o7. Coldplay - Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends

I'm not really going to write a review for this one because chances are, if you know me, you know my feelings toward this album. Don't be surprised if you hate it the first time: give it more than one listen and you'll like it. I guarantee it...?

This file contains three bonus tracks that appear only on the Japanese release of the album. Below is the entire track listing for the album. Enjoy it, or I will eat your first born child!

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It's a .zip file so you must have winZIP or winRAR to extract the files!

Tracklisting
1. Life in Technicolour - 2:30
2. Cemeteries of London - 3:21
3. Lost! - 3:55
4. 42 - 3:57
5. Lovers in Japan/Reign of Love - 6:51
6. Yes - 7:07
7. Viva la Vida - 4:01
8. Violet Hill - 3:43
9. Strawberry Swing - 4:10
10. Death and All His Friends - 6:19

Bonus Tracks
11. Lost! (Acoustic) - 3:40
12. Lovers in Japan (Acoustic) - 3:48
13. A Spell A Rebel Yell (B-Side) - 2:40

o hai!

This morning I dropped a whopping 200$ on tickets to see Coldplay at the end of July. I justify this expense as it being my boyfriend's birthday present. Divulging his age would make you shiver, so we'll pretend he's turning 25!

Lots of music this summer. Lots of new albums hitting shelves definitely worth checking out. My top three right now:

The Best of Radiohead - If you can get the DVD, you're that much cooler.
Coldplay (Viva La Vida or Death and all his Friends) - It's one of those albums that has to grow on you, which is unfortunate.
Weezer (Weezer/The Red Album) - Again.. an album that needs time to grow on you. There are really only two songs on the album that retain that Weezer sound so don't be surprised if you're a bit disappointed.

In the weeks to come, my suggestions:

June 17
Wolf Parade (At Mount Zoomer) - It's about time they released another album. More than anything, I'm excited to see what Pitchfork rates it.

June 24
Hercules and Love Affair (Self Titled) - I've had this album for about a month now and if you like lo-fi electro beats with a retro feel, check them out. Pitchfork gave it a 9.1/10 so.. you know it must be good if those hard-asses gave it that high of a score.
Sigur Ros (Meo suo i eyrum vio spilum endalaust [With a Buzz in Our Ears We Play Endlessly]) - Do I even need to say anything!?!



It's NXNE weekend and I hope you get to check out some sweet shows. I, on the other hand, am missing out completely. Monday I've got a huge midterm and I'm behind in some work. Plus, I've been given four giant boxes of CD's (mostly Juno nominees) to go through at work and subsequently throw into the system at the station. Of course I can't complain, I get a ton of free CD's out of it!


So peace out, home slices. Hope you're enjoying the sweltering heat. Maybe I'll start posting like a normal human being from now on. A little of this a little of that some pictures and definitely hilarious videos. And in that spirit, I leave you with this!

For Craig.

Rest In Peace!

I guess it's about time I explained the absence of Wavelengths. This is how it is:

I have about sixteen hours a week in class.
Add anywhere from 9-18 hours a week on-air.
Plus homework.
And we can't forget about being supervising music director for Unsigned (which you should be listening to. New episode every Wednesday night at 10 with repeats every Friday and Monday.)
Sleep.
Eating.
Number two.

You know how it can be! It's unfortunate, but I've had to give up doing Wavelengths. I've been thinking about doing album reviews or something cool like that just to keep my nose in the Canadian music scene.

I've applied for a job out in Calgary for a "Canadian content development coordinator". It sounded like a cool job when I found it and after asking a professor about the job, I feel confident that I'll at least get a phone call concerning the position. I've also got some strong references and the encouragement of great friends. On a number of occasions I've been told that I'd be a great candidate for the position and that I would do a great job. Hopefully this is all true because I think I would love the job!

Furthermore I've stopped posting in my other blog simply because it seems all I have to talk about is radio related things and school. I'm sure my avid readers (which includes my mother and various mysterious IP addresses) will contact me if they feel the need to know what's up in my boring ol' life.

Perhaps I will find something constructive to write about but until then, I am on hiatus to focus on school and getting myself a career!

I've done it again...

Well, to be honest, I hadn't completed an episode of Wavelengths for the last week of school before the break. Then I was at home for three (long) weeks. Then I decided to not do an episode this week. I'm not a slacker, really! I will have an episode completed for next week. Though I've not decided who to do it on or figured out when I'll have time for it, it will be done and posted with haste!

Since returning from home, I've been granted permission to flex my on-air muscles and have been doing so with zeal! Unfortunately, I had a strep-throat scare this week which resulted in my motherly instincts, as well as the pleads of classmates, pushing me to give away my hosting shift Thursday night. The lovely Kirk Davidson took my shift and let me sit in so I could learn a bit more.

I'll be on-air regularly (I hope) so you can catch me on 96.9FM or online. You can also find my scheduled shifts on my LiveJournal! I hope you'll listen in and send in some requests!

The latest episode of Radio Humber Wavelengths should be posted by Thursday! Hope to see you then!

Sans Updates.

I know I know. Not that many people even know this blarg exists, but I'm alive. My music reviews and posts have been few and far between as school takes up 99.9% of my time. The other 0.1% of my time is reserved for breathing. Nothing more.

This week brings another episode of Radio Humber Wavelengths. I chose to do episode 4 on Attack in Black both because I love them and they remind me of high school. Mostly because I went to high school with Ian Romano, but mostly because the band reminds me of high school which reminds me of home. I am sometimes fond of home. More often than not, but I digress.

The episode turned out great. I enlisted the perfected production of Kirk Davidson and the piece has come out like a babe from the womb: gooey and beautiful. Here's your chance to get acquainted with the hidden gem that is Attack in Black.

Also, if you'd like, you can catch the episode on Radio Humber this Friday (December 7th). It will be airing on @Humber which starts at 12:05pm! I hope you'll give it a listen!

For now, here's your advanced peek!

boomp3.com

Radio Humber Wavelengths

What a way to withdraw from a blogging commitment! I've been ever so busy though not uninterested in this endeavour.

The previously mentioned feature I'm doing is called "Radio Humber Wavelengths" and debuts this Friday on @Humber. You can listen LIVE at 11:30am. Let me know what you think. The first episode is on Stars as I'm going to their show at the end of the month with a friend of mine. For the first episode, it turned out alright. The next one will be done this week at some point. Thus far, the feature will be on a band called These Electric Lives. Recently I e-mailed them requesting a copy of their EP for Radio Humber. I've been a fan for a while, and after receiving the album, I got all giddy and listened to it on repeat for a good four hours. I e-mailed them concerning a project we have to do called "Unsigned" and thankfully they agreed to be my band! I'm excited and nervous but overall more than stoked.

So I'll be posting the newest episode of Radio Humber Wavelengths after it's done and produced.

If you'd like to hear a band featured on Radio Humber Wavelengths, let me know! I'd love to hear about it and am always up for new music!

Until next time, stay trashy, Rexdale.

Album of the Week

I've recently been contracted to do a weekly music show much like my blog but for airing purposes on Radio Humber. Due to this, I will probably start posting my scripted pieces along with the albums, but I won't be doing an album this week. I'll probably head into the studio next week to put the first episode together. It will be focusing on new Canadian releases, but I hope to have a more independent artist take on it. I will also be posting the audio from those weekly features along with the posts and albums. I think I might start scoping the albums as well in order to advocate actually buying the artists' album. Anyway, I'll be posting some stuff in a week or so. Keep your pants on, my friends.