Kyle’s Six Pix Vol. 57
Sep 4, 2008 Dr. Dog, Kings of Leon, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, The Foals, The Streets, The Walkmen
Reassurance Is Required Edition
6. The Streets – “Everything Is Borrowed”, His album “A Grand Don’t Come For Free” was a soundtrack to my old commute up to Finch and 400. It seemed appropriate for that neighbourhood. The Streets next album, “The Hardest Way To Make An Easy Living”, just didn’t do it for me. I’m liking this return to form.
5. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – “Midnight Man”, I absolutely love going to see Nick Cave live, for some reason his fans tend to be very attractive. Then there’s the music, it’s dark and soulful and sometimes very energetic. They’re playing in Toronto on Oct. 1, so I have time to get more tattoos and grow my hair out into a faux hawk.
4. Dr. Dog – “My Old Ways”, I didn’t know much about these guys before I saw them a few months ago, but they have taken up permanent residency on my iPod lately. There’s just a great sing along quality to their music.
3. The Foals – “Olympic Airways”, I always thought these guys were catchy, but I saw them live recently and everyone started dancing as soon as they started playing. That’s pretty impressive. They refer to themselves as “snotty art school dropouts hungry for the dollar”, but they aren’t fooling me, they’re having too much fun.
2. Kings Of Leon – “Sex On Fire”, I wish I had a road trip to go on right now; this would be perfect driving music. I guess it’s pretty fitting that they have sold songs for car commercials.
1. The Walkmen – “In The New Year”, Speaking of infamy through car commercials, these guys first caught my ear a couple of years back in a Saturn ad. That track was a staple on a Drew Mac mixed CD for quite a while. So, here’s a new one dude, enjoy!
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Kyle’s Six Pix Vol. 44
Aug 3, 2008 Dr. Dog, Gutter Twins, Kevin Drew, Radiohead, Rogue Wave, The Old 97's
Originally posted on Cuzoogle on June 12, 2008
“You are richer for doing things” edition
6. The Old 97’s – “Dance With Me”, This band will forever remind me of the movie “The Break-Up”, which wasn’t a horrible film. I have to admit I know absolutely nothing about “Battlestar Galactica”, but apparently there are tons of references in this video.
5. Radiohead – “Rip”, The quality of this clip isn’t incredible and it seems to include some product placement, but it is a quality Portishead cover. It’s kind of cool that they still just sit around and jam and record it. My apologies to those who feel they have heard this song too much lately…
4. Kevin Drew – “Safety Bricks”, I’ve commented before on how certain songs just feel like summer pop songs. This track definitely fits the bill for that category for me. Do I even need to mention that Kevin plays in Broken Social Scene? Is there anyone out there who didn’t know that already?
3. Dr. Dog – “Alaska”, I saw these guys a couple of months ago and they blew me away. They gets lots of comparisons to The Band and deservedly so. Each band member has a nickname based on their real life jobs; they are Taxi, Tables, Text, Trouble and Thanks. I’m still trying to figure out what they do.
2. The Gutter Twins – “Idle Hands”, This band and track have been on the Pix before, but now this track has an official video, so I had to post it. If you’re wondering when the Jackass thing is going to die down, it’s not. When I was a kid, I smashed things and lit them on fire. No matter how stupid and dangerous it is, young males will still do it.
1. Rogue Wave – “Chicago x 12”, I’ve been a fan of these guys for years now and I forgive them for being on the “O.C.” soundtrack. This is also a good summer pop song and the video is done by half of “Mr. Show”. I don’t think there’s been a video done like this since Yo La Tengo’s “Sugarcube”. Enjoy.
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