You know, I've been doing this 'zine thing since the fall of 2000, and never once have I gone to whatever 'zine I'm helping with and had a banner ad. So that big ol' Juliana Theory thing you just saw is pretty special to yours truly. Banner courtesy of webmaster extraordinaire The Flikkemizer!!! He'll kill me for saying that too. Been nice to know y'all!
I took a look through the liner notes of Songs About Jane, the newest from Los Angeles' Maroon5, and in the thank-yous Mark Fisher is mentioned. Could this be the same Mark Fisher who runs 1340mag? Innnneresting...
Melissa Auf der Maur, ex of Hole and Smashing Pumpkins, has a solo album coming out; she was here in Ottawa a couple months ago, and the lead single/video I actually like. Can't remember the title of the song for the life of me, but it's got a good, dark, grungy vibe to it. No surprise given Auf der Maur's pedigree. The album will be out May 18th, with a tour with The Offspring in the works to coincide.
Blue Man Group were on The Tonight Show last night, and during their performance(they're stunning) they busted out a rad version of AC/DC's 'Back In Black'. Just thought I'd pass that along.
Kyprios is assaulting the charts with his single 'This Is My Hit', and it's a rarity: hiphop in the mainstream that I not only tolerate, but thoroughly enjoy. He's Canadian; opened up for Swollen Members on tour last fall. I think he's from Vancouver. Either way, check him out.
I found out yesterday reading Alternative Press(if that's too unhip for you, too bad) that Yellowcard vocalist Ryan Key was originally in Craig's Brother! Remember Craig's Brother? Technical new-school punk distortion goodness on Tooth and Nail a few years back? Man, that brings back memories.
In the same issue of AP, there was a publicity shot of Bleeding Through in which the massive bald-headed dude in the band was rocking a Sinai Beach t-shirt. Such a great band. Incidentally, Bleeding Through will be in Ottawa with Comeback Kid in May.
Every Time I Die's Keith Buckley is easily the funniest interview in the hardcore/metal underground. He makes me hysterical.
The Canadian Recording Industry Association took a major hit yesterday with a federal court judge rulilng that absolutely nothing is wrong with P2P filesharing. The judge likened the process to a photocopier in a library surrounded by copyrighted material, and I see his point. So all you downloading fiends in our fair nation: party on! For the full story on yesterday's ruling, check this out.
I'm listening to these guys right now as I type this: read a review of the new album from The Beatiful Mistake. I don't know if they're as amazing as the review states, but then again, I haven't heard their new stuff yet either. 'On Building', one of their older songs, is a killer tune.
Interesting bit out of Australia: "So we're all sitting behind Soulseek and Kazaa downloading the latest releases, destroying the music industry as we know it, right? Well, that's what they're trying to tell us anyway. So why did Australia Recording Industry Association(ARIA) have it's best year ever in 2003?
"In 1998, before Napster was even a twinkle in Shawn Fanning's eye, Australian record companies sold 39.6 million albums. Fast forward to 2003 and it's gone up to 50.5 million.
"You can't argue with the figures. P2P file trading is good for the music industry."
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Wide Mouth Mason, a killer Canadian rock band from Saskatchewan, are still alive and kicking; I had no idea what'd become of them, but chartattack set me straight with the news that the band is doing a mini-tour(dates here), and they're still actively recording. Awesome.
The Simpsons' actors are on strike! Read the story!! GIVE THEM WHAT THEY WANT! YES! [Relevant]
Posted by mike at April 1, 2004 02:35 PM