Dylan and Jason got an email from a Zoner named Kevin who recorded a couple Christmas songs.
Just a guy with a little home studio messing about…. you’ll get a couple Holiday classics all rocked out for those of you that need some double kick and tom fills with your “Carol of the Bells.”
Go with yourself.
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I am feeling Victoria’s Aidan Knight tonight…. so peaceful. His record Small Reveal came out in October. This musician is a warrior. A man that slugs it out on the road, on the radio, on the internet, wherever someone will have him. He is the Johnny Appleseed of dainty, melodic, hypnotic, indie rock.
Tonight I got the stresses of the world. So close to Christmas, in the red zone. But I haven’t punched it in yet. Work, money, time…they always conspire against having a good time for me during the season of good times.
I sat down at the computer tonight to catch up on some work and put on Aidan’s record. So pretty.
Side one, track one rules the roost because of the last couple minutes.
“A Mirror” is the single I think….this song rules the roost because of the feather light female vocals tucked into the mix, and the deep strings going waaaaaaaaaaaah.
Aidan Knight plays the Vogue Theatre in Vancouver on January 10th…. my birthday, neat.
Its no Black Tie Social, but it’ll do.
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I made a Facebook page for my blog… I “like” LIKES!
Go with yourself.
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Vancouver musician Jordy Birch’s project Guilty About Girls has a hot new jam and an album.
We know Jordy Birch from the 90s band Pure. We still play “Denial” on The Zone to this day!
Guilty About Girls received some regional radio play with the 2010 song “Candy Candy” (I actually heard this on The Peak in Vancouver the other day…).
The new song is called “The Boys in The Band.” Its a nostalgic sounding fuzz pop rocker. For friends like me who like the 90s sound produced for the Bandcamp era. The new record comes out on Valentine’s Day, 2013.
Like Me on Facebook! (I should have made a Morning After blog facebook)
Go with yourself.
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I feel like traveling back to the halcyon days of 2009 to revisit Bear in Heaven.
Reading Pitchfork’s Worst Album Covers of 2012 and who do I spy… Bear in Heaven. That sucks… but hey… its about the music right. Hire a better graphic designer next time. BUT the article did remind me that I love the song “Lovesick Teenagers.”
yay! Bear in Heaven!
Go with yourself.
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Vancouver’s indie folkers Wake Owl performed at the Jon & Roy Holiday special last Friday. Sadly, I was working myself that night and missed what would have been a special night.
Before heading home for the day on Friday, I hit play on this remix of their song “Gold.” The Noah Hyde/Magic Sword remix is bouncing around the internet. What a beauty.
I love it. Played it during the lounge set on Friday… and now Monday in the office, its jamming while I prep for my radio program.
Happy Monday!
Go with yourself.
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Canadian west-coast roots/folk duo Jon and Roy perform tonight at the Alix Goolden Hall…. sold out. In front of the concert, they stopped by The Zone @ 91-3 for a live performance. They lay down “Vibrant Scene” from the album Let It Go. Then they dive into a cover of David Bowie’s “The Man Who Sold The World.”
Go with yourself.
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Happy Friday! Friday tends to be the day when I think the most about remixes, chillwave, down-tempo… which I know sounds counter-intuitive to the ragers that most people have their sights set on…but hey, I’m a Friday cocktail lounge DJ.
My memories of the time when Coldplay released X & Y are of a record that felt underwhelming. My opinion has changed over the years and I appreciate the slow dance, feel-her-up songs from their third album.
New Jersey producer Aylen has traveled back to 2005 to put a remix spin on single “Fix You.”
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Ultraista is a UK act featuring Laura Bettinson’s vocals bouncing around the sounds of producer Nigel Godrich (Radiohead) and Joey Waronker (Beck, R.E.M.). Thier self titled record came out in the fall.
Four Tet is cool.
Happy Friday, stay safe, Merry Christmas.
This was on the radio today… some history on SANTA!
Go with yourself.
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Tonight at Royal Theatre in Victoria, Mother Mother and Hannah Georgas are performing a sold out show. In front of the concert, Jasmin Parkin from Mother Mother stopped by for an interview, then Hannah Georgas and band came for a conversation and performance. Her performance of the single “Robotic” was magical.
If you like interviews, have a listen to our conversation on The Zone where we talk about booty dancing, Jian Ghomeshi, Wal-Mart, Ryan Guldemond, her time in Victoria, and the Arkells.
Here is my interview with Jasmin Parkin from Mother Mother where we discuss this article out of Edmonton where they claim Mother Mother “the most hated band in Canada,” Mother Mother getting signed to Last Gang Records, Jasmin joining the band in 2009, going to school with Ryan Guldemond and growing up on Vancouver Island and moving to Vancouver, how it’s going being Mother Mother, and “what would you be doing if you weren’t in Mother Mother?” ….
Go with yourself.
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The new Gaslight Anthem single is a song called “Here Comes My Man.”
Such a cool, romantic song that has Brian Fallon flipping the role of the protagonist from the male to female. Singing the tale of fed-up woman leaving an unhappy relationship.
The music video came out in October. The lead is played by the beautiful Elisha Cuthbert who (despite marrying a Toronto Maple Leaf) I love.
The Gaslight Anthem – “Here Comes My Man”
hey… remember that time Brian Fallon came to the Zone? Yeah, me too.
Go with yourself.
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