Kitties running through fields? Fuck yah! It's one of those things that you'll miss if you blink. So, seriously, we should all probably try to blink less.
Next Thursday, September 24th, LA Riots will be back in London (At Mansion). I haven't seen these guys in any of their many appearances in London but will more than likely come check this one out. I caught the tail end of their Lollapalooza set right before Diplo, and their remixes (especially of Kid Sister's Control) make this seem like a very worthwhile outing.
In the last couple months we've all been Hypemachining and have come across two (relatively) new, super talented bands known as The Xx and Metronomy. Although as far as I know, the two have nothing to do with eachother, they are both supremely dope and cutting edge. Both bands seem to have accomplished the feat of creating uptempo chillout music, which I am always down with.
The Xx (left) are from London, England and will be in Toronto at the Mod Club December 2nd (The same night as Friendly Fires, blast!). And you can check their Myspace, but I highly recommend you head over to Hype Machine and track down the Them Jeans edit of their track "Shelter".
As far as Metronomy goes, they are apparently not as new as I assumed. Joining forces in 1999, Metronomy have released 2 albums and remixed a whooole bunch of greats artists like Lykke Li and Zero 7. Check them out on Myspace and do yourself a favor and Hype Machine the track Not Made For Love (Astronomy Remix). Def my favorite of the jams right now.
The Toronto / Halifax duo More or Les and Fresh Kils have (finally) released their debut EP together titled Les Kils. Living in London, I haven't been able to snatch it up yet, but if Pop N Chips (featuring Timbuktu of Toolshed and Halifax's Ghettosocks) is any indication, this will be great. Check out the video, I dare you not to love it.
Apparently I'm about four years late on this one, but How I Met Your Mother is most definitely my new favorite TV ish. Everyone who's seen it agrees with me, and everyone who hasn't most definitely will. The only thing that is out of place is the laugh track, which seems...out of place. But seriously check it out.
Seriously it's fuckin delicious.
Did you see One Week yet? It's actually quite excellent, filmed entirely in Canada (majority Toronto) and jam packed with Canadian icons and music. Again, I wouldn't post it if I didn't recommend it. I gotta say I love the Emm Gryner part. You will too.
Who decided we need smaller hamburgers and way more of them? My jury is still out on this.
Slum Village. Always dope, no matter the roster. RIP Baatin and Dilla. Remember the video for Tainted? Remember the song Tainted, it was/is dope outta this world. Thanks to people like this who are enriching our lives on a daily basis, I hope everyone out there is continuing to let them. Life is better!
Thanks for reading! Expect much more nonsense and somesense in the very near future.
