Tonight i was encouraged by my housemates to check out the BBC radio show hosted by Zane Low, which features lots of popular british alternative music - so I tuned in for a listen...
Here I was all ready to listen to a few new tunes when among the first songs they played where The Arcade Fire and then Bedouin Soundclash. Ha ha ... I thought it was great to hear some bands from Canada, especially since both bands were only playing small gigs around Kingston and the rest of Ontario in the past few years. Turns out they The Arcade Fire is huge here (some of the housemates caught them in Paris a few weeks ago) and Bedouin Soundclash is very up and coming.
I put together a couple of CDs with some current-ish indie-type Canadian Music for Jess (one of the housemates) for her Birthday including, The Hidden Cameras, Metric, Hot Hot Heat, Cuff the Duke, Po Girl, Sarah Harmer, The Arcade Fire, Hawksley Workman, Melanie Durrant, Sweatshop Union, Sarah Slean, K-os, and a bunch of other good artists... I hope that they get some play in the house, cause it's nice to hear the familiar tunes.
England won the ashes so everyone is out partying tonight. We are hosting a big meeting for all the groups preparing for the 200th Brunel Anniversary at the museum tomorrow so I'm going to go in early to help get things going.... so I thought I'd stay in tonight and watch some quality British TV.
Ben, another one of the housemates offered to take me around town to show me some good places to shop as well as to help me find a cheap bike on the weekend, so that should be fun. It seems that my idea of what I might spend on a used bike was a bit naive (I was thinking £30 tops which is just affordable on my budget), while the housemates think i'd have to spend at least £50 or £60.... but I saw a few ads in the newspaper that advertised for lower, so I'm determined to get a good deal yet. Ideally I'd like to get something decent, because one of my co-workers turned me on to the idea of cycling to Bath which is just about 18 km away... but we'll see how it goes...
- Chris
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Dont' forget about some country music - nitty gritty dirt band - if you want to see a rainbow, you have to take a little rain and the great full dead , especially "truckin'"
sometimes I can barely see,
sometime the light is shing on me,
But lately it occurs to me, what a long strange trip it's been.
You are on a trip, enjoy it.
hey dude-i only have a second so i cant write much & i couldnt read all your entries but its so nice to know i have a place to go to get updates on your life...sounds like its going so well, im so happy for you. also sounds like you have a lot more free time than i have (ie. more than none)...its good here though, ill have to tell you more later.
xoxoxolindsey
hey
at the library..pc is still broken...
i am glad to hear you are doing well....good luck with the bike hunt...post some more pics when you get a chance!
=)
anastasia
sarah harmer.. i just love her songs..
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