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Thursday, January 29, 2009

This Week's Mercury Music Section

Posted by Ezra Ace Caraeff on Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 11:22 AM

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Another week, another Mercury music section to read while you watch your pet octopus play with a Rubik's Cube. But be warned, when they get frustrated they are just going to spray the cube with a big blast of ink.

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By my calculations Broken Social Scene now employs 1/3 of the entire population of Canada. In addition to the members you might already know—Kevin Drew, Brendan Canning, Leslie Feist, Emily Haines—the band also features former prime minster Jean Chrétien, hockey legend Mario Lemieux, and that white rapper Snow.
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Broken Social Scene Presents Brendan Canning - "Churches Under The Stairs"

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Odds are, you haven't heard the odd instrumental beats, and Japanese obsessed style, of Gouseion. Well, now is your chance. The track below is absolutely ridiculous, it's everything I wanted the last Ratatat album to be, and more.
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Gouseion - "Venomous Always"

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Hurry up and pay respect to Cool Nutz and his new album, The Miracle. Why the rush? Well, because his new(er) album, Young Obama, is coming a few months from now. Actually, he might have recorded another record in the time it took me this write this.
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Cool Nutz - "The Dream" (featuring Arjay)

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Sure, we all love the Album Leaf, but enough to get a tattoo of their logo? Well, I'd do it, but only if it can go next to my sweet Operation Ivy tat. All I know is that I don't know nothing (about how much I was going to regret this ska band tattoo).
LISTEN:







Album Leaf - "Always For You"

End Hits: At least we didn't post a photo of our Reel Big Fish tattoo.

 

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you've outdone yourself, lannaman. the bands you cover generally have a high preponderance of scruffybeardedskinnydudeswithprettyguitars. But this photo / band takes the freakin cake! SO many scruffybeardedskinnydudeswithprettyguitars i'm getting claustrophobic. i'm not saying. just saying.
Posted by maranda on January 29, 2009 at 1:46 PM · Report
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PS I freaking love scruffybeardedskinnydudeswithprettyguitars. do you know any that would want to marry me?
Posted by maranda on January 29, 2009 at 1:48 PM · Report
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"scruffybeardedskinnydudeswithprettyguitars. do you know any that would want to marry me?"

Come now, you can't be trying too hard! Head to "inner" SE Portland, Alberta "Arts" area, or Mississippi and swing a dead fucking cat. You're bound to find a few suitable suitors.
Posted by jake on January 29, 2009 at 4:35 PM · Report
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Suitors can't resist getting whacked by a dead cat! So sexy!
Posted by Dr. Something on January 30, 2009 at 1:05 PM · Report
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Whattabout scruffybeardedbuffdudeswithprettyeyes? Canwe getany love?
Posted by Mr. Chuck on February 26, 2009 at 11:22 AM · Report

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