A couple of days ago I mentioned my penchant for liking songs about cats. I probably should've been more specific. I should have mentioned I particularly like songs from the point of view of a cat. Namely a certain Canadian cat who goes by the delightful moniker Virtute. As far as my research team {er, me} is concerned Virtute first made her debut on the music scene with a song on The Weak...
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I am FINALLY getting around to listening to the latest Weakerthans record and it is a real gem. Is it me, or is like 90% of the quality stuff coming out anymore, from either Canada or Sweden? Never ceases to amaze me.Winnipeg's finest havd refined their indie rock sound to perfection(i hear shades of Granddaddy and Wilco)...and the guys actually go in a few other directions on this album with exc
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Here's a track off the group's new Anti- album, Reunion Tour.
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I'm back from vacationing in Vacationland after taking a vacation from my Vacationland home. When I returned, I realized kinks needed to be ironed out in the rules and scoring most certainly needed to be tweaked. I initially gave each song one score but of course, that's unfair, especially for Rawkiddo who busted his ass to name drop (and bold) every single person. Celebrity Name Drop: The Ga...
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is obviously The Weakerthans. And I've been waiting for what feels like ages for new music to satisfy my addiction. Finally, it's here! The band's new single, Civil Twilight, was released just the other day and I couldn't be more thrilled! It's a little bit more upbeat and pop-rocky than their usual fare but in no way is that a bad thing. For starters, it's catchy as hell (in a good way) and J...
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I'm tremendously excited ... My current Canadian musical heroes, the Weakerthans, will actually be paying a visit to my fair city (that would be Phoenix, for those of you not in the know) in a couple weeks here.Since I had barely any hope that they'd ever head far enough south of the 49th parallel as to be within traveling distance, it excites me to no end that a quick cross-town jaunt on Sept. 29
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If there's any album that's totally familiar and comfortable to me, it's Left and Leaving by The Weakerthans. When I say that it's like a well-worn sweater, I'm only half joking. There's just something about this album... it's warm and comforting and, even if I go for a couple months without listening to it, I always come back to it and feel nostalgic. Maybe it's because I went through an obses...
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I'm standing on this corner.Can't get their attention.Facing rush hour faces turned around.I clutch my stack of paper, press one to a chest,then watch it swoop and stutter to the ground.I'm weary with right-angles, abbreviated daylight,and waiting for a winter to be done.Why do I still see you in every mirrored window,in all that I could never overcome?How I don't know what I should do with my han
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We just posted video of The Weakerthans preforming at the Triple Rock Social Club, in Minneapolis, MN on September 25th, 2007. Songs featured include: Civil Twilight, Reconstruction Site, Night Windows, Left and Leaving, Pamphleteer, and Relative Surplus Value.check them out here. http://scheduletwo.com/video/the_weakerthans
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I wish I had a cat that told me when to snap out of it and throw a big party.I originally became a fan of this singer during a deep listening session (lights out, pre nap) set to Propagandhi's album 'How to Clean Everything'. He was the guy that sang the line 'stilted conversation colored blue' which gets made fun of in the liner notes. Dont ask me why I think it is possible to fall asleep to P...
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