Category: Ramblings
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Album to look forward to: Weinland – “Breaks In The Sun”
Upcoming on April 21st, 2009 – Badman Recording Company is releasing the next album from Weinland called “Breaks In The Sun”. If you are familiar with Weinland, you will know it will be an album of rich textrure and at times ethereal acoustic melodies. Believe me, it is that good. If by chance you find…
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Arrgh – Beirut or Heartless Bastards?
First Corner: Beirut “My Night With The Prostitute From Marseille” (mp3) from “March of the Zapotec & Realpeople: Holland” (Pompeii Records) More On This Album Opposite Corner: Heartless Bastards “The Mountain” (mp3) from “The Mountain” (Fat Possum Records) I am undecided at the moment for my song of the week and I had to post…
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Is anybody actually Canadian anymore?
You all want to know where I am from…well I am from Canada. Well, not this Canada, but ya know. Canada “Beige Stationwagon” (mp3) from “This Cursed House” “Hexenhaus” (mp3) from “This Cursed House” “Record Function” (mp3) from “This Cursed House” (Quite Scientific Records) More On This Album Description The Arcade Fire shows up at…
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Pitchfork ain’t all that bad, I guess
If you have been following my posts this weekend, you will have noticed a flurry of posts and music. Yes, I was left alone all day yesterday and mostly today, so I have been raging all across the internets and posting at will. This brings me to Pitchfork. I do tend to visit Pitchfork on…
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THE SOUND OF PERFECTION?
JUST DON’T GET IT. I mean the “My Girls” track is kinda catchy, but we need to be real here. I will listen to it again, but I just gotta say….let’s all just settle down a bit. ~Smansmith
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Disease of the 2000’s – “Blogger Crossover”
I wanted to touch on something that I am sure is discussed many times in the new era of Blogging. The unfortunate, or not so unfortunate flare up of “Blogger Crossover”. What I mean is when you see the same artist, song or whatever blogged by a million bloggers at the same time. For us…
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New on the ‘Nets this Week
So glad it is the weekend this time. Long week (in my mind at least) and I just want to relax, maybe listen to some music, surf the net and possibly (re: most likely) enjoy a couple of pints of Canadian lager. Just sounds like a great weekend to me. Let’s see what went on…
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Essentials Sneak Peak – J. Tillman
Just received my DVD of “Isle Land”, the 4 track DVD EP from J. Tillman. Dark, acoustic and perfect. So then, I just had to put a sneak peak on the Essentials Series next “victim”. J. Tillman is most likely my “favourite” artist. This is what I may say if found strapped to a chair,…
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Black Cab Sessions – Revisited
We all know that I love (and I mean love, honour and respect till death we do part) the Black Cab Sessions. It always brings a smile to my face and a great tune to my ears. They get some serious talent, do great recordings and you get a glimpse of some the artists in…
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Friday Quickies – Jive White Boy’s “Knives That Stab Your Face”
Other than the title of this post sounding wrong or completely wrong and even possibly disturbingly wrong – here we are with a quick Friday post with that great title! I have to apologize to the JWB himself that this is not a full treatment of Slowcoustic love, but I will make it up and…
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Slowcoustic Essentials – Jason Molina
Jason Molina. The man of many faces (or identities at least) in the realm of what many might call “indie” music. He just might be the “essential of essentials” for the type of music I love. Whether he is Magnolia Electric Co., Songs: Ohia or even just Jason Molina…this guy should be a staple in…
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Have a Slowcoustic New Year!
So nothing to post today as it is December 31st and I need to try and entertain the wife while not spending more than my mortgage payment and not end up being disappointed regardless. You know what this means….take out and a movie!! Seriously, have a great New Year and all the best in the…