Its a holiday Monday here in British Columbia…..(probably everywhere?) and I have to work. The worst. My wife called into the radio show with news concerning our second child, currently incubating in her tummy.
Go with yourself.
The CBC had an author on the radio the other day who called Australia, “Canada in a Thong.” Basically… good people like Canadians, just sexier.
Being Canadian…. yeah, that sounds about right.
Check out this dude from Brisbane, Queensland. He goes by Vancouver Sleep Clinic (good band name bro)…. He channels a serious Bon Iver thing.
I like it! So does this blog!
OK good talk, go with yourself.
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As I have mentioned on this here blog, the Baker Tribe was recently on holiday to the US of A. We drove The 101 and I-5 down to Disneyland then back up The 1 and 101 to Victoria.
Magical times. California is a groovy place. I clearly see why 38 and some odd million people live there. You can eat In-N-Out Burger whenever you want! Spoiled, the lot of ya!
My kid is obsessed with Ariel. When she got to meet her in Fantasyland, well that did it… something totally flew into my eye. Dust?
Bumped into Jim Carrey at Amoeba Records on Sunset, random… and saw a couple baseball games; Angels vs Athletics then the Giants got dismantled by the Reds.
Roadtrips are great because I love to drive, and I love to zone out listening to music. I know that roadtrips do something for my creative and spiritual energy but I wasn’t exactly sure what. Then I read this article about how Lifehacking creates more work… the writer quotes the work of Andrew Smart from his book Autopilot: “our brains seem to be doing a lot of previously undetected work while at rest) to argue that dedicating time to do nothing—literally sitting still and daydreaming—is absolutely necessary if we are to use our mental faculties and stumble upon new and original insights. To innovate, argues Smart, we must learn how to be idle—at a time when most corporations see idleness as a vice. By Smart’s logic, one way to subvert modern capitalism is to simply get as busy as possible: Your creativity will suffer— and you’ll be not much better than a robot, only far less productive.”
My wife and I listened to a lot of stuff. We had “The World Famous” KROQ on the radio in LA. I have now heard Imagine Dragons as much as anyone should in a lifetime. Lots of Lorde “Royals” and weirdly they interrupt their synth pop briefly to play Avenged Sevenfold? Sure… KROQ is World Famous so I guess they set the tone for the nation. Driving up to San Francisco, we dialed up Live, “Everything Alternative.” I think I prefer their style a little more AND they rocked Said The Whale.
One song that I had on a playlist that sounded amazing while drifting up The 101 through the Salinas valley was Daughter’s “Medicine” remixed by The Chainsmokers.
Go with yourself.
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Back from my California adventures… and there are stories, times, and music I want to share, but I am minutes away form having to hop on the radio.
So instead I want to share with you an email I got from my man Galen at Bar N9NE in Port Angeles, WA.
Hey Jeremy,
I stumbled across this band the other day and thought of The Zone. Check it out “Kopecky Family Band”
So far “are you listening” is my favorite.
Galen
Bar N9NE
OK Galen, I’ll hit play on the Kopecky Family Band.
I did manage to read one review on their record, Popmatters didn’t love it, but might offer you some insights.
Go with yourself.
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The Treble from Winnipeg, Manitoba wore vests and suspenders and came to visit us at The Radio Factory. They performed their song “Boston” live in the studio. The song has that catchy indie folk pop thing going on… Here we go!
The Treble – “Boston”
Go with yourself.
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I am what I am, I am what I am, a family man.
Righteous.
Now at or near the top of my favourite remixers/producers/bands (I don’t know what you call them)… Flight Facilities hits us with this beauty edit of the Fleetwood Mac song “Family Man.”
Love it… go with yourself.
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Pearl Jam is back with new music. The iconic grunge era rockers will release a new album called Lightning Bolt in October. Plus they’ll be in Vancouver on December 4th for a show at Rogers Arena. A couple nights later, they wrap the tour in Seattle. December 6th at Key Arena.
Here is the first single, “Mind Your Manners.” Harkens back to maybe a “Do The Evolution” style of PJ. I dig it, some real rock & roll stuff.
What do you think of the new Pearl Jam? Hit me with a comment.
Go with yourself. – Jeremy
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My man Travis Smyth from former Victoria band (and former Zone Band of the Month) The Luna Riot sent me a message. The band marches on, in Vancouver now… and a new trippy psych record has been produced.
The Luna Riot will be in Victoria on July 25th at Logan’s (whoa, same night at Inlet Sound at Lucky!) and then back for Rifflandia in September.
They are bringing Vancouver band The Rampant Lion with them!
Let’s listen to some new Luna Riot.
and The Rampant Lion
Go with yourself.
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A group from Ontario called Inlet Sound, will be touring to Victoria. Look for them at Lucky Bar on July 25th with Dougal Bain McLean & Redbird.
Inlet Sound rock that indie folk thing… you’ll be into these guys if you like Wake Owl or The Lumineers.
Their resume reads: “The band has spent the greater part of 2012 tirelessly crafting The Romantics, their first full length record and in lofty cabins and expansive churches with the help of acclaimed Canadian producer Laurence Currie (Sloan, Wintersleep, Holy Fuck, Hey Rosetta!).”
OK then, let’s hit play on “Young Hearts.”
Go with yourself.
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I’ve been loving the fuzzed out psych garagey stuff lately. Ty Segall has a new record out in August AND a metal side-project called Fuzz.
The press release describes it as: “Ferocious, with a sludgy, psyched-out, proto-metal sound steeped in shredding fuzztone guitar, FUZZ more than lives up to its name.”
Then listen to this!
Fuzz – “Loose Sutres” (download link)
No go… and be with thy self!
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