I awoke this morning to a find a new track from Modest Mouse in my inbox, and Tom Watson with the 54-hole lead at the British Open on my TV; It felt like a strange summertime Christmas morning where someone decided to put old home movies on. If that ridiculously good simile didn’t make sense to anyone, let [...]
Coming to us from Seattle, Aqueduct is an indie-pop band that initially consisted of one member, David Terry, creating and producing music in his bedroom. Currently consisting of four members, the band has played with several Seattle-based heavyweights including United State of Electronica, Modest Mouse, and Death Cab for Cutie. Growing Up With GNR is a single [...]
After spending the weekend in the Kootenays, golfing in +15 weather, I was forced to return to the blizzardy goodness that is Calgary in April. Fortunately, once I regained a cell phone signal, I had a text waiting for me, telling me to check out The Cribs; the indie-rock/post-punk band did well to soften the blow. Mirror Kissers [...]
The first post of the week is coming a day late today. This has a lot to do with the amount of beer I drank at the Calgary Flames/Montreal Canadiens game last night. If anyone is wondering, my Flames won 6-2. After a day full of glasses of water and very slow movements, I’m ready [...]
Today’s tune comes from the Canadian indie-pop/rock group Stars, and is a new take on the classic Smiths song This Charming Man. Written by Johnny Marr (Currently with Modest Mouse) and Morrissey, This Charming Man would hit #1 on the UK Indie Chart. Stars took a run at the track on their first album Nightsongs released in [...]
Joanna Newsom is a classical/folk singer/songwriter from California who brings an extremely unique quality to her music, with the use of Celtic harp. At the start of her career, she toured with one of my favourite artists, Devendra Banhart, and made her self known across the UK.
This song is one of Joanna’s singles from her [...]
The Dudes are another band who are local to me here in Calgary. The indie rock band was formed in Calgary in 1996 and have been compared by critics to Modest Mouse. I was fortunate enough to catch one of their shows at the Hi-Fi club a few years back. Do the Right Thing is a single [...]
Trailer Trash was the song that introduced me to Modest Mouse about 8 years ago, and remains one of my favorite Modest Mouse numbers. From what I can remember, a friend of mine left a burnt CD that contained this masterpiece in an old 89 Honda Accord I used to rock. I don’t communicate with the friend very [...]
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