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What I Got You For Our Anniversary
by Dan
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Okay, since memories are important, all three of today's things are from bands that got me involved with gramophone in the first place. And they're all in the style I used to write in: brief. Alden Penner - "The Ghost of Creaky Crater" You can fly over this song like a bored plane, but you'll be yanked in at 1:39. Don't be scared, your lunch will come out through your eyes. You'll be handed a tambourine, and we can tell if you're not singing, if you're just mouthing the words. -- The best "new" christmas song. It's not a sound-alike of a carol, it has no agenda, it's almost more about snow than about christmas; more about love than about happiness (these are mutually exclusive). It either has or hasn't importance that "Nöel" is also "know well". note: I'm on a streak of 2 for tracks featuring umlauts. dare me. [from the compilation Christmas Twee] -- And, there is a Wolf Parade video. I like it, it's pre-occupation with telling the story over any concern for slickness or polish is really endearing. via mtlshows -- The NPR story is up. on the radio that is. I love how Ounsworth had never heard of pitchfork. I wish I lived like that. big thanks to Jacob Ganz for the story, you did a great job, Jacob! Posted by Dan at November 29, 2005 4:01 AMComments
thanks stereogum for taking my color scheme for my up comming blog.. (seriously) but i love the site still my fav music blog Posted by jimmy at November 29, 2005 4:13 AMhahahahaaha i put stereogum!!!! hahahh man i feel like a douche.... as for the wolf paarde WTF? (meaning best video ever) Posted by jimmy at November 29, 2005 4:22 AM"noel" by the diskettes is on the album "cwistmas twee," which is available from total gaylord records. http://www.totalgaylordrecords.com/ Posted by John at November 29, 2005 9:38 AMI did a lengthy review of that Alden 7" back in April; that's some beautiful stuff. I had heard Wolf Parade was working on a different video (featuring barbarians?) for Fancy Claps. This one seems somehow appropriate, however. Posted by Andrew Rose at November 29, 2005 9:48 AMJohn - thanks, fixed. Andrew - I'm always 6 months behind you. also, that sounds like a good video. what weird song choices, though. Posted by dan at November 29, 2005 12:43 PMOkay I think that video is fucking amazing. Thanks for that Diskettes tune, dan. I love Christmas carols. And the Alden tune is exceedingly great. Did I tell you about our secret project yet? Posted by Sean at November 29, 2005 1:43 PMdiskettes and alden. two of my favorite stgrammy artists in one post. thank you. Posted by Elliott at November 29, 2005 3:51 PMCongratulations on the NPR segment. I just heard it. Nationwide props... good job! Posted by Scott at November 29, 2005 6:54 PMDudes, the colour scheme is brilliant-ish, the header/illustration is absolutely brilliant, but you have GOT to justify the text. Tell me it's just my browser. As one who was inspired (view-source my page, it's right there) by the tightly-controlled text on your previous site design, I'm a litle disappointed in the meandering effect of the words. Oh, well. Thank God the music is still excellent as ev. Posted by Je Suis at November 30, 2005 2:41 AMAnd let me second that new colour-scheme/design compliment. Looks great folks. Posted by Andrew Rose at November 30, 2005 9:42 AMBeautiful. Posted by Je Suis at November 30, 2005 11:45 PMcool stuff, im glad that i managed to pick up a signed copy of that 7 inch before they ran out.. Posted by Jory Hasselmann at December 10, 2005 6:43 PMPost 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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