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March 27, 2008

seriously the best music I’ve ever listened to

Filed under: music — Bart @ 1:05 am

I’m a big fan of GodSpeed You! Black Emperor. I’ve listened to all their albums many, many times over. When I found out that they were pretty much done with, I became so, so sad.

Then I discovered A Silver Mt. Zion, or now known as Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-la-la band. The bandis headed by 3 members of Godspeed, plus some other talent and the chemistry of all these talents combined is … like liquid sex.

Since discovering them abuot 2 weeks ago, I have not been able to stop listening to them. I’ve already bought tickets for their Toronto show in JUNE (A bit ways away!) and I simply cannot wait. They have 5 albums out, some really depressing, some powerful, but all very beautiful.

Also if you are contemplating suicide, do not listen to the first album (He has left us alone, but shafts of light sometmies grace the corner of our rooms). It is fucking depressing.

On silver mount zion
All buried in ruins
We was dancing the hora
Until we vomited blood
Spinning like crazy
Shoshana was jonesing
The towers had fallen
And the wind called out
My grandfather’s name

Let’s kill first the banker
With his professional demeanour
Let’s televise and broadcast
The raping of kings
Let our crowds be fed on
Teargas and plate-glass
‘Cause a people united
Is a wonderful thing

I know that you’re dying
And i know i’m unwell
And together we sashay
Thru variations of hell

And as you walk through valleys of fear
The lure of my bed is ever near

Oh, don’t be afraid, though the parade
Will not pass our way
It’s nobler to never get paid
Than to bank on shit and dismay

February 4, 2008

Spice Girls live up the Air Canada Centre

Filed under: music, nightout — Tags: concert, music, review, toronto — Bart @ 2:37 pm

Last night, hordes of thousands of girls, young to mature, got to relive their childhoods. Oh, and some guys too. That’s right, Spice Girls played live in the Air Canada Centre last night making their debut in Toronto for their short, but very busy world reunion tour.

We were in the upper bowl, but the sound and view was amazing. Personally, I liked watching from their as I could see the entire crowd from above, and could really feel the energy.

And my god was there energy. Every pause in singing, there was a loud, massive screaming of girls. Every moment any of the Spice Girls did something different, or put on a new dress, or showed some signs of their old days, the girls yelled.

Miranda was singing along to every song, although she didn’t dance (Owell)! We were in the upper bowl, and in the ACC, you have good seats pretty much anywhere. Even then, the energy shown by the people sourrounding me was nuts. All the girls around me were dancing, clapping, singing along, and when they moved - I felt it. I could feel the floor vibrating. It was kind of eery, but also pretty cool.

In the end, the show was a blast, which could be made obvious by my total lack of negativity in this post. The energy was great, the Spice Girls put on an amazing show, and truly know how to get the crowd going, and the sound, as usual in the ACC was incredible.

I am obviously not a huge fan of the Spice Girls, but I grew up with them and know their stuff, and very much enjoyed it. The song “Spice up your life” was easily one of the best performances I have seen in my lifetime.