Without a Yard

Yes, Virgina, there is a kickass way to twist litigation into sweet comeuppance. Would love to see the climactic mail-bag-deliverin’ scene for this future TV movie…Check out the cohunes on this teen’s…um…legal team fighting charges of piracy. Boy bites dog - firing back & accusing the industry of violating antitrust laws, defrauding the court system and making extortionate threats. Love it.

Please don’t hint even in the least about last night’s House episode. I was (thankfully somewhat enjoying being) stuck in a French class that ran 45 mins. overtime. Chrisdecalicedetabarnacdesacrement.

Anywhoo, if you’re up for some Drake time on Thursday to catch D’Urbervilles, let me know!

Meegs

To continue the theme of the SXSW Japan Night obsession, check out this new article from Slate about top-secret iTunes re-jigs that can open a whole new world of amazing songs.

Overall, last night’s Apostle of Hustle’s first gig of their residency at the Rivoli was good-ish…Don’t get me wrong, openers Besnard Lakes were brilliant & well worth the price of admission - I love those guys more & more & more. But to be brutally honest, I was pretty disappointed w/ AoH. I’ve seen’em 4-5 times before & they seemed less dynamic this time round. It’s not entirely the band’s fault - the Riv’s sound was unbalanced & off-kilter & Andrew’s voice was mushed up & drowned out…Adding insult to injury, they played a (n admittedly) terrible cover of Sarah Harmer’s ‘Coffee Stain’ which dragged down the 1st set. Overall - I guess it’d merit a 7.2.

The streak of scoring coveted tickets for sold-out events officially ended last night, too. With an admirable hat-trick (Sketchersons , Apostle of Hustle & Friends in Bellwoods…), but now karma is biting me in the calendar & I can’t track down Camera Obscura or M. Ward tickets to save my social life….boo-urns.

Anywhoo, it might be for the best to check out some less cramped & hyped shows in the next week or so….If y’all have any suggestions, you know where to find me (@ Thunderbirds are Now!’s Lee’s show on Sunday)

Peace
meegs

Weekend update. Relatively chill & subdued – managed to see some bands on Friday night, though….& The Bellwoods gig was a blast – Brilliant solo turn by D’Urbervilles, who must’ve gone on stage on/around 9:30??? Felt good to donate some canned food, too! More gigs should implement this as a point-of-entry requirement. Kudos for OhBijou - for taking the organizational helm & for the Tranzac for beings its usual charming self.

Feeling pretty gross the past couple’a’days in an unrecognizable gooey tummy sort of way. TMI, I know. The only thing keeping me alive is monitoring the rough seas of the Pirate Bay - & all the necessary peripheral software that one has to scurry around downloading for Mac’s Quicktime to enjoy the site’s torrent wares.

Some recent rentals/downloaded films have/will include: Sopranos Season 6, Newish House episodes, The Breakup (surprisingly good thanks to the hilarious supporting cast), Little Miss Sunshine & Factory Girl. Finally bit the bullet & gave up on a 4 day wait/laptop tie-up for the NYT has a thoughtful & thorough piece on David Byrne, the godfather of indie rock & his new theatre projects & general amazing-ness…Today’s LA Times has a very different, yet equally fulfilling piece on Clive Owen & his J Records label….Time for that dude to re-write the 1975 autobio, huh?

Anywhoo, from what I can tell - buds are dropping like flies w/ flu-ish symptoms…hopefully I won’t be another casualty…This week is shaping up to be equally busy as last & I can’t afford to be sick - French assessment tests, b-ball games, trips to the ’sauga, & hopefully a Delta gig, oh my!

Peace
meegs

I’m obsessed with this site - so I will try not to post something siphoned from it every single day - but I just had to say that I was very psyched to pick up this tidbit - the Japan Night Lineup:

Friday March 16th at Elysium
Pistol Valve
Oreska Band
The 50 Kaitens
HY
Go! Go! 7188
The Emeralds

Will have to track’em all down on MySpace this weekend…..

Amazingly fond memories of checking out great acts at 2005 SXSW - Betty Pooka! & the un-affiliated nostalgia-fest of Shonen Knife.

Peace
Meegs

Why doesn’t this ‘BLITZ’ include Toronto??? Blasphemy. Or too soon to tell. They better be @ SXSW. Genius Jerks.