Osheaga 2010: Even More Additions To The Lineup

Posted on | May 14, 2010 | No Comments

The Latest:

Fran Healy (Travis lead singer)
Galactic w/ Cyril Neville
Ariel
Horse Feathers
K’naan

Had a chance to see Fran Healy‘s show last Fall and it was quite fun.

Just him and Travis band member Andy Dunlop performing songs from the
Travis catalog and telling tales from bygone days.

Here’s how the schedule is shaping up day wise:

Saturday, July 31st:

Arcade Fire
Pavement

The Antlers
Avi Buffalo
Bahamas
Beach House
Cage The Elephant
Jimmy Cliff
Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeroes
Sarah Harmer
Fran Healy
Japandroids
Keane
K’naan
Jamie Lidell
Ingrid Michaelson
The National
Kele Okereke
Robyn
Skip The Use
Stars
The Walkmen

Sunday, August 1st:

Weezer
Devo

Ariel
The Black Keys
Blitzen Trapper
The Cat Empire
Chromeo
Deadmau5
Galactic w/ Cyril Neville
The Gaslight Anthem
Horse Feathers
The John Spencer Blues Explosion
Seu Jorge & Almaz
Ian Kelly
Amanda Mabro
Metric
Ariane Moffatt
The Morning Benders
Owen Pallett
Pawa Up First
Frank Turner
We Are Wolves
Charlie Winston

Obviously, Saturday is the pants creaming worthy day of the festival.

I surely hope they will be smart enough to schedule this so that
there’s no conflict whatsoever in the bands I wanna see. It’s a tall
order.

More will be added and still waiting on the “In The City” schedule to be revealed.

Tickets still can be purchased here.

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Teenage Fanclub Forthcoming Album “Shadows” Out June 8th

Posted on | May 13, 2010 | 2 Comments

Teenage Fanclub
Shadows
June 8, 2010
Merge Records

Tracklist:

01. Sometimes I Don’t Need to Believe in Anything
02. Baby Lee
03. The Fall
04. Into the City
05. Dark Clouds
06. The Past
07. Shock and Awe
08. When I Still Have Thee
09. Live With the Seasons
10. Sweet Days Waiting
11. The Back of My Mind
12. Today Never Ends

Official Website
MySpace
Facebook
Twitter

What kind of Power Pop aficionado can I claim to be when I forget to
write about one of the genres biggest band and their new release?

A lousy one that’s who.

Last month, it was announced that my favorite Glaswegians were
releasing their 9th studio album titled “Shadows” June 8th on
Merge Records. Album — > pre-order.

At the core of the group, partners in crime (the 3 Amigos if you will)
Norman Blake, Gerard Love and Raymond McGinley are back at it after
their last release 2005’s “Man-Made”.

I discovered The Fannies through their 5th and IMHO their best album
1995’s “Grand Prix” where this gem of a song appeared:

Teenage Fanclub – “Sparky’s Dream”

3 Minutes and 17 seconds.

Everything i love about them was encapsulated in that short spurt of
musical greatness. Jangly guitars, sweet harmonies and killer hooks.

Can’t say the follow up albums to “Grand Prix” have had quite the same
impact on me but they’ve always churned out quality music over quantity
and their songwriting skills have stayed pretty much intact throughout.

“Shadows” first single “Baby Lee” is being offered as a free download:

( MP3 ) Teenage Fanclub – “Baby Lee”

It will be available as a 7″ vinyl and download on May 24th. The vinyl’s
flipside will have a new Gerard Love song titled “Secret Heart”.

A tour of North America is in the works for September and should be
announced shortly.

The one and only time I had the pleasure of seeing them live was back
in 1997 when they opened for Radiohead on their OK Computer tour.

Suffice it to say that this show is in my all-time top 5.

I am praying to the mighty Power Pop gods that Montreal will
be on their schedule this time around.

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MVs Collection #16

Posted on | May 10, 2010 | No Comments

M.I.A. – “Born Free” ( NSFW )

Ginger kids being rounded up by a jacked up U.S. SWAT team driven to an
undisclosed desert camp to be severely dealt with. It’s the feel good
(and Cartman approved) video of spring 2010. Directed by Romain Gavras.

This Digital Hardcore influenced single may or may not appear on M.I.A.‘s
third album titled /\/\/\Y/\ (Maya) set to be released July 13th.

LCD Soundsystem – “Drunk Girls”

Mayhem and anarchy reigns in this video where the LCD crew are being manhandled
and F’ed with by dudes wearing Panda costumes. Directed by Spike Jonze & James Murphy.

Their third album “This Is Happening” comes out May 18th.

They shall be in Montreal May 24th @ the Metropolis. — > Tickets

The Chemical Brothers – “Swoon”

Colorful, trippy silhouettes just walking around, doin’ their thang.

Directed by Adam Smith & Marcus Lyall.

This first single is off their new album “Further” dropping on tha 14th of June.

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Videos: My Brightest Diamond @ Il Motore (05. 03. 2010)

Posted on | May 4, 2010 | No Comments

Always a treat to catch My Brightest Diamond (aka Shara Worden) when she
comes to town.

Last time I saw her was back in December 2008 @ Le Poisson Rouge in NYC
with a full band backing her up.

This time around, she came here all by her lonesome and very preggers.

We got treated to songs from both albums (2006’s “Bring Me The Workhorse”
and 2008’s “A Thousand Shark’s Teeth”) but also a few new songs she’s
been working on.

One was a really sweet song about her Grandfather’s courtship of his
future wife, and one was the song I captured on video titled
“Everything Is In Line”.

It’s peppy, catchy as hell melody has not left my noggin since last night.

My Brightest Diamond – “Everything Is In Line”

My Brightest Diamond – “Inside A Boy”

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AGDFA 114

Posted on | May 3, 2010 | No Comments

80 mins : 29 secs | 55.2 mb

Cursed Arrows “Superspecies” ( noyes records )
Telepathic High Five [ amazon ]
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Renegades “Home” ( independent release )
Renegades 2 EP [ amazon ]
website | myspace | facebook

The Futureheads “Bricks And Stones” ( dovecote records )
The Chaos [ amazon ]
website | myspace | facebook

The Joy Formidable “Popinjay” ( draca records )
Popinjay (Single) [ amazon ]
website | myspace | facebook

James “Ten Below” ( mercury records )
The Night Before EP [ amazon ]
website | myspace | facebook

Caribou “Kaili” ( merge records )
Swim [ amazon ]
website | myspace | facebook

Body Language “New Day” ( moodgadget records )
Speaks EP [ amazon ]
website | myspace | facebook

Small Black “Despicable Dogs” ( jagjaguwar )
Small Black EP [ amazon ]
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Crystal Castles “Year Of Silence” ( fiction records )
Crystal Castles ( II ) [ amazon ]
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Shad “Yaa I Get It” ( black box recordings )
TSOL [ amazon ]
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Arrested Development “La La La” ( vagabond records )
Strong [ amazon ]
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Donwill “Championship Vinyl” ( interdependent media )
Don Cusack In High Fidelity [ amazon ]
website | myspace | facebook

Freelance Whales “Generator ^ First Floor” ( frenchkiss records )
Weathervanes [ amazon ]
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Mumford & Sons “I Gave You All” ( glassnote records )
Sigh No More [ amazon ]
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The Morning Benders “Stiches” ( rough trade )
Big Echo [ amazon ]
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Timber Timbre “I Get Low” ( arts & crafts )
Timber Timbre [ amazon ]
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The Amazing Broken Man “New Year Son” ( independent release )
Lullabies For Western Babies EP [ free download ]
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Aqualung “Magnetic North” ( verve forecast )
Magnetic North [ amazon ]
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