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I am Loving the new Deftones

Posted in music, tagged , , on October 10, 2012| Leave a Comment »


New Deftones came down the pipe here at the radio factory.  The feature song is called “Tempest” and its from the upcoming record Ki No Yokan (Nov 13).  Loudwire has a nice write about the song and points us to an interview on NME from KROQ.

“It’s not a super fast or slow record. It’s very dynamic. Some of my favourite things about Deftones are the dynamics. Yes, we’re a heavy band, but we’re not just in-your-face aggro the whole time, punching you in the face. There’s a lot of aggression in some of the music, but there’s also this very soothing element where there’s a lot of soundscapes rather than attack, attack, attack the whole time.” – Chino Moreno

OK, let’s tuck in.

Deftones – “Tempest”

yup… still love the Deftones.

Go with yourself.

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Thank you, Merry Christmas

Posted in music, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , on December 29, 2010| 1 Comment »

Wow, just like that and Christmas is over. The adventures, good times, family, presents, dinners, treats. All done.  Back to the grind.

And what does the DJ who has everything get for Christmas?  Music silly.

My lovely sister-in-law Alyx found me a couple vinyl records to add to the collection.  The first up is the Japandroids’ second record which is actually a collection of their first two EPs.

No Singles ain’t blowing my mind in awesomesauce.  But even a casual reader of my blog should know they are one of my favourites and this record helps in my collection (though oddly I don’t have Post Nothing on vinyl?  weird.)

Where maybe the musical immaturity  falls a little short, the vinyl packaging is great.  Beautiful white vinyl, nice cover and the record comes with a picture book of the Japandroids life circa 2006-2008.  Lots of concert shots from little bars mostly in Vancouver and poster art.

It was funny… for Christmas I didn’t really ask for anything… but come to think of it… and it took my brother reminding me, I needed a new amp for my record player.  Actually, my brother thought that was what I was gunna for him. Derrrrrr…. hmmm, his 30th Birthday is when?  November?  Maybe then?

If you see or have an old amp for sale, let me know!  I want two of them.  One for me, and one for CJ.

Alyx was a doll and got me TWO records… and I guess she reads the blog as she knew that one of my great misses of 2010 was being slow to the resurgence of the Deftones.  She said she was going to try and track Around the Fur down for me, but no dice.  So Diamond Eyes it is!

My man Jon Williams talked far more eloquently on his Top 10 of 2010 than I will here as I am still new to the record and learning the songs.  I only had a chance to drop the needle on this record once and it was Christmas morning, uhhh, yeah, didn’t mesh then.  But maybe a different time it will.

Coral and my folks both got me iTunes gift cards! Huzzah… so tonight I took some chances on some albums that got great hype over the year on Pitchfork but I was unsure on.

Sleigh Bells, LCD Soundsystem, James Blake, and Flying Lotus.

Getting a bunch of new music can be blessing (well it is) but also a curse in that of these 6 new records… some will rise to the surface with repeat plays and some sadly will drift away.  Maybe I’ll blog in a month on what is still getting plays and what is not.

The Flying Lotus and James Blake will be good electronic music in the lounge for the nights when I feel more modern and less classics.  Maybe LCD Soundsystem has a party rocker or two that can go in a progressive dance set and Sleigh Bells will live in the indie/eclectic playlist for now… but we’ll see with repeat listens where they end up.

Lastly a couple singles.

Cage the Elephant‘s new record Thank You, Happy Birthday is out in January… the single is “Shake Me Down” and both Coral and I love it on the Zone… so it can live on my computer for home listening for sure.  In fact… this is a 45 I want to find too.

The other single is kinda silly, but I got the song stuck in my head and this is the best I could on iTunes.

Coral has had a fairly hilarious and ultimately fulfilling fascination with the straight to video British tween drama Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging… based on the popular book series  Confessions of Georgia Nicolson. I suppose in Coral’s defence, she might have been 16 when the first one came out?  So nostalgia compelled her to watch the film adaptation what 3 times?  In the last 3 days?  Go on-demand video!

The story centres on  15 year old Georgia and you know… boys.  errr, they’re so infuriating sometimes you know.

She falls for a one Mr. Sex God and wouldn’t you know it, he’s in a band!  The  Stiff Dylans… great band name, and they play a song a bunch in the film called “Ultra Violet.”

I searched for the song on iTunes, but no dice… some more searching and I found it by a singer named Joanna.  That’s it, that’s her stage name… back to branding school for her… or American idol? or whatever, but the song sure enough is on there.  So I downloaded it.  And its terrible, not in a good way.  Doh, that .99 gone to the Itunes monster.

Now I’m thinking?  Do I download a couple Bruce Springsteen records?  Some 50s jams?  Or call it a night and leave my iTunes windfall for another night?

OK, good talk.

Go with yourself. 

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I don’t care where to, just far…

Posted in music, tagged , , , , , on December 16, 2010| 1 Comment »

I am having a minor obsession right now with a free Axis and Allies computer simulator I found.

I am a super nerd but if you’re into it: Triple A.

I like the game because it has a First World War variant.  I have always, always wanted to play a Great War strategy game, and even though this game leaves a lot to be desired, it works and I play it late into the night when Coral and Mads are asleep. (if you know of a great and maybe free World War One simulator for Mac… let me know!).

The great joy I am finding to play my nerdy war game late into the night (aside from crushing the Central Powers) is that I get to play a lot of music during my time.

I was inspired by a couple things I’ve ready over the past few days.  One was an article that Ryan sent me.  It as an epic odyssey that a thirty-something is writing about his recollection of 90s grunge and mainstream music.  I like how he is going back and re-listening to all the old albums he used to love as a kid again with fresh ears and the perspective of time.

The other was Jon William’s Top 10 of 2010 list.  He mentioned a couple bands that had records out this year that I used to love, but never listen to anymore.

Deftones?  C’mon, those guys rip and I fell off the band wagon.

Last night while invading France (I flipped it around and played the game as the Central Powers) I fired up the Deftone’s most excellent second record Around the Fur.

The record is an amazing adventure in 90s alt-metal and also the home to one of the best Deftone’s songs in their catalog, “Be Quiet and Drive (Far Away).”

Deftones – “Be Quiet and Drive (Far Away)”

The song is so soothing while also being aggressive.  The juxtaposition is wonderous on the ear. The story of the song is an emotion that I am sure many of us have felt throughout or lives.  I don’t really know what the song is about but to me, its a song about freedom (and girls oddly).

Maybe its the single and album cover?


Such a striking and sexy picture of a girl at a party in Seattle in the mid-90s. I wonder who she is?

The band recorded the album in Seattle and during a party a photographer snapped this shot.  Now this girl’s boobs are on my blog.

The interesting part of this album cover to me… is that it primes the record as a “sexual” experience even though none of the songs are about “sex” in a linear way.  I have always thought of Around the Fur as a sex record or about grils even though it probably really isn’t about either.  Its all because of this image.

The other strong emotional connection I have to the Deftone’s “Be Quiet and Drive” is that a big part of my life from 16 was the roadtrip.

We would constantly take long drives to random places for the sake of the adventure and try somewhere new.  I remember one summer, it was really in vogue to go from breakfast in small towns in the interior.  Hope or Princeton or Spuzzem or Spence’s Bridge.  Somewhere a couple hours out of the city.  We’d leave at some ridiculous hour and head east.  At 6AM-ish we’d stop, get pancakes and caravan home.  Gas also cost like .50 or .60 cents a litre, so you could do shit like that and it only cost a few dollars.

I remember we filmed the trips a few times, I wonder if those tapes live anywhere?  Good times, the song “Be Quiet and Drive” always makes me remember some of those drives.

Chino also looks like my buddy Russ circa 1998.

Go with yourself.

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