New Nick Rose

I've been meaning to post this for about a week, but I continually get sidetracked. Now it's time... There are a few new Nick Rose songs posted on his myspace. "Run Tom Longboat" is worthy of repeated listens. go. go now.

In other news, in case you've not seen the posts on the band's sites, Wintersleep will be opening for Paul McCartney when he performs his only Canadian date - this Saturday, July 11th on the Halifax Common. :)

Bonus: HELP!


Extra Bonus: Hayden - Dynamite Walls (just because i love it so)

Polaris Prize - Long List

Leonard Cohen, eh? that's some tough competition...

The list is posted below but you can visit the Polaris site for more info on the jury, the process, etc.

Who do you think will be on the short list? I have my ten picked out. I'll tell you mine if you tell me yours...

• Arkells - Jackson Square
• Jill Barber - Chances
• Beast - Beast
• Bell Orchestre - As Seen Through Windows
• Bison B.C. - Quiet Earth
• Bruce Peninsula - A Mountain Is A Mouth
• Cœur De Pirate - Cœur De Pirate
• Leonard Cohen - Live In London
• D-Sisive - Let The Children Die
• Elephant Stone - The Seven Seas
• Elliott Brood - Mountain Meadows
• Fucked Up - The Chemistry Of Common Life
• Great Lake Swimmers - Lost Channels
• Handsome Furs - Face Control
• Tim Hecker - An Imaginary Country
• Hey Rosetta! - Into Your Lungs
• Japandroids - Post-Nothing
• Junior Boys - Begone Dull Care
• K'NAAN - Troubadour
• K-OS - YES!
• La patère rose - La patère rose
• Land Of Talk - Some Are Lakes
• Lhasa - Lhasa
• Malajube - Labyrinthes
• Metric - Fantasies
• One Hundred Dollars - Forest Of Tears
• Pink Mountaintops - Outside Love
• Joel Plaskett - Three
• Snailhouse - Lies On The Prize
• Charles Spearin - The Happiness Project
• Rae Spoon - superioryouareinferior
• The Stills - Oceans Will Rise
• Think About Life - Family
• Timber Timbre - Timber Timbre
• Chad VanGaalen - Soft Airplane
• Martha Wainwright - I Know You're Married But I've Got Feelings Too
• Patrick Watson - Wooden Arms
• Wolf Parade - At Mount Zoomer
• Women - Women
• Woodpigeon - Treasury Library Canada
C/W Houndstooth Europa

Goin' to Acapulco

I must admit I'm not much of a MMJ fan, but I do love this. From the Dylan pic "I'm Not There", Jim James w/ Calexico:



Bonus (and possibly the best thing ever) - Beastie Boys with The Roots!

Grizzly Bear Black Cab Session

oh yeah. that's good. that's real good: http://blackcabsessions.com/sessions.php?id=1243002825

Grizzly Bear on Myspace. New album "Veckatimest" is out tomorrow.

Cat in a box

this has very little to do with anything... but i felt the need to share.
I'm as happy that it's friday and 30 degrees out as this cat is with that box...

Box Cat is back!

Songs I Never Tire Of

There are a lot of songs on my ipod that I have been listening to for QUITE a while now with no real big breaks in between. Just go-to songs that I love and never tire of. Some of the main ones are below... what are yours??

Snailhouse - Daylight
Yo La Tengo - Today is the Day
Bruce Springsteen - I'm On Fire
Sun Kil Moon - Carry Me Ohio
Neil Young - Unknown Legend
Radiohead - Idioteque
The Roots - Thought @ Work
Sonic Youth - Androgynous Mind
Eminem & Dr. Dre - Forgot About Dre
Gord Downie - Chancellor
Afghan Whigs - Gentlemen
Christopher Robin Device - Parade Day
Dan Griffin - She's A Drug
Elvis Costello - Watching the Detectives
Hayden - Home By Saturday
Jim O'Rourke - Halfway to a Three Way
Museum Pieces - Old Cathedral

the wonderfully wonderfully weird

Tom Waits' Mule Variations is just so great. On a rainy afternoon, there's almost nothing better. Give it a spin sometime this rainy season and you'll see. Watch Tom perform "Chocolate Jesus" on Letterman:



BONUS: "Come On Up to the House" Video: