ladies night!

allright, back from another sojourn in the wild musical jungle of goodness. i've been looking long and hard (really, i've been searching!), and i've found a few female-feature gems. all these bands featured have female lead singers, except for the top 5 currently rockin' tunes.

top 5 currently rockin' tunes:

1. Wolfmother - Appletree
2. the Adored ft. Pete Shelley - Sex is in Fashion
3. Jesus and Mary Chain - New Kind of Kick
4. Sunset Rubdown - They Took a Vote and Said No
5. the Meligrove Band - Everyone's a Winner

top 3 currently rockin' bands:

POP ROCK/WANNABE 80S HAIRMETAL
1. Damone - this band form Boston based on 80s rock, good music, and an awesomely sexy lead singer, Noelle, have just released their second full-lenth album titled Out Here All Night on May 23/06. they've got great guitar work, or should i say, pleasing guitar work, and Noelle has a great voice for the music. one of the most interesting things about the band is that the bassist's brain hemmoraged during a trip to the gym to get inspiration, and woke up from his 2-day coma to a priest reading his last rites.
rockin' lyrics: "People take what they need, then they tell you "Get lost" / Kindly leading you on, while they're ripping you off."
rockin' song: Out Here All Night
reminds me of: Cheap Trick meets the Donnas

BRITISH POP-ROCK
2. Santa Dog - this Bristol-based British bombshell of a brilliant band have been bouncing around in their bopping baby bees...ok, nevermind. They're great. they've got a great drum-sound, mixed with the addicting English-female vocals, decent lyrics, and a clear sound. they released their third ep in late march, and i *think* have plans for some more soon.
rockin' lyrics: "Sad suburbia / chaos when you enter." "Someone new is living in my head / sleeping around and breaking my best behaviour."
rockin' song: Belle de Jour
reminds me of: Broadcast

EXPERIMENTAL ROCK
3. Whoosh - i've just gotta say, this is a great band name. the music is experimental, melodic, and good. this one i'm going to put as my Pick of the Week. possibly the best band i've found all week. with their first album released in 2000 (wow, 6 years ago...), they've been recently coming up with some new stuff. it's good.
rockin' lyrics: "My heart is lost / my faith in you is fading / my fingers crossed / i hope it's worth the waiting..."
rockin' song: I Don't Know
reminds me of: Garbage

a-biddy a-biddy a-biddy that's all, folks!

All right, so i've decided to put down some classically great movies of all time. these movies are the ones that made me think. please feel free to add to the list, because it's 2:17 am and i've been up since 8:55am (thanks to my roommate's mom calling), and i'm bound to forget a lot of them.

great movies! (in no certain order)

Donnie Darko
Requiem for a Dream
The Big Lebowski
Elephant
Resevoir Dogs
Garden State
Almost Famous
L.A. Story
Alice in Wonderland
Sliding Doors
i heart huckabees (this one for sure is a priceless attribution to any movie collection)
Clockwork Orange
Memento

that's about all i can think of right now, but i promise to add to this whenever i think of it. a great movie-related site (one of my favorite music/film review sites ever) is http://members.shaw.ca/yuksreview/review.html
trust me, this is probably a great place to check for movie ideas if you're yearning for the truth.

i'll do a music update jsut as soon as i get time and the full function of my mind back.

bigger! faster! stronger!

alright, i think i've got my format down now. it's going to look like this:

top 5 currently jammin' tunes:
1. Apple Tree - Wolfmother
2. Perfume - Jesus and Mary Chain
3. Out of Control - She Wants Revenge
4. Heaven When You're Home - the Wailin' Jennys
5. Cinnamon Hearts - Matthew Barber

top 3 currently jammin' bands
ROOTS:
the Wailin' Jennys - this female trio from Winnipeg and Quebec are known for their roots music and impressive harmonies. from soprano to mezzo to alto, these three ladies are a Canadian gem together. i suggest picking up their original album 40 Days. the group as individuals have won awards from Junos to Canadian Music Awards.
key songs: Heaven When You're Home
notable lyrics: "I've been hanging onto nothingwhen nothing could be worse than hanging on."
reminds me of: Joni Mitchell

MELODIC NEW WAVE/ALT EMO:
Rock Kills Kid - you may have heard of these new kids on the block, or this may be a wake-up call for you Johnny-come-latelys, but this four-man band from L.A are the hottest thing right now. post-emo kids with a wicked melody and harmonized guitars know how to rock out and retain the poetic justice that is responsibility to all song writers.
key songs: Paralyzed and Beside
notable lyrics:"What did I do to deserve you putting up with me?"
reminds me of: Joy Division meets Evanescence and Jimmy Eat World

PLAYFUL INDIE
Sunset Rubdown - this originally solo project gone wild is just about the best band i've heard all month. they're fun, light, and good. the music isn't silly, as one would expect when i say playful, i'm not going to get you to listen to a Blink182 knockoff, folks, these guys have the playfulness of the opening guitar riff from Sweet Child of Mine by GnR. that sort of fun little goodness that gets in your head. this Canadian band composed of three guys and one girl, and they certainly know how to make good music.
key songs: They Took a Vote and Said No and We Got Broken Eyes
notable lyrics: "If I was a horse I’d have / Bricks in my mane./ If I was a horse I would throw up the reins."
reminds me of: Franz Ferdinand on crack (but the good kind).

exit.

fighting my way back to civilization

loyal subjects! I am forever sorry for taking this long to get back to you from the torid jungle of good and bad music. on my leave, i decided to change my usual list-like format to one where i inform you of the music, not just list them all off. i'm going to try to grab a couple of bands or artists from a variety of catagories just to please people the most. on with the show!

new music:

So.It.Goes - this four-piece pop/rock/classic punk/excellent band from Minnesota definitly have a place in my heart. they've got this song out called "No Guns" and it just makes me want to have a good time. they're releasing a cd in June called "Histronics" and i advise picking it up, or at least listening to it at a booth. "Popaganda" is for sure one of the best songs off of that record.

Subcity Dwellers - officially called Winnipeg's "Punk Ska Orchestra" this 8-9 member band are good. wait, scratch that, they're fan-fucking-tastic. their last CD out was in 2005, so this is a bit of an older one, but i know a lot of you out there have yet to hear of them, so i figured i'd put the word out. great songs are "Red Dress," and "Tension."

The Grass and Mud River - these are two seperate bands, but with a similar sound, and a great vibe. they're rockabilly, but they're good. influences include Neil Young, and the Beatles for both, and The Grass love Bob Dylan, where Mud River loves Kris Kristofferson. Just from the influences you can tell this is good music. possibly one of your new favorite bands.

young and sexy - alright, there is a chance you've heard of this Vancouver-based band. they've been around since 2002, and have been in my heart since late 3003, after their softmore record "Life Through One Speaker." early this year they released their latest, and possible greatest album to date. "Panic When You Find It" is a definite pick for best albums of 2006, and if you want to hear some good music you should get this album. the band itself ranges from ambient rock, to folk, to sophisticated pop.

there you have it, folks, another update, and a witnessing of evolution in music-blogs!