Local Art, Jenn Grant, Ohbijou, Anna Karina vs. Faye Dunaway

I'm making a conscious effort not to start these by saying "first things first"...so, yeah...


Coming up in a couple of Fridays the lot of us will be displaying some art and Grenwod and I will be playing jams at Michelangelo's on Dundas (between Richmond and Clarence). Everybody is welcome, should be some dope art, sweet jams, good times. Don't miss it! As soon as I know exactly who will be showing work I will keep you posted!

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The next day at the Reverb, in Toronto will be none other than the always fantastic wonderful Jenn Grant, performing her CMW showcase. If you are unfamiliar with her, she has an amazing subtle sort of likeness somewhere between Sarah Harmer and Feist. So you should check her out here! And if you dig, come with, maybe even give me a ride!

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In local news, don't forget about the free dance mix I made for everyone! Here it is!


And make sure you're staying updated on the homies The Girls Can Hear Us! as they have a lot of exciting things going on, and they are dope!

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As far as MUST check outs this week, I implore you all to PLEASE check out the brand new Ohbijou track, available on their myspace page. It's called Black Ice, and it is beautiful. They are releasing their second album soon, and the release party is April 18 at the Opera House in Toronto.

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I highly recommend that we all join hands and watch Jean-Luc Godard's masterpiece known as Pierrot Le Fou, from 1965. I will be pressuring as many of you as possible to check out this movie. And to the few of you who get the comparison, Anna Karina gives Faye Dunaway in Bonnie & Clyde a pretty serious run for her money.

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In closing, we will be welcoming Atmosphere to London on Thursday, May 7, 2009 to the London Music Hall (the back half of Rum Runners). Tickets go on sale tomorrow (Fri. Feb. 27) at ticketmaster. Get em here!
ps. I know that's Slug and Dibbs, not Ant...if any die hards were about to point out my stupidity.

Party Exercise Mix!

So, in the spirit of February almost at an end, and hopefully some nicer weather I am presenting this lovely mix I made of dance music. Download it Here!!!

Tracklist:

1. Brazilian Girls-Don't Stop
2. Junior Boys-In The Morning (Hot Chip Remix)
3. Chromeo-100%
4. Justice-0ne Minute To Midnight
5. Booka Shade-Night Falls
6. Gui Boratto-Terminal
7. Shout Out Out Out Out-In The End It's Your Friends
8. MSTRKRFT-The Looks
9. Cut Copy-Hearts on Fire
10. Gui Boratto-Mr. Decay
11. Daft Punk-Technologic
12. Booka Shade-Charlotte
13. Hot Chip-Boy From School
14. Shout Out Out Out Out-Dude You Feel Electrical


Download it! And share it with your friends! Happy Saturday!

Mondays, Hylozoists for free, Mix Master Mike, Blitzen Trapper, Mad Decent, Hullewudd, and evil Facebook

In up and coming order...

First I'd like to thank Monday's participants, from start to finish, I'm gonna work on getting us some better drink discounts at Martini Mondays so we can continue we the enjoyment, and hopefully bring out some more people, and some more DJ's. Good job by everybody involved, especially in the most epic Rock Band jams of all time.


First things first, The Hylozoists and Our Nation will be playing Fanshawe College's Out Back Shack this Friday, February 18th. Anyone who has been to either of the last two Lola Fests has hopefully had the good fortune to experience the Hylozoists. They make wonderful music that is enjoyable on several levels. Also, this event is free, so let's all go support awesome live music, and hopefully things like this will come to London more often.
Our Nation
The Hylozoists

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The following day, at Toronto's Horseshoe Tavern, is Portland, Oregan's own Blitzen Trapper. It's sold out, it's gonna be amazing. I'll tell you about it next week.
Blitzen Trapper

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Club Mansion in London will be hosting the Serial Wax Killer himself, Mix Master Mike, on Saturday, February 28th. Most people know him from the Beastie Boys, I prefer to know him from the world famous Invisible Skratch Piklz. There is no guest list, and it's only TEN BUCKS at the door, so there is no excuse, get there early, dress nice. See you there.
Mix Master Mike

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And finally, if you aren't hip to Mad Decent, then you aren't that hip. Sorry, that's the truth, but here's your chance to get...uh...hip. Here! I recommend the plethora of Sinden mixes, cause they're free, and I bet awesome.

And don't forget to go see DJ Hullewudd at the Alex P. Keaton this Thursday night, and buy one of his new t shirts!
DJ Hullewudd

And while you're here, you should probably check this out. We all knew Facebook was fucking with our shit, but it appears to be much more serious then we could have imagined. Is it worth it? I'm on the brink of deleting my shit...I dunno, what do you think?

The Girls Can Hear Us - Must Check of The Week

Toronto's own Woodhands has covered Eddy Grant's classic "Electric Avenue". I'm not gonna repost it like it's my own find but check out I Guess I'm Floating, which is a dope music blog and subsequently where I came across this gem. For more on Woodhands how about going here!

Also, check out the Foals/Holy Fuck covers of each other from I Guess I'm Floating here.

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In local news, schoolyard pals Edmond and Will have created this new and awesome music known as The Girls Can Hear Us. I would like to stress that it is some seriously dope dance rap electro fun, and then insist that you check it out. Right Now!

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Furthermore there is nothing else all that spectacular on the horizon that I can think of at this particular juncture, except summer plans are underway:

July 2-5, 2009: Rothbury Festival, in Rothbury, Michigan. It's a four hour drive from London and last year hosted Dave Matthews Band, Snoop Dogg, Gomez, Modest Mouse, Diplo, and Busdriver, to name a few. Let me know if you're into it, and I will post lineup and ticket prices as soon as I find out.

August 7-9, 2009: Lollapalooza, at Grant Park in Chicago again. 8 hour drive, last year Radiohead, Rage, Kanye, Broken Social Scene, Wilco, Battles, Foals, Spank Rock....come on now.

Ray Nernberg Birthday Mix Time

It was Ray's birthday on Saturday. So we made him this turntable rap mix, you can download it HERE!
It's selected and mixed by me, Andy Mitchell, with necessary Jimmy coaching. It's not perfect, but neither are you.

Tracks:
1. Atmosphere-Pour Me Another
2. Jurassic 5-Quality Control
3. Q Tip, Tash, Mos Def-Body Rock
4. RJd2-Ghostwriter
5. Gang Starr-Full Clip
6. Nas-Nas Is Like
7. Pharcyde-Drop
8. De La Soul-Ego Trippin
9. Danger Doom-Space Hoes
10. Beatnuts-Off The Books
11. Pharcyde-Ya Mama (Remix)
12. Outkast and Slick Rick-Da Art of Storytellin (Remix)
13. Soul Position-Blame it On The Jager
14. Brazilian Girls-Pussy

Enjoy!

Stoned Children = Funny

Okaaay, here we go again...first of all: Lykke Li was an excellent, high energy party filled with dance parties and shots of jager and sing alongs, covers of Kings of Leon and Tribe Called Quest, oh...and legions of beautiful girls. I'm pretty sure every hip, well dressed, pretty girl in Toronto was at the Phoenix Concert Theatre last Friday. In conclusion, everyone involved did a fantastic job.

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Next, the movie of the last week was the film adaptation of everyones' favorite fake newpaper, The Onion.

The is a must see for pot heads and media skeptics alike. I, being both, feel like I got the best of both worlds. I pretty much laughed through the whole thing, with the exception of a couple of scenes that are pretty much just plain wrong. Honorable mention goes to "Armed Gunman", and look forward to multiple "celebrity" cameos including Sir Steven Seagal.

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Moving right along, this Thursday, February 12th marks the return of Detroit's own Von Bondies to Call the Office supporting the new album "Love, Hate, and Then There's You." It's like 8 bucks, and Young Rival from Toronto are opening, and they are always awesome. So there, you're in.

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One of the highlights of the Lykke Li show for a drunk like myself was at the end when the dj graced us with Animal Collective's new single "My Girls", which is, duh, very excellent. Did anybody else know that their new album Merriweather Post Pavillion is really hard to find in stores because the warehouses keep selling out? That must mean it's great. Well, it is. Their coming to the Sound Academy in Toronto on May 16th. And it's gonna sell out, so you should watch the video for My Girls and enjoy it and then come to the show with us.

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And in closing, if you haven't seen this, you probably should. It begs the question from all of us, is it funny seeing children high on drugs? You be the judge. But yes, it's funny.

Thanks Sandra Bullock, for being a quitter.

This Friday, Feb 6, 2008. Lykke Li at Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto, ON. She makes some awesome songs, like Little Bit and Dance Dance Dance. Also, her take on Kings of Leon's "Knocked Up" is pretty fantastic. Therefore, lets all go watch and listen. Hopefully I will see you there. Check out some more!

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Last Saturday, Jan 31, 2008. Emma Lee and Revival Dear kicked the front room at London Music Club's ass. The created a super enjoyable and relaxing fun atmosphere filled with rad folkish fun, if you missed them, which you more than likely did, check them out next time! When is next time?
Emma Lee
Revival Dear

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Here is a list of upcoming shows that I shall be attending...let me know if you wanna join me...the more the merrier as always!

Feb 6. Lykke Li at Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto
Feb 7. The Waking Eyes and The Arkells at Call the Office in London
Feb 12. The Von Bondies and Young Rival at Call the Office in London
Feb 20. The Hylozoists at The Out Back Shack (Fanshawe College) in London
Feb 21. Blitzen Trapper at The Horseshoe Tavern in Toronto
Feb 27. Shaun and Jackie of One Way Trip at the Front Room of London Music Club, in London

I will post the shows for the months following February, but I don't want to overwhelm anybody (or type html all day).

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I am officially recommending the movie Prime, starring Uma Thurman and Meryl Streep. Uma Thurman can do no wrong in my opinion, but this is well worth checking out. Playing a suprising supporting role in this film is the soundtrack, and I think you'll know what I mean from the opening credits. Romantic comedy it may be, I'm sticking to my guns on this one.

Also, I just read that Sandra Bullock was original the female lead in this, but wanted to many changes on the script that the director wouldn't budge on. So she left. I've never been so thankful that Sandra Bullock is a stubborn quitter.