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Monthly Archives: August 2006
Shiny
The Raconteurs with Bob Dylan
I Left My Data Packet In El Segundo
Cell Snaps
In mourning the death of my Motorola V551m (Much Music Edition), I thought I would upload some of the images it captured over the last couple years.
I also have a dead Palm Zire 71 that I have to upload a tribute to.
I Saturate Your Face With The Mega-Dumb Reverb
Edan is in town. He will be playing at The Attic tonight…around 1 AM (technically Saturday, but you get the drift). There will be some other rapness, but I am mainly interested in catching this Boston-based Jewish-American alternative rapper live. Some might say it is a Sure Thing, but for some reason it is not (did get a photo though). I originally heard Edan via Skratch Bastid‘s first mix CD. The track was “Mic Manipulator” and it was an easy sell after hearing the piano. It took me over a year to get my hands on his latest called Beauty and the Beat…it was a test of will to not resort to file-sharing, but it eventually popped up on iTunes.
Rewind to 2002 for my Best Hip-Hop Albums of the Year. J-Live also came to town a couple times since then and Atmosphere is playing here in September.
Watch Me Now
It looks like I am playing a small part in the death of the watch.
The Pen Is Mightier
It looks like the Paper Garden in Barrington Place is going out of business. Why should you care? How about 50% off Fisher Space Pens! If you are thinking about those pens that NASA spent millions on to write in space when the Russians just used a pencil, you would be wrong. But they are still pretty neat.
On a related note, you may recall last year (ha!), when I attempted to purchase a pen from the Paper Garden I was given about as much help as you would expect from a big chain store. Of course, when you are going under…all boycotts are null and void.
Where’s the Viral Video?
SoaP
Windom Earle @ Sappy Fest
Spinest Worksong
Episode 68 reveals that the Spine Radio Podcast (hosted by Steve, Jeannine and Tanya…and recently snagged by CKDU) has gotten bitten by the Windom Earle bug.
“The best find at the Sappy Music Fest…blew me away.” -Steve Dinn (August 2006)
Plugcast
The Windom Earle Podcast got a verbal nod on the Canadian Podcast Buffet. A little anti-climatic…kind of like hearing your name during the school announcements for coming in 13th at the National Grammar Rodeo.
Bad Posture
Windom at the Movies
Latter Daze [YouTube] by Andrew Bush featuring “Ted Nugent” by Windom Earle
Bonus: Windom Earle’s “Kitten Vs. Pegasus” is rumoured to be included in the soundtrack to the upcoming mid-sized Mark Palermo epic Later That Stevening.
A Downhome Halifax Locals Postin’ Frenzy
I was looking up something for a future post and came across these random things (and proceeded to shove them down the throats of the locals):
Complaint Department
I am currently entrenched in Shane and Tom’s Squeezebox (coming straight outta Windsor) archives…I will get a more detailed review later, but I thought I would post two great complaint letters:
It’s Official
Crocs are a don’t.
A Good Use of the Lord’s Time
“It’s asking God to help you while you’re surfing,” the Lake Echo youngster said with a laugh, adding she’s looking forward to “trying to get up on the board and not fall.”
Worship on the waves: Retreat will mix beach and Bible | Halifax Herald
Fun With The Cerebral Cortex
Demi Less
Sometimes I feel like my sense of humour is wasted in the online world.
Kinky
Bloghorn Leghorn
Must Be Stopped
Are You Sirius?
More Windom Earle news…
- Played at 8:00 AM on CBC Radio 3′s Sirus station.
- Bad translation of a PÖP QUÃZ that appeared in Montreal’s Voir.
- A review of Sharp Like Knives & Windom Earle at Broken City- July 11, 2006 (Kerf Music in Calgary)
Calgary got a taste of east coast punk and newwave music last night as Halifax based Sharp Like Knives and Windom Earle hammered out songs like demons at Broken City. Windom Earle opened to the few in attendance – maybe because Calgary was having a hangover from the first weekend of stampede, but they sure did a good job at making those present enjoy the music. The three man band of Stephan Macleod on guitar, Greg Boone on bass and Matt Packman on the Moog synthesizer , Boone and Packman being also members of SLK, played their techno-newwave beats with determination. The Moog synthesizer was interestingly maneuvered, not to mention the way it rocked back and forth on stage. Their gig ended with Macleod exploding with a solo rendition of Footloose. I’m sure all enjoyed it. Sharp Like Knives (Paul Hammond, Mark Gillis, Adam Seward, Matt Packman and Greg Boone) delivered a high energy punk performance, not only musically, but also on stage. The sweat off their foreheads was testimony of that. As more people were trickling into the venue, the dance floor was slowly filling up, and SLK were sure able to make them dance, and even mosh a little bit. Theses days, there are many ways to characterize a music genre. SLK could be playing dance-punk, punk-rock, hardcore or anything in between, but Paul Hammond refers to it simply as punk. Think of Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, mixed with ELP. Add more speed. Both bands will be doing a loop through Vancouver, then will be back in Calgary on July 16 at Weeds Cafe. This is great opportunity to cap up your stampede partying with a taste of east dance-punk, or simply punk. Check em out!