bowling for soup is the best band ever...

anyone ever listen to their new cd? if you haven't go buy it!!!!

If anyone likes some good dance of all styles then listen to annie mac on radio one, ive popped the link below (if you fast foward to about 33mins into the show you will hear an awesome drum and bass version of amerie's 1 thing)


Click on listen again

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/dance/anniemac/

i picked up Oasis' latest album "Don't Believe the Truth" last week but didn't listen to it yet. supposedly it's their best album since "What's the Story Morning Glory."

i also need to pick up the latest Gorillaz and Coldplay (even though i think "Speed of Sound" is kinda average, hopefully the rest of the album is better), and The Tears.

finally picked up "Singles" by Travis and "This Is Music: The Singles" by The Verve, which is odd because i'm a big fan of both bands.

I just bought my tickets for Tori Amos show in Montreal on august 24, It will be my first time seiing her live.

Kid Rock and K-OS are coming to Ottawa this month, part of the Ottawa Blues Fest, I am going and it will be some awsome shows !

What other shows are you planing to go to this summer ?

New Foo Fighters "In Your Honor" kicks ass!! The rock album is awesome, the acoustic is also good if you like to chill.

I want to see these guys live again.

Listening to NIN 'With Teeth'. Some good stuff there I think. Not overblown like The Fragile but no Downward Spiral either. I give it an 'OK'.

Also Mylo, 'Destroy Rock and Roll'. I really like this one; a good summer CD that I'll keep playing in the fall.

A few Bloc Party singles, etc. etc.

Yeah - K-Os is coming to NL this summer but I doubt I'll get out to see him :(

I hear a lot about the new Gorillaz, maybe I'll check it out.

Bong - I wasn't terribly impressed with Coldplay's X&Y album, apparently it grows on you, but I've only listened through it once so far. Keane's second album is coming on nicely now though, hopefully it will be mega.

Wasn't too impressed with 'With Teeth' either. Some good songs, some okay. Haven't played it since, which isn't a good sign. I'll agree with EC, it's okay. It's no Downward Spiral, and certainly no Pretty Hate Machine or Broken.

The only NIN album I have is "the Fragile" and I really like it. Should I suss out 'Downward Spiral' if I really like 'The Fragile'?

Fave songs from memory- La Mer, No You Don't, there are more, I can't remember track names.

If you like The Fragile, get With Teeth. DWS, is a bit more aggressive and harsh, but you'd probably like 'Hurt'. Johnny Cash did a nice cover of that too which is worth checking out. The live album is a good production too.

I find Downward Spiral the best 'artistically' if that makes any sense. I also find it hard to listen to nonchalantly because it's so emotionally intense.

True, it's best to actively listen to it. PHM is my personal Fav.

i've never given Nine Inch Nails the time and effort they deserve. i had cassettes of Pretty Hate Machine (i remember buying this and Ministry's Twitch at the same time) and Broken, and The Downward Spiral on CD... but i have no idea what happened to the two cassettes as they disappeared a long time ago. from what i remember Pretty Hate Machine was kinda spartan sounding and very synth based, while Broken became this distorted wall of noise that was perfected on The Downward Spiral. i remember "Wish" was played all the time on modern rock/college radio when it first came out.
speaking of cover versions, i really like NIN's version of Joy Division's "Dead Souls," it really does the song justice; and IIRC NIN's version of Gary Numan's "Metal" was really good as well. Industrial bands love old skool Gary Numan... Marilyn Manson did a cover of "Down in the Park" and Fear Factory famously did a version of "Cars."


Bong - I wasn't terribly impressed with Coldplay's X&Y album, apparently it grows on you, but I've only listened through it once so far. Keane's second album is coming on nicely now though, hopefully it will be mega.

thanks for the info Tim. personally, i wasn't terribly impressed with A Rush of Blood to the Head either... after all they hype. i still think it's quite an average album, nowhere near Parachutes.

i've got high hopes for Keane's sophomore album... Hopes and Fears is one fine, flawless debut and hopefully they can make something even more extraordinary. so many sophomore efforts have been a letdown for me lately, especially Starsailor's Silence is Easy and Coldplay mentioned above.

I thought you might like the Dead Soul's cover given your old school gothpunk tastes. I love Fear Factory, so I've listened to Cars quite a bit. 'Metal' was on the Fragile remix CD, which I like much better than the actual album.

heh... i guess i've always been a bit of a goth. i was never fully into the whole goth scene though, just some of the music... The Cure, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Joy Division, Bauhaus, Sisters of Mercy, etc. hardcore goths would even debate if these bands are really goths to begin with (heh... mostly Christian Death fans!). anyway, a current workmate of mine (we were classmates back in college) used to be so scared of me because i would walk around campus in a long black duster overcoat (which i ditched around the time of the Columbine incident cos i would get a bit of flack for it) or a black leather jacket, with long black hair, dark glasses, and headphones. now she thinks i'm quite normal now she's got to know me... some friends of mine still think i'm a bit goth.

I ditched the black overcoat after Columbine too. And KMFDM got the blame for the whole thing too.

Speaking of which, when I walked into HQ, they started playing an ominous KMFDM song. That was a good entrance.

GOTH HA HA HA i talk to Banamo this morning about Goth i got you guys all beat look at my early years before i got married

Ha Ha KMFDM I was an Industrial DJ For Years In Washington DC & Panama City Beach FL Noi i just sit at home working on my Debut Industrial Drum 'n' Bass Noise a release date for winter 05

wow Otkaelfe, that's pretty cool. all i did was dress in black and listen to the music. i can't say i'm gothy in any way anymore but i still enjoy darker, moody music.

Goth done well is good, but it seems to be adopted by too many High schoolers who don't shower.

Wow! It looks like it took you some time to get ready before going out! The inside-out jacket is a nice touch!

kids (High Schoolers) these days dye their hair jet black, listen to Marilyn Manson and AFI and think they're goth when they don't know who Bauhaus are... sheesh. it's like kids these days listen to Blink 182 and Green Day and think they're punk... "i don't know who the Sex Pistols are, who's David Bowie? who's Iggy Pop?"

No kidding I stop dressing up when i started to go to alot of industrial shows and relize these guys doing electronic music were all normal looking while bunch of freacks on the dance flood listen it made me relize i dont have to dress up so i stop sounds a normal girl got married & now work on my own music

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/4618015.stm

this has got to be the wettest Glastonbury yet. every year there's always reports of mudslides and slinging, but this is ridiculous. looks like great fun! i will attend a Glastonbury Festival once before i die...

anyway, lately i have not stopped listening to The Tears' debut album... founding Suede members Brett Anderson and Bernard Butler are the best songwriting team since Morrissey/Marr.

Just picked up; Audioslave - out of exile, foo fighters - in your honour and jamiroquai - dynamite.

And they all get my seal of approval :)

Am I the only one who listens to jazz? Or Phish? Or Bela' Fleck, or Mophine? I feel so alone!