Take a perfectly kitschy early 2000 one-hit-wonder and combine it with a perky and poppy UK girl-band. What do you get? A pretty terrible but addictive cover song.
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Wheatus/Girls Aloud - Teenage dirtbag
Monday, August 17, 2009
Thrush Hermit- French Inhale
What more to say? The song that ignited my love of all things Thrush Hermit and Joel Plaskett! A Canadian indie classic.
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
RIP Streek: Ministry - Just One Fix
Legendary Toronto DJ Martin Streek passed away on 6 July 09. His live to air broadcasts were legendary. Nowhere else on mainstream radio could you hear 'Just One fix'. I hate when people are affected by death of celebrities. However after 20 years of faithful listening, I am sadden by his death. From earlier 90's red light moshing to 'Self Esteem' to silly drunken slam dancing to 'Break Stuff", Club102 was broadcast and Streek was voice of the night. I like so many others in the blogosphere are mourning his death. Finally, his death should act as a reminder for us all to keep up our mental health and support our loved ones that may be suffering.
Friday, July 3, 2009
Friday Cheese: The Heights - How Do You Talk To An Angel
Hey Kids! After a short hiatus, the cheese has return. This time, featuring a wonderfully cheesy nineties hit. The best thing? On the eve of America's Birthday, It's more then a posting about cheese, it's a posting about the American dream. We present the Heights featuring front man Jamie Walters.
Jamie Walters, where are you now? (Answer). You were once a rising teen idol. You were a teen heart throbe. You had cameos on 90210. You threw donna down a set of stairs. You became FOX's answer to Eddie Vedder. A pretty face with a pretty song.
Soon after it debuted, Fox canceled the Heights. How do you talk to an Angel? shot to #1. It won an emmy, and then the band broke up and Jamie went solo. He released a couple of slightly successful albums and then fell off face of the earth. Like other good teen idols, he recently resurfaced on a reality show.
However, unlike allot of former celebrities, Mr. Walters has done good. He's a Firefighter in LA. According to wikipedia, he hopes to return to performing.
Bonus: The performance from the first episode.
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Treble Charger - 10th Grade Love
I stumbled across this video while browsing youtube. For me, this song is all about a time and place from what seems forever ago. It's one of of my favourite songs of that era of my life. I've always thought that Treble Charger lost there way once they joined a major label.
Saturday, June 6, 2009
Friday Cheese: Slik Toxik - Helluvatime
In the early 90's, right before Nirvana dropped, there was a time that hair rock ruled the radio. In Toronto, CHOG was on the air and all the major labels were still selling the next Sebastian Bach.. A number of bands from Canada came out, notably Slik Toxic and Sven Gali. Both hand a very fast rid to fame, and then crashed into never-neverland shortly after the Nirvana revolution. Today's feature is "Helluvatime", a wonderfully cheesy glam track .
The members of Slik toxic, are not involved in other projects. Notably, as of 2009 lead singer Nick Walsh is now in the band Revolver. While there albums appear out of print, Spotlight Music posted links to download.
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Wednesday, June 3, 2009
"PARANOID" Kanye Featuring Rihanna
from nabil elderkin on Vimeo.
Whether you love or hate Kayne it's hard to disgree that the Paranoid video again proves that he is willing to take creative risks. From the tracks heavy synth beats to crazy sexy, stylish video Kayne continues to push hip hop into new and more creative directions. I can only hope the next generation of young hip hop artists take inspiration from Kayne by creating more innovative and original material.
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