Andrew + Sigur Ros = Love

Posted by Andrew:

I’ve been pretty excited about a lot of things lately. Finally seeing The National live at Coachella this year, seeing pictures of Elisha Cuthbert in a bikini on a beach in Hawaii last weekend, Jack beating the living crap out of Ben at the end of the third season of “Lost”, the new Indiana Jones movie, that MNBC news anchor Sue Simmons dropping an F-Bomb on live TV last night (google it, it’s fantastic, she seems like a friendly person), Face To Face coming to Calgary for V-Fest in June, the NKOTB record, the hopefully much-better-than-the-crappy-first-single rest of an album from Coldplay, and my Homers-Only Fantasy Baseball team.

But nothing has even come close to getting me as excited as I am about the upcoming Sigur Ros album. I’m already losing sleep about it and they haven’t even announced a release date yet. The band could tell me I had to sit through an entire episode of “The Tyra Banks Show” before I was allowed to hear it and I would still be excited.

Elbow = Good

Posted by Andrew:

Good work on the videos today Matty, here is some live Elbow…

…and why stop now?

posted by Matt:

Low playing Murderer…this is fucking crazy, how are they this good? There is nothing wrong with this band.

One more, because I miss Ace

posted by Matt:

Somewhere out there, there is a girl woke up one day and thought, “That singer in the Verve is pretty cute….”

…and I’m forever in her debt for all the amazing music she caused a result.

* editors note: Awhile back Jason Spaceman’s girlfriend left him for The Verve’s Richard Ashcroft. Bet it started to sink in what a fantastic idea that was around the time old Rich started bringing home the early mixes for Human Condition, eh?

Leonard Cohen

posted by Matt:

I saw Leonard Cohen last night. It was so far beyond good that I’m not even gonna waste time gushing.

Hey Mr. Spaceman

Posted by Andrew:

Spiritualized

posted by Matt:

There are some days when nothing else but the slow whine of Jason Spaceman sounds right…

Sappy Records vs. Snailhouse

Posted by Matt:

I’m a fan of Sappy Records, I’m a fan of Snailhouse…I don’t really see how this one could go wrong.

Collecting contributions from fourteen of Canada’s best and brightest, the album offers new versions of songs from all of Snailhouse’s five records. I may be a touch impartial, but I think the highlight comes from Delorean Recording’s own Shotgun Jimmie. With a great rendition of “21 Years,” he’s at the top of an impressive group of songs that includes other stand-outs by Rick White, The Just Barelys and Maritime. Check out Jimmie’s track below…and hey, why not buy the whole thing while you’re dicking around with it.

The Sadies

posted by Matt:

For no other reason than they’re amazing:

I Hate Dion Phaneuf

Posted by Andrew:

First he signs a deal giving him $6.5 million a year to play hockey. And now this?

Fuck him.

(Editor’s Note: Am I really that bad at Photoshoping out those cheesy quotes included with these pics, or am I just lazy with it?)