Fashion in her eyes

LOVE. Noun
A temporary insanity curable by marriage
Ambrose Bierce

One of my students in Cronkite Village put that quote on the blackboard in our classroom. So glad to hear our youth are optimistic about marital bliss.
Pix of Jian aka Jean from Tall New Buildings. Nina sent me an email about a show he hosts on the CBC called National Playlist. www.CBC.CA/nationalplaylist His solo LP is on my ipod and I always enjoy the tracks when they come up, thoughtful and sweet. I notice in all his Bio stuff, he never mentions Tall New Buildings. Renounce the 80's right? I love those two 12 inch singles I have of theirs. Accept that the 80's happened...It's OK to love the music of that time! Speaking of which, I need to have a talk with Andy Ryan and Paul MacAusland about re-mastering their 80's contributions to my life, every time Haywire or Eye Eye come up on the ipod I have to turn it up. Can somebody get me in touch with those guys, I promise I won't stalk them; they missed their chance to marry me.....
Let's review my ipod this morning shall we, it was a warm glowing way to start my day:
"X-Ray Eyes" - Eye Eye- The song Hall and Oates gave to our Toronto heroes. It really doesn’t match the rest of their material but it's a turn it loud sing along in the Denali. I must look ridiculous when you pull up next to me. "I (I) can see through your heart of stone because I (I) am the one with the X ray eyes"
"You and I" - Boulevard - I am discovering this song more so lately, I like BLVD back in the day but this song has been a fave lately because I think it would work great on the Bay Window Soundtrack (available now on ModMaidProductions records and tapes)
"Virginia" - Gin Blossoms - such a sweet little song from Congratulations.
.great version of Blossoms style Power pop
"Cruel to be kind" -Nick Lowe - Who doesn't love this song? Which reminds me, another female singer I like is Kay Hanley from Letters to Cleo (they did a cover for 10 things I hate about you)
"21 and over" - The Romantics - From my fave LP of theirs National Breakout. Old Detroit faves!
"Worried Now" - Sloan - I think I understand why every girl on the Sloan message board complains about Patrick's rock songs, they want him to do these soul baring sentimental numbers. My tendency is towards the ones I can turn up loud and sing along to(as mentioned above) but this song made my heart melt the first time I heard it. It screams "don't hurt this fragile soul” It also screams Bay Window.
Oh sure, I am writing this and listening to FM96 in London, they are giving away tickets to Sloan. Of course I have yet to hear Sloan but I can call in and win tickets right now...If I win tickets, will that convince Dan I should go to London? Does that include the plane tix to get there?
OK back to the ipod, couple more I want to mention:
"You're gonna lose that girl" - The Beatles - My fave Beatles song. My parents used to have the "Love Songs" 8 track they would play in the van on the way to boat races. I nearly fell over the first time I saw The Best David Swaffords in the world do this song as a cover. I had seen Robin do Beatles covers at his Biff Del Monte shows but full band, one of my fave songs of my youth...yeah!!! Gotta get out some Swafford bootlegs out eh?
"Sweeter Love" - Athenaeum - I knew of this band from playing them on The Zone but hadn't really explored their music that much. I put their Cds on the pod to explore them and this song is an utter emotional rollercoaster. I would say it's my favorite discovery of the past year. A demo version on their B-sides Cd is even more emotional and raw. Their singer should have been recognized more, just stunning!
"One simple Thing" - The Stabilizers - This song was something I heard for the first time on the radio in Phoenix before I moved here (On The Storm I think) I was here for the Spring drag boat race the summer before I became Music Director at WQBR. I went home and sought out the record to add to QBR.


EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEKKKKKKKKK FM 96 is playing Snowsuit sound now...ok I'm not mad at them anymore!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Apparently it's snowing in London, they just did a theme set to win Sloan tix which included:
"Sweater song" weezer
"Boots and Hearts" - Tragically Hip
"Snowsuit Sound" - Sloan
YEAH!