Entries from March 2008

Obsession of the week: Crystal Castles

March 11th, 2008

I am in love with Crystal Castles. (coming to a town near me, March 23!) The Canadian Invasion is neverending. Toronto and Montreal are my sonic saviors. Crimewave – Crystal Castles vs health

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Sincerely, L. Cohen

March 11th, 2008

The man is such a bad ass.

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Stephin Merritt plays Nun’s Litany on Latest Show on Earth

March 10th, 2008

“Joe welcomes Stephin Merritt of The Magnetic Fields, who performs “The Nun’s Litany” from their new album Distortion and talks to Joe about recording the album, his ambition to do 50 successful Hollywood musicals and silent movie scoring. Tune in on Tuesday, March 4th for another song from Stephin Merritt and the second half of […]

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Gah! Urban Outfitters co-opts She & Him

March 9th, 2008

I really like She & Him. I know, it makes no sense at all, but I’m not going to try and figure it out. Something about the album very much reminds me of Madeleine Peyroux‘s Dreamland, which I also liked and never figured out why. Sometimes, I guess you just have to accept these things. […]

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Bag of Hammers, Thao Nguyen

March 6th, 2008

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The Stills – 3rd time’s the Snake Charm?

March 6th, 2008

A lot has happened in the world of Canadian music since The Stills’ well received debut record and abysmal follow-up. Will the 3rd album be the charm or the final nail in the coffin? Nice to see them on Arts & Crafts, regardless. (swiped from QuarterlifeParty)

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Sigur Ros + You Tube = Crazy Delicious

March 6th, 2008

Apparently, YouTube is going to screen Sigur Ros‘ Heima. WTF?!

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