Posted in music, tagged Dim Sum, Foster The People on June 19, 2014| Leave a Comment »
Came across this remix of Foster The People’s “Best Friend” by the producer/DJ person Dim Sum. They didn’t write too much in the email and their Facebook is pretty to the point. I guess we’ll just enjoy the tune and not worry Dim Sum as a person. I think he’s French?
Go with yourself.
Posted in music, tagged Alt J on June 18, 2014| Leave a Comment »
Alt-J unleashed a new single today. The song is from their upcoming record This is All Yours (September 22nd). The song is called “Hunger in the Pine.” Features a sample of Miley Cyrus? Sure. Party in the UK!
I was reading Consequence of Sound who were listening to NPR and lifted this little bit a background from keyboardist Gus Unger-Hamilton, “composed entirely of new and spontaneous ideas that arose during writing sessions for the second album. It was written very quickly using some guitar chords and sounds being layered on Ableton, and seemed to signal a bit of a new sound for us. The lyrics mainly suggest the idea that missing someone — pining — can be a physical pain much like hunger.”
A few listens in, I like it.
Go with yourself.
Posted in music, tagged cover, Cover song, Jesse Roper, Pride and Joy, Stevie Ray Vaughan, The Roper Show on June 12, 2014| 1 Comment »
I must apologise for the border around my Instagram of Jesse Roper…I read on the internet yesterday that that is not cool any more. Hey internet, I didn’t know! There really ought to be a guide on how to conduct yourself on the information superhighway.
Jesse Roper stopped by the show yesterday to talk some V.I.C. Fest, his new Indie GoGo campaign and to play us a couple songs. His Stevie Ray Vaughan cover is a good time.
Go with yourself.
Posted in music, tagged Chuck Ragan, Dillon Francis, Hot Water Music, Magic Man, No, Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs on June 11, 2014| Leave a Comment »
Trolling some US alternative radio charts for a few radio gems. Here are a few that caught my year.
Let’s start with the band NO. The California group ended up at Rifflandia last year (pictured above when I tracked them down for an interview.)
“we make some noise in a room and call it art.”
I like it…big, brooding, dark, jangly indie rock. NO.
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Coral heard this one on the Alt Nation on Sirius XM and really liked it. The band is Magic Man. The New England band have a record coming out in July called Before the Waves. We’ll file this under fun anthemic pop. They are looking forward to a tour with Youngblood Hawke, Panic at the Disco and Walk The Moon. That sounds like they’ll be in good company.
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Florida’s Hot Water Music has new tunes? Neat.
HWM lead singer guy Chuck Ragan is part of the National Lampoon’s European Adventure with friends of the show Billy The Kid and Northcote. Also neat.
Folk-Punk is a thing now eh?
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I’ll wrap today with some EDM form Dillon Francis. His joint with Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs.
And his remix of Chromeo because Chromeo is so hot right now. Red hot.
Posted in music, tagged Kathryn Calder, The New Pornographers, V.I.C. Fest on June 11, 2014| Leave a Comment »
All week I have V.I.C. Fest artists stopping by to talk about the festival going down this Saturday at St. Ann’s Academy Grounds.
Part of the event features a Song Writers Session where professional musicians critique songs from people who are brave enough to perform. One member of the panel is Kathryn Calder.
Kathryn performed for many years as part of Victoria’s Immaculate Machine before joining up with The New Pornographers. She has also released two solo records and is just wrapping up production on her third album. She stopped by the show yesterday to talk about the new New Pornos record Brill Bruisers and to perform a couple originals.
I love the sound of her new song “Song in C-Minor.”
And from her 2011 album Bright and Vivid, she performed the song “Turn a Light On.”
Go with yourself.
Posted in music, tagged Hawk and Steel, V.I.C. Fest, VIC Fest on June 10, 2014| 1 Comment »
Yesterday on the show, Victoria alt-folky-countryish-indie rock band Hawk and Steel stopped by to perform a couple songs and talk about their set at VIC Fest this Saturday, Day Stage at 3PM.
The boys performed a song they are currently working on as an upcoming 7-inch single called “Year After Year.” It just might be the best slow jam of 2014!
Hawk and Steel then performed a song called “David and Katie.” The song is the fictional tale of a couple who rob a bank to get the money they need to leave their small town life behind. But is it a fictional tale? Lead singer Peter Gardner knew a kid in highschool who actually robbed a bank on Salt Spring Island.
Go with yourself.
Posted in music, tagged Rise Against on June 10, 2014| Leave a Comment »
Lots of new radio singles at the Factory today. New Spoon song called “Rent I Pay,” The New Pornographers are back with “Brill Bruisers” and Rise Against gives us the first taste of their upcoming album The Black Market.
Lead singer Tim McIlrath says in a press release about the new record, “Rise Against has always been a political band, but also a personal band, We’ve always had songs that have a foot in both worlds. This album is a lot more introspective to me.”
New Rise Against record The Black Market comes out on July 15th.
Go with yourself.
Posted in music, tagged The Royal Foundry on June 9, 2014| Leave a Comment »
Jared and Bethany are a newly minted wedded couple from Sherwood Park (which I think is a fancy way of saying Edmonton?). According to legend (or press release) the duo began performing as The Royal Foundry days after their wedding.
They have a romantic style that might remind you of The Civil Wars, Avett Brothers, The Belle Brigade…maybe going back a bit, how about The Rosebuds or even heck, The Weepies?
This is a very pretty song called “Run Back.”
Go with yourself.
Posted in music, tagged Acres of Lions, LongWalkShortDock, Tall Tree Music Festival on June 8, 2014| Leave a Comment »
The Tall Tree Music Festival is a boutique festival on Vancouver Island’s west coast. They have it on the side of a mountain just outside of Port Renfrew.
I’ve never had the opportunity to go in the past because of work and kids. This year…well I still have the kids, and the work, but I’ll be able to head up for at least a couple night with my buddy Razor. He is in the band Acres of Lions and they’ll be playing on Friday Night.
Also Friday… Longwalkshortdock!
On the Thursday night… Mullet Man was saying something about maybe DJing. That could be an experience.
Go with yourself.
Posted in music, tagged Kings of Leon, Robyn on June 5, 2014| Leave a Comment »
Artist rendition of what it may look like if I actually box someone.
First week of boxing bootcamp is almost done. Fun times. DJ Boitano and myself are waking up with the birds and hitting the gym. We’re in a boxing bootcamp where for an hour they get our heart-rate up while we punch things. The end goal being a boxing fight in November. Wish me luck!
My music internet friend in Sydney, Australia, Justine, sent me an older but still amazing cover from Kings of Leon. Last fall they were in the BBC 1 Live Lounge and covered Robyn’s “Dancing on my Own.” I love Robyn, she is just a perfect pop star.
KOL lets this song walk and hazes it out.
Go with yourself.
The Morning After 