I’ve been watching MuchMoreMusic every now and then while eating lunch in the afternoon, and to my surprise they actually play music videos again! Their new format is awesome, and they play some pretty random stuff that isn’t necessarily getting radio play right now. The other day I saw a video for “1901″ by a French band called Phoenix and it was super catchy. So I checked out their new album Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix and it’s really good! Kind of like catchy electronic pop. If you’re looking for some new music, check it out. Plus, they’re walking through a cemetary in this band photo. Really? A cemetary? Ha!
I had posted a video from The Rentals site but it was removed and then altered, and now the new link doesn’t want to work as well. So just go here to watch it, because it’s cool. It was the March 31st video with some cool behind-the-scenes footage, and a super catchy new song.
I posted a mysterious Rentals video a few weeks ago but didn’t actually write anything about it, so I thought I’d post again and actually say something this time! I’m a huge Rentals fan and they’re working on a new media project thing called “Songs About Time” where they post a photo a day, a video every week, and they’ll be releasing a few sets of new songs as well. The videos are really cool because sometimes they give a behind-the-scenes look at the band recording the new songs (with catchy tunes over top) and somtimes they’re just freaky deaky artsy videos that are fun to watch. The latest video looks and sounds like this:
Even though I love shooting weddings, it’s always fun to stretch a bit creatively and shoot other things. I had the chance to do a photo shoot with the guys from Chase The Light, a really talented local band from Kingston, and we had a blast. Here are some samples from the night, and if you get a chance to listen to their MySpace tracks or see a live show, I definitely recommend it!
For Father’s Day, my wife got me the best present ever — tickets to go see Rush at the Molson Amphitheatre in Toronto with my friend Scott. I played drums in different bands throughout highschool and University and always enjoyed Rush (any drummer will tell you Neil Peart is the man). April makes fun of them, saying their music is all about Dungeons and Dragons, faries, and orcs. Not quite true, as this lyric from By-Tor & The Snow Dog shows:
I. at the tobes of hades
The tobes of hades
Lit by flickering torchlight
The netherworld is gathered in the glare
Prince by-tor takes the cavern
To the north light
The sign of eth is rising in the air
By-tor, knight of darkness,
Centurion of evil
Devils prince
Well, okay, so it’s music for nerds. But still, they are CRAZY talented. And at age 55 or so (I didn’t look it up so don’t quote me) they rock really hard. Like, SO HARD. They played for about 3.5 hours straight (unlike a certain other band who played a few weeks later and only played for around an hour…..*coughcoughColdplaycough*). Anyways, I just wanted to put it out there because 1) it was an awesome Father’s Day present and 2) live concerts with super talented musicians rule. Here’s a clip of Rush a few years back, teaching Brazil how to rock so hard:
