http://loveandrum.com Another Round of Barely Topical Meanderings Fri, 01 Aug 2008 04:26:38 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Matt Pryor, of Get Up Kids and New Amsterdams (pseudo) fame released a solo album this week entitled, Confidence Man. Whether Pryor is referencing Herman Melville's novel on the human masquerade or is simply just a huge fan of the hit TV series, Lost, I can't be sure. What I ... http://loveandrum.com/2008/07/31/matt-pryor-still-alive-making-music/ 1950's & 60's soul / pop legend Sam Cooke went the way of any self-respecting musician. Which is: exiting this fucking place way too early. While many musicians choose the sissy way of dying young to an overdose, Sam Cooke went the "oh shit!" route and was shot to death ... http://loveandrum.com/2008/07/12/sam-cooke-was-havin-a-party-got-shot/ I tried thinking of something to write where I could make fun of Toronto musician, Matthew Barber -- and I couldn't because I realized I was just too fucking depressed listening to this album to be able to crack any kind of wise. Well, it's either that or I also ... http://loveandrum.com/2008/07/12/matthew-barber-attempts-to-depress-depressing-music-ensues/ Not to be confused with European porn series Victoria's Wet Secrets (available on DVD in PAL format), The Wet Secrets are a band (who, by the way they dress, are intent on making sure you know this) from... Edmonton. That's the city in Alberta that isn't Calgary. Still not coming ... http://loveandrum.com/2008/07/10/the-wet-secrets-have-music-while-i-still-only-have-wet-secrets/ Elliott Brood is the kind of guy / band / is there even anyone named Elliott in this band? that makes me want to pick up a girl bottle, hit the bedroom beach, and barbecue some bikinis burgers. He is / they are Canadian, which is surprising -- because he ... http://loveandrum.com/2008/07/09/elliott-brood-bro/ I don't know about you people out there on the internets, but I didn't come here to make friends. And what do you know -- I'm in luck! I think I've just found a group of people that I would really like to not make friends with: Not your friend, Edward H. http://loveandrum.com/2008/07/09/here-to-make-friends-not-me/ Newfie band, Hey Rosetta! has recently released their first full length album, Into Your Lungs. If you were a fan of their Plan Your Escape EP, then you'll definitely like this. Mostly because... it's the same band. But also because it's actually really good. Take a listen to the songs ... http://loveandrum.com/2008/07/07/hey-rosetta-the-band-not-me-yelling-at-the-cleaning-lady/ About a week ago I downed a bottle of Cruzan single barrel rum at the lake house. With my extensive knowledge of the world's finest rums, and refined taste buds, I present you with My Rigorous Alcohol Taste Testing Criterium Did it cost a lot? Yes Could you drink it without mixing ... http://loveandrum.com/2008/07/07/ron-cruzan-delicious-correct/ DeVotchKa gets their name from some foreign word meaning "young girl". Which, considering their European front, probably really means not technically legal, but does anyone really check that folder anyway? Moving forward. Though their musical style makes them sound like a bunch of foreigners, you'll notice they're singing in english. That's ... http://loveandrum.com/2008/07/07/devotchka-what-you-get-when-you-mix-romani-greek-slavic-bolero-mariachi-style-music-with-a-whole-lotta-drugs/ So a group of foreigners decided to get together in 2000 and form a band that sounds like the British accented, murmuring, keyboard-board playing, facts of life singing, 80's bands of yesteryear (all going on while they were just barely old enough to watch the actual Facts of Life). Now ... http://loveandrum.com/2008/07/05/80s-for-the-00s-the-mary-onettes/