MuchMusic Secrets, Volume I: Fefe Dobson, an eighteen-year-old lass from Scarborough(outside Toronto) who's currently bumrushing Much and MTV with her Island Records debut album, is in fact Avril's adopted twin. Think about it. It makes sense!
I caught Maroon5 on Conan O'Brien the other night; this is after reading their name for the first time a couple months ago in Relevant's print magazine and being intrigued. I'll tell you this much: these Los Angeles white boys have souuuuuul. Check them out.
Essential listening for today: Speak Life, from Albany emcee Sev Statik, a class act and a scholar. Oh, and I think we're interviewing him at some point in the indeterminate future. Watch for that action. Another record involving Sev called Nephilim is worth your dollars too. Fetch! Fetch, boy!
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Newsman Dave Leibold brought up an intriguing idea today: a tour featuring Project 86, As I Lay Dying, Stavesacre and Blindside. Now, I don't think he has some inside line on something actually happening along that train of thought, but the mere mention is enough to make me have to sit down for a minute to collect myself. Heavens. He also mentioned that Superchic[k] are apparently playing May 21st in Kingston, Ontario.
News from the Norma Jean camp now: Cory Putnam(Eso-Charis, The Handshake Murders) is replacing Brad as the vocalist. Brad first replaced Josh on the mic 'bout a year ago, and handled it capably, in my opinion. Mr. Putnam is not Norma Jean's permanent vocalist, however. Three singers in roughly that many years as a band. It's like Zao or something. [hxc]
Yo! Bring it: My Revenge, from Burlington, Vermont, are preparing their Thorp Records debut album; the record should be done by the end of the month with a release date later this spring. Hot diggity! I cannot stress enough how badly you need to hear this band. [instrife]
Mad props go to my hometown Ottawa Senators, who came back from a four-nothing Islanders lead halfway through the game to tie it up and take the overtime point. Three points back of the Leafs, baby!
In The Name of Love: Artists United for Africa is a U2 tribute album that's being put out January 27th on Sparrow Records. The record features Delirious?, Toby Mac and Jars of Clay among others, and Sparrow has announced that a portion of the proceeds will go to a certain village in Zambia called Mwakankomba, through World Vision. The village has been decimated by AIDS, and this will hopefully go a long way to preventing further outbreak. Props. Check this out for the full story, and educate yourself about AIDS while you're at it.
Monitor the progress of an underground phenomenon: the hxcmp3.com charts. Your bands have made it possible, and David Allen thanks you. Yes, he does.
My birthday is February 9th. Know what else happens that day? Unearth begin recording their next masterpiece, that's what. With new drummer Mike Justain in tow, this album is gonna disintegrate your eardrums and brainstem. Oh man, I can't wait. C'mon c'mon c'mon already. [lambgoat]
Great band name of the day: Find Him And Kill Him. Plus their label: Happy Couples Never Last. How great is that? Check out a review of the band's latest here, and scroll to the bottom for some of the greatest song titles EVER.
Dead Poetic's new album New Medicines is gonna drop April 6th on Solid State Records, whose president Roy Culver was unceremoniously dropped last week by the powers that be, a move I will continue to question until I find out if there was a good reason for it. Our best wishes to Roy, who deserves more than this. Anyway, yeah, the album will slay. [theprp]
This really good-looking blonde woman, Belinda Stronach, has apparently announced that she's running for leadership of the Canadian Alliance party. Her picture was on the front pages of both Ottawa papers today. I say if I gotta look at political figures every day they might as well be hot. *nods decisively*
I find this bit funny: "gODHEAD have found themselves the victim of an impersonator after someone pretending to be the band's frontman sent out an email to the group's Yahoo mailing list yesterday stating that they have broken up. Jason Miller himself has now commented on the matter, stating,
'Nothing could be further from the truth! Mike and I just played an acoustic show on Saturday, we have a new video for "Far Too Long" about to come out and a new tour planned for March! I know we've had some set backs but we don't give up around here!'" Dig it.
February 17th will see the release of the Evergreen Terrace covers album, including the band's takes on Smashing Pumpkins, Sponge, and Op Ivy. Should be interesting, if nothing else.
Papa Roach are done their third record....wait, does anyone still know who they are?
There's a club in Portland, Oregon called The New Meow Meow!! Awesome!!
As part of their 2 For 1 series, Roadrunner Records is rereleasing Vision of Disorder's Imprint album along with their self-titled record for the price of one CD. I'm all over this one! I was a huge fan of VOD years ago! Booyah! Biohazard are apparently getting the same treatment with their Urban Discipline(a huge album) and No Holds Barred albums.
"As I'm sure you know, Helmet is back in action and recording a new record. The band has been in the studio writing and recording for a new album later this year." No, I did NOT know this! Who didn't tell me? Heads will prop up my desk and the blood will flow three feet thick! HEADS, I TELL YOU! Wow. New Helmet record. Awesome! [thescout]
Xfm is toast. Ottawa is now without a radio station that will at least try to push the rock and roll envelope. They lasted four good years, and even though I rarely listened, at least they tried to promote the underground. R.I.P. And I hope the three DJs who lost their jobs in the shuffle fare better next time.
Off the Record(former Tooth and Nail band, one of many that were canned early on) have a new EP coming out February 3rd, along with a new website to boot. Hit it up. [punknews]
Gotta give it up to Lamond Murray, the Toronto Raptors forward who came into tonight's game against New Orleans for his first action in like two months, and what'd he do? Sank a crucial free throw to help ice the win in overtime. That's clutch. 'Course, he was whining to be traded a couple weeks ago, but hey. All's forgiven.
Posted by mike at January 16, 2004 04:23 AM