Okay, like the 27 year old adult I'm not; I won't talk about North Van Mud Slides, Frasier Valley flooding, Western Beef, Newfie Oil or any of the other topical subjects. Nope, I'll just stick my obsession, the rawk.

Listening to "Jan Mix 05 - Not Yet Named", I have to say there are some damn hot tracks on this one kids. I'm not sure how I skipped over Death from Above album, Black History Month just slays the speakers. The news Doves track is pretty damn hot. It may not have the beauty of "There Goes the Fear", it's sure got a damn fine groove. Finally, somehow I created a CD without featuring Ben Gibbard. What gives? I hope this is still an O.C approved sound track.

1. The Killers - Mr Brightside (3:42)
2. Kaiser Chiefs - I Predict A Riot (3:54)
3. Death From Above 1979 - Black History Month (3:48)
4. Giant Drag - This Isn't It (2:58)
5. Doves - Black and White Town (4:18)
6. Franz Ferdinand - Tell Her Tonight (2:17)
7. THE FUTUREHEADS - stupid and shallow (1:35)
8. Social Distortion - Reach for the Sky (3:31)
9. Zombina & the Skeletones - Nobody Likes You (2:04)
10. Seu Jorge - Life On Mars (3:24)
11. The Grass Roots - Baby Hold On (2:41)
12. The Chemical Brothers - Galvanize (Edit) feat Q-Tip (3:14)
13. Dizzee Rascal - Learn (3:21)
14. Beck - Hell Yeah (3:28)
15. Peaches - AA XXX (Charming Man Remix) (5:19)
16. Le Tigre - Viz (21:21)
17. The Fitness - Chauffeur (4:05)
18. Subtle - F.K.O. (3:50)
19. Nouvelle Vague - Psyche (4:13)
20. Nina Gordon - Straight Out Of Compton (1:49)
21. Sandy Posey - See Ya 'Round On The Rebound (2:30)
22. Blanket Music - Tap the Beat (3:28)
23. Rilo Kiley - Its A Hit (4:29)
24. Seu Jorge - Rebel Rebel (2:24)


No work tomorrow. Yeahee. I'm flying to Halifax Saturday. Fun.
I'm looking to forward to my first McLobster. And cheap Kieths!
Stacey is flying down to join me in Halifax at the end of month. We haven't worked out details yet.. My broken tense ranting are even more childish tonight. Perhaps it's the SpongeBob Square Pants I've been watching.

Speaking of Sponge Bob, I hear it makes you go gay. Just by watching the cartoon. Is this what the right is thinking about? Fuck the situation in Iraq. Fuck the devastated areas of South-East Asia or the stupidity going in Africa.. American Poverty? Nope? World Peace? The environment? Mud Slides in North Van? No, much more important topics.. "Let's do a witch hunt for them fags, and the liberal queers that support them". I guess videos that preaches EXCEPTANCE just isn't acceptable in the New America.

Back to the rawk.

I found this somehow by poking around after a discussion on http://www.stereogum.com/ and http://music.for-robots.com/archives/000721.html about Veruca Salt. (I still love VS).. I have no idea how it lead me to a MTV website about "Best teen movies".. Anyhow, it's actually a pretty good recap of some of the more popular teen movies of the last 20 years. Except "A Cinderella Story" What the hell is that? Does the Duff Family Own MTV Stock? How does that rate? This list is nowhere complete. It's missing such classics as "Pump up the Volume", "Dazed and Confused", "Boyz n the Hood" and the ultimate teen romance "Say Anything"..
MTV.com - Movies - Features and Interviews

Another album that I missed in 2004.. Quixotic by Martina Topley Bird. I'm hoping to obtain the entire album over the next couple days to have a listen. You may recognize Martina Topley Bird as the voice from the amazing Tricky cover of Public Enemy's "Black Steel"

finally, the topic of the week on the net. http://ad-rag.com/117074.php And yes, It's a SPOOF, it's suppose to be funny. Laugh with me. Please.

I will post something later of my MYTH problems. Deleting your /home/mythtv is not a good thing.

Damn. My CD is fun... Now playing "Viz", (A song who's lyrics would make alot of the SpongeBob haters run back to thier pre-historic caves.)

I stumbed upon a very interesting read, the blog Baghdad Burning. The blog is written by a women who lives in Baghdad. It's a different look at the streets of Iraq. It's a real different side of war then what us westerners see on TV. Baghdad Burning

On the flip side, It looks like CBFTW has finally re-emerged with a brief posting; My War: The War's Not Over. There is a rumor that he is written a book about his experiences. I really enjoy his blog, and I'm looking forward to the book. I hope it covers some of the controversy he faced by being a soldier that blogs.

New video for the Postal Service is out. If this does help them go the way of Modest Mouse or Franz Ferdinand, there is no mainstream indie rawk justice. I know this album is two years old.. But it's just two damn good to ignore. Anyway, new video for "The Postal Service - We Will Become Silhouettes".. Thanks to the blog Donewaiting for the heads up.

We Will Become Silhouettes

What the hell am I listen to? Well Kids, I've been bored as sin, so I have crawling the web night and day in search of the tasiest bits of Rock'n'Roll. So here it is:

Jan 2005-Disk 1 'Life On Mars"
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1. Ted Leo & the Pharmacists - Me and Mia (3:31)
2. Drive-By Truckers - Puttin' People on the Moon (4:53)
3. The Wedding Present - Interstate 5 (8:06)
4. ShushShush - How to Lie (4:14)
5. Brendan Benson - What (3:36)
6. Wilco - Theologians (3:38)
7. Annie Hardy - God's Only Nose (3:15)
8. David Bowie - Life On Mars (3:43)
9. Nouvelle Vague - This Is Not A Love Song (3:56)
10. Marc Collin - Just can't get enough (3:07)
11. Feist - Secret Heart (3:49)
12. Ben Lee - Catch My Disease (4:14)
13. The Zombies - The Way I Feel I (1:33)
14. Bobby Bare Jr.'s Young Criminals' Starvation League - Your adorable beast (3:20)
15. Blanket Music - I've Got to Be My Own Way (2:53)
16. Neko Case - This Little Light (3:00)
17. Loretta Lynn - High On A Mountain Top (2:44)
18. Flunk - I've Been Waiting All My Life To Leave You (3:53)
19. Steve Earle - Comin' Around (3:42)
20. Elliott Smith - let's get lost (2:27)
21. Iron & Wine - Woman King (4:21)
22. The Postal Service - We Will Become Silhouettes (Remix) (5:02)

I was highly influenced by "The Life Aquatic" soundtrack. It's preety obvious if you have heard the album. It's just a damn fun soundtrack. I love the brazilian (I think) interpretation of the Bowie songs. I know other sites will probably refer to them as filler and "novelty". But they are just too damn good. I think the reviewer at pitchfork actually agrees with me for once. Oh, and I manged to sneak the new Ben Lee single in there. Along with the Fiest track, I think it's my favorite song on the album. For today, anyways :)

Oh, I'm going to halifax the end of this week for 3 week course on HF Tx's. I have never been their before. Hopefully, i'll be able to catch some music while I'm there. Maybe I'll even post a couple photos from the trip.

I rediscovered Ben Lee a year ago so. He constantly puts out outstanding under-appreciated pop music. His new single is just over the top good time fun. I think John Sakamoto but it correctly:

"Though it feels like it should be released in June instead of January, this laid-back singl-along approaches classic-single status by not sounding like it's at all concerned with being a single"

Ben Lee - Catch My Disease

This song is pure pop genius - and that's the way I like it.

Ahh. Canadian Music. I belive it's been said that art is a reflection of culture. I think tonight's Canada for Asia is a true reflection of our culture and provided a glimpse of what "Canada" true represents. Some where between the gangly, but somewhat between beutiful Dan lanois (SP?) and the barenaked blue-grass inspired version of "one week" , a very unique Canadian experience happend.. With Ron Mclean as the host. (Aside, In what other country is would a a geeky sports icon like Ron MacLean get chosen to host an event of such important meaning?) The kickoff featuring a choir anchored by rock heavy weights Marc Jordan, Emm Gryner, Kalan Porter and Tom Cochrane. Now, I consider myself up on Canadian music. I love Emm gryner, and Tom Cochrane is cool, in that "Boy Inside the Man" kind way. I know he organized the event, but could you picture the american equivalent? It would probaby have Chris Rock or Regis Philbin hosting it. And the and glitz and ego of the American equalvant, which wasn't displayed at all during the show. Would the Grammys think to invite aborignals? Not unless they were part of some Dick Clark sideshow. The event wrapped up with a duet by Bryan Adams and Anne Murray. I suppose the only disappointment with the entire event is that they didn't somehow work in some well known hip hop. I know there was a couple R&B/Hip Hop peformances.. But I'm sure K-OS, could of been presuaded to play. As far as the finish. It was sort of weak. I'm thinking a mini "Tears are not enough" redux, centered with Anne, Bryan and Tom would of been an old-school cool.

On a completey unrelated note, but still dealing with Canadian music: I finally listened to the Fiest album, it is outstanding. Amazing is a ton of difference influences and still flowing throughout the album. It is a acoustic, jazzy, dancable soul masterpiece. I had already picked "mushaboom" as one of the top singles.. But I was very suprised how good the rest of the album is. I guess I should not expect any less from a founding member of The Broken Social Scene. It is now added to the list of best albums of 2004.

FEIST

CBC News: CBC tsunami benefit kicks off

A ton of Canadian Artists are getting together for it.. From all genres.. It's just getting over in the east.. And just starting in the west.. It's for a good cause. Good Job everybody.. And to top it all off, a Anne Murray and Bryan Adams Duet!! Rock on.
It looks like it will be simulcast on bunch of networks like much, and the Corus radio group.. and on the web at www.cbc.ca

Thanks Stacey for the heads up on this one.

More Additions To Top Muisc of 2004..

The Drive By Truckers - The Dirty South
Ministry - Houses of the Molé

I havne't posted anything at all on my blog about my god damn sexy, KnoppMyth Box. I'm considering putting up a new blog, just for my Mythbox to track my changes, and show the world (like you care) what and how i have set it up. However, right now my box is very generic. I'm still just fine tuning the core componets, and making sure everythingis working. Currently, the Live TV broadcast still like to hang all the time. I have to get deep and dirty, and start really examining my /var/logs and seeing if anything is poking it's head up there.

anyways, in my tip #1, from "Prosonik's Bargin Basement Myth tips and Hacks"
-Use "Wget" to find the proper address of the streams, when adding new ones to Mythstream
For example. I want to listen to "CBC Radio 1".. Head off to their streaming page.. and take a look around.. CBC Radio is kind. When you click "Go directly to our full list of streaming URLs.", it takes a list of urls for cbc radio stations across the country. However, this is not terribly useful to us. We are are loooking for a "mms://xxx..xxx.xxx/CBC_RADIO"

Anyhow, with a little help of friend "WGET".. you do the following
mythtv@mythbox:~ $ wget http://origin.www.cbc.ca/mrl2/livemedia/cbcr1-vancouver.asx
then
mythtv@mythbox:~ $ pic cbcr1-vancouver.asx
.lf 1 cbcr1-vancouver.asx

As show, correct url for CBC Radio Vancouver is revealed. This trick works for almost all formats. I've seen people try to use Ethreal etc to examine the packets, but i think this is alot easier. This trick also works for any radio station that streams in MP3/OGG and realudio.. All you do, is look fo the "http://www.blab.com/radio.pls or radio.m3u or .ra. Wget that url, and again use pic to examine the file. Sometimes you can get really lucky and you have to do is examine the source of the webpage, for the same sort of string.

Welp, thats it. I feeel s-m-a-r-t

Hmm. Finally getting around to starting the "Best of". I actually hate these things. I love reading them, but I hate doing them. I I allways know i forget great albums that I have forgotten over the year.. I'll revise this list, and add a few more comments in there. I don't really consider this a "Best of", some of these albums are not groundbreaking, others are not works of arts. However, all of them have seen heavy rotation on my winamp, car or Mp3 Player.

Top Listen to Albums of 2004 (In No Order)

1. Hayden - Elk Lake Sernade
2. Jem - Finally Woken
3. Scissor Sisters - Scissor Sisters
4. The Polyphonic Spree - Together we're Heavy
5. Franz Ferdinand - Self Titled
6. The Tragically Hip - In Between Evolution
7. Greenday - American Idiot
8. The Organ - Grab that Gun
9. The Go Team - Thunder Lightning Strike
10. Bobby Bare Jr.'s Young Criminals' Starvation League - From the end of your leash
11. Iron and Wine - Our Endless Numbered Days
12. Belle & Sebastian-Present books EP
13. Hidden Cameras - Mississauga Goddam
14. The Magnetic Fields - I
*15. Architecture in Helsinki - Fingers Crossed
16. Various - Rock Against Bush vol 1
17. A.C. Newman - Slow Wonder
18. Mirah - C'Mon Miracle
19. Bjork - Medulla
20. Loretta Lynn - Van Lear Rose
21. Modest Mouse - Good News For People Who Love Bad News
22. **Elliott Smith - From a basement on the hill
23. Steve Earl - The Revolution Starts..
24 ** Tom Waits - Real Gone
25. The Soviettes - LPII
26. ** Neko Case - Tigers have Spoken
27. Saturday Looks Good To Me - Every Night
28. Sarah Harmer - All of Our Names
29. Camera Obscrua - Underachievers Please Try Harder

Honorable Mentions:
Interpol - Antics
Morrisey - You Are The Quarry
TV on the Radio - Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes

*I know the Architecture in Helsinki albums is great. I really didn't listen to it. Stacey gave me a copy of it, and i prompty lost it. But I have this hunch. I will love it

**Late Addition. Again, I'm sure i'll like this abum alot, once it has a chance to sink in

Overhype but good album award:
Funeral ~ Arcade Fire

Straight up Rock award(s)
The Tea Party - Seven circles
Sum41 - Chuck

CbcRadio3 brings the Top 20 of 04. Lots of Canadian Goodness.

CBC RADIO 3 / 3.15 / DEC 17, 2004 - JAN 6, 2005

Oh, Stacey, this one is for you. I'm not going to touch it. I'm tapping out. I don't have a uterus, and I don't get it.
doxology

Time for another quick hit. Minx is the new project formed from the ashes of Scratching Post. There are sample MP3's on the site. They rawk pretty hard. I hope they come Vancouver way. MINX @ MYSpace.Com

I really should post something about the Tsunami. I will mention that The Canadian Forces' Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) left today from CFB Trenton. Canoe has more coverage.
http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/World/Tsunami/2005/01/06/814258-cp.html Good Luck to the members of DART, and the families who support them.

Here are some links from the CF/DND website
Asian Tsunami Response Overview
DART Photo gallery

This site is in for a big update. I'm back in BC, after speding my holidays in Ontario with Stacey and the family. If i wasn't so delerious tonight, from the time change, I'd start it up.

However, I would like to send a big, FU To the wank rockers 3 Doors Down. As report on done waiting, they are playing an RIAA and George W. Part of my new years resoultion was not to diss George W. So, I guess i'll just have to focus my new and improved 2005 FU! to 3 doors down. Riaa party. Nice guys. You rawk. I really hope your new albums sells well. I'm sure it would be great.
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