Archive for October, 2010:
Cuz Baby Toniiiiiight
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respect and adoration
This past weekend was like one of those dreams in which you wake up and you’re still inside but it’s different etc etc, it’s wonderful and horrible and surreal and there are always stairs with no walls and no infrastructure and broken elevators and smells from when you were 2. much of this had to do with still being in another time zone spiritually and also physically, some drugs, and being very busy to the point of upsetting others with blatant flakiness and write-off attitude (mine, i mean, not theirs). and my version of the story is trivial as compared to the people who put on the “real” shows, the logistics experts, social handlers and also somehow finding time to come and get lifted with plebs, who are mostly plebs in some capacity themselves, the Pop Montreal staff.
these people give away a piece of their body each year to this shit, selflessly. i myself had done it several years in a row before i realized it conflicted with my plan A; 12-16 hour days of delivering really heavy shit/screaming/being screamed at/bartering/peeing in alleys/borrowing traffic signs/trying to please everybody/saving someone’s day with a fucking capo/and so on, for enough money to buy the amount of food you need to stay functional. the kind of things that would stall you in your tracks if you envisioned explaining to someone that at 25, this is why you were raised. finding stools for burt bacharach’s band that are ‘classy’ but ‘not antique’, djing from 1-6am five successive nights on a ‘borrowed’ sound system for 400 out-of-towners seeking the ‘montreal feeling’ via shitty, fatty, sugar foods and complex chemical drugs, sleeping for an hour and a half before ‘reporting in’ at the Pop office only to be told that all the times you thought you were getting away with looking the way you do have been obliterated by this one instance of you looking like you just got off a plane that came from where your friends force at you crushed up orange and white things and little tiny pieces of blotter (“its cool it’s super weak bro dont get mad…”) and then play remixes of popcorn/yingyang and genesis at halfspeed before someone throws an (actual) flaming pumpkin into the dancefloor and punches a volunteer lady-bouncer (hi didi) in the jaw.
HIGHLITES OF THIS YEAR are almost n/a because i almost saw nothing. Postcards and Tonetta got jammed by the cops halfway into the headliner’s 2nd song. I made selections on the thursday night with Cadence Weapon (roughshape) at the Eastern Bloc and we confirmed that 25 years later, nabisco still sucks. GRIMES pushed herself further up the echelons of distinction at the Arbutus Showcase, which was ‘classy’ but not ‘antique’, unless you count the fucking waterfall coming down at the back of the stage which sent the techs scrambling to put all the high-voltage lighting on chairs and other innovative life-saving non-show-stopping solutions. One of them told me “the roof is leaking”. I was accused of being unprofessional and banned from the soundboard.
Here is a new single from Sean Nicholas Savage’s new record, which has got some of the tightest musicans in the neighbourhood (think nyc 1978 fusion), two of the most sincere producers (dv carrier of silly kissers/s cowan), and a team of generally weird youngsters who are all committed to doing things from time to time. It’ll be out November – his homecoming show (dudes been awol for months, rumoured to be in europe somewhere, not alone) is at Club Lambi w/Silly Kissers & D’eon on Nov. 5th. So start saving your tips, my bro.
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Sean Nicholas Savage – Misery Mountain
HBGB – This Thursday!
Winnie Cooper and BeatRoute Magazine present.
HEEBEEGEEBEES at Chapel Arts is a Halloween inspired live music and art exhibition running every Thursday in October with a finale party Saturday, October 30th.
The series features some of the best cutting edge local artists at the former funeral home turned art gallery.
This Thursday come down to check out art work by photographer Jen Osborne, who has worked with Vanity Fair and Jesse Corcoran, who sparked controversy with his Olympic Rings mural.
Music from Babe Rainbow, Cameron Reed of the Music Waste festival, spooky electronic project that landed him on the respected Warp label, and Sean Orr’s music project, Tassels, with the Hyenas djs (Basketball).
If great art work and music are not your thing, there are also $3.50 beers…
Visit the event page for full details on this exciting series.
the interview show: Eyedea & Abilities
Back in the day, I **loved** these guys. Eyedea was a freestyle battle champion and Abilities made dope beats. These two were the best of early 2000s backpack hip hop. And then like most indie groups you love, they went their separate ways.
I was stoked when I heard that they had come back together. This time, like other backpack king P.O.S., they have returned with a style that incorporates more punk and metal into their beats, creating a chaotic record. I loved it, they are still making challenging indie hip hop, but those old skewl hip hop fans can be harsh.
Listen to my chat with Eyedea. He reveals just how to deal with death threats from “fans.”
Eyedea & Abilities on the interview show
Eyedea & Abilities “Smile” My favorite track off their new record By The Throat.
Eyedea & Abilities “Liquid Sovereignty” Classic E&A.
Eyedea & Abilities “Burn Fetish” (DOSH remix)
the interview show is everywhere! (interviewshow[at]gmail.com) @interview_show
www.cjsf.ca (Vancouver, BC, Mondays 4:30-5pm PST and Wednesdays 12:30am PST)
www.ckdu.ca (Halifax, NS, Saturdays 1:30-2:00am AST)
www.radiocfxu.ca (Campus Community Radio, Antigonish, NS, Fridays 11pm-12am AST)
www.cfru.ca (University of Guelph Radio, ON, Tuesdays 3pm EST)
www.umfm.com (Winnipeg’s Hit Free Radio, MB, Fridays 6-6:30pm CST)
www.caperradio.com (Cape Breton University Radio, NS, Wednesdays 2:30-3pm AST and Fridays 5:30-6pm AST)
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Heebeegeebees??
Vancouver, we have something special planned for you for Octoberrrrr. Winniecooper / No More Strangers curated the music. xox.
BeatRoute Magazine, WinnieCooper.net, 101.9 CiTR, Red Bull, Steam Whistle, VancouverIsAwesome.com, Nudie Jeans, No More Strangers & ClubVibes.com present:
HEEBEEGEEBEES
A “Halloween” inspired art and music event series at Chapel Arts.
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Thursday October 7th
Featured artists, Jen Osbourne + Jesse Corcoran.
With bands: Babe Rainbow, Tassels
http://www.myspace.com/bbrnbw
http://www.myspace.com/tasselstassels.
+Hyenas Djs (Basketball)
7-11pm. Cover by donation.
Thursday October 14th
Featured artists: Dave Ko + Ronin Boyle + Sandra Sanchez
With bands: White Lung, Koban
http://www.myspace.com/whitelungwhitelung
http://www.myspace.com/mantaraygunband
+ Dj Tyler Fedchuk
7-11pm. Cover by donation.
Thursday October 21st
Artists: Ben Jacques + Ryan Walter Wagner
With bands: Myths, Haunted Beard
http://www.myspace.com/mythsband
http://www.myspace.com/hauntedbeardextreme
Djs Hunk The Drunk (winniecooper.net) + Glenn Alderson (Beatroute Magazine)
7-11pm. Cover by donation.
Thursday October 28th
Artist: Crums, Kaput
With bands: Raccoons, DBL Dragon
http://www.myspace.com/theracoonsmusic
http://myspace.com/dbldragonband
+ DJ Bobby Siadat (MT-40)
7-11pm. Cover by donation.
FINALE PARTY
Saturday October 30th
With bands: Love and Electrik, Peter Breeze
http://www.myspace.com/loveandelectrik
http://radio3.cbc.ca/#/bands/Peter-Breeze-Maxwell-Maxwell
+ Winniecooper.net djs Hunk The Drunk, Christian Flores & Maxwell Maxwell.
9pm-2am. Tickets $10 available online at Clubvibes.com and at prior events.
Artists CURATED BY RYAN QUAST
Music CURATED BY NO MORE STRANGERS
Go Early Stay Late
well bloody hell finally. it’s Friday, the weekend’s here, stay up all night, sleep all day.
for your Friday song, it’s a dancey Beach House edit:
Beach House – Norway (Skinny Friedman Edit)
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Tonight the Winnie deejay nerdz are turning the backroom at Vancouver’s Shine Nightclub into a lil’ basement party with lotsa dancey fun stuff, hood jamz, jokes, and candy! Plus in the front room live music from FM Attack and Alonzo Wang and DJs Pat Lok and Hunter-Even.
Wanna get in FOR FREE? @gmail.com">EMAIL US HERE for guestlist before 6pm.
Annnnnnnd then don’t forget No More Strangers is at Brandiz 122 East Hastings on Saturday! Live guests Kick Evrything, JDH, and The Stick.
okayseeyou
