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children are all foreigners

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gregor
on November 14, 2007
in new stuff, old stuff and shows
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sup crackas? oh the same shit. one thing i cant stand is people bouncing checks made out to yours truly. i understand shit happens, trust me i understand more than most and i try to be sympathetic, but when it starts to be habitual then its a problem. i have a house that i rent out, i dont charge enough to cover the mortgage, and my new renter has bounced the first two checks made out me. now, this time it has caused me to go severely into the red. now, she apparently doesnt have the $950 i charge how the hell is she supposed to pay 30 bucks per overdraft charge, and their were ten of em? i dont really know what to do. start eviction proceedings, just in case? i got to start being a dick, which is actually hard for me to do, but its gotta be done. anyone have any experience in these situations?

enough about my shit part two, and lets talk about the canadian dudes that make up the city streets. if your lookin for no bullshit rock n roll, these dudes bring it in spades. they’re not your ordinary canadian based sounding bunch of lads. whats ordinary i dont know? they sound straight outta california, only dashed with an undeniable english leaning, and not edmonton. melding a bit of the clash, elvis costello and fellow canadians constantines into one pretty righteous racket. i expect great things from these dudes, i hope they continue to deliver.

they have a new, free downloadable ep on their site. check it out.. the lead track is called “chuck d taught me how to fight the power” so you know they have to be pretty right on in my book.

mastadon

yer ghost

shining

the city streets site / myspace

i have been addicted to this song for the past week, for no good reason except that its awesome.

pretend were dead

copenhagen’s figurines recently stopped by the basement tapes hq in suburban chicago after a show at schubas to shot the shit and do what is they do best, rock mildly hard. check em out as they take part in the 4th installment of the basement tape sessions. there are two more tracks on the site to grab..

lets head out

drove you miles

basement tapes site

while were on the subject, the song a day dude, paleo, participated in the sessions recently and here’s how it went..

swearwards

somewhere there is a mountain

two more on the site, so visit go get em..

paleo basement tape session / site featuring the song a day diary and downloads

i have been diggin on early young stuff the past few weeks, i go through stages. so, here he with crazy horse is playing at the palladium on 11.20.76. very nice audience recording.

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hey, woman! hey, woman!

Published
by
gregor
on October 29, 2007
in shows
. 7 Comments

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hey congrats to all you bosox fans out there. i, like the rest of the country probably, didnt think they were going to make it out of the alcs, but what the hell do i know? i expected my sox to have won at least 2-3 world series by now. considering that they have the same freakin team as 05! anyway, those rookies really carried em, which bodes well for the future. could it be possible that arod might be a sock next summer now that he has opted out of his contract with the yanks? man, i would love if the white sox got him. nay, they need to get him. no matter the price. by the way, papelbon needs to just stop.

dont know if you guys have checked out this comp called folk music for the end of the world, but its pretty great. its put out by yer bird records and features a lot of great performers including j tillman, hayden, travel by sea - whose new record i cant wait for, aline simone, chris bathgate, paleo and matthew ryan amongst others. one thing i really dig about it is that it flows really well and no track seems outta place - which is a major downfall of a lot of comps. its definitely worth your investment.

swimming in money - paleo

flash of light followed by - chris bathgate

yer bird records site

staying on the topic of folk music for the end of world, i wanted to make special mention of two of the artists. first being paleo, who has just wrapped up his song a day for a year project. i havent listened to only but a few, but they are cool for what they are - raw recordings. check em out here. he plays in athens on the 17th of december at the flicker. the other artist in question is michael metivier’s oweihops. his contribution to the comp is beautiful little tune called “sad little drunks.” hoping that the rest of his stuff was as grand, i hopped over to his myspace page and i can confidently say that it is. his new record, cinquefoil, can be downloaded/purchased on his myspace page.

sad little drunks

this is the earliest tupelo recording i have heard and as luck would have it, its a great recording. here they are playing at the blue note on 8.22.88.

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