News:Girl Talk

"Feed the Animals" by the indie mash-up artist Girl Talk is putting doubts on the pay what you want strategy, originally tried by Radiohead and Nine Inch Nails.  You can download the album at the link here.  I haven't listened to it all yet, but so far the sound in truly incredible, with 300+ samples on 14 songs.  The actual sales for the album haven't been revealed yet but the artist and his label "Illegal Art" are admitting that thousands of copies of the album have been downloaded for free.  The most interesting part of this experiment will be if an indie artist can be successful using the pay what you want model.

News:Colourbook and Cobras Cobras Cobras Date Change

Well, this is truly horrible news for me, since I won't be able to make the show anymore, but Colourbook and Cobras Cobras Cobras have changed the day they are playing to Sunday, July 13th.  The show is still at the Loft venue and is still $8 cover charge.  The doors will open at 8pm, but the music doesn't start until 9pm.

News:Weekly Music Schedule Update

Ok, it looks like this week is going to shape up to be a pretty good week for music, despite what I said earlier.

On Friday, July 11th, at On The Rocks pub Starewell is playing.  Not sure of the time or cost, but tickets are available at On The Rocks.  

Also on Friday and Saturday the jazz band Fourplay is playing at the Blue Grotto. Once again, I have no idea about time or cost.  Let me know if you have any information.

News:Weekly Music Schedule

Well, this is kind of a lame week for music, but its better than nothing.

Tomorrow, we have the lamest band in Canada, and the world, quite possibly the universe, playing at the Blue Grotto.  After that description, it should be a pretty easy guess(hint: surprisingly enough its actually not Nickleback)...thats right, State of Shock is coming to town(yawn).  Econoline Crush is opening up the night.  The show is only $25 but doesn't include the $200 you are going to have to spend on alcohol to make the music sound good.  So if you are 21 or older and have bad taste in music, the show starts at 8pm.

The Dirty Jersey, which is actually a pretty cool venue, is hosting the Vancouver based metal band Over The Coals on Wednesday the 9th.  Cover is only $10.  The show starts at 9pm.

And then a week from now at the The Loft, Colourbook and Cobras Cobras Cobras are playing Monday the 14th at 9pm.  I'll definitely be hitting this show up, especially at only $8 cover(what can I say, I'm a cheap son of a bitch).

Also on the 9th, Kid Rock is playing in Kelowna at Prospera Place at 8pm.  I am unsure how much tickets are, or if there are any left, which there probably is because who wants to see Kid Rock?

And unfortunately, that is the week in music.

News:Why?

Last week, Ian Curtis' gravestone was stolen from its resting place.  Ian Curtis was the lead singer of the band Joy Division, before he committed suicide at the age of 23.  His grave site has become a pilgrimage for thousands of fans all over the world.  Why someone would do this, is beyond me.  By the way, has anyone seen "Control," definitely an interesting movie about the late singer's life.