August 2007 Archives

So I would have posted this a couple of weeks ago, but there was no site to post it to... I give you a YouTube video that combines two of my favourite things: Spoon and Keepon. The scientist in the video, is actually the guy that developed Keepon and he does a great job. Spoon also appears subtly throughout the video.

Also, check out these as well:

Harry Enfield (Women Know Your Limits) - YouTube

Family Guy (The Novel) - YouTube

Back to Spoon, I'm looking forward to seeing them play in October (at the Koolhaus unfortunately) and The National the week before and if I also end up going to the Architecture in Helsinki show a few days after, it will be a busy week.

Anyway enjoy the videos.

Radiohead hasn't released an album since 2003. Just thought I'd point that out.

If you're a fan of Animal Collective, they've released the first video, for their upcoming Sept. 10th album. I'll simply say that it's an odd video and leave it at that.

So in order to keep me sane, you can't leave comments, unless you've registered for either LiveJournal, Vox, or Movable Type (think comment spam). It's a simple step to register for Movable Type authentication, so go ahead and do it! The only thing is your comments won't show up until I republish the site... I still have a lot of nerping to do behind the scenes, to get things working properly.

I've added a couple of things to the page. There are now picture squares of the most recent photos I've uploaded to the site, as well as a tag cloud, letting you know what I'm talking most about. Since I've only inputted the archives for 2007, the cloud isn't necessarily accurate, but it's there and it works.

So I basically destroyed my webserver, a few weeks ago. Normally not a problem, but my webserver is actually a floppy-less and CDROM-less little fella. It took me this long, just to figure out how to get it working again and I'm no slouch in the nerping deparment... Anyway, everything is back to normal and I took the time to upgrade the software that runs the blog, so it's all fancy and new.

Like / dislike the new look? Let me know. Everything is really customizable, so it's no big deal to try something new. I don't know what I want, so it's always good to get some suggestions.

Although there's no link section, the 'phlog' section is still alive and kicking and you can find it here. Once I get everything sorted out, it won't look quite so empty and sad around here, but until then oh-so-sorry.

Yesterday, my bank took out about 20 dollars in service fees, for their month-end cash grab. Feeling violated, I opened up a new account with President's Choice (yes, the people that make food), so I could take advantage of not paying any fees, ever again.

I look forward to calling the Bank of Montreal and telling them to blow it out their ass, or perhaps... to die, with the option of eating shit, before said death.

On my way out, I saw a very elderly man blocking the entrance with his large Mercedes. He was sitting slumped to the left with his hand over his heart and parked diagonally up on the sidewalk. Thinking he may have had a heart attack, I went inside and got an employee out to see if he was alright. False alarm, as the old duffer had just decided to take a nap in his running car, up on the curb, in front of a supermarket.

Lastly, Neil rightly mentions that Wes Anderson's latest, has a trailer. Thank-you Neil.

 

So I was in the city on Monday, bumming around, not doing to much of anything and ended up at big-box Chapters, where I picked up the August edition of Spin, with Interpol looking stern and stylish on the front cover. After some of the articles I've read, that have been less than kind to Paul Banks in particular (actually colouring my opinion of him a bit I must admit), this one was refreshingly neutral in tone and actually seemed to provide genuine insight into the band, as well as a humorous straight-faced running commentary on the state of Carlos D.

I've been listening to their latest album for the last few weeks and while I didn't even get through it the first time, I'm now up to about three listens a day. It has me hooked and I love it. While I started off with faint praise ("...it's good, but it's their third best album..."), I now can't put it down. Where song titles like 'No I in Threesome' once irritated me, they now have me singing along in mock seriousness.

There's a lot more to listen to, with this album. A much fuller and more interesting sound and I can say with absolute certainty that Antics has absolutely nothing on this album. I won't dare to compare it to 'Bright Lights', until a bit more time has gone by.

Anyway, if you haven't listened to it yet, go ahead. It's now up on the FTP, along with a few other albums that have been getting it done.

I happen to have lived with two complete and utter douchebags, who cancelled our internet with about oh... 30 seconds notice (I'm actually not joking about the time given), which was more than mildly inconvenient for a few of the PhD and masters hopefuls in the house.

And me.