I’m still not sure how it happened but this band was definitely robbed.  They were nominated for the 2009 Juno Album of the Year award and they lost.  I refuse to say the name of the winning band. They will never be mentioned here.

The Lost Fingers are a fantastic trio from Quebec who are definitely fanatics of Django Reinhardt. Their album “Lost in the 80’s” is packed with the best in cheese all rearranged into their Django influenced style.  Tonight’s live performance was a balance of their 80’s reinterpretations with some acoustic and French tunes which were definitely favourites in the largely bilingual audience.

I wasn’t sure what to expect going into this. I love their 80’s tunes but I didn’t know if they would be able to pull off such energy and skill in a live performance.  Thankfully I was not disappointed.  These three are extremely talented; the speed, accuracy, and rhythm was astounding!

I had my camera and really wanted some photos… I was in the front row at centre stage so I had the perfect view but sadly no photography was permitted in the theatre.  Maybe next time they’ll play in a camera friendly environment! After their reception in the city tonight I have no doubts that they will return… of course that will have to be after their up coming European tour of France, Switzerland, Spain, and the Canary Islands… perhaps they have room for a roadie?

Sources over at AtEaseWeb.com confirm that Radiohead will start working on a new album this coming winter! Despite earlier rumours that the band would not be releasing official albums Ed O’Brien has indicated that this is not accurate, they have not abandoned the album format (insert sigh of relief here!).

In actual fact they really like the ‘physicality’ of albums.  I have to agree with Ed on that.  The combination of art and the composition of songs that make up an album are definitely something I can appreciate.  I still buy music online but I’d rather get my hands on it.  I’m excited to discover where their winter in the country will take their music!

If the band is out there reading this… my offer of a home cooked meal and baked goodies when you’re in town stands.

Jay Smooth has his say about this Roman Polanski crap.

Jay is right. As usual.

Sickened is how I felt when I first heard about the Roman Polanski disaster and the feeling continued. I wanted to write about it but didn’t have the words… thankfully HerBadMother found the words and you should read them.

Fear of the Living Dead has just revealed their first trailer!

Fingers crossed you’ll be able to catch it at the Zombie Short Film Festival in Toronto next month!

This sums it all up perfectly:

Ottawa’s Guerilla magazine has a look at Rolf Klausener and The Acorn’s upcoming album.

Rolf makes a lovely cover model for the 21st issue of the magazine!

Johnny Greenwood of Radiohead has a chat with Sasha Frere-Jones, the pop-music critic of The New Yorker.

Johnny’s got some entertaining things to say about MP3s and the sound quality of recorded music.

(h/t @colinmeloy)

Yup. It was me…. or was it you or even you?

This was leaked to the internets…

(h/t @MattL212)

Are they really so afraid to lose the crackpot vote that they won’t even give a straight answer??

Take Spike Jonze’s creativity and artistry and add to that Maurice Sendak’s incredible book “Where the Wild Things Are“ and you have what promises to be a fantastic movie rich with imagination and emotion!

Have a peak at this newly released featurette about the movie over on the Apple site.

Movie is set for release on October 16th, 2009!

*Sadly I had to remove the embedded video as YouTube took it down due to violation of blah blah blah.  Simply stupid that something created for promotional purposes is not available on such a widely used site.

Thom Yorke performed solo this week at the Latitude Festival.  I wish I had been there. 

Check out his haunting performance of a new tune, “Present Tense”:

Have you met Mr. Deity?

I’m drooling over this huge collection of free social media icons!!  The hard part is making a choice!

h/t @HowToMakeMyBlog

You just need to check this tool out. Just start clicking in various squares to see what tunes you can come up with!

I’ve been listening to Neko Case for a few years now and I have wanted to see her live from the first moment I heard her sing.  Her powerful voice and incredible range tell stories so captivatingly.   Thanks to some dear friends I was able to catch her latest show at Trinity St. Paul’s church in Toronto which is a beautiful venue.

From start to finish Neko’s voice rang out like a perfect chorus of bells. She hit every note with ease and with perfect control. I couldn’t help but watch with a mix of adoration and envy. She’s just amazing. Her band and backing vocalist Kelly were perfectly matched to her skill making for a memorable evening.

For pics and a great write up check out the2scoops! Thx again Jay, the Neko ticket was a fabulous b-day gift!

Bon Iver is amazing.

Can’t help but love his performance on the Jools Holland show:

If you are a fan of Arcade Fire you are likely wondering where the h-e-double-hockey-sticks they’ve been lately.  There is good news!! Win Butler has confirmed that they are back and ready to refocus on their music!!

I know I’ve mentioned it before but I ran into some of the band at the Radiohead concert last summer in Montreal.  I was staring up Win’s nose…. that guy is tall.

On that note here is a little Rebellion for you:

If you haven’t caught Jian Ghomeshi’s CBC interview with Billy Bob Thorton and his band The Boxmasters you should definitely check this out.  At first I thought Billy Bob was high but it looks like he’s just an ass.

(h/t to Flacklife)

UPDATE:
Billy Bob’s band was booed (say that 3 times fast) in Toronto this week.  The Boxmasters are on tour with Willie Nelson as one of the opening acts but apparently canceled their performances in Montreal and London at the last minute. According to the Willie Nelson website his Canadian tour dates will go on without The Boxmasters.