For the records

"What a wonderful city. And, boy, that guy's an ass." - Conan O'Brien

• In anticipation of Conan O'Brien bringing his late night show to Toronto within the next couple of weeks, check out the article "Conan the Ontarian takes on Hogtown: Comedy Mountie always gets his gag" in today's Toronto Star. The following excerpt expresses succinctly Conan's hopes for the Toronto shows :
  
  "The purpose of the show is not to reinforce people's bad impression of Toronto, it's to reinforce their bad impression of me. My goal is for people to think Toronto is a really nice place but that Conan should really get some help."
  
  In short: "What a wonderful city. And, boy, that guy's an ass."
  
  :) HA HA HA



• I purchased yet another bunch of CD's at Indigo Books at oh-so-wicked prices[about $18 for four CD's] including:




• The Pine Valley Cosmonauts - The Executioner's Last Songs


• Various Artists - Sing a Song for You: A Tribute to Tim Buckley


• Edwyn Collins & Orange Juice - Casual Introduction (1981-2001)


• Royal City - At Rush Hour The Cars





• During the commute to and from work today, I had a chance to listen to Air's new CD 'Talkie Walkie'. It's sonically, IMO, a continuation of their sound from their first LP 'Moon Safari'. There's a simplicity to their music: they have just the right combination of pop music conventions(vocals, melodies, live instruments) and electronics. It includes the song 'Alone In Kyoto' which was first released on the soundtrack of 'Lost in Translation'. If you're into downtempo music, give 'Talkie Walkie' a listen.



• some concert annoucements taken from Eye Weekly today:




• THE DELGADOS w/ Malcolm Middleton, Sluts of Trust. Lee's Palace. $15 at RT, SS, CD, TM. Mar 22.


• TED LEO/PHARMACISTS w/ Electrelane. Horseshoe. $10 at RT, SS, CD, HS. Mar 25.


• STEREOLAB w/ Clearlake. Phoenix. $20 at RT, SS, CD, TM. Apr 10.