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Happy, Birthday Tentacles

2010-03-06T00:22:27Z

Photo by Lando Speers

Down to the ghost words
Sharpening our bodies like knives
Rest assured of a certain end
In the waking hours we are thin wolves with no collars - surviving on the scraps of each other
Between impossible things, our sacred tryst caught on the lives of uncomprehending others.

Stream and Download "Birthday Tentacles" the Bronze Leaf | Likewise Vultures digital split

You disappear but everything is coming out all right

2010-02-08T22:08:56Z

Delicate. Effervescent. Humbling.
Set in a place far, far away, the debut album of Jom Comyn holds us in our familiar yearnings of greatness and guides us to lose ourselves and to reach for those fleeting sparks. All of us owe Jim Cuming a rousing cheer for the lessons he has taught us in honesty. All of us need reminding of how to be courageous.

Stream and Download "From Far, Far Away"

All we have is our HEALTH

2010-02-05T14:38:57Z

Two years ago I was hanging out backstage trying to divulge the secrets of the Smell from the drummer. I knew some amazing stuff was coming out of L.A but I never expected it to be a futurist version of the lost art of math rock. So tech.

One year ago kids finally caught on. So much so that it felt like I was on the set of Teen Spirt - bodies flailing, rowdy crowd surfing, just capital "M" melee onstage and off. But the music we were moving to wasn't all melodic at all, oh it was dancey and poppy. No at the core it was actually just was noise, unadulterated fuzzed out noise.

HEALTH are the future of punk. dance. No, they are simply the future.

I just wish I could be there to see them trip out on Desi.

Oh followup: two years ago i gave the drummer the first Desi cd, one year ago Cherk got high with him and tonight they're playing with them.

If you miss this show all I can say is have fun loving in the past.

Slip Through

2009-09-28T12:57:22Z

Artwork by Landon Speers

What happens when a modern day Brian Wilson obsesses over technoise, frequencies and boom baps instead of cheeseburgers, L.S.D and destroying the Beatles? Slip Through, that's what. Master crafted by the most slept on producer in Canada, Réal Cardinal aka Comaduster isn't on the production game anymore, he's on the perfection game.

Download the full album at the official Comaduster site.

comaduster.com
myspace.com/comaduster23

Never Slept

2009-09-24T13:25:12Z

You heard this Ennio Morricone record yet? of course you haven't, it doesn't exist. On your planet. That's what you can expect from Sombre Reptiles, music blog of Listen Records' Kris Burwash. Remember Alien Nation? Think of those dudes flashing forward to a 3rd generation weirdo alien kids making music in Mumbai...that's what Kris would turn you on to.

The Big Sandwich is electronics, straight-up. No question Markus Vuorensola can easily out-name you both 20 n0-wave live bootlegs and flying lotus beat tapes but dude knows blips and bloops to boot. no skronk electro here. Real, please.

CJSR superstar Aaron Levin's Weird Canada is the home of n0/new-school:freakbeat/psych/kooky.
Think Headphone-Bedroom.
This be all for the love of the basement.

listenrecords.net
sombrereptiles.tumblr.com
bigsammich.blogspot.com
weirdcanada.com

Designarrs pt.4

2009-09-23T14:46:51Z

Of the ten 2009 Polaris Prize Shortlist Artists, three of the poster designers hail from Edmonton: Lyle Bell (for Elliott BROOD), Jeff Kulak (Hey Rosetta!) and Kirsten McCrea (Patrick Watson).

Lyle also plays in tons of awesome Edmonton bands including Shout Out Out Out Out and Whitey Houston.
Jeff does fantastic sketches of bicycles and tshirt designs for Pop Echo Records.
Kristin makes anarchist trading cards.
Cool.

Check out the full poster images after the jump.

auxgang.com
jeffkulak.com
hellokirsten.com

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Designarrs pt.3

2009-09-18T02:37:39Z

Justin LaFontaine's geometry = New Math. No one can touch him on posters right now. That Obits print was the most iconic image of this year's Sled Island. It even became the face of the band's website - if it's good enough for Jehu-ligans it's good enough for every human.

Lando Speers is an immensely talented photographer with a keen sense for capturing energy and aggression. Little wonder that the best Red Hot Daggers photos were his. He also has an intimate understanding of gizmos, which makes his musical projects, "Headaches" and "St. Gilles" so fascinating.

omgjhq.com
landonspeers.com
myspace.com/headacheswontstop
myspace.com/stgillesandthehind

Designarrs pt.2

2009-09-17T13:12:47Z

Can't be on 780 design without mentioning Raymond Biesinger. Hands down one of the realest fellows around and also a true DIY institution. Integrity- if he fronted a punk band it's name would be Fugazi.

Same goes for Bryan Kulba and Kobot Industries. Actually if he fronted a punk band it'd still be called Bayonets!!!

When it comes to hustle though, no one can touch Given Collective aka Kevin Boothe. This kid has game on lock. Basically his older self must have built a time machine to transport work back to younghim, cause no other explanation will do. Check out Kevin's Document Magazine. so trill.

fifteen.ca
kobotindustries.com
documentmagazine.ca

Designarrs pt.1

2009-09-16T13:48:12Z

Outside of being the reigning champs of "Best Dudes in the entire Universe, beating out Turbo Buddha and the Hulkster, Taylor Schaerer & Andrew Benson are both incredibly talented illustrators and designers.

Armies of musicians especially owe each of them a debt of gratitude for all the incredible poster and album artwork they've done.

They're also responsible for your summer looking like this:

Photo courtesy Claire Noren.

Taylor = Hat, Andrew = Emo.

Get learned.

andrewbenson.squarespace.com
guerillustrate.wordpress.com

which also features the awesome of work of Phil Chan, Scott Carmichael!!!

Joe, Joe, JoeJoeJoeJoeJoe Joe!

2009-09-15T12:19:34Z

Old Ugly is a cool new Edmonton label started up by swine-flu tattoo snackpack swagger jack backpacker spitter, The Joe. Peep game y'all, the label features not only raps but Joe's already on some d-i-versifying with fantastic stuff like Flora and Doug Hoyer's "Bike Month"

olduglyco.com

European Campaign

2009-09-15T01:23:45Z

photo courtesy painteverything

Eamon McGrath takes on Europe this fall. Along the way will he be playing with Millions, the new project from ex-members of Small Brown Bike.

Complete schedule after the jump.

myspace.com/millions
million's label seventh rule

]]> Sept 22: Edmonton, AB@ Likwid Lounge with Octoberman
Oct 3: Edmonton, AB@ The Pawn Shop | Wheat Pool CD release
Oct 7: Guelph, ON@ The Attic
Oct 8: Toronto, ON@ The Dakota | Octoberman CD release
Oct 10: Nijmegen@ De Onderbroek
Oct 12: Le Havre@ MacDaid’s with Millions (Ex- Small Brown Bike)
Oct 14: Wittenberg@ Crush-Club
Oct 15: Freiburg@ Beatbar
Oct 16: Offenbach@ Der Waggon
Oct 18: Winterthur@ Club Dimensione
Oct 19: Paris@ Le Rigoletto
Oct 21: Kassel @ Kunsthochschule Underground
Oct 23: Metz @ L'Emile Vache
Oct 24: Peer @ De Wissel
Oct 29: Wakefield, QC @ The Blacksheep Inn

Also now available online are the lyrics to Songs To Sing When You're Dead:

"there's a tombstone on my front lawn and it's my own
but i'm inside writing songs and talking on the phone
four days have been spent inside my garden cleaning
or lying on my bed dying and dreaming

maybe i'll be leaving in the morning
maybe i'll be at the gates of hell
maybe i'll be in your arms tomorrow mourning
or at the bottom of the well

seven years have passed since my crimes
changed every law and laid down lives
but the drums inside my head will keep on beating
and the wives in all my dreams will keep on cheating"

Record Labels Named After Cities

2009-09-14T22:12:32Z

On the topic of Tyler Butler, please check out Labrador City Records the brainchild of T-But and Lil' Layne L’Heureux

wordpress/labradorcityrecords
myspace.com/labradorrecordsedm

Gentlemen Thieves of Hearts

2009-09-14T21:40:51Z

Girls, get your swoon on, it's Tyler Butler and Jom Comyn. Underwear need not apply.

Friday, Sept 18 @ Cafe LEVA

facebook event

The Kids Are Alright

2009-09-08T17:19:50Z

The coolest projects this year are on course to proton smash the earth into blackhole oblivion: SANS AIDS + MAKEOUT VIDEOTAPE @ The End of the World.

this is why i live for music.
because you will die at this show.
don't chump out and miss this.

myspace.com/makeoutvideotape
myspace.com/sansaids
facebook event

Legendary Status

2009-09-04T18:17:03Z

videos courtesy Jordan Phil Allan

Footage from the greatest basement show ever, watch Gobble Gobble perform "Meteor Eschat" and "Mountain of Flesh"

And click here to check out the other Gobble songs along with the Braids and the Champion City solo sets
www.myspace.com/braidsmusic

]]> Gobble Gobble part 1: Noisy Crowd and Piles of Salt:

Gobble Gobble part 3: Alabaster Bodyworlds and O Sacred Dandruff:

Braids 1

Braids 2

Braids 3 & RATKNUKKL

Eric Clark & Baltimore