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  3. Canada Day...

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    Hi All.

    Just looking for an opinion from music fans I trust. I've been given the responsibility of programming the Canada Day concert in Trafalgar Sq. in London. It's a democratic process in which anyone is welcome to apply and perform, as longas it makes sense.

    I was curious, given it's in the UK and event for expats, who would you book? Seriously?

    love,

    shain

  7. New to you in 2009?

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    Here's a few:

    Kill It Kid

    - used to work for em at One Little Indian, but they are amazing. Still listen a lot. Really interesting take on trade blues.

    www.myspace.com/killitkid

    Bring Me The Horizon

    - Mental screamo-metal from the UK. Absolutely insane.

    www.myspace.com/bringmethehorizon

    Woodpigeon

    - just got into them. Love it.

    www.myspace.com/woodpigeon

    Jill Is Lucky

    - A band from Paris I really like. Really authentic stuff.

    www.myspace.com/jillislucky

    The Collective

    - A band you'd never know to come from Israel. Really amazing and probably the best live band I've EVER seen.

    www.myspace.com/royrieck

    Team William

    - A Belgian band I'm in love with. So good.

    www.myspace.com/teamwilliam

  8. Team Canada's Men's Hockey Team...

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    Quebeckers Martin Brodeur (New Jersey Devils), Marc-Andre Fleury (Pittsburgh Penguins) and Roberto Luongo (Vancouver Canucks) were named Canada's goaltenders.

    Next announced were the 7 defencemen: Ottawa's Dan Boyle; London rookie Drew Doughty; Penticton B.C.'s Duncan Keith; Cranbrook, B.C.'s Scott Niedermayer; Dryden, Ont.'s Chris Pronger; Tsawassen B.C.'s Brent Seabrook and Sicamous BC.'s Shea Weber.

    Pronger was named one of Niedermayer's assistant captains.

    Ancienne-Lorette, Que.'s Patrice Bergeron; Cole Harbour N.S.'s Sidney Crosby — an assistant captain; Regina's Ryan Getzlaf; Calgary's Dany Heatley; St. Albert, Alberta's Jarome Iginla — another assistant captain!; Aneroid, Sask.'s Patrick Marleau; Carlyle, Sask.'s Brendan Morrow; Brampton's Rick Nash; London's Corey Perry; Kenora's Mike Richards; Thunder Bay's Eric Staal; St. Thomas's Joe Thornton and Winnipeg's Jonathan Toews.

  10. Skank Top Album List 2009

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    Nope.. don't get paid to do Dan Mangan publicity. I just helped book a tour for him as part of my job with CIMA. To be honest, putting any Canadian albums up there is technically a conflict of interest, and I truly do love the album.

    www.myspace.com/hermanapress does his PR in the UK.

  11. Skank Top Album List 2009

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    I wrote this for PULSE..

    10. Broken Records — Until The Earth Begins To Part (4AD)

    - Broken Records are a septet from Edinburgh, Scotland, who successfully found a way to blend alternative rock, strings, Celtic brogue and topical lyricism. And as such, they have a concise, ardent and ebullient album, and one of the best debuts in 2009. A few of the songs are off an EP released last year, but the overall product far surpasses that. Until The Earth Begins To Part is one such album that once on your iPod, will be there until the battery dies.

    - www.myspace.com/brokenrecordsedinburgh

    9. Team William — Team William (Bang!)

    - I had to put this album in the top ten, even if no one has heard of it, or the band responsible. Team William are an independent quartet from the French part of Belgium that make gorgeous, haunting pop-rock, somewhere between Coldplay and The Notwist, whilst simultaneously encompassing the best of both worlds. Love or hate, one cannot deny Chris Martin's ability to write pop hooks, and this young foursome take such lessons and apply them to darker, more experimental territories. It's available on iTunes and well worth seeking out, as here's hoping 2010 is a breakthrough year for Team William.

    - www.myspace.com/teamwilliam

    8. The Twilight Sad - Forget The Night Ahead (FatCat)

    - The Twilight Sad got darker, richer, fuller and scarier, and we're all better for it. Forget The Night Ahead is a loud, screeching, distorted listen, and one that reveals more with each listen. It's far better than their debut, Fourteen Autumns and Fifteen Winters and a successful stab at mixing the ethereal beauty of Mogwai with the heavy handedness of Arab Strap. It's extremely Scottish too, and I like that.

    - www.myspace.com/thetwilightsad

    7. The Rural Alberta Advantage - Hometowns (John, Dear)

    - This is one of the lovelier Canadian debuts of the year, and the first on this list (although many more will be Canadian as you read on). Don't Haunt This Place is one of the best Canadian songs written this year, and the rest of the album follows suit with disorganized, languid garage pop, emulating soundscapes within and outside of Alberta. The name may be slightly odd, but this collection is divine.

    - www.myspace.com/theraa

    6. Mastodon - Crack The Skye (Reprise)

    - Since Blood Mountain, Mastodon have become one of my favourite metal groups. The way they intermingle noise and melody and master difficult instrumentation is awe-worthy, and follow-up Crack The Skye is just as good. It is one of those metal albums for those afraid of metal, like the best of Slayer or Opeth. It's dark, masterful, chock full of meaty riffs and utterly gorgeous.

    - www.myspace.com/mastodon

    5. Fanfarlo - Reservoir (Canvasback)

    - If Fanfarlo were American, I think they would as big as Bright Eyes or Beirut. Rich, choral melodies are painted through each song on Reservoir, an album written in ode to many historical foibles humans have chased after in yesteryear, including fashioning wings to oneself and jumping off the side of a house. Both 'The Walls Are Coming Down' and 'Harold T. Wilkins' are terrific singles, and the use of mandolins, trumpets and percussion is tasteful and elegant throughout. It's a stand out debut.

    - www.myspace.com/fanfarlo

    4. Japandroids - Post Nothing (Unfamiliar)

    - I didn't like this record at first. It ended up taking five or six listens, but finally, stuck in public transit I think, it hit me. Post Nothing is glorious. It's a whole slew of cacophonous and encroaching noise, wrapped around a set of songs too drunk to speak for themselves and caught up in the sheer spectacle of it all. It reveals everything that I loved about Mudhoney in the early 1990s, with an added dose of sarcasm. Let's hope this is not their one and only, because in some ways it is too good to be true.

    - www.myspace.com/japandroids

    3. K'Naan - Troubadour (A&M)

    - While Troubadour may not be as heavy hitting as his debut, The Dusty Foot Philosopher, it is still a terrific record. Still relying on his 'childhood' growing up in Somalia, K'Naan delivers a masterful performance, one brimming with compelling stories, songs and sing-a-longs. And with 'Waving Flag' chosen as the World Cup anthem for 2010, I'm sure this album is going to get the global attention it deserves. A fantastic record from an equally fantastic artist.

    - www.myspace.com/knaanmusic

    2. Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix (V2)

    - The first two songs on this record make the album. While the rest trail off slightly and often don't command as many repeated listens as 'Lisztomania' and '1901', this album as a whole was a highlight of 2009 from the Parisian hipsters. And while it is not without its faults, it still remains one of the best pop records of the year, and far and wide the band's career defining release to date. Oh, and the album title is brilliant.

    - www.myspace.com/wearephoenix

    1. Dan Mangan — Nice, Nice, Very Nice (FUM)

    - To me, this is the album of the year. While Dan Mangan may look like a 'man with a guitar', he has crafted a masterpiece that is equally endearing, beguiling and masterful, all at once. While only 26, these are songs that are overflowing with maturity, such as the sing-a-long classic 'Robots', the ode to touring 'Road Regrets' or one of the best songs written about simply enjoying life, the exhaustion inspired 'You Silly Git'. But above all, this album has 'Basket' on it. It's a song written for his grandfather, and probably the most beautiful odes to aging written in some time. Please go buy this record. Your heart will thank you.

    - www.myspace.com/danmangan

  15. I fuÇking hate OSAP

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    Dima,

    I am thankful for the system. It's nice of the goverment to, like most other western countries, offer education to its people. Wow, what a novel idea. It's the concepts regarding repayment, and how the bureaucracy treats you therein.

    you sarcastic bastard ;)

  17. I fuÇking hate OSAP

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    yes, that's right. I am now a student again, doing my PhD. I filled out the form to prove it and mailed it to them in SEPT. They mailed it back to me with a new form, saying they had updated it and wished me to re-do it for their records. Fine. So I did so and sent it back to them. And, during that time, they charged me $100 in interest. Even though I am in school and they obviously has proof.

    FUCKING UNETHICAL...

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