I thought I’d draw something May 7, 2007
Posted by fleaonaleash in : Art , 4commentsMy not so closet narcissist demands that I fill this space with images of myself.
KPIE Radio- Long Time Coming May 4, 2007
Posted by fleaonaleash in : Uncategorized , add a commentGeneric Tunes returns to KPIE today/tonight.
5 May Australian Eastern Standard Time 12.30 -2 pm
4 May North American Pacific Time 7.30-9pm
4 May North American Eastern Standard Time 9-10.30pm
Playlist
1. Sunset Rubdown – A Day In The Graveyard (2:27)
2. OAG – 60′s Tv (3:31)
3. Ben Kweller – Penny On the Train Track (4:27)
4. Bjork/PJ Harvey – Satisfaction (3:52)
5. Born Ruffians -Red Elephant (4:29)
6. Cold War Kids – Golden Gate Bridge (Acoustic) (3:27)
7. Cold War Kids – Hospital Beds (4:46)
8. Cold War Kids – We Used To Vacation (4:14)
9. Cold War Kids – I Don’t Wanna Grow Up (2:27)
10. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah – Satan Said Dance (Acoustic Version) (4:00)
11. Destroyer – Rubies (9:25)
12. Miracle Fortress – Eschatology (3:00)
13. My Morning Jacket – Lowdown (3:53)
14. Arctic Monkeys – Brainstorm (2:36)
15. Pavement – Cut Your Hair (3:06)
16. Stephen Malkmus – Baby C’mon (2:44)
17. Tokyo Police Club – If It Works (2:04)
18. Tokyo Police Club – Be Good (RAC mix) (2:45)
19. TV on the Radio -Province (Stripped Down Version) (4:37)
20. Wolf Parade – Disco Sheets (2:59)
21. Cold War Kids – Tonite, You Belong To Me (2:39)
Followed by an unofficial Sunset Rubdown/ Wolf Parade marathon.
Thank you to the guys at the Wolf Parade fansite for the live WP and SR tracks.
Also happy birthday on the 4th to this Mama’s Girl’s favourite musician Spencer Krug. wooo!
KPIE Radio The Canuck-centric Set March 10, 2007
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The March 11 Welcome to Generica Show
You must have been a jerk to have missed it!
Playlist:
1. Woody Guthrie – I’ll Eat You, I’ll Drink You (1:43)
2. Cheap Trick – I Want You To Want Me [Live] (3:43)
3. Arctic Monkeys – Mardy Bum (2:45)
4. Sunset Rubdown – Give Up On Your Ghost (1:28)
5. Atlas Strategic – Jeered by Minor Demons (2:48)
6. Handsome Furs – Hearts of Iron Demo (3:26)
7. Yea Yeah Yeahs – You Should Be With Me (The Rentals cover) (2:08)
8. Wolf Parade – Dear Sons And Daughters Of Hungry Ghosts (3:39)
9. Beirut – Mount Wroclai (Idle Days) (3:15)
10. The Arcade Fire – Five Years (Bowie cover) (3:37)
11. Swan Lake – Are You Swimming In Her Pools? (4:19)
12. Born Ruffians -Red Elephant (4:29)
13. Camera Obscura – Let’s Get Out Of This Country (3:21)
14. Cold War Kids – Hang Me Up To Dry (3:38)
15. Cold War Kids – Fast As You Can (3:43)
16. Sunset Rubdown – Ill Believe in Anything (Solo) (5:12)
17. The Whiskers – Furlongs (2:01)
18. Neko Case – Hold On, Hold On (2:46)
19. Museum Pieces – Stayed Too Long (2:58)
20. Pavement – Heckler Spray/In The Mouth Of A Desert (5:03)
21. Peter Bjorn & John – Amsterdam (3:36)
22. The Cloud Room – Hey Now Now (3:30)
23. The Rentals – Friends Of P. (3:32)
24. Cat Power – Speak For Me (3:04)
25. Wolf Parade – Killing Armies (2:51)
26. Sunset Rubdown – Us Ones in Between intro (1:14)
27. Sunset Rubdown – Us Ones in Between (4:35)
28. Wolf Parade – Dinner Bells (live) (7:24)
Swan Lake the Band! February 16, 2007
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 Swan Lake is yet another band featuring Super Krug. Call it a superband with Destroyer’s Dan Bejar and Carey Mercer from Frog Eyes. Well if you know of the Krug man already, what I’ve just told you was completely useless. I just wanted an excuse to have the above pretty picture in my blog. And share my favourite Swan Lake tracks off their album Beast Moans.
and Wolf Parade live in Montreal….
It’s a Curse (Live)
 and from the Sunset Rubdown show in Ottawa
Note: These tracks have been made available due to irrational fan worship. Although if you would like me to remove these files please let me know in the comment box.
Note II:Â These links will self destruct in 45 days. NOOOO
Robot Nostalgia February 9, 2007
Posted by fleaonaleash in : Art , 13commentsSo I spent a few precious hours of my Saturday afternoon cooking up these
  
  
On a side note, I might need some psychiatric help. Please don’t tell my mother.
In Pursue of Sunsets February 9, 2007
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Still in the chase for all things Sunset Rubdown. Now if I’d been a teeny bopping popstar obsessed teenager, I would be far more adept and efficient at this. I was unfortunately bestowed a level headed pubescent head, so my inexperience at being an obsessive fan has lead me to a much delayed discovery of the Wolf Parade/Sunset Rubdown/ Whatever side projects the members have fansite forums.
The site itself is a good resource, although I did manage to convince the moderator that I was going to stalk Spencer Krug in all of 5 minutes there. But he did trust me with the Krug man’s alleged email address, which I will NOT be posting because I am NOT a stalker. Nor will I conspire with other stalkers. Unless I like you. We’ll see. Oh and put your bets in on whether I will get a reply. Autoreply bots also count.
So off the email went. I don’t remember what exactly was in it, but I’m sure the words “please”, “Australia” and “can’t live” were in there somewhere.
Before I go off on a tangent my main purpose was to share a few rare early Sunset Rubdown tracks, but when it was just Spencer Krug in the band. I do miss the energetic guitar accompaniments of the full band, but the solos are definitely worth a listen. Enjoy.
Swimming (Instrumental) – Still packs the energy of the album version
I’ll Believe in Anything (Acoustic) - Yes so you’ve heard the Wolf Parade version, highlights Krug’s piano work again. Beautiful
More tracks available from SnakesGotABlog. I highly recommend Snakes Got A Leg (acoustic), Give Up Your Ghost and We Got Broken Eyes.Do let me know if you’d like more tracks, so I can upload them later.
And a bonus
Spencer Krug Radio 3 Interview – Excellent interview on Radio CBC. Funny how someone so soft spoken can release all the wailing on record
Another bonus, also thanks to the guys at SnakesGotABlog, the cheesiest photo of Spencer Krug, available to the public yet.
Oy Vey. You can stop laughing now.
Return of the Radio Show February 1, 2007
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Generic Tunes returns on KPIE radio hosted by yours truly with music from
Sarah Blasko, Nirvana, Modest Mouse, Velvet Underground, Sunset Rubdown, Interpol and many many more
Complete playlist available here.
Tune in and interact with other listeners and myself, live – at the KPIE forum on Icine.org or the Chatbox on the KPIE site.
Site Pimping: Daytrotter January 25, 2007
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Continuing my obsession with substituting the word “recommend” for “pimp”, I thought I’d share an excellent site I found recently Daytrotter.
The most exciting feature of the site for me is the availability of exclusive and free music recorded at the Daytrotter Sessions
Daytrotter Sessions
These fine people as they’re traveling through America’s heartland take two hours out of their travels between shows to stop in for a Daytrotter Session at Futureappletree Studio One in downtown Rock Island, Ill. The name of the city is not ironic. They use borrowed instruments, play with their touring mates, utilize a often unkempt toilet, eat some food and then cram back into their vans for the last half of the drive. What they leave behind is a pile of ashes, sometimes a forgotten stocking hat and four absolutely collectible songs that often impart on whomever listens to them the true intensity that these musicians put into their art, sometimes with more clarity than they do when they have months to tinker with overdubs and experiments. These songs are them as they are on that particular day, on that particular tour dirty and alive. We want you to make this your new home as it is ours. We promise that you will love it here.
Personally, I was most excited about the live and unreleased on the albums Sunset Rubdown recordings. Also got myself a few tunes from Of Montreal here. Hope you enjoy the site, and swap some music recommendations with me here.
Crud Campaign January 20, 2007
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Alright you Winchester Skanks, this is blog war. I begin my campaign!
Spencer Krug’s other Montreal-based band Sunset Rubdown (live)
I’m not very good at describing music, but it’s a great mix of the piano, synthesizers, guitars, tight percussion and god knows what other funny instruments plus Krug’s unique warbly vocals. If you’re open to a little indie (and no indie is not always a dirty word) give Sunset Rubdown a listen. A little more soulful than Wolf Parade. MP3s on request.
Pro Krug evidence #1 Stadiums and Shrines III
Pro Krug evidence #2 Us Ones in Between
Pro Krug evidence #3 Swimming
And I haven’t even brought the big guns (accordion) out yet
Salad Madness January 17, 2007
Posted by fleaonaleash in : Fine Cuisine , 9commentsMango, Mint and Macadamia Salad
serves 4 because I’m now official salad maker at the weekly barbecue
Approximately 20 mint leaves
1 cucumber
1 carrot
Spinach leaves
1/4 large red onion
1 small to medium sized mango
1 tablespoon olive oil
1/4? lemon
Handful macadamia nuts
Thinly slice cucumber, carrot and onion. Cut mango into this strips. Toss together with mint leaves, spinach? and macadamias. Squeeze lemon over mixture and drizzle olive oil. Toss like a pro. Voila!
Note: Will be edited with photo the next time I make it. My camera batteries were exhausted from? my last jaunt i.e. I accidentally left the thing on all night. Stupid camera.