New Cadence Weapon - Conditioning

Holy shit this is awesome. Great stereo ear candy happening here... nice to hear him branching out into some singing. Looking forward to this album.

My only critique - needs more of that sweet chorus.

Saigon Sunday - The Fall

I've probably used this one for Victoria Day before... but what the hell. The Fall always deserves another play. Great Kinks cover.

Smooth Saturday: Smoothpocalypse '84

Cheesy and totally lame. 1984, ladies and gentlemen.

This is probably what people have in mind when they think 'bad 80s adult contemporary.

Cheap ticket alert - Molson Amphitheatre

A co-worker sent out this link for super cheap concert tickets at the Amphitheatre this summer. Blue Rodeo and Dukes of September look like good bets.

Heck, Nickelback wouldn't be that bad... right? $11? Come on...

Art of Noise - Moments in Love

Galaxie gets an update

Not the Quebec band I so admire, but the cable/satellite music channel service, which as I learned writing this post, is no longer run by the CBC.

If you haven't checked those channels in a while, they've finally brought the service into the new millennium by setting each channel to a rotating been bunch of stock photography shots.

I dig that they've finally refreshed the stale visuals (or lack thereof), but the 'next song' updates have killed my little game of guessing the next track in rotation.

In any case, that was a nice surprise for my between-program channel flipping. The new owners got around to doing what the CBC probably couldn't fit into their budget.

Virgin Airlines Install A Pro Tools Studio For Customers At Heathrow Airport

Virgin Atlantic installs music studio for rock stars at Heathrow airport

The next stage in brand partnerships, and a pretty good PR piece disguised as news. But will their gear support my plug-ins? Not like I'd ever have to worry about such a thing...

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Morning Track - Heatwave - "The Groove Line"

Extended mix! Hit it!

This track was written by the same guy who wrote "Thriller", btw.

The Darcys cover Steely Dan

Toronto band the Darcys recently released a full album cover version of Steely Dan's classic Aja.

This release works as a great stealth promo for the band's self-titled album, which you can also conveniently grab at their website for free.

"Peg" isn't quite the same without Michael McDonald. But hey, you can't argue with free music, right?

For me the original is untouchable, an absolutely exquisite piece of songcraft and studio excellence. However - that's clearly not what the Darcys are going for. It feels more like a deconstruction, but I'm not entirely sure it succeeds. My bias might be getting the better of me here. What do you think?

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Morning Track

If you're going to have a song stuck in your head all day, it might as well be a good one, right?

Chic - Real People

United State of Pop 2011 (World Go Boom)

A couple months late... but here it is. I've been going through some 'top tunes' playlists lately, and one of DJ Earworm's tracks came up, prompting me to check if there was an update from last year... As if there was any doubt...

United State of Pop 2011 (World Go Boom)