OK Go

OK Go love their one-shot music videos – you know that ever so infamous treadmill video they released a few years ago that was a sensation on that youtube site, which is all the craze with the kids these days. They followed it up with a video for single WTF? which didn’t get nearly as much buzz… So, only makes sense to hit us with another one-shot-er for their latest 'This Too Shall Pass'. This video has single handedly made me afraid to walk through the forest by myself AND made me wish I was part of a marching band all within 3 minutes and 51 seconds. Did somebody say ribbons? Weird. Word.

OK Go - This Too Shall Pass from OK Go on Vimeo.

Down With Webster

Almost time to punch those cards and clock out for the week. To set you assail on this Friday, I’ve got some new and old in honor of the Down With Webster show tonight at Sound Academy in Toronto. Raise your glasses and onward to the weekend, steed!

Novels

Novels. For reading, right? Wrong. Well not these Novels anyway. This one is composed of a smorgasbord musicians of Toronto indie-band fame who came together for this ever so hip project.

Click on the image to see what we're looking at here:



So why is this project different than any other compilation group?
1. These guys got together, with a clean slate to write + produce the EP in a mere 16 hours.
2. The EP is not available in stores.

Okay I know what you’re thinking. 16 hrs – either these guys didn’t put much into this album or they have really great writing chemistry. I assure you, it is the later, my dear friend.

Secondly, if the EP is not available to buy, you’re pretty much screwed if you want to listen to it. Au contraire, Watson. They are allowing anyone to download the entire EP for free from their site and ask in return, that you burn it onto a cd and leave it in places around your city. (and to document it and send them the evidence!) In addition, they’ve kicked off the game and left some cds in notebooks around Toronto. So, get burning and spread the love.

Snow Patrol

Snow Patrol’s lead singer, Gary Lightbody, is getting’ busy with two side projects: Tired Pony and Listen…Tanks! Both drastically different sounds from not only eachother, but from Snow Patrol as well. So for all y’all country folk, watch for the Tired Pony output and ‘crazy’ electro fans, a la LCD Soundsystem, you’ll want to keep your eyes peeled for the Listen…Tanks! (which he clarifies in the interview below that the band is from “me”) Both records are being laid down throughout January. Very interested to see what comes out of this.

On a side note, if you haven’t downloaded Snow Patrols Up To Now I suggest you get on it. It’s a beauty best-of compilation.

Spin Magazine: 10 Artists to Watch in 2010

I'll make this easy for you:
1. Go here
2. Download album.
3. Press Play
4. Once finished, repeat number 3

Vampire Weekend

Here is really all you need to know to put a smile on your face for the next while:

Vampire Weekend.
New Album:Contra
Stream now on myspace here

Also, as a bonus, they stopped my our ever favorite Juan's basement. Still waiting on our invite to chill there, but this will have to do in the mean time:

The Jay-Z Cleanse

Ringing in the new year, I think its safe to say we all tend to like to let go of any negatives and look forward to the new challenges and opportunities we're facing, to set new goals and resolutions to what we expect our life to be like. 20-10 is the first year of the double digits. Lets make it a delight. So, to start it off, lets all take a deep breath, all together now, and exhale...put your diamonds in the sky and lets be, On To The Next One...



you had me at "hov...."