10th for a show at the Rickshaw Theatre. I’ve been jamming their tunes for a bit. God Save The Gun is a beauty record. Back in August the band did that re-release their latest album again but as a “deluxe” edition. Militarie Gun vocalist Ian Shelton shares, “Everything in ‘God Save The Gun’ became so focused on the internal, that when it came to fitting these songs in, it felt like they had stepped outside of that perspective. In my head these songs started to form into the feeling of finally coming to after being so caught up in your own head, and then realizing the rest of the world is still out there and you haven’t been actively participating.”
09/10 – Seattle, WA @ Neumos*
10/10 – Vancouver, BC @ Rickshaw Theatre*
11/10 – Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theatre*
13/10 – San Francisco, CA @ The Chapel*
14/10 – Fresno, CA @ Strummer’s*
15/10 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Regent Theater*
16/10 – San Diego, CA @ SOMA^
17/10 – Tempe, AZ @ Marquee Theatre^
18/10 – Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Palladium^
Go with yourself.
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Looking forward to Phoebe Bridgers coming to Vancouver on October 24th. (OK I don’t have tickets yet…but a bro said he’d send me his… so fingers crossed, I took the day off my Saturday night DJ gig just to be ready!)
They had a review of her current show over on Paste and that has helped with the hype. My wife, Coral, and I celebrated our 17th wedding anniversary on the weekend (she’ll be out of town on the actual day) and we went downtown to a downtown steakhouse and jammed Bridgers’ music on drive from the ‘burbs. I’ll admit that outside of some her singles and collaborations, I don’t really front-to-back her music. On this drive I was able to experience some new (to me) songs. Now I have some FAVOURITES!
10-06 Boston, MA – TD Garden*
10-09 Charlotte, NC – Spectrum Center*
10-10 Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena*
10-13 Atlanta, GA – State Farm Arena*
10-16 Austin, TX – Moody Center*
10-17 Fort Worth, TX – Dickies Arena*
10-19 Denver, CO – Ball Arena*
10-21 Salt Lake City, UT – Delta Center*
10-23 Seattle, WA – Climate Pledge Arena*
10-24 Vancouver, BC – Rogers Arena*
10-27 San Francisco, CA – Chase Center*
10-30 Inglewood, CA – Intuit Dome*
10-31 Inglewood, CA – Intuit Dome*
As her management loves to point out, all shows *sold out. I KNOW! That’s why I gotta hope bro was serious and remembers to send me some tickets.
Go with yourself.
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The Killers are celebrating the 20th anniversary of their sophomore record Sam’s Town with some remastered vinyl and a 7″ Singles Box set.
Time is a funny thing. I remember when Sam’s Town came out back in 2006 and feeling like, “hey this isn’t more Hot Fuss!” But now Sam’s Town has become one of my favourite Killers records. “Read My Mind” and “When You Were Young” are the two singles I consistently go back to. If I am on the radio and need to slot in a Killers jam, it’ll usually be one of those two.
My love of vinyl collecting has waned with time (and maybe the economy and not having tons of extra cash to spend on wax) BUT if I were to get involved with any of these Killers reissues I’d probably be into this 7″ Singles box set.
The box set is limited edition! Not a thing I care too much about, but if you’re a collector, that could matter. I just think 7″ singles are fun. Impractical, but fun. When I do get into the beers I like “DJing” 45s. Very active way to listen to music. The box set has all the Sam’s Town era jams; “When You Were Young,” “Bones,” “Read My Mind,” “For Reasons Unknown”) with their respective original B-sides. It also includes a bonus fifth 7” with “Peace Of Mind” on the A-side and “Read My Mind” (Like Rebel Diamonds Mix) on the B-side.
Gotta get after a Friday in old Vancouver town. Trivia tonight at Train Wreck Brewing in Port Moody and a ton of Earthquakes and Crewe soccer. I’ll leave you with a link to an old interview I did with Brandon Flowers and Ronnie Vannucci Jr back in 2009 in Victoria’s Save-On Foods Memorial Arena. Fun show, great dudes, and this blog post went moderately viral (for me) back in the day.
Wayback Machine: Killers Interview
Go with yourself.
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Heyo everybody. It’s been a minute since I’ve jumped on the old Morning After Show blog. Music blogging is something I have done for a lot of years going all the way back to the times before the word “blog” was a thing. Then blogs stopped being a thing and I slowly faded away. But I will say, I did enjoy it and I’m having a bit of a back-to-the-basics kinda moment in my life so here we are. I also like how music blogging keeps me exploring new music and also engage with my idiot email inbox which is still flooded by new music PR hype. Thank you for sending it, I ignore 99% of the emails. I don’t think that will hurt anyones feelings though because I reckon most are just AI hallucinations anyway.
Alight. new music time. Death From Above 1979 announced their 6th LP and a new song, the title track, “Private Lives.”
On the way to soccer practice with my youngest we rocked the new song then went down the DFA algorithm. I loves me some DFA as that amazing You’re a Woman, I’m A Machine record came out in 2004 when I was a baby radio DJ. We played the heck out of that album on The Zone in Victoria and I have such a warm nostalgia for it. My 9-year-old loving DFA’s music the first time he was experiencing it made for a rocking drive to the soccer pitch. Of all the songs, he wanted a repeat play of “Private Lives.” (and also loved “Little Girl”)
Little dude asked me, “what is Private Lives” about? Luckily for me, I DID read my email the other day and was able to basically recite the PR; “The song ‘Private Lives’ is a declaration of privacy in an era of overexposure. We are compelled, often by one another, to share our most intimate moments and quietest thoughts. To what end? More often than not, to be part of a cheap consumer feedback loop. Ultimately though, it’s just a ripping rock song with maniacal riffs!” the band explains. “Our new 10-song LP, Private Lives, represents a renewed commitment to the pure industrial magic of electricity. We’ve never been able to do anything halfway. Much like Kim Bodnia’s dance performance in the video for the lead single, it’s all or nothing for us.”
Death From Above 1979 will be heading out on tour again in 2027. When they roll through Vancouver in March it’ll be at The Vogue Theatre. ALL AGES. Maybe I’ll have to bring the little dude.
Death From Above 1979 2027 Tour Dates:
02/02 – Tempe, AZ @ The Marquee
02/04 – San Diego, CA @ Observatory San Diego
02/05 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Belasco
02/06 – Santa Ana, CA @ Observatory Orange County
02/09 – Ventura, CA @ Ventura Music Hall
02/10 – Sacramento, CA @ Ace of Spades
02/11 – San Francisco, CA @ August Hall
02/24 – Waterloo, ON @ Maxwell’s
02/25 – Toronto, ON @ HISTORY
02/26 – London, ON @ London Music Hall
02/27 – Ottawa, ON @ The Bronson
03/01 – Montreal, QC @ Theatre Beanfield
03/02 – Quebec City, QC @ Imperial Bell
03/03 – Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall
03/05 – Brooklyn, NY @ Warsaw
03/06 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Foundry
03/07 – Washington, DC @ Howard Theatre
03/08 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Thunderbird Music Hall
03/15 – Denver, CO @ Gothic Theatre
03/17 – Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall
03/18 – St Louis, MO @ Old Rock House
03/19 – Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line
03/20 – Winnipeg, MB @ Park Theatre
03/22 – Red Deer, AB @ Bo’s Bar & Stage
03/23 – Edmonton, AB @ Midway
03/24 – Calgary, AB @ Palace Theatre
03/26 – Vancouver, BC @ Vogue Theatre
03/27 – Victoria, BC @ Capital Ballroom
03/29 – Portland, OR @ Revolution Hall
03/31 – Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile
I’ll leave you with a shitty iPhone picture of the last time I went to see Death From Above 1979 at the Vogue in November of 2024. it poured rain that night! Of course.
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Holly Humberstone’s Paint My Bedroom Black is one of fave albums of the right now. The second cut off the record is a song called “Into Your Room.”
Humberstone released a re-recording of the track featuring MUNA. Nice spin on the song.
Humberstone said, “I’m obsessed with MUNA and have been wanting to work with them for ages. I’m so thankful that I finally get to have them bring their magic to one of my songs.”
Dig it.
Holly Humberstone will be doing her first headlining tour of North America in 2024.
05/05 – Nashville, TN @ The Basement East
05/07 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
05/08 – Philadelphia, PA @ Theatre Of Living Arts
05/09 – Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club
05/11 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel
05/12 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel
05/14 – Toronto, ON @ Danforth Music Hall
05/16 – Detroit, MI @ Saint Andrew’s Hall
05/17 – Chicago, IL @ The Vic Theatre
05/18 – Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line Music Café
05/20 – Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater
05/21 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Soundwell
05/23 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Bellwether
05/27 – Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theatre
05/28 – Seattle, WA @ Neumos
05/29 – Vancouver, BC @ The Commodore Ballroom
Ugh, I love her so much. OK, I need to find a job to fund my rock & roll lifestyle and then I have to get into this Commodore show.
Go with yourself.
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