Harmonic Phonic

It's official, I'm buying a harmonica. Just a note of warning, once you place a bid on an eBay item, there's no turning back. I know I have 2 already, but my dad made the mistake of giving them to me to "play" with when I was a wee one, and they've somehow disappeared into old boxes of stuffed animals & such... Anywho, I've been a bit lazy with the posting lately because believe it or not, I have a bunch of stuff to do even though I'm unemployed. Like practice my guitar whilst singing songs in french. And randomly buying harmonicas on eBay. Being musical is hard, but someone in my house has got to do it. And my cat wailing at 3am does NOT count.

Okayokay I'll try to get around to posting some new stuff soon, but until then you get a taste of my new musical instrument.

City and Colour - Body in a Box
The Beatles - Love Me Do
The Romantics - What I Like About You

City and Colour, Vids! Yay!

So I was pretty happy to hear that at Massey Hall, they don't mind if you bring in cameras, as long as you don't use your flash. I started filming "Waiting", but I had to put the camera down to partake in singing along, so that clip turned to crap. But I did get a few decent videos, so here they are! Oh P.S., show was amaaazing. It seemed like it went by so fast though; I could listen to Dallas for hours.

Julie Doiron - Spill Yer Lungs (Clip)

Through this entire set, I had no idea who this girl was. I'd never heard of her before, but it didn't take much for me to become a fan. She's an awesome musician, and just so down to earth and real. Love her!
Myspace: Julie Doiron

Sometimes (I Wish)

*NEW* Untitled Song (Clip)

Yay a new song! I love it already.

So all in all this concert was rad-tastic, for lack of a real better word, and I wish it lasted longer. If you're a fan of Dallas Green, I highly suggest you check out one of his concerts. His musical ability tends to just blow me away, especially when he has the one-man+three-intruments show going on, featuring his guitar, harmonica, and that ridiculous voice of his. (And when I say ridiculous I mean amazing!)

City and Colour!

Eeek! Okay, sorry to disappoint but I won't be putting up any tunage today. I've gotta get all dolled up to see City&Colour tonight @ Massey Hall! Super stoked! I'm not sure about their policy on cameras, but either way I'm snagging a few pics & vids if I can. Shall put 'em tomorrow when/if i get the time. Cheers! *dances away excitedly*

Major Tom's Got His Dancing Shoes On

I'm just doing a quick little post today to share some songs I've recently discovered. They're all under the umbrella genre of "dance", and they certainly get me tapping my toes.

1. Techno Rock - Heiko & Maiko
(from the So You Think You Can Dance auditions)
Myspace: Heiko & Maiko

2. The Prodigy - Warrior's Dance
Myspace: The Prodigy

3. Shiny Toy Guns - Major Tom (Cover)
(featured in the new Lincoln commercial)
Myspace: Shiny Toy Guns

Mystery Men

So a few months back I was listening to good ol' Last.fm radio, when I came across an artist by the name of Gena. I liked the tunes, and lucky for me a few were up for free download. I kind of just forgot about the music, until I logged in one day and under the "Free Downloads Recommended For You" section, there were a whole whack of songs by this "Gena". So I downloaded all the songs, and decided to take a gander at the artist's profile. Not much there, except for 2 pictures, 2 albums, and not even one comment. So I typed the name in Myspace to see if anything came up. Nada. So who is this mystery person/band/possible robot? I can tell you I honestly don't know, but what I do know is that I like the tunage, so I'm givin' ya Gena's debut album, Mister. It sounds like DIY garage-punk, so if you're in the mood take 'er for a spin:



1. Free Market Fight Song
2. Safety Nowhere
3. Bald and Sexy
4. Scenery
5. Feet Don't Follow
6. Goin' AWOL
7. Hand In Hand
8. Something to Starve For
9. Vulture Gourmet
10. In Good Company
11. Elegy
12. 24 Hours in Warrenton

Oh whaddaya know, in the time frame of me posting this, I dug up their dirt. Those sneaky bastards! Looks to me as if they're on a slight hiatus.
Myspace: Gena
Last.fm: Erick Bouestead, aka sneaky bandmember

DJ Won't You Mix My Song?

Hoorah for DJ mixtapes! If you're planning on having a party anytime soon, you can pretend to show off your "DJ" skills with these mixtapes. Only I'll know your little secret ;)

1. VNDLSM - Goods & Services The Mixtape
Last.fm: VNDLSM (These guys are Canadian!)

2. Spenza - Kwik Snax Mix
Myspace: Spenza

3. DJ Drastik - MSTRKRFT Mini Mix
Myspace: Drastik

Mash It Up/Mix It Up

Chyeah lots of playlists and mixtapes late-uh-lee. I feel like dancing today so, time for some good beats. And just because it's a playlist/mixtape I'm throwing in Brand New - Mix Tape for shites and/or giggles.

1. Evermore - Hey Boys and Girls (Diamondcut Remix)
2. Bloc Party - Two More Years (MSTRKRFT Remix)
3. Crystal Castles vs. Klaxons - Atlantis to Interzone
4. DJ Shmolli - Genesis Zero (Justice vs. Smashing Pumpkins)
5. MGMT - Electric Feel (Justice Remix)
6. Lets Go to War - The Life We Live (DJ Barletta Remix)
7. Ham Burgaz - One Minute to Midnight (Kryptonite Dub)
8. Party Ben -Live Your Life Punk (T.I. vs. Vampire Weekend)
9. Wu-Tang Clan - C.R.E.A.M. (Daze of Thunder Banger Remix)
10. The Clash - Train In Vain (DiscoTech Remix)
11. Lykke Li - Little Bit (CSS Remix)
12. The Hood Internet - Comfortable Up Here (Lil Wayne vs. Royksopp)
13. The Klaxons - Golden Skans (Switch Remix)
14. Lenny Kravitz - Let Love Rule (Justice Remix)
15. Metric - Monster Hospital (MSTRKRFT Remix)
16. Muscles - Sweaty (Shazam Remix)
17. Lobsterdust - Midnight Star (Oasis vs. The Chemical Brothers)
18. One EskimO - Givin' Up (Don Diablo Remix)
19. Ratatat - Mirando (Yacht Remix)
20. Notorious B.I.G. - Party and Bullshit (Ratatat Remix)
21. Yo Majesty - Club Action (Hatchmatik Midnight Juggernauts Remix)
22. New Young Pony Club - Get Lucky (MSTRKRFT Remix)

Get on your dancing shoes, fool!

Spontaneous Is Right

I am in such a chill mood right now, listening to copius amounts of tunage. And I love this song so I'm putting it up before I forget about it and it gets lost in the musical archives of my mind.

Random - Spontaneous Devotion

Yeah, he's actually called Random. It's like this music was meant to be listened to by me, right now, in this moment. Enjoy!

Myspace: Random

Summer & Sunshine

Hooow ironic, on the day where I decide to make a post related to sunshine, it's cloudy out. Buuut it's been gorgeous the last couple of days, so I decided to make a suntastic post featuring summer/sun related songs, or at least with songs that have either of the words in their titles. You may need a cool glass of water when listening to these hot songs! Yiiikes, do I ever need to lay off the cheese...

1. Bedouin Soundclash - Until We Burn In the Sun
2. Yacht - The Summer Song
3. The Rentals - My Summer Girl
4. Atmosphere - Sunshine
5. Bob Marley - Sun Is Shining
6. The Eagles - Tequila Sunrise (Live)
7. Rancid - California Sun
8. Brusi - Sixty-three Sunsets
9. Empire of the Sun - Walking On a Dream
(okay it kind of doesn't count, but I just love this song!)
10. A.F.I. - Summer Shudder
11. The Secret Handshake - Summer of '98 (Bloody Beetroots Remix)
12. The Elms - Hey Hey
(definitely doesn't count, but it just sounds so summery!)

Which reminds me, I really need to obtain the track Summertime by Will Smith. May just make my life. Or at least my day. Summa summa summa tiiime la dee daa...

Playlist, Oh Playlist

It could be the fact that I'm pooched & feeling lazy at the moment, orrr that my brain just isn't working fabulously right now, but I couldn't think of just one thing I wanted to put up today. So here's where we get to a random playlist! Something for everyone here...I hope!

1. Hostage Life - This Song Was Written By a Committee
2. The Envy - Don't Let Go
3. We Are Wolves - Coconut Night
4. The Scene Aesthetic - Beauty in the Breakdown
5. The Creepshow - Rue Morgue Radio
6. The Flatliners - Fred's Got Slacks
7. Propaghandi - Hate, Myth, Muscle, Etiquette
8. Dead and Divine - To the Moon and Back Babe
9. Taking Back Sunday - Sink Into Me
10. Madina Lake - Never Take Us Alive
11. The Gay Blades - Hey She Say
12. Tamarama - Sunday Morning
13. The Films - Belt Loops
14. illScarlett - OneA
15. Cheap Trick - In the Street
16. Josh Freese - I Don't Think Thats Okay
17. Muse - Knights of Cydonia
18. Bloc Party - Flux
19. Band of Horses - Noones Gonna Love You
20. USS - Porno Star Trek
21. We Are the Take - Montreal Love Song
22. Ben's Brother - Stuttering
23. Mobile - Hit the Floor
24. Holy Fuck - Choppers
25. And just to make it even, I wanted to add Viking's April Mix Tape to the mix 'cause it's just sooo good, and it gets ya on your feet. Alas, it would take about 5 years for me to upload it, so if you're interested you can get it here on his Myspace.

Cheers!

Atlantis EP City

In uploading the Dancing With Paris demo, I remembered another band who I had seen at a show in February; Kingdoms. These guys had a free upload of their Atlantis EP, so download it I did and here it is:

1. Pyramids
2. Catharsis
3. Telegraph Static
4. Atlantis
5. La Serena

Myspace: Kingdoms

Let's Go to Paris

Back in January, I went to a Speak of the Devil show at the Kathedral with a few of the res boys, and for some reason this one band's name stuck in my head. Their name was Dancing With Paris, so I decided to check out their Myspace to gain any recollection of why I remembered them so well. Lo and behold, they put up their demo to download for free. These guys are from Toronto, and I'd say their music is in between the genres of Being-Angry-Enough-to-Scream-At-Inanimate-Objects and Throwing-Copius-Amounts-of-Heavy-Things-At-Walls. They encouraged me to pass the demo around, so if you're into the hardcore/experimental-esque scene check 'er out:


1. Dirty 40's
2. There's No Mercy in War
3. Hardcore Like Bruce Willis
4. Witch Hunt
5. Bled Dry

Myspace: Dancing With Paris

International Superhits

Okay, so I know I'm a little late here considering Green Day released their new album, 21st Century Breakdown on Friday, but I thought I'd pay a little homage to their past by giving you their greatest hits. Keep in mind that this album was released a couple years before American Idiot came out, so you won't be finding Boulevard of Broken Dreams here. Good Riddance definitely makes up for it though.


1. Maria
2. Poprocks and Coke
3. Longview
4. Welcome to Paradise
5. Basket Case
6. When I Come Around
7. She
8. J.A.R. (Jason Andrew Relva)
9. Geek Stink Breath
10. Brain Stew
11. Jaded
12. Walking Contradiction
13. Stuck With Me
14. Hitchin' A Ride
15. Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)
16. Redundant
17. Nice Guys Finish Last
18. Minority
19. Warning
20. Waiting
21. Macy's Day Parade

Get Punked Pumped!

Hokay, summer is fast approaching and because of all the gorgeous weather we've been having I'm just super stoked pretty much everyday. The coffee I'm currently drinking could also be a culprit in my new found energy...but anywho, awhile back when I discovered iTunes was mucho better than Piece-of-Crap Realplayer, I started categorizing some songs into certain playlists. I made one called Get Pumped (no lie) and it's my go-to playlist for when I'm getting ready for a party or when I just want to, well, get pumped. So here are a bunch of my fave songs from that list for you to get stoked on yourselves. Chyeah, here we go:

*Note*: From here on out, I'm gunna put up songs with the name of the band first, just so all y'all don't get confused.
1. The Gaslight Anthem - We're Getting a Divorce, You Keep the Diner
(I'll make a separate post later just for these guys, 'cause they're super)
2. A Wilhelm Scream - Me vs. Morrissey In the Pretentiousness Contest
3. Saves the Day - The End
4. Ratatat - Seventeen Years
5. Strike Anywhere - You're Fired
6. The Loved Ones - Jane
7. Social Code - Whisper to a Scream (Birds Fly)
8. Dillinger Four - Doublewhiskeycokenoice
9. Rancid - Timebomb
10. A Day to Remember - The Downfall For Us All
11. The Flatliners - This Respirator
12. Modern Life is War - D.E.A.D.R.A.M.O.N.E.S.
13. Audiobytes for Autobots - Learn Sometimes
14. Beastie Boys - Intergalactic
15. Andrew WK - Party Hard
16. Fight Paris - Destroyer
17. Iggy Pop & the Stooges - Search and Destroy
18. NOFX - Drugs are Good
19. Aspirations - Get Fucked
20. USS - Laces Out
21. None More Black - Everyday Balloons
22. Alexisonfire - No Transitory
23. Allister - Overrated
24. Big D and the Kids Table - Bender
25. Cancer Bats - French Immersion

These songs are generally in the ska/punk/alternative genres, so I'll do another post for my dance-y type "get pumped" songs. Until then, cheers!

This Music is the Bomb

Alrightalright so here we get to one of my fave ska/punk-esque bands, Bomb the Music Industry. These guys like to say on their Myspace that they're from "part New York, part Georgia, part party". This is partly why they caught my eye a few months back, and also because of their quirky song titles such as "Ready...Set...No!!!" and "Does Your Face Hurt? No? 'Cause it's Killing Me!" Not only do these guys put a little hilarity into their song titles, they bring some kick-ass music to the table that gets me super pumped. So without further ado, I give you Bomb the Music Industry!
(In mp3 format).

Bomb the Music Industry - Ready...Set...No!!!
Bomb the Music Industry - Does Your Face Hurt? No? 'Cause It's Killing Me!
Bomb the Music Industry - I Don't Love You Anymore
Bomb the Music Industry - I'm Too Cooooool For Music
Bomb the Music Industry - Free Bird Free Bird

If you like these songs, they have all their full albums up for download on their Myspace.

Get pumped!

Dat New New

New layout! I go back to highschool in saying the phrase "w00t". I know it turned out super girly, but it's just a little more organized, and I ♥ it. This is just a quick post, but in honour of my new layout, I have a song called Dat New New for ya. I've got my speakers plugged in and am currently gettin' my dance on to it, so if you're looking for a good beat check it:

Dat New New (Viking Remix) - Kid Cudi

Ohoh, photo for my title is from Deviant Art, by Frenzyy.
Kid Cudi on myspace, Viking on myspace.

Cheers!

Don't Skip That Commercial!

So I was diggin' through the internet to find a song from a Ritz commercial (which I tend to do a lot; commercials just have such good music!) and I winded up finding a different song from an older commercial from about a year ago. It was called "When I Go" and it's by Slow Club, a folk-pop duo from England. It's just so darn cute, so give 'er a listen!

When I Go - Slow Club

It got me to thinking; in the past I've found a lot of really good songs just by not changing channels on my TV when commercials come up. Here are some other good 'uns I've found over the years:

Sleepy Head - Passion Pit
(game console commercial? I think? hmm...)
Yours to Keep - Teddybears Stockholm
(Virgin Mobile commercial)
We Are Your Friends - Justice
(VM again, they tend to have really good songs)
Fashion Rules - Chicks On Speed
(Telus commercial, good tunes too)
Trouble is a Friend - Lenka
(don't remember where I found this but it was recent)
Around the Bend - The Asteroids Galaxy Tour
(again, don't remember)

-sigh- I'm sure there are alot more on my iTunes but I think I'm gunna take a brake on sifting through my thooousands of songs aha. Cheers on future channel surfing!

On the Downlowload

I thought it might be beneficial to explain how to download the songs I post, so the following are the steps to downloading songs:

1. Right click on the song's link, and choose "Save Link As".
2. Just to make things easier, save the file to your desktop.
3. Once the file has downloaded, you can organize further by placing in it a new folder. I made a folder for all my downloaded music files and named it "New Music".
4. You're dunzo!

I Love Science!

So there's this little band called We Are Scientists, and I happen to be in love with them. They're an indie band from Brooklyn, New York and I first heard one of their songs on the movie Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist (which I also ♥♥♥!). The song was called After Hours, and I have it here below if you feel the urge to check 'em out:

We Are Scientists - After Hours

What the heck, give these a listen too!

We Are Scientists - The Great Escape (I sometimes dance around to this in my undies, shh don't tell!)
We Are Scientists - Can't Lose

I'll try to put up a myspace link for the bands I blog about as well just to make life a little easier on us all; We Are Scientists.

Happy listening!

Cover Me Up.

Alrightalrightalright, so I fiiinally started my music blog. Still don't know how to add music, but I'll get there -sigh-. So in the last couple months or so, I was sort of bombarded with covers of songs, mainly performed by more hardcore/alternative-esque type bands. And funny story, the majority of these covers are either of hip-hop or rap songs. Go figure, is the new Crunk n' B, Crunk n' ... Metal? If so, I could totally see it. Just yesterday a good friend of mine sent me a song by a band called Skindred whom I'd never heard of before, & they have this whole reggae-metal thing going for them. Sound like your cup of tea? Check out their cover of Electric Avenue here.

So moving along with this whole covers deal, here's my list of the top 5 pop/hip-hop/rap covers by bands of a complete opposite genre: *Update*: Fiiinally figured out the mp3 thing, so I've added the actual audio files for your musical enjoyment!

1. Still Fly - The Devil Wears Prada
2. Swing - Miss May I
3. Toxic - A Static Lullaby
4. Notorious Thugs - Scary Kids Scaring Kids
5. Put Yo Hood Up - Set Your Goals

Now granted these songs may not be amazing, but they can definitely get a laugh or two outta me. If you're interested, check out the album Punk Goes Crunk here.