Friday night
Another no-brainer this week, new Metric released this month. I know a few peeps who will like this one. There is an acoustic version by Emily Haines and James Shaw…
music
All the girls at this party are into drama and Ginsberg and lemon lime Bacardi
In lieu of substantive new content (busy busy bastard, etc), here is matttbastard’s top-ten-of-the-moment list, culled from my ever-expanding Bandcamp Discoveries board on Pinterest (yes, Pinterest — shaddap): 1. Hookworms…
Friday night
New Dragonette that you will probably hear alllll summer. A good remix of it here that makes it a lot less fluffy and poppy. Have a good night!
RIP MCA – Saying Goodbye to a Beastie Boy
On this day, May 4th, 2012, the world was given the news that founding member of the Beastie Boys, Adam (MCA) Yauch, passed away after his long battle at the…
Gimme a L!
Hey! I got a letter! Cool! No one ever sends me letters anymore… now, let me see what’s… um… WTF???? Since this is a day that where the word “letter”…
pete fornatale, 1945-2012
Pete Fornatale, a pioneer of rock radio, died this week at the too-young age of 66. I learned so much from Pete! Like many people, I especially loved his Sunday…
Finlandia
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VikiLeaks30: A Little Deserved Contempt
I enjoyed all three of the videos that play in succession on this CTV page. Kady live blogging in the background is amusing. I supposed most people get funny facial…
Music Monday: Paper Doll by Stef Lang
Stef Lang takes the uprising of women internationally against the pressure that consumer culture creates for young women (and undoubtedly for young men as well) to the pop scene with…
Friday night
A no-brainer tonight, new Deadmau5 just released today, very nice! A vocal track, it’s melodic, upbeat, what more could a Deadmau5 fan ask for? Have a good night!
Three second rule for the wandering eye
The lyrics in this video are bad, really bad. The stats on YouTube since April 5: 14 468 views, 1 430 dislikes and 465 likes. But the “Three Second Rule”…
levon helm, 1940-2012
We love you, Levon.
The Lonely Old Man and his Music
When I was in university I used to volunteer once a week at a nursing home in Montreal’s East End. Sébastien used to play the piano and sing French songs,…
Ravi Shanker Sitar Music and Spirituality
Does certain music appeal to spirituality in humans? I don’t know but a lot has been written on it. Ravi Shanker of India is well-known for his Sitar music which…
Friday night
A big new remix of “The Naked and Famous.” I don’t know which one I like better. What else…have also been listening to Foo Fighters this week, this is a…
#FF – Music Review – Bahamas "Barchords"
So, we’ve been doing a lot of politics lately, budget season tends to do that to me, but I promised diversity of content, and dammit, I will deliver!I’ve decided that…
OK Go – Needing/Getting
A little something to cleanse your brain of all this political stuff. – srbp –
Bit Torrent Links
I’m downloading the latest Ubuntu Linux OS to try it out. It’s a free alternative to Windows, and comes in very handy if Windows ever quits working (for one of…
Friday night
Madonna at Easter, such an obvious choice, come on. How can you not like that girl, still going strong, with her ear to the ground on what’s new and so…