Sleepwalker 1

During my nearly month long vacation in Winnipeg/Manitoba, I used a computer twice. Both times, it was to find a friend's phone number and then get back to l-i-v-i-n'



I'm way behind on music, videos, politics and anything else that wasn't word of mouth amongst my coterie of weirdo buddies, professional beach bums, fringe folk and dudes that live on lakes who only listen to rap anyway.

As I find media that I missed in July/August, I'll bring it here. What's that? It's shit you already have/saw? Well, maybe the first viralization was exciting? Maybe that video deserves a second viewing? Hey, maybe that song needs a second listen, or a complete listen (I am as guilty as anyone of playing the first half minute and clicking away going "not hot summertime fire, next!").

So out of touch with the zeitgeist, but playing online in my little zeit-fort. Here's hot media I missed while on holiday.

Fatboy Slim/David Byrne/Dizzee Rascal = BPA (aka WTF!!!!) Found at the Krudblog



The great sift has begun.

Victory City Fringe

Staging all kinds of funny with Sinclair in Victoria. Running projections, laughing perversely and putting my feet up in the country on off days.

Puscifier - Cuntry Boner:



Letters at Large

Feeling dumb that I didn't write enough this winter. Watch this become one of those word blogs.

West Again

I've returned to the computer, the west coast and my relaxed life after a rockstar gangster gargantuan bender in Manitoba and Ontario. I'll shout out all the homies and the girls in a future post, but for now:



Here's the song that got dozens more plays than any other on my vacation.

HEAD EAST - Never Been Any Reason (Save My Life)



"Did you see any action?
Did you make any friends?
Would you like some affection?
Before I leave again."
-Head East

I lost those fake fake nu rave bans in a early morning make out sesh/bicycle crash.

How fun?

That much fun.



PS: EDIT: Shout out to Sarchy Sarch aka Sarabella aka Biz One for the good times, bad company and photo posting.

From The Basement

The homeboy Basement has updated his Muxtape. It's essentially just a more efficient less self stroking method of doing what I do here. Whatever, I smile in the mirror, I got my teeth fixed. But Bateman's blog kills it.

Like this:







Albeit without the witty repartee.

Can't blame Basement for not getting fully texted out. He's a certified geek and totally tech. A magazine told me that geeks are cool and the technical is actually the only clear objective perspective (historical take a SEAT), and I believe what I read.

When we worked together, I was a part of the "creative" team and Bateman reigned with the tech. We were joined only by a common server, pon which we trade dem blurrrclarrrt jams. Ya get me? His tech skills are so formidable, that a very educated Englishman, one of them Oxbridge type chaps once said "His programming is so ahead of its time, continuing to work in communications or media, honestly mate, the guy could change the world."

Watch HICKS

I was looking for a copy of Bill Hick's track about why he hates the beach. I came across this and remembered why I got so into this dude in the first place. It is a summer jam, real talk and fantastic viewing.

The crucial message has not changed in decades.



He can be funny too.



The audio in the above clip is from 1990.



Here's this in case you need a copy of it on that computer or in your life (both, you need both).

Johnny Cash - The Man In Black

A Message From Diddy

Farmed from Catchdubs

Euro Club

Back from yachting doing dat yacht ting...back blogging doing that blah blah blah thing. The internet had this stuff on sale today (cheap):

Russian Ravers Literally Blinded By the Light



A video from the Crumbs European tour 08'



Wow. That music sounds like an alarm clock. In reference to "big commercial house and techno" A-Trak recently blogged the phrase "well past that thin line of where it’s funky". I think too much dance of the times is doing that ya?



Here's a contemporary dance classic by Bird Peterson. Quick question: do you correct the names of mp3's? For instance, when somebody thinks "Werewolves of London" was by Billy Joel (Billy I love you but you couldn't do that), or that "Baba O'Riley" is called "Teenage Wasteland". Bird had it named right, and good thing, because the tune is crucial.

THE WHO - Baba O Riley (Bird Peterson Remix)



More postage coming today. I mean it. This is the week before I go on vacation, so lets make it count. I'm still disturbed by that video, I cannot lie.



Feels good to be back.

Hearts Beats Often

Modern times have yielded a deluge of dance music of varying degrees of quality. Ranting in person, on the phone, or in spaces like this, probably using the blanket label "new dance music" because I don't want to say "blog house" or any of the other pejorative terms, that I won't even use here. The reason I won't use the terms here is as follows: lest the word section of this spot get cursed by nefarious juju borne from the last grim fears of a house music studio bongo specialist that iced himself on giraffe tranquilizers after his job got taken by expensive german software.

This song is not what I'm talking about when I get on about "borderline unlistenable" and "flashy but boring." I usually won't play you what I'm talking about, because I've wasted my time finding it, and yeah, it will probably offend you. Offending people's ears is not what I'm about.

Here's the tune:

LIL WAYNE - A Milli (Nadastrom Remix)

Dave Nada and his homey Matt Nordstrom change Dwayne's voice and use "UFO" to take it mindwhirling to the (post?) cyberpunk pleasuredome. Old ideas, a bedrock sample and rave rap with a much remixed song is a recipe for meh-diocrity, but Nadastrom turns it into the current incarnation of newness, hotness and badassism. It is radical, necessary, timely and most of all HUGE!



It begins with an urge to dance, and what sounds like a girl's voice repeating "Side One" (I can only hope this is content indicating where the song will be on the upcoming Nadastrom Record Album, so many levels! metastic!)!



The last time I was in Winnipeg, I was talking Frays The Cabbie (Footwerk of the Nutty Klub to basshead webcrawlers) about his crew's rising star in the prairie nightlife.

ME: "Man, I travel to all these big cities, live there and miss shows IN WINNIPEG!"

F: "That sucks, I feel bad for you (paraphrased)"

I made myself a promise that I wouldn't look through party photos of a non-family party that I wasn't at - that I just broke - augmenting this post. I'd heard that the party Fraser threw with Tittsworth and Dave Nada was legendary, in that savage and serial party city.

Here's a shot of Dave Nada preparing to grab one of The Pyramid's ceiling rails. Hanging off the ceiling of that cabaret was always a highlight of the all ages punk shows of my tweens.



I saw much in the galleries I browsed: 20/20 ON THE MIC. Chocolate laughing his ass off. Hot girls that I'm on a multiple nickname basis with. Dudes that I'm pretty sure I went to Oakbank Elementary with, and lots of young folks in humorous dance costumes. But the chili on the burger is:

Co-op holding a bag of Donuts aloft, like the head of a felled opponent.



I was in Winnipeg at Thanksgiving, and it was pretty crazy. I saw a scrap between old friends, one wielding a plunger, while the other howled "it looks like you're wearing lipstick". I broke The Muffin Man's Kraft Dinner Pot by drumming on it too hard. The Crumbs accidentally did a comedy show in a bar full of cops. I barely slept. It was wild, you need to brace yourself for fall in that town. I give thanks, but it was good to winter elsewhere.

I'll be back.



PS: Shout out to this kid blue steeling in the dorky aerobics/spring ski get up. Simply because, say what you will about geeked out neon from beyond party dress, but the tetra pak of french rabbit in the club is SUCH A GOOD LOOK. I'm not even going to front. I'm gonna copy him. Bottle service? No, Tetra Pak. Inspired. Plus you can cap it, which is the number one problem when drinking red at a dance party.

Slaying

Discovered this gem-jam while setting up the Canada Day Sale at the Best Little Record Store In The Cowichan Valley (tm).



I'm going to coin the phrase Sainte Ma-REAL TALK right now.

Making Me Happy

I've written numerous rhymes in opposition to tight clothing. Sadly, none of them have made it to mp3 or video...yet...thanks to Thug Slaughter Force (yeah, that's really their name) for having the chutzpah to air out the form-fitting faux pas.



Here's a summer jam by the masterful Dj Ayres.

Spank Rock and Amanda Blank - Loose (Dj Ayres The Potion Remix)

It's not about clothes, in fact it's kind of about no clothes, but it is about pants and panting and sweating...and sweats...I'm about sweats...



Stay Comfy



Rock On

A Drag I Snagged

Wilco perform "Always In Love", from the essential documentary (ahem, rockumentary...uhhh...rckmntry....no, never rckmntry) I Am Trying To Break Your Heart.



Resisting the temptation to leave you with poems about drag queens, dragons, dragons dressed as drag queens, drag racing, aerodynamics and drag theory, why red dragons are my least favourite variety of dragon, how awesome Thunderball is...etc...

Be Excellent

I promised myself to limit these obituary posts. However, George Carlin went down today, click the following youtubes for examples of the man in a characteristic ridiculously trivial rage (Guys Named Tod) and performing the art of oration and craft of comedy with peerless excellence (Modern Man).





That is a tough comic to lose, but we've still got a few tough comics left.

Bigger Than This

"Underwater stovetop,
Blue flame,
Scientists, come out with your skills up."
-Erykah Badu

One of my favourite songs of the winter got exactly what it needed. A great rapper with a great voice speaking in science.

"It's bigger than Hillary
It's bigger than Obama
It's bigger than McCain
It's bigger than the pope
It's unity, it's faith, it's change, it's hope"
-Pharoahe Monch 08'

ERYKAH BADU feat PHAROAHE MONCH - The Healer (Remix)

Early reports indicate that mad science is hatching a plan to visit Vantasy Island.

Physical Health

Another smoke, another joint (in the headphones)

JUNIOR BYLES - Fade Away

Granny Smith's so real.



I like that this ^^^^^ picture is on the granny smith wikipedia. It's good to see green apples so well represented in wiki.

This Granny Smith came up too.



I can hear her telling me: "Boy, you need to eat some breakfast."



Water so pure, sorry coffee...we had a good run baby...I think we both knew what this was...don't worry berry blend, I got you too.



Have you ever seen dipsetmuthafucka's take on "Fade Away." I'm not saying it's good...but it is what it is...



I think we both know what this is.



I just copped this off a garage sale hunter.



Now I've go this (the great white album, released on Anthem Records, 1981) cranked up "Like Zeppelin."



Doug's knocking bottles over and Bob is so mad at him. He's totally screwing up the beginning of the album.

and now we pause for reggae.

Calypso?

Some jerk (not me) bought all the reggae in my store, but...



I was just outside having my smoke, and sang along to this song over my headphones.

ENJOY

Jacob Miller - Tenament Yard



It sounds/feels like this inside: