November 22, 2017

GRouplove

October 23, 2017

July Talk. Wow!

July Talk is a Canadian alternative rock band formed in 2012 in Toronto.

July Talk released its self-titled debut album with Sleepless Records on 16 October 2012 and its second album Touch on 9 September 2016.



October 06, 2017

Chilliwack - My Girl



Chilliwack is a Canadian rock band from the Vancouver area centred on the singer and guitarist Bill Henderson, which started off with a more Progressive rock sound that incorporated elements of folk, jazz and blues, before moving towards a more straight-ahead hard rock/pop rock sound by the mid-70s.

Chilliwack being a Salish term meaning "valley of many streams" and the name of a city east of Vancouver in the Fraser River valley.


September 12, 2017

July 23, 2017

Alan Doyle's single from his upcoming album

Alan Doyle is from Petty Harbour Newfoundland.  He was a member of the iconic Canadian band Great Big Sea.  He went solo and this is his third album!


May 31, 2017

Rosie and the Riveters!




Rosie & the Riveters are Allyson Reigh, Alexis Normand, Melissa Nygren and Farideh Olsen. Saskatoon, Saskatchewa

Lyrics:
If it ain’t gonna bother you, it ain’t gonna bother me 
Ain’t been your day since you been born 
You been working your whole life long 
Thinkin’ about the time you’ll rest your bones 
If it ain’t gonna bother you, it ain’t botherin me 

If it ain’t gonna rock the boat, it ain’t gonna bother me 
You can go on and sail the storm 
99 days since you been gone 
Swearin’ like a sailor til’ you come home 
If it ain’t gonna rock the boat, it ain’t botherin me 

If it ain’t gonna dig your grave, it ain’t gonna bother me 
Devil be dancing over your head 
Devil be dancing before your dead 
Think about the life that you done lead 
If it ain’t gonna dig your grave, it ain’t botherin me 

If it ain’t gonna dirty the soul, it ain’t gonna bother me 
You can go on now dirty as sin 
Look at all the trouble that you get in 
Well I ain’t gonna ask you where you been 
If it ain’t gonna dirty the soul, it ain’t bothering me 

If it ain’t gonna bother you, if it ain’t gonna rock the boat 
If it ain’t gonna dig your grave, if it ain’t gonna dirty the soul 
If it ain’t gonna break your bones 
Ain’t gonna bother the bees 
If it ain’t gonna bother you, it ain’t bothering me

April 15, 2017

Searchlight 2017 winner!



The Long War - Vancouver BC band won searchlight 2017 out of 12,000 entries.  Folk rock with gang vocals and heart felt lyrics.  Congrats!

March 13, 2017

CBC Searchlight Kamloops Talent.

Deandra is a Brandon, Manitoba born singer/songwriter currently residing in Kamloops, British Columbia.

She is creatively driven by the BC wilderness, culture and the stories she experiences along the way . Deandra Dey bodes folky tones, groovy beats and silky vocals.

She is trained in both classical and contemporary voice; yet her tone remains unrefined. With classic folk, contemporary and hip hop influences. Her debut EP "Letters" is a must listen.

December 26, 2016

The First time, ever I saw George Michael

I still remember seeing this on MTV when it was a premier video.




This is my all time  favourite George Michael Song and Video.


November 11, 2016

two-fre

https://youtu.be/bC1oMO4mNNw

Vancouver's Own Marianas Trench!



Some simple instructions
For a good first impression
Now let's start with verse one

A minor chord, tensions grow
Fade in the bass like so
Now with momentum go "stop"
And bring the beat back

It's called 4 on the floor
A beat you can't ignore
I bring sexy back once more (yeah)
They love that (yeah) for sure

The chords are 1-4-6-4
Now I'm talking familiar
Harmony in thirds not fourths
Will take you into the pre-chorus

Real quick now, don't you bore us
Hurry up and get to the chorus
Dumbed down, they won't ignore us

Get to the floor
And hear some words you should know
Like "DJ never let me go"
Or "Shots and then we'll lose control"
Or "baby, baby, baby, baby, baby"
How about one more last word like
"Hey girl, we've only got tonight"
Some things just go together like
Higher, desire, and fire
Higher, desire, and fire

Guitar and strings like these
To sound like Black Eyed Peas
This one's a filter sweep
This one's Imogen Heap
Hipster music on cassette
But you probably don't know them yet
808's... (hey, ho) Hell yeah
Heartfelt pub anthems from Mumford and his sons
Gang vocals here we come
Been thinking, "I will always wait."
(Wobble Bass)

Real quick now, don't you bore us
Hurry up and get to the chorus
Dumbed down, they won't ignore us

(Tape slow down
Take 'em to the chorus)

Whoa
And hear some words you should know
Like "DJ never let me go"
Or "Shots and then we'll lose control"
Or "baby, baby, baby, baby, baby"
How about one more last word like
"Hey girl, we've only got tonight"
Some things just go together like
Higher, desire, and fire
Higher, desire, and fire

(I can pitch shift my voice if I want [3x]
I can make my voice low)

The bridge is
The part when
You bring in
A rapper friend ('Sup?)
You simplify, and slow the beat
Abbreviate "feature" to "feat"

[Anami Vice:]
Quick now, fill in the gaps (Okay!)
Water it down, eliminate that which you really would rap and
Give 'em a classic like

Get-get-get (cash, money) to the floor
And hear some words you should know
Like "DJ never let me go"
Or "Shots and then we'll lose control"
Or "baby, baby, baby, baby, baby"
How about one more last word like
"Hey girl, we've only got tonight"
Some things just go together like
Higher, desire, and fire
Higher, desire, and fire

(Dance)

(Boots n cats n boots n cats n boots n cats n boots n cats)
Joshua Ramsay
(Boots n cats n boots n cats n boots n cats)

October 15, 2016

Juniper By Begonia.

Begonia

A Winnipeg band that defies categorization by the sheer inventive creativity track by track.

I love this version of a 90's style with a 60's DNA.  Enjoy!

"Juniper" Split-Screen Comparison. from ReelSteady on Vimeo.

If you could fold a piece of paper 42 times, it would reach the moon.

Simple  Maths, but tough to relate to this fact considering that the thickness  of an average paper sheet is 0.01 cm and distance  of moon from earth is  384,000 kilometers!.


Here is the proof:
Let the thickness of paper be x


On every fold ,the thickness of resulting paper will be 2 times


Therefore for 42 folds thickness becomes (2^42)  times x


Assuming x to be 0.01 cm , (2^42) times x becomes roughly 439,804 km. And distance of moon from earth is 384,000 km.

September 18, 2016

Doug and the Slugs

Oh to be in Canada in the 80's!  Tarzan Dan on Much Music playing Doug and the Slugs.  They were Vancouver base with Doug Bennett in the lead.  R&B with some Zany and R rated videos.

Sadly Doug passed away in 2004

September 11, 2016

Sometimes, you learn something you should have known. Slade .vs. Quiet Riot .vs. Great Big Sea.

I have long lived under the assumption that Quiet Riot was responsible for Cum on feel the noize.




In the most oblique manner I could have imagined I discovered that Slade had the first hit version:


Google music had a discount on the next album purchased.  I used this to get Great Big Seas XX album.  It is a greatest hits 30 song album.  One of my favourite tunes is a Cover of Slade's Run Runaway.


My wife knew it was a Slade cover,  I did not.  That lead me to look up Slades discography and low and behold!


Great Big Sea turned Run runaway into a Newfoundland Celtic pub song:  Enjoy!!

September 05, 2016

Headly - Vancouver band you should know.

Video on Much Music

It's a strange thing in life

When you're chasing your dreams
And it's not what it seems
And your heart is on the line
And now we want to be the one fade in

Am I out of my mind?
Do I got it all wrong
Though I have what I want
But I try to make it right
I've never wanted to be the one waiting

Cause she said Jake you're a little bit stoned
When you gonna get grown
Would you just go home
I'm so not sure
Could you help yourself
I can't help you anymore
You're going faster than me

Too little too late
I don't think I'm gonna stay
I don't think you gonna change
I'm so not sure
Could you help yourself
I can't help you anymore
You're going faster than me

But I can't slow down now
The light just went down, down

There's a cost, there's a price
Yeah you're really feel the fall out
Ripping your heart out
Night after night
When all you ever wanted was some home time

I'm not thinking sober
I don't think it's over
I can't lie
But I can use a little bit of lone time

Cause she said Jake you're a little bit stoned
When you gonna get grown
Would you just go home
I'm so not sure
Could you help yourself

I can't help you anymore
You're going faster than me

Too little too late
I don't think I'm gonna stay
I don't think you gonna change
I'm so not sure
Could you help yourself
I can't help you anymore
You're going faster than me

But I can't slow down now
The light just went down, down
Baby hold on somehow
Cause I can't slow down now
No I can't slow down now

I'm not thinking sober
I don't think it's over
I can't lie
I could use a little bit of home time

Cause she said Jake you're a little bit stoned
When you gonna get grown
Would you just go home
I'm so not sure
Could you help yourself
I can't help you anymore
You're going faster than me

Too little too late
I don't think I'm gonna stay
I don't think you gonna change
I'm so not sure
Could you help yourself
I can't help you anymore
You're going faster than me

But I can't slow down now
The light just went down, down
Baby hold on somehow
Cause I can't slow down now
No I can't slow down now