5.1.09

Up on a mountain



I remember the first time I heard Andre Charles Theriault play: It was a summer's night in Bramalea and a bunch of like-minded kids gathered atop a hill in Bramalea to sings about love and tell stories about the fourth dimension.

And here's this guy who looks totally conscious and unconscious all at the same time, playing a song that immediately inspired me. And then he played another. And another. And another. Every song he played there, that night, was just as remarkable as the last.

. . . so it shakes to read this:

I CAN'T SEEM TO WRITE ANY SONGS AT THE MOMENT (AND FOR THE PAST LONG TIME BEFORE NOW)....I NEED TO TAKE A BREAK FROM TRYING TO WRITE THESE SONGS....I WILL BE PLAYING A SHOW DEC 20th IN MISSISSAUGA AND MAYBE ANOTHER IN TORONTO AND THEN TAKING A BREAK....perhaps playing one show here and there just because some friends might be coming down this way on tour. ANYWAYS THIS BREAK WILL LAST UNTIL I AM ABLE TO WRITE SONGS AGAIN...IN THE MEANTIME I HAVE JOINED ANOTHER BAND AND WE ARE PRACTICING AND IT'S FUN.... YOU CAN STILL ORDER C.DS FROM ME BY MESSAGING ME...AND I APOLOGIZE TO THOSE WHO I HAVE BEEN SLOW RESPONDING TO...THINGS HAVE BEEN CRAZY THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT I WUV YOU.

But I understand.

Don't be a stranger, Andre.

29.12.08

=babbalawn=



Back in 04 . . .

Three guys got together in a Brampton basement to get high and play acoustic guitars.

Fast forward to the end of '08 . . .

Three guys will once again get together in a Brampton basement to get drunk and play electric guitars, keyboards and drums.

BABBALAWN!!!!!!!!!

24.12.08

RIVERS!!!!!!

Oh man, you're going to love this video of the 'Varz and Jermaine Dupri.



Ho ho ho.

23.12.08

One hour, 43 minutes and 32 seconds




Pitchfork don't mean shit.

In keeping with Friends of C. tradition, here are the 25 best songs of the past 12 months.

Enjoy.

25. Amadou & Mariam - Africa
24. Jay Reatard - Painted Shut
23. King Khan and The Shrines - Welfare Bread
22. Deerhunter - Microcastle
21. The Bicycles - Once Was Not Enough
20. Human Highway - Sleep Talking
19. The Welcome Wagon - Half A Person
18. Death Cab For Cutie - You Can Do Better Than Me
17. Sebastien Grainger - American Names
16. No Age - Eraser
15. Fleet Foxes - Blue Ridge Mountains
14. Human Highway - All Day
13. Tokyo Police Club - Your English Is Good
12. Born Ruffians - Foxes Mate For Life
11. Islands - J'aime Vous Voire Quitter
10. Woodhands - I Can't See Straight
09. Black Mountain - Stay Free
08. Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks - Real Emotional Trash
07. Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks - Gardenia
06. Islands - Vertigo (if it's a crime)
05. Andre Charles Theriault - So Fast
04. Rivers Cuomo - Can't Stop Partying
03. Fleet Foxes - Ragged Wood
02. Fleet Foxes - He Doesn't Know Why
01. Death Cab For Cutie - Bixby Canyon Bridge


DOWNLOAD
- The Top 25 of 2008

20.12.08

Whites only party


The City of Brampton is pulling out all the stops for their annual New Year's Eve Party.

The City, which expects more than 40,000 people to show up for the all-day and night event, will be shutting down six blocks to accommodate the hoards of Bramptonians flocking to the downtown core.

According to the press release, the event will appeal to everyone in your family. And it's true; but only if your family is white.

Ice skating, marshmallow roasts, Bananas in Pyjamas, The Arkells, David Usher and Our Lady Peace? Who planned this thing - Archie Bunker?

According to the 2006 Census, 57 per cent of the people living in Brampton identified themselves as visible minorities.

It's pretty safe to say the crowd downtown on Dec. 31 won't be 43 per cent white. Somewhere in the neighbourhood of 90 per cent might be more accurate.

Email specialevents@brampton.ca to find out what gives.