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all that time that we wasted, if I could have it back, I’d love to waste it again

September 13, 2011 by morningaftershow


I go through little phases where I love and then love less… the Arcade Fire‘s The Suburbs record.  Right now, it is back to friends on.  Friends way on.

Sometimes it just takes a lyric to get me to get interested in a song and I heard it listening to the Arcade Fire’s title track the other day on the radio.

“So can you understand?
Why I want a daughter while I am still young
I wanna hold her hand
and show her some beauty
before this damage is done.”

Wow right?

Listening to that song the other day while driving gave me goose bumps.  And its funny because I have listened to not only the record, but that song in particular… infinity times… but just the other day those lines jumped out of my speakers and into my head.

Arcade Fire – “The Suburbs”

I love the entire concept of this album as a “letter from the the suburbs.”  Having spent my formative years trolling the streets of Coquitlam (a suburb of Vancouver) so many themes of the record hold elemental truths for me.  Like the ideas of the song “The Suburbs (continued).

“If I could have it back
All the time that we wasted
I’d only waste it again
If I could have it back
You know I’d love to waste it again
Waste it again and again and again

I’ve got to ask
Sometimes I can’t believe it
I’m moving past the feeling again
Sometimes I can’t believe it
I’m moving past the feeling again
Sometimes I can’t believe it…”

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Some interesting and exciting news today.  An artist had to cancel at this year’s Rifflandia Festival and so DJ Boitano and myself were asked to DJ.

We’ll be operating as “Zone DJs Jeremy & Boitano” and you can find us Friday, September 23rd on The Phillips Brewery Stage.  I do believe the idea for the set will be modern rock remixes.

We just got added today so that means our set is in a week and half!  We’ll be preparing a setlist this week and we’re both pretty jazzed.  It should be a great party and I hope that if you’re reading this blog, then that means you’ll care enough to make the time to join us.

Go with yourself.

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is that anyway to tell me you’ll be a terrible friend

September 8, 2011 by morningaftershow


Boss Man John brought this record to our music meeting yesterday and after a day to let ferment, I think I like.

Rock & roll duo The Generationals put out a record back in April called Actor-Caster.  It garnered some favourable reviews and a little press in the right places.

Their style definitely borrows from the vintage pop rock sounds of the 60s.  Boss Man seemed to think it would make for a great radio single because of the vibe it would set as the soundtrack to whatever you’re getting up to.  I’d imagine that an instrumental version of this song could be a future music bed for Pol’s show.

Because they are so darned happy, you can bet your bottom dollar that their music has been used to sell us things… but yummy things like Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups (mmm I love those).

I found a free download for you… so have a listen to this!

The Generationals – “Ten-Twenty-Ten”

Download MP3 >> ten twenty ten

…because one is never enough I also tracked this older jam (which I might like better?)

The Generationals – “When They Fight, They Fight”

Download MP3 >> Generationals – When They Fight They Fight

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In other music loving news…

I am a mega Damien Rice fan.  Never heard of the guy before I started dating Coral back in 2006.  She used to put this record on when I was at her place and through osmosis it stuck.  They used to also play it at Starbucks pretty heavy around the time I worked at the Shelbourne shop (the second time).

9 Crimes is a magical record and side-one/track-one is the single “9 Crimes.”

All these years, I never bothered to learn that there is a “hidden” song.  A demo of the single.  I was listening to KCRW yesterday and this weird version of the song came on the mix.  When the jock came on he said that this demo is featured on the True Blood soundtrack volume 3… of course it is.

Damien Rice – “9 Crimes (demo)“

Poking around the net I found out the they pressed the single on a 7 inch clear vinyl.  Oh I want that!

Go with yourself.

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I’m in his favourite sundress, watching me get undressed

September 8, 2011 by morningaftershow


The internet is all in a lather over the latest “it” girl to hit the blogosphere.  Such a pretty song… The artist is Brooklyn singer Lana Del Rey and the song is “Video Games.”  The song is a melancholy, achy, sultry, vintage… I dunno… other descriptions.  I’ve had it on repeat the last few days.

Pitchfork had a chance to declare her “rising” at the end of August.

Of all the articles I’ve read on Lana Del Rey, Pitchfork cuts right to it the best… even coming out swinging with the… “are you a corporate construct built to trick horny virginal video game playing hipsters?”

The song is pretty choice and the video is even more fun.

Lana Del Rey – “Video Games”

Go with yourself.

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Don’t Let The Same Bee Sting You Twice

August 31, 2011 by morningaftershow


Poor little girl… Mads got her first, TWO bee stings yesterday.  Playing outside, the wasp or bee got her face.  When she reached up in pain… ZAP! between the fingers.

I guess she is not allergic (thank God), but it sure smarted her.

Can you think of any good bee sting songs?  hmmmm

Go with yourself.

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Oxford, Mississippi

August 30, 2011 by morningaftershow


Blogging the other day about the Japandroids/Bass Drum of Death show… I thought I better track down an MP3 for you to check out.

Obviously, I love Japandroids, so it isn’t too much of a stretch for me to get into this bratty rocker.

Bass Drum of Death – “Get Found”

Download MP3 >> 02-Get-Found

I think if you like Queens of the Stone Age, Middle Class Rut or Eagles of Death Metal… this song should make sense for you.

Go with yourself.

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I submit that my incentive was romance.

August 30, 2011 by morningaftershow


Normally, I am a lyrics guy.  I pay attention to what is being said in a song.  And a song with a great story will usually capture my imagination (or romantic songs… awwww).

I was mighty surprised that is took a cover of a classic favourite from Interpol to actually get what the song was about.

Malaysian singer-song writer and all-around adorable human Zee Avi recently covered break-out single from the moody Manhattaites.

Zee Avi – “Slow Hands”

Download MP3 >> zee_avi_slow_hands_acoustic

And here is a link to the Interpol original to compare and contrast… “Slow Hands.”

Wow.  I’ve heard the Interpol original infinity times and never thought it was a love song.  I just thought it was hipster jibberish that required a degree in Ottoman Turk studies from Columbia to understand.

Lyrically, its a very pretty song.  When Zee Avi tackles it, the song takes on whole new meaning and brightens up considerably.

Go with yourself.

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Will We Find Our Way Back Home?

August 29, 2011 by morningaftershow

photo: Lucas Kitchen

I interrupt not blogging for most of August to bring you this.

The Japandroids changed my life for the better Sunday night at Lucky Bar in Victoria.

Japandroids are one of my favourite bands and I have never had the chance to see them live.  Always, always… I was either working, found out about show after it was sold out or they cancelled.  I was so excited to see that the one little whole I had in my schedule this summer was on the exact day the Japandroids would roll into Victoria.

I met up with Michelle and Lucas Kitchen just in time to see the supporting band, Mississippi’s Bass Drum of Death.

Wow.  What a savage fuzzed out rock & roll sound to get amped on the Japandroids too.

I knew was going to get into it when second song in… the Droids drop my favourite song, “Younger Us.”

Japandroids – “Younger Us”

Download MP3 >> Japandroids-Younger_Us

There is nothing like going to a show to see a band you truly love.  I knew the words to almost every song they played… and yeah, they played “Younger Us.”  I am a happy cat today.  I wore a Japandroids shirt to work.


Go with yourself.

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M83 is 6 times Supernova

August 9, 2011 by morningaftershow


Somewhere out in the vastness of space… maybe 15 million light years from Earth is the spiral galaxy Messier 83.  This galaxy contains six, count ’em, SIX supernovae.  That is a party to the 6th power… AND multiple supernovas is spelled supernovae… or something like that.  Mental.

Messier 83 gets cut down to M83 for French multi-instrumentaliest Anthony Gonzalez’s dream pop/electro project.

M83 started making music back in 2001… but he didn’t start getting traction till 2005.  He got his hands dirty remixing other artist’s work.  Check out this epic remix of Bloc Party’s “The Pioneers” from Silent Alarm.  Whoa.

Bloc Party – “The Pioneers (M83 Remix)

2008 saw the release of Saturdays = Youth which is a great album.  A super duper dreamy 80s electro-pop superset… then years.  Now it is time for his 6th album, Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming.

The first single is a free download if you’ll throw M83 your email.  Small price to pay for a song that is garnering exceptionally high buzz around the internerd.

M83 – “Midnight City”

This disco-hipster romp is living on repeat right now on my MP3 machine.  I think if I met Anthony I’d call him Tony and we’d be friends.  He says that his new record was inspired by The Smashing Pumpkins 1996 record Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness.

Gonzalez says,  “I saw when I was a teenager that I could dig into [the album]. It was like a treasure. If I were a teenager nowadays, I would try to find something as creative as this album. They had so much to say in their songs.”

Shut the front door Tony! I really dug into Mellon Collie as a teenager too… and the teenager living in me still wants to tuck into something as epic.  With your sexy saxophone fade out at the end of this song (saxophones are so hot right now) I can already tell I’ll love this new record (due out on October 18.  Vancouver show on November 12th).

yes, yes and yes.  This just another song that inspires me to make-out.

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Earlier today I posted about how great Bruce Springsteen’s “I’m Going Down” is… and a cover from Vampire Weekend.  Remember that?  I sure do.

Facebook friend and humanitarian Danika Whatsherface sent me a link to Florence Welch (Florence + The Machine) covering the song.

Florence Welch & Kid Harpoon – “I’m Going Down”

Download MP3>> 01 I’m Goin’ Down 1

That’s all I got.  Go with yourself.

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I remember back when we started

August 9, 2011 by morningaftershow


“We sit in the car outside your house
I can feel the heat coming ’round
I go to put my arm around you
and you give me a look like I’m way out of bounds
well you let out one of your bored sighs
Well lately when I look into your eyes
I’m goin down”

The first verse of the 6th single off Bruce Springsteen mainstream calling card… Born in the USA.  The song is “I’m Going Down.”

Bruce Springsteen – “I’m Going Down”

Can you believe this classic tale of the standard relationship experience almost didn’t even make the cut for the album? Granted, it was between this and another Boss jammer, “Pink Cadillac” but still… such a beautiful song.

Born in the USA is such a big and polished record, but my fave songs off this disc are the more melancholy downer cuts.  “I’m Going Down” or “I’m On Fire.”

On the Boss song “No Surrender” he sings that “we learned more from a 3 minute record than we ever did in school”… and that sentiment plays out in the melodrama of “I’m Going Down.”  It gets all Tarantino where we start at the end of a relationship that is fizzling out then travel back to happier times, passion and excitement.  It is such a sad, modern tragedy.

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Today I woke up and read the story that Vampire Weekend had to cancel their only US show this year.  The show is in the Hamptons and normally wouldn’t care but I clicked the link and read the story anyways.

I am kinda glad I did because I read that Vampire Weekend does a cover of “I’m Going Down.”

“It’s one of those classic songs that has very bright music and dark lyrics.  Coercing thousands of people into chanting those lyrics is pretty fun.” – Rostam Batmanglij, Vampire Weekend

I had to seek this bomber out… and wouldn’t you know it?  They laid this cover down for an iTunes session.

Vampire Weekend – “I’m Going Down”

The cover by no means brings out the same emotion to me as the original.  But I like it because it is sounds like a cute, “Vampire Weekend sings Bruce, adorable” kinda song.

I always enjoy VW’s style… and having them cover one of my favourite Born in the USA songs puts a smile on my face this fine Tuesday.

Go with yourself.

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She’s Not There…but I am.

August 8, 2011 by morningaftershow


Had the strangest dream last night (yeah, this is a dream blog).

I have been reading tons of fantasy lately as I plug away through George RR Martin’s A Dance With Dragons.  Lots of sorcery and shape-shifters and things that go bump in the night.

Watched a bit of True Blood last night… lots of sorcery and shape-shifters and things that go bump in the night… and tits and vampires with perfect abs.

Last night I dreamed that I could change my appearance and I changed into an “Eric The Sexy Vampire” type dude to seduce Coral.

I tried to get her to cheat on me, with me… which she did.  It was sexy times.  When I had enough, I did the big reveal… “muhahahaha, it is I!  Evil Warlock-Husband Jeremy, not a sexy vampire.  I can’t believe you cheated on me!”

Coral said, “I didn’t cheat on you… it was you I had sex with…”

wah wah wah…. she’s always so much smarter than me, even in my dreams!

Evil Warlock-Husband Jeremy will continue to plot…

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Check this rad jam out… it is from the True Blood episode “She’s Not There.”

The Zombies (who are amazing By-the-by) originally dropped this hot #2 single in 1964 and is a highlight of my 60s sets at Veneto Lounge.

When the credits rolled on True Blood and this song came up… I instantly recognized it and Coral was jiving on it too… but what is this cover?

It is Nick Cave and Neko Case… the song was commissioned for the show by the music supervisor who happens to be a radio DJ in LA on KCRW.

Neko Case + Nick Cave – “She’s Not There”

Go with yourself.

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