The Stars Set Yourself On Fire, HMV, Toronto Life's Music City

+ The Stars's Set Yourself on Fire...Three words: get it now. [Update: see Top CDs of 2004 for more details]

+ By now, many of you have also fallen victim to the evil/lovely monster sale at HMV. Normally "2 for..." sales (in this case 2/$25) aren't very good because they have the same boring titles (usually old Tragically Hip, Alanis' Jagged Little Pill, The Clash's London Calling, etc.) but this one is different. This one is tempting: Broken Social Scene, New Pornographers, The Stars (Heart), Ivana Santilli and other Canadian indie artists are on sale in addition to bigger and international names. The staff I spoke to today told me the terrible/amazing news that the sale would continue until at least Christmas with changing titles. Oh mon dieux. There goes the budget...

+ I also picked up Toronto Life's latest issue with cover story: Music City and it's a huge dissapointment. It's a photographic portfolio (a la Vanity Fair) that cheers on the blossoming Toronto music scene: "Today, we couldn't be more flush with songsmiths and scenes...there's even talk of a Toronto sound. No one is quite sure what that sound is...whatever it is, it has us listening."

It seems that the music collections of the editors and writers at TL are about five to 10 years behind. The issue photographs up-and-comers like Sloan, Barenaked Ladies, Rheostatics and wait for it...the young men of...Rush. Oh yeah, music revolution here we come!

There is of course, the expected presence of Broken Social Scene, K-OS and the Hidden Cameras. Still, if TL's goal was to inform its readers of the city's next big musical stars, then they failed. I can't really imagine the alternative purpose(s) might be...

My suggestions for other names photograph: Sarah Slean, Ivana Santilli, Billy Talent, Metric, Feist...

Ideas for other artists?

Comments

[mike]

That HMV '2 for $25' CD kicks some serious butt. Artists' CD's I've purchased through the sale include Broken Social Scene, Modest Mouse, The Walkmen, The Organ, Hot Hot Heat, The Shins(Chutes Through Narrow - although I've only seen this one in Square One in Mississauga), The Streets, Neko Case, The Futureheads...HMV also had some good CD's which I already had. Can't wait to see what else goes on sale.

[Tab S.]

but... controller.controller!!

and they put the brown grrl on the cover.

represent. that's all i'm sayin'.

:)

- t.

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the stars are great.... i'll tell ya y, i heard their song ageless beauty, and fell in love with it the 1st time. i'm going to their concert in december in TO. I Know they ARe GoINg to kick ASs
:)

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