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Matthew Ryan should be famous
I don’t know why I ever go without listening to Matthew Ryan for more than a few days. While I don’t full appreciate 100% of his stuff, 90% of it is frickin’ great with at least 50% of it kicking the shite out of anyone else, anywhere. Why am I saying this? Well I was…
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The best post image yet on Slowcoustic, and a t-shirt giveaway!
Shirts…you know how it goes. We all need ’em (some more so than others), so why not have them? They protect you from dangerous UVA/UVB radiation from our ever growing sun, they cover unsightly lesions and they are one half of the requirements to receive service in many retail establishments. But, why not have one…
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Video Post – Sumie’s “All The Ugly”
This one was recommended to me from another artist that I trust, so it can’t be bad can it? That is what I thought. Check the fantastic video for “All The Ugly” from Sumie – and her father made it for her, now that is a pappy you can really get behind! All the ugly…
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Talons’ “Songs for Babes” sees official release!
First blogged about Talons’ lo-fi gem almost a year ago (see here) and I am glad to see what I think is an official release of the album. Serious bedroom folk for the broken hearted. A little bit of reverb, a little bit of piano and a lot of girls from the past. I stand…
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Mumford & Sons – Little Lion Man Video
Can’t wait for the new album from Mumford & Sons due October 5th and entitled “Sigh No More”. For a band that seems to be getting well known, this is in fact their debut album due to multiple previous EP releases (which were all stellar if I may say so). The track isn’t exactly “Slowcoustic”,…
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Here Cometh The Mountain Goats: The Life of the World to Come
All hail the coming of more Darnielle & Co. So the new album from The Mountain Goats “The Life of the World to Come” will be out on October 6th, 2009. No, it isn’t the calling of one who has found the Lord, but 12 songs of lessons learned in life. If you know Darnielle,…
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New/Upcoming Release Listening – The tracks I’m “allowed” to give you edition.
photo stolen from Less Noise More Signal So I am sitting here listening to one of the many iTunes playlists I make (I am a bit of a fiend for this) and while scrobbling to my Last.fm profile I noticed that some tracks are readily available for download. As I consider myself basically an up…
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It’s a Brand New Day. End of an Era. Okay, all I did was quit my job…
What’s happening? Well if anyone follows me or even knows me they will know that I have shed the shackles of corporate world in favour of the private sector – regardless if it is a job that I am not really qualified for, but that is a story for another time. So I thought I…
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Phosphorescent throw back: Black Cab Session version of “Wolves”
Just being unemployed for a few days, so I am at my computer (without corporate network restrictions), so let’s put another post up on the blog!! This song was playing on the drive to work yesterday, knowing it was my last day ‘working for the man’, it just sounded that much better. Honestly it sounded…
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The Black Atlantic’s “Reverence For Fallen Trees” for breakout album of the year?
Introduced and recommended to me from the good folks at The Waiting Room (see them on the blogroll to your right please) – The Black Atlantic are currently on hardcore repeat over here. As soon as you spin it a bit, you will feel the same way I am sure. The Album is Reverence for…
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And now for something completely different… Feral Children!
Just thought I would post something completely different for me – just to show you that I have range. Yeah, I have range… So this song, “Spy/Glass House”, is something I first heard over at Captain Obvious’ blog when he posted the video for this particular track (HERE) and it totally caught me. I can…
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Calgary Concert Alert – Mojave! Tonight: August 25th, 2009
Mojave hit the Calgary Concert alert with their Cross Canada Tour stop right here in Calgary tonight at Dickens Pub (locals can find it HERE). They have hit the roads looking for good folks, good vegan cuisine and now a great show here in Cow-Town (is it okay to say cow-town and Vegan in the…