Yes, I'm alive.
And yes, The Arcade Fire is hands down the best band of our generation. I'm still reeling over last night's show and then coming home and watching Lost. What the f! My mind is offically blown.
I'll get to updating this thing properly one of these days, I promise.
The blog is going to be very scatterbrained from now on. I hope that's okay. This job is like a total rush 24/7 and I feel on edge and excited all the time. Is that strange? Perhaps. All I know is today I got to speak with Kevin Devine, and I almost died. I love him.
Read the story about Capitol dropping him right here.
I am pumped to see Ra Ra Riot tonight at Canal Room. I was honored to be sent a couple tracks off their forthcoming EP, and get ready. The demos never fully represented how intense this band is live. These new tracks will do that justice, and then some. From what I heard, they were all reimagined versions of songs I've heard before -- adding in a little edge, a little funk and a whole lot more energy. It's pretty remarkable.
You can go listen to the new version of "Each Year In Our Graves" over on their myspace.
Now let me listen to the Arcade Fire live mp3 download and cry because I wasn't there. And get back to work.
I'll be dancing tonight. Watch out.
Okay, so I have to tell you that I'm totally obsessed with the Mason Proper album (pre-order here), so that is going to need a separate post altogether. But I can tell you that you should listen to this week's "Blog Show" because I play three songs off the album, plus we have three other super bands.
I also almost kill Nora by show's end, right before we play a new Arcade Fire song, so if that's not reason enough I don't know what is.
Click here to listen, and don't forget to be our friend on myspace.
Playlist!
Deaf Ears - The Hourly Radio
Crime Does Pay - The Hourly Radio
Please Forget - The Hourly Radio
My My (Bad Fruit) - Mason Proper
Mr. Charm - Mason Proper
100 Years - Mason Proper
The Fatalist - Robbers On High Street
Spanish Teeth - Robbers On High Street
Japanese Girls - Robbers On High Street
Tell Me - Catfish Haven
Too Hungover To Headbang - Catfish Haven
Crazy For Leaving - Catfish Haven
Intervention - Arcade Fire
Always hated waiting rooms. Hated them just a little bit more today.
No luck getting Arcade Fire tickets. Now I'm sad. Did anyone have any luck?
Sigh.
[Update: This is ridiculous.]
