In my email inbox was what was certainly a veiled threat from B-Kidd at OGS detailing how I 'MUST hear' a song called 'Matthias Replaces Judas' by spazzmatics Showbread, so I hit up purevolume, and while that particular tune ain't there, there're two other songs to enjoy. Fun band. I just read that chapter of the Book of Matthew where Matthias was elected to replace Judas Iscariot, too. Freaky.
And I'm just kidding about the threat part. B-Kidd and I go waaaay back. Fo' sheezy.
I was at my Friendly Local Christian Retailer last week and saw a poster for Fallout 2005, and what captured my attention was that it's going down in Winchester, Ontario. Now, most of you might not know where that is, but it's a little teeny village near where yours truly spent his teenage years, and distinctly odd as a locale for any sort of Christian festival. So it's the very cute Jill Paquette, a very talented Canadian singer/songwriter now based out of Nashville(natch), Matt Brouwer from Texas, and some other folks. High-class all the way..in WINCHESTER? Weird. If you're around, it's February 19th-20th; more info over here.
Attention all fans of great ska, trash punk and a band called Ghosts Of Modern Man I've never heard: Frostbite Tour 2005 is set to roll March 4th in Calgary with an Ottawa stop scheduled for the 16th. Playing are the aforementioned GOMM, opening for The Planet Smashers and Guttermouth. Not a big fan of Guttermouth, but the Smashers always rock. [punknews]
In case you live somewhere other than Earth, late-night TV legend Johnny Carson died yesterday at 79. Emphysema was the cause according to his nephew. Don't start smoking, kids, seriously. Anyway, he'll be missed, even by this 25-year-old who didn't start watching Letterman til 1994, two years after Carson bid adieu to thirty years on The Tonight Show. Great comedy is great comedy, and no one, repeat no one, did it better than Johnny.
This band Maxeen whose album was sent to me like a year and a half ago for review - I never did it, my apologies to Sideonedummy Records - have now signed with the big ol' WB and put a video for their tune 'Soleil' on the interweb. It's right over here, if you're seriously wanting to see it.
Weird: both of the new guys(drummer and guitar) in The Chariot are refugees from Cool Hand Luke, who sound exactly zero percent like the Chariot. What's with this? Is CHL dead? They go from that stuff to touring with Stretch Arm Strong? Rad.
One of the few pop-punk bands I've seen live and genuinely liked, back in 2002, has broken up. R.I.P., Antifreeze, 1997-2004.
Norway's Extol are putting out their third record, The Blueprint Dives, once again with Solid State and Century Media handling the distribution; the Solid State edition will be in stores March 29th, the other May 3rd. Yay progressive techy-timey metal.
Aaron North, formerly of The Icarus Line, is gonna be in the new touring version of Nine Inch Nails, who have a new album coming, not that I care. Wasn't this the guy who was one-half of the infamous buddyhead.com? That site was hilariously vicious. [theprp]
Oh, man. Longtime personal favourites Project 86 are doing a quick tour with new favourites He Is Legend and Classic Case(who were smart enough to nab Beloved frontman Josh Moore when that band bit the big one). The dates:
March 03rd Phoenix, AZ - Mason Jar
March 04th San Diego, CA - Soma
March 05th Anaheim, CA - Chain Reaction
March 08th Seattle, WA - Graceland
March 09th Portland, OR - Meow Meow
March 11th Orangevale, CA - Club Retro (featuring Still Life Projector)
March 12th Bakersfield, CA - Jerry's Pizza
Remember Mudvayne? They have a new album coming April 12th called Lost And Found. I couldn't care less, really, but it's funny because I was this vintage store called Legends today and saw Mudvayne's 'Death Blooms' single(or whatever that song was called) for like ninety-nine cents. Oh, how the mighty have fallen.
Anberlin have a new record coming very soon. That's not news. However, if you wanna hear it first and free(six tracks' worth), it's online. I really like what I hear.
Hey, Haste The Day lasted to make a second album! I wasn't sure they'd be able to hack it after a decent but unfulfilling debut. GGGarth'll produce, it'll be around twelve songs, and it's due out June 7th - or so Solid State Records hopes.
Speaking of Solid State, their newest signing, Becoming The Archetype, have some initial material over here. Too bad I can't make it load or I'd probably be enjoying it right now.
Stolen Clip time: "Premonitions Of War will be touring Canada with Ion Dissonance and Despised Icon. from March 31st through to April 21st. Expect dates to be announced shortly." Woohoo!
Queen are doing a reunion tour.
I'll say that again. QUEEN are doing a reunion tour. Without Freddie Mercury, who died fourteen years ago of AIDS. I'm so pissed at this I'm not even talking any more about it. How dare Brian May and Roger Taylor?? [buzzgrinder]
Screwed again, not that I'm surprised: U2 have announced the world tour behind How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb, and one Canadian date(Vancouver, April 28th at GM Place) made the cut for thirteen north American cities before the band deserts for Europe. Crap! I'd heard unsubstantiated rumours of an Ottawa show - no dice. [cmcentral]
I first heard Mat Kearney in 2002 on a DJ Maj compilation album, and besides that he didn't really make any waves til a few months ago when his Bullet record found some acclaim - and now he's signed with Columbia Records. That was(kinda) quick. I like what I've heard of the guy.
Finis.
Posted by mike at January 24, 2005 10:58 PM