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Feet on Gas, Heart on Brake
by Dan
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*see previous post below for exciting news* In honour of the day that it is, February, today is a good day for sunshine, followed by the sunshine of the night. And what better day for a new Diskettes album to come out. They will be touring all weekend, see their site de web for details, but if you live in any of those areas, not going would be so uncool it would stretch all the way into being cool again, past that, and back into not being cool. I believe the show in Montreal will be free and inside a metro station. Bells On! This was also going to be a celebration of their recording place, Blocks, but then I realised Jordan's been posting a bunch of Blocks stuff anyway, so you're all well-versed. Speaking of well verse period period period The melodies bounce off each other so well, it's almost as if this song were standing in the middle of a room, all fat and happy, being tapped and strummed and thumped from three different sides. It's like the Strokes with the bones on the inside. If that makes sense. Yes I do. This song sounds like hopscotch at recess. Or a flipbook being flipped really slowly (a face whose everything turns to hearts). Or being in the centre of one of those great big spinning metal discs with radial bars you used to find in kids parks, but which you only really see in horror movies now. From their first album, this is what you should listen to tonight, and slow dance with who(what)ever you can find. p.s. i like you too. Posted by Dan at February 14, 2005 2:26 AMComments
Oh wow, I wouldn't make such a horrible comparison! Strokes & Diskettes! icky! Unless you were kidding of course. These guys are great, you should check'em out live (they will be playing at Metro Place-des-Arts on friday the 18th at 8:30)if you can. Posted by Anonymous at February 14, 2005 11:43 AMAww geez Eric Satie that's my favourite. I wish I knew more of his stuff however. All I have is a cd of his early works. Any recommendations? Posted by alex at February 15, 2005 1:29 AMwhere is jordan Posted by Anonymous at February 15, 2005 6:34 AMNice to meet you Dan. This "Gymnasium" song is really beautiful. Post a comment |
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Sean Michaels lives in Montreal, where he is writing a novel. His work also occasionally appears at McSweeney's. Follow him on Twitter or reach him here.
Dan Beirne is an actor and writer living in Montreal. He writes fiction fiction fiction on here. It may feel true, but it is never True. He is most proud of his most recent project The Bitter End. Email him here Jordan Himelfarb lives in Toronto, where he is editor in chief of The Mark. Jordan's posts appear at Said the Gramophone only on the last Wednesday of every month. Email him here. Site design and header typography by Neale McDavitt-Van Fleet. The header graphic is randomized: this one is by . 
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