Candy for Strangers

Finally!

It looks like "Strangers with Candy" is coming to theatres this summer. If you haven't seen this show yet, I suggest you head down to your local video store and rent it (provided your local video store isn't Blockbuster, in which case you should find a better video store...one that doesn't censor their movies....and Blockbuster probably wouldn't even carry SWC).

For more info, go to: http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1524005/02082006/story.jhtml

Apparently Australia Loves the Hoff too

It seems his career has moved from Germany to Australia.











Here's the blurb from http://www.thesuperficial.com

"Here's an image from what is apparently an ad campaign in Australia. It looks like the Hoff is about to get raped by a giant Pepsi bottle. And he's decided to sing about it. I don't know what in god's name he's doing with the microphone stand, but the bottle sure seems to enjoy it. If that doesn't make you thirsty, nothing will.
Thanks to Andrew for the tip."

Me Teaching

My friend told me about this website (well, through her blog...is that still "telling"?). I thought it was a pretty cool website...

http://spstudio.linda.hosting-friends.de/spstudio.html

You can be your very own South Park character!

Broken Social Scene and Nutella Sandwiches

So I saw broken social scene in concert last weekend and it was a fun night...Mostly because of the company.

They played a good show but we were standing up at the front and there was a lot of feedback and it was so loud that the music became incredibly distorted. At one point we couldn't tell one song from the next! Finally, after losing some of our hearing we decided to stand at the back (why didn't we think of it sooner? Oh yeah....Hi!). Anyway...I couldn't help feeling like the Friday night show was a dress rehearsal for the Saturday night show. Feist was great though. She's got an amazing stage presence....I could watch her perform all night.

As we left the concert it started to rain and instead of taking a cab we decided to walk to union station...It was only drizzling after all. Yeah...well...2 minutes in a drizzle isn't a big deal....15 minutes in a drizzle is total soakage. Needless to say, I've been battling a cold ever since.

Here's a cool waste of time website http://www.thesuperficial.com/
Check out David Hasselhoff's cover of "hooked on a feeling" (originally performed by Blue Swede and on the reservoir dogs soundtrack). Why does he still have a career? Is he really still that big in Germany?

Everymone must go to White Castle!

last night I watched harold and kumar go to white castle. I've wanted to see it for a long, long time and it was definitely worth the wait.

it's a top notch stoner comedy.

Sometimes trying something new isn't always a good thing

how craptastic can the new strokes album be?

more craptastic than live it out.

more craptastic than standing on the shoulder of giants.

more craptastic than showgirls.

my love affair with the strokes is over....sigh~

(I'm actually starting to like live it out...maybe the same will happen with first impressions of earth?)

Can't get enough BSS

I know some of you want to know what else I'm listening to but to tell you the truth, I'm still listening to broken social scene. It's under my skin, what can I say?

But if you really need some new music try final fantasy. it's a guy with a violin who sings over sounds that he looped through his instrument...I think there are drums in there too. I saw him when he opened for arcade fire and it was pretty impressive.

Last night I watched a few episodes of strangers with candy. If you've never heard of this politically incorrect (to put it mildly) show you must rent it. It's the heart warming story of an ex-crackhead whore highschool dropout who goes back to school. Good times.

~vanessa

Yay for Concerts!!!

I love going to shows.

sometimes you discover a new band that makes you feel new or makes you think about things or makes you let go with abandon.....whatever it is an emotional response has been created and then every time you hear that song or that band you remember.....

on saturday I went to the diableros cd release party. lipstick machine opened and they played one of their best shows ever! grassy knoll and the magic bullit from london were there to take in the show and it reminded me of how much I enjoyed their show at the cameron house a few months back. if you live in london and you hear about a grassy knoll show, GO! they are a lot of fun live and noel, the frontman, is very witty and very much has the right rock star attitude. it's not often that the frontman heckles the two stoners sitting in the back booth of the bar!

Sweet Soul Music

today was a day that reminded me how much I enjoy soul....

they had a copy of the best of booker t and the mgs at my favourite used cd store and then today on sex and the city they played try a little tenderness....oh otis....what a shame that you're gone....

~sigh~

I need to listen to more of that....

About Live It Out

as a whole, in terms of building an atmosphere and creating a feeling, the album is mediocre.

some individual tracks are quite strong on their own...i.e. handshakes, glass ceiling, the police and the private.

but old world underground, where are you now? seriously.

Sometimes There's Disappointment...

after hearing about how great the new metric disc was I decided to buy it...even though I wasn't that crazy about it after listening to it in the store.

I'm still hoping it's gonna grow on me.

Beautiful Music

I've recently been told that it would be a wonderful idea if I started a blog. I don't feel I have anything that earth shattering to say but people seem interested in knowing what I'm listening to so here it is.

this one is simple: the new broken social scene.

get it. it's fantastic. or as someone I know put it, "beautiful"

for a review check out www.pitchfork.com