Saturday, June 28, 2003

Tuesday, June 24, 2003

  • Sondre Lerche is gonna be on Carson Daly’s terrible-except-for-the-musical-guests show tomorrow night. (Oh and by the by, pretty Sondre pics are up on The Modern Age!)
  • Canada is gonna have a great summer... Amazing concerts. Same-sex marriages. Legal marijuana use. Bless this great land of ours.
  • Gay Pride Parade on Sunday June 29th! Be there or be square!
  • The Datsuns are still milking their debut album for every single it’s worth. Good for them. Bonus points for use of profanity.
  • Avril’s bum. One out of two types of cleavage aint bad.
  • Check out my new tee (from Campus Crew). How could I resist?
  • From Muchmusic: Stones Headline All-Star Toronto Show
    After weeks of speculation - it's official: The Rolling Stones will be playing a benefit concert in Toronto on July 30. The event will also feature performances from Justin Timberlake, AC/DC, The Flaming Lips, Sam Roberts and The Guess Who at Downsview Park in the city's east end. The concert is aimed at giving the local economy recover from the SARS outbreak. Tickets for the show will go on sale this Friday at $21.50 a pop. One dollar from each ticket sold will go to hospital workers affected by the SARS crisis. 300,000 tickets will be made available, with half reserved for American and international visitors.
  • How on earth did I not know there was a Toronto Craigslist?
  • Sunday, June 22, 2003

    I just don’t know how I’ll be able to wait until September 2nd when Black Rebel Motorcycle Club release “Take Them On, On Your Own”… “Stop” will be the first single and the LP will include “Six Barrel Shotgun”, “US Government” and “Heart + Soul”. The complete tracklisting is as follows: Stop, Six Barrel Shotgun, We're All In Love, In Like The Rose, Ha Ha High Babe, Generation, Shade Of Blue, US Government, And I'm Aching, Suddenly, Rise Or Fall, Heart + Soul. If you haven’t seen it yet then visit the official site to see pics of the boys in the studios.
    … And yeah, I’m still in love with Rob.
    I just don’t know how I’ll be able to wait until September 2nd when Black Rebel Motorcycle Club release “Take Them On, On Your Own”… “Stop” will be the first single and the LP will include “Six Barrel Shotgun”, “US Government” and “Heart + Soul”. The complete tracklisting is as follows: Stop, Six Barrel Shotgun, We're All In Love, In Like The Rose, Ha Ha High Babe, Generation, Shade Of Blue, US Government, And I'm Aching, Suddenly, Rise Or Fall, Heart + Soul. If you haven’t seen it yet then visit the official site to see pics of the boys in the studios.
    … And yeah, I’m still in love with Rob.
  • Kings of Leon interview on Dotmusic. It’s actually kinda boring.
  • If you haven’t heard Stellastarr* yet (hem hem… loser…) then you can download mp3’s, including the fantastic “My Coco”, on their Tiswas website.
  • Hey! You can download a brand new SFA track each week off of the new album "Phantom Power"!
  • Check out Meg White rockin' a pair of red hot pants! Girl’s been hanging out with those flashy Von Bondies foxes far too much! Heheh! (You may also be interested in seeing what Jack White might look like if he had a bee in his bonnet!)
  • Friday, June 20, 2003

    Good and bad news from the official Black Rebel Motorcycle Club website. "Tickets for BRMC's Toronto show sold out in an incredible one minute! It is possible that a second show may be added." ... In the meantime, buy this!

    Thursday, June 19, 2003

  • Dear Libertines. Stay together… for the kids. With love, Miss Valerie. xo

  • That free/cheap Rolling Stones show I mentioned a while ago is defiantly going to happen! Yes that’s right - July 30th at Downsview Park in Toronto you can see The Rolling Stones! You can bet I’ll see ya there! A formal announcement will me made on Monday and will include details on how to get tickets! Yay!

  • Wednesday, June 18, 2003

  • One word: HOORAH!
  • Listen to The Stills new EP Rememberese.
  • I wanna see Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle NOW! It looks sooo hott!
  • Avril has curves! Yay for boobies!
  • Pete is sooo wacky. You and Carl should kiss (with tongues! please!) and make up! Our girls tell us that you’re okay but I wish you would come back home baby!!!
  • Everybody loves The Smiths! And with good reason! Click here to hear everybody cover their pretty songs.

  • Saturday, June 14, 2003

  • Same-sex couples can now legally marry in Canada! We are the bestest country ever!
  • Omigod! Like Paul Banks is totally the prettiest thing alive!!!
  • Sex Pistols are back to prove that punk’s not dead.
  • And speaking of the devil himself… Jack White as you have never seen him before! (Hint: He is not wearing pants!)
  • Ew. The “hot young actress” and “decent-looking musician” trend continues to new heights. Miss Modern Age reports Gwyneth and Mr. Coldplay are getting hitched. Oh and Jack White is (maybe) dating Bridget Jones! Yay! I heart him even more now!
  • All the sweaty, hairy young men I’d like to fuck. In one room. Together. … Uh, excuse me while I, uh, go do something…
  • Wednesday was the Coldplay concert… And like their previously concerts I walked away feeling like I was leaving a bubble where everything in the world was wonderful (and they did in fact play “What A Wonderful World”). If you haven’t seen them live its like being part of a giant group hug. It is, and was, absolutely lovely.
    Ron Sexsmith was the opener and was gorgeous! Chris Martin joined even joined Ron for a live version of their duet “Gold In Them Hills”. Brilliant.
    You can see the pictures of the show here and here.
    The setlist was as follows: Politik, God Put A Smile Upon Your Face, A Rush of Blood To The Head, Daylight, Trouble, One I Love, Don't Panic, Moses, Everything's Not Lost, Your World's Turned Upside Down, Yellow, The Scientist…
    1st Encore: Clocks, In My Place, Amsterdam
    2nd Encore: Lips Like Sugar, Life Is For Living

    Friday, June 13, 2003

    Hehehe. I can’t stop laughing about the Rotate This definition of “SARS NERD”. Check it out for yourself.

    Tuesday, June 10, 2003

  • Ryan wants to reform Whiskeytown... Like he doesn't have enough bands already…
  • Tomorrow night's Coldplay concert in Toronto (which I will be attending in the flesh) will be aired in its entirety LIVE on Edge 102. Enjoy!
  • Monday, June 09, 2003

    This year's 'Free Winona'... I Fucked Jack White... What every girl and boy needs!
    I hope that when I’m a famous indie God that no-one discovers old essays I wrote in my freshman year of Uni! Read Mr. Paul Banks’ essay on “Butterfly Gifts”.

    Thursday, June 05, 2003

  • Omigod! Miss Modern Age has started stealing from me! I’m so flattered!!!
  • JACK WHITE LIKES IKEA!!! … And like, you know you’re a rock-star when you can make upholstery sound cool.
  • The Music are liars… Well except for Phil anyway. The innocent, honest one. Bless.
  • Field Day Fest has become Failed Day Fest! The killer line-up has gone right down the shitter just as I imagined it would. Lesson learned: If something sounds too good to be true kids, it usually is!
  • Monday, June 02, 2003

  • Like The Libertines before them, The Cooper Temple Clause are now offering up "The Apple Bootlegs" recorded in Glasgow on May 13th and featuring the new single "Promises, Promises"! Yay! We like presents!
  • Sam Roberts releases his debut album “We Were Born In A Flame” tomorrow! Shame he’s opted for the 'sexy Charles Manson' look…
  • Grandaddy star gets run over by his own band’s tourbus. Dumbass!
  • Cerys Matthews: From Queen of Indie to the Duchess of Country. Awww! She’s so lovely! Watch the making of ‘Cockahoop’.
  • Sunday, June 01, 2003

    Incase you didn’t get the hint already, updates might be few and far between this summer.
    Work and play take priority over blogging!