Playlist

A playlist to get your long weekend going, and to keep it going right:

Thunderheist - Jerk It
Rye Rye ft. MIA – Bang
Late Of the Pier – Bathroom Gurgle
Friendly Fires – Jump In the Pool
Empire of the Sun – Walking On A Dream
The Gossip – Heavy Cross
Kid Cudi ft. Common, Kanye & Lady Gaga- Make Her Say
Lioness - You’re My Heart


Also, for those heading to the east coast for a kitchen party this weekend (and of course making a stop at Lower Deck for a lil' Signall Hill) this one's for you:
Trews- Poor Old Broken Hearted Me
John Denver - Country Roads Take Me Home
Dubliner's - Finnagan's Wake
Paul McCartney - Band on the Run
Stealers Wheel - Stuck in the Middle With You
Signal Hill - Barrett's Privateers

Playlist

Stumbled upon this Youtube Channel: WikiChart and its fairly safe so say that I’m loving his music recommendations, which consist of a great mix of dance music and slow jams. Some of the highlights for me:


Cage the Elephant - Aint No Rest For the Wicked
Yacht – Psychic City

The Lytics – Big City Soundgirl

Kasabian

What a beautiful rendition of this song. Performed live by Kasabian in the House Home Club in London, UK.

Live Lounge

Treat of the week (remember those from McDonalds? How amazing where they?)
BBC Radio 1 puts on this kick ass series with the artists that come through - they ask them to perform acoustic covers. I love it because you get to see a new take on the song. Its really super-awesome-totally-rad. Check out some of the goodies:


White Lies: Love Lockdown
Lady Gaga: Viva La Vida
James Morrison: Sex on Fire
Noisette: When you were Young
Bat for Lashes: Use Somebody
You Me At Six: Poker Face
Stereophonics: Best Of You
Ne-Yo: Take A Bow
McFly: I Kissed A Girl
Fightstar: Battlefield

Florence and the Machine

Florence and the Machine caught my eye after the NME awards in February and after further investigation, I saw that they were name the Brit Awards Critic’s Choice for the new act most likely to be big in 2009, and they are certainly on their way. She totally reminds me of a bad ass 5 year old kid - you know what I'm talking about, there was one in every family! She's just full of imagination, which is evident through their music…maybe she got it from some of the colorful characters she grew up with, just south of London.

Florence: "There was this guy who used to talk to the bus stop.
"I haven't seen him in a while actually, I'm worried about him. Maybe he actually got on the bus.

Crazy that their second single, Dog Days Are Over, was recorded with no instruments!

"We didn't have any instruments and we were in a studio the size of a loo.
"All the drums were done by like banging on walls and endless vocal tracks tuned into this big screaming mess.

Put it on your ipod, kids.
Florence And The Machine - Dog Days


First single: Kiss with a Fist

Timber Timbre

On a more somber sombre note, rising Toronto arist Timber Timbre is definitely worth checking out. Can you believe that all of these beautiful sounds come from one guy? Taylor Kirk is the man behind all of this haunting music. Slow, steady paced it almost feels like you're sitting in the middle of the river on a lazy day, rocking back and forth in a boat...maybe thats just where I dream about being right now, but either way...

Pearl Jam

They're baaackk and hitting a radio near you! Pearl Jam dropped their first single, The Fixer, from their upcoming album Backspacer. The release date isnt until September so all you Jammers will just have to sit pretty until then. For now we have this toe-tappin' single that is like music to your ears...er...I mean...

Make Her Say

They finally released a video to this remix!! I cant say I totally get the relevance, but Im loving the split screen and how fresh it looks. But where’s the shout out to lady Gaga? Its also missing the last 30 seconds off the song…hmm check out my earlier post if you’re not sure what I’m talking about…

The Dead Weather

Jack White, although in between White Stripes albums, is at it again with the second single from his latest project, The Dead Weather. The band consists of vocalist Allison Mosshart (the Kills) guitarist dean Fertitat (Queens of the Stoneage) and Jack Lawrence on the kit (The Greenhornes and The Raconteurs, another pioneered project from Jack White). The result: Heavy on the rock and even heavier on the roll.

The video for ‘Treat Me Like Your Mother’ is beyond badass and is directed by Jonathan Glazer, who also directed the haunting video for Karma Police - Radiohead, and that epic Sony Bravia paint commercial.



I also can't begin to explain my excitement for this movie to be released...

Beyonce

Sasha Fierce is bbbaaaaackkk - a new video just in time to get me pumped for her concert at the Amphitheatre July 20th. Diva-licious.

Bombay Bicycle Club

Fresh out of school, the guys of Bombay Bicycle Club just released their debut album "I Had the Blues But I Shook Them Loose" on July 6th. This foursome from Crouch End, in the north of England, are bursting with talent and have been on the indie scene since 2006 when they won V Festival's 'Road to V'. The album is getting great buzz for its youthful romance, with their musical maturity but boyish tendancies...

Best Fan Story Ever.

So speaking of stop-motion music videos....this guy, Ross Ching, a recent film school graduate decided to put together a video for fun for one of his favorite bands, Death Cab For Cutie. It took him two weeks to put together but only $75. (not including the equipment he already owned) He posted it onto his personal website, along side of his other work, under the post "Looking For a Job". Unbeknownst to Ross, the guys from Death Cab caught eye of this video and naturally fell in love and decided to release it as their official video for their latest "Little Bribes". How's that for the most amazing thing to happen to a fan?

Death Cab for Cutie - Little Bribes from Ross Ching on Vimeo.

Check out Ross's other work here: www.rossching.com

Drake

Drake finally released his first official video to ‘Best I Ever Had’…. And its very disappointing. Honestly, to me it was a huge fail. I, along with his huge following, had such high hopes (maybe too high?)…but seriously is that the best you got? Common!! With support from Lil Wayne and Kanye you would think it would have been a bit more exciting. But lets let this one slide and forgive him this one time…

Opening Bands

I’ve always been one that’s big on warm up bands. I love seeing who the person I am paying to see is supporting/allowing to play their bill. If I don’t recognize them, I always try to check out at least their myspace before the concert, and if I like what I see, then naturally I’ll look into them a bit more.

What’s also very interesting to me is when the band that is opening doesn’t seem to be a natural fit for the genre of the band you’re paying to see. So, here’s my point to my post…I was listening to my iTunes at work and Santigold (Santagold sp? I can never keep up with her!) came on and I remembered how odd of a match she was to be the opener for the latest Coldplay tour. So, I was curious as to who is opening for them at the Rogers Centre this fall. Answer: Elbow and Kitty Daisy and Lewis.

Elbow are UK rock band veterans, with their forth album under their belt and support from bands such as Radiohead, U2 and of course, Colplay

Kitty Daisy and Lewis you may recognize as the street buskers in the movie ‘Last Chance Harvey’. These siblings are very talent multi-instrument musicians with a bluesy-rock n roll vibes. They are musically mature beyond their years – can you believe they are only 16, 21 and 19, respectively (yes that’s the same age as those Disney Princes, aka the Jonas Brothers)

What do you think?

Elbow



Kitty, Daisy & Lewis