highlights

So since the last post I went to the air guitar finals, saw Hellboy 2, said goodbye to commuting to Brampton and started working downtown, had my folks in for a visit, went to the botanical gardens, celebrated my lady's birthday, saw The Dark Knight in IMAX at 8:30 in the morning since every other showing was sold out, been using my Zune (which is working well for me though I have yet to use the "social" aspects), ate lots of good food and drank on occasion.

No real reason there as to why I couldn't muster a post or two but it just didn't work out somehow.

I'll dig up some treasures to post soon but to tide you over take this:
Calexico - Two Silver Trees

a midsummer's night mix

Time for another mix.

There's another Adem track from Takes; covering The Breeders with his voice reminding me a lot of Glen Hansard on this one. "Quality Strange" sounds a bit like Suzanne Vega's "Luka" but still works just the same. Pela, Gang & Fantasy Bar are new ones in my library that are getting a fair bit of play. Kyle Fischer from Rainer Maria has his solo disc out online, I recommend it highly. The new Mogwai doesn't grab you by the balls the way some of Mr. Beast did but they're still far from making a miss. Really I think it's all good and you should go buy it from emusic, iTunes, Amazon or your local record shop today.

Get it HERE

01 Adem - Invisible Man
02 The Diableros - Left from the Movies
03 Centro-Matic - Quality Strange
04 Pela - Rooftops
05 Gang - Fits & Shadow Fights
06 Frank Black - Garbage Heap
07 Afterhours - E' solo febbre
08 Dog Day - Zombie
09 The Black Keys - Strange Times
10 Thalia Zedek Band - We Don't Go
11 Kyle Fischer - Fallen Chandelier
12 Fantasy Bar - Interstellar
13 Intramural - Needle Point (feat. Teresa Eggers Of The Evening Episode)
12 Mogwai - The Sun Smells Too Loud

prep time

I've been back from BC for over a week now. Had a great trip filled with family, sunshine & whiskey and I got to see lots of junkies and The Incredible Hulk. Now I'm getting everything straightened away for a change in jobs that will have me working within the city limits... very nice. My last day of heavy commuting is Friday, which will be capped off with afternoon drinks and the Canadian Air Guitar Finals

Now as promised here's a huge sounding cover of PJ Harvey alongside a much quieter one...
Redd Kross - Oh My Lover.mp3

Adem - Oh My Lover

And since I'm talking about covers and lovers...
Blue Mountain - Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair

This Friday is not only my last day at work but it's also when Hellboy opens.