Wendall Davis is Swell

I've posted stuff from Swell a few times before and I was very happy to get a link in my inbox to download a new album from the man behind that band, David Freel. This one is being released under the name Wendall Davis and if you go to their website you can download the album... I suggest you make a donation so more things like this can happen, it's completely worth it too. Here's a track from the album: Powers To Please

and some other stuff....
Nina Nastasia - You're A Holy Man (new album Outlaster coming June 7th from Fat Cat)

The Drums - You're The One That Makes Me Happy

Besnard Lakes - Glass Printer

Best Coast

Playing Toronto tonight... make it out to The Garrison if you can.

Best Coast - The Road

sweet sonofabitch...

The Double Down sandwich from KFC
540 calories, 32 grams of fat and 1,380 milligrams of sodium

Sadly this will not be available in Canada. God Bless America for having the things I don't actually want (and slightly repulsed by), but am happy to know they exist.

This is Pop

here's an assortment of tunes... mostly decent I'd say.
Dr. Dog - Where'd All The Time Go
Feathership - The Waterwell
Land Of Talk - May You Never
The Radio Dept - You Stopped Making Sense
Standard Fare - Dancing
The Novels - Big Run
The Leisure Society - We Were Wasted

And here's a little clip someone put together for a Leisure Society song...

Which then led to this...

Taxidermy....

Priestess are great and this video is awesome.



Reminds me of the third act of this movie...

Alex Chilton

Because you never travelled far, without a little Big Star...
Take Care
September Gurls
Mod Lang (unissued single mix)

RIP Mark Linkous

"It is with great sadness that we share the news that our dear friend and family member, Mark Linkous, took his own life today. We are thankful for his time with us and will hold him forever in our hearts. May his journey be peaceful, happy and free. There's a heaven and there's a star for you." - The Linkous Family

Very sad news... Sparklehorse were an amazing band and Mark Linkous wrote some devastatingly beautiful songs.

Sick Of Goodbyes
Happy Man (Memphis Version)

parting of the ways

I was tempted to include Greg Kihn here, but this will do for now.

The Knight Brothers - I'm Never Gonna Live It Down
Jean Stanback - I Still Love You
Tindersticks - Tiny Tears (BBC Session)
The Afghan Whigs - When We Two Parted (Live, Philadelphia 1996.05.28)
Soulsavers - You Will Miss Me When I Burn
Centro-Matic - For New Starts
Gerald Collier - Boozin' Time

Death Comes To Town

This starts tonight on CBC.... I can't believe dave Foley still looks good* in drag.
Trying not to let me expectations get too high.





*looks like a woman

closing out the year...

So, in no particular order here are some of this year's tunes that floated to the top of my playlists

Lee Fields & The Expressions - Do You Love Me Like You Say You Do
My Latest Novel - The Greatest Shakedown
Obits - Fake Kinkade
New Ruins - Lake
Priestess - Lady Killer
The Motorleague - Fossils
John Vanderslice - D.I.A.L.O.
I Was A King - Norman Bleik (can Teenage Fanclub sue for this?)
Hildur Gudnadottir - Erupting Light
Fanfarlo - Drowning Men (acoustic version)
Dead Man's Bones - Name In Stone (Live Version) (stuck in my head more than any other song this year)
Dark Night Of The Soul - Daddy's Gone
The Breeders - The Last Time (Best Mark Lanegan appearance of the year)
Black Moth Super Rainbow - American Face Dust
Benjy Ferree - Fear
Big Star - Life Is White (Demo) (Keep An Eye On The Sky is pretty much the perfect box set)
Bear In Heaven - Deafening Love
BEAK> - Blagdon Lake

For 2010 I'm looking forward to these:
Tindersticks - Black Smoke
Ted Leo - Even Heroes Have to Die

And hoping for something new/touring throught my town by the reunited Rival Schools - Accept The Compliment (and the reunited Soundgarden for that matter)