Random Channel Surfing

Every time I think I like someone  (Lies. I actually like someone. I'm just embarrassed that I  still  have feelings for him, so I'm saying I don't.) , I compile a list of songs that fit with my feelings for him. My current playlist includes: Talking Body (Tove Lo) Partition (Beyoncé) Elastic Heart (Sia) Soundwave (Trevor Guthrie) Blue Jeans (RAC Remix) (Lana Del Rey) Some Boys (Death Cab for Cutie) Style (Taylor Swift) Ride Wit Me (Nelly feat. St. Lunatics) Goodies (Ciara feat. Petey Pablo) Milkshake (Kelis) Get Low (Lil Jon) Izzo (H.O.V.A.) Jay Z There is no better music genre to express new ( old ) infatuations than pop music.

When we were in high school, Nicole and I were pretty obsessed with a Canadian band called Swollen Members. Now, one would think, "How is it that these two angelic girls would like a band with such a salacious name?" And the answer is simple, really. Nicole and I were hooked on their hit "Fuel Injected". Like, we were pretty much rapping geniuses whenever we rocked out to the song. And we were committed fans. Like, we went to autograph signings and begged our parents to let us stay out way past our curfews whenever they rolled through town (because Swollen Members concerts never end at a reasonable time. No, Nicole and I -- underage and virginal and innocent -- would stumble out of Red's at 4:00 AM or later on nights we'd go to a Swollen Members concert. And the reason for our stumbling? Second-hand weed inhalation. I kid you not. That shit was strong .) Anyway, the last time Nicole and I went to a Swollen concert was back in 2004, but tonight we are goi...

Summer 2013, I was obsessed with this song. Now every time I hear it, I feel a really weird sense of sadness. It's not that last summer was sad -- not in the slightest. I actually have really happy memories of it. Rather, it's that I miss last summer so so so so so so much, that listening to this song makes me ache with a weird sense of longing. Nostalgia is a powerful drug, my friends.

I go through weird music phases where all I want to do is listen to one music genre. Right now that genre is rap.

I haven't been to one in MONTHS! Well, five months and 11 days. It was for City and Colour who are (rumoured to be) touring with Tegan and Sara. Thing is, though the twins are coming back to Edmonton, Dallas Green won't grace us with his presence... Instead of City and Colour, Paramore will be comin' to Deadmonton with Tegan and Sara. LAME. Anyway, I'm going to Billy Talent on Monday. It's funny because one of Billy's openers are Alexisonfire (Dallas Green's main band--he only does City and Colour on the side), so I'll get to listen to his LOVELY, wonderful voice then. I took some REALLY bad pictures on October 3, so I thought I'd share 'em :D

The All-American Rejects opened for Blink for most of their tour. Them and Fall Out Boy (*yawn*). All I have to say about the Rejects is they weren't Weezer. I wanted Weezer to open for Blink, but noooooooooooooo... Weezer only plays HUGE venues like Toronto and LA. Jerks. *sticks out tongue* "Please just don't play with me / My paper-heart will bleed." OMG! It's Mark Hoppus! askjfa;sdfj! I am a creeper... I feel ashamed. And now, for the main attraction... BLINK 182! During the entire show, there was great camaraderie between the three boys (particularly between Mark and Travis. I found that Tom, being the snarky dude that he is, seemed petulant and insufferable at times). The Blink 182 concert was as hyped-up as any "reunion" tour concert is expected, and I gotta say that the hype was completely justified. They are great showmen and know how to kiss Canadian ass! haha! I'm glad they paid us a visit and am saddened that they were *together* only for...

“'Over time, being in a band’s an intense thing,' Malinowski told Metro, not adding much in the way of specifics expect that things seem amicable. 'We pretty much reached the end of that chapter.' [sic]” What did Jay mean by all of this... and what did the reporter mean when he wrote "things seem amicable"?! I never thought that there was any animosity between the former-Bedouin and Jay and Eon, but this article makes it seem like there is. But then I find videos like this one  and I realize that there can't be animosity... Just look at the comraderie between them! Jay affirms that he can't live without Pat! In other Bedouin news, these dudes were (*apparently) very naughty at the Salmon Arm Roots and Blues Fest . Tsk tsk, Eon and Jay, tsk tsk.  Naughtiness aside, the more I think about it, the more I realize that if it weren't for Bob Marley and Bedouin, I wouldn't be as into music as I am. Sure, it all started with Bob Marley and the Wailers,...

To date, I have been to seven shows.  Arkells - February 21 Hey Ocean - April 8 The Killers - April 27 Green Day (though I went because of The Bravery ... *blush*) - July 6 Arkells (Opening for Pilot Speed) - July 18 Blink 182 - July 31 Virgin Fest - August 8 and 9 My cameras have been... difficult, so I only have pictures for the Green Day/Bravery show and VFest. I did take pictures for the other shows, but as my camera is being a lil bitch, I won't be posting them anytime soon. In any case, here are pictures I took at the Green Day concert. Truth be told, I wasn't going to go to this show because, though I like Green Day, they're not among my favourite  bands. However, I check my favourite bands' websites once a week. It's part of my Monday work ritual; it was then that I discovered that The Bravery was opening for Green Day. My gosh...! How I love them! Sam Endicott  is amazing (and not just because he looks like that... swoon). He's so chill and I lo...

What do you know?! *sigh* I found this nugget on my quest for information on Bedouin... It seems that their Bad Brains mash-up is FINALLY going to be released. Oh how I miss my Bedouin Soundclash. Oh how I wish I was going to the No Doubt concert in July! Ah well...

This was my FAVOURITE band growing up... Hahah! I'm so happy my musical tastes have changed but I must admit: I still feel the same jubilance I felt at age fourteen whenever I listen to this song. My friend Nicole and I never missed a concert or autograph signing... we loved Swollen Members like no one else. They played the Pawn Shop two weeks ago and it was the first Swollen show we missed. A small part of me wonders what it would have been like to be in the crowd. This blog post goes out to the Swollen Members... One of the few rap groups I ever liked.  What brings on this surge of wistfulness? My friend Brendan wrote to tell me that he bumped into MadChild at the Vancouver airport---he is now (quote) "old, fat, wears two watches and has all-Gucci luggage."  Ah, my youth...

Ah Metric.... You will forever remind me of August. Anyway, seeing as I cannot upload pictures, I cannot upload my pictures from the Arkells concert. As soon as I find my camera cord, these pictures (and a review of the awesomeness!) will be posted... Oh musique. Je t'aime FORT, la musique!

We five (I'm not pictured, hahaha!) went to the most amazing concert I've ever been to. And, I know that I always say that, but honestly, Radiohead was beyond words. Thom Yorke's voice was awe-inspiring. It's funny now, but during his ballads, all THIRTY-THOUSAND spectators were silent. THIS shocked the shit out of me. It took us 1 1/2 hour to get out.... *grumble* The above picture was the best one we took all night. Thom Yorke is the most perfect man. The following is the most shallow thing I will ever say: even if Thom Yorke is not that attractive, his voice and talent more than make up for it.... mmmmmmmm...

I am so in love with Travis . They are fantastic and, while I am in love with other kinds of music and other bands, my Travis thirst cannot be quenched! I go through these phases all the time, but I think that this phase might never end. I was on youtube today and found a whole bunch of their videos. Sure, I have their CDs, but there's something about a good music video that adds to the story. There's a few songs in which that's not the case. You watch the video and you're disappointed. Not with Travis. I love going through music phases.  and my favourite Travis video