If you haven’t had a chance to listen to them, do yourself a favor now. They have literally every track available on their CBC Radio 3 page.

And some great vids:

At Lee’s Palace we have the infamous Julie Doiron (formerly of Eric’s Trip) — she is New Brunswick’s sweetheart of indie rock, putting out album after album to critical acclaim. Tickets are $15 at the door… if you have not seen her, my goodness, go. She is simply amazing!

On the flipside we have a grungy rock group from Seattle playing at the Horseshoe for FREE @ 10:50pm. This has been a band we’ve been following for a couple of years and they have just released their second full length album as of October 13th! Take a listen to “Pistol Grip” and I gaurentee you’ll want to go…

Julie Doiron

The Blakes

Pistol Grip – The Blakes – The Blakes

Them Crooked Vultures

The new super-group featuring Dave Grohl (Nirvana/Foo Fighters); Josh Homme (Queens of the Stone Age/Eagles of Death Metal) and John Paul Jones (Led Zeppelin)’s new album comes out November 17th. This is the first full-length song they’ve released! This should be a beauty of an album.

LCD Soundsystem

Well thank goodness DFA label owner James Murphy is up to it again. His last two albums (Self Titled and Sound of Silver) have been amongst some of the best and faves of critics and hipsters alike for the past few years. The single is called “Bye Bye Bayou” and is being released as a single on November 9th. The full length album is expected in.. March what a tease!

Julian Casablancas

Well “The Strokes” lead singer has been working on his solo project for a while… there’s been a few little leaks here and there over the past few months. The album “Phrazes for the Yonge” is coming out November 3rd (but has been leaked online as of Oct 26th). The first single, “11th Demension” is here… sounds pretty catchy!

There’s the roundup for now… keep tuned for more!

/Adam

1. Air – Be A Bee (Love 2, 2009)
2. Dizzee Rascal – Dance Wiv Me Feat. Calvin Harris (Tongue n’ Cheek, 2009)
3. Just Jack – Goth in the Disco (All Night Cinema, 2009)
4. You Say Party, We Say Die! – Glory (XXX X, 2009)
5. Dragonette – Fixin’ to Thrill (Fixin’ to Thrill, 2009)
6. Drummer – Serious Encouters (Feel Good Together, 2009).
7. Blak Roc – Hoochie Coo (Balc Rok, 2009)
8. The Slew – You Turn Me So Cold (100%, 2009)
9. The Slew – 100% (100%, 2009)
10. Islands – Vapours (Vapours, 2009)
11. Said the Whale – Camillo the Magician (Islands Disappear, 2009)
12. Zeus – How Does it Feel? (Sounds Like Zeus – 2009)
13. Built to Spill – Planting Seeds (There is No Enemy, 2009)
14. Cuff the Duke – Another Day in Purgatory (The Way Down Here, 2009)
15. Electric Six – Body Shot (Kill, 2009)
16. Gringo Star – Hey Ya’ll (All Ya’ll, 2009)
17. The Novaks – There Goes the Night (Things Fall Apart, 2009)

Enjoy!!!

So the first podcast features the likes of The Danks, Two Hours Traffic, Joel Plaskett, Thrush Hermit and The Superfriendz. It’s 30 minutes and I think you should give it a try, and not laugh at my rusty commentary style. I plan to smoke tons of smokes and drink lots of whiskey to get my voice to that desirable level.

So go ahead, check it out, and please share with your friends!

• Phoenix (http://www.myspace.com/wearephoenix): Sat, Dec 5th @ Sound Academy
• Miike Snow (www.myspace.com/miikesnow): Wed, Sept 23 @ Wrongbar
• Jay Reatard (www.myspace.com/jayreatard): Tues, Sept 29 @ Reverb
• Matt and Kim (www.myspace.com/mattandkim): Thurs, Oct 1 @ Reverb
• Malajube (www.myspace.com/malajube): Sat, Oct 24 @ Horeshoe
• Built to Spill (www.myspace.com/builttospill): Tues and Wed Oct 6/7 @ Lee’s.
• Rural Alberta Advantage (www.myspace.com/theraa): Wed, Nov 4 @ Lee’s.
• Dan Auerbach (www.myspace.com/danauerbachmusic): Sat, Nov 7 @ Phoenix
• Friendly Fires (www.myspace.com/friendlyfires): Wed, Dec 2 @ Phoenix
• Cuff the Duke (www.myspace.com/cufftheduke): Fri and Sat Oct 16/17 @ Horseshoe
• Julie Doiron (www.myspace.com/juliedoiron): Tues, Oct 27 @ Lee’s

Well one of my favorite bands (in my top 10 for sure) is coming to Toronto tomorrow (Sunday, August 2 @ Kool Haus) and is a live show I’ve been craving to see since the boys from Cali released their first (entitled “Peace, Love, Death Metal”)  album in 2004.

Let me set the mood with this video (play it an envision 4 very rocker-esque dudes coming in, long hair, tattoos, tight shirts and jeans… and dancing around on stage):

As leader singer Jesse Hughes comes out, adoring surely a woman’s size small purple t-shirt with a face imprinted on it, exposed tattooed arms shoulder-length greasy hair and aviator sunglasses on he dances around the stage to “Ladies Night”. Going side to side, greeting the crowd (mainly the girls) I can’t help but chuckle at this spectacle. I am about to see a pretty wicked rock and roll band and they’re blaring disco. I assumed the stereotype applied to rock bands about their dislike for disco — I know I actually enjoy disco/house/funk a lot so I got a kick out of it. But this is what’s different about EODM, they love the sexiness of the party and the show; and the anthem pounding is truthful — Jesse and Co truly see their shows as ladies night. A chance for the boys to bring their girls to a rock show which they will get all riled up about. The rest of the boys are interesting in their own regard: Dave Catching looks to be about 50, yet rocking a shaved head with a mohawk, huge eye-glasses and a kickass flying v guitar (he’d be a pretty damn cool uncle to have); Brian O’Connor looks sort of looming and scary, long black hair, dressed all in black, and yes his nickname of “Big Hands” is true. His hands look comparable to Shaq’s as he (somehow) manages to construe his sausage-fingers over his fretboard on his bass which appears to be the only bass he’s ever owned, beaten and worn down to the wood; and finally drummer Joey Castillo who looks like the hulk behind the kit, and has played with such epic bands as Danzig and is also the drummer for Queens of the Stone Age beats those poor drums to a pulp — all in all a very ecclectic crew on stage.

Jesse Hughes joined on stage by his lady, Cocoa Bubbles

The show goes on with the boys playing a great cross cut of all 3 of their albums all the while taking time to get all the girls to cheer, then the boys, then the girls. I am positive (although situated in the middle/back) that Hughes actually signed several girls breasts/chests throughout the show. Always giving the girls ample attention was the name of the game for Jesse. And then, the surprise in it all he keeps running side-stage to hug his nine year old son and even kisses him right on stage — man, how sweet is that!? I have never, ever seen anything like that, but it was so affectionate and caring (meanwhile daddy’s talking about sex basically throughout all his songs). And then Hughes’ lady friend/partner “Cocoa Bubbles” joins the boys on stage to help sing “The Devil” — ha I love it!

The show goes on, with high energy and a great crowd, Hughes’ proclaiming “What a perfect city to end our Canadian tour in! I love Toronto!” The show ends and a few moments later Hughes’ appears on stage, solo with a guitar and funnily enough wearing an Eagles of Death Metal t-shirt (again, I am certain it was a woman’s size small) and proceeds to play to great covers — BTO’s “Takin’ Care of Business” and “Stuck in the Metal”. After this he gives huge props to the roadies/guitar tech who are both Canadians and the boys come out to rock out for a few more songs…. All in all it was a top-notch rock show, and if you have a chance SEE them! And if you don’t know the EODM… get acquainted, quick. They are sure not to disappoint.

Enjoy some videos and tunes here:

Links:

• Eagles of Death Metal Official Site
• EODM on MySpace
• EODM on Wikipedia
• EODM on AllMusic Guide
• EODM on Metacritic

]]> http://prudentmusic.com/?feed=rss2&p=83 0 http://prudentmusic.com/?p=80 http://prudentmusic.com/?p=80#comments Sat, 01 Aug 2009 19:19:54 +0000 Adam Binet http://prudentmusic.com/?p=80 Well it was inevitable, “Humbug” the Monkey’s 3rd studio album which is set to be released August 24th but has appeared online. Mininova (BitTorrent site) clocks over 10,000 downloads of the album already. The lead single “Crying Lightning” and its accompanying video was released a couple of weeks ago. Sounding a bit more dark and brooding as opposed to the previous two releases which were mostly explosive.

“Humbug” was co-produced with Queens of the Stone Age front-man (and Eagles of Death Metal drummer) Josh Homme and it shows in the songs of Humbug. It should be interesting to see how this album is recieved by fans and critics alike. With a slew of festival gigs and a full fall tour booked you’ll have a chance to see the lads soon (and hear new tracks maybe even before the album drops).

You can check out the lead single below (and I must admit, it’s damn catchy).

Hopefully you’ve been enjoying the posts as of late… Just wanted to let you know I will be DJing at College Street Bar (574 College Street) tonight from about 9:30 till 2am!

Indie Rocks! Wednesdays

All the while he has refused to relocate to Montreal or Toronto (as many of his cohorts do to further their career — well that’s a simplified reason, it’s a lot more complex but I won’t get into it). Joel is a Nova Scotian and Haligonian through and through (and through) and is damn proud of it. As am I, along with a growing fan-base, young and old not only in New Scotland but indeed across the country and perhaps even into the US. Hell, this guy still does shows in tiny towns such as Sackville, NB – Springhill, NS (surely their only real rock show in since April Wine must have passed through in the 80s) and New Glasgow, NS. Gotta love him!

So, I wanted to ensure ya’ll had a chance to A) Hear lots from “3″, his triple album record with 9 songs per album but also shed some light on his earlier solo work and his days with Thrush Hermit. So to being with you can get an amazing cross-cut of Joel’s solo work over at CBC Radio 3, literally dozens of his songs (the first few are from “3″).

Here’s the hit single video from “3″:

However, this is just the tip of the iceberg. His 2004 album “Truthfully, Truthfully” and 2002’s “Down at the Khyber” offer even more rockier tracks which are amongst my favorites. Some of them: Come on Teacher; Extraordinary; Down at the Khyber; True Patriot Love;  Maybe We Should Just Got Home; Work Out Fine… ah the list goes on! Check them on CBC Radio 3 but I will post a couple of my fav videos here too:

Finally we cannot post about JP and not mention Thrush Hermit. Oh what a band. The boys formed in/around Halifax in the early 1990s and proceeded to put out 3 awesome records and even reached the MuchMusic countdown in 1998/99 (and I can remember being in junior high, coming home on Friday and simply rocking out to this song all by my lonesome):

And here’s how the rest of the story of the legendry “Thruh Hermit” went down, according to Wikipedia:

“Thrush Hermit returned north to release their final album, Clayton Park, on Sonic Unyon in 1999. Despite the critical success of the record, Thrush Hermit announced their amicable split on September 21, 1999. However, they would do a farewell tour just before permanently breaking up. During the tour, a few shows were canceled due to Plaskett’s health. Medical examinations showed that he had a dangerously low level of white blood cells. Later examination showed that he was back to normal and could continue remaining shows. Thrush Hermit played their final show on December 2, 1999 with The Deadly Snakes and split up thereafter. Plaskett’s medical problems inspired his own solo album In Need of Medical Attention.”