[...music...]

2007-09-11

rox and i saw the birthday massacre live just a couple of weeks ago. finally, the new album "walking with strangers" was released today. we went to the music store to get it.

it's slightly annoyiing that the album release was after the show, where they mostly played new songs that i didn't know at the time. oh well. hopefully, they will tour again. they put on a good show.

from the new album, i really like the title track.

then, after grabbing the album we wanted, we wandered around the store. (bad idea.) we spied the knife's "silent shout". it was the deluxe edition, with an extra live audio cd, as well as a live dvd and music videos. it was also at a reduced price, too tempting to resist. so we ended up getting that too.

also, the listening posts at hmv are quite effective and evil; they make me discover new music, making me wanting to buy more than what i had planned to.

and so, today's purchase consisted of two albums with predominantly purple and black cover art, with evil-looking bunnies. and the bands' names are "the birthday massacre" and "the knife". it's like there is a theme...

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Labels: cd purchase, the birthday massacre, the knife

2007-08-28

the birthday massacre @ petit café campus

tonight was the birthday massacre show. i went with rox and fil. it was my first time seeing this band live, after rox introduced me to their music a few years ago.

with no opening act except for dj mr. black spinning a mostly industrial/electro set, the birthday massacre played right away. i must admit that i am not too familiar with their material. but i still had a good time, dancing throughout the whole set.

we got good spots, right in front of the stage. the singer sang into our faces at times, haha. she's cute, like a dark pixie, prancing around on stage. the whole band had lots of energy, playing one song after another, with barely any pauses in-between. that was good, since the crowd was really into the music, dancing non-stop.

rox took some photos:

since i don't really know their songs, it was nice to see the setlist a few feet away from me. here is what i remember:

intro
video kid
lovers end
goodnight
falling down
violet
red stars
looking glass
remember me
walking with strangers
weekend
horror show
kill the light

encore:
blue
happy birthday

it would seem that most are from the new album. i will get it, when it comes out in two weeks.

after the show, the band stuck around and chatted with people. a couple of the bandmembers remember rox and fil, from having met them at their previous shows in montreal. they were nice and friendly. but i felt kind of awkward, asking for autographs, and i didn't know what to say to them, other than "awesome show."

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cd purchase: i got their debut "nothing & nowhere". i was hoping that maybe they would sell the new album at the merch table, but they didn't.

hearing damage: surprisingly, not much, even though we were standing just in front of the stage. i think the dj set seemed louder...

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Labels: cd purchase, petit café campus, shows, the birthday massacre

2007-08-23

l'échange

summer is almost ending. and so i went to a few second-hand cd shops, to see what stock they have. i ended up finding a few things i am quite happy about.

my first stop was at l'échange. they place their stock vertically, which was a pain in the neck whenever i tried to browse the upper shelves.

as the poets affirm - awake
when i picked this from the store, i thought this was a post-rock-ish band from canada. and any kind of post-rock is good with me. but now that i am listening to it, it is not quite post-rock, mainly due to the inclusion of vocals on their songs...

the birthday massacre - violet
i can't wait to see them live on monday! coincidence: on my way into a store after cd shopping, my bag set off their anti-theft device. i took out all my cd's, and as the cashier was de-magnetizing them, she pointed at "violet" and said: "this is really good!" when i told her about their show on monday, she said she couldn't attend because it is a 18+ show. that's too bad.

the cure - the cure
i got this because it is the version including the dvd. as for all their previous albums, i am waiting for the deluxe re-issues. i am excited to be seeing them in september!

desaparecidos - read music/speak spanish
conor oberst's political rock band/side project.

the most serene republic - underwater cinematographer
"content was always my favourite colour" is a happy song. i like that song name.

mutemath - mutemath
i was quite impressed after seeing their video for "reset", shot live at one of their shows. such energy!

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Labels: as the poets affirm, cd purchase, desaparecidos, mutemath, the birthday massacre, the cure, the most serene republic