Weezer - Buddy Holly

No one seems to notice, but Weezer was good, once upon a time.They are considered to be a nerd band, but most of their stuff in recent years has been more emo then nerd. So let's re-wind 15 years to 1994.
One of their first big hits. I loved this song on so many levels. The music video was great too. A song based on being the nerd in high school, but a nerd who loves. This is the kind of music I wish Weezer still did. This is a nerd band (come on, the video is based on Happy Days, it doesn't get much nerdier then that).
Also, remember that this video wasn't premiered on MTV or Much music, but on the Windows 95 CD after you installed it on your computer. Now that's oldschool nerd for you.



The full video is here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FiIC5qcXeNU

--Jeffrey

City and Colour - The Girl

Maybe it's just me, but I still get baffled every time I listen to City and Colour because I just can't get over the fact that Dallas Green is the lead singer of Alexisonfire. I guess I shouldn't underestimate the versatility of great talents though, especially when they're Canadian. Anyway, it's a little late but I JUST got around to getting City and Colour's album "Bring Me Your Love", prior to that I only listened to "Sometimes".

I've had a headache all morning, caused by stuffy nose and lack of sleep, and this album is so far the only highlight of my day. I hope this song will cheer you up as it did me.

--Vivian

Kirby/Snoopdog Remix

April Fools!



A little creepy how these two songs line up alltoo well...

--Jeffrey

Weird Al Yankovic - Canadian Idiot

Okay, this is really just inspired by a bunch of complete idiots I had to talk to today. I originally wanted to post American Idiot but I can't stand Green Day and well... one of the guys that really pissed me off today was Canadian, so as much fun as it would be to poke fun at the Americans it wouldn't be fair. Anyway, here ya go, enjoy.

--Vivian

Britney Spears - Toxic

First of all, note the correct spelling of her majesty the Pop Princess's name. Britney has had her ups and downs and I respect if you don't like her music, but she's an iconic symbol of our generation whether you like it or not.

She's sensational, because you either love her or hate her, and the whole world has an opinion about her but the whole world KNOWS her, and know the lyrics to her songs. (NOT JEFF APPARENTLY, because he has no friends and live under a rock.)

Those guys below with all those mock Brits are obviously just obsessed with the idea of banging her. Although we can all see, the original Britney is hotter than all those fake blonds combined.

--Vivian

Static Lullaby - Toxic

Remember when Brittany made her come back? no, not that one, the other one, to the left, no MY left... Okay, the comeback with Toxic. That was a good song that could get stuck in even a pop haters head. I will freely admit to that.
Well her is a video by the band "Static Lullaby." I'm not here to talk about them though, but a great new CD that has just come out last month: Punk goes Pop (vol.2) which is full of great songs being covered by punk, rock, and metal bands.
My Grade 10 Social Studies teacher once said: "I like the song Toxic, I just wish it wasn't Brittany Spears singing..."
I'm sure he would enjoy this version much better.

--Jeffrey

Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Little Shadow

Okay so originally I wanted to post something by Karen O, the lead singer of Yeah Yeah Yeahs, because she released this obscure little album of random tracks (I mean really random), but of course it's not on youtube and I'm a little too lazy at the moment to make a video. All of this to say that here's a track from Yeah Yeah Yeahs. This is, by the way, not the original track of Little Shadow, but the bonus track that's a little different, has more instruments and strings which is always good. Yeah Yeah Yeahs are awesome, much more upbeat than this song indicates but this is my favourite. Check out some of their stuff.

--Vivian

Globus - Take me Away

Globus is not so much a band, as a collection of artists.
You know when you watch a movie trailer and you hear a really epic original song? Well Globus was formed from a large amount of Producers, musicians and vocalists from Immediate Music. Immediate music is the company that makes most of the music you hear in cinema trailers.
So Globus is sort of a side project for them, Coming from a large demand in the UK to hear more of their distinctive music without having to buy 20 different movie soundtracks. Globus provides distinctive music that is hard to find anywhere else,with a full orchestra backing them up, they get labeled as Epic Rock.

--Jeffrey