Last Saturday I broke 200,000km on my car. The following song – appropriately enough, I think – was playing:
Corb Lund Band “Horse Soldier, Horse Soldier” [mp3] from the album of the same name.
For those unfamiliar with Corb Lund, he can be thought of as the Joel Plaskett of Alberta. Some may recognize “Gonna Shine Up [...]
Appropriate given the official apology to Natives for abuse in the residential schools. While the apology is being praised in the mainstream media, few remember that Harper’s government continues to perpetuate crimes against the Native people of Canada – for instance: destroying the Kelowna Accord; refused to fast-track payments – to the very people named [...]
When we first heard the new Weezer song, “Pork and Beans,” on the radio, we were quite excited – it sounded like Rivers Cuomo had recognized what everyone knew all along: the best of Weezer relied upon Matt Sharp. The single is reminiscent of both “The Blue Album” and “Pinkerton,” which rank as among the [...]
I can’t believe the following two things: (1) that I would actually like something involving John Mayer and (2) that this song is a “bonus track” and not an actually part of Kanye West’s recent album, Graduation. To my ears, it is, by far, the stand-out track on the album. Unfortunately its language is not [...]
Back to School
I teach my first class of the semester and am presently preparing my first lecture. In honor of such an exciting event, I give you the following for your consideration:
Joel Plaskett Emergency: “Come On Teacher” [mp3] from the “Truthfully, Truthfully” album.
Noticing that I had not gotten around to posting Musical Friday yesterday, Mandos has kindly done one of his own, which can be found here – video, rather than MP3!
Admitting I Can Be Wrong Edition
A couple years ago, Sam Roberts became a minor star in Canada for some really shitty song and its accompanying video in which he looked like Jesus stuck in a dingy at sea. I didn’t particularly care for it, but the mainstream media thought that he was one of those [...]
The Ongoing Apocalyptic Tone Recently Adopted Edition
People continue to be excessively concerned with the end of the world – or at least excessively concerned with those who are excessively concerned with the end of the world. So, this week’s “Musical Friday” continues the “rapture,” “eschaton,” “apocalypse” tone.
The Unicorns – “I Don’t Wanna Die” [mp3], “Sea [...]
Eschaton Edition
In honor of the recent blog battles over the place of “progressive” Christianity and politics, I bring to you Musical Friday: Eschaton Edition.
Beulah “Maroon Bible” [mp3] from the “Handsome Western States” album;
Godspeed You Black Emperor! “East Hastings” [mp3 - large file; reduced bitrate] from “F#A#∞” album;
Sebadoh “Jealous of Jesus” [mp3] from the “Freed Weed” [...]
The Return of Musical Friday Edition
First, the official song of Mickey. Also, two songs that Mickey never heard, but would have liked:
Built to Spill “Big Dipper” [mp3]
Built to Spill “Car” [mp3]
Both from their “There’s Nothing Wrong With Love” (1994) album. Not only did Mickey enjoy constellations, but he also liked dinosaurs and car rides.
